CH312292A - Method of manufacturing friction members for clockwork mechanisms. - Google Patents

Method of manufacturing friction members for clockwork mechanisms.

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CH312292A
CH312292A CH312292DA CH312292A CH 312292 A CH312292 A CH 312292A CH 312292D A CH312292D A CH 312292DA CH 312292 A CH312292 A CH 312292A
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clockwork mechanisms
friction members
molybdenum
mechanisms
clockwork
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French (fr)
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Lip S.A. D'horlogerie
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Lip Horlogerie
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04BMECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B31/00Bearings; Point suspensions or counter-point suspensions; Pivot bearings; Single parts therefor
    • G04B31/004Bearings; Point suspensions or counter-point suspensions; Pivot bearings; Single parts therefor characterised by the material used
    • G04B31/016Plastic bearings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C33/00Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
    • F16C33/02Parts of sliding-contact bearings
    • F16C33/04Brasses; Bushes; Linings
    • F16C33/06Sliding surface mainly made of metal
    • F16C33/10Construction relative to lubrication
    • F16C33/1095Construction relative to lubrication with solids as lubricant, e.g. dry coatings, powder
    • GPHYSICS
    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04BMECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B31/00Bearings; Point suspensions or counter-point suspensions; Pivot bearings; Single parts therefor
    • G04B31/004Bearings; Point suspensions or counter-point suspensions; Pivot bearings; Single parts therefor characterised by the material used
    • G04B31/012Metallic bearings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2370/00Apparatus relating to physics, e.g. instruments

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sliding-Contact Bearings (AREA)
  • Lubricants (AREA)

Description

  

  Procédé de fabrication d'organes de frottement pour mécanismes     d'horlogeLPié#       Un sait qu'il est     difficile    de conserver aux       mécanismes    d'horlogerie     leur    précision     d'ori          gine.     



  Or,     dans        tous        les        mécanismes    d'horlogerie       portatifs    la     mesure    du temps     est    obtenue au  moyen d'un     ensemble        oscillant        composé    d'un       balancier        et    d'un     ressort    spiral, dont les     oseil          lations    théoriquement devraient être     iso-          chrones.    En pratique,

       celles-ci    ne le sont ja  mais     parfaitement.        Il,    est donc évident que si       l'ensemble        oscillant        présente        des        variations     d'amplitude,     celles-ci    se traduiront par des     va-          riations    de la période d'oscillation et, donc des       variations    de réglage du     mécanisme        @d'hor-          logerie.     



  Ces variations d'amplitude sont. en partie       inévitables,        elles        proviennent:          1     du     désarmage    du     ressort    moteur dont le  couple diminue nu fur et à mesure;  2  du rendement     des        engrenages;     3  de l'huilage appliqué sur     toutes    les par  ties     frottantes.     



  Les deux     premiers    points sont     inhérents     au     principe    des     mécanismes    d'horlogerie et ne  peuvent être éliminés. Le     troisième,    au con  traire, pose un problème que, depuis long  temps,     auciui        horloger    n'a     réussi    à résoudre.  



  En effet, on     constate,    en ce qui     concerne     l'application d'huiles spéciales     destinées    à       l'horlogerie,    que     plus    ou     moins    rapidement       l'huile    sèche, se     décompose    ou, alors, s'étale,

         sans    parler de la différence de     viscosité    dé  coulant des variations de température aux-  
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    quelles <SEP> sont <SEP> soumis <SEP> les <SEP> mécanïsmü"@*qV            logerie.     L'invention a pour but de     remédier    à cet  inconvénient de l'huilage en     permettant    de       supprimer    tout huilage.

   Suivant le procédé       selon    l'invention on forme au     moins    aux par  ties     frattantes    de     la    surface     desdits    organes  une couche .de     bisulfure    de molybdène dont le  coefficient de frottement est extrêmement  faible, assurant des     qualités        frottantes    excel  lentes et     constantes    -dans le temps.  



  Le     dessin        représente,    à titre d'exemple, un       palier    obtenu au moyen du     procédé        suivant     l'invention.  



       Fig.1        montre    un     coussinet    en molybdène,  en coupe, et       fig.    2 montre un rouage pivotant     dans    les       coussinets    selon l'invention.  



  Le     coussinet    A en     molybdéne    rappelle  dans     ses        formes        générales        une    pierre couram  ment utilisée en horlogerie;

   son dégagement  A1 n'a ici que     l'intérêt    de réduire la lon  gueur du trou et non pas comme     dans    les  pierres     classiques    de     servir    de     réserve        d'huile.     Le     coussinet        ainsi        réalisé        est    ensuite     traité     chimiquement suivant un procédé     classique     en chimie,

   par     exemple    par     l'action.    de l'acide       sulfhydrique    ou du     sulfure        d'ammoniiun.     



  Ce     coussinet    peut être     obtenu    par     frittage.     La     fig.    2     représente    un pignon 1 pivotant  par ses pivots 2 et 3     dans    des     coussinets    4 et  5 selon la     fig.1,    ces     derniers    étant fixés ici à      force     dans    les     bâtis        inférieur    et supérieur 6  et 7 du     mécanisme.     



       Dans    le cas où il     utilise        des    levées rap  portées, l'échappement peut être doté de pa  lettes en molybdène traité. L'échappement.  pourrait aussi comprendre une ancre réalisée  complètement en cette matière, et ensuite  traitée.  



  Il     est    évident qu'on peut également appli  quer sur les     surfaces        frottantes        classiques    de  la montre du     bisulfure    de molybdène en vue  de réduire     les    frottements sans sortir du do  maine de l'invention.  



       Les        montres        équipées    de cette façon     éli-          minent    complètement les     ennuis        inhérents    à  l'utilisation d'un     lubrifiant        quelconque,        ga-          rantissant    ainsi     une    durée de     fonctionnement     beaucoup plus     longue    entre deux nettoyages  et une constance de réglage qu'on ne saurait  obtenir par     les    procédés classiques.



  Method of manufacturing friction members for clock mechanisms LPié # It is known that it is difficult to keep watch mechanisms with their original precision.



  Now, in all portable clockwork mechanisms, the measurement of time is obtained by means of an oscillating assembly made up of a balance and a spiral spring, the positions of which should theoretically be isochronous. In practice,

       these are never, but perfectly. It is therefore obvious that if the oscillating assembly exhibits variations in amplitude, these will result in variations in the period of oscillation and, therefore, in variations in the adjustment of the clockwork mechanism.



  These variations in amplitude are. partly unavoidable, they come from: 1 the unwinding of the mainspring, the torque of which decreases gradually; 2 the efficiency of the gears; 3 oiling applied to all the rubbing parts.



  The first two points are inherent in the principle of clockwork mechanisms and cannot be eliminated. The third, on the contrary, poses a problem that no watchmaker has been able to solve for a long time.



  Indeed, it is observed, with regard to the application of special oils intended for watchmaking, that more or less quickly the oil dries, decomposes or, therefore, spreads,

         not to mention the difference in viscosity resulting from variations in temperature at
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    which <SEP> are <SEP> subject <SEP> the <SEP> mechanïsmü "@ * qV logerie. The object of the invention is to remedy this drawback of oiling by making it possible to eliminate any oiling.

   According to the process according to the invention, at least at the fracting parts of the surface of said members, a layer of molybdenum disulphide is formed, the coefficient of friction of which is extremely low, ensuring excellent friction qualities which are constant over time.



  The drawing represents, by way of example, a bearing obtained by means of the process according to the invention.



       Fig. 1 shows a molybdenum pad, in section, and fig. 2 shows a cog pivoting in the bearings according to the invention.



  The molybdenum bearing A recalls in its general forms a stone commonly used in watchmaking;

   its clearance A1 here only has the interest of reducing the length of the hole and not, as in conventional stones, of serving as an oil reserve. The pad thus produced is then chemically treated according to a conventional chemical process,

   for example by action. hydrogen sulfide or ammonium sulfide.



  This pad can be obtained by sintering. Fig. 2 shows a pinion 1 pivoting by its pivots 2 and 3 in bearings 4 and 5 according to FIG. 1, the latter being fixed here by force in the lower and upper frames 6 and 7 of the mechanism.



       If it uses rapid lift, the escapement can be fitted with treated molybdenum paddles. The exhaust. could also include an anchor made completely from this material, and then processed.



  It is obvious that it is also possible to apply molybdenum disulfide to conventional rubbing surfaces of the watch with a view to reducing friction without departing from the scope of the invention.



       Watches equipped in this way completely eliminate the troubles inherent in the use of any lubricant, thus guaranteeing a much longer operating time between two cleanings and a consistency of adjustment which cannot be obtained by conventional processes.

 

Claims (1)

REVENDICATION: Procédé de fabrication d'organes de frotte ment pour mécanismes d'horlogerie, notam ment de paliers ou de coussinets, caractérisé en ce que l'on forme au moins aux parties frottantes de la surface desdits organes une couche de bisulfure de molybdène dont le coefficient de. frottement extrêmement faible permet de supprimer l'huilage usité dans les mécanismes d'horlogerie. CLAIM: A method of manufacturing friction members for clockwork mechanisms, in particular bearings or bushings, characterized in that at least the friction parts of the surface of said members are formed a layer of molybdenum disulphide of which the coefficient of. Extremely low friction makes it possible to eliminate the oil used in clockwork mechanisms. SOUS-REVENDIC ATIONS: 1. Procédé suivant la revendication, carac térisé en<B>ce</B> que l'on réalise la pièce en mo- lybdène et en ce que l'on transforme super ficiellement ensuite le molyb.dène en bisulfure de molybdène. 2. Procédé suivant la revendication, carac térisé en ce que l'on applique sur la surface de la pièce du bisulfure de molybdène. SUB-CLAIM ATIONS: 1. Process according to claim, characterized in <B> ce </B> that the part is produced in molybdenum and in that the molyb.dene is then superficially transformed into molybdenum disulphide. 2. Method according to claim, charac terized in that one applies to the surface of the part of the molybdenum disulphide.
CH312292D 1952-04-23 1953-04-23 Method of manufacturing friction members for clockwork mechanisms. CH312292A (en)

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FR1055099T 1952-04-23
FR312292X 1952-04-23

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DE1143152B (en) * 1956-06-02 1963-01-31 Straumann Inst Ag Spring, in particular the mainspring of clocks
DE1056880B (en) * 1957-09-18 1959-05-06 Licentia Gmbh Bearing material
US3590575A (en) * 1970-02-06 1971-07-06 Hamilton Watch Co Oilless shockproof bearing for timepieces

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