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- the present invention relates to the field of watchmaking and more particularly to timepieces equipped with an escapement, which is a mechanism transforming a rotational movement into an alternating movement.
- the rotational movement is generated by a power source, usually a weight or a spring, driving a gear train.
- a power source usually a weight or a spring
- This energy is transmitted, in pulses, to a resonator, which can be a balance spring or a pendulum.
- the Swiss lever escapement is the most frequently used. It includes an escape wheel and an anchor, and maintains a balance wheel.
- the anchor cooperates with the latter and provides it with energy at each alternation, during each passage through its dead point. Outside the impulse phases, the pendulum oscillates freely. In this way, its sinusoidal motion is only slightly affected by friction.
- This type of exhaust equips the vast majority of mechanical watches currently manufactured.
- a timepiece of this type is described in the document GB 574229 . It has a free escapement whose anchor is provided with two resilient blades cooperating with the wheel. The presence of elastic blades must reduce the noise of the exhaust. The efficiency of this exhaust is not better than that of other free exhausts, because of the angles of fall.
- a first object of the present invention is to significantly reduce these energy losses by eliminating the free escapement drop angle or sliding friction rubbing rest exhausts. This object is achieved by virtue of the fact that the active elastic blade cooperates with said wheel by means of a bearing point constituting a pivot point that is almost frictionless and that the transmission member is permanently coupled to the resonator.
- a second object of the present invention is to avoid sliding friction also during the driving pulse, and thus allow operation without lubrication.
- the pallets form a knife in their portion intended to cooperate with the toothing at the points of support.
- the end of the knife thus pivots in the bottom of the fulcrum with which it cooperates, almost without sliding.
- the transmission member is in constant contact with the balance, but the pallets do not rub on the teeth of the wheel. This result is obtained thanks to the fact that the elastic blades deform while their end provided with a pallet pivots while rolling on the point of support.
- the escapement according to the invention may further comprise abutments, integral with the frame, which limit the amplitude of these blades when the pallets are no longer in position. contact with the teeth.
- the pendulum oscillates at a frequency of the order of a few Hertz, generally at 2.5 Hz, 3 Hz or 4 Hz, for a typical amplitude of 220 ° in vertical position.
- the amplitude is chosen so as to ensure an isochronism defect as low as possible.
- the ratio between the oscillation angle and the pulse angle decreases substantially, which causes a loss in the accuracy of the watch.
- a gain due to the frequency increase is therefore illusory because of other parameters that affect the accuracy of the movement.
- the escapements with rubbing rest are generally found in the clocks equipped with a pendulum.
- the amplitude of the latter is a few degrees, so that the angle traveled after the pulse is relatively low.
- the friction can be considered as generally low.
- the frequency of the pendulum inversely proportional to the square root of its length, can not be increased beyond a few Hertz.
- a third object of the present invention is therefore to propose a timepiece equipped with a balance whose dissipated power is reduced by a decrease in its amplitude.
- the accuracy can be improved by increasing its frequency, and the efficiency of the exhaust is increased.
- the amplitude of the balance should be higher, typically from 5 to 50 degrees, or if it was desired to maintain a certain elasticity between the body and the balance, it would be advantageous to fix the body on the elastic member in one point between its point of attachment to the pendulum and its anchorage point to the frame.
- the increase in the frequency corresponds to an increase in the rigidity of the elastic return member of the balance, which is proportional to the square of the frequency.
- Such an increase in rigidity combined with the reduction of the amplitude, makes it possible to suspend the balance directly by the elastic member, thus eliminating the friction of the pivots.
- the balance thus suspended elastically is able to maintain an excellent amplitude decrement value per cycle and up to a very low level of amplitude.
- the oscillator may be provided with a regulator member movably mounted on the frame and whose position is a function of the engine torque of the energy source. It is arranged to cooperate with the spring of the elastic member to vary its active length.
- the correction of the isochronism can be ensured by a second spring that comprises the elastic member, fixed to the balance by one of its ends, its median part cooperating with said regulating member.
- the timepiece movement shown schematically on the figure 1 comprises a barrel 10, a finishing gear train 12 comprising an hour wheel 14, an average wheel 16, and a seconds wheel 18, an escapement 20 and a resonator 22. These various components are arranged on a frame which has no not been represented.
- the resilient blades 26a and 26b are fixed at one of their ends to the body 26c, which is rigidly mounted on the arm 28b. They behave like articulated arms with elastic return. Alternatively, the body 26c can be made in one piece with the arm 28b.
- the blades 26a and 26b are each provided, at their end opposite the body 26c, a pallet 32 (see figure 2b ), intended to cooperate with the wheel 24b, formed by the blade itself or by an insert, preferably hard material such as ruby.
- the wheel 24b comprises a board bearing teeth respectively referenced 24c and 24d, interconnected by a serge 24e.
- the teeth extend radially from the serge, one 24c inwardly, the other 24d outwardly. More precisely, the toothing 24d is in the thickness of the board, while the toothing 24c is in excess thickness.
- Such a wheel may, for example, be made of silicon, by etching or nickel alloy and phosphor by electrolytic growth.
- the teeth are of triangular shape, with a small side 24f with a substantially radial orientation, defining the height of the tooth. Two successive teeth of the same toothing are separated by a space approximately equal to the width of a tooth.
- the pitch is of the order of the oscillation amplitude of the pallets in the absence of interaction with the toothing.
- the small side 24f is about 20% of the pace.
- the intersecting lines of the serge 24e and the short sides 24f of the teeth constitute support points 24g against which the pallets 32 are leant.
- the pallets 32 have an apex angle smaller than the angle made by the seam 24e and the side 24f. In this way, these pallets can rotate by rolling in the support points 24g, thus working as knives, in the sense that it is heard in the pendulums pendulums.
- the teeth of the teeth 24c and 24d are offset by half a step, while the pallets 32 are aligned radially. In this way, the two vanes cooperate by alternating identical sequences of half a cycle with the wheel 24b.
- the barrel induces a maintenance torque tending to turn the escapement wheel 24 clockwise.
- the teeth 24d and applies a force on the pallet 32b tending to amplify the movement of the balance. In other words, the applied torque provides energy to the pendulum.
- the wheel 24 rotates and drives the rocker 28 and the blades 26a and 26b to occupy the position of the figure 3a .
- the pallet 32a has come into contact with the serge 24e, it slips there, with an extremely low friction, the pressure being very light, until it leans against a fulcrum 24g of the toothing 24c.
- the rocker 28 has reached its maximum amplitude and comes back, pushed by the pallet 32a.
- the pallet 32b then passes the tooth against which it was supported ( figure 3c ) and comes in contact with the 24th serge, as shown on the figure 3d .
- the pendulum continues its oscillation until the pallet 32b comes back against the fulcrum 24g of the next tooth and pushes the wheel 24 as had the pallet 32a during the previous alternation.
- the exhaust represented on the figure 4 also comprises a wheel 24b and a transmission member 26, provided with two flexible blades 26a and 26b and a body 26c.
- the latter comprises two arms arranged on either side of a pivot point 26d located at the intersection of the tangents to the wheel, each arm carrying one of the blades.
- the blades are in contact with the wheel at points distant, for example, about 90 ° and both make an angle of about 45 ° with a tangent to the wheel 24b, which has only an external toothing.
- the blades 26a and 26b are arranged in such a way that the torque generated by the wheel on the member 26 is substantially the same, for the two blades 26a and 26b.
- the rocker 28 is of conventional type, that is to say pivotally mounted on the frame, by means of a shaft engaged in bearings. Since such an escapement makes it possible to work at relatively high frequencies, and also at relatively low amplitudes, it is advantageous to also eliminate the friction of the pendulum on its pivots, in the amount arranged on an elastic structure such as that illustrated in the Figures 5, 6a and 6b .
- a frame 50 carries a rocker 52 by means of four U-shaped springs 54.
- the rocker 52 comprises a central body 52a, two arms 52b and two masses of inertia 52c.
- the body 52a extends axially on both sides of the arms 52b. It is in the shape of a truncated cylinder, the cylindrical parts being at the right of the arms, the flat parts in their extension.
- the four springs 54 are fixed to the body 52a, arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of the body 52a and with respect to a plane passing through the middle of the arms 52b.
- the arms 52b carry, in the vicinity of their ends, on opposite faces and at different levels, resilient blades 56 cooperating with an escape wheel 58.
- the arms 52b therefore perform the same function as the body 26c in the realization of figures 1 and 2 .
- Blades 56 and wheel 58 may be in all respects similar to blades 26 and wheel 24b described with reference to FIGS. figures 2 and 3 . They will not be described in more detail.
- the balance freely oscillates, suspended by the springs 54 which, by their shape, provide the rigidity of the assembly for degrees of freedom other than the nominal pivoting.
- shockproof pins 60 fixed in cylindrical holes 52d, axially oriented, which comprise the ends of the body 52a, and engaged with a certain clearance in abutments 61 integral with the frame 50.
- each of the two levels of springs 54 would be advantageous, both in terms of the reduction of friction of the structure in terms of simplification of assembly.
- a single level of springs is also possible.
- This level can also be monolithic and be designed so that its transverse rigidity is sufficient to prevent any movement other than rotation. desired balance.
- the shape of these springs should be such that the sources of friction at their attachment points, on the balance or on the frame, are minimized.
- the resilient blades may have a sectional variation or be perpendicular to the parts used to fix them.
- the figure 7 represents a device for adjusting the frequency as well as the isochronism of the oscillator.
- This device takes into account the variation of the torque applied by the barrel on the gear train and that applied by the latter on the escapement and the balance. It comprises, mounted rigidly on the rocker arm 52, a radially extending elastic arm 62 whose torque generated for a given armoring angle is two to four orders of magnitude less than the torque generated by the springs 54.
- this device comprises a spring 64 rigidly mounted on the frame 50 and carrying at its free end a pawl 65 engaged in a ratchet wheel 66 which provides the winding of the mainspring. Under the effect of the mainspring, and via the pawl 65, the spring 64 bends, so that its position is a function of the degree of arming.
- a carriage 68 is slidably mounted on the frame 50, in a direction parallel to the orientation of the arm 62. It carries two elastic blades 69 each comprising a finger 70 intended to cooperate with the elastic arm 62.
- a pantograph 72 pivotally mounted on the frame 50 by a vertex of its parallelogram, is connected to the spring 64 by the opposite vertex.
- the arms 72a of the pantograph 72 which intersect at their pivot point, extend towards the carriage 68. Their ends bear pins 72b adjacent to the blades 69.
- the carriage 68 To adjust the frequency of the oscillator, simply move the carriage 68 in the direction of the double arrow shown in the drawing, which has the effect of varying the active length of the elastic arm 62.
- the carriage is advantageously moved by means of a worm screw, not shown in the drawing.
- This arm 62 is active only when it bears against one of the fingers 70. Also, by more or less spacing the fingers 70, it is possible to vary the elastic moment of the resonator as a function of the amplitude the balance, which is a function of the engine torque.
- the embodiment shown at figure 8 is similar to that of Figures 1 to 3 .
- the transmission member 26 is not fixed on the balance 28. It is pivotally mounted on the balance by means of a ball bearing 73, coaxially with the balance 28.
- a hairspring 30a fixed by one end to a ferrule not visible in the drawing and mounted on the balance shaft, and the other end to a stud 74 integral with the body 26c, elastically connects the latter to the balance 28.
- a leaf spring 30b fixed rigidly to the piton 74 is limited in its movement by two pins 75 fixed on the frame.
- This last figure shows the division of the elastic member into two parts connected in series; one, the spiral spring 30a connects the transmission body 26c to the balance, and the other, the blade 30b, connects the body 26c to the frame by the pins 75.
- leaf spring 30b could also provide the function of the arm 62, described with reference to FIG. figure 7 .
- the pallets have a concave portion performing the function of rolling friction in cooperation with the bearing points of the toothing constituted by the outgoing edges of the teeth, which thus act as knives pivoting in the hollow of the pallets.
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La présente invention se rapporte au domaine de l'horlogerie et plus particulièrement aux pièces d'horlogerie munies d'un échappement, qui est un mécanisme transformant un mouvement de rotation en un mouvement alternatif. Le mouvement de rotation est engendré par une source d'énergie, en général un poids ou un ressort, entraînant un rouage. Cette énergie est transmise, par impulsions, à un résonateur, qui peut être un balancier-spiral ou un pendule.The present invention relates to the field of watchmaking and more particularly to timepieces equipped with an escapement, which is a mechanism transforming a rotational movement into an alternating movement. The rotational movement is generated by a power source, usually a weight or a spring, driving a gear train. This energy is transmitted, in pulses, to a resonator, which can be a balance spring or a pendulum.
Il existe plusieurs centaines de types d'échappements, généralement classés en deux groupes principaux distincts, soit les échappements libres et les échappements à repos frottant.There are several hundred types of exhausts, usually classified into two distinct main groups, free exhausts and rub-off exhausts.
Parmi les échappements libres, l'échappement à ancre suisse est le plus fréquemment utilisé. Il comporte une roue d'échappement et une ancre, et assure l'entretien d'un balancier. L'ancre coopère avec ce dernier et lui fournit de l'énergie à chaque alternance, lors de chaque passage par son point mort. En dehors des phases d'impulsion, le balancier oscille librement. De la sorte, son mouvement sinusoïdal n'est que peu affecté par des frottements. Ce type d'échappement équipe la très large majorité des montres mécaniques actuellement fabriquées.Among the free exhausts, the Swiss lever escapement is the most frequently used. It includes an escape wheel and an anchor, and maintains a balance wheel. The anchor cooperates with the latter and provides it with energy at each alternation, during each passage through its dead point. Outside the impulse phases, the pendulum oscillates freely. In this way, its sinusoidal motion is only slightly affected by friction. This type of exhaust equips the vast majority of mechanical watches currently manufactured.
Pour que le balancier puisse osciller librement, il est nécessaire que les pièces actives de l'échappement se dégagent les unes des autres lorsqu'elles ont terminé leur fonction. Cela signifie que la roue parcourt, à chaque impulsion, un angle dit de chute, impliquant obligatoirement une perte d'énergie.In order for the rocker to oscillate freely, it is necessary for the active parts of the escapement to emerge from each other when they have completed their function. This means that the wheel travels, at each pulse, a so-called drop angle, necessarily involving a loss of energy.
Dans les échappements à repos frottant, le balancier et l'organe de liaison restent en contact l'un avec l'autre, avec un mouvement relatif engendrant un frottement de glissement qui implique aussi une importante perte d'énergie.In the rubbing rest exhausts, the balance and the connecting member remain in contact with each other, with a relative movement generating a sliding friction which also implies a significant loss of energy.
La présente invention concerne plus particulièrement une pièce d'horlogerie comportant un bâti, un balancier, un organe élastique coopérant avec le balancier pour former un résonateur, une source d'énergie mécanique et un rouage entraîné par ladite source d'énergie, et un échappement qui comprend :
- un mobile d'échappement muni d'un pignon en prise avec un mobile dudit rouage, et d'une roue comportant au moins une denture, et
- un organe de transmission pour transmettre l'énergie provenant de la roue d'échappement au résonateur, ledit organe comportant un corps et deux lames élastiques solidaires dudit corps par l'une de leurs extrémités et munies chacune d'une palette à l'autre extrémité, coopérant alternativement avec ladite roue pour transmettre l'énergie au résonateur.
- an escapement wheel having a pinion meshing with a wheel of said wheel, and a wheel comprising at least one toothing, and
- a transmission member for transmitting the energy from the escape wheel to the resonator, said member comprising a body and two resilient blades secured to said body by one of their ends and each provided with a pallet at the other end , cooperating alternately with said wheel to transmit the energy to the resonator.
Une pièce d'horlogerie de ce type est décrite dans le document
Un premier but de la présente invention est de réduire de manière sensible ces pertes d'énergie en supprimant l'angle de chute des échappements libres ou les frottements de glissement des échappements à repos frottant. Ce but est atteint grâce au fait que la lame élastique active coopère avec ladite roue par l'intermédiaire d'un point d'appui constituant un point de pivotement quasi sans frottement et en ce que l'organe de transmission est couplé de manière permanente au résonateur.A first object of the present invention is to significantly reduce these energy losses by eliminating the free escapement drop angle or sliding friction rubbing rest exhausts. This object is achieved by virtue of the fact that the active elastic blade cooperates with said wheel by means of a bearing point constituting a pivot point that is almost frictionless and that the transmission member is permanently coupled to the resonator.
Par ailleurs, dans la plupart des échappements connus, les dents de la roue coopèrent, durant l'impulsion motrice, avec l'une ou l'autre des palettes de l'organe de transmission dans un mouvement relatif engendrant un frottement de glissement, source d'une forte perte d'énergie et d'un risque d'usure en l'absence de lubrifiant. Un deuxième but de la présente invention est d'éviter les frottements de glissement aussi durant l'impulsion motrice, et ainsi permettre un fonctionnement sans lubrification.Moreover, in most known exhausts, the teeth of the wheel cooperate, during the driving pulse, with one or other of the pallets of the transmission member in a relative movement generating a sliding friction, source of a high energy loss and a risk of wear in the absence of lubricant. A second object of the present invention is to avoid sliding friction also during the driving pulse, and thus allow operation without lubrication.
Dans une première variante, les palettes forment un couteau dans leur portion destinée à coopérer avec la denture aux points d'appui. L'extrémité du couteau pivote ainsi dans le fond du point d'appui avec lequel il coopère, quasiment sans glissement.In a first variant, the pallets form a knife in their portion intended to cooperate with the toothing at the points of support. The end of the knife thus pivots in the bottom of the fulcrum with which it cooperates, almost without sliding.
Dans une deuxième variante, ce sont les points d'appui de la denture qui forment un couteau dans leur portion destinée à coopérer avec une partie en creux des palettes.In a second variant, it is the bearing points of the toothing which form a knife in their portion intended to cooperate with a hollow part of the pallets.
Avec un tel échappement, l'organe de transmission est en contact permanent avec le balancier, mais les palettes ne frottent pas pour autant sur la denture de la roue. Ce résultat est obtenu grâce au fait que les lames élastiques se déforment alors que leur extrémité munie d'une palette pivote en roulant sur le point d'appui.With such an exhaust, the transmission member is in constant contact with the balance, but the pallets do not rub on the teeth of the wheel. This result is obtained thanks to the fact that the elastic blades deform while their end provided with a pallet pivots while rolling on the point of support.
Afin d'éviter que les lames élastiques ne vibrent lorsque les palettes quittent la denture, l'échappement selon l'invention peut en outre comporter des butées, solidaires du bâti, qui limitent l'amplitude de ces lames lorsque les palettes ne sont plus en contact avec la denture.In order to prevent the elastic blades from vibrating when the pallets leave the toothing, the escapement according to the invention may further comprise abutments, integral with the frame, which limit the amplitude of these blades when the pallets are no longer in position. contact with the teeth.
Dans les montres munies d'un échappement à ancre suisse, le balancier oscille à une fréquence de l'ordre de quelques Hertz, généralement à 2,5 Hz, 3 Hz ou 4 Hz, pour une amplitude typique de 220° en position verticale. L'amplitude est choisie de manière à assurer un défaut d'isochronisme aussi faible que possible.In watches equipped with a Swiss lever escapement, the pendulum oscillates at a frequency of the order of a few Hertz, generally at 2.5 Hz, 3 Hz or 4 Hz, for a typical amplitude of 220 ° in vertical position. The amplitude is chosen so as to ensure an isochronism defect as low as possible.
On sait par ailleurs qu'un oscillateur travaillant à une fréquence plus élevée devrait permettre une amélioration de la précision de la montre, même si l'amplitude du balancier est fortement réduite. Cela est vrai dans la mesure où l'échappement travaille dans de bonnes conditions. Or, ce n'est malheureusement pas le cas avec un échappement à ancre suisse, les conditions de travail se détériorant avec une augmentation de la fréquence et une diminution de l'amplitude.It is also known that an oscillator working at a higher frequency should allow an improvement in the accuracy of the watch, even if the amplitude of the pendulum is greatly reduced. This is true to the extent that the exhaust works in good conditions. However, this is unfortunately not the case with a Swiss lever escapement, working conditions deteriorating with an increase in frequency and a decrease in amplitude.
En effet, le rapport entre l'angle d'oscillation et l'angle d'impulsion diminue sensiblement, ce qui engendre une perte dans la précision de la montre. Un gain dû à l'augmentation de fréquence est donc illusoire à cause des autres paramètres qui viennent affecter la précision du mouvement.Indeed, the ratio between the oscillation angle and the pulse angle decreases substantially, which causes a loss in the accuracy of the watch. A gain due to the frequency increase is therefore illusory because of other parameters that affect the accuracy of the movement.
Une augmentation sensible de la fréquence est donc difficilement envisageable avec des échappements de type à ancre suisse.A significant increase in frequency is therefore difficult to envisage with escapements of the Swiss anchor type.
Les échappements à repos frottant se trouvent en général dans les horloges munies d'un pendule. L'amplitude de ce dernier est de quelques degrés, de telle sorte que l'angle parcouru après l'impulsion est relativement faible. En conséquence, le frottement peut être considéré comme globalement faible. Toutefois, la fréquence du pendule, inversement proportionnelle à la racine carrée de sa longueur, ne peut être augmentée au-delà de quelques Hertz.The escapements with rubbing rest are generally found in the clocks equipped with a pendulum. The amplitude of the latter is a few degrees, so that the angle traveled after the pulse is relatively low. As a result, the friction can be considered as generally low. However, the frequency of the pendulum, inversely proportional to the square root of its length, can not be increased beyond a few Hertz.
En résumé, ni l'un ni l'autre des types d'échappements, mentionnés plus haut et intégrés dans un oscillateur connu, ne permettent de travailler dans de bonnes conditions à des amplitudes intermédiaires, et à plus haute fréquence. Or, il pourrait être intéressant de réduire l'amplitude à quelques dizaines de degrés, voire quelques degrés, tout en augmentant la fréquence. On pourrait ainsi sensiblement améliorer la précision de la pièce d'horlogerie tout en réduisant sa consommation.In summary, neither of the types of exhausts, mentioned above and integrated in a known oscillator, make it possible to work in good conditions at intermediate amplitudes, and at higher frequencies. However, it could be interesting to reduce the amplitude to a few tens of degrees, even a few degrees, while increasing the frequency. It could thus significantly improve the accuracy of the timepiece while reducing its consumption.
Un troisième but de la présente invention est donc de proposer une pièce d'horlogerie munie d'un balancier dont la puissance dissipée est réduite par une diminution de son amplitude. La précision peut être améliorée par une augmentation de sa fréquence, et le rendement de l'échappement est augmenté.A third object of the present invention is therefore to propose a timepiece equipped with a balance whose dissipated power is reduced by a decrease in its amplitude. The accuracy can be improved by increasing its frequency, and the efficiency of the exhaust is increased.
Ce but est atteint si l'amplitude du balancier est plus petite ou égale à 5°. Le corps de l'échappement peut alors être fixé rigidement au balancier, ce qui constitue une simplification bienvenue de la structure.This goal is reached if the amplitude of the balance is smaller or equal to 5 °. The body of the exhaust can then be rigidly attached to the balance, which is a welcome simplification of the structure.
Si l'amplitude du balancier devait être plus élevée, typiquement de 5 à 50 degrés, ou si l'on désirait maintenir une certaine élasticité entre le corps et le balancier, il serait alors avantageux de fixer le corps sur l'organe élastique en un point situé entre son point de fixation au balancier et son point d'ancrage au bâti.If the amplitude of the balance should be higher, typically from 5 to 50 degrees, or if it was desired to maintain a certain elasticity between the body and the balance, it would be advantageous to fix the body on the elastic member in one point between its point of attachment to the pendulum and its anchorage point to the frame.
Par ailleurs, l'augmentation de la fréquence correspond à une augmentation de la rigidité de l'organe élastique de rappel du balancier, laquelle est proportionnelle au carré de la fréquence. Une telle augmentation de rigidité, combinée à la réduction de l'amplitude, permet de suspendre le balancier directement par l'organe élastique, en supprimant ainsi les frottements des pivots. Le balancier ainsi suspendu élastiquement est capable de maintenir une excellente valeur du décrément d'amplitude par cycle et ce, jusqu'à un très bas niveau d'amplitude.Furthermore, the increase in the frequency corresponds to an increase in the rigidity of the elastic return member of the balance, which is proportional to the square of the frequency. Such an increase in rigidity, combined with the reduction of the amplitude, makes it possible to suspend the balance directly by the elastic member, thus eliminating the friction of the pivots. The balance thus suspended elastically is able to maintain an excellent amplitude decrement value per cycle and up to a very low level of amplitude.
Afin de compenser le défaut d'isochronisme, l'oscillateur peut être muni d'un organe régulateur monté mobile sur le bâti et dont la position est fonction du couple moteur de la source d'énergie. Il est agencé pour coopérer avec le ressort de l'organe élastique pour en faire varier sa longueur active.In order to compensate for the lack of isochronism, the oscillator may be provided with a regulator member movably mounted on the frame and whose position is a function of the engine torque of the energy source. It is arranged to cooperate with the spring of the elastic member to vary its active length.
A titre d'exemple, la correction de l'isochronisme peut être assurée par un deuxième ressort que comporte l'organe élastique, fixé au balancier par l'une de ses extrémités, sa partie médiane coopérant avec ledit organe régulateur.By way of example, the correction of the isochronism can be ensured by a second spring that comprises the elastic member, fixed to the balance by one of its ends, its median part cooperating with said regulating member.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée à titre d'exemple et faite en référence au dessin dans lequel:
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figure 1 représente, de manière schématique, un mouvement de montre muni d'un échappement selon l'invention ; - la
figure 2a permet de voir, de manière plus détaillée, les pièces constitutives de l'échappement et leurs positions relatives, la roue et les palettes étant vues agrandies en 2b ; - les
figures 3a à 3d montrent les positions successives de ces pièces constitutives, au cours d'une alternance correspondant à un demi cycle d'oscillation du balancier ; - la
figure 4 est une variante de l'échappement illustré auxfigures 2 et3 , - la
figure 5 et les figures en coupe 6a et 6b illustrent un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention ; - la
figure 7 montre un dispositif permettant d'ajuster la fréquence et de corriger un éventuel défaut d'isochronisme ; et - la
figure 8 représente un autre mode de réalisation d'un échappement selon l'invention.
- the
figure 1 schematically represents a watch movement provided with an escapement according to the invention; - the
figure 2a allows to see, in more detail, the component parts of the exhaust and their relative positions, the wheel and pallets being enlarged views in 2b; - the
Figures 3a to 3d show the successive positions of these constituent parts, during an alternation corresponding to a half cycle of oscillation of the balance; - the
figure 4 is a variant of the escapement shown infigures 2 and3 , - the
figure 5 and the sectional figures 6a and 6b illustrate another embodiment of the invention; - the
figure 7 shows a device for adjusting the frequency and correcting a possible isochronism defect; and - the
figure 8 represents another embodiment of an escapement according to the invention.
Le mouvement de pièce d'horlogerie représenté schématiquement sur la
L'échappement 20 comprend :
- un
mobile d'échappement 24comportant un pignon 24a en prise avec la roue de secondes 18 et une roue 24b, et - un organe de
transmission 26 comprenant deux lames flexibles,26a et 26b, etun corps 26c sur lequel les lames26a et 26b sont fixées par l'une de leurs extrémités, leurs autres extrémités coopérant avec la roue 24b.
- an
escape wheel 24 comprising apinion 24a engaged with theseconds wheel 18 and awheel 24b, and - a
transmission member 26 comprising two flexible blades, 26a and 26b, and abody 26c on which the 26a and 26b are fixed by one of their ends, their other ends cooperating with theblades wheel 24b.
Le résonateur 22 comprend :
un balancier 28, comportant uneserge 28aet un bras 28b, qui définit une masse d'inertie, le corps 26c étant solidaire dubras 28b, et- un organe élastique schématiquement représenté par un ressort-
spiral 30 visible seulement sur lafigure 1 .
- a
rocker 28 comprising aserge 28a and anarm 28b, which defines a mass of inertia, thebody 26c being integral with thearm 28b, and - an elastic member schematically represented by a
spiral spring 30 visible only on thefigure 1 .
Comme on peut le voir plus particulièrement sur la
Les lames 26a et 26b sont munies chacune, à leur extrémité opposée au corps 26c, d'une palette 32 (voir
La roue 24b comprend une planche portant des dentures respectivement référencées 24c et 24d, reliées entre elles par une serge 24e. Les dentures s'étendent radialement depuis la serge, l'une 24c vers l'intérieur, l'autre 24d vers l'extérieur. Plus précisément, la denture 24d se trouve dans l'épaisseur de la planche, alors que la denture 24c est en surépaisseur. Une telle roue peut, par exemple, être faite en silicium, par attaque chimique ou en alliage de nickel et de phosphore par croissance électrolytique.The
Les dents sont de forme triangulaire, avec un petit côté 24f à orientation sensiblement radiale, définissant la hauteur de la dent. Deux dents successives d'une même denture sont séparées par un espace environ égal à la largeur d'une dent. Le pas est de l'ordre de l'amplitude d'oscillation des palettes en l'absence d'interaction avec la denture. Le petit côté 24f vaut environ 20% du pas.The teeth are of triangular shape, with a
Les lignes d'intersection de la serge 24e et des petits côtés 24f des dents constituent des points d'appui 24g contre lesquels viennent s'adosser les palettes 32.The intersecting lines of the
Afin d'assurer des conditions de travail optimales, les palettes 32 présentent un angle au sommet inférieur à l'angle que font la serge 24e et le côté 24f. De la sorte, ces palettes peuvent pivoter en roulant dans les points d'appui 24g, travaillant ainsi comme des couteaux, au sens où on l'entend dans les suspensions de pendules.In order to ensure optimum working conditions, the pallets 32 have an apex angle smaller than the angle made by the
Comme on peut le voir sur la
Dans la position représentée à la
Le barillet induit un couple d'entretien tendant à faire tourner le mobile d'échappement 24 dans le sens horaire. La denture 24d applique ainsi une force sur la palette 32b tendant à amplifier le mouvement du balancier. En d'autres termes, le couple appliqué fournit de l'énergie au balancier.The barrel induces a maintenance torque tending to turn the
Sous l'effet du couple moteur, la roue 24 tourne et entraîne le balancier 28 et les lames 26a et 26b jusqu'à occuper la position de la
Dans cette position, l'inertie du balancier 28 tend à repousser la roue 24b par l'intermédiaire de la palette 32a. Il en résulte un recul de la roue qui libère la palette 32b, comme le montre la
Pendant cette libération, la position oblique de la lame 26b et la pression résiduelle d'appui de la palette 32b contre le côté 24f de la dent, due au rappel de la lame, font que cette palette s'échappe par un petit saut, en remontant dans le sens antihoraire. Le saut est accompagné d'une légère vibration de la lame qui diminue la marge de passage de la palette sur la dent, à la fin de l'alternance. Pour amortir cette vibration, des butées 34a et 34b, schématiquement représentées sur la
Le balancier 28 a atteint son amplitude maximum et vient en retour, poussé par la palette 32a. La palette 32b passe alors la dent contre laquelle elle était en appui (
L'échappement représenté sur la
Bien que la roue ne comporte qu'une denture, le fonctionnement de cette variante est identique à ce qui vient d'être décrit, quant à la manière de travailler avec les palettes.Although the wheel has only one toothing, the operation of this variant is identical to what has just been described, as to how to work with the pallets.
Dans le mode de réalisation décrit ci-dessus, le balancier 28 est de type classique, c'est à dire monté pivotant sur le bâti, au moyen d'un arbre engagé dans des paliers. Comme un tel échappement permet de travailler à des fréquences relativement élevées, et aussi à des amplitudes relativement basses, il est avantageux de supprimer aussi les frottements du balancier sur ses pivots, en le montant disposé sur une structure élastique telle que celle illustrée aux
Dans ce mode de réalisation, un bâti 50 porte un balancier 52 par l'intermédiaire de quatre ressorts 54 en forme de U. Le balancier 52 comprend un corps central 52a, deux bras 52b et deux masses d'inertie 52c. Le corps 52a s'étend axialement de part et d'autre des bras 52b. Il est en forme de cylindre tronqué, les parties cylindriques étant au droit des bras, les parties planes dans leur prolongement. Les quatre ressorts 54 sont fixés au corps 52a, disposés symétriquement par rapport à l'axe du corps 52a et par rapport à un plan passant par le milieu des bras 52b.In this embodiment, a
Les bras 52b portent, au voisinage de leurs extrémités, sur des faces opposées et à des niveaux différents, des lames élastiques 56 coopérant avec une roue d'échappement 58. Les bras 52b assurent donc la même fonction que le corps 26c dans le mode de réalisation des
Les lames 56 et la roue 58 peuvent être en tous points semblables aux lames 26 et à la roue 24b décrites en référence aux
Dans ce mode de réalisation, le balancier oscille librement, suspendu par les ressorts 54 qui, par leur forme, assurent la rigidité de l'ensemble pour les degrés de liberté autres que le pivotement nominal. Il peut toutefois être envisageable de prévoir (voir
Remarquons qu'une réalisation monolithique de chacun des deux niveaux de ressorts 54 serait avantageuse, tant au plan de la diminution des frottements de la structure qu'au plan de la simplification du montage.Note that a monolithic embodiment of each of the two levels of
En variante, un seul niveau de ressorts est également possible. Ce niveau peut aussi être monolithique et être conçu de manière que sa rigidité transverse soit suffisante pour empêcher tout mouvement autre que la rotation désirée du balancier. En outre, la forme de ces ressorts devra être telle que les sources de frottement à leurs points de fixation, sur le balancier ou sur le bâti, soient minimisées. A titre d'exemple, les lames élastiques peuvent présenter une variation de section ou encore être perpendiculaire aux parties servant à les fixer.Alternatively, a single level of springs is also possible. This level can also be monolithic and be designed so that its transverse rigidity is sufficient to prevent any movement other than rotation. desired balance. In addition, the shape of these springs should be such that the sources of friction at their attachment points, on the balance or on the frame, are minimized. For example, the resilient blades may have a sectional variation or be perpendicular to the parts used to fix them.
La
Pour prendre en compte les variations du couple moteur, ce dispositif comprend un ressort 64 monté rigidement sur le bâti 50 et portant à son extrémité libre un cliquet 65 engagé dans une roue à rochet 66 qui assure l'armage du ressort de barillet. Sous l'effet du ressort de barillet, et par l'intermédiaire du cliquet 65, le ressort 64 fléchit, de telle sorte que sa position est fonction du degré d'armage.To take into account the variations of the engine torque, this device comprises a
Un chariot 68 est monté coulissant sur le bâti 50, selon une direction parallèle à l'orientation du bras 62. Il porte deux lames élastiques 69 comprenant, chacune, un doigt 70 destiné à coopérer avec le bras élastique 62.A
Un pantographe 72, monté pivotant sur le bâti 50 par un sommet de son parallélogramme, est relié au ressort 64 par le sommet opposé. Les bras 72a du pantographe 72, qui se coupent en leur point de pivotement, se prolongent en direction du chariot 68. Leurs extrémités portent des goupilles 72b attenantes aux lames 69.A
Pour régler la fréquence de l'oscillateur, il suffit de déplacer le chariot 68 dans le sens de la double flèche représentée au dessin, ce qui a pour effet de faire varier la longueur active du bras élastique 62. A cet effet, le chariot est avantageusement déplacé au moyen d'une vis sans fin, non représentée au dessin.To adjust the frequency of the oscillator, simply move the
Ce bras 62 n'est actif que lorsqu'il est en appui contre l'un des doigts 70. Aussi, en écartant plus ou moins les doigts 70, il est possible de faire varier le moment élastique du résonateur en fonction de l'amplitude du balancier, laquelle est fonction du couple moteur.This
On peut aussi limiter les variations du couple moteur d'une autre manière, par exemple en intégrant dans le rouage un mécanisme délivrant un couple constant à l'échappement qui est bien connu de l'homme du métier. Dans la mesure où un système de remontage automatique permet de maintenir la valeur du couple moteur au voisinage d'une valeur maximale constante prédéterminée, on peut avantageusement prévoir d'en équiper une pièce d'horlogerie selon l'invention. La faible consommation d'énergie d'une telle pièce devrait permettre de réduire d'autant l'écart entre la valeur effective moyenne et cette valeur constante, et donc de limiter de manière particulièrement avantageuse les variations du couple moteur.It is also possible to limit the variations of the engine torque in another way, for example by integrating into the train a mechanism delivering a constant torque to the exhaust which is well known to those skilled in the art. Insofar as an automatic winding system makes it possible to maintain the value of the engine torque in the vicinity of a predetermined constant maximum value, it is advantageous to equip a timepiece according to the invention. The low power consumption of such a part should make it possible to reduce by the same amount the difference between the average effective value and this constant value, and thus to limit in a particularly advantageous manner the variations of the engine torque.
Le mode de réalisation représenté à la
De la sorte, l'amplitude du mouvement de l'organe de transmission est réduite, de même que celle des lames 26, sans modifier celle du balancier 28.In this way, the amplitude of the movement of the transmission member is reduced, as is that of the
On relèvera que le ressort-lame 30b pourrait aussi assurer la fonction du bras 62, décrit en référence à la
Dans le mode de réalisation de la
L'échappement qui a été décrit et le résonateur qu'il entretient peuvent, bien entendu, présenter de nombreuses différences, sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention. Par ailleurs, la forme des dents de la roue pourrait être différente. Il est ainsi possible de réaliser les lames élastiques et les palettes en une seule pièce.The exhaust that has been described and the resonator that it maintains can, of course, have many differences, without departing from the scope of the invention. Moreover, the shape of the teeth of the wheel could be different. It is thus possible to produce the elastic blades and the pallets in one piece.
Il est aussi envisageable que les palettes présentent une partie concave réalisant la fonction de frottement de roulement en coopération avec des points d'appui de la denture constitués par les arêtes sortantes des dents, qui agissent ainsi comme couteaux pivotant dans le creux des palettes.It is also conceivable that the pallets have a concave portion performing the function of rolling friction in cooperation with the bearing points of the toothing constituted by the outgoing edges of the teeth, which thus act as knives pivoting in the hollow of the pallets.
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- Timepiece comprising a frame (50), a balance (28; 52), an elastic organ (30; 54) cooperating with the balance to form a resonator (22), a mechanical energy source (10) and a train (12) driven by said energy source, and an escapement comprising:- an escapement mobile (24; 58) provided with a pinion (24a), engaged with a mobile (18) of said train, and a wheel (24b) comprising at least one toothing (24c, 24d), and- a transmission organ (26, 56) to transmit the energy coming from the escapement wheel (24b) to the resonator (22), said organ (26, 56) comprising a body (26c; 52b) and two elastic blades (26a, 26b; 56) integral with said body by one of their ends and each provided with a pallet-stone (32) at the other end, cooperating alternatively with said wheel (24b) to transmit the energy to the resonator,characterized in that the active elastic blade cooperates with said wheel through a point of support constituting a pivot point wherein the end of said blade turns, and in that the transmission member is permanently coupled to the resonator.
- Timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that said pallet-stones (32) form a knife in their portion designed to cooperate with the toothing at the points of support (24g).
- Timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that said points of support of the toothing each form a knife designed to cooperate with a hollow part of said pallet-stones (32).
- Timepiece according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises, moreover, bankings (34a, 34b) integral with said frame, cooperating with said elastic blades (26a, 26b) and damping their oscillations when the pallet-stones (32) are not in contact with said toothing (24c, 24d).
- Timepiece according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said transmission organ (54, 56) is coupled to said balance (52).
- Timepiece according to claim 5, characterized in that the amplitude of the balance is less than or equal to 5° and the body (52b) of the escapement is rigidly fixed to the balance (52).
- Timepiece according to claim 6, characterized in that said elastic organ (30, 54) ensures, moreover, suspension of the balance.
- Timepiece according to one of claims 6 and 7, characterized in that said resonator comprises, moreover, a regulator organ moveably mounted on said frame and whereof the position depends on the operating torque of said energy source and arranged to cooperate with said elastic organ (30, 54) to cause the active dimension thereof to vary.
- Timepiece according to one of claims 6 and 7, characterized in that the elastic organ also comprises a regulator organ moveably mounted on the frame and whereof the position depends on the operating torque of said energy source, and a second spring fixed to the balance by one of its ends, the other end cooperating with said regulator organ.
- Timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that said transmission organ (26) is coupled to said elastic organ (30).
- Timepiece according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that said blades form, with a tangent to said wheel, approximately a 45° angle.
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