1. A lunar phase display mechanism, comprising:
a lunar display disc having at least one window formed therein;
a lunar disc mounted beneath and concentrically to the lunar display disc, the lunar disc being visible in part through the least one window in the lunar display disc;
a gear train that, during normal operation of the lunar display mechanism, rotatably drives one of the lunar display disc and the lunar disc while the other of said discs remains stationary; and
an adjusting mechanism operable to place the stationary disc into one of a plurality of stationary angular positions.
2. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism does not affect the position of the disc driven by the gear train.
3. The mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of stationary positions comprise two stationary positions separated from one another by an angle of 180\xb0.
4. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism is operable to rotate the disc driven by the gear train in tandem with the stationary disc.
5. The mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of stationary positions comprise 36 stationary positions uniformly spaced at 10\xb0 intervals.
6. The mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the adjusting mechanism includes a coupling mechanism that, during adjustment of the stationary position of the stationary disc, uncouples the disc driven by the gear train from said gear train and couples said driven disk to the stationary disc.
7. The mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a first clutch and a second clutch, the first clutch being positioned between the lunar display disc and the lunar disc, and the second clutch being positioned between a wheel in the gear train and the disc driven by said gear train.
8. The mechanism according to claim 7, wherein each of said first clutch and said second clutch comprise a pawl engageable with sawteeth at the periphery of one of the discs or the wheel.
9. The mechanism according to claim 7, wherein each of said first clutch and said second clutch comprise at least one inclined spring arm engageable with sawtooth-shaped recesses at the edge of the surface of one of the discs or the wheel.
10. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the stationary disc comprises one or more indicators of the angular position in which said disc is placed by the adjustment mechanism.
11. The mechanism according to claim 10, wherein the indicators comprise lines symbolizing different geographical latitudes.
12. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism is driven by a crown of a watch comprising the lunar phase display mechanism.
13. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting mechanism is driven by a push-piece and an associated lever or rocker mechanism of a watch comprising the lunar phase display mechanism.
14. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the stationary disc is the lunar display disc.
15. The mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the lunar display disc has one window with an arched design and the lunar disc has at least two bright circular areas on a dark background.
16. The mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the lunar display disc has at least one circular-shaped window and the lunar disc has at least two dark circular areas on a bright background, the dark circular areas being approximately the size of said circular-shaped window.
17. The mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the stationary disc is the lunar disc and the lunar display disc has one or two circular-shaped windows.
18. The mechanism according to claim 17, wherein the lunar disc has at least two dark circular areas on a bright background, the dark circular areas being approximately the size of circular-shaped window or windows.
19. The mechanism according to claim 17, wherein the lunar display disc has two circular-shaped windows, and the lunar disc has a dark region and a bright region, the dark and bright regions being separated by two arched separating lines each having a radius approximately matching the size of the circular-shaped windows.
20. A watch comprising a lunar phase display mechanism according to claim 1.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A coaxial connector for connecting a coaxial member to a mating component, comprising:
a swivel member defining a central axis and having first and second opposing ends, the first end having an outer and an inner surface and a threaded region for threadingly engaging the first end of the swivel member with a matching threaded portion of the mating component;
a main body having first and second opposing body ends and a central bore defining a longitudinal axis which is coaxial with the central axis of the swivel member, the first body end having an outer cylindrical surface;
a centre conductor extending along the longitudinal axis and,
a nut having a central aperture defining an inner surface and first and second opposing side walls, the first side wall being adapted to slidingly engage and abut the mating component , and an inner inclining surface region, wherein the swivel member extends through the central aperture of the nut, the inner surface of the nut engaging with a region of the swivel member to prevent substantial rotation of the nut in relation to the swivel member, wherein the swivel member is rotatably received on the outer cylindrical surface of the first body end of the main body and the outer cylindrical surface is adjacent to a recessed region so as to form a shoulder, and wherein the second end of the swivel member has an inwardly extending projection and an outer inclining surface region and is radially compressible, the inner inclining surface region of the nut being adapted to cooperate with the outer inclining surface region of the swivel member so as to radially compress the second end of the swivel member in order to bring the inwardly extending projection into engagement with the shoulder.
2. A coaxial cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the swivel member comprises at least one slit in order to allow the second end of the swivel member to be compressed.
3. The coaxial cable connector according to claim 2, wherein a part of the outer surface of the second end of the swivel member has a conical outline.
4. A coaxial connector according to claim 3, wherein the at least one slit of the second end of the swivel member extends through the surface having a conical outline.
5. A coaxial connector according to claim 4, wherein the outer surface of the second end of the swivel member comprises an area having opposing flats for receiving the inner surface of the nut.
6. A coaxial connector according to claim 5, wherein the at least one slit of the second end of the swivel member extends through an area having opposing flats.
7. A coaxial connector according to claim 6, wherein the swivel member comprises an area on the outer surface that is adapted to carry a first sealing member.
8. A coaxial connector according to claim 7, wherein the area on the outer surface of the swivel member adapted to carry the first sealing member is placed between the threaded region of the swivel member and the region of the swivel member having opposing flats.
9. A coaxial connector according to claim 8, wherein the coaxial connector further comprises a second sealing member placed in a slot in the main body.
10. A coaxial connector according to claim 1, wherein the coaxial connector is substantially made of a conductive material.
11. A coaxial connector according to claim 10, wherein the conductive material is brass or plated brass.
12. A coaxial connector according to claim 11, wherein the outer surface of the second end of the swivel member comprising a conical-shaped area is forced essentially radially towards the longitudinal axis of the main body when a longitudinal force is subjected to the nut.
13. A coaxial connector according to claim 12, wherein in an uncompressed state, the diameter of the second end of the swivel member and thereby the inwardly extending projection has a larger diameter than in its compressed state.
14. A coaxial connector according to claim 13, wherein in the compressed state, the inwardly extending projection of the second end of the swivel member extends toward the longitudinal axis of the main body in a smaller diameter than an outer diameter of the shoulder of the main body, thereby locking the swivel member to the main body.
15. A coaxial connector according to claim 14, wherein the swivel member is made of a flexible material able to expand when the inwardly extending projection is slid past the shoulder, and to subtract when the inwardly extending projection has been slid past the shoulder.