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
  • G04B18/00—Mechanisms for setting frequency
  • G04B18/02—Regulator or adjustment devices; Indexing devices, e.g. raquettes
• • 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
  • G04B18/02—Regulator or adjustment devices; Indexing devices, e.g. raquettes
  • G04B18/023—Regulator or adjustment devices; Indexing devices, e.g. raquettes with means for fine adjustment of the indexing device
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G04—HOROLOGY
  • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
  • G04B13/00—Gearwork
  • G04B13/02—Wheels; Pinions; Spindles; Pivots
  • G04B13/025—Wheels; Pinions; Spindles; Pivots with elastic means between the toothing and the hub of a toothed wheel

Definitions

• the invention relates to a toothed member.
• the invention also relates to a system comprising such a toothed member.
• the invention also relates to a clock mechanism comprising such a system and / or such a toothed member.
• the invention finally relates to a timepiece comprising such a clock mechanism and / or such a system and / or such a toothed member.
• Adjusting the frequency of a sprung-balance mechanism in order to adjust the course of a movement requires precision. Such adjustment is sometimes provided by a gear system for the purpose of multiplying the movement of the adjustment racket to achieve this goal of precision. Only, the use of a gear introduces operating games between the teeth of the bodies meshing together. This involves teething in the teeth and play remedies when moving the racket in a first direction and then in a second direction. These defects are not acceptable when it comes to adjusting the operation of a sprung balance mechanism.
• the object of the invention is to provide a toothed member to avoid such games.
• the invention provides a toothed member for providing a precise drive of a toothed member, including a racket, without the backlash disrupting this training.
• a toothed member according to the invention is defined by claim 1.
• a system according to the invention is defined by claim 9.
• a watch mechanism according to the invention is defined by claim 10.
• a timepiece according to the invention is defined by claim 1 1.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a timepiece.
• Figure 2 is a detailed perspective view of a toothed member of the embodiment of the timepiece.
• Figure 3 is a detail view in perspective of a raquetry of the embodiment of the timepiece.
• Figure 4 is a detail view in perspective of a racket of the embodiment of the timepiece.
• the timepiece 200 is for example a watch, in particular a wristwatch.
• the timepiece comprises a watch mechanism 100, in particular a mechanical watch movement.
• the watch movement 100 is for example of the manual winding type or self-winding type.
• the watch movement 100 comprises a pendulum-type oscillator 1 - spiral 2.
• a first racket 10 a coarse adjustment, carrying a racket key 1 1 acting on the spiral 2 is moved around a pivot axis 53 relative to a cock 7, or pendulum bridge, fixed on a plate 8.
• a bolt 4 maintains a stud 3 on which the outer end of the hairspring is fixed.
• the first racket 10 is pinched on a second fine adjustment racket 5 which it accompanies the rotational movements about the axis 53.
• the frictional torque between the racket 5 and the fine tuning rack allows however to roughly modify the angular position. between the two rackets by means of a watchmaker's tool.
• the second racket comprises a toothed sector 51 meshing with a pinion 6 mounted pivotally connected to a frame of the movement, in particular mounted in pivot connection on the cock 7 around an axis 63.
• a rotation of the pinion 6 about the axis 63 generates an angular displacement of the second racket 5 about its pivot axis 53.
• This modifies the length of the active part of the spiral and allows perform the run adjustment.
• a drive imprint 9 ad hoc, easily accessible is provided on the pinion 6.
• the imprint may be a slot 9 for receiving a screwdriver end.
• the watchmaking mechanism 100 comprises a system 300, in particular a racking-type system comprising the bolt 3, the bolt carrier 4, the first racket 10, the second racket 5 and the pinion 6.
• the toothed member is the second racket 5.
• the second racket 5 comprises a toothed sector 51 intended to mesh with teeth 61 of the pinion 6.
• the second racket 5 also comprises a flexible structure 52 arranged under the feet of the teeth of this toothed sector 51.
• Flexible structure means a structure capable of deforming if it is applied a constraint and resume its original form once the constraint has disappeared.
• the flexible structure is an elastically deformable structure, in particular an elastically deformable structure in a direction radial with respect to the pivot axis 53.
• the flexible structure 52 extends to a diameter less than, or just less than, the root diameter of the teeth of the toothed sector 51 in the case of a toothed sector. circular or in an arc.
• the flexible structure 52 is preferably arranged near the toothed sector 51.
• the difference between the root diameter of the teeth and the flexible structure is for example of the order of 0.2 mm. This difference is for example determined according to the material or materials of the flexible structure and / or its thickness, measured parallel to the pivot axis 53.
• the flexible structure can be arranged anywhere between the toothed sector 51 and the pivot axis 53.
• the flexible structure 52 of the second racket 5 is perforated.
• the flexible structure 52 may have for example one or more holes or circular openings (not shown).
• the flexible structure 52 may have openings or lights which may for example have square, rectangular or other shapes.
• the second racket 5 is arranged to pivot about the pivot axis 53.
• the flexible structure 52 then extends for example on a flexible angular sector around this pivoting axis 53.
• the flexible angular sector preferably has an amplitude equal to, or substantially equal to, that of the angular sector on which the toothed sector 51 extends.
• the flexible angular sector may have a lower amplitude or a greater amplitude. to the angular sector of the toothed sector 51.
• the flexible structure 52 has at least one elastic blade 522.
• a plurality of elastic blades 522 equip the flexible structure 52.
• the blades 522 are oriented parallel or substantially parallel to a foot surface of the teeth, as illustrated in FIG. 2, that is to say parallel or substantially parallel to the cylindrical surface passing through the teeth of the toothed sector 51.
• At least two cuts 521 or more are formed on either side of a blade 522 so as to generate this blade.
• These cuts 521 preferably have a thickness, measured perpendicularly to the foot surface of the teeth, identical or substantially identical to that 522. More preferably, the cuts 521 are parallel to the blades 522. Alternatively, these cuts 521 are thicker or thinner than the blades 522 and / or are not parallel to the blades.
• Tee surface means a surface comprising and / or tangent the bottoms of teeth.
• the blades 522 have a thickness, measured perpendicular to the foot surface of the teeth of 0.06 mm.
• the blades 522 have a length (measured parallel to the foot surface of the teeth) of 1 mm.
• the toothed member 5 has, at the ends of the blades, legs 523 connecting the blades to the toothed sector 51.
• the legs 523 also connect the blades 522 to other blades 522.
• the legs 523 connect the blades 522 to a rigid part 54 of the second racket 5.
• the legs 523 extend radially or substantially radially relative to the pivot axis 53 or perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the foot surface of the teeth.
• the length of the blades 522 is further measured between two consecutive legs 523 located on the same side of the blade.
• a leg 523 connecting a first and a second blade 522 between them connects one end of the first blade 522 in the middle or substantially in the middle of the second blade 522.
• all the legs 523, connecting a first and a second blade 522 between them connect one end of a first blade 522 to the middle or substantially in the middle of a second blade 522.
• the legs 523 connecting a first and a second blade 522 between them can connect one end of the first blade to the second blade at another location, such as for example one third or quarter of the length of the second blade.
• the flexible structure 52 has several rows of blades 522, for example two or three or four or five or six rows of blades 522 arranged parallel or substantially parallel to the foot surface of the teeth.
• these rows follow sectors of concentric circles, or substantially concentric, having centers located, or substantially located, on the pivot axis 53.
• the radial direction is thus a direction passing through the axes 53-63 and the tangential direction is therefore the direction perpendicular to a line passing through the axes 53-63 with a point of application of a force located at a point of contact between the toothing 51 and the toothing of the return 6.
• the radial stiffness constant Kr is smaller, in particular much lower, than the tangential stiffness constant Kt.
• the ratio of the radial stiffness constant Kr to the tangential stiffness constant Kt is less than 0.1.
• the deformation of the flexible structure is essentially radial, that is to say oriented in a direction passing through the axes 53-63.
• the distance between the pivot axis 53 of the second racket 5 and the axis of rotation 63 of the pinion 6 is predetermined.
• This predetermined distance is less than the usual center distance or usually used for a gear having the same characteristics of teeth.
• the center distance is usually equal to the sum of the primitive rays of the organs 5 and 6 to which is added a set, for example 4%. This ensures proper gear operation with play in the toothing.
• the correction of the center distance depends on the manufacturing tolerances of the components and on the rigidity of the elastic structure 52 of the second racket 5.
• the flexible structure 52 is deformed elastically in compression. This compression is exerted between the pivot axis 53 and the axis of rotation 63.
• Such a compression therefore ensures a permanent contact at several points between the teeth of the toothed sector 51 of the second racket 5 and the teeth 61 of the pinion 6
• the flexible structure 52 absorbs the deformation necessary for the engagement of the members 5 and 6.
• the meshing movement of the members 5 and 6 is therefore in no way impeded and is extremely precise.
• the adjustment of the step is then precise and reliable. Indeed, the slightest angular displacement of the pinion 6 is transmitted to the second racket 5.
• the second racket is provided with a flexible structure.
• a flexible structure on the pinion including a flexible structure surrounding the hub of the pinion 6.
• the flexible structure then connects this hub to the toothing 61 located around the flexible structure.
• the flexible structure is made by performing conformations, including openings in the toothed member.
• the flexible structure can be made alternately or additionally by bringing an element into a resiliently deformable material and of appropriate rigidity between the toothing and the hub of the toothed member.
• the elastically deformable material may be a synthetic material, in particular an elastomer.
• the flexible structure is preferably made of steel or nickel alloy.
• the racking comprises a first coarse adjustment racket and a second fine tuning racket.
• the invention can also be applied to a racket comprising a single racket (equivalent to the two rackets 5 and 10 of the embodiment shown that would have been secured).
• the invention is applied to a racking system.
• the invention can also be applied to any toothed wheel or rack, including any toothed wheel or rack of a watch system, intended to take part in a gear where the sets of teeth must be limited or removed.

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