EP2990882B1 - Balance with inertia adjustment. - Google Patents

Balance with inertia adjustment. Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2990882B1
EP2990882B1 EP14182343.5A EP14182343A EP2990882B1 EP 2990882 B1 EP2990882 B1 EP 2990882B1 EP 14182343 A EP14182343 A EP 14182343A EP 2990882 B1 EP2990882 B1 EP 2990882B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
balance
inertia
block
arm
plane
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
EP14182343.5A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2990882A1 (en
Inventor
Emmanuel Graf
Marc Stranczl
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Nivarox Far SA
Nivarox SA
Original Assignee
Nivarox Far SA
Nivarox SA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Nivarox Far SA, Nivarox SA filed Critical Nivarox Far SA
Priority to EP14182343.5A priority Critical patent/EP2990882B1/en
Priority to US14/828,709 priority patent/US9547278B2/en
Priority to JP2015163495A priority patent/JP6086961B2/en
Priority to RU2015136080A priority patent/RU2693519C2/en
Priority to CN201510526600.6A priority patent/CN105388743B/en
Publication of EP2990882A1 publication Critical patent/EP2990882A1/en
Priority to HK16110592.3A priority patent/HK1222460A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2990882B1 publication Critical patent/EP2990882B1/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B17/00—Mechanisms for stabilising frequency
    • G04B17/04—Oscillators acting by spring tension
    • G04B17/06—Oscillators with hairsprings, e.g. balance
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B17/00—Mechanisms for stabilising frequency
    • G04B17/20—Compensation of mechanisms for stabilising frequency
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B17/00—Mechanisms for stabilising frequency
    • G04B17/04—Oscillators acting by spring tension
    • G04B17/06—Oscillators with hairsprings, e.g. balance
    • G04B17/063—Balance construction
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B18/00—Mechanisms for setting frequency
    • G04B18/006—Mechanisms for setting frequency by adjusting the devices fixed on the balance

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a balance wheel with inertia adjustment having means for adjusting the inertia.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece movement comprising such a system as well as a timepiece equipped with such a movement.
  • the balance has two arms each comprising a housing for receiving and pinching in position a rod of a counterweight, the head of the counterweight resting against the face
  • the pendulum described above has several drawbacks. First of all, it should be mentioned that access to the flyweights can be difficult depending on the architecture of the movement and make the adjustment of the inertia complicated, which can lead to an increase in the adjustment costs. In addition, such a balance is relatively bulky, the head of the weights resting in the recess of the balance, which can lead to an increase in the thickness of the movement.
  • the invention particularly aims to overcome the various drawbacks of these known techniques.
  • an objective of the invention is to provide a balance wheel with inertia adjustment making it possible to obtain a compact watch movement.
  • the invention also aims, at least in one particular embodiment, to provide a balance wheel with inertia adjustment which is simple to implement and inexpensive to produce.
  • a balance wheel with inertia adjustment for a timepiece, comprising a hub defining the axis of pivoting of said balance, a serge, a veil extending between a lower plane and an upper plane on either side of a median plane, said veil comprising at least one arm connecting said serge to said hub, said at least one arm comprising a housing configured to receive and hold in place at least one counterweight, said at least one counterweight having a front face and a rear face
  • said at least one counterweight is integrated in said arm of said pendulum, and said at least one counterweight comprises upper wings and lower wings intended to bear on either side of said arm respectively at the level of the lower plane and from the upper plane to hold said at least one counterweight axially in place.
  • the invention also relates to a balance wheel with inertia adjustment, for a timepiece, comprising a hub defining the pivot axis of said balance wheel, a twill, a web extending between a lower plane and an upper plane on the one hand and on the other from a median plane, said web comprising at least one arm connecting said serge to said hub, said at least one arm comprising a housing configured to receive and hold in place at least one counterweight, said at least one counterweight having a front face and a rear face, and being of cylindrical shape whose said faces form the bases of the cylinder, said at least one counterweight being integrated in said arm of said balance, so that said front face and rear face are substantially in said upper plane and said lower plane.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece movement comprising a balance according to the invention.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a timepiece movement according to the invention.
  • the object of the present invention by its various functional and structural aspects described above, makes it possible to obtain a relatively compact balance wheel with inertia adjustment.
  • a timepiece movement according to an exemplary embodiment will now be described in the following, referring jointly to figures 1, 2 , 3 and 4 .
  • the invention thus relates to a balance 1 with inertia adjustment, for a timepiece, comprising a hub 4 defining the pivot axis A of the balance 1, a clamp 10, a web 11 extending between a lower plane Pi and an upper plane Ps on either side of a median plane Pm, the web 11 comprising at least one arm 2 connecting the serge 10 to the hub 4, the at least one arm 2 comprising a housing 3 configured to receive and keep at least one counterweight in place 5.
  • the balance has a front face 12 having a recess 14 and a rear face 13 which can also be recessed.
  • the height of the twill 10 can be identical to the web 11, in this case the balance 1 does not have any drowning which makes it possible to obtain the most compact balance possible.
  • the pendulum 1 comprises four arms, forming a hub 4 at their intersection, the hub 4 being provided with an orifice 40 intended to receive a pendulum axis 41, the web 11 thus being formed by the four arms and the hub 4.
  • the serge 10 is circular in shape and has no projecting part, like the arms 2, so that the balance 1 is as compact as possible.
  • the counterweight 5 is of cylindrical shape and comprises a front face 52 and a rear face 53 and can have, according to one embodiment of the invention, upper 54 and lower 55 wings.
  • each counterweight 5 is pinched in a housing 3 in a service position where a median plane which it comprises coincides with the median plane Pm of the web 11.
  • the balance 1 comprises rigid parts constituted by the hub 4, the clamp 10, and the arms 2 connecting the clamp 10 to the hub 4.
  • the housing 3 is delimited, on the one hand by a rigid part of the balance 1, and on the other hand an elastically deformable arm 20.
  • the stick 10 of the pendulum is of the same thickness as the arms 2 of the stick 1 and is thus merged with the arms 2 of the stick, the arms 2 and the stick 10 then forming a planar element.
  • the housing 3 is delimited by a rigid part of the arm 2, and by an elastic part 20 secured to a rigid part of the arm 2, the elastic part 20 being permanently biased towards the rigid part of the arm 2 delimiting the housing 3 .
  • the arm 2 has, in the extension of the housing 3, a recess 21 intended to facilitate the deformation of the elastic part 20.
  • the housing 3 is substantially of the same shape as the counterweight 5. This embodiment is particularly advantageous since it allows the thickness of the balance 1 to be limited once the weights 5 are mounted on the balance 1.
  • the elastic part 20 extends in the median plane Pm of the web, the arm 2 having a recess 21 facilitating the deformation of the elastic part 20.
  • the pendulum 1 also comprises weights 5 for adjustment in the form of a cylinder, the weights 5 being provided with an opening 50 in the shape of a half-moon, or any other shape, and drive means 51 such as a notch adjustment or any other means known to those skilled in the art for adjusting the position of the counterweight 5.
  • the housing 3 and the elastic part 20 of shape complementary to the counterweight 5 comprise stops 30 near the upper and lower edges of the housing 3 respectively at the upper plane Ps and the lower plane Pi to hold the counterweight 5 in place according to the median plane Pm in the housing 3 while leaving it free to rotate.
  • Such housings 3 make it possible to have weights 5 fully embedded in the arms 2 of the pendulum 1.
  • the weights 5 are pinched in the housings 3 and are thus held by friction in their position under the effect of the elasticity of the elastic arm 20.
  • the counterweight 5 comprises upper and lower wings intended to bear on either side of the arm 2, and more precisely on either side of the housing 3, respectively at the lower plane Pi and the upper plane Ps so as to maintain the counterweight 5 in the housing 3 while leaving it free to rotate in the said housing 3.
  • the counterweight 5 is integrated in the arm 2 of the pendulum 1 so that the front and rear faces are substantially in the upper plane Ps and the lower plane Pi.
  • substantially it is meant that the front faces 52 and rear 53 are set back from 0 ⁇ m to 1 mm relative to the upper plane Ps and to the lower plane Pi in the first embodiment and that the upper and lower wings of the counterweight 5 are projecting up to 0.6 mm relative to the upper plane Ps and in the lower plane Pi in the second embodiment.
  • Such a pendulum 1 according to the invention makes it possible in particular to mount the weights 5 on the arms 2 of the pendulum 1 whatever the direction of mounting of the latter.
  • a person skilled in the art will choose the direction of mounting of the weights 5 on the balance wheel 1 according to the ease of access to the weights 5 once the balance wheel 1 is mounted in a movement.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement and a timepiece equipped with a balance according to the invention.

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromechanical Clocks (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
  • Electric Clocks (AREA)

Description

Domaine de l'inventionField of the invention

L'invention se rapporte à un balancier à réglage d'inertie présentant des moyens de réglage de l'inertie.The invention relates to a balance wheel with inertia adjustment having means for adjusting the inertia.

L'invention concerne également un mouvement d'horlogerie comprenant un tel système ainsi qu'une pièce d'horlogerie équipée d'un tel mouvement.The invention also relates to a timepiece movement comprising such a system as well as a timepiece equipped with such a movement.

Arrière-plan de l'inventionInvention background

Il est connu du brevet CH 705 238 un balancier à masselottes pincées permettant un réglage de l'inertie et/ou de l'équilibrage. Le balancier présente deux bras comportant chacun un logement pour la réception et le pincement en position d'une tige d'une masselotte, la tête de la masselotte reposant contre la faceIt is known from the patent CH 705 238 a balance with pinched weights allowing adjustment of the inertia and / or balancing. The balance has two arms each comprising a housing for receiving and pinching in position a rod of a counterweight, the head of the counterweight resting against the face

Le balancier décrit ci-dessus présente plusieurs inconvénients. On mentionnera tout d'abord que l'accès aux masselottes peut-être difficile selon l'architecture du mouvement et rendre le réglage de l'inertie compliqué, ce qui peut entrainer une augmentation des coûts de réglage. De plus, un tel balancier est relativement encombrant, la tête des masselottes reposant dans la noyure du balancier, ce qui peut entrainer une augmentation de l'épaisseur du mouvement.The pendulum described above has several drawbacks. First of all, it should be mentioned that access to the flyweights can be difficult depending on the architecture of the movement and make the adjustment of the inertia complicated, which can lead to an increase in the adjustment costs. In addition, such a balance is relatively bulky, the head of the weights resting in the recess of the balance, which can lead to an increase in the thickness of the movement.

Il est connu, par exemple, des brevets CH 698 024 et EP 2 410 386 de tels balanciers à réglage d'inertie présentant des moyens de réglage de l'inertie.It is known, for example, from patents CH 698 024 and EP 2,410,386 such inertia adjustment pendulums having means for adjusting the inertia.

On connait également du brevet EP 1 351 103 , un balancier à réglage de l'inertie pour mouvement d'horlogerie dans lequel la serge présente des évidements pour recevoir des masselottes de manière à ce qu'il n'y ait pas de partie saillante. Si le réglage du balancier est facilité, ce dernier requiert un usinage pour les évidements qui est relativement délicat, chronophage et onéreux.We also know of the patent EP 1,351,103 , a balance wheel with inertia adjustment for a clockwork movement in which the serge has recesses for receiving weights so that there is no protruding part. If adjustment of the pendulum is facilitated, the latter requires machining for the recesses which is relatively delicate, time-consuming and expensive.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

L'invention a notamment pour objectif de pallier les différents inconvénients de ces techniques connues.The invention particularly aims to overcome the various drawbacks of these known techniques.

Plus précisément, un objectif de l'invention est de fournir un balancier à réglage d'inertie permettant d'obtenir un mouvement d'horlogerie compact.More specifically, an objective of the invention is to provide a balance wheel with inertia adjustment making it possible to obtain a compact watch movement.

L'invention a également pour objectif, au moins dans un mode de réalisation particulier, de fournir un balancier à réglage d'inertie qui soit simple à mettre en œuvre et peu coûteux à réaliser.The invention also aims, at least in one particular embodiment, to provide a balance wheel with inertia adjustment which is simple to implement and inexpensive to produce.

Ces objectifs, ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront plus clairement par la suite, sont atteints selon l'invention à l'aide d'un balancier à réglage d'inertie, pour pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant un moyeu définissant l'axe de pivotement dudit balancier, une serge, un voile s'étendant entre un plan inférieur et un plan supérieur de part et d'autre d'un plan médian, ledit voile comprenant au moins un bras reliant ladite serge audit moyeu, ledit au moins un bras comprenant un logement configuré pour recevoir et maintenir en place au moins une masselotte, ladite au moins une masselotte présentant une face avant et une face arrièreThese objectives, as well as others which will appear more clearly hereinafter, are achieved according to the invention using a balance wheel with inertia adjustment, for a timepiece, comprising a hub defining the axis of pivoting of said balance, a serge, a veil extending between a lower plane and an upper plane on either side of a median plane, said veil comprising at least one arm connecting said serge to said hub, said at least one arm comprising a housing configured to receive and hold in place at least one counterweight, said at least one counterweight having a front face and a rear face

Selon l'invention, ladite au moins une masselotte est intégrée dans ledit bras dudit balancier, et ladite au moins une masselotte comprend des ailes supérieures et des ailes inférieures destinées à prendre appui de part et d'autre dudit bras respectivement au niveau du plan inférieur et du plan supérieur pour maintenir axialement en place ladite au moins une masselotte..According to the invention, said at least one counterweight is integrated in said arm of said pendulum, and said at least one counterweight comprises upper wings and lower wings intended to bear on either side of said arm respectively at the level of the lower plane and from the upper plane to hold said at least one counterweight axially in place.

L'invention concerne également un balancier à réglage d'inertie, pour pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant un moyeu définissant l'axe de pivotement dudit balancier, une serge, un voile s'étendant entre un plan inférieur et un plan supérieur de part et d'autre d'un plan médian, ledit voile comprenant au moins un bras reliant ladite serge audit moyeu, ledit au moins un bras comprenant un logement configuré pour recevoir et maintenir en place au moins une masselotte, ladite au moins une masselotte présentant une face avant et une face arrière, et étant de forme cylindrique dont lesdites faces forment les bases du cylindre, ladite au moins une masselotte étant intégrée dans ledit bras dudit balancier, de manière que lesdites face avant et face arrière sont sensiblement dans ledit plan supérieur et ledit plan inférieur.The invention also relates to a balance wheel with inertia adjustment, for a timepiece, comprising a hub defining the pivot axis of said balance wheel, a twill, a web extending between a lower plane and an upper plane on the one hand and on the other from a median plane, said web comprising at least one arm connecting said serge to said hub, said at least one arm comprising a housing configured to receive and hold in place at least one counterweight, said at least one counterweight having a front face and a rear face, and being of cylindrical shape whose said faces form the bases of the cylinder, said at least one counterweight being integrated in said arm of said balance, so that said front face and rear face are substantially in said upper plane and said lower plane.

Conformément à d'autres variantes avantageuses de l'invention :

  • la face avant et la face arrière de la au moins une masselotte sont en retrait de 0µm à 1mm par rapport au plan supérieur et au plan inférieur ;
  • la face avant et la face arrière de la au moins une masselotte sont saillantes jusqu'à 0.6mm par rapport au plan supérieur et au plan inférieur ;
  • la au moins une masselotte est dans le plan médian du voile ;
  • le logement et la au moins une masselotte sont de forme complémentaire ;
  • la au moins une masselotte est pincée avec un couple de retenue prédéterminé au sein du logement ;
  • le bras présente une partie élastique s'étendant dans le plan médian, la partie élastique étant apte à se déformer lors du montage de la au moins une masselotte ;
  • le logement comprend des arrêts au niveau du plan supérieur et du plan inférieur pour maintenir en place la au moins une masselotte ;
  • la au moins une masselotte est chassée dans le logement du bras du balancier ;
  • le bras et la serge ont la même épaisseur.
In accordance with other advantageous variants of the invention:
  • the front face and the rear face of the at least one counterweight are set back from 0 μm to 1 mm relative to the upper plane and to the lower plane;
  • the front face and the rear face of the at least one counterweight projecting up to 0.6mm with respect to the upper plane and the lower plane;
  • the at least one flyweight is in the median plane of the veil;
  • the housing and the at least one counterweight are of complementary shape;
  • the at least one counterweight is pinched with a predetermined retaining torque within the housing;
  • the arm has an elastic part extending in the median plane, the elastic part being able to deform during assembly of the at least one counterweight;
  • the housing includes stops at the upper plane and the lower plane to hold in place the at least one counterweight;
  • the at least one flyweight is driven into the housing of the balance arm;
  • the arm and the serge have the same thickness.

L'invention concerne aussi un mouvement d'horlogerie comprenant un balancier conforme à l'invention.The invention also relates to a timepiece movement comprising a balance according to the invention.

L'invention concerne également une pièce d'horlogerie comprenant un mouvement horloger conforme à l'invention.The invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a timepiece movement according to the invention.

Ainsi, l'objet de la présente invention, par ses différents aspects fonctionnels et structurels décrits ci-dessus, permet d'obtenir un balancier à réglage d'inertie relativement compact.Thus, the object of the present invention, by its various functional and structural aspects described above, makes it possible to obtain a relatively compact balance wheel with inertia adjustment.

Description sommaire des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, donné à titre de simple exemple illustratif et non limitatif, et des figures annexées, parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un balancier conforme à l'invention selon un premier mode de réalisation ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'un balancier conforme à l'invention selon un deuxième mode de réalisation ;
  • les figures 3 et 4 sont respectivement des vues en coupe d'un balancier selon les premier et deuxième modes de réalisation illustrés aux figures 1 et 2.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a particular embodiment of the invention, given by way of simple illustrative and nonlimiting example, and of the appended figures, among which :
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a pendulum according to the invention according to a first embodiment;
  • the figure 2 is a perspective view of a pendulum in accordance with the invention according to a second embodiment;
  • the figures 3 and 4 are respectively sectional views of a pendulum according to the first and second embodiments illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 .

Description détaillée des modes de réalisation préférésDetailed description of preferred embodiments

Un mouvement d'horlogerie selon un exemple de réalisation va maintenant être décrit dans ce qui suit faisant référence conjointement aux figures 1, 2, 3 et 4.A timepiece movement according to an exemplary embodiment will now be described in the following, referring jointly to figures 1, 2 , 3 and 4 .

L'invention concerne ainsi un balancier 1 à réglage d'inertie, pour pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant un moyeu 4 définissant l'axe de pivotement A du balancier 1, une serge 10, un voile 11 s'étendant entre un plan inférieur Pi et un plan supérieur Ps de part et d'autre d'un plan médian Pm, le voile 11 comprenant au moins un bras 2 reliant la serge 10 au moyeu 4, l'au moins un bras 2 comprenant un logement 3 configuré pour recevoir et maintenir en place au moins une masselotte 5.The invention thus relates to a balance 1 with inertia adjustment, for a timepiece, comprising a hub 4 defining the pivot axis A of the balance 1, a clamp 10, a web 11 extending between a lower plane Pi and an upper plane Ps on either side of a median plane Pm, the web 11 comprising at least one arm 2 connecting the serge 10 to the hub 4, the at least one arm 2 comprising a housing 3 configured to receive and keep at least one counterweight in place 5.

Avantageusement, le balancier présente une face avant 12 présentant une noyure 14 et une face arrière 13 pouvant aussi être noyurée.Advantageously, the balance has a front face 12 having a recess 14 and a rear face 13 which can also be recessed.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier, la hauteur de la serge 10 peut être identique au voile 11, dans ce cas le balancier 1 ne présente aucune noyure ce qui permet d'obtenir un balancier le plus compact possible.According to a particular embodiment, the height of the twill 10 can be identical to the web 11, in this case the balance 1 does not have any drowning which makes it possible to obtain the most compact balance possible.

Tel qu'illustré, le balancier 1 comprend quatre bras, formant un moyeu 4 à leur intersection, le moyeu 4 étant muni d'un orifice 40 destiné à recevoir un axe de balancier 41, le voile 11 étant ainsi formé par les quatre bras et le moyeu 4.As illustrated, the pendulum 1 comprises four arms, forming a hub 4 at their intersection, the hub 4 being provided with an orifice 40 intended to receive a pendulum axis 41, the web 11 thus being formed by the four arms and the hub 4.

La serge 10 est de forme circulaire et ne présente aucune partie saillante, tout comme les bras 2, de sorte que le balancier 1 soit le plus compact possible.The serge 10 is circular in shape and has no projecting part, like the arms 2, so that the balance 1 is as compact as possible.

Comme on peut l'observer sur les figures, la masselotte 5 est de forme cylindrique et comprend une face avant 52 et une face arrière 53 et peut présenter selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention des ailes supérieure 54 et inférieure 55.As can be seen in the figures, the counterweight 5 is of cylindrical shape and comprises a front face 52 and a rear face 53 and can have, according to one embodiment of the invention, upper 54 and lower 55 wings.

De manière avantageuse, chaque masselotte 5 est pincée dans un logement 3 dans une position de service où un plan médian qu'elle comporte est confondu avec le plan médian Pm du voile 11.Advantageously, each counterweight 5 is pinched in a housing 3 in a service position where a median plane which it comprises coincides with the median plane Pm of the web 11.

Le balancier 1 comporte des parties rigides constituées par le moyeu 4, la serge 10, et les bras 2 reliant la serge 10 au moyeu 4. Le logement 3 est délimité, d'une part par une partie rigide du balancier 1, et d'autre part un bras 20 déformable élastiquement.The balance 1 comprises rigid parts constituted by the hub 4, the clamp 10, and the arms 2 connecting the clamp 10 to the hub 4. The housing 3 is delimited, on the one hand by a rigid part of the balance 1, and on the other hand an elastically deformable arm 20.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, non illustré sur les figures, la serge 10 du balancier est de même épaisseur que les bras 2 du balancier 1 et est ainsi confondue avec les bras 2 du balancier, les bras 2 et la serge 10 formant alors un élément plan.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, not illustrated in the figures, the stick 10 of the pendulum is of the same thickness as the arms 2 of the stick 1 and is thus merged with the arms 2 of the stick, the arms 2 and the stick 10 then forming a planar element.

Avantageusement, le logement 3 est délimité par une partie rigide du bras 2, et par une partie élastique 20 solidaire d'une partie rigide du bras 2, la partie élastique 20 étant en permanence rappelé vers la partie rigide du bras 2 délimitant le logement 3.Advantageously, the housing 3 is delimited by a rigid part of the arm 2, and by an elastic part 20 secured to a rigid part of the arm 2, the elastic part 20 being permanently biased towards the rigid part of the arm 2 delimiting the housing 3 .

De manière avantageuse, le bras 2 présente dans le prolongement du logement 3 un évidement 21 destiné à faciliter la déformation de la partie élastique 20.Advantageously, the arm 2 has, in the extension of the housing 3, a recess 21 intended to facilitate the deformation of the elastic part 20.

Selon un mode de réalisation préférentiel le logement 3 est sensiblement de la même forme que la masselotte 5. Ce mode de réalisation est particulièrement avantageux car il permet de limiter l'épaisseur du balancier 1 une fois les masselottes 5 montées sur le balancier 1.According to a preferred embodiment, the housing 3 is substantially of the same shape as the counterweight 5. This embodiment is particularly advantageous since it allows the thickness of the balance 1 to be limited once the weights 5 are mounted on the balance 1.

Dans ce mode de réalisation préférentiel, la partie élastique 20 s'étend dans le plan médian Pm du voile, le bras 2 présentant un évidement 21 facilitant la déformation de la partie élastique 20.In this preferred embodiment, the elastic part 20 extends in the median plane Pm of the web, the arm 2 having a recess 21 facilitating the deformation of the elastic part 20.

Le balancier 1 comprend également des masselottes 5 de réglage sous la forme de cylindre, les masselottes 5 étant munies d'une ouverture 50 en forme de demi-lune, ou toutes autres formes, et des moyens d'entraînement 51 tels qu'une encoche de réglage ou tout autre moyens connu de l'homme du métier pour régler la position de la masselotte 5.The pendulum 1 also comprises weights 5 for adjustment in the form of a cylinder, the weights 5 being provided with an opening 50 in the shape of a half-moon, or any other shape, and drive means 51 such as a notch adjustment or any other means known to those skilled in the art for adjusting the position of the counterweight 5.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, illustré aux figures 1 et 3, le logement 3 et la partie élastique 20 de forme complémentaire à la masselotte 5 comprennent des arrêts 30 à proximité des bords supérieur et inférieur du logement 3 respectivement au niveau du plan supérieur Ps et du plan inférieur Pi pour maintenir en place la masselotte 5 selon le plan médian Pm dans le logement 3 tout en la laissant libre en rotation.According to a first embodiment, illustrated in figures 1 and 3 , the housing 3 and the elastic part 20 of shape complementary to the counterweight 5 comprise stops 30 near the upper and lower edges of the housing 3 respectively at the upper plane Ps and the lower plane Pi to hold the counterweight 5 in place according to the median plane Pm in the housing 3 while leaving it free to rotate.

De tels logements 3 permettent d'avoir des masselottes 5 entièrement noyées dans les bras 2 du balancier 1. Lors de la mise en place des masselottes 5 dans les logements 3, les masselottes sont pincées dans les logements 3 et sont ainsi maintenues par friction dans leur position sous l'effet de l'élasticité du bras élastique 20.Such housings 3 make it possible to have weights 5 fully embedded in the arms 2 of the pendulum 1. When the weights 5 are placed in the housings 3, the weights are pinched in the housings 3 and are thus held by friction in their position under the effect of the elasticity of the elastic arm 20.

Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, visible aux figures 2 et 4, la masselotte 5 comprend des ailes supérieures et inférieures destinées à prendre appui de part et d'autre du bras 2, et plus précisément de part et d'autre du logement 3, respectivement au niveau du plan inférieur Pi et du plan supérieur Ps de manière à maintenir la masselotte 5 dans le logement 3 tout en la laissant libre en rotation dans le dit logement 3.According to a second embodiment, visible to figures 2 and 4 , the counterweight 5 comprises upper and lower wings intended to bear on either side of the arm 2, and more precisely on either side of the housing 3, respectively at the lower plane Pi and the upper plane Ps so as to maintain the counterweight 5 in the housing 3 while leaving it free to rotate in the said housing 3.

De manière avantageuse, la masselotte 5 est intégrée dans le bras 2 du balancier 1 de manière que les faces avant et face arrière sont sensiblement dans le plan supérieur Ps et le plan inférieur Pi. Par sensiblement, on entend que les faces avant 52 et arrière 53 sont en retrait de 0µm à 1mm par rapport au plan supérieur Ps et au plan inférieur Pi dans le premier mode de réalisation et que les ailes supérieures et inférieures de la masselotte 5 sont saillantes jusqu'à 0.6mm par rapport au plan supérieur Ps et au plan inférieur Pi dans le deuxième mode de réalisation. Un tel agencement permet d'obtenir un balancier à réglage d'inertie présentant un encombrement réduit.Advantageously, the counterweight 5 is integrated in the arm 2 of the pendulum 1 so that the front and rear faces are substantially in the upper plane Ps and the lower plane Pi. By substantially, it is meant that the front faces 52 and rear 53 are set back from 0 μm to 1 mm relative to the upper plane Ps and to the lower plane Pi in the first embodiment and that the upper and lower wings of the counterweight 5 are projecting up to 0.6 mm relative to the upper plane Ps and in the lower plane Pi in the second embodiment. Such an arrangement makes it possible to obtain a balance wheel with inertia adjustment having a reduced bulk.

Un tel balancier 1 conforme à l'invention permet notamment de monter les masselottes 5 sur les bras 2 du balancier 1 quel que soit le sens de montage de ce dernier. De manière générale, l'homme du métier choisira le sens de montage des masselottes 5 sur le balancier 1 en fonction de la facilité d'accès aux masselottes 5 une fois le balancier 1 monté dans un mouvement.Such a pendulum 1 according to the invention makes it possible in particular to mount the weights 5 on the arms 2 of the pendulum 1 whatever the direction of mounting of the latter. Generally, a person skilled in the art will choose the direction of mounting of the weights 5 on the balance wheel 1 according to the ease of access to the weights 5 once the balance wheel 1 is mounted in a movement.

L'invention concerne également un mouvement horloger et une pièce d'horlogerie équipés d'un balancier conforme à l'invention.The invention also relates to a watch movement and a timepiece equipped with a balance according to the invention.

Grâce à ces différents aspects de l'invention, on dispose d'un balancier compact permettant de réduire l'épaisseur du mouvement horloger et peu couteux à fabriquer.Thanks to these various aspects of the invention, there is a compact balance making it possible to reduce the thickness of the timepiece movement and inexpensive to manufacture.

Bien entendu, la présente invention ne se limite pas à l'exemple illustré et est susceptible de diverses variantes et modifications qui apparaîtront à l'homme de l'art, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention telle que définie par les revendications annexées.Of course, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example and is susceptible to various variants and modifications which will appear to those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

NOMENCLATURENOMENCLATURE

  • 1. Balancier,1. Balance wheel,
  • 10. Serge,10. Serge,
  • 11. Voile,11. Sailing,
  • 12. Face avant du balancier,12. Front face of the pendulum,
  • 13. Face arrière du balancier,13. Rear face of the pendulum,
  • 14. Noyure,14. Drowning,
  • 2. Bras,2. Arm,
  • 20. Partie élastique,20. Elastic part,
  • 21. Evidement,21. Obviously,
  • 3. Logements,3. Housing,
  • 30. Arrêts,30. Judgments,
  • 4. Moyeu,4. Hub,
  • 40. Orifice,40. Orifice,
  • 41. Axe du balancier41. Pendulum axis
  • 5. Masselotte,5. Weight,
  • 50. Ouverture,50. Opening,
  • 51. Moyens d'entrainement,51. Means of training,
  • 52. Face avant de la masselotte,52. Front face of the counterweight,
  • 53. Face arrière de la masselotte,53. Rear face of the counterweight,
  • 54. Aile supérieure de la masselotte,54. Upper wing of the flyweight,
  • 55. Aile inférieure de la masselotte,55. Lower wing of the flyweight,
  • A. Axe de pivotement ;A. Pivot axis;
  • Pm. Plan médian ;Pm. Median plane;
  • Pi. Plan inférieur ;Pi. Lower plane;
  • Ps. Plan supérieur.Ps. Upper shot.

Claims (13)

  1. Balance (1) with inertia adjustment, for a timepiece, comprising a hub (4) defining the pivot axis (A) of said balance (1), a felloe (10), a web (11) extending between a lower plane (Pi) and an upper plane (Ps) on either side of a median plane (Pm), said web (11) comprising at least one arm (2) connecting said felloe (10) to said hub (4), said at least one arm (2) comprising a housing (3) configured to receive and maintain in place at least one inertia-block (5),
    said at least one inertia-block (5) having a front face (52) and a rear face (53) and characterised in that said at least one inertia-block is integrated into said arm (2) of said balance (1), and in that said at least one inertia-block (5) comprises upper leaves (54) and lower leaves (55) intended to bear on either side of said arm (2) respectively at the lower plane (Pi) and at the upper plane (Ps) in order to maintain said at least one inertia-block (5) axially in place.
  2. Balance (1) with inertia adjustment for a timepiece, comprising a hub (4) defining the pivot axis (A) of said balance (1), a felloe (10), a web (11) extending between a lower plane (Pi) and an upper plane (Ps) on either side of a median plane (Pm), said web (11) comprising at least one arm (2) connecting said felloe (10) to said hub (4), said at least one arm (2) comprising a housing (3) configured to receive and maintain in place at least one inertia-block (5), said at least one inertia-block (5) having a front face (52) and a rear face (53), and having a cylindrical shape, said faces of which form the bases of the cylinder, characterised in that said at least one inertia-block is integrated into said arm (2) of said balance (1), in such a way that said front face and rear face are substantially in said upper plane (Ps) and said lower plane (Pi)
  3. Balance (1) according to claim 2, wherein said front face (52) and said rear face (53) of said at least one inertia-block (5) are set back by 0µm to 1mm with respect to said upper plane (Ps) and to said lower plane (Pi).
  4. Balance (1) according to claim 1, wherein said front face (52) and said rear face (53) of said at least one inertia-block (5) protrude up to 0.6mm with respect to said upper plane (Ps) and to the lower plane (Pi).
  5. Balance (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said at least one inertia-block (5) is in place according to said median plane (Pm) of said web.
  6. Balance (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said housing (3) and said at least one inertia-block (5) have a complementary shape.
  7. Balance (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said at least one inertia-block (5) is pinched with a predetermined retention torque inside said housing (3).
  8. Balance (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said arm (2) has an elastic portion (20) extending according to said median plane (Pm), said elastic portion (20) being capable of being deformed during the mounting of said at least one inertia-block (5).
  9. Balance (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein said housing (3) comprises stops (30) at the upper plane (Ps) and at the lower plane (Pi) in order to maintain said at least one inertia-block (5) axially in place.
  10. Balance (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said at least one inertia-block (5) is set in said housing (3) of said arm (2) of said balance (1).
  11. Balance (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said arm (2) and said felloe (10) have the same thickness.
  12. Horological movement comprising a balance (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11.
  13. Timepiece comprising a movement according to claim 12.
EP14182343.5A 2014-08-26 2014-08-26 Balance with inertia adjustment. Active EP2990882B1 (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP14182343.5A EP2990882B1 (en) 2014-08-26 2014-08-26 Balance with inertia adjustment.
US14/828,709 US9547278B2 (en) 2014-08-26 2015-08-18 Balance with inertia adjustment
JP2015163495A JP6086961B2 (en) 2014-08-26 2015-08-21 Balance with inertia adjustment function
RU2015136080A RU2693519C2 (en) 2014-08-26 2015-08-25 Balance with adjustment of inertia for watch articles, watch mechanism and watch article
CN201510526600.6A CN105388743B (en) 2014-08-26 2015-08-25 Escapement with inertial regulator
HK16110592.3A HK1222460A1 (en) 2014-08-26 2016-09-06 Balance with inertia adjustment

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP14182343.5A EP2990882B1 (en) 2014-08-26 2014-08-26 Balance with inertia adjustment.

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2990882A1 EP2990882A1 (en) 2016-03-02
EP2990882B1 true EP2990882B1 (en) 2020-01-15

Family

ID=51392196

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP14182343.5A Active EP2990882B1 (en) 2014-08-26 2014-08-26 Balance with inertia adjustment.

Country Status (6)

Country Link
US (1) US9547278B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2990882B1 (en)
JP (1) JP6086961B2 (en)
CN (1) CN105388743B (en)
HK (1) HK1222460A1 (en)
RU (1) RU2693519C2 (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2990883A1 (en) * 2014-08-29 2016-03-02 Nivarox-FAR S.A. Clockwork balance wheel-hairspring assembly
EP3252546B1 (en) * 2016-06-03 2019-08-28 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Timepiece mechanism with balance wheel inertia adjustment
EP3502786A1 (en) 2017-12-22 2019-06-26 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Balance for timepiece and method for manufacturing such a balance
US11402804B2 (en) * 2018-02-12 2022-08-02 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd Timepiece oscillator insensitive to angular acceleration caused by wear
EP3736640B1 (en) * 2019-05-07 2022-12-21 Nivarox-FAR S.A. Clock balance
USD922893S1 (en) * 2019-05-07 2021-06-22 Nivarox-Far Sa Watch component
EP3835879B1 (en) * 2019-12-09 2024-01-24 The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd Timepiece resonator mechanism with inertial mass wheel with inertia and unbalance adjustment
EP3839656B1 (en) * 2019-12-18 2023-12-13 Nivarox-FAR S.A. Horological balance

Family Cites Families (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US455787A (en) * 1890-05-24 1891-07-14 Balance-wheel for time-pieces
US510202A (en) * 1893-01-19 1893-12-05 smith
US631103A (en) * 1899-03-03 1899-08-15 Antoine Borel Compensation watch-balance.
US1350035A (en) * 1920-03-02 1920-08-17 Povelsen Ingild Compensating balance-wheel
US2770942A (en) * 1953-03-03 1956-11-20 Elgin Nat Watch Co Horological balance with adjustable moment of inertia
US2880570A (en) * 1956-11-26 1959-04-07 Elgin Nat Watch Co Balance with adjustable moment of inertia
US3382667A (en) * 1966-04-01 1968-05-14 Hamilton Watch Co Watch regulator
US3455104A (en) * 1968-01-25 1969-07-15 Hamilton Watch Co Watch rate regulation
EP1351103B1 (en) 2002-03-21 2008-07-30 Chopard Manufacture SA Balance wheel with adjusting mechanism
CH698024B1 (en) * 2005-03-23 2009-04-30 Patek Philippe Sa inertial balance.
EP2395402B1 (en) * 2010-06-11 2014-03-12 Montres Breguet SA High frequency balance wheel for timepiece
EP2410387B1 (en) * 2010-07-19 2016-07-06 Nivarox-FAR S.A. balance wheel with inertia adjustment without insert
EP2410386B1 (en) * 2010-07-19 2018-10-03 Nivarox-FAR S.A. balance wheel with inertia adjustment with insert
CH703463A2 (en) * 2010-07-19 2012-01-31 Nivarox Sa Inertia adjustable balance for use in hair spring of watch, has elastic arm comprising attachment unit cooperating with complementary attachment unit in attachment positions to form closed loop whose inertia is varied based on positions
CH705238C1 (en) 2011-07-15 2024-02-15 Nivarox Far Sa Balance wheel with inertia adjustment for clock movements.
USD700535S1 (en) * 2011-12-28 2014-03-04 Nivarox-Far S.A. Balance wheel with control knobs
JP6070937B2 (en) * 2013-02-20 2017-02-01 セイコーインスツル株式会社 Balance, movement for watch and mechanical watch

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
None *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US20160062314A1 (en) 2016-03-03
US9547278B2 (en) 2017-01-17
CN105388743A (en) 2016-03-09
JP6086961B2 (en) 2017-03-01
HK1222460A1 (en) 2017-06-30
RU2015136080A (en) 2017-03-03
JP2016045209A (en) 2016-04-04
RU2015136080A3 (en) 2019-03-05
CN105388743B (en) 2017-12-05
RU2693519C2 (en) 2019-07-03
EP2990882A1 (en) 2016-03-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2990882B1 (en) Balance with inertia adjustment.
EP1738229B1 (en) Crown for timepiece, comprising a disengaging device
CA2635635C (en) Axial retainer for vanes on a turbine engine rotor disk
EP3158402B1 (en) Timepiece wheel
EP3227754B1 (en) Clockwork balance wheel-hairspring assembly
EP2230572B1 (en) Radial gripping system for a timepiece component
EP3172626B1 (en) Pivot with blade
EP2980658B1 (en) Device for assembling and adjusting a hairspring
CH705238A2 (en) Balance for clock movement of watch, has elastic arm comprising distal end free with respect to hub, arm and felloe sector, and permanently biased toward rigid part of balance delimiting slot
FR3043801A3 (en) BALANCER WITH INERTIA ADJUSTMENT
EP3580606B1 (en) Spectacle frame with temple orientation according to a plurality of planes
EP2230571A1 (en) Radial gripping system for a timepiece component
CH711766B1 (en) Balance with inertia adjustment.
EP3183618B1 (en) Hand of a watch
EP3736640A1 (en) Clock balance
CH710017A2 (en) Inertia adjustable balance.
CH698675B1 (en) Impact-absorbing bearing for mechanical watch, has spring plates prestressed so as to exert torque for maintaining mobile unit against stop units i.e. studs, on mobile unit, where mobile unit is constituted of jewel enclosed by central part
EP3499318B1 (en) Oscillator system for a watch
CA2418233C (en) Blade control device with variable blade angle and tight attachment
EP0615904B1 (en) Rotorcraft rotor head
EP3839655A1 (en) Horological balance
EP3037895A1 (en) Detachable stud support
EP3839656B1 (en) Horological balance
EP3488297B1 (en) Regulator key
EP4194964A1 (en) Balance wheel with inertia adjustment

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20160902

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20190225

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20190930

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTED

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: ICB INGENIEURS CONSEILS EN BREVETS SA, CH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: FRENCH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 602014059986

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 1225693

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20200215

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20200115

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200607

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: RS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200415

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200415

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200515

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200416

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 602014059986

Country of ref document: DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: SM

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK05

Ref document number: 1225693

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20200115

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20201016

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200826

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20200831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200826

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

Ref country code: AL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200115

P01 Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered

Effective date: 20230611

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20230720

Year of fee payment: 10

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20230902

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20230720

Year of fee payment: 10

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20230720

Year of fee payment: 10