WINDING DEVICE FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT OF A WATCH
An apparatus ( 10 ) for winding a horological movement of a watch ( 20 ), including an electronic module ( 13 ) configured to control a motor ( 14 ) kinematically connected to a drive member intended to rotate a winding member of the watch ( 20 ). The apparatus ( 10 ) includes a support ( 11 ) for the watch ( 20 ) formed by a body having a central element ( 110 ) and at least one side element ( 111 ) arranged at a distance from each other so as to form a recess ( 118 ) intended to receive a strand ( 21 ) of a bracelet of the watch ( 20 ), the central element ( 110 ) and the side element ( 111 ) being adapted to apply opposing forces to the strand ( 21 ) so as to ensure that it is held in the recess ( 118 ).
1 . An apparatus ( 10 ) for winding a horological movement of a watch ( 20 ), including an electronic module ( 13 ) configured to control a motor ( 14 ) kinematically connected to a drive member intended to rotate a winding member of the watch ( 20 ), the apparatus ( 10 ) comprising:
a support ( 11 ) for the watch ( 20 ) formed by a body having a central element ( 110 ) and two side elements ( 111 ), the central element ( 110 ) being interposed between the two side elements ( 111 ) arranged relative to the central element ( 110 ) so as to form two recesses ( 118 ) each intended to receive a strand ( 21 ) of a bracelet of the watch ( 20 ),
said central element ( 110 ) and said side elements ( 111 ) being adapted to apply opposing forces to said strands ( 21 ) so as to ensure that they are held in said recesses ( 118 ), the central element ( 110 ) having a rear end ( 114 ) opposite a front end ( 115 ), the front end ( 115 ) being arranged between two facing ends of the side elements ( 111 ) and being intended to receive a case ( 22 ) of the watch ( 20 ) bearing thereagainst, the rear end ( 114 ) having a greater capacity for elastic deformation when compressed than the front end ( 115 ).
2 . The apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the recess ( 118 ) is defined by an inner flank ( 112 ) of the side element ( 111 ), which inner flank has a concave cross-section, and an outer flank ( 113 ) of the central element ( 110 ), which outer flank has a convex cross-section.
3 . The apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member is formed by a movable part ( 120 ) of the base ( 12 ) arranged in a cradle formed by a fixed part ( 121 ) of the base ( 12 ), said fixed part ( 121 ) having an internal volume in which the electronic module ( 13 ) and the motor ( 14 ) are housed, the movable part ( 120 ) of the base ( 12 ) being connected to the motor ( 14 ) so as to be driven in a reciprocating rotary motion.
4 . The apparatus ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member is formed by a connecting member ( 122 ) intended to rotate a winding button of the watch ( 20 ) in order to wind its horological movement.