CN101825862B - Element for supporting striking gongs in a timepiece - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a supporting element (6) which is used for a fixed part (1) that connects a striking gong (3) to a clock, such as glass. The invention is characterized in that: the supporting element is provided with a stepped face (7); the defined steps (8) are respectively provided with the end parts (5) of the striking gong (3).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of supporting member, it is fixed to the fixed part of clock (timepiece) for the reed that will give the correct time (chime gong), and relates to a kind of clock that comprises described supporting member.
Background technology
As everyone knows, the clock that gives the correct time have be called as " reed (gongs) " vibrating elements and and hammer body, described hammer body knocks reed so that its resonance and then produce thus sound.
Reed is the form of bent wire (metal wire) normally, and it extends in the one or more planes that are parallel to clock face (dial) plane.Reed is fixed to by wherein one end of reed the parts that are called " heel seat (heel) ", and described heel seat self is fixed to the fixed part of clock, such as movement (movement) plate, central portion (middle) or glass.The link of reed is conventionally driven into or is solded in heel seat, so that reed is fixed to heel seat.Heel seat self is fixed on the fixed part of clock by screw conventionally.The example of reed device is described in document CH 313 202, WO 2006/095244 and EP 1 906 267.
Notoriously, especially from above-mentioned, in two pieces of documents, be well known that, two reeds are fixed on single heel seat.When clock has more than two reeds, be provided with a plurality of stacked heel seats, each heel seat is holding one or two reeds.Known to applicant, never two above reeds are fixed on single heel seat, this is because will be difficult to control the collimation (parallelism) of many reeds.
Well-known equally, the connection between reed and fixed part must be firm as far as possible, to guarantee that sound has the superperformance of propagating towards clock outside.When using a plurality of heel seat, vibration from fixed part reed farthest must be passed quite a large amount of fixed area: i.e. coupling part between single reed and their connection heel seat, one or more coupling parts between heel seat, and the coupling part between the heel seat being connected with fixed part and this fixed part.In each in the middle of these fixed area, can there is acoustic loss.
Summary of the invention
The present invention aims to provide a kind of reed that gives the correct time supporting member used of clock, and it can hold a large amount of reeds, guarantees the well propagated of sound simultaneously.
For this purpose, the invention provides a kind of supporting member, it for the reed that gives the correct time being connected to the fixed part of clock, is characterized in that: described supporting member has the step-like surface that defines a plurality of steps, wherein on described step-like surface, can be fixed wtih respectively the end pieces of a plurality of reeds.
Butting section (abutment) because this step-like surface is used as reed, can hold a large amount of reeds according to supporting member of the present invention, for example, and three, four or even more.These reeds can be along axially the carrying out of clock watchcase stacked (superimposed), and thereby only occupies diametrically the space of a reed.By the abutment face of the end pieces of every reed (abutment face) is positioned on corresponding step, also make the collimation of a plurality of reeds be controlled well.Owing to reed can being connected to fixed part by means of single parts (according to supporting member of the present invention), so guarantee that sound can propagate well between each root reeds of these reeds and fixed part.
In the dependent claims of enclosing, defined specific embodiment of the present invention.
Accompanying drawing explanation
In reading the as detailed below carrying out with reference to accompanying drawing, it is clear that other features and advantages of the present invention will become, wherein:
-Fig. 1 illustrates according to skeleton view of the present invention, that reed is connected to clock supporting member on glass;
-Fig. 2 is the skeleton view of supporting member only;
-Fig. 3 illustrates for reed being fixed to the skeleton view of favourable form of the screw of supporting member;
-Fig. 4 illustrates, is fixed to the wherein skeleton view of a reed on supporting member with decomposition view especially, wherein in this reed, is equipped with damping element (damper element);
-Fig. 5 is the skeleton view of reed, and it shows the damping element that is contained in some reeds and the aligning free end of these reeds;
-Fig. 6 is the local configuration planimetric map of reed, and it shows the damping element being contained in some reeds.
Embodiment
With reference to figure 1, according to clock of the present invention, such as table (especially wrist-watch), there is the watchcase (case) being formed by central portion, glass and back, glass 1 is wherein only shown in Fig. 1.In watchcase, be movement (movement), the plate 2 of its movement schematically shows with dotted line, and described movement has side mounted thereto, by the visible dial plate of glass 1 (dial), and have such as three and ask table (minute repeator), large from ring table (grand strike), the little time mechanism (chime mechanism) of showing (small strike) or alarm clock mechanism (alarm mechanism) from ring.In figure, only show the reed 3 of time mechanism.In the embodiment shown, the quantity of reed 3 is four.They are knocked for each hammer body by time mechanism, so that its vibration.The Vibration propagation producing is to the watchcase of clock, so that outwards propagate sound.Reed 3 has different length, thereby when knocking them, they produce different notes or note (musical notes).These reeds 3 form that axle A around watchcase is in the arc-shaped carries out crooked metal wire 4, and every reed ends at wider rigid ends parts 5.End pieces 5 can be planar-shaped, and xsect is rectangle; And when viewed from above as shown in the figure.Metal wire 4 preferably has the xsect of rectangle.
The end pieces 5 of reed 3 is fixed to supporting member 6, and supporting member 6 self is fixed to the fixed part of clock, and glass 1.Reed 3 vertically (being the direction of axle A) is positioned between the bridging part (bridge) of plate 2 and movement.Supporting member 6 is radially arranged between central portion and the periphery of plate 2, is arranged in the circumferential notches of plate 2, and reed 3 is connected to glass 1 and not contact plate 2 or central portion.
Supporting member 6 is formed monomer part, and forms the circular arc wall coaxial with watchcase.One of them edge of supporting member has formed step-like surface 7 (with reference to Fig. 1 and 2), and it defines a plurality of steps 8, and wherein the end pieces 5 of reed 3 is held respectively to be fixedly pressed against on described step, and the other end 9 of reed 3 keeps freely.Thereby reed 3 is maintained in following plane, described plane parallel is in the plane of dial plate and perpendicular to axle A, and stacked so that radially occupy the only space of a reed in the direction of axle A.The end pieces 5 of every reed 3 has plane abutment face (abutment face) 10, and it is parallel to above-mentioned plane and is parallel to corresponding step 8 mutually, and is held to abut against described step.Like this, at assembly process, can make reed 3 be easy to obtain the collimation of better level.This collimation has reduced during operation the risk that reed 3 clashes into each other during the movement standing with clock.Use screw 11 that end pieces 5 is fixed to supporting member 6, described screw 11 abuts against respective step 8 by end pieces 5 and tightens.
Supporting member 6 is fixed to glass 1 by means of its edge 12 contrary with step-like surface 7.This edge 12 has central recess 13, and it defines two legs 14 of the supporting member 6 contacting with glass 1.By leg 14 is soldered to glass 1 and fixed support 6.
Due to its solid nature, supporting member 6 has formed being rigidly connected between reed 3 and glass 1, and thereby guarantees the vibration of reed 3 to be transmitted to well glass 1.Subsequently, these vibrations propagate in surrounding air via other elements of glass 1 and watchcase, thereby often knock reed 3 once, and user can hear sound one time.Due to reed 3 contact plate 2 not, supporting member 6 has been avoided vibration through movement and has been avoided experience loss wherein.Recess 13 defines the specific and Limited contact region between supporting member 6 and glass 1, the i.e. abutment face of leg 14.Thereby, can realize supporting member 6 homogeneous are welded to glass 1, it further improves the propagation of sound.Finally, due to the existence of step-like surface 7, a large amount of reed 3 can be fixed to supporting member 6, maintain above-mentioned collimation simultaneously.
Supporting member 6 is made by the higher material of sound propagation velocity, for example pottery, sapphire, diamond or such as stainless metal.For supporting member 6 is soldered to glass 1, if supporting member 6 is not made of metal, so first for holding on the region of glass 1 of leg 14 use and the abutment face of leg 14, forming metallic coating.
In a flexible program, supporting member 6 can be fixed on other fixed parts of the clock except glass 1, is especially fixed to another element (such as central portion) of watchcase.
The abutment face 10 of the step 8 of step-like surface 7 and the end pieces 5 of reed 3 can be for nonplanar, simultaneously still complementary and allow reed 3 to locate in mode parallel to each other.For example, these steps 8 and these abutment faces 10 can be spherical or V-types.
By the formed Separable connecting device of screw 11, make it possible to separated reed 3 from supporting member 6, and allow to remove to realize adjustment, the maintenance at clock or repair during can touch some parts of movement.
Fig. 3 shows according to the form of the screw 11 of preferred embodiment.Screw 11 have successively that threaded cylindrical parts 15, conical part 16, diameter want than cylindrical parts 15 cylindrical parts 17, and the head of screw 18 for example, with polygon (square) xsect, wherein conical part 16 launches towards head of screw 18.Screw 11 is through the hole 19 (with reference to figure 4) in end pieces 5, and is screwed in the threaded hole 20 of supporting member 6 (with reference to figure 2).Threaded hole 19 has conical wall, on it against the conical part 16 that has screw 11.This form of screw allows the end pieces of reed 35 against supporting member 6, to tighten very securely.More properly, the obtuse angle being limited by conical part 16 and threaded cylindrical parts 15 has increased the resistance of screw to shearing force, thereby can apply high screw-down torque to screw, and does not have the risk of fracture.And the head of screw 18 with polygon xsect can be contained in the hole of respective shapes of instrument, and thereby to this instrument, provide larger abutment face, to apply screw-down torque.Have been noted that with this screw 11 and replace traditional screw, can improve significantly the vibration of propagating to glass 1 from reed 3, this is because can apply larger screw-down torque to this screw 11.
According to the another feature of the present invention shown in Fig. 5, the free end 9 of reed 3 is aimed at along the direction of the axle A of watchcase.This means that reed 3 can have necessarily longer length, because they all end at apart from supporting member 6 a bit of distance only.It is more of a specified duration that described longer length allows reed 3 to maintain their note.And the fact that end 9 is aimed at vertically, makes time mechanism (chime mechanism) have unusual and attracting aesthetic characteristic.Interval between the sound pitch of reed 3 (sound pitch) can be adjusted by affecting form and/or the size of every reed 3, for example, by making every reed 3 have the xsect of variable shape and/or size.
According to another characteristic of the invention, as shown in Fig. 4,5 and 6, at least some reeds 3 have recess 21, and the damping element of wherein resilient material being made (damper element) 22 is firmly fixed on wherein.Each damping element 22 stretches out the surface of reed 3, and wherein damping element arranges vertically, so that provide abutment face to reed 3, wherein, during clock stands to move, once reed 3 moves to axial, vibration damping original paper is facing this abutment face.These damping elements 22 are arranged in the region of reed 3, and the distortion vertically of described region is maximum.During the movement of being worn at table, these damping elements prevent that reed 3 from mixed and disorderly sound occurring directly to clash into and prevent each other.
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1. a supporting member (6), it is connected to the fixed part (1) of clock for the reed (3) that will give the correct time, it is characterized in that: described supporting member is formed monomer part, and there is step-like surface (7), described step-like surface (7) limits a plurality of steps (8), thereby every reed (3) is fixed to the respective step (8) of supporting member (6) by its end pieces (5), to make, the remain along direction of axle (A) of watchcase of clock of reed (3) is carried out stacked.
2. supporting member according to claim 1 (6), is characterized in that: described supporting member (6) has at least one recess (13), and its leg limiting (14) is retained and abuts against fixed part (1).
3. a clock, is characterized in that: described clock has fixed part (1); Supporting member described in claim 1 or 2 (6), it is fixed to fixed part (1); And many reeds (3), wherein every reed (3) is fixed to the respective step (8) of supporting member (6) by its end pieces (5), and described reed (3) carries out stacked along the direction of the axle (A) of the watchcase of clock.
4. clock according to claim 3, is characterized in that: the end pieces (5) of every reed (3) has flat surface (10), and it is retained the flat surface that abuts against each step (8).
5. according to the clock described in claim 3 or 4, it is characterized in that: the end pieces (5) of every reed (3) has rectangular cross section.
6. according to the clock described in claim 3 or 4, it is characterized in that: the quantity that is fixed to the reed (3) of supporting member (6) is greater than two.
7. according to the clock described in claim 3 or 4, it is characterized in that: reed (3) is fixed to supporting member (6) by separable coupling arrangement (11).
8. clock according to claim 7, is characterized in that: described separable coupling arrangement is screw (11).
9. clock according to claim 8, is characterized in that: each screw (11) has successively threaded cylindrical parts (15), conic section (16) and has the head of screw (18) of polygon xsect.
10. according to the clock described in claim 3 or 4, it is characterized in that: reed (3) has the free end (9) of the direction aligning of the axle (A) along described watchcase.
11. according to the clock described in claim 3 or 4, it is characterized in that: described clock has damping element (22) between at least two reeds (3), to avoid these reeds (3) directly to clash into each other.
12. according to the clock described in claim 3 or 4, it is characterized in that: described fixed part (1) is the glass of clock.
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