Method for maintaining and regulating the frequency of a timepiece resonator

    公开(公告)号:US10324416B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-18

    申请号:US15620050

    申请日:2017-06-12

    摘要: A method for maintaining and regulating frequency of a timepiece resonator mechanism around its natural frequency, the method including: at least one regulator device acting on the resonator mechanism with a periodic motion, to impose a periodic modulation of resonant frequency or quality factor or a position of a point of rest of the resonator mechanism, with a regulation frequency between 0.9 times and 1.1 times the value of an integer multiple of the natural frequency, the integer being greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 10, and the periodic motion imposes a periodic modulation of the quality factor of the resonator mechanism, by acting on losses and/or damping and/or friction of the resonator mechanism.

    Mechanical oscillator and associated production method

    公开(公告)号:US10095184B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US15544754

    申请日:2016-02-12

    摘要: A mechanical oscillator endowed with a strip, with the aforesaid strip incorporating a first silicon layer having a crystal lattice extending along a first direction of one plane, a thermal compensation layer composed of a material having a Young's modulus thermal coefficient of opposite sign to that of the silicon, and a second silicon layer having a crystal lattice extending in a second direction of the plane, with the first and direction being offset at an angle of 45° within the plane of the layers, and with the thermal compensation layer extending between the first and second silicon layers.

    Timepiece resonator with crossed strips

    公开(公告)号:US09836024B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-05

    申请号:US15114336

    申请日:2015-12-14

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04

    CPC分类号: G04B17/045

    摘要: A timepiece or watch includes at least one resonator, which includes at least one weight that oscillates with respect to a connecting element fixed to a structure of a timepiece movement. The weight is suspended from the connecting element by resilient crossed strips which extend at a distance from each other in two parallel planes. The projections of the strips on one of the parallel planes intersect at a virtual pivot axis of the weight, and define a first angle which is the apex angle opposite which there extends the portion of the connecting element that is located between the attachments of the crossed strips to the connecting element. The first angle is between 68° and 76°.

    Tuning Fork Mechanical Oscillator for Clock Movement

    公开(公告)号:US20170108830A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-20

    申请号:US15309342

    申请日:2015-05-01

    发明人: Ilan Vardi

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04 G04B17/22

    摘要: 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.

    Tuning fork oscillator for timepieces
    18.
    发明授权
    Tuning fork oscillator for timepieces 有权
    调谐钟表振荡器

    公开(公告)号:US09477205B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-25

    申请号:US14958373

    申请日:2015-12-03

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04 G04C3/10 G04C3/00

    摘要: A timepiece oscillator including a resonator formed by a tuning fork which includes at least two mobile oscillating parts, fixed to a connection element by flexible elements whose geometry determines a virtual pivot axis having a determined position with respect to this connection element and around which the respective mobile part oscillates, and the center of mass of the mobile part coincides in the rest position with the respective virtual pivot axis, and, for at least one of the two mobile parts the flexible elements are formed of intersecting resilient strips extending at a distance from each other in two parallel planes, and whose directions, in projection on one of the parallel planes, intersect at the virtual pivot axis of the mobile part.

    摘要翻译: 一种钟表振荡器,包括由音叉形成的谐振器,所述谐振器包括至少两个可移动振荡部分,所述振荡部分通过柔性元件固定到连接元件,柔性元件的几何形状决定了相对于该连接元件具有确定位置的虚拟枢转轴线, 可移动部件振动,并且可移动部件的质心与相应的虚拟枢转轴线重合在静止位置,并且对于两个可移动部件中的至少一个,柔性元件由相交的弹性条形成, 彼此在两个平行的平面中,并且在其中一个平行平面上的投影中的方向在可移动部分的虚拟枢转轴线处相交。

    TIMEPIECE OSCILLATOR MECHANISM
    19.
    发明申请
    TIMEPIECE OSCILLATOR MECHANISM 有权
    TIMEPIECE振荡器机构

    公开(公告)号:US20160223989A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-04

    申请号:US15013539

    申请日:2016-02-02

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04

    摘要: A timepiece oscillator comprising a structure and distinct, temporally and geometrically offset, primary resonators, each comprising a mass returned to the structure by an elastic return means, this timepiece oscillator comprises coupling means for the interaction of the primary resonators, comprising a wheel set subjected to a torque or drive force, this wheel set comprising drive and guide means arranged to drive and guide a control means articulated with transmission means, each articulated, remote from the control means, with a mass of a primary resonator, and the primary resonators and the wheel set are arranged such that the axes of articulation of any two of the primary resonators and the axis of articulation of the control means are never coplanar.

    摘要翻译: 一种钟表振荡器,包括结构和不同的,暂时和几何偏移的初级谐振器,每个谐振器包括通过弹性返回装置返回到结构的质量块,该钟表振荡器包括用于主谐振器的相互作用的耦合装置,包括: 该轮组包括驱动和引导装置,其被布置成驱动和引导与传动装置铰接的控制装置,每个传动装置与控制装置相互远离控制装置,主体谐振器和主谐振器以及 车轮组被布置成使得任何两个主谐振器的铰接轴线和控制装置的铰接轴线不是共面的。

    METHOD FOR MAINTAINING AND REGULATING A TIMEPIECE RESONATOR
    20.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR MAINTAINING AND REGULATING A TIMEPIECE RESONATOR 审中-公开
    用于维护和调节定时谐振器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160216693A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-28

    申请号:US14917780

    申请日:2015-01-14

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04 G04B17/32 G04C3/08

    摘要: A method for maintaining and regulating frequency of a timepiece resonator mechanism around its natural frequency, the method including: at least one regulator device acting on the resonator mechanism with a periodic motion, to impose a periodic modulation of resonant frequency or quality factor or a position of a point of rest of the resonator mechanism, with a regulation frequency between 0.9 times and 1.1 times the value of an integer multiple of the natural frequency, the integer being greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 10, and the periodic motion imposes a periodic modulation of the quality factor of the resonator mechanism, by acting on losses and/or damping and/or friction of the resonator mechanism.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在其固有频率周围维持和调节时钟谐振器机构的频率的方法,所述方法包括:至少一个调节器装置,其以周期性运动作用在谐振器机构上,以施加谐振频率或质量因子或位置的周期性调制 谐振器机构的休息点,其调节频率在固有频率的整数倍的值的0.9倍和1.1倍之间,整数大于或等于2并且小于或等于10,并且 周期运动通过作用于谐振器机构的损耗和/或阻尼和/或摩擦来施加谐振器机构的品质因数的周期性调制。