EP4248278A1 - Organe horloger comprenant au moins une lame ressort - Google Patents
Organe horloger comprenant au moins une lame ressortInfo
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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
- G04B17/00—Mechanisms for stabilising frequency
- G04B17/04—Oscillators acting by spring tension
- G04B17/045—Oscillators acting by spring tension with oscillating blade springs
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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
- G04B1/00—Driving mechanisms
- G04B1/10—Driving mechanisms with mainspring
- G04B1/14—Mainsprings; Bridles therefor
- G04B1/145—Composition and manufacture of the springs
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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
- G04B1/00—Driving mechanisms
- G04B1/10—Driving mechanisms with mainspring
- G04B1/105—Driving mechanisms with mainspring having a form other than a helix
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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
- G04B1/00—Driving mechanisms
- G04B1/10—Driving mechanisms with mainspring
- G04B1/16—Barrels; Arbors; Barrel axles
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- the present invention relates to a timepiece arranged to be able to pivot about a pivot axis and subjected to a torque exerted by at least one leaf spring, said timepiece comprising a hub centered on the pivot axis and a rim connected by said leaf spring, at least one of the hub and of the flange being a rotating movable part arranged to be able to pivot about its pivot axis, said leaf spring being arranged to work in a predefined range of angular positions taken by the end of the blade spring associated with the rotating movable part during an angular displacement of at least said end of the blade.
- Leaf springs are traditionally used in the field of mechanical watchmaking in association with various watchmaking organs of different functions, such as a barrel, an oscillator or a jumper.
- leaf springs used in a barrel or associated with a jumper, conventionally have positive stiffnesses, the geometry of the blade generating a torque which increases with the angular displacement of the blade when a moving part of the timepiece to which the blade is associated, pivots on itself, around its pivot axis.
- the leaf spring or barrel spring conventionally has a spiral shape, wound on itself when the barrel spring is housed in the barrel drum to generally make 8 to 10 turns from the discocking to the full winding of the spring, and a shape of an upturned S when it is out of the barrel drum. The unwinding of the blade seeking to return to its initial shape produces the energy necessary for the operation of the watch movement powered by the barrel.
- leaf springs having geometric shapes making it possible to obtain the appropriate stiffness over a predetermined range of angular positions taken by one of the ends of the leaf spring during an angular displacement of at least said end of the blade springs when the movable part of the timepiece with which said end of the blade is associated, pivots on itself, around its pivot axis. More particularly, the applicant has developed leaf springs whose geometric shape is a Bézier curve of order 7 defined by a set of coordinate points (x; y) and control points Qo to Qe as described in the publication WO 2018/146639, used for example in barrels or associated with jumpers in order to control the stiffness of the leaf springs and therefore the torque generated.
- publication WO 2018/146639 describes the use of blades formed according to the Bézier curve as defined above in stacked monolithic units constituting a barrel, each unit comprising a rim and a hub connected by said blades.
- the barrel obtained makes it possible to have a constant torque over a range of angular displacement of the flange or the hub of approximately 21°. It is desirable to be able to increase this range of angular displacement.
- Bézier curves can generate cusps or loops that must be avoided to obtain physically satisfactory blades.
- optimizing with a Bézier curve by increasing the number of control points is tricky because adding new control points changes the general look of the curve.
- the leaf spring or spiral spring When used in an oscillator, the leaf spring or spiral spring has the shape of an Archimedean spiral, the center of which is fixed to the axis of the oscillator by means of a ferrule.
- pivotless, flex-guided oscillators using elastic blades have been developed.
- Another possibility is to replace the hairspring with flexible blades linking the serge and the hub of the oscillator.
- this is only possible if there is a system of blades capable of generating a perfectly linear torque with a slight slope over a range of angular positions which is a function of the frequency of oscillation of the oscillator which must be reached.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a timepiece comprising a leaf spring making it possible to overcome, at least in part, the aforementioned drawbacks.
- the invention relates to a timepiece arranged to be able to pivot about a pivot axis and subjected to a torque exerted by at least one leaf spring, said timepiece comprising a hub centered on the pivot axis and a serge connected by said leaf spring, at least one of the hub and of the serge being a rotating movable part arranged to be able to pivot about its pivot axis, said leaf spring being arranged to work in a predefined range of angular positions taken by the end of the leaf spring associated with the rotating movable part during an angular displacement of at least said end of the leaf spring.
- said leaf spring is obtained by a manufacturing process comprising the steps of: a) determining objectives to be achieved by said leaf spring according to the function of the watchmaking component, said objectives being at least the speed of the stiffness corresponding to the torque exerted by the leaf spring over at least part of said predefined range of angular positions, the energy supplied or the torque exerted, the maximum stress along the leaf spring with respect to the elastic limit of said leaf spring , and the absence of interaction between the spring blades when there are several blades; b) determining first fixed parameters relating to the leaf spring; c) determining search ranges for first variable parameters relating to the leaf spring; the first fixed parameters and the first variable parameters being chosen from the group comprising the height of the leaf spring, the elastic limit, the Young's modulus of the leaf spring, the distances between the pivot axis of the watchmaking member and the ends of the leaf spring, the thickness of the leaf spring, and the number of leaf springs; d) providing a substrate in a material from which the leaf spring is made
- Bi and E are the angles between the ends of the leaf spring and their attachment points respectively at r max and r min , Bi and B2 constituting second variable parameters whose search ranges are between - 90° and + 90° , n is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to 20, n constituting a second predetermined fixed parameter defining the total number of curvatures exhibited by said curve;
- the coefficients A k represent angular amplitudes and constitute third variable parameters whose search ranges are between -90° and +90°;
- the coefficients Ak, B1 and B2 are such that the geometric shape of the leaf spring in the neutral state is wound over an angle less than 360° and is different from a spiral; each leaf spring geometric shape being generated by randomly choosing values for the first variable parameters and for the coefficients Ak, B1 and B2 in their search ranges, and taking into account the values of the first and second predetermined fixed parameters; f) digitally calculating for each leaf spring geometric shape generated in step e) at least the torque exerted by said leaf
- Such a timepiece comprises a blade obtained in an optimized manner to present the appropriate geometric shape to have a predetermined stiffness over a predefined range of angular positions, and adapted to the characteristics imposed on the blade and the operating conditions of the timepiece to which it is associated.
- the curves obtained are physically satisfactory, in particular avoiding with certainty any problem of a cusp or loop for each curve.
- the polar parametrization x(r) and y(r) used to describe the shape of the leaf springs implies that said leaf-spring, in the free state, connects the hub to the serge in a monotonous way, that is- i.e. without radial cusp.
- the blade portions are tangent, with no discontinuity in shape. Moreover, they allow optimization by iteration by increasing n, the coefficients Ak being independent.
- the present invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a timepiece, which may in particular be a barrel, a bistable timepiece, and an oscillator comprising such leaf springs.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a timepiece comprising four leaf springs according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a view of a barrel comprising leaf springs according to the invention, in the rest position;
- FIG. 3 is a view of the barrel of Figure 2, in the winding position
- FIG. 4 is a schematic enlarged view of the barrel of Figure 2, showing a geometric shape of the leaf spring in the rest position;
- FIG. 5 is a graphical representation of the torque generated by the barrel shown in Figures 2 and 3 as a function of the angular position of the leaf springs of Figure 4;
- FIGS. 6 and 7 are schematic views of a timepiece according to the invention comprising a leaf spring having another geometric shape, respectively in the rest position and after an angular displacement of 18;
- FIG. 8 is a graphical representation of the torque generated by the leaf spring shown in Figures 6 and 7 as a function of the angular position of the leaf spring;
- FIGS. 9 and 10 are schematic views of a timepiece according to the invention comprising a leaf spring having another geometric shape, respectively in the rest position and after an angular displacement of 36.8;
- - Figure 11 is a graphical representation of a torque generated by a leaf spring as a function of the angular position of the leaf spring making it possible to obtain a bistable effect
- - Figure 12 is a graphical representation of the torque generated by a combination of different leaf springs as a function of the angular position of the leaf springs
- FIG. 13 is a schematic view of an oscillator according to the invention comprising leaf springs having another geometric shape
- FIGS 14 and 15 are schematic views of the oscillator of Figure 13, showing a single blade respectively after an angular displacement of -35° and after an angular displacement of +35;
- FIG. 16 is a graphical representation of the torque generated by the leaf spring shown in Figures 14 and 15 as a function of the angular position of the leaf spring.
- the present invention relates to a timepiece associated with at least one leaf spring, said timepiece comprising at least one movable part, and in particular a rotating part arranged to be able to pivot on itself about a pivot axis, and being subjected to torque exerted by said leaf spring.
- the watchmaker 1 comprises a hub 2, centered on the pivot axis, and a rim 3 connected by several elastic arms in the form of spring blades 4 uniformly distributed around the hub 2.
- the leaf springs 4 may all be identical or different. It is of course possible to have only one leaf spring 4, depending on the function of the timepiece 1 .
- the hub 2, the serge 3 and the leaf springs 4 constitute a unit, which can preferably be made monolithically, in one piece.
- the timepiece 1 can comprise one or more units, identical or different.
- One end of the leaf spring 4 is fixed integrally to the hub 2, the other end of the leaf spring 4 being fixed integrally to the serge 3.
- the watchmaker member 1 and its leaf springs 4 are preferably monolithic way. However, the leaf springs 4 can also be attached and fixed to the rim 3 and to the hub 2.
- one of the hub 2 and the rim 3 constitutes the rotating mobile part, arranged to be able to pivot about its pivot axis, the other remaining fixed. It is also possible to have applications with both moving parts.
- Such angular positions a are traditionally called lay angles.
- the displacement of at least said end of the leaf spring 4 is an angular displacement, said predefined range of positions taken by said end of the leaf spring 4 being a predefined range of angular positions, but it is quite obvious that any other type of displacement can be considered, such as an elliptical, linear or curved displacement.
- the leaf spring 4 is manufactured according to an optimized manufacturing process which comprises a step a) consisting in determining the objectives to be achieved by said leaf spring 4 according to the function of the watchmaking organ 1 .
- Said objectives to be achieved according to the function of the watchmaking organ 1 are for example the rate of the stiffness corresponding to the torque exerted by the leaf spring 4 over at least part of said predefined range of angular positions, a value of the energy supplied or of the torque exerted by the blade (or of the total energy supplied or of the overall torque if there are several blades), the freedom of the connections (recessed or pivoted blade, in order to choose the simulation model), the maximum stress along the spring blade which must not exceed the elastic limit of said spring blade, the absence of interaction between the blades when there are several blades, the tolerances on the objectives to be achieved, etc.
- the objectives to be achieved can be weighted by different weights that are chosen according to the importance of the objective to be achieved.
- the method comprises a step b) consisting in determining the values of the first fixed parameters relating to the leaf spring 4 and a step c) consisting in determining search or variation ranges of first variable parameters relating to the leaf spring 4.
- the first fixed and variable parameters are chosen from the group comprising the height of the spring blade 4, the elastic limit, the Young's modulus of the spring blade 4, related to the material of the blade 4, the distance (r min or r max as defined below according to the arrangement) between the pivot axis of the timepiece 1 and the end of the leaf spring 4 which remains fixed, that is to say the end of the leaf spring 4 which is integral with the fixed part of the timepiece 1, the thickness of the spring blade 4, the distance (r min or r max as defined below according to the arrangement) between the pivot axis of the watchmaker's member 1 and the end of the leaf spring 4 which moves angularly, that is to say the end of the leaf spring 4 which is integral with the moving part of the watchmaker's member 1, and the number of leaf springs 4 which must be a real integer.
- the first fixed parameters and the first variable parameters are all those of the group defined above and only these.
- the first fixed parameters for one application can be first variable parameters for another application.
- the first fixed parameters can be chosen, for example, from the group comprising the height of the leaf spring 4, the elastic limit and the Young's modulus of the blade spring 4, linked to the material of the blade, and the distance (r min or r max depending on the arrangement) between the pivot axis of the watchmaking member 1 and the end of the spring blade 4 which remains fixed, c that is to say the end of the leaf spring 4 which is integral with the fixed part of the watchmaking organ 1, and the first variable parameters relating to the leaf spring 4 according to the function of the watchmaking organ 1 can be chosen for example from the group comprising the thickness of the leaf spring 4, the distance (r min or r max depending on the arrangement) between the pivot axis of the watchmaking member 1 and the end of the leaf spring 4 which moves angularly, that is to say the end of the leaf spring 4
- the first fixed parameters are all those of the group defined above and only these, and the first variable parameters are all those of the group defined above and only these.
- the method comprises a step d) consisting in providing a substrate in a material from which the leaf spring 4 is made to meet the objectives predetermined in step a) and the first fixed and variable parameters predetermined in steps b) and c).
- Said material is for example metal, a metal alloy, silicon, a plastic, a mineral glass or a metallic glass.
- the method comprises a step e) consisting in generating geometric shapes of the leaf spring 4 according to the function of the timepiece 1, said geometric shape of the leaf spring 4 in the neutral state being a curve defined by the equation (1): with U — (r max î ")/( î max r min) [0'1] for any radius r min ⁇ r ⁇ r max , where r min is the distance between the axis of pivoting of the timepiece and the end of the leaf spring 4 connected to the hub 2 and r max is the distance between the pivot axis of the timepiece 1 and the end of the leaf spring 4 connected to the rim 3;
- Bi and ?.? are the angles between the ends of the leaf spring 4 and their attachment points respectively at r max and r min , and more particularly Bi is the angle between the end of the leaf spring 4 at the point d clings to r max and the wall of the serge 3 and is the angle between the end of the leaf spring 4 at the attachment point at r min and the wall of the hub 2, Bi and B2 constituting second variable parameters whose search ranges are between -90° and +90 °; n is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to 20, n constituting a second predetermined fixed parameter defining the total number of curvatures exhibited by said curve; and the coefficients A k are angular amplitudes and constitute third variable parameters whose search ranges are between -90° and +90°; where the coefficients Ak, B1 and B2 are such that the geometric shape of the leaf spring 4 in the neutral state is wound over an angle less than 360° and is different from a spiral; each leaf spring geometric shape being generated by choosing randomly, for example
- step f) of the method used in the invention one calculates numerically, by simulation, for each geometric shape of leaf spring 4 generated in step e) at least the torque exerted by said leaf spring 4 in function of the angular displacement of the end of the leaf spring 4 associated with the rotating movable part of the watch member 1, the stress applied to the watch member 1 as a function of the angular displacement of the end of the leaf spring 4 associated to the rotating mobile part of the watch member 1, and the space occupied by the deformation of the leaf spring 4 during the angular displacement of the end of the leaf spring 4 associated with the rotating movable part of the watch member 1 over at least a part of said predefined range.
- step g) of the method used in the present invention one selects, from the results of the calculations of step f), the best admissible geometric shapes, that is to say those which allow obtaining leaf springs 4 which correspond as closely as possible to the values of the objectives predetermined in step a) and using a computer system, said best admissible geometric shapes corresponding to equation (1) are optimized to identify the values of the first variable parameters as well as the values of the coefficients Ak, Bi and B2 which make it possible to obtain the shape of leaf spring 4 for which said leaf spring 4 comes closest to the objectives predetermined in step a), the parameters d optimization being chosen from among the first variable parameters predetermined in step c) as well as the coefficients Ak, B1 and B2.
- the selection of the best acceptable geometric shapes with respect to the values of the objectives predetermined in step a) can be done by assigning a score per objective at each blade shape generated from the results of the calculations of step f), the height of the scores depending on whether or not the objective has been reached, the score being all the worse as the result of the numerical calculation is far from the objectives.
- weights can be assigned to the different objectives according to their importance.
- the shapes of the leaf springs generated in step e) and tested in step f) are classified according to the final scores obtained.
- Optimization can be done by global optimization followed by local optimization.
- step e) consists in carrying out random shots making it possible to generate a set of points in the entire space of variable parameters
- step g) consists in selecting the most interesting points, i.e. to say those which make it possible to generate the best blade shapes admissible in relation to the objectives to be achieved, by selecting the shapes which have the best assigned scores, and to carry out, for example, a global optimization of the most interesting blade shapes to obtain a set good starting blade geometries, which potentially have different properties, and then to perform local optimization in a robust way by iteration to converge towards the best solution geometric shape with respect to the values of the objectives to be achieved.
- Many algorithms can be used for the local optimization step g), such as the simplex algorithm.
- step g) does not identify a solution, the process must be resumed by increasing, for example, the search ranges of the first variable parameters in step c) and the Ak coefficients in step e).
- n is such that 1 ⁇ n ⁇ 15, preferentially 1 ⁇ n ⁇ 10, and more preferentially 1 ⁇ n ⁇ 7.
- n is >3, and more preferentially 3 ⁇ n ⁇ 7. The increase in n makes it possible to describe more and more complex leaf spring geometries, without having any cusps.
- step h) which consists in forming in the substrate chosen in step d) at least one leaf spring 4 having the shape obtained in step g).
- step h) consists in forming said monolithic part in the chosen substrate.
- the leaf spring or the monolithic part is formed by machining or by the LIGA technique, in particular in the case where it is made of metal or alloy, by deep reactive ion etching (DRIE), in particular in the case where it is made of silicon, by molding, in particular in the case where it is made of plastic, or of metallic glass, or by laser cutting, in particular in the case where it is made of mineral glass.
- DRIE deep reactive ion etching
- the method used in the invention advantageously makes it possible to produce leaf springs of optimized geometric shape according to the function of the watchmaking organ with which it is associated and according to the desired purpose.
- Such a leaf spring obtained in an optimized manner according to the method described above is advantageously wound on itself over an angle less than 360° and is different from a spiral.
- the leaf spring may have a constant cross-section, for example a constant thickness, or a variable cross-section, for example a variable thickness, that is to say which varies along the leaf spring.
- the geometric shape of the leaf spring 4 is generated according to step e) and optimized according to step g) so that said leaf spring 4 has substantially zero stiffness, that is to say say generates a substantially constant torque, over at least part of the predefined range. It is considered that the torque is substantially constant for a difference of less than 10%, preferably less than 5% between the maximum and minimum value of the torque over this angular range.
- the timepiece according to the invention may for example be a barrel, as represented in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- Said barrel comprises at least one unit comprising a hub 2, a rim 3, and at least one blade spring 4, here a plurality of leaf springs 4, connecting the hub 2 and the rim 3.
- the hub 2 is the moving part, its wall defining the inner radius r min to which is fixed the end of the leaf spring 4 which is angularly moves through an angle a when the hub 2 pivots on itself.
- the rim 3 is the fixed part, its wall defining the outer radius r max to which is fixed the end of the leaf spring 4 which remains fixed.
- Such a barrel can be arranged to be armed from the center and empty from the outside.
- the unit is made monolithically, in one piece.
- the barrel can comprise one or more units, preferably monolithic, stacked, and connected in series for example.
- the maximum diameter of each unit is substantially equal to the diameter of the movement which includes said barrel, in order to have a unit which has the largest possible maximum diameter.
- the leaf springs 4 have a geometric shape obtained according to step g) determined to have substantially zero stiffness, and therefore a substantially constant torque, over the widest possible range of angular positions.
- the predetermined objectives to be achieved by the leaf spring 4 applied to a barrel relate in particular to the energy of the barrel, by seeking for example an energy greater than 110 mJ.
- Other predetermined objectives can also be taken into consideration, such as the maximum stress along the leaf spring 4 which must not exceed the elastic limit of said leaf spring 4, as well as the absence of interaction between the leaf springs 4 and/or the angle of rotation imposed to avoid having a solution where the torque to be transmitted would be too great.
- This shape is obtained according to steps e) to g) taking into account the predetermined objectives linked to the barrel (constant torque, angle of rotation of the barrel (ie angular displacement of the blade), energy, maximum stress below the elastic limit, absence of interaction between the spring blades, corresponding to the minimum spacing between the blades, etc.), the values of which are summarized in the table 1 below, as fixed parameters, the height of the leaf spring, the external radius r max , the Young's modulus, the elastic limit of the leaf spring, and the number n, the values of which are summarized in table 2 below, and as variable parameters, the thickness of the leaf spring, the interior radius r min , the coefficients A k , the angles Bi and E of the ends of the leaf springs 4 with the attachment points, and the number of leaf springs 4, the search ranges of which are summarized in table 3 below.
- Leaf spring shapes are generated according to step e) from the fixed and variable values of tables 2 and 3, then the simulations are carried out according to step f).
- the best candidate geometric shapes that meet the objectives set in Table 1 as much as possible are selected from the shapes obtained in step e) according to the results obtained after step f) and optimized according to step g) taking into account take into account in particular the values of the rotation angle of the barrel and of the energy from table 1 as objectives to be achieved.
- the leaf spring 4 of FIG. 4 is a metallic glass leaf whose thickness varies, which has the shape obtained corresponding to the parameters optimized according to step g) indicated in table 4 below:
- the barrel obtained comprises, according to the optimized shape, 63 leaf springs 4.
- the number of leaf springs 4 is chosen to be an even number so that said leaf springs 4 oppose each other and make it possible to have a better rotation, each residual force (x; y) of the blade finding its opposite.
- the number of leaf springs 4 can be 62 for example.
- the resulting barrel has a total energy of 149.7 mJ, or about 1.5 times the energy of a standard barrel, which is about 100 mJ. It is therefore possible to use the barrel according to the invention with a single unit of leaf springs 4. It is quite obvious that it is possible to increase this energy by modifying the thickness of the leaf springs 4 or by using several units stacked.
- FIG. 5 represents the results of a simulation of the evolution of the torque of the leaf springs 4 of FIG. 4 in the barrel of FIGS. 2 and 3 as a function of the angular displacement a of its hub 2 with respect to the rim 3.
- the FIG. 5 shows that the leaf spring 4 obtained in an optimized manner according to the manufacturing method described above makes it possible to have a constant torque for an angular displacement a of 17.5° to 91.1° so that a constant torque is obtained over an angle of 73.6°.
- the stiffness of the leaf spring 4 is the derivative of the torque, so that over the angular range [17.5, 91.1], the stiffness of said leaf spring 4 is substantially zero.
- the leaf spring 4 obtained in an optimized manner according to the process described above allows the cylinder to be cocked by a simple rotation through an angle of approximately 90°.
- the barrel of the invention can be integrated into any mechanical watch movement, the transmission of energy to the going train being adapted accordingly.
- the geometric shape of the leaf springs 4 used in the invention can be generated and optimized according to steps e) to g) to have a certain torque substantially constant over a different angular range, depending on the function of the watchmaking organ and the aim sought.
- Figures 6 and 7 show another shape of blade obtained in an optimized manner according to the method described above, in the neutral state ( Figure 6) then after an angular displacement of 18° with respect to the neutral state of the hub 2 and from the end of the leaf spring 4 to r m in (FIG. 7).
- Figure 8 shows that the leaf spring of figure 6 makes it possible to obtain a rapid rise in torque, then a constant torque over an angular range of 14°, between an angle a of 2° to 16°.
- Such a leaf spring allows ease of assembly thanks to a pre-winding requiring less rotation of the watchmaking organ which comprises it.
- the geometric shape of the leaf spring 4 is generated according to step e) and optimized according to step f) so that said leaf spring 4 has a negative stiffness over at least part of the range predefined, which can be searched according to the function of the watchmaking organ.
- the geometric shape of the leaf spring 4 is generated according to step e) and optimized according to step g) so that said leaf spring 4 has a positive and negative mixed torque on at least a part a predefined range of positions varying in the same positive or negative direction, and in particular over at least part of a predefined range of angles of the same sign, so as to obtain a bistable effect.
- Figures 9 and 10 show such a geometric blade shape obtained in an optimized manner according to the method described above, in the neutral state ( Figure 9) then after an angular displacement of 36.8° relative to the neutral state of the hub 2 and the end of the leaf spring 4 to r m in ( Figure 10).
- FIG. 11 shows that the torque generated by another leaf spring (not shown) makes it possible to obtain a bistable effect, the change taking place at 20°, with a position at 0° and a position at 35°. It is possible to use a first stop positioned at 10° to define the first position as a winding position, and a second stop positioned at 30° to define the second position of the bistable effect.
- the geometric shape of the leaf spring 4 is generated according to step e) and optimized according to step g) so that said leaf spring 4 has a positive stiffness over at least part of a predefined range of positions varying in opposite directions, and in particular over at least part of a predefined range of negative and positive angles, so as to obtain a bidirectional linear torque.
- the watchmaker 1 may comprise one or more leaf springs 4 of identical or different geometric shape according to step g).
- the timepiece 1 may comprise at least two leaf springs 4 arranged in the same plane and of geometric shapes obtained according to step g) determined to have predetermined stiffnesses over at least part of said predefined range, said stiffnesses s adding, so that the efforts in the center compensate each other.
- Two leaf springs will be placed opposite each other, three leaf springs will be placed at 120° to each other, etc...
- the two leaf springs 4 have respectively, over at least one and the same part of a predefined range of positions varying in the same positive or negative direction, and in particular over at least one and the same part of a predefined range of angles of the same sign, predetermined stiffnesses so that, said stiffnesses adding up, the timepiece 1 is bistable over at least said part of the predefined range.
- an oscillator comprising at least one unit comprising a hub 2 and a rim 3 connected by at least one leaf spring 4, and preferably a plurality of leaf springs 4, as shown in Figure 13.
- the unit is made monolithically, in one piece .
- the oscillator may comprise one or more, preferably monolithic, stacked units.
- the leaf springs 4 have a geometric shape obtained according to step g) determined to have a positive stiffness corresponding to a linear torque of low slope over a predefined angular range of positions varying in opposite directions, and in particular over a predefined angular range d negative and positive angles, said range being a function of the frequency of oscillation of the oscillator which is desired.
- Figures 14 and 15 show such a geometric blade shape obtained in an optimized manner according to the method described above, after an angular displacement of -35° relative to the neutral state of the hub 2 and of the end of the blade. spring 4 at r m in (FIG. 14) then after an angular displacement of +35° relative to the neutral state of the hub 2 and the end of the leaf spring 4 at r m in (FIG. 15).
- Figure 16 shows that the leaf spring corresponding to Figures 14 and 15 makes it possible to obtain a low bidirectional linear torque when the displacement angular a varies between -35° and +35°, particularly suitable for use in an oscillator having a frequency of 50 Hz.
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