Rotary wheel set system of a horological movement

    公开(公告)号:US11886151B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17341536

    申请日:2021-06-08

    摘要: A rotary wheel set system of a horological movement with a rotary wheel set, a first and a second bearing, for a first and a second pivot of the arbor of the rotary wheel set, the wheel set including a mass center in a position of its arbor, the first bearing including an endstone including a main body equipped with a pyramidal cavity configured to receive the first pivot of the arbor of the rotary wheel set, the cavity having at least three faces giving its pyramidal shape, the first pivot being capable of cooperating with the cavity of the endstone to rotate in the cavity, at least one contact zone between the first pivot and a face being generated, the normal at the contact zone or zones forming a contact angle (αh) relating to the plane perpendicular to the arbor of the pivot, wherein the contact angle (αh) is less than 45°.

    Assembly and alignment device, particularly for a timepiece resonator mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US11899404B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17027775

    申请日:2020-09-22

    IPC分类号: G04B29/02 G04B17/06

    CPC分类号: G04B29/022 G04B17/063

    摘要: A device for assembly and alignment on a first bridge, particularly a timepiece movement plate, arranged in a first plane, the device including a second bridge arranged in a second plane, the second bridge being intended to carry a component, in particular a moving component of a timepiece resonator mechanism, the device including a device for aligning the second bridge on the first bridge, the alignment device including at least two bearing faces of the second bridge arranged orthogonally to the second plane in two different directions, the alignment device further including at least two movable adjustment pieces connected to the first bridge, the adjustment pieces each being configured to contact with one of the bearing faces to position the second bridge in a position on the first bridge, the movable pieces defining a plurality of positions of the second bridge on the first bridge.

    Timepiece resonator comprising at least one flexure bearing

    公开(公告)号:US11520291B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US16685008

    申请日:2019-11-15

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04

    摘要: A timepiece resonator including an inertia element suspended from a flexible strip deformable in a plane XY parallel to a longitudinal direction Y, and whose transverse extension along a transverse axis X, in projection onto the plane XY, is variable and of positive value on at least one side of the neutral axis (FN) of the strip, which includes, at a distance from its embedments, at least one rib extending substantially along an axis Z perpendicular to the plane XY, each having at least one generatrix which is farther from the neutral axis (FN) than the external surfaces of the sections of the strip located outside the ribs, and the longitudinal extension (LN) of each rib of the strip, along the longitudinal axis Y, is less than one fifth of the length L of the strip between its embedments.

    Flexible guide and set of superimposed flexible guides for rotary resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement

    公开(公告)号:US11693366B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-04

    申请号:US17023565

    申请日:2020-09-17

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04 G04B17/08

    CPC分类号: G04B17/045 G04B17/08

    摘要: A flexible guide for a rotary resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement, the guide including a first support, an element movable relative to the first support, a first pair of flexible strips connecting the first support to the movable element, so that the movable element can displace relative to the first support by bending the strips in a circular movement about a centre of rotation, the flexible guide being arranged substantially in a plane, including a prestressing device, the prestressing device being configured to apply a force for buckling the flexible strips by bringing the first support closer to the movable element, so that the flexible guide includes two stable positions of the element movable relative to the first support for which the return moment is zero, the two stable positions having a predetermined angle of rotation therebetween.

    Mechanical horological bearing provided with a damping

    公开(公告)号:US11934153B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US17162404

    申请日:2021-01-29

    IPC分类号: G04B31/012 G04B31/02

    CPC分类号: G04B31/0123 G04B31/02

    摘要: A mechanical horological bearing (1) intended to be arranged on a mechanical timepiece movement (10), the bearing (1) including, coaxial around a common rotation axis (D), at least one internal frame (4) and at least one external frame (5) forming a running track (20), as well as a plurality of wheels (12) sliding or rolling in the running track (20), during a relative movement between the internal frame (4) and the external frame (5) that guides them and wherein at least one of the internal frame (4) and external frame (5) is a dynamic frame, at least one structural part of the bearing (1) being produced from an elastic metal material with a high damping capacity, the damping factor of which is greater than 10%, preferably greater than 30%.