公开(公告)号：US11669047B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16499735

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Jerome Favre ,  Jean-Jacques Born ,  Cedric Nicolas ,  Baptiste Hinaux

IPC: G04B5/00 ,  G04B3/00 ,  G04B18/02 ,  G04B27/02 ,  G04C1/04 ,  G04D7/00 ,  G04D7/12

CPC classification number: G04B5/00 ,  G04B3/006 ,  G04B18/021 ,  G04B27/02 ,  G04C1/04 ,  G04D7/004 ,  G04D7/1264

Abstract: A universal device is for preparation of a watch with a gain/loss correction crown and an oscillating resonator. The device includes winding and a gain/loss corrector with a robotic manipulator for manoeuvring the crown. It also includes an adjustment device with a gain/loss correction device including a gain/loss-corrector oscillator generating an oscillation to subject the watch to an oscillation at a correction frequency NC and/or to a modulated movement. The gain/loss correction device includes a gain/loss controller that controls the oscillation of the gain/loss-corrector oscillator, interfaced with a device to measure the gain/loss of the watch. The gain/loss correction device also includes an automatic winder with a watch-holder stand subjected to the oscillations or movements generated by the gain/loss-corrector oscillator.

公开(公告)号：US11334026B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US15948192

申请日：2018-04-09

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Jerome Favre ,  Michel Willemin ,  Jean-Jacques Born ,  Dominique Lechot ,  Gianni Di Domenico

IPC: G04B17/00 ,  G04D7/12 ,  G04B17/20

Abstract: Method for adjusting the rate of a basic oscillator of a watch arranged to oscillate at a nominal frequency N0, with a master oscillator generating an excitation frequency NE approximately equal to an integer multiple of this nominal frequency N0, the master oscillator subjecting the watch to excitation or a modulated motion during a transition phase after which the basic oscillator is stabilised at the excitation frequency NE, and a state of display correction method with a winder for mechanical or automatic watches, moving a support carrying the watch and comprising a state of display correction oscillator, having a lower variation of rate value than the initial variation of rate value DI of this basic oscillator, and oscillating at a correction frequency NC to impose oscillation or a motion on the watch, during a state of display correction phase whose duration is adjusted to exactly correct a state of display error measured at the initial moment of actuation.

公开(公告)号：US10054908B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15222517

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Gianni Di Domenico ,  Jerome Favre

IPC: G04C3/04 ,  G04C3/06 ,  G04C5/00 ,  G04B11/02

CPC classification number: G04C5/005 ,  G04B11/026 ,  G04C3/04 ,  G04C3/06 ,  G04C3/066 ,  G04C3/067 ,  G04C5/00

Abstract: A timepiece escapement mechanism including a resonator and an escape wheel arranged to cooperate with this resonator directly or indirectly through a stopper forming part of this escapement mechanism, this escape wheel including a succession of tracks carrying magnetic or electrostatic field potential ramps arranged to cooperate with the resonator or respectively with the stopper, this escapement mechanism comprising a non-return device arranged to oppose the recoil of the escape wheel, and the stopper cooperates, on the one hand, with a plate forming part of the resonator and, on the other, with these magnetic or electrostatic field potential ramps by at least one pole shoe forming part of the stopper and arranged to move in the field corresponding to the magnetic or electrostatic field potential ramps.

公开(公告)号：US20150177690A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：US14560433

申请日：2014-12-04

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.

Inventor： Gianni DI DOMENICO ,  Jerome Favre

IPC: G04B15/14

CPC classification number: G04B15/14 ,  G04B17/06 ,  G04B17/32 ,  G04C3/105 ,  G04C5/005

Abstract: Timepiece escapement mechanism (10) including a stopper (30) between a resonator (20) and an escape wheel set (40).This wheel set (40) includes a magnetized track (50) with an angular period of travel (PD) over which its magnetic characteristics are repeated, this stopper (30) includes a magnetized or ferromagnetic pole shoe (3), mobile in a transverse direction (DT) relative to the direction of travel (DD) of an element of a surface (4) of this track (50), and this pole shoe (3) or this track (50) creates a magnetic field in a pole gap (5) between this pole shoe (3) and this surface (4), and this pole shoe (3) is opposite a magnetic field barrier (46) on this track (50) just before each transverse motion of this stopper (30) commanded by the periodic action of this resonator (20), this stopper (30) being multistable, arranged to occupy at least two stable positions.

Abstract translation: 包括在谐振器（20）和擒纵轮组（40）之间的止动件（30）的钟表擒纵机构（10）。 该轮组件（40）包括具有角度周期（PD）的磁化轨道（50），在其上重复其磁特性，该止动器（30）包括磁化或铁磁极靴（3），在横向 方向（DT）相对于该轨道（50）的表面（4）的元件的行进方向（DD），并且该极靴（3）或该轨道（50）产生磁极间隙的磁场 （3）和该表面（4）之间的距离（5），并且在该止动件（30）的每个横向运动之前，该极靴（3）与该轨道（50）上的磁场屏障（46）相对， 通过该谐振器（20）的周期性动作来指令，该止动器（30）是多通道的，被布置成占据至少两个稳定的位置。

公开(公告)号：US10928779B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16104157

申请日：2018-08-17

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Gianni Di Domenico ,  Dominique Lechot ,  Jerome Favre ,  Baptiste Hinaux ,  Jean-Jacques Born ,  Jean-Luc Helfer ,  Pascal Winkler

IPC: G04B31/00 ,  G04B17/04 ,  G04B17/28

Abstract: An isochronous pivot for a resonator including two flexible strips joining attachment points of a first and a second element, defining two strip directions, and a pivot axis, at the intersection of their projections or at their intersection, each strip having a free length between its attachment points, and an axial distance between the pivot axis and the attachment point thereof farthest from the axis, the attachment point ratio X=D/L being greater than one for each strip, the strip directions defining with the axis a first apex angle whose value in degrees includes between f1(X)=108+67/(10X−6), and f2(X)=113+67/(10X−6).

公开(公告)号：US10459406B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15317313

申请日：2015-06-19

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Gianni Di Domenico ,  Jean-Luc Helfer ,  Pascal Winkler ,  Jerome Favre

IPC: G04B15/00 ,  G04C3/04 ,  G04C3/10 ,  G04C5/00 ,  G04B15/08 ,  G04B15/14

Abstract: A timepiece mechanism including a first component and a second component configured to cooperate with each other in a relative motion on a trajectory in an interface area, wherein a first path of the first component includes magnetic and/or electrostatic actuation components, configured to exert a contactless stress on complementary magnetic and/or electrostatic actuation components included in a second path belonging to the second component. Throughout a monotonous relative movement of the second path with respect to the first path, interaction energy between the first component and second component has a variable gradient with at least one position of discontinuity of the gradient, which corresponds to a variation in the contactless stress, the position of discontinuity of the gradient corresponding, in a variant, to an abrupt variation in the contactless stress.

公开(公告)号：US20190064741A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16104154

申请日：2018-08-17

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.

Inventor： Gianni DI DOMENICO ,  Dominique Lechot ,  Jerome Favre ,  Baptiste Hinaux ,  Jean-Jacques Born ,  Jean-Luc Helfer ,  Pascal Winkler

IPC: G04B31/00

Abstract: Isochronous pivot for a resonator including two flexible strips joining attachment points of a first and a second element, defining two strip directions, and a pivot axis, at the intersection of their projections or at their intersection, each strip having a free length between its attachment points, and an axial distance between the pivot axis and the attachment point thereof farthest from the axis, the attachment point ratio X=D/L being greater than one for each strip, the strip directions defining with the axis a first apex angle whose value in degrees is comprised between f1(X)=108+67/(10X−6), and f2(X)=113+67/(10X−6).

公开(公告)号：US20180181075A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15848314

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Jean-Jacques Born ,  Cedric Nicolas ,  Jerome Favre

IPC: G04D7/00 ,  G04D7/08 ,  G04D7/12

Abstract: Watch winding device, with a motor driving a winding operation, means for acoustic measurement of the oscillator of a watch in the winding position, control means analysing the signals transmitted by the measuring means and comparing them to desired values that can be parameterized to regulate the operation of the motor by starting this motor when the operating amplitude of the oscillator is less than a minimum value, and by stopping this motor when the working amplitude is higher than a maximum value, these acoustic measuring means are fixed in a base behind an sensing opening of the acoustic sensor means, the device includes an acoustic duct which places a receiving port, located inside a chamber for housing a watch, in communication with a transmitting port movable by the motor facing this sensing opening.

公开(公告)号：US09465366B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14579166

申请日：2014-12-22

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Gianni Di Domenico ,  Pascal Winkler ,  Jerome Favre ,  Jean-Luc Helfer ,  Baptiste Hinaux ,  Dominique Lechot ,  Patrick Ragot ,  Fanel Piccini

IPC: G04B15/00 ,  G04F5/00 ,  G04C5/00 ,  G04C3/06 ,  G04C3/04 ,  G04B17/32

CPC classification number: G04C5/005 ,  G04B17/32 ,  G04C3/04 ,  G04C3/06 ,  G04C3/066 ,  G04C3/067 ,  G04C5/00

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for regulating the relative angular speed between a magnetic structure and a resonator magnetically coupled to each other and forming an oscillator which defines a magnetic escapement. The magnetic structure includes at least one annular magnetic path at least partially formed of a magnetic material and the resonator includes at least one element for magnetic coupling to the annular magnetic path, this coupling element being formed of a magnetic material having a physical parameter correlated to the magnetic potential energy of the oscillator. The radial dimension of the annular magnetic path is smaller than a corresponding dimension of the coupling element, and the magnetic material is arranged so that the physical parameter of said magnetic material gradually increases angularly or gradually decreases angularly in order to obtain an angularly extended magnetic potential energy area in each angular period of the annular magnetic path.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于调节磁性结构和彼此磁耦合的谐振器之间的相对角速度的装置，并形成限定磁擒纵机构的振荡器。 磁性结构包括至少部分由磁性材料形成的至少一个环形磁路，并且谐振器包括用于与环形磁路磁耦合的至少一个元件，该耦合元件由具有与 振荡器的磁势能。 环形磁路的径向尺寸小于耦合元件的相应尺寸，并且磁性材料被布置成使得所述磁性材料的物理参数逐渐成角度地逐渐减小或逐渐减小，以获得角度上延伸的磁势 能量区域在环形磁路的每个角度周期。

公开(公告)号：US09354609B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-31

申请号：US14847090

申请日：2015-09-08

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.

Inventor： Jean-Jacques Born ,  Jean-Luc Helfer ,  Jerome Favre

IPC: G04B17/04 ,  G04B17/10 ,  G04B18/04 ,  G04B15/02

CPC classification number: G04B18/04 ,  G04B15/02 ,  G04B17/04 ,  G04B17/045 ,  G04B17/10

Abstract: Coupling mobile member for synchronising two resonators, each including an interface pin periodically following a plane, closed trajectory, including grooves for holding the pins equidistant from an axis on a structure subjected to a torque about the axis, on which the grooves are coplanar grooves, radial with respect to the axis, for reception of the pins in symmetrical pairs with respect to a main, straight groove passing through the axis, in a plane perpendicular to the axis, and in which slides a main slide-block, which cooperates with a plurality of bars, each hinged on one side to one of the pins, and hinged on the other side to the main slide-block.

Abstract translation: 耦合移动构件用于同步两个谐振器，每个谐振器包括周期性地遵循平面的接口引脚，闭合轨迹，包括用于将引脚保持在相对于围绕轴线的扭矩的结构上的轴线等距的凹槽，凹槽是共面凹槽， 用于相对于轴线径向相对于在垂直于轴线的平面中相对于穿过轴线的主要的直线槽对称地接收销，并且其中滑块与主滑动块配合 多个杆，每个铰链在一侧到一个销，并且在另一侧铰接到主滑块。