IP Library Granted Patent US 11,036,187
Granted Patent B2
US 11,036,187 · App. 16/822,452 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Timepiece including a stop member rotatably mounted to a bezel

Inventor: Katsunobu Iguchi (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
G04B37/0008
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Patent No.
US 11,036,187
App. No.
16/822,452
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A timepiece according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a case band which has an opening on the upper surface side thereof, and which has a recess in an inner peripheral portion thereof; a bezel (windshield bezel) to which a glass (windshield) is fixed and which is mounted to the upper surface side of the case band; a protrusion which is provided at the portion of the bezel inserted into the inner side of the case band and which protrudes toward the inner peripheral portion so as not to enter the recess; and a stop member which is rotatably mounted to the bezel, which is made swingable between the upper side and the lower side of the protrusion by getting over the protrusion while undergoing elastic deformation, and the upper portion of which abuts a ceiling portion of the recess and the lower portion of which abuts the protrusion in a state in which the bezel is mounted to the case band to be respectively engaged with the case band and the bezel.

Claims (17)

1. A timepiece comprising:

a case band having an opening on an upper surface side thereof, and a recess in an inner peripheral portion thereof;

a bezel to which a windshield is fixed, wherein the bezel is mounted to the upper surface side of the case band;

a protrusion provided at a portion of the bezel inserted into an inner side of the case band, wherein the protrusion protrudes toward the inner peripheral portion so as not to enter the recess; and

a stop member rotatably mounted to the bezel, wherein the stop member is swingable between an upper side and a lower side of the protrusion by getting over the protrusion while undergoing elastic deformation, and wherein an upper portion of the stop member abuts a ceiling portion of the recess and a lower portion of the stop member abuts the protrusion in a state in which the bezel is mounted to the case band to be respectively engaged with the case band and the bezel.

2. The timepiece according to claim 1 ,

wherein the bezel is provided with a support portion restricting a downward rotational range of the stop member such that when the bezel is not mounted to the case band and the bezel is placed in a horizontal state, the stop member is maintained at a predetermined position under the protrusion.

3. The timepiece according to claim 1 ,

wherein a pair of stop members are provided on either side in the radial direction of the bezel.

4. The timepiece according to claim 1 ,

wherein the stop member is provided on one side in the radial direction of the bezel, and

on a side of the bezel where the stop member is not provided, there is provided an engagement portion directly engaged with the case band.

5. The timepiece according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ceiling portion of the recess is inclined to the upper surface side of the case band toward the inner side in the radial direction of the case band; and

the protrusion is formed in a sectional configuration tapered toward the outer side in the radial direction of the bezel.

6. The timepiece according to claim 1 ,

wherein the stop member is provided with a planed growth portion constituting a margin for growth at the time of elastic deformation.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
To: SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069183/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2020
From: IGUCHI, KATSUNOBU
To: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 052154/0017 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-056659 · Mar 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200310351A1 · Oct 1, 2020
Cited By (1)
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