Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tuning fork mechanical oscillator for clock movement
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Application No.: US15309342Application Date: 2015-05-01
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Publication No.: US10459405B2Publication Date: 2019-10-29
- Inventor: Ilan Vardi
- Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.
- Applicant Address: CH Marin (NE)
- Assignee: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.
- Current Assignee: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Marin (NE)
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: EP14167078 20140505
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/059624 WO 20150501
- International Announcement: WO2015/169708 WO 20151112
- Main IPC: G04B17/20
- IPC: G04B17/20 ; G04B17/04 ; G04B17/22

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wristwatch comprising a mechanical clock movement with a tuning fork resonator. The oscillator preferably comprises a material A with a low internal friction. In the oscillator of the invention, the unwanted symmetrical oscillations are avoided, for example, by the choice of the materials from which the tuning fork is manufactured. According to preferred embodiments, the rod and/or fastening of the oscillator comprises a material having greater internal friction than that of said material A, such that the quality factor Q2 of the symmetrical oscillations is reduced, in contrast to the quality factor Q1 of the anti symmetrical oscillation mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180004160A9 Tuning Fork Mechanical Oscillator for Clock Movement Public/Granted day:2018-01-04
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