EP3152625A2 - Zeitmesseraussenteil aus geschweissten materialien - Google Patents

Zeitmesseraussenteil aus geschweissten materialien

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EP3152625A2
EP3152625A2 EP15724639.8A EP15724639A EP3152625A2 EP 3152625 A2 EP3152625 A2 EP 3152625A2 EP 15724639 A EP15724639 A EP 15724639A EP 3152625 A2 EP3152625 A2 EP 3152625A2
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silicon
alloys
nitride
carbide
titanium
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Jean-Luc Bazin
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Swatch Group Research and Development SA
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04BMECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00Cases
    • G04B37/22Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases
    • GPHYSICS
    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04DAPPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING OR MAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04D3/00Watchmakers' or watch-repairers' machines or tools for working materials

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  • the invention relates to a covering part made of welded materials and in particular such a part comprising a material based on silicon or ceramic.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the disadvantages mentioned above by providing a trim part formed from a part comprising a silicon-based material or ceramic which is directly welded electromagnetic radiation to another part as, for example, a metal or a metal alloy.
  • the invention relates to a cladding part for a timepiece comprising a first silicon-based part, a second metal-based part characterized in that The surface of the first part is welded with electromagnetic radiation of the laser type on a surface of the second part in order to secure them.
  • the first silicon-based part comprises monocrystalline silicon, doped monocrystalline silicon, polychistorous silicon, doped polychtalline silicon, porous silicon, silicon oxide, quartz, silica, silicon nitride or silicon carbide.
  • the invention relates to a trim piece for a timepiece comprising a first ceramic-based portion, a second metal-based portion characterized in that a surface of the first part is welded by electromagnetic radiation of the laser type on a surface of the second part to secure them.
  • the first ceramic-based part comprises photostructurable glass, borosilicate, aluminosilicate, quartz glass, zerodur, monocrystalline corundum, polycrystalline corundum, alumina, oxide of aluminum, aluminum nitride, monocrystalline ruby, polycrystalline ruby, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, titanium nitride, titanium carbide, tungsten nitride, carbide tungsten, boron nitride or boron carbide.
  • the direct welding of the surfaces makes the joining substantially invisible because the electromagnetic radiation acts directly at the interface between the two parts. Therefore, the dressing is composite type without it being noticeable how it was obtained except by destructive verification.
  • the parts already developed can be used and now secured with better adhesion and a guarantee of staying with time higher than with bonding.
  • the ceramic-based or silicon-based parts do not have to have elastic or plastic deformation means that prevent them from being broken by an assembly because the welding directly solidifies the surfaces of the ceramic or silicon-based parts against surfaces metal-based parts.
  • the first silicon-based or ceramic-based part also comprises at least one partial coating of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or a carbon allotrope;
  • the first part and / or the second part forms a case, a middle part, a horn, a dial, a flange, a bezel, a pusher, a crown, a case back, a needle, a bracelet, a link, a clasp, decor, applique, ice cream, dial foot, crown rod, push rod;
  • the second piece comprises an iron alloy, a copper alloy, a nickel alloy, titanium or one of its alloys, gold or one of its alloys, silver or one of its alloys, platinum or one of its alloys, ruthenium or one of its alloys, rhodium or one of its alloys or palladium or one of its alloys.
  • the invention relates to a timepiece characterized in that it comprises a covering part according to one of the preceding variants.
  • the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a trim piece according to the first embodiment for a timepiece comprising the following steps:
  • the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a trim piece according to the second embodiment for a timepiece comprising the following steps:
  • the method is simple, fast and that it is not necessary to provide the material to secure the two materials or to apply a force of approximation between the first and second parts.
  • the laser-type electromagnetic radiation offers great flexibility in the location and shape (flat, sloping, non-straight, etc.) of the areas to be welded. parts already developed can be used and now secured with better adhesion and a guarantee of staying in time higher than with the bonding.
  • the first silicon-based or ceramic-based part also comprises at least one partial coating of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or a carbon allotrope;
  • one of the first and second parts is opaque to the wavelength of said electromagnetic radiation in order to weld said surfa s of the first and second pieces when they are against each other;
  • an intermediate material is deposited at the interface of the first and second parts when the latter are transparent to the wavelength of said electromagnetic radiation of the laser type in order to induce heating sufficiently intense to weld said first and second parts;
  • the first part and / or the second part forms a case, a middle part, a horn, a dial, a flange, a bezel, a pusher, a crown, a case back, a needle, a bracelet, a link, a clasp, decor, applique, ice cream, dial foot, crown rod, push rod;
  • the second piece comprises an iron alloy, a copper alloy, a nickel alloy, titanium or one of its alloys, gold or one of its alloys, silver or one of its alloys, platinum or one of its alloys, ruthenium or one of its alloys, rhodium or one of its alloys or palladium or one of its alloys.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective representation of trim parts according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a dressing part according to the invention.
  • the invention relates to a cladding part formed using a part whose material has no usable plastic field, that is to say with a very plastic field. restricted, with a second part comprising the same type of material or another type of material.
  • This piece of clothing has been designed for applications in the field of watchmaking and is made necessary by the growing share of fragile materials such as those based on silicon or ceramic. It is possible, for example, to form a case, a dial, a flange, an ice, a bezel, a pusher, a crown, a case back, a needle or a bracelet wholly or partially based on materials. fragile.
  • the invention relates to a trim piece for a timepiece comprising a first silicon-based part, a second metal-based part characterized in that a surface of the first part is welded by electromagnetic radiation to a surface of the second part to secure them.
  • first and second portions are opaque and another transparent to the wavelength of said electromagnetic radiation for welding said surfaces of the first and second portions when they are against each other.
  • Such laser-type electromagnetic radiation welding is, for example, explained in EP 1 436 830 incorporated by reference in this specification.
  • an intermediate material intended to promote the bonding between the two materials can be used.
  • this intermediate material forms a layer intended to induce a sufficiently intense heating to generate the melting of the two materials.
  • the first silicon-based portion preferably comprises monocrystalline silicon, doped monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, doped polychtalline silicon, porous silicon, silicon oxide, quartz, silica, silicon nitride or silicon carbide.
  • the first silicon-based portion may further optionally comprise at least one partial coating of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or a carbon allotrope according to the intended applications of the part of silicon. dressing.
  • the invention relates to a covering part for a timepiece comprising a first ceramic-based part, a second metal-based part characterized in that a surface of the first part is welded by electromagnetic radiation to a surface of the second part to secure them.
  • the first ceramic-based portion preferably comprises photostructurable glass, borosilicate, aluminosilicate, quartz glass, zerodur, monocrystalline corundum, polycrystalline corundum, aluminum oxide, alumina, aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, monocrystalline ruby, polycrystalline ruby, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, titanium nitride, titanium carbide, tungsten nitride, tungsten carbide, boron nitride or boron carbide.
  • the first ceramic-based portion may further optionally comprise at least one partial coating of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or a carbon allotrope according to the intended applications of the trim piece.
  • the second part preferably comprises an iron alloy such as 1P, 20AP or 316L steel, a copper alloy such as brass, a nickel alloy such as nickel silver, titanium or one of its alloys, gold or one of its alloys, silver or an alloy thereof, platinum or an alloy thereof, ruthenium or an alloy thereof, rhodium or an alloy thereof, or palladium or an alloy thereof of its alloys.
  • iron alloy such as 1P, 20AP or 316L steel
  • a copper alloy such as brass
  • a nickel alloy such as nickel silver, titanium or one of its alloys, gold or one of its alloys, silver or an alloy thereof, platinum or an alloy thereof, ruthenium or an alloy thereof, rhodium or an alloy thereof, or palladium or an alloy thereof of its alloys.
  • the first portion and / or the second portion can form a wide variety of trim parts for a timepiece.
  • the first part and / or the second part may thus form in particular a casing 1 such as the middle part 2 and the horns 3, a dial 4, a flange, a bezel 5 , a pusher 6, a crown 7, a bottom 8 of a case, a needle 9, a bracelet 10 such as a link 1 1, a decoration 12, a wall 13 3, an ice 14, a clasp, a dial foot, a crown rod or push rod.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cladding part 21 forming a dial 22.
  • the body of the dial 22 comprises several sconces 23, 24 forming, for example, a lap of hours, a decoration 25 which can, for example, represent a trademark and several feet 26, 27 dial for fixing the dial 22 to a timepiece.
  • the dial 22 can be directly welded by electromagnetic radiation such as a laser at its contact surfaces 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 with the appliques 23, 24 and / or the decoration 25 and / or the feet 26, 27. It suffices that either the dial 22, or the appliques 23, 24 and / or the decor 25 and / or the feet 26, 27, is transparent to the wavelength of said radiation.
  • electromagnetic for welding the surfaces in contact is transparent to the wavelength of said radiation.
  • other types of contact surface may be provided as sloping surfaces or non-rectilinear surfaces.
  • the second part may be of another type of material than a metal or a metal alloy.
  • the second part may also be of the same material as the first part, ceramic or a semiconductor material.
  • the first portion and / or the second portion may form a variety of trim pieces.
  • the housing 1 could be formed from a first portion forming the middle part 2 and several second parts forming the horns 3 or the bracelet 10 could be formed from several first parts forming several links 1 1 each first part being secured to several second parts forming decorations.
  • a first part could form a lens 14 and be integral with a second part forming a bezel 5
  • a first part could form a pusher 6 and be integral with a second part forming a push rod
  • a first part could form a ring 7 and be integral with a second portion forming a crown rod
  • a first portion could form a bottom 8 of the housing and be secured to a second portion forming an ice to show the a watchmaking movement
  • a first part could form a bracelet attachment link and be secured to a second part forming a clasp or a first part could form a link 1 1 bracelet and be integral with a second part forming a against -maillon.
  • said at least one optional partial coating is not limited to silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or an allotrope of carbon.
  • other materials may be envisaged to, for example, improve the tribological, thermal or visual qualities of the dressing room.
  • at least one partial antireflection coating may be deposited.

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  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
  • Electric Clocks (AREA)
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EP14171019.4A EP2952976A1 (de) 2014-06-03 2014-06-03 Verkleidungselement einer Uhr aus geschweißten Metallen
PCT/EP2015/061458 WO2015185383A2 (fr) 2014-06-03 2015-05-22 Piece d'habillage d'une piece d'horlogerie en materiaux soudes

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WO2015185383A2 (fr) 2015-12-10
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