Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Composite micromechanical component and method of fabricating the same
- Patent Title (中): 复合微机械部件及其制造方法
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Application No.: US12797389Application Date: 2010-06-09
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Publication No.: US09045333B2Publication Date: 2015-06-02
- Inventor: Pierre Cusin , Jean-Philippe Thiebaud
- Applicant: Pierre Cusin , Jean-Philippe Thiebaud
- Applicant Address: CH Le Locle
- Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
- Current Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Le Locle
- Agency: Griffin & Szipl, P.C.
- Priority: EP09162292 20090609
- Main IPC: B23P15/00
- IPC: B23P15/00 ; C03C25/00 ; B44C1/00 ; B81C99/00 ; B81C1/00 ; B81B3/00 ; C25D1/20 ; G04B13/02 ; G04D3/00 ; C25D1/00 ; C25D5/02

Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of fabricating a composite micromechanical component, particularly for timepiece movements, including steps: a) providing a substrate including a horizontal top layer and a horizontal bottom layer made of electrically conductive, micromachinable material, and secured to each other by an electrically insulating, horizontal, intermediate layer; b) etching a pattern in the top layer through to the intermediate layer, thereby forming at least one cavity in the substrate; c) coating the top part of the substrate with an electrically insulating coating; d) directionally etching the coating and the intermediate layer to limit the presence thereof exclusively at each vertical wall; e) performing an electrodeposition by connecting the electrode to the conductive bottom layer of the substrate to form at least one metal part of the component; g) releasing the composite component from the substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100308010A1 COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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