EP1445670A1 - Balance-spring resonator spiral and its method of fabrication - Google Patents
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- the subject of the present invention is a flat balance spring of a balance spring obtained by a manufacturing process which improves isochronism by acting on the one hand on parameters of construction of the hairspring as such, on the other hand, on a method of attachment to the pendulum axis enabling the gap to be reduced geometric inherent in the usual methods of attachment between the point of origin of the Archimedes spiral and the axis of rotation of the pendulum.
- isochronism we by isochronism is understood the gait deviations as a function of variations in amplitude pendulum swing, as well as the deviations from the horizontal position and the vertical positions of the watch.
- a hairspring having turns of uniform section and pitch, allows, by a particular conformation of the curve inside and the curve to outside in the spiral plane or more often in different planes, to get a concentric development of the balance spring and to have a displacement of the center of mass of the balance spring and a variation in the inertia of the balance spring during development minimizing walking disturbances as a function of the amplitude and positions of the spiral with respect to the gravity vector.
- the overall height is a definite drawback for its use in wristwatches which must have, for reasons obvious aesthetics, the thickness as small as possible.
- a flat hairspring such as that represented in FIG. 1.
- Such a hairspring is manufactured in a known manner by backbanding to from a wire or a metal strip of constant section over its entire length, and has at rest a constant step between the turns.
- the inside curve is fixed, for example by laser welding, to a ferrule 20, driven on axis 9 of a pendulum 8.
- the subject of the invention is therefore a flat hairspring and methods of manufacture by micro-machining or galvanic growth, allowing convenient choice of most favorable construction parameters in order to improve isochronism by the shape of the hairspring as well as by the fixing means.
- the invention relates to a flat hairspring, formed of a blade composed of a succession of turns having between them a pitch "p", for a mechanism regulating pendulum, said hairspring being obtained by a manufacturing process which makes it possible to approximate a perfect isochronism.
- the turns of rectangular section are formed from a single continuous material from the inside curve to the outside, but have, on certain portions between the fastener in the center and attaches to the outside, a non-uniform section "s" and / or have one or more several portions shaped outside the layout of a perfect spiral.
- Expression “non-uniform section” means that, for a blade having a constant height "h", the thickness "e” of a chosen portion can be either greater or less than the thickness of the rest of the blade constituting the hairspring.
- the method of manufacturing uses micro-techniques, such as photolithography and the electrodeposition of a metal or an alloy, or the micro-machining of a wafer of thickness "h" made of an amorphous or crystalline material such as silicon under monocrystalline or polycrystalline form.
- the section "s" of the turns increases gradually from the outside curve to the inside curve.
- the pitch "p" between the turns decreases regularly from the curve outside to the curve inside.
- the invention also offers the advantage of being able, at the same time as the hairspring as such, manufacture the means of attachment to the balance axle, this means of fixing being formed by a self-locking washer having in the center, for example, a star outline and having recesses in its periphery to give it sufficient elasticity during assembly and avoid a gap between the point of origin of the Archimedes spiral and the axis of rotation of the pendulum.
- the manufacturing process consists basically to apply the LIGA technique to form a mold corresponding to the profile desired by the hairspring. Given the properties of photoresists currently available on the market, it is possible to adjust the thickness of the photoresist layer to obtain the whole range of hairsprings with blade heights up to a few tenths of a millimeter.
- the method consists basically to etch a wafer of said material through masks.
- FIG. 1 shows a balance spring of the prior art mentioned in the preamble. Its characteristics will serve as a reference to show the significant progress made by the invention in isochronism.
- the hairspring 10 has the end of its curve at the center 11 fixed in a conventional manner on a ferrule 20 driven out on the axis 9 of the pendulum 8 pivoted between the plate 7 and the cock 6.
- the regulating device further comprises in known manner a piton holder 5 for fixing the curve outside 14 of the hairspring 10 and possibly a racket 4 provided with pins 3 and a racket tail 2 opposite a graduation 1.
- a piton holder 5 for fixing the curve outside 14 of the hairspring 10 and possibly a racket 4 provided with pins 3 and a racket tail 2 opposite a graduation 1.
- said hairspring is formed of 14 turns having a uniform rectangular section, for example 0.05 x 0.30 mm from the curve in the center 11 to the curve outside 14 , and that the turns have a constant pitch between them p .
- the attachment point of the curve at the center 11 is located at a distance r from the pivot center of the balance spring, and that of the curve at the outside 14, at a distance R, before the bend 16.
- r and R are 0.57 mm and 2.46 mm respectively.
- FIG. 3A the diagram is shown. of isochronism of a hairspring having the above-mentioned characteristics.
- abscissa the amplitude of oscillation of the balance wheel expressed in degrees relative to its equilibrium position.
- the walking distance expressed in seconds has been reported. per day.
- This diagram has five curves corresponding to the usual positions of measurements with the balance spring, horizontal (curve 1), then vertical (curves 2 to 5, by 90 ° rotation from one curve to another).
- the dotted line corresponds to the envelope of all the most unfavorable positions.
- this maximum deviation with this reference hairspring of art anterior, is 4.7 s / d for an amplitude of 236 °.
- FIG 3B there is shown the diagram obtained with a hairspring (not shown) having the characteristics mentioned in US Patent 209,642 cited in preamble, namely with a blade thickness varying between 0.046 mm for the outside curve 14 and 0.036 mm for inside curve 11. Unlike this that we can wait according to the teaching of said patent we will observe that the difference maximum increased to 7.7 s / d for an amplitude of 230 °.
- a hairspring is described below, the manufacture of which by micromachining (photolithography and galvanic growth, or etching of an amorphous or crystalline material makes it possible to obtain a geometry favorable to isochronism.
- the step p between one turn and the next decreases as we get closer to the center of the balance spring.
- the section increases from the curve outside 14 to the inside curve 11. Since the manufacturing processes give the blade a constant height, the variation in section corresponds in fact to a variation of the thickness which goes from 0.036 mm for the curve to outside 14 to 0.046 mm for the inside curve 11.
- Figures 8 and 9 correspond to a third embodiment in which the curve inside 11 is of Grossmann type 13, that is to say having a geometry such as that described in the book "General theory of watchmaking" by L. Defossez. Such geometry is very difficult to obtain by deformation of a metal blade. The manufacturing process according to the invention, however, allows very easily obtain such a configuration without the intervention of personnel highly qualified.
- the diagram shown in Figure 9 shows that the difference maximum at 300 ° is only 2.1 s / d.
- FIG. 10 shows a hairspring corresponding to the first mode of embodiment ( Figure 4) in which the ferrule 20 is replaced by a washer self-locking 17 formed at the same time as the hairspring 10.
- This washer 17 has in its center a contour 19 such that it allows to block without play the axis 9 of the pendulum 8 by having a certain elasticity provided by lights 18 distributed around the locking contour 19 shown in a star in FIG. 10.
- FIGS. 10A to 10E show other possible conformations of the self-locking washer 17 with a locking contour 19 in triangle, square, hexagonal, circular or ogive shape.
- a hairspring according to the invention in metal or alloy, use is made of the LIGA technique known since the mid-70s.
- the process basically consists of spreading on a previously coated substrate a sacrificial layer a positive or negative photoresist over a thickness corresponding to the desired height "h" of the blade and form by means of a mask by photolithography and chemical attack a hollow structure corresponding to the desired outline for the hairspring.
- said structure is filled in hollow of a metal or metal alloy either by electrodeposition as shown for example in US Patent 4,661,212, either by compression and sintering of nanoparticles, as indicated for example in the US patent application 2001/0038803.
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La présente invention a pour objet un spiral plat de résonateur balancier-spiral obtenu par un procédé de fabrication permettant d'améliorer l'isochronisme en agissant d'une part sur des paramètres de construction du spiral en tant que tel, d'autre part sur un mode de fixation sur l'axe de balancier permettant de réduire l'écart géométrique inhérent aux modes de fixation usuels entre le point d'origine de la spirale d'Archimède et l'axe de rotation du balancier. Dans la description qui suit, on entend par isochronisme, les écarts de marche en fonction des variations d'amplitude d'oscillation du balancier, ainsi que les écarts de marche entre la position horizontale et les positions verticales de la montre.The subject of the present invention is a flat balance spring of a balance spring obtained by a manufacturing process which improves isochronism by acting on the one hand on parameters of construction of the hairspring as such, on the other hand, on a method of attachment to the pendulum axis enabling the gap to be reduced geometric inherent in the usual methods of attachment between the point of origin of the Archimedes spiral and the axis of rotation of the pendulum. In the following description, we by isochronism is understood the gait deviations as a function of variations in amplitude pendulum swing, as well as the deviations from the horizontal position and the vertical positions of the watch.
De façon connue un spiral, ayant des spires de section et de pas uniformes, permet, par une conformation particulière de la courbe à l'intérieur et de la courbe à l'extérieur dans le plan du spiral ou le plus souvent dans des plans différents, d'obtenir un développement concentrique du spiral et d'avoir un déplacement du centre de masse du spiral et une variation de l'inertie du spiral au cours du développement minimisant les perturbations de marche en fonction de l'amplitude et des positions du spiral par rapport au vecteur gravité. Outre le fait que la réalisation d'un tel spiral exige une grande habilité, l'encombrement en hauteur constitue un inconvénient certain pour son utilisation dans des montres bracelets devant avoir, pour des raisons évidentes d'esthétique, une épaisseur la moins grande possible.In a known way a hairspring, having turns of uniform section and pitch, allows, by a particular conformation of the curve inside and the curve to outside in the spiral plane or more often in different planes, to get a concentric development of the balance spring and to have a displacement of the center of mass of the balance spring and a variation in the inertia of the balance spring during development minimizing walking disturbances as a function of the amplitude and positions of the spiral with respect to the gravity vector. Besides the fact that the realization of such a hairspring requires great ability, the overall height is a definite drawback for its use in wristwatches which must have, for reasons obvious aesthetics, the thickness as small as possible.
Pour cette raison on préfère encore utiliser un spiral plat, tel que celui
représenté à la figure 1. Un tel spiral est fabriqué de façon connue par estrapadage à
partir d'un fil ou d'une bande métallique de section constante sur toute sa longueur, et
possède au repos un pas constant entre les spires. Comme on le voit sur la figure 1,
la courbe à l'intérieur est fixée, par exemple par soudure laser, sur une virole 20,
chassée sur l'axe 9 d'un balancier 8.For this reason we still prefer to use a flat hairspring, such as that
represented in FIG. 1. Such a hairspring is manufactured in a known manner by backbanding to
from a wire or a metal strip of constant section over its entire length, and
has at rest a constant step between the turns. As seen in Figure 1,
the inside curve is fixed, for example by laser welding, to a
Par rapport à cet état de la technique, en ce qui concerne le pas entre les spires, il convient toutefois de mentionner le brevet CH 465 537, déposé en 1966, dans lequel est décrit un procédé permettant de fabriquer à partir d'une bande ou d'un fil métallique de section constante, enroulé dans le sillon d'une matrice, puis recuit et trempé, des spiraux ayant une configuration quelconque, en particulier avec un pas variable. A la meilleure connaissance de la demanderesse, aucun produit de ce type n'a été mis sur le marché, ce qui permet de supposer que le procédé de fabrication n'était, techniquement ou économiquement, pas satisfaisant. Compared to this state of the art, as regards the pitch between the it is however advisable to mention the patent CH 465 537, filed in 1966, in which is described a method for manufacturing from a strip or a metal wire of constant section, wound in the groove of a matrix, then annealed and hardened, hairsprings having any configuration, in particular with a pitch variable. To the best knowledge of the applicant, no product of this type has not been placed on the market, which suggests that the manufacturing process was not technically or economically satisfactory.
En ce qui concerne la variation de l'épaisseur d'une bande métallique enroulée, on peut mentionner le brevet GB 1020 456 qui décrit la fabrication d'un ressort de barillet par soudures bout à bout de lames ayant des sections croissantes depuis le centre jusqu'à la périphérie. Un tel ressort est conçu, à encombrement égal, pour augmenter la réserve de marche, mais il est bien évident qu'en appliquant ce procédé de fabrication à un spiral, la présence de soudures ne permettrait pas d'avoir un développement concentrique et d'obtenir un isochronisme reproductible d'un spiral à l'autre.Regarding the variation of the thickness of a metal strip wound, we can mention the patent GB 1020 456 which describes the manufacture of a barrel spring by butt welds of blades having increasing sections from the center to the periphery. Such a spring is designed, with equal dimensions, to increase the power reserve, but it is quite obvious that by applying this manufacturing process with a hairspring, the presence of welds would not allow to have concentric development and to obtain a reproducible isochronism of a hairspring to the other.
Ce même principe avait d'ailleurs déjà été proposé dans un brevet US 209 642 de 1878 pour améliorer l'isochronisme d'un spiral construit avec une spire à l'intérieur de plus faible section. Comme on le verra dans la description détaillée, l'expérience contredit cette affirmation.This same principle had already been proposed in a US patent 209,642 from 1878 to improve the isochronism of a hairspring built with a whorl inside of lower section. As will be seen in the detailed description, the experience contradicts this claim.
L'invention a donc pour objet un spiral plat et des procédés de fabrication par micro-usinage ou croissance galvanique, permettant de choisir de façon commode les paramètres de construction les plus favorables en vue d'améliorer l'isochronisme par la forme du spiral ainsi que par les moyens de fixation.The subject of the invention is therefore a flat hairspring and methods of manufacture by micro-machining or galvanic growth, allowing convenient choice of most favorable construction parameters in order to improve isochronism by the shape of the hairspring as well as by the fixing means.
A cet effet l'invention concerne un spiral plat, formé d'une lame composée d'une succession de spires ayant entre elles un pas "p", pour un mécanisme réglant à balancier, ledit spiral étant obtenu par un procédé de fabrication qui permet de se rapprocher d'un isochronisme parfait. Les spires de section rectangulaire sont formées en un seul matériau continu depuis la courbe à l'intérieur jusqu'à la courbe à l'extérieur, mais présentent, sur certaines portions comprises entre l'attache au centre et l'attache à l'extérieur, une section "s" non uniforme et/ou possèdent une ou plusieurs portions conformées en dehors du tracé d'une spirale parfaite. L'expression "section non uniforme" signifie que, pour une lame ayant une hauteur "h" constante, l'épaisseur "e" d'une portion choisie peut être soit supérieure, soit inférieure à l'épaisseur du reste de la lame constituant le spiral.To this end, the invention relates to a flat hairspring, formed of a blade composed of a succession of turns having between them a pitch "p", for a mechanism regulating pendulum, said hairspring being obtained by a manufacturing process which makes it possible to approximate a perfect isochronism. The turns of rectangular section are formed from a single continuous material from the inside curve to the outside, but have, on certain portions between the fastener in the center and attaches to the outside, a non-uniform section "s" and / or have one or more several portions shaped outside the layout of a perfect spiral. Expression "non-uniform section" means that, for a blade having a constant height "h", the thickness "e" of a chosen portion can be either greater or less than the thickness of the rest of the blade constituting the hairspring.
Comme cela sera expliqué plus loin dans la description détaillée, le procédé de fabrication fait appel aux micro-techniques, tel que la photolithographie et l'électrodéposition d'un métal ou d'un alliage, ou le micro-usinage d'une plaquette d'épaisseur "h" réalisé en un matériau amorphe ou cristallin tel que du silicium sous forme monocristalline ou polycristalline.As will be explained later in the detailed description, the method of manufacturing uses micro-techniques, such as photolithography and the electrodeposition of a metal or an alloy, or the micro-machining of a wafer of thickness "h" made of an amorphous or crystalline material such as silicon under monocrystalline or polycrystalline form.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation, la section "s" des spires augmente progressivement depuis la courbe à l'extérieur jusqu'à la courbe à l'intérieur.According to a first embodiment, the section "s" of the turns increases gradually from the outside curve to the inside curve.
Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, qui peut être combiné avec le premier mode de réalisation, le pas "p" entre les spires diminue régulièrement depuis la courbe à l'extérieur jusqu'à la courbe à l'intérieur. According to a second embodiment, which can be combined with the first embodiment, the pitch "p" between the turns decreases regularly from the curve outside to the curve inside.
Selon encore un autre mode de réalisation, il est possible de sélectionner une portion de spire déterminée et de faire localement varier la largeur de lame pour agir sur d'autres paramètres favorables à l'isochronisme. Cette augmentation peut être réalisée par exemple sur la courbe à l'intérieur, sur la courbe à l'extérieur ou en même temps sur les deux courbes, ou en de multiples autres endroits sur d'autres portions du spiral.According to yet another embodiment, it is possible to select a determined portion of turn and locally vary the blade width to act on other parameters favorable to isochronism. This increase may be performed for example on the inside curve, on the outside curve or at the same time time on the two curves, or in multiple other places on other portions hairspring.
Il est également possible d'obtenir un spiral ayant une portion de spire s'écartant de la courbe d'une spirale parfaite, en ayant par exemple une courbe à l'intérieur de type Grossmann.It is also possible to obtain a hairspring having a turn portion deviating from the curve of a perfect spiral, for example by having a the Grossmann type interior.
L'invention offre en outre l'avantage de pouvoir, en même temps que le spiral en tant que tel, fabriquer le moyen de fixation sur l'axe de balancier, ce moyen de fixation étant formé par une rondelle autoblocante ayant au centre, par exemple, un contour en étoile et comportant des évidements dans son pourtour pour lui conférer une élasticité suffisante au montage et éviter un écart entre le point d'origine de la spirale d'Archimède et l'axe de rotation du balancier.The invention also offers the advantage of being able, at the same time as the hairspring as such, manufacture the means of attachment to the balance axle, this means of fixing being formed by a self-locking washer having in the center, for example, a star outline and having recesses in its periphery to give it sufficient elasticity during assembly and avoid a gap between the point of origin of the Archimedes spiral and the axis of rotation of the pendulum.
Pour un spiral en métal ou alliage, le procédé de fabrication consiste fondamentalement à appliquer la technique LIGA pour former un moule correspondant au profil souhaité par le spiral. Compte-tenu des propriétés des photorésists actuellement disponibles sur le marché, il est possible d'ajuster l'épaisseur de la couche de photorésist pour obtenir toute la gamme des spiraux avec des hauteurs de lame allant jusqu'à quelques dixièmes de millimètre.For a metal or alloy hairspring, the manufacturing process consists basically to apply the LIGA technique to form a mold corresponding to the profile desired by the hairspring. Given the properties of photoresists currently available on the market, it is possible to adjust the thickness of the photoresist layer to obtain the whole range of hairsprings with blade heights up to a few tenths of a millimeter.
Pour un spiral en un matériau amorphe ou cristallin, le procédé consiste fondamentalement à effectuer une gravure d'une plaquette dudit matériau à travers des masques.For a hairspring made of an amorphous or crystalline material, the method consists basically to etch a wafer of said material through masks.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaítront dans la description de différents exemples de réalisation donnés à titre illustratif et non limitatif en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels:
- la figure 1 représente un balancier-spiral de l'art antérieur;
- la figure 2 est une représentation agrandie du spiral de la figure 1;
- la figure 3A correspond à un diagramme d'isochronisme obtenu avec le spiral représenté à la figure 2;
- la figure 3B correspond à un diagramme d'isochronisme obtenu avec un autre spiral de l'art antérieur;
- la figure 4 représente un premier mode de réalisation d'un spiral selon l'invention;
- la figure 5 correspond à un diagramme d'isochronisme obtenu avec le spiral
de la figure 4;
la figure 6 représente un deuxième mode de réalisation d'un spiral selon l'invention; - la figure 7 correspond à un diagramme d'isochronisme obtenu avec le spiral de la figure 6;
- la figure 8 représente un troisième mode de réalisation d'un spiral selon l'invention;
- la figure 9 correspond à un diagramme d'isochronisme obtenu avec le spiral de la figure 8;
- la figure 10 représente un mode de fixation d'un spiral selon l'invention, et
- les figures 10A à 10E représentent d'autres formes de fixation au centre.
- Figure 1 shows a balance spring of the prior art;
- Figure 2 is an enlarged representation of the hairspring of Figure 1;
- FIG. 3A corresponds to an isochronism diagram obtained with the hairspring shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 3B corresponds to an isochronism diagram obtained with another hairspring of the prior art;
- FIG. 4 represents a first embodiment of a hairspring according to the invention;
- FIG. 5 corresponds to an isochronism diagram obtained with the hairspring of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 represents a second embodiment of a hairspring according to the invention; - FIG. 7 corresponds to an isochronism diagram obtained with the hairspring of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 represents a third embodiment of a hairspring according to the invention;
- FIG. 9 corresponds to an isochronism diagram obtained with the hairspring of FIG. 8;
- FIG. 10 represents a method of fixing a hairspring according to the invention, and
- Figures 10A to 10E show other forms of attachment to the center.
La figure 1, partiellement arrachée, représente un balancier-spiral de l'art
antérieur évoqué en préambule. Ses caractéristiques serviront de référence pour
montrer les progrès significatifs apportés par l'invention au niveau de l'isochronisme.
Le spiral 10 a l'extrémité de sa courbe au centre 11 fixée de façon classique sur une
virole 20 chassée sur l'axe 9 du balancier 8 pivoté entre la platine 7 et le coq 6. Le
dispositif réglant comporte en outre de façon connue un porte-piton 5 permettant de
fixer la courbe à l'extérieur 14 du spiral 10 et éventuellement une raquette 4 pourvue
de goupilles 3 et d'une queue de raquette 2 en regard d'une graduation 1. Sur la
figure 2, qui est une représentation agrandie du spiral 10 seul, on voit que ledit spiral
est formé de 14 spires ayant une section rectangulaire uniforme, par exemple de 0,05
x 0,30 mm depuis la courbe au centre 11 jusqu'à la courbe à l'extérieur 14, et que les
spires présentent entre elles un pas constant p. Le point de fixation de la courbe au
centre 11 est situé à une distance r du centre de pivotement du spiral, et celui de la
courbe à l'extérieur 14, à une distance R, avant le coude 16. Dans cet exemple, r et R
ont respectivement pour valeurs 0,57 mm et 2,46 mm. Ces valeurs de r et R, ainsi que
nombre de spires, seront les mêmes dans la suite de la description, sauf indications
contraires.Figure 1, partially broken away, shows a balance spring of the prior art mentioned in the preamble. Its characteristics will serve as a reference to show the significant progress made by the invention in isochronism. The
En se référant maintenant à la figure 3A on a représenté le diagramme
d'isochronisme d'un spiral ayant les caractéristiques sus-indiquées. On a porté en
abscisses l'amplitude d'oscillation du balancier exprimée en degrés par rapport à sa
position d'équilibre. En ordonnées on a reporté l'écart de marche exprimé en seconde
par jour. Ce diagramme comporte cinq courbes correspondant aux positions usuelles
de mesures avec le balancier-spiral, horizontal (courbe 1), puis vertical (courbes 2 à 5,
par rotation de 90° d'une courbe à l'autre). Le tracé en pointillés correspond à
l'enveloppe de toutes les positions les plus défavorables. L'appréciation de l'écart de
marche s'effectue traditionnellement en prenant en considération l'écart maximum de
l'enveloppe pour une amplitude comprise entre 200° et 300°. Sur le diagramme de la
figure 3A, on observe que cet écart maximum, avec ce spiral de référence de l'art
antérieur, est de 4,7 s/j pour une amplitude de 236°.Referring now to FIG. 3A, the diagram is shown.
of isochronism of a hairspring having the above-mentioned characteristics. We carried in
abscissa the amplitude of oscillation of the balance wheel expressed in degrees relative to its
equilibrium position. On the ordinate, the walking distance expressed in seconds has been reported.
per day. This diagram has five curves corresponding to the usual positions
of measurements with the balance spring, horizontal (curve 1), then vertical (
A la figure 3B on a représenté le diagramme obtenu avec un spiral (non
représenté) ayant les caractéristiques mentionnées dans le brevet US 209 642 cité en
préambule, à savoir avec une épaisseur de lame variant entre 0,046 mm pour la
courbe à l'extérieur 14 et 0,036 mm pour la courbe à l'intérieur 11. Contrairement à ce
qu'on peut attendre d'après l'enseignement dudit brevet on observera que l'écart
maximum a augmenté jusqu'à 7,7 s/j pour une amplitude de 230°.In Figure 3B there is shown the diagram obtained with a hairspring (not
shown) having the characteristics mentioned in US Patent 209,642 cited in
preamble, namely with a blade thickness varying between 0.046 mm for the
En se référant maintenant aux figures 4 et 5 on décrit ci-après un premier
mode de réalisation d'un spiral dont la fabrication par micro-usinage
(photolithographie et croissance galvanique, ou gravure d'un matériau amorphe ou
cristallin permet d'obtenir une géométrie favorable à l'isochronisme. Comme on peut
le voir, le pas p entre une spire et la suivante diminue au fur et à mesure qu'on se
rapproche du centre du spiral. Inversement, la section augmente depuis la courbe à
l'extérieur 14 jusqu'à la courbe à l'intérieur 11. Etant donné que les procédés de
fabrication confèrent à la lame une hauteur constante, la variation de section
correspond en fait à une variante de l'épaisseur qui passe de 0,036 mm pour la
courbe à l'extérieur 14 à 0,046 mm pour la courbe à l'intérieur 11.Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5, a first embodiment of a hairspring is described below, the manufacture of which by micromachining (photolithography and galvanic growth, or etching of an amorphous or crystalline material makes it possible to obtain a geometry favorable to isochronism. As we can see, the step p between one turn and the next decreases as we get closer to the center of the balance spring. Conversely, the section increases from the curve outside 14 to the
Sur le diagramme représenté à la figure 5, on voit que l'écart maximum est abaissé à 2,8 s/j pour une amplitude de 242°. On obtiendrait encore un résultat favorable sur cet écart maximum en agissant uniquement, soit sur le pas p, soit sur l'épaisseur e de la lame.On the diagram shown in Figure 5, we see that the maximum deviation is lowered to 2.8 s / d for an amplitude of 242 °. One would still obtain a favorable result on this maximum deviation by acting only, either on the pitch p , or on the thickness e of the blade.
Les figures 6 et 7 correspondent à une deuxième mode de réalisation de type "Michel" pour la courbe à l'extérieur 14 et pour la courbe à l'intérieur 11. Les spires ont entre elles un pas constant et une section constante correspondant à une épaisseur constante de 0,042 mm, à l'exception de deux portions de spires pour lesquelles l'épaisseur est portée à 0,056 mm :
une portion 12 de la courbe à l'intérieur 11 sur un secteur angulaire d'environ 80° dont la partie médiane se trouve sensiblement à - 110° d'un axe de référence Ox, etune portion 15 de la courbe à l'extérieur 14 sur un secteur angulaire d'environ 20° dont la partie médiane se trouve sensiblement à + 115° de l'axe de référence Ox.
- a
portion 12 of the curve inside 11 over an angular sector of approximately 80 °, the middle part of which is substantially at −110 ° from a reference axis Ox, and - a
portion 15 of theoutside curve 14 over an angular sector of approximately 20 °, the middle part of which is substantially at + 115 ° from the reference axis Ox.
Sur le diagramme représenté à la figure 7 on voit que l'écart maximum n'est plus que de 1,8 s/j. La valeur de la surépaisseur et les positionnements sur les spires ne sont donnés ci-dessus qu'à titre illustratif, et il est bien évident que l'homme de métier peut choisir d'avoir un plus grand nombre de zones de surépaisseur en différents endroits. On the diagram shown in Figure 7 we see that the maximum deviation is more than 1.8 s / d. The value of the allowance and the positions on the turns are given above for illustration only, and it is obvious that the man of trade may choose to have a greater number of allowance zones in different places.
Les figures 8 et 9 correspondent à un troisième mode de réalisation dans
lequel la courbe à l'intérieur 11 est de type Grossmann 13, c'est-à-dire en ayant une
géométrie telle que celle décrite dans l'ouvrage "Théorie générale de l'horlogerie" de
L. Defossez. Une telle géométrie est très délicate à obtenir par déformation d'une
lame métallique. Le procédé de fabrication selon l'invention permet par contre
d'obtenir très facilement une telle configuration sans l'intervention d'un personnel
hautement qualifié. Le diagramme représenté à la figure 9 montre que l'écart
maximum à 300° n'est que de 2,1 s/j.Figures 8 and 9 correspond to a third embodiment in
which the curve inside 11 is of
Bien évidemment, compte tenu de la liberté de configuration que donnent les procédés de fabrication selon l'invention, il est possible de combiner les modes de réalisations précédemment décrits pour obtenir un spiral selon l'invention ayant un isochronisme amélioré.Obviously, given the freedom of configuration given by manufacturing methods according to the invention, it is possible to combine the modes of previously described embodiments for obtaining a hairspring according to the invention having a improved isochronism.
A la figure 10 on a représenté un spiral correspondant au premier mode de
réalisation (figure 4) dans lequel la virole 20 est remplacée par une rondelle
autobloquante 17 formée en même temps que le spiral 10. Cette rondelle 17 présente
en son centre un contour 19 tel qu'il permet de bloquer sans jeu l'axe 9 du balancier 8
en ayant une certaine élasticité procurée par des lumières 18 réparties autour du
contour de blocage 19 représenté en étoile à la figure 10. Les figures 10A à 10E
montrent d'autres conformations possibles de la rondelle autobloquante 17 avec un
contour de blocage 19 en triangle, en carré, hexagonal, circulaire ou en ogive.
Lorsqu'on réalise l'ensemble spiral-rondelle autobloquante par photolithographie et
croissance galvanique on peut avantageusement, au moyen d'une étape
supplémentaire, réaliser ladite rondelle autobloquante 17 avec une épaisseur
supérieure à la hauteur de la lame pour obtenir une meilleure tenue du spiral 10 sur
l'axe 9 du balancier.FIG. 10 shows a hairspring corresponding to the first mode of
embodiment (Figure 4) in which the
Un spiral selon l'invention en un matériau amorphe ou cristallin tel que du silicium peut être fabriqué en adaptant les procédés de micro-usinage déjà utilisés par exemple pour la fabrication de circuits intégrés ou d'accéléromètres à partir d'une plaquette de silicium. On peut notamment se référer aux procédés décrits dans les brevets US 4 571 661 et US 5 576 250 concernant des accéléromètres. Le procédé consiste fondamentalement en les étapes suivantes :
- appliquer une plaquette de silicium sur un substrat en créant une interface en SiO2 isolante;
- amincir la plaquette jusqu'à la hauteur "h" de lame désirée selon la méthode décrite par C. Harendt et al. ("Wafer bonding and its application to silicon-on-insulator fabrication" Technical Digest MNE'90, 2nd Workshop, Berlin, November 90, p. 81-86);
- former par photolithographie un masquage correspondant au contour de spiral désiré;
- effectuer la gravure de la plaquette de silicium jusqu'au substrat, selon des procédés connus, telle qu'une attaque chimique par voie humide, un usinage à sec par plasma, ou une combinaison des deux; et
- séparer le spiral du substrat.
- applying a silicon wafer to a substrate by creating an insulating SiO 2 interface;
- thin the wafer to the desired height "h" of the blade according to the method described by C. Harendt et al. ("Wafer bonding and its application to silicon-on-insulator fabrication" Technical Digest MNE'90, 2nd Workshop, Berlin, November 90, p. 81-86);
- forming a photolithography mask corresponding to the desired hairspring contour;
- etching the silicon wafer to the substrate, according to known methods, such as wet chemical etching, dry plasma machining, or a combination of the two; and
- separate the hairspring from the substrate.
Compte-tenu des très petites dimensions d'un spiral, il est évidemment possible et avantageux de les fabriquer par lot à partir d'une unique plaquette de silicium.Given the very small dimensions of a hairspring, it is obviously possible and advantageous to manufacture them in batches from a single plate of silicon.
Pour fabriquer un spiral selon l'invention en métal ou en alliage, on fait appel à la technique LIGA connue depuis le milieu des années 70. Dans une première étape le procédé consiste fondamentalement à étaler sur un substrat préalablement revêtu d'une couche sacrificielle un photorésist positif ou négatif sur une épaisseur correspondant à la hauteur "h" de lame désirée et former au moyen d'un masque par photolithographie et attaque chimique une structure en creux correspondant au contour désiré pour le spiral. Dans une deuxième étape , on remplit ladite structure en creux d'un métal ou d'un alliage métallique soit par électrodéposition comme indiqué par exemple dans le brevet US 4 661 212, soit par compression et frittage de nanoparticules, comme indiqué par exemple dans la demande de brevet US 2001/0038803.To manufacture a hairspring according to the invention in metal or alloy, use is made of the LIGA technique known since the mid-70s. In a first step the process basically consists of spreading on a previously coated substrate a sacrificial layer a positive or negative photoresist over a thickness corresponding to the desired height "h" of the blade and form by means of a mask by photolithography and chemical attack a hollow structure corresponding to the desired outline for the hairspring. In a second step, said structure is filled in hollow of a metal or metal alloy either by electrodeposition as shown for example in US Patent 4,661,212, either by compression and sintering of nanoparticles, as indicated for example in the US patent application 2001/0038803.
Dans une dernière étape on libère le spiral du substrat par élimination de la couche sacrificielle.In a last step, we release the balance spring from the substrate by eliminating the sacrificial layer.
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