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公开(公告)号:US20220146983A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:US17399692
申请日:2021-08-11
Inventor: Jérôme FAVRE , Matthias IMBODEN , Romano CRISTONI , Stefan KALBERMATTER
Abstract: Winding device (1000) including motorisation means (2) driving a watch holder (1) carrying at least one automatic watch (100) with a movable oscillating mass, and measuring means (3) measuring the amplitude of the resonator of each watch (100), and watch (100) identification means (300), providing the identification of a particular watch (100) to control means (200) including an internal database (400) with the history of the amplitude measurements of the resonator of this particular watch (100) and/or the value of its nominal amplitude, and/or communication means (500) communicating with an external database (600) for extracting these values.
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公开(公告)号:US20210341882A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US17203178
申请日:2021-03-16
Inventor: Matthias IMBODEN , Alain JORNOD , Alexandre HAEMMERLI
Abstract: A power indicator device (1) of a thermoelectric generator of a watch. The indicator device includes a first gas fluid reservoir (2), a second gas fluid reservoir (3), and at least one tubular conduit (4) connecting the two reservoirs. The first reservoir is placed on an upper surface of the thermoelectric generator in a watch case, while the second reservoir (3) is placed on a lower surface of the thermoelectric generator in contact with the back of a watch case. The tubular conduit is of the capillary type and comprises in an intermediate portion (9) a liquid forming a barrier to the gas fluid of the two reservoirs and allowing, in a display portion (24) visible from the outside of the watch case, to provide an indication of the power of the generator by measuring the temperature difference of the two reservoirs.
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公开(公告)号:US20220026854A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-27
申请号:US17331168
申请日:2021-05-26
Inventor: Milan CALIC , Matthias IMBODEN , Jean-Pierre MIGNOT , Alain JORNOD , François GUEISSAZ
Abstract: A wearable object (42) including an electronic unit and a power supply unit formed by an electromechanical converter (6A) which includes a rotor (44) carrying first magnets (10A), a mechanical resonator (12A) provided with an inertia mass (46) capable of oscillating at a relatively high resonant frequency and carrying second magnets (20), and coils arranged so that, when the mechanical resonator is oscillating, an induced voltage is generated in these coils. The electromechanical converter is arranged so that the first magnets and the second magnets can, during a rotational drive of the rotor, interact magnetically so as to apply to the inertia mass, momentarily or temporarily, a magnetic force torque allowing to excite the mechanical resonator, in order to generate at least one oscillation of this mechanical resonator at its resonant frequency in order to generate a relatively high induced voltage allowing to recharge an accumulator.
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公开(公告)号:US20230062527A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-02
申请号:US17869273
申请日:2022-07-20
Inventor: Matthias IMBODEN , Jean-Pierre MIGNOT , Milan CALIC , Cédric NICOLAS , Jean-Jacques BORN
IPC: G04B11/00
Abstract: A mechanism (1) including a magnetic gear (2) including a first wheel (6B) and a second wheel (6C) provided with a first magnetic toothing (10) and a second magnetic toothing (12) respectively. The first and second magnetic toothings are respectively formed by first and second teeth made of a soft ferromagnetic material; and the magnetic gear (2) further includes a third wheel (6A) arranged between the first and second wheels (6B, 6C) and provided with a third magnetic toothing (8) formed by permanent magnetic poles, in particular by bipolar magnets. In general, the first wheel is a drive wheel, whereas the second wheel is driven into order to carry out a function or transmit a torque. The third intermediate wheel is preferably mounted such that it can rotate freely.
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公开(公告)号:US20230009341A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-12
申请号:US17785855
申请日:2020-10-13
Inventor: Matthias IMBODEN , Gérard SURMELY , Lionel TOMBEZ
Abstract: A watch is formed by a mechanical movement incorporating a mechanical resonator. The watch comprises a display displaying the time and a correction device for correcting the displayed time, which is formed by a receiver for receiving an external correction signal which is supplied by an external electronic device (in particular a mobile phone), a braking device for braking the mechanical resonator and an electronic controller. The correction device is arranged such that it can correct the time displayed as a function of a time error (loss or gain) contained in the external correction signal. For this purpose, the correction device is arranged such that the braking device can act on the mechanical resonator during a correction period to vary the running of the drive mechanism of the display, in order to correct at least for the most part the time error in the time displayed.
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公开(公告)号:US20220308527A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-29
申请号:US17673146
申请日:2022-02-16
Inventor: Matthias IMBODEN , Jean-Pierre Mignot
Abstract: A timepiece (2) includes an actuator, which applies braking pulses to the balance, which has an electromechanical device (6) and an electric control circuit (8). The device (6) includes a flexible member (16), formed by an elastic blade (20) and a mechanical element (22) defining a braking pad, and an electromagnetic system (10) formed by a coil carried by the flexible member and by a permanent magnet rigidly connected to a support (18) of the electromechanical device. When an electric pulse is provided to the coil, an electromagnetic force of repulsion is engendered between the coil and the permanent magnet so the mechanical element moves to a position of contact with the balance. To stabilise the rest position of the flexible member, a magnetic element (26) is rigidly connected to the coil to exert a magnetic return force complementary to the force of the elastic blade is provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20220209558A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-30
申请号:US17518002
申请日:2021-11-03
Inventor: Matthias IMBODEN , Jean-Jacques BORN , Alexandre HAEMMERLI , Lionel PARATTE , Christophe GERMIQUET , François GUEISSAZ , Michel WILLEMIN
Abstract: A power management method for a solar watch or a solar automatic watch. The power management method including at least one providing a primary power supply from at least one energy supplier. The primary power supply is converted to a secondary power supply when the primary power supply reaches at least one primary threshold and/or at least one secondary threshold. A motor is supplied with the secondary power supply such as to wind a mainspring via the motor.
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公开(公告)号:US20230315022A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-05
申请号:US18176343
申请日:2023-02-28
Inventor: Matthias IMBODEN , Alain JORNOD
Abstract: A dial for a watch includes a semi-transparent photovoltaic layer having a lower face. The dial also includes an ink-based decorative layer printed on the lower face of the photovoltaic layer. The decorative layer includes a pattern including one or more time markers.
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公开(公告)号:US20220390901A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-08
申请号:US17662691
申请日:2022-05-10
Inventor: Matthias IMBODEN , Alexandre HAEMMERLI , Alexandre DIDIER , Cédric NICOLAS
Abstract: A horological movement includes an analogue time display, a gear train, a barrel driving the analogue display via the gear train, and an oscillator formed of a resonator, including a balance and a piezoelectric spring, and a mechanical escapement coupling the balance to the gear train. This horological movement further includes an electric energy source which is associated with the electronic control circuit, which is arranged to be able to control the application of an electrical supply voltage to the piezoelectric spring so as to excite the oscillator to obtain a functional oscillation of the resonator and then to maintain this functional oscillation. The mechanical escapement is configured so as to be an escapement for counting the alternations of the functional oscillation, so as to pace the running of the horological movement, without the resonator being able to receive from the barrel via this mechanical escapement enough mechanical energy to maintain the functional oscillation.
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公开(公告)号:US20220269219A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-25
申请号:US17466321
申请日:2021-09-03
Inventor: François GUEISSAZ , Michel WILLEMIN , Matthias IMBODEN
Abstract: An annular fluidic device includes a closed annular tube, wherein the tube includes at least one portion of transparent wall and contains a rigid torus bathed in a fluid filling the internal volume of the tube, in that the torus is arranged to be movable in the tube, and wherein at least one permanently polarised magnetic element integral with the torus allows it to undergo a moment of force causing it to be aligned in the direction of the external magnetic vector. A watch case can include this device.
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