Device for displaying a succession of periodic events that form an annual cycle and timepiece comprising such a display device
US11733653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04B19/262
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for displaying a succession of periodic events, such as zodiac periors, which form an annual cycle, this display device including a periodic event indicator organ; a mechanism for managing a duration for displaying periodic events by the periodic event indicator organ, this management mechanism including a cam for managing a periodic event display duration arranged to control the change from the indication of a periodic event to the indication of a next periodic event by the periodic event indicator organ; a date indicator mechanism driven by a horological movement; a month finger controlled by the date indicator mechanism so as to advance the management cam by one pitch per month, and a periodic event finger disposed between the management cam and the periodic event indicator organ and arranged to drive the periodic event indicator organ during a change of periodic event.
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