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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Alain Zaugg, Le Brassus, CH;
Olivier Karlen, Blonay, CH;
Christophe Bifrare, Le Pont, CH;
Montres Breguet SA, L'Abbaye, CH;
Abstract
The invention concerns a programmable and reprogrammable mechanical memory wheel () for a timepiece, including a wheel () that is mobile about an axis of rotation (). It is wherein it includes a mobile heart-piece () which pivots relative to said wheel (), between indexing positions () of said wheel () with which said heart-piece () is arranged to cooperate via an indexing finger () included therein and towards which said heart-piece is returned radially by resilient return means (), and which includes at least one support surface () arranged for cooperating with a timepiece mechanism. The invention also concerns a timepiece mechanism incorporating at least one memory wheel of this type (), wherein, in proximity to each wheel (), it includes support means arranged for cooperating with said support surface () of said memory wheel () in a disconnectable manner.