EP1519250A1 - Spiralfeder-Unruh-Resonator mit Thermokompensation - Google Patents

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EP1519250A1
EP1519250A1 EP03021787A EP03021787A EP1519250A1 EP 1519250 A1 EP1519250 A1 EP 1519250A1 EP 03021787 A EP03021787 A EP 03021787A EP 03021787 A EP03021787 A EP 03021787A EP 1519250 A1 EP1519250 A1 EP 1519250A1
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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
    • G04B17/20—Compensation of mechanisms for stabilising frequency
    • G04B17/22—Compensation of mechanisms for stabilising frequency for the effect of variations of temperature
    • G04B17/222—Compensation of mechanisms for stabilising frequency for the effect of variations of temperature with balances
    • 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
    • G04B18/04—Adjusting the beat of the pendulum, balance, or the like, e.g. putting into beat

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  • the present invention relates to a spring-balance resonator thermally compensated to reduce the diurnal temperature difference of a mechanical watch movement at a level comparable to that of a watch electronic quartz.
  • the daytime deviation of a mechanical movement depends mainly on the regulating devices, and in particular the sprung balance the frequency of oscillation can be influenced by variations in the factors outside, such as a change in temperature or the presence of a field magnetic.
  • the temperature acts in particular on the moment of inertia of the pendulum and on the elastic constant of the spiral, and modifies the frequency of the balance-spiral which is indeed a function of these two parameters.
  • the pendulum As for the pendulum, it is generally made of an alloy non-magnetic such as glucydur, making the oscillatory movement of the pendulum can not be disturbed by the proximity of magnetic materials.
  • an alloy non-magnetic such as glucydur
  • the object of the invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the aforementioned prior art in providing a balance-spring with an even smaller gap in especially because of a spiral made of a non-magnetic material whose coefficients of expansion and the thermal variation of the modulus of elasticity allow, during the manufacture, to adapt the elastic constant of said spiral to the moment of inertia of the balance.
  • E the modulus of elasticity
  • h the height of the spiral
  • e its thickness
  • L its developed length.
  • I mr 2 in which m represents the mass and r the radius of gyration, which obviously depends on the coefficient of expansion ⁇ of the pendulum.
  • the invention relates to a balance spring for mechanical horological movement in which the spiral is formed of turns of height h made from a single crystal quartz crystallographic axes x, y, z, the x axis, being the electric axis and the y axis the mechanical axis, the height h of the turns having substantially the same orientation as the crystallographic axis z. More precisely, the height h forms with the axis z an angle ⁇ which can vary between + 25 ° and -25 °, preferably between + 10 ° and -15 °, which makes it possible to vary the elastic constant of the spiral without modify the geometry.
  • quartz for the manufacture of a spiral also offers the advantage, besides its excellent thermal characteristics, to possess also excellent mechanical and chemical properties, particularly in aging, oxidation and sensitivity to magnetic fields.
  • the technique of photolithography and etching allows, on the one hand, to form in the quartz blade, together with the spiral as such, its attachment to the outside and the fastening shell in the center, on the other hand to freely choose other spiral parameters such as the thickness e of the turns or their pitch, at a point any of its development.
  • the quartz slide is cut according to a plane forming an angle ⁇ / 2 - ⁇ with respect to the crystallographic axis z, equivalent by rotating about the x axis, an angle ⁇ with respect to the direction of the height h of the spiral.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown the first step of the method of manufacturing a spiral according to the invention.
  • This step consists in taking a quartz bar 1 having for crystallographic axes xyz, and in cutting a blade 3 having for thickness the height h desired for the blade 3, for example of a few tenths millimeters.
  • the desired height h can also be obtained by cutting a blank which is then subjected in a known manner to a machining operation by chemical, physical or physicochemical means to thin the blade up to the height h .
  • This blade is cut along a plane xy 'forming an angle ⁇ with the xy plane perpendicular to the crystallographic axis z, that is to say by rotation of the xy plane by an angle ⁇ about the x axis.
  • Figure 2 also shows schematically, for an enlarged portion spiral near the curve in the center, the following steps of the process. These steps consist, according to known methods for the manufacture of micro-structures, to photolithographically form a mask for delimiting the contour 5 of the spiral, and define outside of said contour areas 7 to be eliminated to create the spiral.
  • the photolithography and etching process allows, if desired, at the same time form the clip on the outside and attach it to the center, ie a ferrule coming from material with the spiral. It also allows to freely choose other spiral parameters to improve its performance, such as the thickness of turns and / or their pitch, and this at any point of the development of the spiral.
  • the elimination of the zones 7 situated outside the contour can be carried out according to known methods, for example for the manufacture of tuning forks of electronic watches.
  • a wet etching can be carried out, in particular etching by means of a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and ammonium fluoride (HF / NH 4 F). It is also possible to carry out a dry attack, for example using the technique of reactive ion etching.
  • FIG. 4 represents a beam of curves giving the variation of running as a function of the temperature and showing how it is possible, by a simple variation of the angle ⁇ to obtain a minimum difference of market with balances having different coefficients of dilation, as shown in Table 1 below: coefficient of expansion ⁇ Angle ⁇ curve of 5.10 -6 K -1 - 14.6 ° curve e 10.10 -6 K -1 - 7 ° curve f 15.10 -6 K -1 + 7 °
  • the curve g corresponds to the tuning fork of an electronic watch taken as a reference.

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EP03021787A EP1519250B1 (de) 2003-09-26 2003-09-26 Spiralfeder-Unruh-Resonator mit Thermokompensation
US10/943,855 US7503688B2 (en) 2003-09-26 2004-09-20 Thermoregulated sprung balance resonator
TW093128448A TWI372952B (en) 2003-09-26 2004-09-20 Thermoregulated sprung balance resonator
KR1020040075712A KR20050030558A (ko) 2003-09-26 2004-09-22 열조절 스프링 밸런스 공진기
CNB2004100801241A CN100483271C (zh) 2003-09-26 2004-09-23 温控的游丝摆轮谐振器
JP2004279139A JP4805560B2 (ja) 2003-09-26 2004-09-27 温度変化に対して調節されるばねてんぷ共振器
HK05106159.9A HK1073697A1 (en) 2003-09-26 2005-07-21 Thermoregulated sprung balance resonator

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