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EP1914606A1
EP1914606A1 EP06122220A EP06122220A EP1914606A1 EP 1914606 A1 EP1914606 A1 EP 1914606A1 EP 06122220 A EP06122220 A EP 06122220A EP 06122220 A EP06122220 A EP 06122220A EP 1914606 A1 EP1914606 A1 EP 1914606A1
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Abstract

The timepiece has a movement provided with a striking mechanism and a cathedral gong (12) struck by a hammer for emitting sound. A gong isolator prevents untimely contact between the gong and other components e.g. plate or another gong (10), of the timepiece, and is constituted of a ring (16), a thimble (18), a coupling sleeve (20), a bracket and a rod, where the ring is made of an elastically deformable plastic material. The rod is pivotable in an eccentric manner on an immobile element of the timepiece and is arranged at a distance from the gong.

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La présente invention se rapporte au domaine de l'horlogerie mécanique et particulièrement aux pièces d'horlogerie munies d'un mécanisme de sonnerie, telles que des répétitions à minutes, des grandes sonneries, ou des réveils...The present invention relates to the field of mechanical watchmaking and particularly to timepieces equipped with a striking mechanism, such as minute repeats, large rings, or alarm clocks.

Etat de la techniqueState of the art

Dans l'horlogerie, les sons composant les sonneries sont généralement obtenus par des fils métalliques appelés timbres, fixés à un plot par une de leur extrémité et mis en résonnance par des marteaux qui les frappent. La note qu'ils sonnent est définie par le rapport entre leur longueur et leur diamètre. Dans les montres, ces fils sont enroulés autour du mouvement et sont donc intercalés entre ce dernier et la boîte. Les timbres sonnant les différentes notes intervenant dans la sonnerie sont superposés l'un à l'autre ou les uns aux autres selon leur nombre.In watchmaking, the sounds composing the ringtones are generally obtained by metal wires called timbres, fixed to a stud by one of their end and resonated by hammers striking them. The note they sound is defined by the ratio between their length and their diameter. In watches, these threads are wrapped around the movement and are interposed between the latter and the box. The tones ringing the various notes occurring in the ring are superimposed on one another or with each other according to their number.

Pour augmenter le volume et la longueur de la sonnerie d'un timbre, l'horloger, lors de l'opération appelée "accordage", lime légèrement le timbre à proximité du plot, de manière à le rendre plus flexible.To increase the volume and the length of the tone of a timbre, the watchmaker, during the operation called "tuning", slightly files the stamp near the stud, so as to make it more flexible.

Afin d'améliorer la sonorité de leur timbre et particulièrement la tenue des notes sonnées, certaines pièces de grande qualité comportent parfois des timbres dits cathédrale. Ces timbres font environ deux tours ou plus autour du mouvement. Ils présentent un rapport longueur/diamètre élevé et ne sont donc, de fait, que peu rigides.In order to improve the tone of their timbre and particularly the keeping of the notes rang, some high quality pieces sometimes include so-called cathedral stamps. These stamps make about two or more turns around the movement. They have a high length / diameter ratio and are therefore, in fact, only inflexible.

Ainsi, lors des secousses, des accélérations ou des chocs que peut subir la montre, les timbres cathédrale subissent d'importantes déformations et peuvent alors toucher soit un autre timbre, soit la boîte, soit encore la platine ou un pont situé à proximité. Ceci provoque des sons non seulement peu harmonieux mais encore gênants pour le porteur de la montre qui n'a, à ce moment, pas souhaité déclencher la sonnerie.Thus, during the jolts, accelerations or shocks that can suffer the watch, the cathedral stamps undergo significant deformation and can then touch either another stamp, or the box, or still the platinum or a bridge located nearby. This causes not only harmonic sounds but also annoying for the wearer of the watch who has not, at this time, not want to trigger the ring.

La solution retenue jusqu'alors par l'homme du métier était, pour amoindrir ce problème, de ne pas limer les timbres cathédrale lors de l'accordage ou de les limer le moins possible. La rigidité des timbres est ainsi, certes, accrue, mais sans que cela n'empêche totalement tout bruit parasite. En outre, il est contradictoire et dommageable d'utiliser un timbre permettant d'obtenir une sonorité "massive" mais de ne l'exploiter que très partiellement.The solution hitherto adopted by the person skilled in the art was, to lessen this problem, not to file the cathedral stamps during tuning or file them as little as possible. The rigidity of the stamps is thus, certainly, increased, but without this completely prevents any noise parasite. In addition, it is contradictory and damaging to use a stamp to obtain a sound "massive" but to exploit only very partially.

De plus, certains calibres comportant des mécanismes de sonnerie équipés de timbres normaux, peuvent éviter le type de problème évoqué ci-dessus en augmentant le diamètre de la boîte, ce que permet la mode actuelle des montres de grande taille. Ainsi, les timbres peuvent être sensiblement plus éloignés des autres éléments avec lesquels ils sont susceptibles d'entrer en contact de manière intempestive. Malgré tout, on constate qu'ils s'entrechoquent parfois. Toutefois, si la prochaine tendance impose de loger des sonneries dans des montres de taille plus réduite, il deviendra également difficile d'éviter les chocs intempestifs des timbres avec d'autres éléments, même dans le cas de timbres "normaux", c'est-à-dire ne faisant qu'un tour environ autour du mouvement.In addition, some calibres with ringing mechanisms equipped with normal timbres, can avoid the type of problem mentioned above by increasing the diameter of the box, which allows the current mode of large watches. Thus, the stamps may be substantially further away from other elements with which they are likely to come into contact inadvertently. Nevertheless, we notice that they sometimes collide. However, if the next trend is to house ringtones in smaller watches, it will also become difficult to avoid unwanted timbral shocks with other elements, even in the case of "normal" to say, making only one turn around the movement.

Le but de la présente invention est de pallier le problème présenté ci-dessus, c'est-à-dire celui d'éviter la production de sons parasites dus à des mises en contact intempestives entre un timbre et un autre composant de la pièce d'horlogerie.The object of the present invention is to overcome the problem presented above, that is to say that to avoid the production of spurious sounds due to unwanted contact between a stamp and another component of the room d watchmaking.

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De manière plus précise, une pièce d'horlogerie selon l'invention comporte, pour atteindre ce but, un isolateur de timbre destiné à empêcher toute mise en contact intempestive entre un timbre et un autre composant de la pièce d'horlogerie, plus particulièrement entre un timbre et soit un autre timbre, soit la platine, soit un ou plusieurs ponts, soit la boîte.More specifically, a timepiece according to the invention comprises, to achieve this goal, a stamp insulator for preventing any inadvertent contact between a stamp and another component of the timepiece, particularly between a stamp and either another stamp, the platinum or one or more bridges, or the box.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation préféré, l'isolateur est formé par au moins une bague, de préférence trois bagues, en matériau plastique déformable élastiquement, disposée sans jeu sur le timbre.According to a first preferred embodiment, the insulator is formed by at least one ring, preferably three rings, of elastically deformable plastic material, arranged without play on the stamp.

L'utilisation de ces bagues est particulièrement simple et efficace. Elles ne nécessitent aucune modification de la boîte ou du mouvement, sont installées très rapidement par l'horloger et assurent une isolation du timbre dans toutes les directions, prévenant de la sorte les chocs intempestifs avec tout élément.The use of these rings is particularly simple and effective. They do not require any modification of the box or the movement, are installed very quickly by the watchmaker and ensure an insulation of the stamp in all directions, thereby preventing unwanted shocks with any element.

Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, l'isolateur est formé d'un élément fixé à un élément immobile de la pièce d'horlogerie et disposé, dans une direction donnée, à une distance d dudit timbre, d étant légèrement supérieure à une distance D, qui est la distance entre la position de repos et sa position extrême dans cette direction donnée, lors de son fonctionnement normal.According to a second embodiment, the insulator is formed from a member fixed to a stationary member of the timepiece and arranged in a given direction, at a distance d of said stamp, where d is slightly greater than a distance D , which is the distance between the rest position and its extreme position in this given direction, during its normal operation.

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D'autres caractéristiques apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit, faite en référence au dessin annexé, dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de dessus de deux timbres cathédrale utilisés dans une même pièce d'horlogerie et présentant un isolateur tel que proposé par l'invention, la figure 2 étant une vue en coupe de la figure 1, selon un axe AA, et
  • les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en coupe des mêmes timbres présentant différents types d'isolateurs.
Other characteristics will appear more clearly on reading the description which follows, made with reference to the appended drawing, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of two cathedral patches used in the same timepiece and having an insulator as proposed by the invention, FIG. 2 being a sectional view of FIG. 1, along an axis AA, and
  • Figures 3 and 4 are sectional views of the same stamps with different types of insulators.

Mode(s) de réalisation de l'inventionMode (s) of realization of the invention

La figure 1 représente un premier 10 et un deuxième 12 timbres cathédral d'une pièce d'horlogerie munie d'un mécanisme de sonnerie dont les éléments conventionnels n'ont pas été représentés.Figure 1 shows a first 10 and second 12 cathedral stamps of a timepiece provided with a striking mechanism whose conventional elements have not been shown.

Chaque timbre est constitué d'un fil métallique, généralement de section circulaire, fixé à la pièce d'horlogerie par une première extrémité au moyen d'un plot 14. La deuxième extrémité des timbres est libre. Comme indiqué ci-dessus, les timbres d'une montre sont enroulés autour du mouvement.Each stamp consists of a wire, generally of circular section, fixed to the timepiece by a first end by means of a stud 14. The second end of the stamps is free. As stated above, the timbres of a watch are wrapped around the movement.

On voit sur les figures, que le premier et le deuxième timbres sont superposés dans l'épaisseur du mouvement. En pratique, il est quasiment impossible que les timbres soient enroulés de manière parfaitement circulaire ou que chacun suive la même courbure. Ils présentent donc des zones où ils sont parfaitement superposés et d'autres où ils se trouvent légèrement décalés.It can be seen from the figures that the first and second timbres are superimposed in the thickness of the movement. In practice, it is almost impossible that the stamps are wrapped perfectly circular or that each follows the same curvature. They therefore have areas where they are perfectly superimposed and others where they are slightly offset.

Au moins un des timbres 10 et 12, avantageusement chacun d'eux, comporte au moins une bague 16 disposée sans jeu sur lui. Cette bague 16 est réalisée en un matériau plastique élastique, de type caoutchouc, par exemple. Elle est dimensionnée de manière à ce que son diamètre intérieur soit légèrement inférieur au diamètre extérieur des timbres 10 et 12. Ainsi, elle est contrainte lorsqu'elle est disposée sur le timbre, assurant un positionnement optimal. De la sorte, l'homme du métier peut placer la bague 16 comme il l'entend sur la longueur du timbre.At least one of the stamps 10 and 12, advantageously each of them, comprises at least one ring 16 disposed without play on it. This ring 16 is made of an elastic plastic material, of rubber type, for example. It is dimensioned so that its inner diameter is slightly less than the outer diameter of the stamps 10 and 12. Thus, it is constrained when it is arranged on the stamp, ensuring optimal positioning. In this way, the skilled person can place the ring 16 as it sees fit over the length of the stamp.

De manière préférée, la bague 16 est disposée là où les chocs et secousses subis par la pièce d'horlogerie entraînent les plus grandes déformations, c'est-à-dire loin de l'extrémité solidaire du plot. En d'autre terme, l'homme du métier disposera avantageusement la bague 16 au-delà du premier tour du timbre 10 ou 12. Positionner une bague à n'importe quel endroit du deuxième tour ou du troisième pour un timbre comportant trois tours, permet, dans tous les cas, de diminuer considérablement les bruits parasites.Preferably, the ring 16 is disposed where the shocks and jolts suffered by the timepiece cause the largest deformations, that is to say, far from the integral end of the stud. In other words, the skilled person will advantageously dispose the ring 16 beyond the first turn of the stamp 10 or 12. Place a ring at any point of the second or third turn for a stamp with three turns, allows, in all cases, to significantly reduce noise.

Etant donné que les timbres 10 et 12 ne suivent pas la même courbure, il est préférable, afin d'éviter de devoir affiner le positionnement d'une unique bague 16 sur le timbre, de disposer plusieurs bagues, réparties uniformément sur les tours au-delà du premier, comme le montre la figure 1.Since the stamps 10 and 12 do not follow the same curvature, it is preferable, in order to avoid having to refine the positioning of a single ring 16 on the stamp, to have several rings uniformly distributed over the towers. beyond the first, as shown in Figure 1.

Dans le cas d'un timbre à trois tours, les bagues 16 disposées sur les deuxième et troisième tours sont légèrement décalées de manière à ne pas pouvoir entrer en contact les unes aves les autres. Ainsi, les timbres peuvent être positionnés au plus près les uns des autres, sans que leur mouvement engendré par les vibrations normales (c'est-à-dire les vibrations se produisant au cours de la sonnerie) ne soit perturbé. Ceci s'applique également pour les bagues de différents timbres qui sont décalées les unes par rapport aux autres.In the case of a stamp with three turns, the rings 16 arranged on the second and third turns are slightly offset so as not to be able to come into contact with each other. Thus, the timbres can be positioned closer to each other, without their movement caused by the normal vibrations (that is to say the vibrations occurring during the ringing) is disturbed. This also applies to rings of different stamps that are offset relative to each other.

Typiquement, un simple joint O-ring peut être utilisé comme bague 16. Il se positionne facilement autour du timbre. Le diamètre extérieur de la bague est choisi de manière à ce qu'elles n'entrent pas en contact avec d'autres éléments de la montre au cours d'une sonnerie. On notera que la présence de ces bagues 16 sur le timbre 10 ou 12 ne perturbe en rien la sonnerie et ne modifie pas la sonorité intrinsèque du timbre.Typically, a simple O-ring seal can be used as a ring 16. It is easily positioned around the stamp. The outer diameter of the ring is chosen so that they do not come into contact with other elements of the watch during a ring. Note that the presence of these rings 16 on the stamp 10 or 12 does not disturb the ring and does not change the intrinsic sound of the timbre.

En variante, sur le principe d'une bague 16, l'homme du métier pourra utiliser une sorte de chaussette 18 ou de manchon 20, représentés schématiquement sur la figure 1. La chaussette 18 et le manchon 20 sont formés d'un tube comportant respectivement une ou deux extrémités ouvertes, de longueur variable, ajusté et glissé sur le timbre. Le tube est réalisé en un matériau plastique élastiquement déformable. Le timbre peut être partiellement graissé pour permettre la mise en place du tube et dégraissé ultérieurement. Dans le cas d'une chaussette 18, celle-ci peut être également mise en place au moyen d'un courant d'air comprimé qui permet d'augmenter son diamètre intérieur pendant l'opération.Alternatively, on the principle of a ring 16, the skilled person can use a kind of sock 18 or sleeve 20, shown schematically in Figure 1. The sock 18 and the sleeve 20 are formed of a tube comprising respectively one or two open ends, of variable length, adjusted and slid on the stamp. The tube is made of an elastically deformable plastic material. The stamp can be partially greased to allow the installation of the tube and defatted later. In the case of a sock 18, it can also be implemented by means of a stream of compressed air that increases its internal diameter during operation.

Comme pour la bague 16, le tube peut être disposé à un endroit quelconque du timbre, au-delà du premier tour, de préférence. Un matériau thermorétractable ou à mémoire de forme peut également être utilisé, de manière à ce que le tube présente un diamètre intérieur légèrement supérieur au diamètre extérieur du timbre pour permettre sa mise en place puis prenne une autre dimension, telle qu'il soit ajusté sur le timbre.As for the ring 16, the tube may be disposed at any point of the patch, beyond the first turn, preferably. A heat shrinkable or shape memory material may also be used, so that the tube has an inside diameter slightly greater than the outside diameter of the patch to allow it to be put in place and then take on another dimension, as it is adjusted to the stamp.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation très semblable, le timbre 10 ou 12 peut être plongé, au moins partiellement, dans un bain de type silicone de manière à être recouvert d'un film en matériau plastique déformable élastiquement. On veillera à ce que l'extrémité du timbre destinée à être logée dans le plot 14 ne soit pas recouverte ou soit débarrassée du film.In another very similar embodiment, the patch 10 or 12 may be immersed, at least partially, in a silicone type bath so as to be covered with a film of elastically deformable plastic material. It will be ensured that the end of the stamp intended to be housed in the stud 14 is not covered or cleared of the film.

La bague 16, la chaussette 18, le manchon 20 ou le film joue le rôle d'isolateur et empêche le timbre de rentrer en contact direct de manière intempestive avec un autre composant de la pièce d'horlogerie. En cas de secousse ou de choc, c'est l'isolateur qui heurte un autre timbre, la platine, un pont ou la boîte et qui amortit le choc, ne provoquant quasiment pas de son audible.The ring 16, the sock 18, the sleeve 20 or the film plays the role of isolator and prevents the stamp from coming into direct contact inadvertently with another component of the timepiece. In case of shock or shock, it is the insulator that hits another stamp, the deck, deck or box and that dampens the shock, causing almost no audible sound.

Dans une autre variante, l'isolateur est formé d'une pièce intercalaire en plastique élastiquement déformable, tel que du nylon, fixée à un élément immobile de la pièce d'horlogerie. Typiquement, cette pièce intercalaire est fixée à la boîte 22 et est disposée parallèlement à la platine, venant s'intercaler, dans les exemples illustrés sur les figures 3 et 4, entre les deux timbres.In another variant, the insulator is formed of an elastically deformable plastic interlayer, such as nylon, attached to a stationary element of the timepiece. Typically, this intermediate part is fixed to the box 22 and is arranged parallel to the plate, being interposed, in the examples shown in Figures 3 and 4, between the two stamps.

Lors de la mise en vibration du timbre au cours d'une sonnerie normale, on appellera D la distance entre la position de repos et sa position extrême, schématisée en pointillés, selon une direction perpendiculaire à la platine. La pièce intercalaire doit être distante de chaque timbre d'une distance d légèrement supérieure à la distance D, de manière à ne pas gêner leur vibration normale.When the tone is vibrated during a normal ring, D will be called the distance between the rest position and its extreme position, schematized in dashed lines, in a direction perpendicular to the stage. The intermediate piece must be distant from each patch a distance d slightly greater than the distance D , so as not to hinder their normal vibration.

Ainsi qu'illustré plus particulièrement sur la figure 3, la pièce intercalaire peut être une équerre 24 comprenant une première portion 24a munie d'un oblong et destinée à être fixée à la boîte 22 ou à un pont du mouvement. L'équerre comprend également une deuxième portion 24b jouant plus particulièrement le rôle d'isolateur et disposée à une distance d dudit timbre.As illustrated more particularly in Figure 3, the intermediate part may be a bracket 24 comprising a first portion 24a provided with an oblong and intended to be fixed to the box 22 or a bridge of the movement. The bracket also comprises a second portion 24b acting more particularly as an isolator and disposed at a distance d from said stamp.

Grâce aux oblongs, le positionnement de la portion 24b en référence au(x) timbre(s) peut être ajusté avec précision de manière à ce que la distance d soit le plus proche possible de la distance D. Thanks to the oblongs, the positioning of the portion 24b with reference to the stamp (s) can be adjusted precisely so that the distance d is as close as possible to the distance D.

Comme le montre la figure 4, la pièce intercalaire peut également être une tige 26 pivotée sur un excentrique logé dans la boîte. La tige 26 peut également pivoter normalement par rapport à la boîte, mais présenter une section de type ovoïde. Dans ces deux cas, l'effet de pivotement excentrique est obtenu et il est possible, en fonction de la position angulaire de la tige 26, d'ajuster la distance d entre elle et le(s) timbre(s).As shown in Figure 4, the insert may also be a rod 26 pivoted on an eccentric housed in the box. The rod 26 can also rotate normally relative to the box, but have an ovoid type section. In both cases, the eccentric pivoting effect is obtained and it is possible, depending on the angular position of the rod 26, to adjust the distance d between it and the stamp (s).

Naturellement, la pièce intercalaire n'est pas obligatoirement disposée entre deux timbres 10 et 12, mais peut également être située entre un timbre et la boîte, entre un timbre et la platine, entre un timbre et un pont. De manière plus générale, elle peut être disposée entre un timbre et un autre élément de la pièce d'horlogerie avec lequel il ne doit pas entrer en contact de manière intempestive. La position de la pièce intercalaire est toujours déterminée de manière à ne pas gêner la vibration normale du timbre dans une direction donnée et le rapport entre les distances d et D donné précédemment s'applique.Naturally, the insert is not necessarily disposed between two stamps 10 and 12, but can also be located between a stamp and the box, between a stamp and the plate, between a stamp and a bridge. More generally, it may be arranged between a stamp and another element of the timepiece with which it must not come into unintentional contact. The position of the insert is always determined so as not to interfere with the normal vibration of the patch in a given direction and the ratio between the distances d and D given above applies.

La description ci-dessus n'a été donnée qu'à titre d'illustration non limitative de l'invention. En particulier, celle-ci ne doit pas être limitée au cas des timbres cathédrale, mais peut également être appliquée à des timbres plus courants, ne faisant qu'un tour autour du mouvement. En effet, particulièrement lorsque ceux-ci doivent être logés dans peu d'espace, ils risquent également, malgré leur rigidité supérieure relativement à celle des timbres cathédrale, d'être mis en contact de manière intempestive entre avec un autre composant de la montre. Même, un isolateur selon l'invention peut permettre de resserrer les timbres et de les rapprocher de la platine ou des ponts voisins.The above description has been given by way of non-limiting illustration of the invention. In particular, it should not be limited to the case of cathedral stamps, but can also be applied to more common timbres, making only one round around the movement. Indeed, Especially when they must be housed in a small space, they may also, in spite of their greater rigidity relative to that of the cathedral stamps, be placed in untimely contact with another component of the watch. Even, an insulator according to the invention can make it possible to tighten the stamps and to bring them closer to the stage or neighboring bridges.

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Pièce d'horlogerie dotée d'un mouvement comportant un mécanisme de sonnerie et au moins un timbre (10, 12) destiné à être frappé par un marteau pour émettre un son, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un isolateur (16, 18, 20, 24, 26) de timbre destiné à empêcher toute mise en contact intempestive entre ledit timbre (10, 12) et un autre composant de la pièce d'horlogerie.Timepiece with a movement comprising a striking mechanism and at least one stamp (10, 12) intended to be struck by a hammer to emit sound, characterized in that it comprises an insulator (16, 18, 20, 24, 26) for preventing any inadvertent contact between said stamp (10, 12) and another component of the timepiece. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit isolateur est formé par au moins une bague (16) en matériau plastique déformable élastiquement, disposée sans jeu sur ledit timbre.Timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that said insulator is formed by at least one ring (16) of resiliently deformable plastic material disposed without play on said stamp. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle l'isolateur est formé d'une pluralité de bagues (16), caractérisée en ce que lesdites bagues sont régulièrement réparties sur le timbre.Timepiece according to claim 2, wherein the insulator is formed of a plurality of rings (16), characterized in that said rings are evenly distributed on the stamp. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle ledit timbre est un timbre cathédral entouré de manière à faire plus d'un tour autour dudit mouvement, caractérisée en ce que ladite bague (16) est disposée au-delà de premier tour formé par le timbre.Timepiece according to claim 2, wherein said stamp is a cathedral stamp surrounded so as to make more than one turn around said movement, characterized in that said ring (16) is disposed beyond the first turn formed by the stamp. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle l'isolateur est formé d'une pluralité de bagues (16), caractérisée en ce que lesdites bagues sont régulièrement réparties sur le timbre.Timepiece according to claim 4, wherein the insulator is formed of a plurality of rings (16), characterized in that said rings are evenly distributed on the stamp. Pièce d'horlogerie selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la bague (16) est contrainte sur le timbre.Timepiece according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ring (16) is constrained to the stamp. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit isolateur est une chaussette (18) ou un manchon (20) ajustée sur le timbre.Timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that said insulator is a sock (18) or a sleeve (20) fitted on the stamp. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'isolateur est formé d'une pièce intercalaire (24, 26) fixée à un élément immobile de la pièce d'horlogerie et disposée, dans une direction donnée, à une distance d dudit timbre, d étant légèrement supérieure à la distance D, qui est la distance entre la position de repos d'un timbre (10, 12) et sa position extrême dans ladite direction, lors de son fonctionnement normal.Timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulator is formed of an intermediate piece (24, 26) fixed to a stationary element of the timepiece and disposed in a given direction at a distance d of said stamp, d being slightly greater than the distance D , which is the distance between the rest position of a stamp (10, 12) and its extreme position in said direction, during its normal operation. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que ladite pièce intercalaire est une équerre (24) comprenant une première portion (24a) munie d'un oblong et destinée à être fixée à un élément immobile (22) de la pièce d'horlogerie et une deuxième portion (24b) disposée à une distance d dudit timbre.Timepiece according to claim 8, characterized in that said intermediate part is a bracket (24) comprising a first portion (24a) provided with an oblong and intended to be fixed to a stationary element (22) of the part d watch and a second portion (24b) disposed at a distance d of said stamp. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que ladite pièce intercalaire est une tige (26) pivotée de manière excentrique sur un élément immobile de la pièce d'horlogerie et disposée à une distance d dudit timbre.Timepiece according to claim 8, characterized in that said intermediate part is a rod (26) pivoted eccentrically on a stationary element of the timepiece and disposed at a distance d of said stamp.
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