EP3172626B1 - Pivot à lame - Google Patents

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EP3172626B1
EP3172626B1 EP15744502.4A EP15744502A EP3172626B1 EP 3172626 B1 EP3172626 B1 EP 3172626B1 EP 15744502 A EP15744502 A EP 15744502A EP 3172626 B1 EP3172626 B1 EP 3172626B1
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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
    • G04B31/00—Bearings; Point suspensions or counter-point suspensions; Pivot bearings; Single parts therefor
    • 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
    • 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
    • G04B17/02—Oscillators acting by gravity, e.g. pendulum swinging in a plane
    • 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
    • G04B31/00—Bearings; Point suspensions or counter-point suspensions; Pivot bearings; Single parts therefor
    • G04B31/02—Shock-damping bearings
    • 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
    • G04B31/00—Bearings; Point suspensions or counter-point suspensions; Pivot bearings; Single parts therefor
    • G04B31/06—Manufacture or mounting processes
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0409—Fixed mounting relating to wall clocks and pendulums
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0409—Fixed mounting relating to wall clocks and pendulums
    • G04B37/0418—Fixed mounting relating to wall clocks and pendulums with shock damping means

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  • the present invention relates to the field of watchmaking. It relates, more particularly, to a pivot of the blade pivot type.
  • the pendulum is integral with a prism, one edge of which is placed in a groove formed in a support fixed to the frame.
  • pivots have a low resistance to pivoting and contribute, for example, to improving the quality factor of this type of resonator.
  • Pivots of this type are disclosed, for example, in documents FR751784A , GB2307315A , GB2204159A , DE9765C And DE276247C .
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a bladed pivot for a timepiece which can be used regardless of the orientation of the axis of the pivot.
  • the invention relates to a timepiece pivot as defined in appended independent claim 1.
  • Preferred embodiments are defined in dependent claims 2 to 12, including embodiments in the form of a resonator and an oscillator.
  • a first part 1 is pivotally mounted on a second part 2.
  • the first part 1 comprises three blades 3 comprising a wire which corresponds to the cutting part of the blade 3.
  • Each blade 3 is associated with a blade plane 10 located in the median plane of the blade 3 and passing through the edge of the blade and whose profile appears on the picture 3 .
  • the three strips 3 are arranged in the same plane, the wires of the strips being aligned, the two outer strips 3 being oriented in the same direction and the central strip 3 in the opposite direction.
  • the second part 2 comprises three support zones constituted by grooves 4 in the form of a dihedral, mounted on three arms that the part 2 comprises. pivot axis between the first 1 and second 2 pieces.
  • the arrangement in opposition of the blades 3 and the grooves 4 makes the first part 1 integral in translation with the second part 2 according to the directions contained in the plane orthogonal to the axis of the pivot and in particular in the direction contained in the plane of the blade 10 blades 3.
  • the first 1 and second 2 pieces are also integral in rotation in all directions perpendicular to the axis of the pivot.
  • Limitation spikes 6 secured to one of the first 1 and second 2 parts and bearing on the other of the first 1 and second 2 part at the level of the pivot axis make it possible to limit the displacement in translation according to the axis of the pivot between the first 1 and second 2 pieces.
  • the contact of the points 6 with the other part being made at the level of the pivot axis it offers a minimum resistance to the pivoting of the first 1 and second 2 parts.
  • Anti-shock devices comprising deformable blades 9 make it possible to limit the stresses applicable to the points 6 in order to protect them in the event of an impact.
  • the limiting spikes 6 are integrated into the outer blades 3 and located at their outer end and are capable of coming to rest against two stones carried by the deformable blades 9.
  • the first part 1 can thus pivot, according to a limited angular amplitude, with respect to the second part 2 around the pivot axis and this, whatever the orientation of the pivot axis with respect to the horizontal.
  • the first part can thus be a pendulum, to which an elastic return member can be coupled at the level of the center of pivoting of the first part 1.
  • figures 2a and 2b a hairspring, but another type of elastic member can be envisaged.
  • the figure 8 represents a pendulum pivoted by a leaf pivot according to the invention, in which the elastic return member is a wire spring 20, advantageously corrugated, one end of which is intended to be fixed on a fixed element, integral with part 2 , such as a balance bridge for example, and whose second end is fixed in an offset manner with respect to the axis of the pivot, on the first part 1.
  • the second end is fixed to the periphery of the part 1, preferably on the balance wheel rim.
  • the spring-wire comprises a heel 22 at each of its ends, allowing attachment by any means, such as screws for example.
  • the wire spring passes through the axis of the pivot of part 1, which, in the case where part 1 is cylindrical or circular, implies that the wire is substantially positioned on a diameter of part 1.
  • such an arrangement of the spring member allows rotation of part 1 perfectly positioned on the axis of the pivot, although there is no connection of the elastic member with part 1, on this axis.
  • the grooves 4 as shown in the figures are dihedrals. They could also have other shapes, with a cylindrical surface extending in the direction of the axis of the pivot and making it possible to position the blade coming to rest in the groove in directions perpendicular to the axis of the pivot.
  • the shape of the contact area depends on the relative value of the radii of the edge of the blade and the bottom of the groove. If the radius of the bottom of the groove is greater than that of the wire, the contact is made on a single line and the blade 3 is only positioned in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the pivot contained in the blade plane 10.
  • the contact is made along two parallel lines and the blade 3 is also positioned transversely in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the pivot and to the blade plane 10. If the rays of the bottom of the groove 4 and the edge of the blade are equal, as in the case represented at the picture 3 , the blade 3 is, as in the previous case, positioned in the directions orthogonal to the axis of the pivot. During pivoting, the blade 3 slides in the bottom of the groove 4. It may possibly roll in the event that the contact occurs on a single line. In the event of rolling, the relative movement of the first 1 and second 2 pieces is assimilated to a rotation due to the very small radius of the edge of the blade.
  • the wires of the blades and the bottoms of the dihedral-shaped grooves have cylindrical shapes of revolution of substantially the same radius and are arranged so that the axes of revolution of the wires of the blades coincide.
  • the bottom radii of the grooves could also be smaller than the edge radii of the blades.
  • the axis of revolution common to the wires of the blades is the axis of the pivot.
  • the radius of the edge of the blades can be greatly reduced compared to the radius of a traditional bearing pin, so that the resisting torque due to the friction of the blades 3 in the grooves 4 is also greatly reduced. reduced.
  • the axes of revolution of the wires of the blades in opposition may not be exactly coincident or may shift slightly during pivoting, because at least one blade 3 rolls on its support zone. In these configurations, pivoting remains possible with permanent contact of the slats 3 on the support zones thanks to a slight elastic deformation of at least one slat 3 or of an arm carrying the slats 3 or the support zones.
  • the slats 3 can be distributed in several distinct planes, in particular the slats 3 can be arranged regularly in three planes forming between them angles of 120°.
  • the support zones can be planes perpendicular to the blade planes 10 in their equilibrium position.
  • the central blade 3 in opposition to the two outer blades 3 can be reduced to a point or conversely the two outer blades 3 can be reduced to points.
  • the first 1 and second 2 parts are secured in translation along the direction orthogonal to the axis of the pivot contained in the plane of the blade with the aid of a return member force exerting a restoring force, in this direction and maintaining blade 3 against the support zone.
  • the restoring force passes through the axis of the pivot so as not to disturb the pivoting.
  • the restoring force can be obtained by the deformation of an elastic element, one end of which is, for example, fixed at the level of the axis of the pivot.
  • it could also be obtained by a magnet exerting a force of attraction or magnetic repulsion in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the pivot contained in the plane of the blade.
  • a magnet can be mounted integral with one of the first 1 or second 2 parts facing a ferromagnetic element in the form of an arc of a circle centered on the axis of the pivot and integral with the other room, so that the air gap remains constant.
  • the support zone is a groove 4 whose bottom has a radius less than or equal to that of the edge of the blade
  • the restoring force holds the blade 3 in the groove 4 and it is no longer necessary to provide several blades 3 in opposition as in the embodiments of the figure 1 , to secure in translation the first 1 and the second 2 part in the directions perpendicular to the axis of the pivot. It is possible to make a pivot having only one blade 3 and only one groove 4 as in the examples shown in figures 5 to 7 in which the return forces pass through the axis of the pivot only in the position of equilibrium represented for a reason which will appear later.
  • two blades 3 facing each other and carried by the first part 1 bear in two grooves 4 integral with the second part 2, defining two separate and parallel pivot axes.
  • the slats are mounted on elastically deformable arms 5 which comprise the first part 1 and which tend to bring the slats 3 closer to each other by exerting opposing restoring forces, perpendicular to the axes of the pivots and contained in the plane of the blades. These restoring forces keep the blades 3 supported in the bottom of the grooves 4.
  • the arms 5 deform elastically during the relative movement of the first 1 and second 2 parts around the two axes of rotations, tending to bring the two parts back in their position of equilibrium represented in the figure 4 .
  • This device forms a resonator in which the first part 1 is a pendulum and the arms 5 store energy in elastic form and restore it in kinetic form during oscillations.
  • THE figures 5, 6 And 7 present other configurations of a pivot and/or of a resonator according to the invention.
  • the first 1 and second 2 pieces comprise a blade and a groove defining a pivot connection and are connected by one or more elastic return members 7.
  • Said elastic return members 7 have the dual function of keeping the blade 3 supported in the bottom of the groove 4, as explained previously, and of storing and restoring energy respectively in elastic and kinetic form. For this reason, the restoring force does not pass through the axis of the pivot when the first 1 and second 2 parts are not in the position of equilibrium represented and exerts a restoring torque tending to bring them back to their position of balance.
  • the return member may consist of one or more magnets working in attraction or in repulsion.
  • the low resistance to pivoting of a blade pivot according to the invention makes it possible to obtain a high quality factor for a resonator comprising such a pivot.
  • a balance wheel whose rim is made from or with an alloy comprising a dense material, in order to increase the chronometric qualities of the resonator, without increasing its size.
  • the balance wheel, or at least its rim or part of its rim may be made from the following materials or their alloys: gold, platinum, osmium or any other very high density material (higher to 15, preferably greater than 19).
  • an oscillator incorporating a resonator according to the invention the supply of which can be done, for example, with a pulse mechanism of the "lost shot” type in which the pulse period is a multiple of the oscillation period and thus disturbs the isochronism to a minimum.
  • the balance wheel is formed by the second part 2 in the mode of the figure 5 and by the first piece 1 in those of the figure 6 And 7 .
  • a balance wheel as mentioned above comprising a serge made from one of the above materials with a density greater than 15, preferably greater than 19, is very advantageous to use.
  • it can be used with any escapement, in particular of the Swiss lever type.
  • each blade 3 can be either on the first 1 or on the second 2 part or even distributed between the two.
  • one of the first 1 or second 2 parts may be secured to an element of the frame of the timepiece.
  • All of the components described, namely in particular the first and second parts, the blades, the grooves, the arms and the elastic members can be made in several elements or monolithically.

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