CH408786A - Method of adjusting a sprung balance system - Google Patents
Method of adjusting a sprung balance systemInfo
- Publication number
- CH408786A CH408786A CH752362A CH752362A CH408786A CH 408786 A CH408786 A CH 408786A CH 752362 A CH752362 A CH 752362A CH 752362 A CH752362 A CH 752362A CH 408786 A CH408786 A CH 408786A
- Authority
- CH
- Switzerland
- Prior art keywords
- balance
- balance system
- adjusting
- sprung balance
- metallization
- Prior art date
Links
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- 238000001465 metallisation Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000007738 vacuum evaporation Methods 0.000 claims description 2
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- 238000000151 deposition Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000008021 deposition Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007654 immersion Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000009434 installation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000003754 machining Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
- G04B18/00—Mechanisms for setting frequency
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- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
- G04B17/00—Mechanisms for stabilising frequency
- G04B17/04—Oscillators acting by spring tension
- G04B17/06—Oscillators with hairsprings, e.g. balance
- G04B17/063—Balance construction
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- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Electroplating Methods And Accessories (AREA)
Description
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Procédé de réglage d'un système balancier-spiral Dans les montres classiques, le temps est défini par les oscillations d'un système balancier-spiral. La fréquence de cet oscillateur est une fonction des dimensions de ses constituants. L'horloger procède à l'ajustement de cette fréquence en modifiant, en première approximation, la longueur du spiral et, pour. réglage fin, en modifiant le moment d'inertie du balancier ou en procédant à une deuxième retouche de la longueur du spiral. Ces opérations nécessitent plusieurs interventions successives d'un ouvrier qualifié faisant ainsi du réglage de la montre une opération délicate et onéreuse.
Généralement, la modification du moment d'inertie du balancier est réalisée par usinage mécanique, mais l'on a également déjà fait appel à des procédés électrochimiques ou à l'électro-érosion.
Dans les procédés électrochimiques, on plonge un mobile dont on veut modifier les propriétés dynamiques dans un bain pour lui ajouter ou en soustraire localement de la matière. Comme cette immersion n'est que partielle, on peut ainsi compenser le balourd du mobile ou modifier le poids du mobile.
La présente invention a pour objet un procédé de réglage fin d'un système balancier-spiral, caractérisé par le fait qu'après un réglage d'approche classique, on soumet simultanément l'ensemble des surfaces du balancier et du spiral à une métallisation.
Ce procédé de réglage est spécialement étudié pour réaliser des réglages bon marché en très grandes séries. Le No. CGS du spiral est choisi pour donner de l'avance. Les spiraux sont ensuite virolés et pitonnés ou virolés et coupés au piton selon un même gabarit. Le spiral virolé est ensuite fixé sur l'axe du balancier. Un prélèvement effectué sur l'ensemble de la série permet de sortir un lot de balanciers munis de leur spiral. On procède alors au comptage de ce lot pour déterminer la valeur moyenne de la correction qu'il faudra apporter à chaque balancier de la série pour obtenir une marche aussi parfaite que possible.
Les balanciers et leurs spiraux sont ensuite immergés dans un bain de métallisation ou dans une installation de métallisation sous vide qui dépose sur toutes les surfaces une couche métallique, augmentant ainsi d'une même valeur toutes les dimensions linéaires des constituants ; comme l'apport de matière sur le balancier et sur le spiral occasionne des effets contraires, on aura ainsi un réglage fin différentiel. Le dépôt métallique est interrompu à l'instant où le balancier-spiral est suffisamment chargé pour obtenir la correction désirée.
Pendant toute l'opération, les pivots de l'axe et la cheville de plateau sont pourvus d'un vernis protecteur pour éviter le dépôt métallique ou l'attaque des parties fonctionnelles de l'oscillateur. Ce vernis peut être, par exemple, un composé cellulosique.
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Bien entendu, la métallisation peut être réalisée par déplacement chimique, par voie électrolytique ou par évaporation sous vide par exemple.
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Method of adjusting a sprung balance system In conventional watches, time is defined by the oscillations of a sprung balance system. The frequency of this oscillator is a function of the dimensions of its constituents. The watchmaker proceeds to adjust this frequency by modifying, as a first approximation, the length of the hairspring and, for. fine adjustment, by modifying the moment of inertia of the balance or by reworking the length of the hairspring. These operations require several successive interventions by a skilled worker, thus making the setting of the watch a delicate and expensive operation.
Generally, the modification of the moment of inertia of the balance is carried out by mechanical machining, but it has also already made use of electrochemical processes or electro-erosion.
In electrochemical processes, we immerse a mobile whose dynamic properties we want to modify in a bath in order to locally add or subtract matter from it. As this immersion is only partial, one can thus compensate for the unbalance of the mobile or modify the weight of the mobile.
The present invention relates to a method for fine adjustment of a sprung balance system, characterized in that after a conventional approach adjustment, all of the surfaces of the balance and of the hairspring are simultaneously subjected to metallization.
This adjustment process is specially designed to make inexpensive adjustments in very large series. The CGS No. of the hairspring is chosen to give the lead. The balance springs are then twisted and pinned or twisted and cut with the pin according to the same template. The spiral spiral is then fixed on the axis of the balance. A sample taken from the entire series enables a batch of balances fitted with their hairspring to be removed. This batch is then counted to determine the average value of the correction that will have to be made to each balance in the series to obtain as perfect a rate as possible.
The balances and their springs are then immersed in a metallization bath or in a vacuum metallization installation which deposits a metal layer on all surfaces, thus increasing all the linear dimensions of the constituents by the same value; as the addition of material on the balance and on the hairspring causes opposite effects, we will thus have a fine differential adjustment. The metal deposit is interrupted when the sprung balance is sufficiently loaded to obtain the desired correction.
Throughout the operation, the axis pivots and the plate pin are provided with a protective varnish to prevent metallic deposition or attack on the functional parts of the oscillator. This varnish can be, for example, a cellulosic compound.
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Of course, the metallization can be carried out by chemical displacement, by electrolytic means or by vacuum evaporation for example.
Claims (1)
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH752362A CH408786A (en) | 1962-06-22 | 1962-06-22 | Method of adjusting a sprung balance system |
| CH752362D CH752362A4 (en) | 1962-06-22 | 1962-06-22 |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CH752362A CH408786A (en) | 1962-06-22 | 1962-06-22 | Method of adjusting a sprung balance system |
Publications (1)
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| CH408786A true CH408786A (en) | 1965-11-15 |
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| CH752362D CH752362A4 (en) | 1962-06-22 | 1962-06-22 | |
| CH752362A CH408786A (en) | 1962-06-22 | 1962-06-22 | Method of adjusting a sprung balance system |
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| CH752362D CH752362A4 (en) | 1962-06-22 | 1962-06-22 |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP2309344A3 (en) * | 2007-12-27 | 2011-05-04 | Chopard Technologies SA | Method for changing the oscillatory frequency of a timepiece movement |
| US8342739B2 (en) | 2007-12-27 | 2013-01-01 | Chopard Technologies Sa | Horological movement comprising a high oscillation frequency regulating device |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP2309344A3 (en) * | 2007-12-27 | 2011-05-04 | Chopard Technologies SA | Method for changing the oscillatory frequency of a timepiece movement |
| US8342739B2 (en) | 2007-12-27 | 2013-01-01 | Chopard Technologies Sa | Horological movement comprising a high oscillation frequency regulating device |
| US8628234B2 (en) | 2007-12-27 | 2014-01-14 | Chopard Technologies Sa | Horological movement comprising a high oscillation frequency regulating device |
| US8662741B2 (en) | 2007-12-27 | 2014-03-04 | Chopard Technologies Sa | Horological movement comprising a high oscillation frequency regulating device |
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| CH752362A4 (en) | 1965-11-15 |
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