EP3227754A1 - Clock balance/hairspring assembly - Google Patents

Clock balance/hairspring assembly

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EP3227754A1
EP3227754A1 EP15760108.9A EP15760108A EP3227754A1 EP 3227754 A1 EP3227754 A1 EP 3227754A1 EP 15760108 A EP15760108 A EP 15760108A EP 3227754 A1 EP3227754 A1 EP 3227754A1
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balance
arm
feeder
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hub
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Emmanuel Graf
Marc Stranczl
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Nivarox Far SA
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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
    • G04B18/00—Mechanisms for setting frequency
    • G04B18/006—Mechanisms for setting frequency by adjusting the devices fixed on the 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
    • G04B18/00—Mechanisms for setting 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
    • G04B18/00—Mechanisms for setting frequency
    • G04B18/04—Adjusting the beat of the pendulum, balance, or the like, e.g. putting into beat
    • G04B18/06—Adjusting the beat of the pendulum, balance, or the like, e.g. putting into beat by setting the collet or the stud of a hairspring

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  • the invention relates to a sprung-balance assembly whose balance has means for adjusting the inertia.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement comprising such a system and a timepiece equipped with such a movement.
  • the invention particularly aims to overcome the various disadvantages of these known techniques.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a pendulum for obtaining a compact watch movement.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a balance-balance system allowing easy access to the flyweights for adjusting the inertia after the casing.
  • the invention also aims, at least in a particular embodiment, to provide a balance spring system that is simple to implement and inexpensive.
  • a balance-balance system comprising at least one balance oscillating about a pivot axis via a control shaft.
  • balance wheel mounted between a plate and a bridge (9) and aligned on said pivot axis, and at least one spiral of which an inner turn is fixed to said balance shaft or to a ferrule mounted integral with said balance shaft and an outer turn of which is fixed to a pin integral with the bridge carrying said shaft, said balance having a balance hub, a serge, at least one arm connecting said hub to said serge, a front face having a recess and a rear face, said at least one arm comprising a housing for receiving and maintaining a feeder, and said hairspring being mounted facing the front face of the balance.
  • said flyweight is mounted on the side of the rear face of the balance, on said at least one arm of said balance, and in that the distance between the bottom of the core of the front face of the balance and the balance is within a predetermined range of 0.05mm to 1.50mm
  • the value of the predetermined interval is between 0.10 mm and 0.7 mm;
  • the at least one feeder comprises a head and a rod, the head resting against the rear face of said beam, and the rod resting in the housing;
  • the head of the at least one flyweight comprises handling means so as to adjust the at least one flyweight from the rear face of the balance; -
  • the rod is flush with the bottom of the core of the front face of the beam so that the core has no protruding element;
  • the diameter of the rod of the at least one feeder is at least equal to the width of the housing
  • the at least one arm, the serge and the hub form a monobloc element.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement comprising a balance-balance oscillator system according to the invention.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a watch movement according to the invention.
  • the object of the present invention by its different functional and structural aspects described above, makes it possible to obtain a clockwork movement comprising a balance-spring system whose access to the means for adjusting the inertia is particularly easy. .
  • FIG. 1a is a bottom view of a balance according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1b is a sectional view along the line A-A of Figure 1 of a balance according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the line AA of Figure 1 of a sprung balance system according to the invention equipping a watch movement.
  • the invention thus relates to a sprung balance-balance system, intended to be incorporated in an oscillating mechanism within a watch movement, and comprising at least one rocker 1 oscillating about a pivot axis P via a balance shaft 40 aligned on the axis P and at least one hairspring 2.
  • the rocker shaft 40 is mounted between a plate 1 3 and a bridge 9, the rocker shaft 40 having at each end a tapered pivot 41 to allow the balance shaft 40 to pivot about the pivot axis P by limiting the friction.
  • An inner turn (not visible in the figures) of the hairspring 2 is fixed to the balance shaft 40 or to a shell 7 which can be integral with the hairspring 2 mounted integral with the balance shaft 40 and an outer turn 21 of the hairspring 2 is fixed to a stud 8 secured to a bridge 9.
  • the balance 1 comprises a hub 3 carrying the balance shaft 40, a serge 4, at least one arm 5 connecting the hub 3 to the serge 4, a front face 10 having a core 1 1 and a flat rear face 12 which can also be embedded.
  • the arm 5 comprises a housing 6 for receiving and maintaining at least one feeder 30, and the hairspring 2 is mounted facing the front face 10 of the rocker 1 receiving the casing January 1.
  • the rocker 1 comprises rigid portions constituted by the hub 3, the shank 4, and the arm 5 connecting the seam 4 to the hub 2.
  • the housing 6 is delimited, on the one hand by a rigid part of the balance 1, and on the other hand a portion 61 elastically deformable.
  • the arm 5 comprises a housing 6 for receiving and pinching in the position of a rod 32 of a flyweight 30.
  • This weight 30 comprises a head 31 having handling means such as a control profile 33 arranged to cooperate with a tool, such as a screwdriver.
  • a tool such as a screwdriver.
  • the rod 32 of the weight 30 extends the head 31, which is of greater diameter than that of the rod 32.
  • the diameter of the rod 32 of the weight 30 is chosen greater than the width of the housing 6 so that the rod 32 is retained by the portion 61 elastically deformable, the portion 61 exerting a restoring force.
  • the length of the rod 32 does not exceed the thickness of the arm 5, so that the rod 32 is not protruding and thus optimize the arrangement of parts within the movement to gain compactness.
  • This simple configuration of a feeder 30 consisting solely of the head 31 and the rod 32 is favorable for mounting the feeder on the balance 1 from the bottom of the latter.
  • the weight 30, once pinched in the housing 6, is angularly adjustable by means of a tool without being disturbed by the spiral 2 or by the limited space available.
  • the weight 30 comprises an unbalance made by means of a flat portion 34 made on the head 31, as visible in Figure 1a, to allow the inertia adjustment of the balance 1.
  • the weight 30 is mounted on the side of the rear face 12 of the balance 1, the head 31 resting against the rear face 12 of the balance 1 under the arm 5, the distance between the bottom of the face of the yoke before 1 0 of the balance 1 and the spiral 2 is in a range V predetermined between 0.05mm and 1.50mm. More preferably, the predetermined interval V is between 0.10mm and 0.70mm. Such an arrangement provides a compact arrangement and thus reduce the size of the watch movement.
  • the rod 32 is flush with the bottom of the bore 1 1 of the front face 10 of the rocker 1 so that the hole 1 1 does not have a projecting element, the piton 8 can then be arranged closer to the serge 4, the piton 8 can even be closer to the bottom of the hole 1 1.
  • the arm 5, the serge 4 and the hub 3 form a single piece element, the rocker 1 can be made of a metal material.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement and a timepiece equipped with a balance spring system according to the invention.
  • V predetermined value

Abstract

The invention relates to a balance/hairspring assembly comprising a balance swinging about a balance arbour and a hairspring in which an inner coil is attached to the balance arbour or to a ferrule mounted secured to the arbour and in which an outer coil is attached to a stud secured to a bridge, the balance including a hub, a felloe, an arm connecting the hub to the felloe, a front surface having a countersink and a rear surface, the arm comprising an opening for receiving and holding a counterweight, and the hairspring being mounted opposite the front surface of the balance. According to the invention, the counterweight is mounted on the arm on the side of the rear surface of the balance, the distance between the bottom of the countersink of the front surface of the balance and the hairspring is within a predetermined interval of 0.05 mm to 1.50 mm.

Description

Ensemble balancier-spiral d'horlogerie  Pendulum balance-spiral set
Domaine de l'invention Field of the invention
L'invention se rapporte à un ensemble balancier-spiral dont le balancier présente des moyens de réglage de l'inertie.  The invention relates to a sprung-balance assembly whose balance has 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 watch movement comprising such a system and a timepiece equipped with such a movement.
Arrière-plan de l'invention  Background of the invention
II 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. En fonction du sens de montage du balancier dans le mouvement il se peut que l'accès aux masselottes positionnées du côté noyuré du balancier soit difficile, voire impossible et nécessite alors un démontage. De plus, dans le cas où la distance entre le piton et le diamètre intérieur de la serge est trop faible les masselottes peuvent percuter le piton, nuisant alors au bon fonctionnement du balancier.  It is known from patent CH 705 238 a pinch weight balance for adjusting the inertia and / or balancing. The balance has two arms each having a housing for receiving and pinching in position of a rod of a feeder. Depending on the direction of mounting of the balance in the movement it may be that access to the flyweights positioned on the underside of the balance is difficult or impossible and then requires disassembly. In addition, in the case where the distance between the peak and the inner diameter of the serge is too low the flyweights can hit the peak, thus harming the smooth operation of the balance.
Résumé de l'invention  Summary 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 disadvantages of these known techniques.
Plus précisément, un objectif de l'invention est de fournir un balancier permettant d'obtenir un mouvement d'horlogerie compact.  More specifically, an object of the invention is to provide a pendulum for obtaining a compact watch movement.
Un autre objectif de l'invention est de fournir un système balancier- spiral permettant un accès aisé aux masselottes pour le réglage de l'inertie après l'emboîtage. L'invention a également pour objectif, au moins dans un mode de réalisation particulier, de fournir un système balancier-spiral qui soit simple à mettre en œuvre et peu coûteux. Another object of the invention is to provide a balance-balance system allowing easy access to the flyweights for adjusting the inertia after the casing. The invention also aims, at least in a particular embodiment, to provide a balance spring system that is simple to implement and inexpensive.
Ces objectifs, ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront plus clairement par la suite, sont atteints selon l'invention à l'aide d'un système balancier-spiral comportant au moins un balancier oscillant autour d'un axe de pivotement via un arbre de balancier monté entre une platine et un pont (9) et aligné sur ledit axe de pivotement, et au moins un spiral dont une spire intérieure est fixée audit arbre de balancier ou à une virole montée solidaire dudit arbre de balancier et dont une spire extérieure est fixée à un piton solidaire du pont portant ledit arbre, ledit balancier comportant un moyeu de balancier, une serge, au moins un bras reliant ledit moyeu à ladite serge, une face avant présentant une noyure et une face arrière, ledit au moins un bras comportant un logement pour la réception et le maintien d'une masselotte, et ledit spiral étant monté en regard de la face avant du balancier.  These objectives, as well as others which will appear more clearly later, are achieved according to the invention with the aid of a balance-balance system comprising at least one balance oscillating about a pivot axis via a control shaft. balance wheel mounted between a plate and a bridge (9) and aligned on said pivot axis, and at least one spiral of which an inner turn is fixed to said balance shaft or to a ferrule mounted integral with said balance shaft and an outer turn of which is fixed to a pin integral with the bridge carrying said shaft, said balance having a balance hub, a serge, at least one arm connecting said hub to said serge, a front face having a recess and a rear face, said at least one arm comprising a housing for receiving and maintaining a feeder, and said hairspring being mounted facing the front face of the balance.
Selon l'invention, ladite masselotte est montée sur le côté de la face arrière du balancier, sur ledit au moins un bras dudit balancier, et en ce que la distance entre le fond de la noyure de la face avant du balancier et le spiral est comprise dans un intervalle prédéterminé compris entre 0.05mm et 1 .50mm  According to the invention, said flyweight is mounted on the side of the rear face of the balance, on said at least one arm of said balance, and in that the distance between the bottom of the core of the front face of the balance and the balance is within a predetermined range of 0.05mm to 1.50mm
Conformément à d'autres variantes avantageuses de l'invention : According to other advantageous variants of the invention:
- la valeur de l'intervalle prédéterminé est comprise entre 0.10mm et 0.70mm ; the value of the predetermined interval is between 0.10 mm and 0.7 mm;
- la au moins une masselotte comprend une tête et une tige, la tête reposant contre la face arrière dudit balancier, et la tige reposant dans le logement ;  - The at least one feeder comprises a head and a rod, the head resting against the rear face of said beam, and the rod resting in the housing;
- la tête de la au moins une masselotte comprend des moyens de manipulation de manière à régler la au moins une masselotte depuis la face arrière du balancier ; - la tige est affleurante avec le fond de la noyure de la face avant du balancier de manière à ce que la noyure ne présente pas d'élément saillant ; the head of the at least one flyweight comprises handling means so as to adjust the at least one flyweight from the rear face of the balance; - The rod is flush with the bottom of the core of the front face of the beam so that the core has no protruding element;
- le diamètre de la tige de la au moins une masselotte est au moins égal à la largeur du logement ;  - The diameter of the rod of the at least one feeder is at least equal to the width of the housing;
- l'au moins un bras, la serge et le moyeu forment un élément monobloc.  the at least one arm, the serge and the hub form a monobloc element.
L'invention concerne aussi un mouvement d'horlogerie comprenant un système oscillateur balancier-spiral conforme à l'invention.  The invention also relates to a watch movement comprising a balance-balance oscillator system 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 watch 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 mouvement horloger comprenant un système balancier-spiral dont l'accès aux moyens de réglage de l'inertie est particulièrement aisé.  Thus, the object of the present invention, by its different functional and structural aspects described above, makes it possible to obtain a clockwork movement comprising a balance-spring system whose access to the means for adjusting the inertia is particularly easy. .
Description sommaire des dessins  Brief 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 :  Other features and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a particular embodiment of the invention, given as a simple illustrative and nonlimiting example, and the appended figures, among which: :
- la figure 1 a est une vue de dessous d'un balancier conforme à l'invention ;  - Figure 1a is a bottom view of a balance according to the invention;
- la figure 1 b est une vue en coupe selon la ligne A-A de la figure 1 d'un balancier conforme à l'invention ;  - Figure 1b is a sectional view along the line A-A of Figure 1 of a balance according to the invention;
- la figure 2 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne A-A de la figure 1 d'un système balancier-spiral conforme à l'invention équipant un mouvement horloger. Description détaillée des modes de réalisation préférés - Figure 2 is a sectional view along the line AA of Figure 1 of a sprung balance system according to the invention equipping a watch movement. Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
Un ensemble balancier-spiral selon un exemple de réalisation va maintenant être décrit dans ce qui suit faisant référence conjointement aux figures 1 a, 1 b et 2.  A sprung balance assembly according to an exemplary embodiment will now be described in the following with reference to Figures 1a, 1b and 2.
L'invention concerne ainsi un système balancier-spiral d'horlogerie, destiné à être incorporé à un mécanisme oscillateur au sein d'un mouvement d'horlogerie, et comportant au moins un balancier 1 oscillant autour d'un axe de pivotement P via un arbre de balancier 40 aligné sur l'axe P et au moins un spiral 2.  The invention thus relates to a sprung balance-balance system, intended to be incorporated in an oscillating mechanism within a watch movement, and comprising at least one rocker 1 oscillating about a pivot axis P via a balance shaft 40 aligned on the axis P and at least one hairspring 2.
Comme on peut l'observer à la figure 2, l'arbre de balancier 40 est monté entre une platine 1 3 et un pont 9, l'arbre de balancier 40 présentant à chacune de ses extrémités un pivot 41 conique pour permettre à l'arbre de balancier 40 de pivoter autour de l'axe de pivotement P en limitant les frottements. Une spire intérieure (non visible sur les figures) du spiral 2 est fixée à l'arbre de balancier 40 ou à une virole 7 pouvant être monobloc avec le spiral 2 montée solidaire de l'arbre de balancier 40 et une spire extérieure 21 du spiral 2 est fixée à un piton 8 solidaire d'un pont 9.  As can be seen in Figure 2, the rocker shaft 40 is mounted between a plate 1 3 and a bridge 9, the rocker shaft 40 having at each end a tapered pivot 41 to allow the balance shaft 40 to pivot about the pivot axis P by limiting the friction. An inner turn (not visible in the figures) of the hairspring 2 is fixed to the balance shaft 40 or to a shell 7 which can be integral with the hairspring 2 mounted integral with the balance shaft 40 and an outer turn 21 of the hairspring 2 is fixed to a stud 8 secured to a bridge 9.
L'invention est décrite ici dans le cas particulier d'un organe régulateur à balancier unique et spiral unique, l'homme du métier saura extrapoler l'invention aux cas de plusieurs balanciers et/ou plusieurs spiraux.  The invention is described here in the particular case of a single balance spring and single spiral regulator member, the skilled person will extrapolate the invention to the case of several rockers and / or several spirals.
Comme on peut l'observer sur les figures, le balancier 1 comporte un moyeu 3 portant l'arbre de balancier 40, une serge 4, au moins un bras 5 reliant le moyeu 3 à la serge 4, une face avant 10 présentant une noyure 1 1 et une face arrière 12 plane pouvant aussi être noyurée. Le bras 5 comporte un logement 6 pour la réception et le maintien d'au moins une masselotte 30, et le spiral 2 est monté en regard de la face avant 10 du balancier 1 recevant la noyure 1 1 . Comme on peut l'observer sur les figures 1 a et 1 b, le balancier 1 comporte des parties rigides constituées par le moyeu 3, la serge 4, et le bras 5 reliant la serge 4 au moyeu 2. Le logement 6 est délimité, d'une part par une partie rigide du balancier 1 , et d'autre part une portion 61 déformable élastiquement. As can be seen in the figures, the balance 1 comprises a hub 3 carrying the balance shaft 40, a serge 4, at least one arm 5 connecting the hub 3 to the serge 4, a front face 10 having a core 1 1 and a flat rear face 12 which can also be embedded. The arm 5 comprises a housing 6 for receiving and maintaining at least one feeder 30, and the hairspring 2 is mounted facing the front face 10 of the rocker 1 receiving the casing January 1. As can be seen in Figures 1a and 1b, the rocker 1 comprises rigid portions constituted by the hub 3, the shank 4, and the arm 5 connecting the seam 4 to the hub 2. The housing 6 is delimited, on the one hand by a rigid part of the balance 1, and on the other hand a portion 61 elastically deformable.
Le bras 5 comporte un logement 6 pour la réception et le pincement en position d'une tige 32 d'une masselotte 30. Cette masselotte 30 comporte une tête 31 présentant des moyens de manipulation tels qu'un profil de réglage 33 agencé pour coopérer avec un outil, tel qu'un tournevis. Ainsi, la masselotte 30 peut être réglée depuis ladite face arrière 12 du balancier 1 . La tige 32 de la masselotte 30 prolonge la tête 31 , laquelle est de diamètre supérieur à celui de la tige 32.  The arm 5 comprises a housing 6 for receiving and pinching in the position of a rod 32 of a flyweight 30. This weight 30 comprises a head 31 having handling means such as a control profile 33 arranged to cooperate with a tool, such as a screwdriver. Thus, the weight 30 can be adjusted from said rear face 12 of the balance 1. The rod 32 of the weight 30 extends the head 31, which is of greater diameter than that of the rod 32.
Le diamètre de la tige 32 de la masselotte 30 est choisi supérieur à la largeur du logement 6 de manière que la tige 32 soit retenue par la portion 61 déformable élastiquement, la portion 61 exerçant une force de rappel.  The diameter of the rod 32 of the weight 30 is chosen greater than the width of the housing 6 so that the rod 32 is retained by the portion 61 elastically deformable, the portion 61 exerting a restoring force.
Avantageusement, la longueur de la tige 32 n'excède pas l'épaisseur du bras 5, de telle manière que la tige 32 ne soit pas saillante et ainsi optimiser l'agencement des pièces au sein du mouvement pour gagner en compacité.  Advantageously, the length of the rod 32 does not exceed the thickness of the arm 5, so that the rod 32 is not protruding and thus optimize the arrangement of parts within the movement to gain compactness.
Cette configuration simple d'une masselotte 30 constituée uniquement de la tête 31 et de la tige 32 est favorable pour un montage de la masselotte sur le balancier 1 depuis le fond de ce dernier.  This simple configuration of a feeder 30 consisting solely of the head 31 and the rod 32 is favorable for mounting the feeder on the balance 1 from the bottom of the latter.
La masselotte 30, une fois pincée dans le logement 6, est orientable angulairement par le biais d'un outil sans être gêné par le spiral 2 ou par le peu de place disponible. La masselotte 30 comporte un balourd réalisé au moyen d'un méplat 34 pratiqué sur la tête 31 , tel que visible sur la figure 1 a, pour permettre l'ajustement d'inertie du balancier 1 .  The weight 30, once pinched in the housing 6, is angularly adjustable by means of a tool without being disturbed by the spiral 2 or by the limited space available. The weight 30 comprises an unbalance made by means of a flat portion 34 made on the head 31, as visible in Figure 1a, to allow the inertia adjustment of the balance 1.
Selon l'invention, la masselotte 30 est montée sur le côté de la face arrière 12 du balancier 1 , la tête 31 reposant contre la face arrière 12 du balancier 1 sous le bras 5, la distance entre le fond de la noyure de la face avant 1 0 du balancier 1 et le spiral 2 est comprise dans un intervalle V prédéterminé compris entre 0.05mm et 1 .50mm. De manière plus préférentielle, l'intervalle V prédéterminé est compris entre 0.10mm et 0.70mm. Une telle disposition permet d'obtenir un agencement compact et ainsi réduire l'encombrement du mouvement horloger. According to the invention, the weight 30 is mounted on the side of the rear face 12 of the balance 1, the head 31 resting against the rear face 12 of the balance 1 under the arm 5, the distance between the bottom of the face of the yoke before 1 0 of the balance 1 and the spiral 2 is in a range V predetermined between 0.05mm and 1.50mm. More preferably, the predetermined interval V is between 0.10mm and 0.70mm. Such an arrangement provides a compact arrangement and thus reduce the size of the watch movement.
De manière particulièrement avantageuse, la tige 32 est affleurante avec le fond de la noyure 1 1 de la face avant 10 du balancier 1 de manière à ce que la noyure 1 1 ne présente pas d'élément saillant, le piton 8 pouvant alors être agencé au plus près de la serge 4, le piton 8 pouvant même se trouver au plus près du fond de la noyure 1 1 .  In a particularly advantageous manner, the rod 32 is flush with the bottom of the bore 1 1 of the front face 10 of the rocker 1 so that the hole 1 1 does not have a projecting element, the piton 8 can then be arranged closer to the serge 4, the piton 8 can even be closer to the bottom of the hole 1 1.
Le bras 5, la serge 4 et le moyeu 3 forment un même élément monobloc, le balancier 1 pouvant être réalisé dans un matériau métallique.  The arm 5, the serge 4 and the hub 3 form a single piece element, the rocker 1 can be made of a metal material.
L'invention concerne également un mouvement horloger et une pièce d'horlogerie équipés d'un système balancier-spiral conforme à l'invention.  The invention also relates to a watch movement and a timepiece equipped with a balance spring system according to the invention.
Grâce à ces différents aspects de l'invention, on dispose d'un système balancier-spiral compact permettant de réduire l'épaisseur du mouvement horloger et implicitement l'épaisseur de la boite de montre de manière à fournir une montre relativement fine.  Thanks to these different aspects of the invention, there is a compact balance-balance system to reduce the thickness of the watch movement and implicitly the thickness of the watch case so as to provide a relatively thin watch.
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. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example and is susceptible of various variations and modifications that will occur to those skilled in the art.
NOMENCLATURE NOMENCLATURE
I . Balancier, I. pendulum,
2. Spiral, 2. Spiral,
21 . Spire extérieure,  21. Outdoor spire,
3. Moyeu,  3. Hub,
4. Serge,  4. Serge,
5. Bras,  5. Arms,
6. Logement, 6. Housing,
61 . Portion élastique,  61. Elastic portion,
7. Virole,  7. Ferrule,
8. Piton,  8. Piton,
9. Pont,  9. Bridge,
10. Face avant, 10. Front side,
. Noyure,  . countersink,
12. Face arrière,  12. Back side,
13. Platine,  13. Platinum,
30. Masselotte, 30. Masselotte,
31 . Tête, 31. Head,
32. Tige,  32. Stem,
33. Profil de réglage  33. Adjustment profile
34. Méplat,  34. Flats,
40. Arbre de balancier,  40. Balance shaft,
41 . Pivot, 41. Pivot,
P. Axe de pivotement,  P. Pivot axis,
V. Valeur prédéterminée. V. predetermined value.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 . Système (100) balancier-spiral comportant au moins un balancier (1 ) oscillant autour d'un axe de pivotement (P) via un arbre de balancier (40) monté entre une platine (13) et un pont (9) et aligné sur ledit axe de pivotement (P), et au moins un spiral (2) dont une spire intérieure est fixée audit arbre de balancier (40) ou à une virole (7) montée solidaire dudit arbre de balancier (40) et dont une spire extérieure est fixée à un piton (8) solidaire dudit pont (9) portant ledit arbre de balancier (40), ledit balancier (1 ) comportant un moyeu (3) de balancier (1 ), une serge (4), au moins un bras (5) reliant ledit moyeu (3) à ladite serge (4), une face avant (10) présentant une noyure (1 1 ) et une face arrière (12), ledit au moins un bras (5) comportant un logement (6) pour la réception et le maintien d'au moins une masselotte (30), et ledit spiral (2) étant monté en regard de la face avant (10) du balancier,  1. System (100) sprung balance comprising at least one balance (1) oscillating about a pivot axis (P) via a balance shaft (40) mounted between a plate (13) and a bridge (9) and aligned with said pivot axis (P), and at least one spiral (2) of which an inner turn is fixed to said balance shaft (40) or to a ferrule (7) mounted integral with said balance shaft (40) and of which an outer turn is fixed to a pin (8) secured to said bridge (9) carrying said balance shaft (40), said rocker (1) having a hub (3) balance (1), a serge (4), at least one arm (5) connecting said hub (3) to said seam (4), a front face (10) having a hole (1 1) and a rear face (12), said at least one arm (5) having a housing (6) ) for receiving and holding at least one feeder (30), and said hairspring (2) being mounted facing the front face (10) of the balance,
caractérisé en ce que ladite au moins une masselotte (30) est montée sur la face arrière (1 2) du balancier (1 ), sur ledit au moins un bras (5) dudit balancier (1 ), et en ce que la distance entre le fond de la noyure de ladite face avant (10) dudit balancier (1 ) et ledit spiral (2) est comprise dans un intervalle (V) prédéterminé compris entre 0.05mm et 1 .50mm.  characterized in that said at least one flyweight (30) is mounted on the rear face (1 2) of the balance (1), on said at least one arm (5) of said balance (1), and in that the distance between the bottom of the bore of said front face (10) of said rocker (1) and said spring (2) is in a predetermined range (V) between 0.05mm and 1.50mm.
2. Système (100) selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel la valeur dudit intervalle prédéterminé est comprise entre 0.10mm et 0.70mm.  The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the value of said predetermined interval is between 0.10mm and 0.70mm.
3. Système (100) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ladite au moins une masselotte (30) comprend une tête (31 ) et une tige (32), ladite tête (31 ) reposant contre la face arrière (12) dudit balancier (1 ), et ladite tige (32) reposant dans ledit logement (6).  3. System (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one feeder (30) comprises a head (31) and a rod (32), said head (31) resting against the rear face (12) of said balance (1), and said rod (32) resting in said housing (6).
4. Système (100) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ladite tête (31 ) de ladite au moins une masselotte (30) comprend des moyens de manipulation de manière à régler ladite au moins une masselotte (30) depuis ladite face arrière (12) du balancier (1 ).  4. System (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said head (31) of said at least one feeder (30) comprises manipulating means so as to adjust said at least one feeder (30) from said rear face (12) of the balance (1).
5. Système (100) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ladite tige (32) est affleurante avec le fond de la noyure (1 1 ) de la face avant (10) dudit balancier (1 ) de manière à ce que la noyure (1 1 ) ne présente pas d'élément saillant. 5. System (100) according to claim 3, wherein said rod (32) is flush with the bottom of the hole (1 1) of the front face (10). said balance (1) so that the notch (1 1) has no projecting element.
6. Système (100) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel le diamètre de ladite tige (32) de ladite au moins une masselotte (30) est au moins égal à la largeur dudit logement (6).  6. System (100) according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the diameter of said rod (32) of said at least one feeder (30) is at least equal to the width of said housing (6).
7. Système (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel ledit au moins un bras (5), ladite serge (4) et ledit moyeu (3) forment un élément monobloc.  7. System (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said at least one arm (5), said serge (4) and said hub (3) form a monobloc element.
8. Mouvement d'horlogerie comprenant un système (100) balancier-spiral selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7.  8. A watch movement comprising a balance spring system (100) according to one of claims 1 to 7.
9. Pièce d'horlogerie comprenant un mouvement selon la revendication 8.  Timepiece comprising a movement according to claim 8.
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