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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7965585 | Ringing mechanism A ringing mechanism includes a power source (10) for driving rakes (18) and a gear (12) connecting the power source (10) to a regulation member (14), characterised in that the rakes (18) are kinetically connected to the powe... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7742365 | Timepiece and portable device A timepiece having a movement having a hammer and a hammer drive device that drives the hammer, a case that houses the movement, a sound source that produces sound by vibrating when struck by the hammer, and a striking force transmission member that can move bidirec... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7522478 | Timepiece A timepiece has a timekeeping mechanism for keeping and displaying the time, a hammer, a bowl-shaped sound source that sounds when struck by the hammer, a sound source mounting member for fastening the bowl-shaped sound source to the timekeeping mechanism, and a str... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7443769 | Timepiece with a striking work including dual function locking lever The timepiece includes a striking mechanism (20) which includes a mobile part (60, 70), and a time-setting mechanism (16). The time-setting mechanism (16) cooperates via a first arm (72) with the mobile part (60) of the stri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7420885 | Timepiece provided with open dial plate A watch with a clockwork comprising a ringer whose actuation is controlled from outside the watch by means of a control unit, a dial plate comprising an opening, a shutter (10) movable between a first position covering the opening and a second position leavin... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420882 | Timepiece with a striking work including an isolating lever The timepiece includes a striking mechanism (20) which includes a mobile part (60, 70), and a time-setting mechanism (16) which cooperates with a winding stem (26). The time-setting mechanism (16) includes a pull-out piece (50 | 09/02/2008 |
| 7403450 | Timepiece A timepiece having an external case, a sound source disposed inside the external case, an internal filter that is gas permeable and waterproof and is disposed opposite with a gap to the external case and the sound source, and a communication opening that communicate... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7330403 | Timepiece including a striking mechanism with a single click The invention proposes a timepiece comprising a repeater striking mechanism (14), the striking mechanism being released either automatically, or manually by a manual control member (22), wherein the striking mechanism (14) includes a release lev... | 02/12/2008 |
| 4803673 | Striking mechanism clock with switchable lifting stud cylinder The invention relates to a striking mechanism clock including a clock movement and a mechanical strike mechanism. The mechanical striking mechanism includes a plurality of striking hammers which have contact levers, the hammers being positioned on a commo... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4748602 | Alarm mechanism An alarm mechanism for an alarm clock has an alarm hand and an hour hand mounted coaxially with respect to each other and the alarm hand and the hour hand are formed with integral hubs having cam grooves and cam pawls. The cam grooves and cam pawls are po... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4693612 | Alarm mechanism An alarm mechanism for an alarm clock has an alarm hand and an hour hand mounted coaxially with respect to each other, and slideably contacting hub portions of the alarm hand and the hour hand are formed with cam grooves and cam pawls respectively. The ca... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4508456 | Striking clock with device for disconnecting the striking mechanism In a striking clock having a striking mechanism, a release lever for releasing the striking mechanism to cause a striking of the clock, a barrel cam associated with the release lever for moving the release lever to release and retain the striking mechanis... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4466744 | Striking clock including device for selectively and/or temporarily preventing the gong or bell from being struck To prevent a striking clock temporarily from striking, a device is provided comprising a sectorial detent disc which is driven by the clockwork to make a revolution once in 24 hours and is mounted in the swing range of an engaging lever. To eliminate the ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4452537 | Alarm setting apparatus for timepieces An alarm setting device for a timepiece that can be operated by means of an axle for adjusting the alarm setting wheel, by rotating it in a clockwise and a counterclockwise directions. The device includes an alarm setting wheel, an alarm intermediate whee... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4443113 | Electromechanical trigger for alarm clocks and other timer-operated signal emitters An alarm clock has a cambered leaf spring traversed by a nest of clock-hand shafts projecting from a mounting plate designed as a printed-circuit board. The leaf spring is supported at opposite ends by posts rising from the mounting plate and is limitedly... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4358838 | Electronic timepiece with a time striking device An electronic timepiece with a time striking device including an electric preliminary signalling means, an electric time striking means, an electric contact means, a time striking selecting means, and a time striking timing circuit in which a timer circui... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4247933 | Time striking device for timepiece A time striking device for a timepiece including an electric time striking means, an electric contact means electrically controlling the operation of the time striking means, a time striking selecting cam plate synchronously rotating with a time indicatin... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4186550 | Programmer for electric household appliances Programmer for electric household appliances, comprising an assembly of programming cams driven in rotation by a reversing cam driven itself by a motor, a timing wheel driven in rotation by the reversing cam via a set of levers, a first cam of the cam ass... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4073130 | Chime clock with minute hand shaft rotatable in both directions A chime clock has a cam mounted to rotate with the clock's minute hand shaft. A cam-follower mechanism actuates striking mechanism in response to clockwise rotation of the minute hand shaft and cam. Structure is provided to prevent the cam-follower from o... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4036004 | Clock with striking mechanism A clock has a striking mechanism separate and discrete from the clock mechanism. The two mechanisms are located in side-by-side relation and aligned by a pin common to both mechanisms. The striking mechanism comprises striking means and control means, for... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036005 | Clock with hour and quarter hour striking mechanism Clock with mechanism for striking one two-note tone on the quarter hour, two two-note tones on the half hour, three two-note tones on the three quarter hour and, on the hour, a single note tone corresponding to the particular hour indicated. A latch and r... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3945340 | Device for striking a bell A device for striking a bell comprises a hammer head having a head portion composed of hard material and another head portion composed of soft material to obtain both hard and soft sounding bell rings. The hammer head is connected to a rockable striking h... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3937910 | Timer having a variable operation period A timer operative by means of a clock mechanism and having a variable operation period, wherein a main cam plate and a subsidiary cam plate are mounted coaxially on a common shaft so that they are rotatable relative to each other, each of said main and su... | 02/10/1976 |
