EP1921516B1 - Elément d'assemblage comportant deux séries de structures élastiques et pièce d'horlogerie comportant cet élément - Google Patents

Elément d'assemblage comportant deux séries de structures élastiques et pièce d'horlogerie comportant cet élément Download PDF

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EP1921516B1
EP1921516B1 EP06123781A EP06123781A EP1921516B1 EP 1921516 B1 EP1921516 B1 EP 1921516B1 EP 06123781 A EP06123781 A EP 06123781A EP 06123781 A EP06123781 A EP 06123781A EP 1921516 B1 EP1921516 B1 EP 1921516B1
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Roland Bitterli
Wilfried Noell
Fabien Blondeau
Lionel Paratte
Toralf Scharf
Pierre-André Meister
André Zanetta
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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
    • G04B13/00—Gearwork
    • G04B13/02—Wheels; Pinions; Spindles; Pivots
    • G04B13/021—Wheels; Pinions; Spindles; Pivots elastic fitting with a spindle, axis or shaft
    • G04B13/022—Wheels; Pinions; Spindles; Pivots elastic fitting with a spindle, axis or shaft with parts made of hard material, e.g. silicon, diamond, sapphire, quartz and the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C3/00—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means
    • 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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/04—Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like
    • G04B19/042—Construction and manufacture of the hands; arrangements for increasing reading accuracy
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04D—APPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING OR MAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04D3/00—Watchmakers' or watch-repairers' machines or tools for working materials
    • G04D3/0002—Watchmakers' or watch-repairers' machines or tools for working materials for mechanical working other than with a lathe
    • G04D3/0043—Watchmakers' or watch-repairers' machines or tools for working materials for mechanical working other than with a lathe for components of the time-indicating mechanisms
    • G04D3/0046—Watchmakers' or watch-repairers' machines or tools for working materials for mechanical working other than with a lathe for components of the time-indicating mechanisms for hands

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  • the invention relates to an assembly element and a timepiece comprising such an element.
  • the invention more particularly relates to an assembly element made in a plate of brittle material such as silicon, in particular for a timepiece, having an opening provided for the axial insertion of a shaft, the inner wall of the opening comprising elastic structures which are etched in the plate and which each comprise at least one bearing surface for radially clamping the shaft in order to secure the fastening element with respect to the shaft, wherein each elastic structure comprises a first straight elastic blade which extends in a direction tangential to the shaft, the bearing surface being arranged on the inner face of the first elastic blade.
  • the assembly elements such as the watch hands and the gears are fixed on their rotary shaft by driving, that is to say that a hollow cylinder is forced on an axis. having a diameter slightly greater than the inside diameter of the cylinder.
  • the elastic and plastic properties of the material used generally a metal, are used for this hunting.
  • a hollow cylinder on a conventional rotating shaft such as those used in mechanical watchmaking , with a diameter tolerance of the order of +/- 5 microns.
  • the fixing solution of the connecting element such as a needle must provide sufficient force to hold the element in place during shocks.
  • the force required for a conventional watchmaking needle is for example of the order of a Newton.
  • the document EP 1 659 460 discloses a needle with a barrel capable of deforming elastically to settle around a tree.
  • the invention aims to provide improvements to these solutions, in particular to allow the use of this assembly element as a rotary element in a clockwork mechanism, in particular as a watchmaker's hand.
  • the invention proposes an assembly element according to claim 1.
  • the assembly element according to the invention makes it possible to improve the clamping force against the shaft, to allow a better distribution of the forces related to the elastic deformation in the material constituting the connecting element, and to allow a better control of the clamping force obtained on the shaft, while remaining away from the breaking point of the material.
  • the production of elastic structures in two layers of the plate makes it possible to maximize the number of elastic structures relative to the volume of space.
  • the elastic structures of the first series are of different types of the elastic structures of the second series.
  • the combination of elastic structures of different types between the upper layer and the lower layer makes it possible to combine the technical advantages of the two types of structures, for example in order to optimize the resistance to linear accelerations, along the axis of rotation, and to the angular accelerations, relative to the axis of rotation.
  • the invention also proposes a timepiece characterized in that it comprises at least one connecting element according to one of the preceding characteristics.
  • FIG 1 schematically shows a timepiece 10 which is made in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
  • the timepiece 10 comprises a movement 12 mounted inside a casing 14 closed by a lens 16.
  • the movement 12 drives in rotation, about an axis A1, analog display means constituted here by a hour hand 18, a minute hand 20, and a second hand 22, these hands extending above a dial 24.
  • the needles 18, 20, 22 are fixed on shafts 26, 28, 30 of coaxial rotation by elastic clamping, in the manner of a hunting, as will be seen later.
  • the shafts 26, 28, 30 are conventional shafts commonly used in watch movements, for example cylindrical shafts made of metal or plastic material.
  • the needles 18, 20, 22 constitute connecting elements, each needle 18, 20, 22 being made in a plate of brittle material, preferably of crystalline material based on silicon.
  • Each needle 18, 20, 22 here comprises a fixing ring 31 which delimits an opening 32 provided for allow attachment of the needle 18, 20, 22 to the shaft 26, 28, 30 associated by axial insertion in the opening 32.
  • the inner wall 33 of the opening 32 comprises elastic structures 34 which are etched in the plate forming the fixing ring 31 and which each comprise at least one bearing surface 36 for radially clamping the associated shaft 26, 28, 30 in order to axially and radially retain the needle 18, 20, 22 on the shaft 26, 28, 30, and in order to make the shaft and the associated needle integral with rotation.
  • each needle 18, 20, 22 comprises a first series S1 of elastic structures 34 which are etched in an upper layer 39 of the plate and a second series S2 of elastic structures 34 which are etched in a layer lower 41 of the plate, as illustrated by the sectional view of the figure 15 .
  • each needle 18, 20, 22 is made in an asymmetric silicon SOI (Silicon On Insulator) type plate which comprises a thin upper layer 39 of silicon and a lower layer 41 of silicon separated by an intermediate layer 43 of silicon. silicon oxide.
  • SOI Silicon On Insulator
  • This type of plate has the advantage of facilitating the production of distinct structures by two etching steps, for example by etching on the side of the upper layer 39 and by another chemical etching on the lower layer 41, the intermediate layer 43 for stopping the attack adequately to limit etching respectively in each of the layers 39, 41.
  • another attack is implemented to eliminate the intermediate layer 43 in areas determined to release the elastic structures 34 to allow their elastic deformation.
  • each needle 18, 20, 22 After the etching of each needle 18, 20, 22, the upper layer 39 and the lower layer 41 remain bound by portions of the intermediate layer 43 which have not been etched. These connecting portions are located here in the ring 31, around the periphery of the opening 32.
  • the lower layer 41 of silicon is kept exclusively under the fixing ring 31 of each needle 18, 20, 22 and it forms a lower axial extension, relative to the rest of the body of the needle 18, 20, 22 which is formed in the upper layer 39 thin, as can be seen on the figure 15 .
  • the elastic structures 34 of the first S1 and the second S2 series are of similar types, here of the radial stack type of linear strips L n rectilinear and parallel, of substantially constant radial thickness.
  • the elastic blades L n each extend in a tangential direction relative to the associated shaft 26.
  • the bearing surface 36 of each elastic structure 34 is arranged on the inner face 38 of the first elastic blade L 1 of the stack, on the side of the shaft 26.
  • each elastic blade L n is radially of the elastic blade spaced L n + 1, L n-1 adjacent a separator hole I n rectilinear in two parts I na, I nb, both parts I na, I nb of the separator hole I n being separated by a material bridge P n which connects the two adjacent elastic strips L n and which is substantially radially aligned with the bearing surface 36.
  • the continuous sequence of material bridges P n between the elastic strips L n thus forms a radial connecting beam 40.
  • each intermediate light I n has a rounded profile, for example in a semicircle, so as to avoid an accumulation of mechanical stresses at the ends which could lead to breakouts during the bending of the elastic blades L n .
  • each elastic structure 34 comprises three resilient blades L 1 , L 2 , L 3 and two intermediate lights I 1 , I 2 .
  • the radial thicknesses of the intermediate lights In are here substantially constant and identical.
  • the last elastic blade L 3 of the stack which is located on the opposite side to the first blade L 1 , is radially spaced from the remainder of the plate forming the needle 18 by a light 42 in one part
  • the radial thickness of the deflection lumen 42 determines the maximum radial deflection of the elastic structure 34.
  • the radial thickness of the deflection lumen 42 is substantially constant and greater than or equal to 1 radial thickness of the intermediate lights I n .
  • the number of elastic blades L n forming each elastic structure 34 of the lower layer 41 thick is lower than the number of elastic blades L n forming each elastic structure 34 of the upper layer 39 thin.
  • the connecting beam 40 makes it possible to bind all the elastic strips L n between them, so that they can all be deformed simultaneously when a radial force is applied to the bearing surface 36, and in such a way as to distribute mechanical stresses in several places to minimize the risk of breakage.
  • the length of the elastic blades L n decreases progressively from the first elastic blade L 1 to the last elastic blade L 3 of the stack, which makes it possible to follow globally the curvature of the wall outer cylindrical 44 of the fixing ring 31.
  • the radial thickness of each intermediate light I n is substantially constant over its entire length and the radial thickness of all the intermediate lights I n is substantially equal. To obtain a maximum clamping force on the shaft 26, in a given volume of material of the fixing ring 31, the radial thickness of each intermediate light I n is minimized.
  • the number of elastic structures 34 arranged around the opening 32, in each series S1, S2 of elastic structures 34 is chosen as a function of the diameter of the shaft 26, 28, Associated and depending on the radial space available between the inner wall 33 of the opening 32 and the outer wall 44 of the fastening ring 31 of the needle 18, 20, 22.
  • the diameter of the shaft 26, 28, 30 is important and the smaller the radial space mentioned above, the greater the number of elastic structures 34 is important.
  • the diameter of the shaft 26 associated with the hour hand 18 is much larger than the diameter of the shaft associated with the second hand 22, and as the outer diameter of the fixing ring 31 does not evolve proportionally, it has been selected a number of elastic structures 34 equal to four in each of the series S1, S2 of the hour hand 18, while the number of elastic structures 34 is equal to two in each series S1, S2 of the seconds hand 22.
  • the number of elastic structures 34 in each series S1, S2 of the minute hand 20 is here equal to three.
  • the elastic structures 34 are distributed evenly about the axis A1, so that the inner contour of the opening 32 has, in each series S1, S2, generally a square shape and a triangular shape respectively.
  • the number of elastic structures 34 is the same in the two series S1, S2 but the elastic structures 34 of the first series S1 are angularly offset with respect to the elastic structures 34 of the second series S2. So, by considering the hour hand 18 on the figure 5 the elastic structures 34 of the two series S1, S2 are shifted by ⁇ / 4. This angular offset allows the elastic clamping force to be well distributed around the periphery of the shaft 26 by angularly shifting the bearing surfaces 36 of the elastic structures 34 of the first series S1 with respect to the bearing surfaces 36 of the second series. S2. This angular offset also has manufacturing advantages during the etching steps, since it makes it possible to minimize the intermediate layer surface 43 which is disengaged on its two transverse faces, after plasma etching (RIE) on both sides of the film. SOI plate.
  • RIE plasma etching
  • the elastic structures 34 of each series S1, S2 are angularly offset by ⁇ / 3 in the minute hand 20 and ⁇ in the second hand 22.
  • the number of elastic blades L n is different between the elastic structures 34 of the first S1 and the second S2 series, which makes it possible to adjust more finely the value of the elastic clamping force on the 26.
  • This also makes it possible to adjust the value of the clamping force as a function of the axial thickness of the elastic strips L n , the elastic strips L n of the lower layer 41 being thicker axially than those of the upper layer 39 due to the axial thickness difference between the two layers 39,41.
  • each series S1, S2 comprises only two elastic structures 34 and a fixed bearing surface 46.
  • the first elastic blades L 1 of the two elastic structures 34 of each series S1, S2 defines between them an acute angle ⁇ and they are substantially joined to one of their fixed ends.
  • the angle ⁇ for example has a value of about thirty degrees.
  • the two layers 39, 41 and the series S1, S2 of elastic structures 34 associated with the needle 22 have been represented side by side on the figure 6 .
  • the fixed bearing surface 46 extends in a tangential direction, relative to the associated shaft 30, and forms the base of an isosceles triangle whose two other sides are formed by the inner face 38 of the first elastic blades. L 1 of the two elastic structures 34.
  • the fixed bearing surface 46 is here arranged at the free end of a cutout 48, generally trapezium-shaped, projecting inside the opening 32.
  • the cut 48 is engraved in the plate forming the needle 22 and here it comprises two side walls 50, 52 which each extend parallel to the first blade L 1 of the elastic structure 34 vis-à-vis.
  • the shaft 30 associated with the seconds hand 22 is designed to bear against the fixed bearing surface 46 and against the bearing surfaces 36 of the elastic structures 34.
  • contour of the inner wall 33 of the opening 32 has, for each of the layers 39, 41 generally the shape of an isosceles triangle.
  • each elastic structure 34 the radial thickness of each elastic blade L n is substantially constant over its entire length, and the radial thickness of the elastic blades L n decreases progressively from the first elastic blade L 1 to the last blade elastic L n of the stack, each elastic structure 34 of the first series S1 here comprising twenty-one elastic blades L n and each elastic structure 34 of the second series S2 here comprising nine elastic blades L n , of decreasing lengths, inside to the outside.
  • the radial thickness of the elastic blades L 1 is adapted to their length, which allows a substantially homogeneous flexibility of all the elastic blades L n , despite their differences in length.
  • the mechanical stresses are also homogenized throughout the volume of material used for fixing, that is to say here in the entire fixing ring 31.
  • the number of elastic blades L n forming each stack can be adapted according to various parameters, in particular according to the available radial space, depending on the desired clamping force on the shaft associated, depending on the type of material used to manufacture the needle 18, 20, 22 associated.
  • the number of blades L n is lower in the lower layer 41 thick than in the upper layer 39 thin.
  • each bearing surface 36 is provided with discrete elements in relief 54 which increase the friction between the shaft 26 and the bearing surface 36 so as to improve the rotational connection between the shaft 26 and the needle 18.
  • These discrete elements in relief 54 are constituted here by teeth of triangular profile etched in the first blade L 1 .
  • this embodiment variant is applicable to the bearing surfaces 36, 46 arranged in the openings 32 of minute hands 20 and seconds 22 described in connection with the Figures 3 and 4 .
  • the two series S1, S2 of elastic structures 34 arranged on each needle 18, 20, 22 are of different types. More specifically, the first series S1 of resilient structures 34 is of the type L n stacked elastic blades, as described and shown with reference to the first embodiment, and the second series S2 of elastic structures is of the type with resilient structures 34 shaped fork.
  • Each elastic structure 34 of the second series S2 is constituted by a fork which is connected to the inner wall 33 of the opening 32 by a material bridge 56 and which comprises two branches 58, 60 extending, on both sides. other material bridge 56, generally to the shaft 26, 28, 30.
  • each branch 58, 60 has a bearing surface 62, 64 adjacent its free end 66, 68.
  • the two branches 58, 60 of each elastic structure 34 are curved towards each other forming an almost closed "C".
  • Each branch 58, 60 of each elastic structure 34 is in the form of a substantially parabolic curve of which a fixed first end 70, 72 is arranged on the associated material bridge 56 and a second free end 66, 68 faces the free end 66, 68 of the other leg 58, 60 of the elastic structure 34.
  • the free ends 66, 68 of the branches 58, 60 of each elastic structure 34 are sufficiently close so that the inner face of each leg 58, 60 is substantially tangential to the axial surface of the shaft 26, in the vicinity of the ends.
  • free 66, 68, the bearing surface 62, 64 of each leg 58, 60 thus being located on the inner face of its free end section, vis-à-vis the shaft 26.
  • the elastic structures 34 are evenly distributed around the axis A1.
  • a third embodiment of the invention is shown on the Figures 12 to 14 .
  • This third embodiment is similar to the second embodiment in that the elastic structures 34 of the first series S1 consist of stacked elastic lamellae L n and that the elastic structures 34 of the second series S 2 are formed of forks two branches 58, 60.
  • the third embodiment differs from the second mainly in that each elastic structure 34 comprises a main section 74 which extends on either side of the material bridge 56.
  • Each branch 58, 60 s extends from the end of the main section 74 opposite the material bridge 56 in a rectilinear direction.
  • Each branch 58, 60 is inclined towards the branch 58, 60 associated, with respect to a radial direction.
  • the bearing surface 62, 64 of each leg 58, 60 is arranged at the free end 66, 68 of the leg 58, 60.
  • each elastic structure 34 extends in a substantially circumferential direction, parallel to the cylindrical inner wall 33 of the opening 32, which makes it possible to maximize the length of the main section 74 and the branches 58, 60 straight to distribute the stresses related to the elastic deformation of the branches 58, 60 in a larger volume.
  • the third embodiment has the advantage of producing a self-locking effect, when the shaft 26, 28, 30 and the associated needle 18, 20, 22 are assembled together. Indeed, the inclination of the branches 58, 60 makes it possible to dynamically react to an acceleration in rotation, which makes this embodiment particularly suitable for fastening assembly elements supporting high angular accelerations or in the case where the rotating element has a significant imbalance in the distribution of masses, which is the case for the needles of a timepiece.
  • each elastic structure 34 exert thrust forces in opposite directions, so that each leg 58, 60 opposes the relative rotation of the needle 18, 20, 22 relative to the shaft 26, 28, 30 associated in a preferred direction of rotation.
  • first limb 58 of each elastic structure 34 opposes the relative rotation of the needle 18 in the counter-clockwise direction and the second limb 60 of each elastic structure 34 opposes the relative rotation of the needle 18 clockwise.
  • the elastic structures 34 of the third embodiment thus provide a particularly effective rotational connection between the needles 18, 20, 22 and the associated shafts 26, 28, 30.
  • fork-shaped elastic structures 34 comprising a tangentially or circumferentially oriented section (the section 56) and a rectilinear section (the branch 58, 60) oriented towards the associated shaft 26, 28, 30 makes it possible to reduce the stiffness of the elastic structure 34 which allows a radial clearance of sufficient value to allow attachment to the shaft 26, 28, 30, in particular to compensate for the diameter tolerances of the shaft.
  • Each elastic structure 34 must have sufficient flexibility to allow attachment both to a shaft having a diameter smaller than the nominal value and to a shaft having a diameter greater than the nominal value.
  • each elastic structure 34 has an axial plane of symmetry P which extends along a radius passing through the middle of the material bridge 40.
  • the combinations of elastic structures of different types used in the second and third embodiments are particularly advantageous when the elastic structures 34 with a stack of elastic blades L n are arranged in the upper thin layer 39 and the elastic structures 34 in the form of forks. are arranged in the lower layer 41 thick. Indeed, for questions of manufacturing process and engraving, obtaining the most small openings possible in a silicon layer depends on the thickness of the layer. However, the elastic clamping force of each elastic structure 34 is proportional to the cube of the axial thickness of the elastic structure 34, which means that a layer having a relatively small number of elastic blades, as is the case with the fork-shaped structures will hardly develop a sufficient clamping force.
  • the resilient structures 34 which are most suitable for the thin top layer 39 are the laminated structures of elastic lamellae L n because they employ a large number of elastic blades.
  • the arrangement of this type of resilient structure 34 with blades stacked in the thin upper layer 39 makes it possible to minimize the radial spaces between the elastic strips L n and thus to increase the number of elastic blades L n to compensate for the force lower elastic return due to the small axial thickness of these elastic blades L n .
  • the elastic structures 34 could be of different types, for example be made according to the teachings of the document EP 1 655 642 .
  • the type of elastic structures 34 chosen for each layer 39, 41 may also be inverted, with respect to the described embodiments, in particular the resilient structures 34 of the laminated elastic blade type L n could be arranged in the lower layer 41 and the Fork-shaped elastic structures 34 could be arranged in the upper layer 39.
  • the needles 18, 20, 22 could be made in a SOI plate of the symmetrical type, that is to say a plate in which the upper 39 and lower 41 layers have the same thickness .
  • the connecting element may be constituted by another type of rotary element, for example by a toothed wheel used in a clockwork movement.
  • the connecting element may also be constituted by a non-rotating element, for example a plate of brittle material intended to be assembled on another element comprising a fixing shaft, or tenon, of metal.

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AT06123781T ATE455319T1 (de) 2006-11-09 2006-11-09 Montageelement, das zwei reihen von dehnbaren strukturen umfasst, und dieses element umfassende uhr
DE602006011760T DE602006011760D1 (de) 2006-11-09 2006-11-09 Montageelement, das zwei Reihen von dehnbaren Strukturen umfasst, und dieses Element umfassende Uhr
EP06123781A EP1921516B1 (fr) 2006-11-09 2006-11-09 Elément d'assemblage comportant deux séries de structures élastiques et pièce d'horlogerie comportant cet élément
SG200717406-3A SG143140A1 (en) 2006-11-09 2007-11-01 Assembly element including two series of elastic structures and timepiece fitted with the same
KR1020070112990A KR101326963B1 (ko) 2006-11-09 2007-11-07 탄성 구조물의 2개의 시리즈를 포함하는 조립체 요소와이에 끼워 맞춤된 타임피스
CN2007101695120A CN101178577B (zh) 2006-11-09 2007-11-08 包括两个弹性结构系列的组装元件和装配有它的时计
US11/937,789 US7575369B2 (en) 2006-11-09 2007-11-09 Assembly element including two series of elastic structures and timepiece fitted with the same
JP2007291850A JP5175522B2 (ja) 2006-11-09 2007-11-09 ２シリーズの弾性構造を含む組立体要素およびそれを取り付けた時計
HK08111834.9A HK1119789A1 (en) 2006-11-09 2008-10-28 Assembly element including superposed strip shaped elastic structures and timepiece fitted with the same

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