Patent ID: 8588035

Claim:
A striking mechanism including a striking mechanism unit and a minute repeater that can be actuated by the user by pressing on a push piece, said push piece pressing a first minute repeater control lever, for a timepiece including a timepiece movement, said timepiece movement in turn including a motion work, said motion work driving a release cam, said release cam, in automatic operation, causing a release lever to pivot towards a detent ratchet comprised in said striking mechanism unit, said striking mechanism unit being arranged, when a strike is actuated, to drive a plate carrying a winding cam, wherein said striking mechanism includes a safety mechanism protecting against any inadvertent actuations of said minute repeater, wherein said safety mechanism is arranged to cooperate with said first lever, and includes a second pivoting safety lever, the pivoting of second pivoting safety lever being controlled by said first lever, when the minute repeater is set in motion, said second lever including a catch, said catch being arranged to cooperate with a finger comprised in a pivoting bolt, returned by a spring, to prevent the minute repeater from being released again once set in motion.