Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micro-mechanical part made of insulating material and method of manufacturing the same
- Patent Title (中): 由绝缘材料制成的微机械部件及其制造方法
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Application No.: US11691063Application Date: 2007-03-26
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Publication No.: US07824097B2Publication Date: 2010-11-02
- Inventor: Marc Lippuner , Thierry Conus , Philippe Marmy , Benjamin Krähenbühl , Michael Reber
- Applicant: Marc Lippuner , Thierry Conus , Philippe Marmy , Benjamin Krähenbühl , Michael Reber
- Applicant Address: CH Grenchen
- Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
- Current Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
- Current Assignee Address: CH Grenchen
- Agency: Griffin & Szipl, P.C.
- Priority: EP06111727 20060324; CH0595/06 20060410
- Main IPC: G04B17/04
- IPC: G04B17/04

Abstract:
A micro-mechanical part made of insulating material, such as a silicon balance spring (1) for a timepiece movement, tends to adhere to a neighboring part when it is in movement, such as the balance cock (9). This drawback is removed by carrying out, over all or part of the surface, a thin deposition of a layer of conductive material, such as a metal, which is preferably non-oxidizing and non-magnetic, such as gold, platinum, rhodium or silicon.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080037376A1 MICRO-MECHANICAL PART MADE OF INSULATING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2008-02-14
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