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Temperature indicator and watch provided with such a temperature indicator
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Inventors: Grupp, Joachim; Poli, Jean-Charles;
Assignee: Asulab S.A. (Bienne, CH)
Primary Examiner: Gutierrez; Diego F. F.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Griffin, Butler, Whisenhunt & Kurtossy
A temperature indicator has a substrate (1) comprising several distinct juxtaposed zones (I to VIII), each being covered by a first thermosensitive material (A) and at least one second thermosensitive material (B, C) each of which reacts within a predetermined temperature range which is different for each zone but of constant scope. There is no overlapping of the temperature ranges of each material is within each zone. Each of the thermosensitive materials (A,B,C) has a portion of its range of reaction temperatures in common with a portion of the temperature range of one of the materials (A,B,C) of an adjacent zone. This overlapping is lower by one step in each of the temperature ranges. With three thermosensitive materials per zone, 24 sensing elements are available, which enables obtaining 18 times a single non-active sensor, namely 18 temperatures at the step resolution. The temperature is read at the side of the non-active zone. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION To this effect, the invention has as objective a temperature indicator constituted by a substrate comprising a plurality of distinct juxtaposed zones each being covered by a first thermosensitive material reacting within a first predetermined temperature range, said first temperature range being different for each of said zones, characterized in that each of said zones is additionally covered by at least a second thermosensitive material reacting within a second predetermined temperature range, said second temperature range being different for each of said zones, there being no overlapping of said first temperature range with said second temperature range within each zone.
The advantages obtained thanks to this invention consist in that it is possible to measure the temperature in a precise manner over a substantial temperature range with a reduced number of zones, thus diminishing the price of the temperature indicator and in that each sensor has a large individual surface enabling good readability.
Furthermore, the temperature indicator presents a highly colourful appearance, thus rendering its aspect very attractive, which is particularly interesting when it is used in connection with a wristwatch.
Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear more clearly upon reading the description which follows of the embodiments of the invention, given purely by way of illustration and not intended to be limiting, such description being prepared in connection with the attached drawings.
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