Patent ID: 7839727
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: G04B

Abstract:
1. A mechanism for displaying a complete animated figure comprising at least one of a numeral and a sign at a dial of a timepiece, the mechanism driven by a a driving wheel attached to a mobile, the mechanism further comprising: a first series of twelve toothed wheels mechanically linked with each other and controlled together, the twelve toothed wheels comprising an outer part of the mechanism positioned at openings of the dial; a plurality of small plates positioned in a plane parallel to the plane of the dial with a respective plate mounted on each of the first series toothed wheels, wherein the complete animated figure comprises at least three parts, a fixed part of the three parts being fixed on the dial, a first part of the at least three parts being carried by a first plate of the plurality of small plates, and a second part of the at least three parts being carried by a second plate of the plurality of small plates, and wherein when the first plate and the second plate reach a first position and a second position, respectively, relative to the dial, the at least three parts form the complete animated figure.