JP6901876B2 - Escapement, watch movements and watches - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to escapements, watch movements and watches.

In general, a mechanical timepiece is equipped with an escapement that transmits power for reciprocating rotation to the balance with hairspring and controls the train wheel with constant vibration by utilizing the regular reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring. This type of escapement has evolved through repeated improvements and the like, and various types of escapements have now been proposed.

For example, as one of the highly efficient and highly durable escapements, the one that originated from the natural escapement (natural escapement) devised by Breguet is known. The escapement of this system has two escapement wheels, and the direct impact on the balance with these two escape wheels and the indirect impact through the ankle alternate. By doing so, it has the characteristic of transmitting power to the balance.
In particular, this escapement is different from the club tooth lever escapement, which occupies the mainstream of mechanical watches, and is designed to reduce the slippage of the tooth tip of the escape wheel in the event of an impact. As a result, it is possible to suppress the wear of the tooth tips of the escape wheel, and the durability is improved. Further, when a direct impact is applied to the balance sheet, the impact can be transmitted from the escape wheel to the balance sheet without interposing other watch parts. This is aimed at improving efficiency.

By the way, if we focus on the method of transmitting power from the escape wheel to the balance with hairspring, the escapement can be roughly divided into the direct impact type that transmits power directly from the escape wheel to the balance with hairspring, and other types such as ankles. It is mainly divided into the indirect impact type, which indirectly transmits power from the escapement to the balance wheel through the clock parts of. An escapement that uses both direct impact and indirect impact is also known.

The balance is a clock component constituting the speed governor that controls the speed of the escapement, and is required to reciprocate (vibrate) in a predetermined vibration cycle. Therefore, in general, the tenon of the balance is formed very thin in order to suppress the attenuation of the amplitude of the balance due to friction or the like. Therefore, when an external impact is applied to the tenon of the balance, the tenon may be deformed or broken, which may lead to a decrease in the accuracy of the balance and a stoppage of operation.
Therefore, in order to prevent the tenon of the balance from being deformed or broken due to an external impact, a vibration-resistant bearing is often used as the bearing of the balance. The vibration-resistant bearing pivotally supports the balance with the balance allowing the balance to move in the axial direction and the radial direction when an impact is applied to the balance. As a result, the vibration-resistant bearing absorbs or cushions the impact applied to the tenon of the balance, and ensures impact resistance.

As described above, when the balance sheet is pivotally supported by vibration-resistant bearings, the balance wheel moves in the axial direction and the radial direction when power is transmitted from the escapement to the balance sheet. At this time, in the case of a direct impact type escapement, in many cases, the amount of engagement between the tooth tip of the escape wheel and the impact claw stone on the balance side is about several tens of μm due to its operation. .. Therefore, at the start of the impact and at the end of the impact, the amount of engagement is further reduced.

Therefore, when power is directly transmitted from the escape wheel to the balance sheet, if the balance wheel moves in the radial direction due to the action of the vibration-resistant bearing, the center distance between the escape wheel and the balance sheet will increase. As a result, there was a risk that the engagement between the tip of the escape wheel and the impact claw stone on the balance side would be unstable, or in the worst case, the engagement would be disengaged. For this reason, it becomes difficult to ensure the stable operation of the escapement, and the escape wheel rotates ahead of the balance wheel, making it difficult to transmit power to the balance wheel. Was easy to occur.
In particular, when the escape wheel rotates ahead of the balance with hairspring, it may not be possible to stop the rotation of the escape wheel with the stop claw stone of the ankle depending on the mutual phase relationship between the escape wheel and the pallet fork. There was also the possibility of causing a sudden change in the rate, such as the clock moving rapidly.

On the other hand, in the case of an indirect impact type escapement that indirectly transmits power from the escape wheel to the balance wheel, for example, when the balance wheel moves in the radial direction due to the action of the vibration-resistant bearing. However, as with the club tooth lever escapement, there are cases where a safety action is provided so that the relative positional relationship between the ankle and the balance can be restored to the state before movement, and the above-mentioned inconvenience is unlikely to occur. It is said that.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an indirect impact type escapement provided with a first ankle and a second ankle that are dislodged from the escape wheel, which also causes the above-mentioned inconvenience. It is said to be a difficult configuration. In this escapement, the first pallet fork is made rotatable based on the rotation of the balance wheel, and has a first stop claw stone and a second stop claw stone that can be engaged with and detached from the tooth tip of the escape wheel. It has a first impact claw stone that can contact the tooth tip of the escapement. The second pallet fork has a second impact claw that is rotatable based on the rotation of the first pallet fork and is in contact with the tooth tip of the escape wheel.

In the escapement described in Patent Document 1 configured in this way, for example, the first stop claw stone is engaged with the tooth tip of the escape wheel (the rotation of the escape wheel is stopped). When the first ankle is pushed by the swing stone of the balance wheel and rotates based on the rotation of the balance wheel, the first stop claw stone separates from the tooth tip of the escapement wheel. As a result, the engagement between the first stop claw stone and the tooth tip of the escape wheel is released, so that the escape wheel starts to rotate by the power from the train wheel.
Immediately after that, the second pallet fork rotates with the rotation of the first pallet fork, and the second impact claw enters the rotation locus of the tooth tip of the escape wheel. As a result, the tooth tips of the escape wheel that has started to rotate come into contact (collision) with the second impact claw. As a result, the power transmitted to the escape wheel can be indirectly transmitted to the balance wheel through the second ankle and the first ankle, and the rotational energy can be replenished to the balance wheel.

After that, when the rotation of the first ankle and the second ankle further progresses, the second impact claw is separated from the tooth tip of the escape wheel, and the second stop claw stone is the rotation trajectory of the tooth tip of the escape wheel. Enter above. As a result, the tooth tips of the escape wheel engage with the second stop claw stone, and the rotation of the escape wheel is stopped.
After that, the balance continues to rotate due to inertia, and the swing stone separates from the first ankle. Then, when all the rotational energy of the balance spring is stored in the hairspring, the balance spring stops for a moment and then begins to rotate in the opposite direction by the rotational energy stored in the balance spring.

Then, the first ankle is pushed again by the swing stone of the balance wheel, rotates in the opposite direction based on the rotation of the balance wheel, and the second stop claw stone separates from the tooth tip of the escape wheel. As a result, the engagement between the second stop claw stone and the tooth tip of the escape wheel is released, so that the escape wheel starts rotating again by the power from the train wheel.
Immediately after that, the second pallet fork rotates in the opposite direction as the first pallet fork rotates, and the first impact claw stone enters the rotation locus of the tooth tip of the escape wheel. As a result, the tooth tips of the escape wheel that has started to rotate come into contact (collision) with the first impact claw stone. As a result, as before, the power transmitted to the escape wheel can be indirectly transmitted to the balance wheel through the first ankle, and the rotational energy can be replenished to the balance wheel.

After that, when the rotation of the first ankle and the second ankle further progresses, the first impact claw stone separates from the tooth tip of the escape wheel, and the first stop claw stone rotates the tooth tip of the escape wheel. Enter the trajectory. As a result, the tooth tips of the escape wheel engage with the first stop claw stone, and the rotation of the escape wheel is stopped. After that, the series of cycles described above is repeated.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-268209

However, in the above-mentioned conventional escapement, a stop pin (dote pin) for stopping the rotation of the escape wheel is provided so as to come into contact with the first pallet fork. As a result, when the first stop claw stone or the second stop claw stone engages with the tooth tip of the escape wheel, the first pallet fork contacts the stop pin and stops rotating. However, when the stop pin comes into contact with the first pallet fork (that is, when the balance with free vibration), the second pallet fork is not mechanically positioned and is in a free state.
Therefore, for example, if some kind of disturbance is input while the balance sheet is freely vibrating, the second ankle may vibrate due to play in the engaging portion between the first ankle and the second ankle. .. Then, the operation of the escapement was liable to become unstable due to the unintended vibration of the second ankle.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an escapement, a timepiece movement, and a timepiece having stable operability.

(1) The escapement according to the present invention includes an escape wheel that is rotated by a transmitted power, an ankle chain that is connected to each other so as to be connected in a row so that a plurality of ankles are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable. When the stop claw stone that can be engaged and disengaged from the escape gear of the escapement is not engaged with the escape gear and the stop claw stone, the escape gear can be contacted. The ankle chain is displaced so as to rotate a plurality of the ankles separately based on the rotation of the balance, and the stop claw stone and the impact claw stone are a plurality of impact claw stones. The stop claw stone and the escape gear are engaged with the pallet fork, which is attached to at least one or more of the pallets and is located at the connecting end of the pallet fork among the plurality of pallets. Occasionally, a regulating portion is provided that regulates the rotation of the ankle to regulate the displacement of the entire ankle chain , and the stop claw stone is located at the connecting end of the ankle chain among the plurality of the ankles. It is attached to an ankle located on the opposite side of the ankle chain with respect to the ankle provided with the regulation portion .

According to the present invention, a plurality of ankles constituting the ankle chain can be rotated based on the rotation (reciprocating rotation) of the balance with hairspring. As a result, the stop claw stone is engaged with the escape gear to stop the rotation of the escape wheel, or the stop claw stone engaged with the escape gear is disengaged from the escape gear. Then, the stop of the escape wheel can be released. As a result, it is possible to control the rotation of the escape wheel with a constant vibration corresponding to the balance with hairspring. Further, the impact claw stone can be brought into contact (collision) with the escape gear by rotating the plurality of ankles based on the rotation of the balance with each other. Therefore, the power transmitted to the escape wheel can be indirectly transmitted to the balance wheel via the ankle chain, and the rotational energy can be replenished to the balance wheel.
In this way, the power transmitted to the escape wheel can be indirectly transmitted to the balance wheel, and the rotation of the escape wheel can be controlled by a constant vibration corresponding to the balance wheel.

In particular, when the stop claw stone and the escape gear are engaged, the regulating portion can restrict the pallet fork located at the connecting end of the pallet fork from rotating further. Therefore, the displacement of the entire ankle chain can be regulated, and the rotation of the escape wheel can be stopped while the plurality of ankles can all be fixed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ankle chain from rattling or vibrating even if some kind of disturbance is input while the escape wheel stops rotating and the balance sheet is freely vibrating. it can. As a result, stable operability of the escapement can be ensured.

Further , since the engagement of the stop claw stone with the escape gear and the rotation regulation of the pallet fork by the regulating portion can be performed on both sides of the pallet fork, the rotation of a plurality of pallets can be regulated. .. Therefore, as a result, the displacement of the entire ankle chain can be regulated more reliably.

( 2 ) The impact claw stone may be attached to an ankle different from the ankle to which the stop claw stone is attached among the plurality of the ankles.

In this case, it is possible to arrange the ankle with the impact claw stone and the ankle with the stop claw stone in the optimum layout for impact and stop, respectively. Therefore, for example, the operating angle of the ankle to which the impact claw stone is attached and the operating angle of the ankle to which the stop claw stone is attached can be set to the optimum angles in consideration of the impact action and the stop action. It becomes. As a result, the power transmission efficiency can be improved, and the escapement with less operating error can be obtained. Furthermore, the distance between the center of rotation of the escape wheel and the center of rotation of the ankle with the impact claw stone, and the rotation of the center of rotation of the escape wheel and the rotation of the ankle with the stop claw stone attached. The distance between the centers can be set to the optimum distance in consideration of the action of impact and the action of stopping. Therefore, unlike the conventional escapement in which the impact claw stone and the stop claw stone are incorporated in one common ankle, it is possible to suppress an increase in the energy required to release the stop of the escape wheel, and the power can be reduced. It can lead to improvement of transmission efficiency.

( 3 ) The regulated portion may restrict rotation by contacting the regulated portion.

In this case, for example, a dote pin or a perforated part generally used for mechanical watches can be used as a regulated part, and the entire ankle chain is displaced with a simple configuration in which the regulated part is brought into contact with the regulated part. Can be regulated, so it is easy to simplify the configuration, reduce the weight and reduce the cost.

( 4 ) The watch movement according to the present invention includes the escapement, a speed governor having the balance wheel, and a train wheel for transmitting power to the escape wheel.
( 5 ) The timepiece according to the present invention includes the timepiece movement and a pointer that rotates at a rotation speed adjusted by the escapement and the speed governor.

In this case, since the escapement having stable operability is provided, a high-performance watch movement and watch having excellent operability and little time error can be obtained.

According to the present invention, an escapement, a watch movement, and a watch with stable operability can be obtained.

It is an external view of the timepiece which shows the 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the movement shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the swing seat of the balance with reference to FIG. It is a top view of the escapement shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the escapement along the line AB shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the escapement along the line AC shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the 1st stop claw stone has begun to separate from a stubborn tooth from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the 1st stop claw stone is separated from the escape tooth from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the escape tooth came into contact with the 1st impact claw stone from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the 1st impact claw stone is separated from the escape tooth from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the escape tooth started to come into contact with the 2nd stop claw stone from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the regulation lever came into contact with a dote pin from the state shown in FIG. 11, and the escape tooth and the 2nd stop claw stone were engaged with each other. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the swing stone is moving toward the 1st impact ankle from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the 2nd stop claw stone has begun to separate from a stubborn tooth from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the 2nd stop claw stone is separated from the hard tooth from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the escape tooth came into contact with the 2nd impact claw stone from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the 2nd impact claw stone is separated from the escape tooth from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the escape tooth started to come into contact with the 1st stop claw stone from the state shown in FIG. It is an operation explanatory view of the escapement, and is the figure which shows the state which the regulation lever came into contact with a dote pin from the state shown in FIG. 18, and the escape tooth and the 1st stop claw stone were engaged with each other. It is a figure for demonstrating the optimum layout for stopping, and is the figure which shows the relationship between the rotation center of the escape wheel, the rotation center of the stop ankle, and the retreat angle of the escape wheel. It is a figure for demonstrating the optimum layout for impact, and is the figure which shows the relationship in the case where the escape tooth of the escape wheel and the first impact claw stone are in contact with each other. It is a top view of the escapement which shows the 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the escapement which shows the 3rd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the escapement which has shifted from the state shown in FIG. 23 to the state in which the escape tooth and the second stop claw stone are engaged. It is a top view of the escapement which shows the 4th Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the escapement which has shifted from the state shown in FIG. 25 to the state in which the escape tooth and the second stop claw stone are engaged. It is a top view of the escapement which shows 5th Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the escapement which has shifted from the state shown in FIG. 27 to the state in which the escape tooth and the second stop claw stone are engaged. FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the swing seat of the balance with reference to FIG. 27. It is a top view of the escapement which shows the 6th Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the escapement which has shifted from the state shown in FIG. 30 to the state in which the first escape tooth and the second stop claw stone are engaged.

(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a mechanical timepiece will be described as an example of the timepiece. Further, in each drawing, the scale of each part is appropriately changed as necessary in order to make each part visible.

(Basic configuration of the clock)
Generally, a mechanical body including a driving part of a watch is referred to as a "movement". The state in which the dial and hands are attached to this movement and placed in the watch case to make a finished product is called "complete" of the watch.
Of both sides of the main plate constituting the watch substrate, the side with the glass of the watch case (that is, the side with the dial) is referred to as the "back side" of the movement. Further, of both sides of the main plate, the side of the watch case with the case back cover (that is, the side opposite to the dial) is referred to as the "front side" of the movement.
In the present embodiment, the direction from the dial toward the case back cover is defined as upward, and the opposite side is defined as downward.

As shown in FIG. 1, the complete watch 1 of the present embodiment contains a movement (a watch movement according to the present invention) 10 and at least information on time in a watch case composed of a case back cover and a glass 2 (not shown). It includes a dial 3 having a scale to show, and a pointer 4 including an hour hand 5, a minute hand 6, and a second hand 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the movement 10 has a main plate 11 that constitutes a substrate. Note that in FIG. 2, some parts constituting the movement 10 are not shown in order to make the drawings easier to see.
On the front side of the main plate 11, there are a front train wheel (wheel train according to the present invention) 12, an escapement 13 that controls the rotation of the front wheel train 12, and a speed governor 14 that controls the escapement 13. It has.

The front wheel train 12 mainly includes a barrel wheel 20, a second wheel 21, a third wheel 22, and a fourth wheel 23. The barrel wheel 20 is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the barrel receiver (not shown), and a royal fern (power source) (not shown) is housed inside. The royal fern is wound up by the rotation of the square hole wheel 24. The square hole wheel 24 is rotated by the rotation of a winding stem (not shown) connected to the crown 25 shown in FIG.

The second wheel 21, the third wheel 22, and the fourth wheel 23 are pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown). When the barrel wheel 20 rotates due to the elastic restoring force of the wound zenmai, the second wheel 21, the third wheel 22, and the fourth wheel 23 rotate in order based on this rotation.

That is, the second wheel 21 meshes with the barrel wheel 20 and rotates based on the rotation of the barrel wheel 20. When the second wheel 21 rotates, a cylinder (not shown) rotates based on this rotation. The minute hand 6 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the cylinder kana, and the minute hand 6 displays "minute" by the rotation of the cylinder kana. The minute hand 6 makes one rotation in one hour, that is, the rotation speed adjusted by the escapement 13 and the governor 14.

Further, when the second wheel 21 rotates, the back wheel of the day (not shown) rotates based on this rotation, and further, the cylinder wheel (not shown) rotates based on the rotation of the back wheel of the day. The back wheel and the cylinder wheel of the sun are clock parts constituting the front wheel train 12. The hour hand 5 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the cylinder wheel, and the hour hand 5 displays "hour" by the rotation of the cylinder wheel. The hour hand 5 makes one rotation at a rotation speed adjusted by the escapement 13 and the governor 14, for example, in 12 hours.

The third wheel 22 meshes with the second wheel 21 and rotates based on the rotation of the second wheel 21. The fourth wheel 23 meshes with the third wheel 22, and rotates based on the rotation of the third wheel 22. The second hand 7 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the fourth wheel 23, and the second hand 7 displays "seconds" based on the rotation of the fourth wheel 23. The second hand 7 rotates at a rotation speed adjusted by the escapement 13 and the governor 14, for example, one rotation in one minute.

The escape wheel 40, which will be described later, is engaged with the fourth wheel 23 via the escape wheel 41. As a result, the power from the royal fern housed in the barrel car 20 is transmitted to the escape wheel 40 mainly via the second wheel 21, the third wheel 22, and the fourth wheel 23. As a result, the escape wheel 40 rotates around the rotation axis O2.

The speed governor 14 mainly includes a lamp 30.
The balance sheet 30 includes a balance sheet 31, a balance wheel 32, and a hairspring (not shown), and is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the balance spring receiver (not shown). The balance spring 30 reciprocates (forward and reverse rotation) around the rotation axis O1 with a steady amplitude (swing angle) corresponding to the output torque of the barrel wheel 20 using the hairspring as a power source.

Tapered tenons are formed at both ends of the balance sheet 31 in the axial direction. The balance sheet 31 is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the balance sheet through these tenons. The balance wheel 32 is integrally fixed to the balance spring 31, and the inner end of the balance spring is fixed to the balance spring 31 via a whiskers (not shown).
In the illustrated example, the balance wheel 32 has four arm portions 33 arranged at a right angle of 90 degrees about the rotation axis O1, but the number, arrangement, and shape of the arm portions 33 are limited to this case. It is not something that is done, and you can change it freely.

As shown in FIG. 3, an annular swing seat 35 is externally fitted and fixed to the balance sheet 31.
The swing seat 35 has a large brim 36 and a small brim 37 located below the large brim 36 (on the side of the main plate 11). A flutter stone 38 formed from an artificial jewel such as a ruby is press-fitted and fixed to the large brim 36, for example.
The flutter stone 38 is formed in a semicircular shape in a plan view, and is formed so as to extend downward from the large brim 36. The flutter stone 38 reciprocates around the rotation axis O1 along with the balance with hairspring 30, and engages with the pallet fork 74, which will be described later, in a detachable manner on the way.

The small brim 37 is formed to have a smaller diameter than the large brim 36. The small brim 37 is formed with a knuckle 39 that is recessed in a curved shape toward the inside in the radial direction at a position corresponding to the swing stone 38. The Tsukigata 39 functions as an escape portion for preventing the sword tip 75, which will be described later, from coming into contact with the small brim 37 when the ankle haco 74 and the swing stone 38 are engaged.
In each drawing other than FIG. 3, the small brim 37 and the swing stone 38 of the swing seat 35 are mainly shown in order to make the drawings easier to see.

(Escapement configuration)
As shown in FIG. 4, the escape machine 13 includes the above-mentioned swing seat 35, an escape wheel 40 that is rotated by power transmitted from the zenmai, an ankle chain 50, and a first impact claw stone (to the present invention). Impact claw stone) 60 and second impact claw stone (impact claw stone according to the present invention) 61, first stop claw stone (stop claw stone according to the present invention) 62 and second stop claw stone (related to the present invention). A regulation lever (related to the present invention) that regulates the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 when the stop claw stone) 63 is engaged with the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 and the escape gear 42 described later. Regulatory department) 85 and.
The swing seat 35 is a component that constitutes the balance 30 and the speed governor 14 as described above, and is also a component that constitutes the escapement 13.

The escape wheel 40 has a single-layer structure including an escape wheel 41 that meshes with the fourth wheel 23 and an escape gear 42 having a plurality of escape teeth 43, and is shown as a main plate 11. It is not supported by the train wheel. In each drawing other than FIG. 2, the illustration of the stubborn 41 is simplified.
In the illustrated example, the number of escape teeth 43 is eight. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and the number of escape teeth 43 may be appropriately changed. For example, an escape gear 42 having 6-tooth, 10-tooth, and 12-tooth escape teeth 43 may be used.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, in a plan view of the movement 10 viewed from the front side, the escape wheel 40 is rotated by the power transmitted from the fourth wheel 23 side via the escape wheel 41. A case of rotating clockwise around O2 will be described as an example.
In FIG. 4, the direction of clockwise rotation about the rotation axis O2 is referred to as the first rotation direction M1, and the opposite direction is referred to as the second rotation direction M2. Further, the rotation locus R drawn by the tip of the escape wheel 43 as the escape wheel 40 rotates is simply referred to as the rotation trajectory R of the escape wheel 40.

Of the escape teeth 43, the side surface facing the first rotation direction M1 contacts the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61, and the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw It is said that the working surface 43a with which the stone 63 is engaged.

The escape wheel 40 is formed of, for example, a metal material, a material having a crystal orientation such as single crystal silicon, or the like. Examples of the method for manufacturing the escape wheel 40 include electroforming, a LIGA process incorporating an optical method such as a photolithography technique, DRIE, and metal powder injection molding (MIM).
However, the material and manufacturing method of the escape wheel 40 are not limited to the above cases, and may be changed as appropriate. Further, the escape wheel 40 may be appropriately provided with a lightening hole or a thin wall portion to reduce the weight as long as the performance and rigidity of the escape wheel 40 are not affected. In the illustrated example, a plurality of lightening holes are formed in the escape wheel 40.

The ankle chain 50 is configured to be connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable so that a plurality of ankles are connected in a row, and the plurality of ankles are rotated (swinged) separately based on the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. Displace like.
Specifically, the ankle chain 50 includes an impact ankle unit 53 having a first impact ankle 51 and a second impact ankle 52, and a stop ankle unit 56 having a stop ankle 55. The impact ankle unit 53 and the stop ankle unit 56 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable.
That is, the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, and the first impact ankle 51 and the stop ankle 55 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable. As a result, the stop pallet fork 55, the first impact pallet fork 51, and the second impact pallet fork 52 are connected to each other so as to be connected in a row.

The impact ankle unit 53 and the stop ankle unit 56 may be composed of at least one or more ankles. In the present embodiment, as described above, the impact ankle unit 53 is composed of two ankles, and the stop ankle unit 56 is composed of one ankle.

The first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61 are made in contact with the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 in the escape gear 42, and the power transmitted to the escape wheel 40 is transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30. It is said to be a nail stone to convey to. Of the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61, the first impact claw stone 60 is attached to the first impact pallet fork 51, and the second impact claw stone 61 is attached to the second impact pallet fork 52.
The first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 can be engaged with and detached from the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 in the escape gear 42, and the escape wheel 40 can be stopped and released. It is said to be a nail stone to do. Both the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are attached to the stop ankle 55.

The first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61 come into contact with the escape gear 42 when the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are not engaged, and the first stop claw stone 62 And the second stop claw stone 63 engages with the escape gear 42 when the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61 are not in contact with each other. Each of these claw stones is formed from an artificial gemstone such as a ruby, like the swing stone 38.

The first impact ankle 51 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the first impact ankle 51 is arranged between the escape wheel 40 and the balance wheel 31 in a plan view, and is an ankle true 70, an ankle body 71, and an ankle which are rotation axes. It is equipped with an arm 72. Then, the first impact ankle 51 rotates around the rotation axis O3 based on the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30.

The pallet fork 70 is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis O3, and is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown). In the illustrated example, the ankle true 70 is arranged so as to be located on the center line connecting the rotation axis O2 of the escape wheel 40 and the rotation axis O1 of the balance with hairspring 30 in a plan view. The pallet fork 70 is press-fitted into the base of the pallet fork 71 from below (on the side of the main plate 11) and is integrally fixed.

The ankle body 71 and the ankle arm 72 are integrally formed in a plate shape by, for example, electroplating or MEMS technology. The ankle body 71 and the ankle arm 72 are arranged above the escape wheel 40.
As with the escape wheel 40, the ankle body 71 and the ankle arm 72 may be appropriately provided with lightening holes and thin-walled portions to reduce the weight. In the illustrated example, a plurality of lightening holes are formed in the ankle body 71 and the ankle arm 72.

The pallet fork 71 is formed so as to extend from the base to which the pallet fork 70 is fixed toward the balance with hairspring 30 along the radial direction of the pallet fork 70. A pair of stag beetles 73 arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis O3 are provided at the tip of the ankle body 71. The inside of the stag beetle 73 is an ankle haco 74 that opens toward the balance sheet 31 side and accommodates a flutter stone 38 that moves with the reciprocating rotation of the balance sheet 30 so that it can be disengaged.

A sword tip 75 is attached to the tip of the ankle body 71.
The sword tip 75 is fixed to the tip of the ankle body 71 from below by, for example, press fitting. The sword tip 75 is located between the pair of stag beetles 73 in a plan view (that is, is located inside the stag beetle 74), and extends so as to project toward the stag beetle 31 from the stag beetle 73. The tip of the sword tip 75 faces the outer peripheral surface of the small brim 37 in the radial direction with a slight gap with respect to the portion of the outer peripheral surface of the small brim 37 excluding the tsukigata 39, in a state where the swing stone 38 is separated from the pallet fork 74. In addition, the swing stone 38 is housed in the Tsukigata 39 in a state of being engaged with the ankle haco 74.

When the swing stone 38 is separated from the ankle hook 74, the tip of the sword tip 75 faces the outer peripheral surface of the small brim 37 in the radial direction with a slight gap. Therefore, for example, the balance with hairspring 30 Even if a disturbance is input during the free vibration and the stop of the entire ankle chain 50 is released due to the influence of the disturbance, the tip of the sword tip 75 can be brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the small brim 37 first. As a result, the displacement of the first impact pallet fork 51 due to disturbance can be suppressed, and the stop of the entire pallet fork chain 50 can be prevented from being released. The stopping of the ankle chain 50 will be described in detail later.

A first claw stone holding portion 76 is provided at the base of the pallet fork 71 so as to project toward the side opposite to the pallet fork 71 with the rotation axis O3 interposed therebetween. The first claw stone holding portion 76 is opened toward the escape wheel 40 side, and the first impact claw stone 60 is held by using this opening.
The first impact claw stone 60 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the first claw stone holding portion 76. Of the protruding portion of the first impact claw stone 60, the side surface facing the M2 side in the second rotation direction is defined as the first impact surface 60a with which the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 comes into contact. There is.

Further, an engaging plate 77 is projected from the base of the ankle body 71 toward the first rotation direction M1 side. In the illustrated example, the engaging plate 77 is formed to have the same thickness as the ankle body 71 and to have a circular shape in a plan view.

The pallet fork 72 is formed so as to extend from the base of the pallet fork 71 toward the M2 side in the second rotation direction. A bifurcated engaging fork 78 branched in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis O3 is formed at the tip of the ankle arm 72.

The first impact pallet fork 51 configured in this way rotates based on the rotation of the balance with hairspring 30 as described above.
Specifically, the first impact pallet fork 51 is rotated around the rotation axis O3 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the balance with hairspring 30 by the swing stone 38 that moves with the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. At this time, the first impact claw stone 60 repeats entering and retreating from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40 by rotating the first impact ankle 51. As a result, the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 can be brought into contact (collision) with the first impact surface 60a of the first impact claw stone 60.

The second impact ankle 52 will be described in detail.
The second impact ankle 52 is arranged on the second rotation direction M2 side of the first impact ankle 51 in a plan view, and includes an ankle true 80 and an ankle body 81 as rotation axes. Then, the second impact ankle 52 rotates around the rotation axis O4 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first impact ankle 51 based on the rotation of the first impact ankle 51.

The pallet fork 80 is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis O4, and is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown). The pallet fork 80 is press-fitted into the pallet fork 81 from below, for example, and is integrally fixed to the pallet fork 81.

The ankle body 81 is formed in a plate shape by, for example, electroplating or MEMS technology. In the illustrated example, the ankle body 81 is formed so as to extend along the circumferential direction of the escape wheel 40. The ankle body 81 may be appropriately provided with a lightening hole and a thin wall portion to reduce the weight.

Of the pallet fork 81, the pallet fork 80 is fixed to the peripheral end 81b located on the M2 side in the second rotation direction. The ankle body 81 is arranged above the ankle body 71 of the first impact ankle 51. That is, the ankle body 81 of the second impact ankle 52 is arranged above the escape wheel 40.

Of the ankle body 81, an engaging pin 82 extending downward is fixed to the peripheral end portion 81a located on the M1 side in the first rotation direction by press fitting or the like. The engaging pin 82 is formed, for example, in a solid columnar shape, and its lower end portion is inserted inside the engaging fork 78 of the first impact ankle 51. The outer peripheral surface of the engaging pin 82 and the inner surface of the engaging fork 78 are slidably engaged with each other.
As a result, the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, and rotate in opposite directions.

A second claw stone holding portion 83 is provided on the peripheral end portion 81b of the ankle body 81 so as to project toward the escape wheel 40 side. The second claw stone holding portion 83 is opened toward the escape wheel 40 side, and the second impact claw stone 61 is held by using this opening.
The second impact claw stone 61 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the second claw stone holding portion 83. Of the protruding portion of the second impact claw stone 61, the side surface facing the M2 side in the second rotation direction is defined as the second impact surface 61a with which the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 comes into contact. ing.

As described above, the second impact ankle 52 configured in this way rotates around the rotation axis O4 based on the rotation of the first impact ankle 51 that rotates with the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. To do. At this time, the second impact claw stone 61 repeats entering and retreating from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40 by rotating the second impact ankle 52. As a result, the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 can be brought into contact (collision) with the second impact surface 61a of the second impact claw stone 61.

In particular, since the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 are connected so that the rotation directions are opposite to each other, one of the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 has an impact ankle. When rotating in the same direction as the rotation direction of the escape wheel 40, the other impact ankle rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the escape wheel 40. As a result, when the first impact claw stone 60 comes into contact with the escape gear 42, the second impact claw stone 61 is separated from the escape wheel 40, and the first impact claw stone 60 is the escape gear 42. The second impact claw stone 61 comes into contact with the escape wheel 40 when it is separated from the escape wheel 40.
In the present embodiment, the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 are connected so as to have opposite rotation directions, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact are not limited to this. The pallet fork 52 may be connected so as to rotate in the same direction.

The stop ankle 55 will be described in detail.
The stop pallet fork 55 is arranged on the first rotation direction M1 side with respect to the first impact pallet fork 51 in a plan view, and includes an pallet fork 90 and an pallet fork 91 which are rotation axes. Then, the stop ankle 55 rotates around the rotation axis O5 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first impact ankle 51 based on the rotation of the first impact ankle 51.

The pallet fork 90 is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis O5, and is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown). The pallet fork 90 is press-fitted into the pallet fork 91 from below, for example, and is integrally fixed to the pallet fork 91.

The ankle body 91 is formed in a plate shape by, for example, electroplating or MEMS technology. In the illustrated example, the ankle body 91 is formed in an arc shape so as to extend along the circumferential direction of the escape wheel 40. The ankle body 91 may be appropriately provided with a lightening hole and a thin wall portion to reduce the weight.

The pallet fork 90 is fixed to the central portion of the pallet fork 91. The ankle body 91 is arranged at the same position as the ankle body 71 of the first impact ankle 51. That is, the ankle body 91 of the stop ankle 55 is arranged above the escape wheel 40.
Therefore, regarding the height relationship between the first impact pallet fork 51, the second impact pallet fork 52, the stop pallet fork 55, and the escape wheel 40, the escape wheel 40 is located in the lowest layer closest to the main plate 11 and above it. The pallet fork 71 of the first impact pallet fork 51 and the pallet fork 91 for the stop pallet fork 55 are located, and the pallet fork 81 for the second impact pallet fork 52 is located above the pallet fork 91.

Of the ankle body 91, the peripheral end portion 91a located on the second rotation direction M2 side protrudes toward the second rotation direction M2 side and has a bifurcated engaging fork 92 branched in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis O5. Is formed. The engagement plate 77 of the first impact ankle 51 is engaged with the inside of the engagement fork 92. The outer peripheral surface of the engaging plate 77 and the inner surface of the engaging fork 92 are slidably engaged with each other. As a result, the first impact ankle 51 and the stop ankle 55 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, and rotate in opposite directions.

A third claw stone holding portion 93 opened toward the escape wheel 40 side is provided in a portion of the pallet fork 91 located between the pallet fork 90 and the engaging fork 92. The third claw stone holding portion 93 holds the first stop claw stone 62 by utilizing this opening.
The first stop claw stone 62 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the third claw stone holding portion 93. Of the protruding portion of the first stop claw stone 62, the side surface facing the M2 side in the second rotation direction is the first engaging surface 62a to which the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 engages. It is said that. The first stop claw stone 62 functions as a so-called claw stone.

The first stop claw stone 62 is attached so that the first engaging surface 62a engages with the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 while having a predetermined pulling angle.

Of the ankle body 91, the peripheral end portion 91b located on the M1 side in the first rotation direction is provided with a fourth claw stone holding portion 94 opened toward the escape wheel 40 side. The fourth claw stone holding portion 94 uses this opening to hold the second stop claw stone 63.
The second stop claw stone 63 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the fourth claw stone holding portion 94. Of the protruding portion of the second stop claw stone 63, the side surface facing the M2 side in the second rotation direction is the second engaging surface 63a to which the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 engages. It is said that. The second stop claw stone 63 functions as a so-called claw stone.

In the second stop claw stone 63, similarly to the first stop claw stone 62, the second engaging surface 63a engages with the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 while having a predetermined pulling angle. It is attached to.

As described above, the stop ankle 55 configured in this way rotates around the rotation axis O5 based on the rotation of the first impact ankle 51 that rotates based on the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. At this time, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 alternately repeat the approach and the evacuation of the escape wheel 40 with respect to the rotation locus R by the rotation of the stop ankle 55.
As a result, the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 on the escape gear 42 is attached to the first engaging surface 62a of the first stop claw stone 62 or the second engaging surface 63a of the second stop claw stone 63. It becomes possible to engage with each other.

In particular, since the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are arranged with the rotation axis O5 interposed therebetween, when the first stop claw stone 62 engages with the escape gear 42, When the second stop claw stone 63 is detached from the escape wheel 40 and the first stop claw stone 62 is detached from the escape gear 42, the second stop claw stone 63 engages with the escape wheel 40.

As described above, the pallet fork 50 is configured by connecting the first impact pallet fork 51, the second impact pallet fork 52, and the stop pallet fork 55 so as to be connected to each other in a row, and each pallet fork is based on the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. The 51, 52, and 55 are displaced so as to rotate separately. That is, the first impact ankle 51 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the balance with hairspring 30, and the second impact ankle 52 and the stop ankle 55 rotate in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first impact ankle 51. Each rotates toward.

The second impact pallet fork 52 and the stop pallet fork 55 correspond to pallets located at the connecting ends of the pallet fork chain 50. Of these, the above-mentioned regulation lever 85 is integrally formed on the second impact ankle 52. Therefore, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are ankles (stop ankle 55) located on the opposite side of the ankle chain 50 with respect to the ankle (second impact ankle 52) to which the regulation lever 85 is attached. ) Is attached.
When the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 engage with the escape gear 42 of the escape wheel 40, the regulation lever 85 positions the second impact ankle 52 and the entire ankle chain 50. Regulate the displacement of.
Specifically, the regulation lever 85 is formed so as to project from the peripheral end portion 81b of the ankle body 81 in a direction away from the escape wheel 40. The regulation lever 85 regulates the rotation of the second impact ankle 52 by contacting the dotepins (regulated portions according to the present invention) 86 and 87 arranged on both sides of the regulation lever 85. It is possible to position it.

The pair of dotepins 86, 87 are fixed so as to project upward from, for example, the main plate 11. One dote pin 86 is provided so as to be located on the second rotation direction M2 side of the regulation lever 85, and the other dote pin 87 is provided so as to be located on the first rotation direction M1 side of the regulation lever 85. There is.
When the first stop claw stone 62 engages with the escape gear 42 of the escape wheel 40, the regulation lever 85 comes into contact with the dote pin 86 located on the M2 side in the second rotation direction, and the second impact ankle Position 52. Further, when the second stop claw stone 63 engages with the escape gear 42 of the escape wheel 40, the regulation lever 85 comes into contact with the dote pin 87 located on the M1 side in the first rotation direction, and the second stop claw stone 63 comes into contact with the dote pin 87. Position the impact ankle 52.

(Operation of escapement)
Next, the operation of the escapement 13 configured as described above will be described.
In the operation start state in the following description, as shown in FIG. 4, the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 is engaged with the first engaging surface 62a of the first stop claw stone 62, and is regulated. The lever 85 is in contact with one of the dote pins 86 and the second impact ankle 52 is positioned. As a result, the escape wheel 40 has stopped rotating. Further, the free vibration of the balance with hairspring 30 causes the flutter stone 38 to move clockwise and enter the inside of the ankle haco 74.

From such an operation start state, the operation of the escapement 13 accompanying the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30 will be described step by step.

From the state shown in FIG. 4, when the balance with hairspring 30 is further rotated clockwise by the rotational energy (power) stored in the whiskers, the flutter stone 38 is placed on the inner surface of the pallet fork 74 rather than the flutter stone 38. It contacts and engages with the inner surface of the quail 73 side located on the traveling direction side, and presses the pallet fork 74 clockwise. As a result, the power from the hairspring is transmitted to the first impact ankle 51 via the swing stone 38.
Since the small brim 37 and the sword tip 75 do not come into contact with each other when the pallet fork 74 and the swing stone 38 are engaged with each other, the power from the balance with hairspring 30 can be efficiently transmitted to the first impact pallet fork 51.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the entire ankle chain 50 is displaced so that the first impact ankle 51, the second impact ankle 52, and the stop ankle 55 rotate, respectively.
That is, the first impact ankle 51 rotates counterclockwise around the rotation axis O3, the second impact ankle 52 rotates clockwise around the rotation axis O4, and the stop ankle 55 rotates about the rotation axis. It rotates clockwise around O5.

The rotation of the second impact ankle 52 separates the regulation lever 85 from one of the dotepins 86. Further, when the stop ankle 55 rotates, the first stop claw stone 62 slides on the working surface 43a of the escape wheel 43 and is separated from the escape wheel 40 (of the escape wheel 40). It moves in the direction of retracting from the rotation locus R).
Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the first stop claw stone 62 moves to a position slightly deviated from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, so that the first stop claw stone 62 is moved from the escape tooth 43. It can be disengaged and disengaged from the escape tooth 43. As a result, the stop of the escape wheel 40 can be released.

By the way, when the engagement between the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 is released, the first stop claw stone 62 has a pulling angle. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the escape wheel 40 Momentarily retreats in the second rotation direction M2 (counterclockwise) instead of the first rotation direction M1 (clockwise) which is the original rotation direction. After undergoing this momentary retreat, the escape wheel 40 resumes rotation in the first rotation direction M1 as shown in FIG. 8 by the power transmitted via the front wheel train 12.
In this way, by momentarily retracting the escape wheel 40, the engagement of the front train wheel 12 can be made more reliable, and the front wheel train 12 can be operated with stability and high reliability.

Further, when the first stop claw stone 62 is moving in the direction of separating from the escape wheel 40 due to the rotation of the stop ankle 55, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first impact claw stone 60 is the first. 1 The impact pallet fork 51 enters the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40 by rotating counterclockwise.
However, since the escape wheel 40 is momentarily retracted by the first stop claw stone 62 and rotated in the second rotation direction M2 as described above, the escape wheel 43 and the first stop are at this stage. There is no contact with the claw stone 62.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the retracted escape wheel 40 resumes rotation in the first rotation direction M1, then, as shown in FIG. 9, it enters the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40. The working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 comes into contact (collision) with the first impact surface 60a of the first impact claw stone 60.

As a result, the rotational force of the escape wheel 40 can be transmitted to the first impact pallet fork 51, and the stag beetle located on the inner surface of the pallet fork 74 on the side opposite to the direction of travel of the stag beetle 38. The inner surface on the 73 side contacts and engages with the stag beetle 38. Therefore, the power transmitted to the escape wheel 40 can be indirectly transmitted to the balance sheet 30 via the first impact pallet fork 51, and the first impact pallet fork 51 is continuously rotated so as to follow the swing stone 38. Can be moved.
In this way, the power transmitted to the escape wheel 40 is indirectly transmitted to the balance wheel 30 via the first impact ankle 51, so that the balance wheel 30 can be replenished with rotational energy.

When the escape tooth 43 comes into contact with the first impact claw stone 60 as described above, the escape tooth 43 rotates in the first rotation direction M1 so as to slide on the first impact surface 60a, and the first impact claw The stone 60 gradually moves away from the escape wheel 40 (direction of retracting from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40) as the first impact ankle 51 rotates.
Then, as shown in FIG. 10, when the first impact claw stone 60 moves to a position slightly deviated from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, the indirect impact on the balance sheet 30 described above is completed. ..

Further, when the first impact claw stone 60 is moving in the direction of separating from the escape wheel 40 due to the rotation of the first impact pallet fork 51, the second stop claw stone 63 is stopped at the stop pallet fork 63 as shown in FIG. The clockwise rotation of 55 enters the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40.
Immediately after the first impact claw stone 60 moves to a position deviated from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, as shown in FIG. 11, the first impact claw stone 60 has entered the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40. 2 The working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 comes into contact with the second engaging surface 63a of the stop claw stone 63.

At this time, the regulation lever 85 moves toward the other dotepin 87 with the clockwise rotation of the second impact ankle 52, but at this stage, it is not in contact with the other dotepin 87. .. Therefore, the stop ankle 55, the first impact ankle 51, and the second impact ankle 52 rotate slightly while the escape tooth 43 and the second stop claw stone 63 are in contact with each other.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, when the regulation lever 85 comes into contact with the other dote pin 87, the second impact pallet fork 52 is restricted from further rotation and positioned. Therefore, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 is restricted, and the escape tooth 43 and the second stop claw stone 63 are engaged with each other. As a result, the escape wheel 40 stops rotating.

After that, the swing stone 38 separates from the inside of the pallet fork 74 and separates from the first impact pallet fork 51 as the balance with hairspring 30 rotates clockwise. After that, the balance with hairspring 30 continues to rotate clockwise due to inertia, and the rotational energy is stored in the hairspring. Then, when all the rotational energy is stored in the whiskers, the balance with hairspring 30 stops clockwise rotation, stands still for a moment, and then starts rotating counterclockwise by the rotational energy stored in the whiskers.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, the flutter stone 38 starts moving toward the first impact pallet fork 51 with the counterclockwise rotation of the balance with hairspring 30.

Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the stag beetle 38 enters the stag beetle 74 of the first impact pallet fork 51, the stag beetle 38 is on the inner surface of the stag beetle 74 toward the traveling direction side of the stag beetle 38. It contacts and engages with the inner surface of the stag beetle 73 on the side where it is located, and presses the pallet fork 74 counterclockwise. As a result, the power from the hairspring is transmitted to the first impact ankle 51 via the swing stone 38.

As a result, the entire ankle chain 50 is displaced again so that the first impact ankle 51, the second impact ankle 52, and the stop ankle 55 rotate respectively. That is, the first impact ankle 51 rotates clockwise around the rotation axis O3, the second impact ankle 52 rotates counterclockwise around the rotation axis O4, and the stop ankle 55 rotates about the rotation axis. It rotates counterclockwise around O5.

The rotation of the second impact ankle 52 separates the regulating lever 85 from the other dotepin 87. Further, when the stop ankle 55 rotates, the second stop claw stone 63 slides on the working surface 43a of the escape wheel 43 and is separated from the escape wheel 40 (of the escape wheel 40). It moves in the direction of retracting from the rotation locus R). Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the second stop claw stone 63 moves to a position slightly deviated from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, so that the second stop claw stone 63 is moved from the escape tooth 43. It can be disengaged and disengaged from the escape tooth 43. As a result, the stop of the escape wheel 40 can be released.

Further, similarly to the first stop claw stone 62, the second stop claw stone 63 has a pulling angle, so that the escape wheel 40 momentarily retreats in the second rotation direction M2 as shown in FIG. After that, the rotation is restarted in the first rotation direction M1 as shown in FIG. 15 by the power transmitted through the front wheel train 12.

Further, when the second stop claw stone 63 is moving in the direction of separating from the escape wheel 40 due to the rotation of the stop ankle 55, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the second impact claw stone 61 is the second. 2 The impact pallet fork 52 enters the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40 by rotating counterclockwise.
However, since the escape wheel 40 is momentarily retracted by the second stop claw stone 63 and rotated in the second rotation direction M2 as described above, the escape wheel 43 and the second stop are at this stage. It does not come into contact with the claw stone 63.

Then, as shown in FIG. 16, when the retracted escape wheel 40 resumes rotation in the first rotation direction M1, the second impact claw stone 61 that has entered the rotation trajectory R of the escape wheel 40 The working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 comes into contact (collision) with the second impact surface 61a.

As a result, the rotational force of the escape wheel 40 can be transmitted to the first impact pallet fork 51 via the second impact pallet fork 52, and the stag beetle 38 advances rather than the stag beetle 38 on the inner surface of the stag beetle 74. The inner surface of the stag beetle 73 side located on the opposite side of the direction contacts and engages with the flutter stone 38. Therefore, the power transmitted to the escape wheel 40 can be indirectly transmitted to the balance sheet 30 via the second impact pallet fork 52 and the first impact pallet fork 51, and the first impact is to follow the swing stone 38. The pallet fork 51 can continue to rotate.
In this way, the power transmitted to the escape wheel 40 is indirectly transmitted to the balance sheet 30 via the second impact ankle 52 and the first impact ankle 51, so that the balance wheel 30 can be replenished with rotational energy. ..

When the escape tooth 43 comes into contact with the second impact claw stone 61 as described above, the escape tooth 43 rotates in the first rotation direction M1 so as to slide on the second impact surface 61a, and the second impact claw The stone 61 gradually moves away from the escape wheel 40 (direction of retracting from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40) as the second impact ankle 52 rotates.
Then, as shown in FIG. 17, when the second impact claw stone 61 moves to a position slightly deviated from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, the indirect impact on the balance sheet 30 described above is completed. ..

Further, when the second impact claw stone 61 is moving in the direction of separating from the escape wheel 40 due to the rotation of the second impact pallet fork 52, the first stop claw stone 62 is stopped at the stop pallet fork 62 as shown in FIG. The counterclockwise rotation of 55 enters the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40.

Immediately after the second impact claw stone 61 moves to a position deviated from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, as shown in FIG. 18, the second impact claw stone 61 has entered the rotation trajectory R of the escape wheel 40. 1 The working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 comes into contact with the first engaging surface 62a of the stop claw stone 62.
At this time, the regulation lever 85 moves toward one dote pin 86 with the counterclockwise rotation of the second impact ankle 52, but at this stage, it is not in contact with one dote pin 86. ing.

Therefore, the stop ankle 55, the first impact ankle 51, and the second impact ankle 52 rotate slightly while the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 are in contact with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, when the regulation lever 85 comes into contact with one of the dote pins 86, the second impact pallet fork 52 is restricted from further rotation and positioned. Therefore, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 is restricted, and the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 are engaged with each other. As a result, the escape wheel 40 stops rotating.

After that, by repeating the above-mentioned operation with the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30, the escapement 13 repeatedly engages and disengages the escape tooth 43 with the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63. At the same time, indirect power is transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30 by utilizing the contact between the escapement tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61.
Therefore, it can be operated as a so-called indirect impact type escapement 13, and stable operation and power transmission can be ensured as compared with the case where power is directly transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30.

In particular, according to the escapement 13 of the present embodiment, the escapement tooth 43 is engaged with the first stop claw stone 62 or the second stop claw stone 63, and the rotation of the escape wheel 40 is stopped. That is, when the swing stone 38 is separated from the pallet fork 74 and the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating, the regulation lever 85 comes into contact with any of the pair of dotepins 86 and 87. As a result, the rotation of the second impact ankle 52 located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 50 can be regulated and positioned, and the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 can be regulated.

More specifically, it is located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 50 when the escape tooth 43 is engaged with the first stop claw stone 62, or when the escape tooth 43 is engaged with the second stop claw stone 63. Since the second impact ankle 52 to be positioned can be positioned by the contact between the regulation lever 85 and the pair of dotepins 86 and 87, it is possible to restrict the second impact ankle 52 from rotating further.
In particular, the engagement of the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 with the escape tooth 43 and the rotation regulation of the second impact pallet fork 52 by the regulation lever 85 are performed on both sides of the pallet fork chain 50. Can be done. Therefore, a plurality of ankles (in the present embodiment) from the stop ankle 55 to which the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are attached to the second impact ankle 52 located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 50 (the present embodiment). In this case, the rotation of the first impact pallet fork 51, the second impact pallet fork 52, and the stop pallet fork 55) can all be regulated, and as a result, the displacement of the entire pallet fork chain 50 can be regulated. ..

Therefore, when the escape tooth 43 is engaged with the first stop claw stone 62 or the second stop claw stone 63, the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact are stopped while stopping the rotation of the escape wheel 40. The pallet fork 52 and the stop pallet fork 55 can all be fixed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ankle chain 50 from rattling or vibrating even if some kind of disturbance is input while the escape wheel 40 has stopped rotating and the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating. can do. As a result, the escapement 13 can be operated stably.

Further, dotepins 86 and 87 generally used for mechanical watches can be used as regulated parts, and the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 can be regulated by a simple configuration in which the regulation lever 85 is brought into contact with these dotepins 86 and 87. Therefore, it is easy to simplify the configuration, reduce the weight and reduce the cost.

Further, in the escape machine 13 of the present embodiment, the first impact pallet fork 51 and the second impact pallet fork 52 are different from the conventional one in which the impact claw stone and the stop claw stone are incorporated in one common pallet fork. It has one impact claw stone 60 and a second impact claw stone 61, respectively, and the stop ankle 55 has a first stop claw stone 62 and a second stop claw stone 63. That is, the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61 are attached to an ankle different from the ankle to which the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are attached.

Therefore, the relative positions of the impact ankle unit 53 (first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52) with respect to the escape wheel 40 and the relative positions of the stop ankle unit 56 (stop ankle 55) with respect to the escape wheel 40 are set respectively. The design and arrangement can be freely performed with few restrictions, and the impact ankle unit 53 and the stop ankle unit 56 can be arranged in the optimum layouts for impact and stop, respectively.

The stop ankle 55 of the present embodiment is arranged based on the following design concept.
FIG. 20 shows the relationship between the center of rotation of the escape wheel 40 (that is, the rotation axis O2), the center of rotation of the stop ankle 55 (that is, the rotation axis O5), and the retreat angle of the escape wheel 40. ..
Although the escape wheel 40 is not shown in FIG. 20, the rotation locus R drawn by the tip of the escape wheel 43 is shown. Therefore, the rotation locus R corresponds to the outer diameter of the escape wheel 40.

Further, in FIG. 20, the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 is arranged at a position separated by a distance L1 from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, and is separated by a distance L2 farther than the distance L1. The case where it is arranged at the position is shown.
In any of these cases, the first stop claw stone 62 moves to a position deviating from the engagement position X1 with which the escape wheel 43 is engaged and the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40. , It moves with the rotation of the stop ankle 55 between the release position X2 from which the engagement with the escape tooth 43 is released.

Further, the angle between the line segment connecting the first engaging surface 62a of the first stop claw stone 62 and the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 and the normal line with respect to the first engaging surface 62a is the pulling angle α1. Become. Further, the rotation angle of the stop ankle 55 required while the first stop claw stone 62 moves from the engagement position X1 to the release position X2 is the operating angle (or release angle) α2. Further, the retreat angle of the escape wheel 40 as the first stop claw stone 62 moves from the engagement position X1 to the disengagement position X2 is called a retreat angle α3.

Under the above-mentioned conditions, when the operating angle α2 is fixed to a predetermined value, what is the distance between the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 and the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40 in the retreat angle α3? Explain whether it affects.
As shown in FIG. 20, the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 is separated from the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40 by a distance L2, and the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 is the escape wheel 40. When the stop ankle 55 is rotated by the same operating angle α2 in the state where the stop ankle 55 is separated from the rotation locus R by the distance L1, the retreat angle α3 is smaller at the distance L1 than at the distance L2. can do. That is, the retreat angle α3 can be made smaller when the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 is closer to the rotation locus R.

Therefore, by making the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 as close as possible to the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40, the retreat angle of the escape wheel 40 can be reduced, and the escape angle of the escape wheel 40 can be reduced. The energy required to release the stop (that is, the energy required to return the retracted escape wheel 40 to the original rotation direction) can be reduced.

Although the description has been focused on the first stop claw stone 62 in FIG. 20, the same applies to the second stop claw stone 63. Therefore, the optimum layout for stopping is to make the rotation center of the stop ankle 55 as close as possible to the rotation locus R of the escape wheel 40 (that is, the outer diameter of the escape wheel 40).

According to the present embodiment, the stop ankle 55 can be arranged in the optimum layout for stopping, so that the energy required to release the stop of the escape wheel 40 is reduced and the power transmission efficiency is improved. At the same time, the operating error can be reduced.
Further, it is possible to design the operating angle of the stop ankle 55 to an optimum angle, and it is easy to improve the power transmission efficiency.

Further, the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 of the present embodiment are arranged based on the following design concept.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a relationship when the escape tooth 43 of the escape wheel 40 and the first impact claw stone 60 are in contact with each other. In FIG. 21, the tip of the escape tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 will be described as being in contact with each other in a state close to line contact.

The operating angle α4, which is the rotation angle of the escape wheel 40 required from the start of contact between the escape wheel 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 to the end of contact, is, for example, the angle of operation α4 of the escape wheel 40. Determined by the number of teeth. Then, based on the operating angle α4 of the escape wheel 40, the rotation of the first impact ankle 51 required from the start of contact between the escape tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 to the end of contact is completed. The operating angle α5, which is an angle, is also determined.
When power is efficiently transmitted from the escape wheel 40 to the first impact claw stone 60 by the contact between the escape tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60, for example, the pitch point in the meshing of the tooth portions is the same. It is preferable to transmit power at the pitch point P0 between the escape tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60.

The pitch point P0 is an action line connecting the contact point P1 at the start of contact between the escape tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 and the contact point P2 at the end of contact, and the escape wheel. It corresponds to the intersection of the rotation center of 40 (that is, the rotation axis O2) and the center line connecting the rotation center of the first impact ankle 51 (that is, the rotation axis O3).

Then, when considering that power is transmitted at the pitch point P0, the distance L3 between the center of rotation of the escape wheel 40 and the pitch point P0 and the distance between the center of rotation of the first impact ankle 51 and the pitch point P0 The ratio of L4 and is determined.
In this case, the ratio of the distance L3 between the rotation center of the escape wheel 40 and the pitch point P0 and the distance L4 between the rotation center of the first impact ankle 51 and the pitch point P0 is the escape. It is a substantially inverse ratio with respect to the ratio of the operating angle α4 of the vehicle 40 to the operating angle α5 of the first impact ankle 51. That is, the relationship is such that (L3 / L4) ≈ (α5 / α4) is almost satisfied.

Therefore, designing in this way provides the optimum layout for impact. This point is the same for the second impact claw stone 61 and the second impact ankle 52.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to arrange the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 in the layout most suitable for the impact, so that any impact ankle can be used as an escape wheel. The power transmitted to the 40 can be efficiently transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30. Further, it is possible to design the operating angles of the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52 to the optimum angles, and it is easy to improve the power transmission efficiency.

As described above, according to the escapement 13 of the present embodiment, when the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 can be regulated by using the regulation lever 85. Even if some kind of disturbance is input during the free vibration of the balance with hairspring 30, it is possible to prevent the ankle chain 50 from rattling or vibrating. Therefore, the escapement 13 can be operated stably.
In addition, it is possible to design the escapement optimized for impact and stop, and it is possible to make an escapement with excellent power transmission efficiency and less operating error.
Further, the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61 come into contact with the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43, and the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 engage with each other. , The escape wheel 40 can have a single-layer structure. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the inertia of the escape wheel 40, which also improves the power transmission efficiency.

Further, according to the movement 10 and the timepiece 1 of the present embodiment, since the above-mentioned escapement 13 having excellent power transmission efficiency and little operation error is provided, a high-performance movement and timepiece with little time error can be obtained. ..

(Second Embodiment)
Next, the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the second embodiment, the same parts as the components in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
In the first embodiment, the stop ankle unit is composed of one ankle, but in the second embodiment, the stop ankle unit is composed of two ankles.

As shown in FIG. 22, in the escapement 100 of the present embodiment, the stop ankle unit 101 is composed of a first stop ankle 102 and a second stop ankle 103.
Therefore, the ankle chain 105 of the present embodiment is composed of four ankles, that is, a first impact ankle 51, a second impact ankle 52, a first stop ankle 102, and a second stop ankle 103.

The first stop ankle 102 and the second stop ankle 103 are connected to the impact ankle unit 53 so as to be relatively displaceable. In the illustrated example, the first stop ankle 102 is connected to the first impact ankle 51 and the second stop ankle 103 is connected to the second impact ankle 52. Then, the first stop claw stone 62 is attached to the first stop ankle 102, and the second stop claw stone 63 is attached to the second stop ankle 103.

The first stop ankle 102 is arranged on the first rotation direction M1 side of the first impact ankle 51 in a plan view, and includes an ankle true 110 and an ankle body 111 which are rotation axes. Then, the first stop ankle 102 rotates around the rotation axis O6 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first impact ankle 51 based on the rotation of the first impact ankle 51.

The pallet fork 110 is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown), and is integrally fixed to the pallet fork 111 by, for example, being press-fitted from below.

The ankle body 111 is formed so as to extend along the circumferential direction of the escape wheel 40. Of the pallet fork 111, the pallet fork 110 is fixed to the peripheral end 111a located on the M1 side in the first rotation direction. The ankle body 111 is arranged at a height equivalent to that of the ankle body 71 of the first impact ankle 51, and is arranged above the escape wheel 40 located at the lowest layer.

An engaging fork 92 is formed at the peripheral end portion 111b located on the second rotation direction M2 side of the ankle body 111, and the engaging plate 77 of the first impact ankle 51 is engaged with the inside of the engaging fork 92. There is. As a result, the first impact ankle 51 and the first stop ankle 102 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, and rotate in opposite directions.
A third claw stone holding portion 93 opened toward the escape wheel 40 side is provided in the central portion of the ankle body 111. The third claw stone holding portion 93 holds the first stop claw stone 62 by utilizing this opening.

The second stop ankle 103 is arranged on the second rotation direction M2 side of the second impact ankle 52 in a plan view, and includes an ankle true 120 and an ankle body 121 which are rotation axes. The second stop ankle 103 rotates around the rotation axis O7 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the second impact ankle 52 based on the rotation of the second impact ankle 52.

The pallet fork 120 is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown), and is integrally fixed to the pallet fork 121 by, for example, being press-fitted from below.

The ankle body 121 is formed so as to extend along the circumferential direction of the escape wheel 40. Then, the pallet fork 120 is fixed to the central portion of the pallet fork 121. The ankle body 121 is arranged at the same position as the ankle body 81 of the second impact ankle 52, and is arranged above the escape wheel 40.

Of the ankle body 121, the peripheral end portion 121a located on the M2 side in the second rotation direction is provided with a fourth claw stone holding portion 94 opened toward the escape wheel 40 side. The fourth claw stone holding portion 94 uses this opening to hold the second stop claw stone 63.

The second stop ankle 103 configured in this way is connected to the second impact ankle 52 by the meshing of the tooth portions.
That is, of the second impact ankle 52, a plurality of tooth portions 125 are provided on the peripheral end portion 81b to which the second impact claw stone 61 is attached. Correspondingly, in the second stop ankle 103, the peripheral end portion 121b located on the first rotation direction M1 side is formed with a tooth portion 126 that meshes with the tooth portion 125 on the second impact ankle 52 side. ..
As a result, the second impact ankle 52 and the second stop ankle 103 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, and rotate in opposite directions.

In the present embodiment, the first stop ankle 102 and the second stop ankle 103 rotate in opposite directions to each other, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and the first stop ankle 102 and the second stop ankle 103 are not limited to this case. May be connected so as to rotate in the same direction with each other.

Of the peripheral end portion 121a of the second stop pallet fork 103, one of the dotepins 86 is arranged so as to be in contact with the outer surface 121c located on the side opposite to the second stop claw stone 63. Further, in the central portion of the first stop pallet fork 102, the other dotepin 87 is arranged so as to be in contact with the outer surface 111c located on the side opposite to the first stop claw stone 62.

The outer surface 121c of the second stop pallet fork 103 contacts one of the dotepins 86 to position the second stop pallet fork 103 when the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 are engaged. On the other hand, the outer surface 111c of the first stop ankle 102 contacts the other dotepin 87 when the escape tooth 43 and the second stop claw stone 63 are engaged with each other, and the first stop ankle Position 102.

The first stop pallet fork 102 and the second stop pallet fork 103 correspond to pallets located at the connecting ends of the pallet fork chain 105.
Therefore, the outer surface 121c is provided on the second stop ankle 103 located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 105, and when the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 are engaged, the second stop ankle 103 is provided. It functions as a regulating unit that positions and regulates the displacement of the entire ankle chain 105.
The second stop ankle 103 provided with the outer surface 121c has a first stop that is engaged with the escape tooth 43 when the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 are engaged with each other. It corresponds to an ankle different from the first stop ankle 102 provided with the claw stone 62. Therefore, the first stop claw stone 62 is attached to the ankle (first stop ankle 102) located on the opposite side of the ankle chain 105 with respect to the ankle (second stop ankle 103) provided with the outer surface 121c. There is.

Similarly, the outer surface 111c is provided on the first stop ankle 102 located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 105, and the first stop ankle 102 is provided when the escape tooth 43 and the second stop claw stone 63 are engaged with each other. Functions as a regulating unit that positions and regulates the displacement of the entire ankle chain 105.
The first stop ankle 102 provided with the outer surface 111c has a second stop that is engaged with the escape tooth 43 when the escape tooth 43 and the second stop claw stone 63 are engaged with each other. It corresponds to a different ankle from the second stop ankle 103 provided with the claw stone 63. Therefore, the second stop claw stone 63 is attached to the ankle (second stop ankle 103) located on the opposite side of the ankle chain 105 with respect to the ankle (first stop ankle 102) provided with the outer surface 111c. There is.

(Operation of escapement)
Even in the escape machine 100 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the engagement between the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 is the same as in the first embodiment. The removal can be performed alternately and repeatedly, and indirect power can be transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30 by utilizing the contact between the escape tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61. it can.

Further, since the outer surfaces 111c and 121c in contact with the dote pins 86 and 87 are formed on the first stop ankle 102 and the second stop ankle 103 corresponding to the connecting ends of the ankle chain 105, the escape teeth 43 are formed. By engaging with the first stop claw stone 62 or the second stop claw stone 63, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 105 can be regulated when the rotation of the escape wheel 40 is stopped.
That is, the engagement of the first stop claw stone 62 with the escape tooth 43 and the rotation restriction of the second stop ankle 103 by the contact between the dote pin 86 and the outer surface 121c of the second stop ankle 103 are controlled by the ankle chain 105. Can be done on both sides of. Similarly, the engagement of the second stop claw stone 63 with the escape tooth 43 and the rotation restriction of the first stop ankle 102 by the contact between the dote pin 87 and the outer surface 111c of the first stop ankle 102 are controlled by the ankle chain. It can be done on both sides of 105. From these things, the displacement of the whole ankle chain 105 can be regulated.

Therefore, for example, even if some disturbance is input while the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating, it is possible to prevent the ankle chain 105 from rattling or vibrating. As a result, the escapement 100 can be operated stably.

From the above, even the escapement 100 of the present embodiment can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment.

(Third Embodiment)
Next, the third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the third embodiment, the same parts as the components in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
In the first embodiment, the first impact pallet fork 51 rotates to follow the swing stone 38 of the balance with hairspring 30, but in the third embodiment, the second impact pallet fork 52 follows the swing stone 38 for the balance with hairspring 30. It is configured to rotate.

As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, in the escapement 130 of the present embodiment, a pair of stag beetles 73 that define the ankle haco 74 are integrally formed at the peripheral end portion 81b of the second impact ankle 52. In the present embodiment, the position of the balance with hairspring 30 is different from that of the first embodiment, corresponding to the position of the ankle haco 74.

(Operation of escapement)
Even in the case of the escapement 130 of the present embodiment configured in this way, only the point that the second impact pallet fork 52 is first rotated by the swing stone 38 of the balance with hairspring 30 is different from that of the first embodiment. , Each pallet fork can be rotated in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
That is, even in the escape machine 130 of the present embodiment, the escaper 43 can alternately and repeatedly engage and disengage the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63, and the cancer. Indirect power transmission to the balance sheet 30 can be performed by utilizing the contact between the tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61. Further, when the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 can be regulated by using the regulation lever 85, so that even if some disturbance is input during the free vibration of the balance with hairspring 30. It is possible to prevent the ankle chain 50 from rattling or vibrating. Therefore, the escapement 130 can be operated stably.

In particular, since the second impact ankle 52 located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 50 is configured to rotate following the swing stone 38 of the balance with hairspring 30, the balance with hairspring 30 and the escape wheel 40 can be combined. It can be arranged at a position closer than that of the first embodiment.
Therefore, for example, when the escapement 130 of the present embodiment is applied to the tourbillon, it can contribute to the miniaturization of the carriage unit on which the mechanism including the escapement 130 is mounted. Therefore, the escapement 130 can be made particularly suitable for the tourbillon.

(Fourth Embodiment)
Next, the fourth embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the fourth embodiment, the same parts as the components in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
In the first embodiment, the first impact pallet fork 51 rotates to follow the swing stone 38 of the balance with hairspring 30, but in the fourth embodiment, the stop pallet fork 55 rotates following the swing stone 38 for the balance with hairspring 30. It is configured to do.

As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, in the escapement 140 of the present embodiment, a pair of stag beetles 73 that define the ankle haco 74 are integrally formed at the peripheral end portion 91b of the stop ankle 55. In the present embodiment, the position of the balance with hairspring 30 is different from that of the first embodiment, corresponding to the position of the ankle haco 74.

Further, the engaging plate 77 in the first impact ankle 51 is composed of a pair of elastic portions 141. The pair of elastic portions 141 are each formed in a semicircular shape in a plan view, and are urged so as to be separated from each other as shown by an arrow shown in FIG. 25.
As a result, the engaging plate 77 of the first impact ankle 51 and the engaging fork 92 of the stop ankle 55 are pressed against each other with the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of elastic portions 141 pressed against the inner surface of the engaging fork 92. It is connected.

Further, the engaging fork 78 in the first impact ankle 51 is configured to sandwich the engaging pin 82 of the second impact ankle 52. That is, of the engaging fork 78, a bent portion 142 is formed at the base of one fork portion, and as shown by the arrow shown in FIG. 25, the tip end side is centered on the bent portion 142 at the other fork portion. It is urged to approach towards.
As a result, the engaging pin 82 of the second impact ankle 52 and the engaging fork 78 of the first impact ankle 51 are in a state where the inner surface of the engaging fork 78 is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the engaging pin 82. They are connected to each other.

(Operation of escapement)
Even in the escapement 140 of the present embodiment configured in this way, each pallet fork is different from the first embodiment only in that the stop pallet fork 55 is first rotated by the swing stone 38 of the balance with hairspring 30. It can be rotated in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
That is, even in the escape machine 140 of the present embodiment, the escapement machine 140 can alternately and repeatedly engage and disengage the escape tooth 43 with the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63, and the cancer. Indirect power transmission to the balance sheet 30 can be performed by utilizing the contact between the tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61. Further, when the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 50 can be regulated by using the regulation lever 85, so that even if some disturbance is input during the free vibration of the balance with hairspring 30. It is possible to prevent the ankle chain 50 from rattling or vibrating. Therefore, the escapement 140 can be operated stably.

In particular, according to the escapement 140 of the present embodiment, the balance with hairspring 30 and the escape wheel 40 can be arranged at positions closer to each other as compared with the first embodiment, as in the third embodiment. , The escapement 140, which is particularly suitable for the tourbillon.

Further, the engaging plate 77 of the first impact ankle 51 and the engaging fork 92 of the stop ankle 55 are connected to each other in a state where the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of elastic portions 141 are pressed against the inner surface of the engaging fork 92. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the formation of a gap between the engaging plate 77 and the engaging fork 92. As a result, the first impact ankle 51 and the stop ankle 55 can be connected to each other with less rattling.
Similarly, the engaging pin 82 of the second impact ankle 52 and the engaging fork 78 of the first impact ankle 51 are pressed against each other with the inner surface of the engaging fork 78 pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the engaging pin 82. Since they are connected, it is possible to suppress the formation of a gap between the engaging pin 82 and the engaging fork 78. As a result, the second impact pallet fork 52 and the first impact pallet fork 51 can be connected to each other with less rattling.

Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the occurrence of backlash between the first impact ankle 51 and the stop ankle 55, and between the first impact ankle 51 and the second impact ankle 52, and the first The impact ankle 51, the second impact ankle 52, and the stop ankle 55 can be rotated in a responsive manner. As a result, the escapement 140 can be operated more smoothly, and the operating performance can be further improved.

(Fifth Embodiment)
Next, the fifth embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the fifth embodiment, the same parts as the components in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
In the first embodiment, a so-called indirect impact type escapement that indirectly transmits power to the balance with hairspring 30 is used, but in the fifth embodiment, direct power transmission to the balance with hairspring 30 and indirect power transmission are performed. It is configured as a so-called semi-direct impact type escapement that is used in combination with power transmission.

As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the escapement 150 of the present embodiment includes an ankle chain 155 including an impact ankle unit 152 having an impact ankle 151 and a stop ankle unit 154 having a stop ankle 153. doing.

The impact ankle unit 152 and the stop ankle unit 154 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable. That is, the impact ankle 151 and the stop ankle 153 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, whereby the impact ankle 151 and the stop ankle 153 are connected so as to be connected in a row.

The impact ankle unit 152 and the stop ankle unit 154 may be composed of at least one or more ankles. In the present embodiment, as described above, the impact ankle unit 152 and the stop ankle unit 154 are each composed of one ankle.

In the present embodiment, of the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61, the first impact claw stone 60 is attached to the impact ankle 151, and the second impact claw stone 61 is a swing seat fixed to the balance with hairspring 30. It is attached to 35. Both the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are attached to the stop ankle 153.

The impact ankle 151 will be described in detail.
The impact ankle 151 includes an ankle true 160 and an ankle body 161 which are rotation axes, and rotates around the rotation axis O8 based on the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30.

The pallet fork 160 is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis O8, and is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown). The pallet fork 160 is press-fitted into the base of the pallet fork 161 from below (on the side of the main plate 11) and is integrally fixed.

The ankle body 161 is formed by, for example, electroplating or a MEMS technique, and is arranged above the escape wheel 40. As with the escape wheel 40, the ankle body 161 may be appropriately provided with a lightening hole and a thin wall portion to reduce the weight. In the illustrated example, a plurality of lightening holes are formed in the ankle body 161.

The pallet fork 161 is formed so as to extend from the base to which the pallet fork 160 is fixed toward the second rotation direction M2 side, that is, toward the balance with hairspring 30 side. A pair of stag beetles 73 and a sword tip 75 arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis O8 are provided at the tip of the ankle body 161.
The sword tip 75 is fixed so as to be located below the swing stone 38 and above the escape wheel 40.

A first claw stone holding portion 76 is provided at the base of the ankle body 161 so as to project toward the escape wheel 40, and the first impact claw stone 60 is held via the first claw stone holding portion 76. ing.
The first impact claw stone 60 is held in a state of extending downward from the ankle body 161 to the extent that it reaches a height position equivalent to that of the escape gear 42. Therefore, the first impact claw stone 60 can come into contact (collision) with the escape tooth 43.

Further, the first claw stone holding portion 76 is formed with a plurality of tooth portions 162 arranged along the rotation direction of the impact ankle 151 toward the first rotation direction M1 side. A connecting piece 163 connecting the ankle body 161 and the first claw stone holding portion 76 is integrally formed between the ankle body 161 and the first claw stone holding portion 76. A positioning hole 165 through which a dotepin (regulated portion according to the present invention) 164 is inserted is formed in the connecting piece 163.
The positioning hole 165 will be described in detail later.

The impact ankle 151 configured in this way rotates based on the rotation of the balance with hairspring 30 as described above.
Specifically, the impact pallet fork 151 is rotated around the rotation axis O8 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the balance with hairspring 30 by the swing stone 38 that moves with the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. At this time, the first impact claw stone 60 repeats entering and retreating from the rotation locus R of the escape gear 42 by rotating the impact ankle 151. As a result, the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 can be brought into contact (collision) with the first impact surface 60a of the first impact claw stone 60.

The second impact claw stone 61 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 27 and 29, the second impact claw stone 61 is attached to the small brim 37 of the swing seat 35. Specifically, the second impact claw stone 61 is held by the second claw stone holding portion 170 formed on the small brim 37. The second claw stone holding portion 170 is formed at a position shifted by a predetermined phase in the clockwise direction of the rotation axis O1 from the Tsukigata 39 in FIG. 27, and is opened toward the escape wheel 40 side. The second impact claw stone 61 is held by the second claw stone holding portion 170 by utilizing this opening. The second impact claw stone 61 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 from the outer peripheral surface of the small brim 37. Of the protruding portion of the second impact claw stone 61, the side surface of the rotation axis O1 facing the clockwise side is in contact with the working surface of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42. It is said that.

A predetermined gap is secured between the second impact claw stone 61 and the swing stone 38 in the direction of the rotation axis O1, and the sword tip 75 approaches the tsukigata 39 through this gap.
Further, the second impact claw stone 61 is not limited to the case where it is attached to the small brim 37, and may be attached to, for example, the large brim 36 or the balance wheel 32. The mounting position of the second impact claw stone 61 may be changed according to, for example, the relative positional relationship with the escape gear 42. In any case, the second impact claw stone 61 may be attached to the balance with hairspring 30.

The second impact claw stone 61 attached to the balance with hairspring 30 as described above repeats entering and retreating from the rotation locus R of the escape gear 42 by the rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. As a result, the working surface 43a of the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 can be brought into contact (collision) with the second impact surface 61a of the second impact claw stone 61.

As described above, since the rotation direction of the balance with hairspring 30 and the rotation direction of the impact ankle 151 are opposite to each other, the second impact when the first impact claw stone 60 comes into contact with the escape gear 42. When the claw stone 61 is separated from the escape gear 42 and the first impact claw stone 60 is separated from the escape gear 42, the second impact claw stone 61 comes into contact with the escape gear 42.

The stop ankle 153 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the stop pallet fork 153 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and includes the pallet fork 90 and the pallet fork 91. The stop ankle 153 of the present embodiment is arranged on the first rotation direction M1 side of the impact ankle 151 in a plan view, and is in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the impact ankle 151 based on the rotation of the impact ankle 151. Rotates around the rotation axis O9 toward.

The ankle body 91 of the stop ankle 153 is arranged on the same plane as the ankle body 161 of the impact ankle 151, and is arranged above the escape wheel 40.
Therefore, regarding the height relationship between the impact ankle 151, the stop ankle 153, and the escape wheel 40, the escape wheel 40 is located in the lowest layer closest to the main plate 11, and the ankle body 161 of the impact ankle 151 and the escape wheel 40 are above it. The pallet fork 91 of the stop pallet fork 153 is located.

As described above, since the ankle body 91 of the stop ankle 153 is arranged above the escape wheel 40, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are the first impact claw stone 60. Similarly, it is held in a state of extending downward from the ankle body 91 to the extent that it reaches a height position equivalent to that of the escape gear 42. Therefore, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 can be engaged with and detached from the escape tooth 43.

A plurality of tooth portions 171 that mesh with the tooth portions 162 on the impact ankle 151 side are formed on the peripheral end portion 91a of the ankle body 91 instead of the engaging fork 92 of the first embodiment. As a result, the impact ankle 151 and the stop ankle 153 are connected to each other by the meshing of the tooth portions 162 and 171. Therefore, the impact ankle 151 and the stop ankle 153 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, and rotate in opposite directions.

As described above, the pallet fork 155 is configured by connecting the impact pallet fork 151 and the stop pallet fork 153 so as to be connected to each other in a row, and the pallets 151 and 153 rotate separately based on the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. Displace to do. That is, the impact ankle 151 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the balance with hairspring 30, and the stop ankle 153 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the impact ankle 151.

The positioning hole 165 described above will be described in detail.
The positioning hole 165 is formed in a plan view arc shape that penetrates the connecting piece 163 in the thickness direction and extends along the rotation direction of the impact ankle 151 (that is, the direction that orbits around the rotation axis O8). .. The length (perimeter) of the positioning hole 165 along the circumferential direction of the rotation axis O8 is a state in which the first stop claw stone 62 and the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 are engaged with each other, and the second It corresponds to the rotation angle (operating angle) at which the impact ankle 151 rotates between the state in which the stop claw stone 63 and the escape tooth 43 of the escape gear 42 are engaged with each other.

Then, the dote pin 164 is arranged in the positioning hole 165 described above. The dote pin 164 is fixed to the main plate 11 and is inserted into the positioning hole 165 from below. At this time, the outer peripheral surface of the dote pin 164 is in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the positioning hole 165. As a result, the dote pin 164 moves relatively in the positioning hole 165 as the impact ankle 151 rotates.

At this time, since the length of the positioning hole 165 along the circumferential direction corresponds to the rotation angle of the impact ankle 151, as shown in FIG. 27, the first stop claw stone 62 and the escape tooth 43 When engaged, the first inner peripheral surface 165a located on the first impact claw stone 60 side of the inner peripheral surface of the positioning hole 165 and the dote pin 164 come into contact with each other. As a result, the impact ankle 151 is positioned by the dote pin 164.
Further, as shown in FIG. 28, when the second stop claw stone 63 and the escape tooth 43 are engaged with each other, the second inner circumference located on the ankle body 161 side of the inner peripheral surface of the positioning hole 165. The surface 165b and the dotepin 164 come into contact with each other. As a result, the impact ankle 151 is positioned by the dote pin 164.

Therefore, it is possible to position the impact ankle 151 even with one dote pin 164. The first inner peripheral surface 165a and the second inner peripheral surface 165b in the positioning hole 165 regulate the rotation of the impact ankle 151 by contacting the dote pin 164, and regulate the displacement of the entire ankle chain 155. Functions as a department.

The impact pallet fork 151 and the stop pallet fork 153 correspond to pallets located at the connecting ends of the pallet fork 155. Therefore, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are on the opposite side of the ankle chain 155 with respect to the ankle (impact ankle 151) on which the first inner peripheral surface 165a and the second inner peripheral surface 165b are formed. It is attached to the ankle (stop ankle 153) located at.

(Operation of escapement)
According to the escapement 150 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the engagement between the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 is the same as in the first embodiment. Can be repeated alternately. Further, indirect power transmission to the balance with hairspring 30 can be performed by utilizing the contact between the escape tooth 43 and the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61.

In particular, since the first impact claw stone 60 is provided on the impact ankle 151 and the second impact claw stone 61 is provided on the balance with hairspring 30, the power transmitted to the escape wheel 40 is transferred to the first impact claw stone 60 and the impact claw stone 60. It can be indirectly transmitted to the balance sheet 30 via the impact ankle 151, and can be directly transmitted to the balance sheet 30 via the second impact claw stone 61.
That is, while alternately performing (switching) indirect power transmission using the first impact claw stone 60 and indirect power transmission using the second impact claw stone 61, the escape wheel 40 The transmitted power can be transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30.
Therefore, it can be operated as a so-called semi-direct impact type escapement 150 in which both direct impact and indirect impact are used in combination, and stable operation and power transmission can be ensured. In particular, in the case of the semi-direct impact type escapement 150, the power can be directly transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30 via the second impact claw stone 61, so that the power transmission efficiency is improved as compared with the indirect impact type. Can be done, which is preferable.

Further, even in the case of the present embodiment, unlike the conventional one in which the impact claw stone and the stop claw stone are incorporated in one common pallet fork, the impact pallet fork 151 has the first impact claw stone 60. , The stop ankle 153 has a first stop claw stone 62 and a second stop claw stone 63. Therefore, the relative positions of the impact ankle unit 152 (impact ankle 151) with respect to the escape wheel 40 and the relative positions of the stop ankle unit 154 (stop ankle 153) with respect to the escape wheel 40 can be freely designed and arranged with less restrictions. It is possible to arrange the impact ankle unit 152 and the stop ankle unit 154 in the optimum layouts for impact and stop, respectively.

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, when the escape tooth 43 and the first stop claw stone 62 are engaged, the first inner peripheral surface 165a of the positioning hole 165 comes into contact with the dote pin 164 and causes an impact. The ankle 151 is positioned. Further, as shown in FIG. 28, when the escape tooth 43 and the second stop claw stone 63 are engaged, the second inner peripheral surface 165b of the positioning hole 165 comes into contact with the dote pin 164 and causes an impact. The ankle 151 is positioned.
In either case, since the impact ankle 151 is an ankle corresponding to the connecting end of the ankle chain 155, the escape tooth 43 engages with the first stop claw stone 62 or the second stop claw stone 63. Therefore, when the rotation of the escape wheel 40 is stopped, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 155 can be regulated.

That is, the impact ankle 151 due to the engagement of the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 with the escape tooth 43 and the contact between the first inner peripheral surface 165a and the second inner peripheral surface 165b and the dotepin 164. Rotation regulation can be performed on both sides of the ankle chain 155. Thereby, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 155 can be regulated.

Therefore, even in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the ankle chain 155 from rattling or vibrating even if some disturbance is input while the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating, for example. .. As a result, the escapement 150 can be operated stably.
In particular, unlike the first embodiment, only one dotepin 164 is required, and the dotepin 164 can be arranged in the plane space of the impact ankle 151, so that the pair of dotepins 86 and 87 occupy the first embodiment. Spaces can be omitted or effectively used.

In addition, since the escapement 150 of the present embodiment is a so-called semi-direct impact type escapement, the balance with hairspring 30 and the escape wheel 40 can be arranged at positions close to each other. Therefore, for example, when the escapement 150 of the present embodiment is applied to the tourbillon, it can contribute to the miniaturization of the carriage unit on which the mechanism including the escapement 150 is mounted. Therefore, it can be an escapement particularly suitable for a tourbillon.

(Sixth Embodiment)
Next, the sixth embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the sixth embodiment, the same parts as the components in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
In the first embodiment, the impact claw stone and the stop claw stone are attached to different ankles, but in the sixth embodiment, the first impact claw stone 60, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are common. It is configured as an escaper attached to the ankle. Further, in the first embodiment, the escape wheel 40 has a single-layer structure, but in the sixth embodiment, the escape wheel 40 has a two-layer structure.

As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the escapement 180 of the present embodiment has a two-layer structure escape wheel 40, an operating ankle unit 182 having an operating ankle 181 and an impact ankle unit having an impact ankle 183. The ankle chain 185 with the 184 and the ankle chain 185 are provided.

The escape wheel 40 includes an escape wheel 41 that meshes with the fourth wheel 23, a first escape gear 45 having a plurality of first escape teeth 46, and a plurality of second escape teeth 48. It has a two-layer structure including a second escape gear 47, and is pivotally supported between a main plate 11 and a train wheel receiver (not shown).

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the escape wheel 40 is transmitted from the fourth wheel 23 side via the escape wheel 41 in a plan view of the movement 10 viewed from the front side. A case where the vehicle is rotated counterclockwise around the rotation axis O2 by power will be described as an example. That is, in the present embodiment, the escape wheel 40 rotates in the second rotation direction M2.

The escape gear 41, the first escape gear 45, and the second escape gear 47 are integrally formed so as to be arranged coaxially, that is, on the common rotation axis O2. The escape gear 41 and the second escape gear 47 are integrally formed on the upper side of the first escape gear 45.

The number of teeth of the first escape tooth 46 is 8 teeth. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and the number of teeth of the first escape tooth 46 may be appropriately changed. For example, the first escape gear 45 having the first escape teeth 46 having 6 teeth, 10 teeth, and 12 teeth may be used.
The rotation locus R1 drawn by the tip of the first escape wheel 46 with the rotation of the escape wheel 40 is simply referred to as the rotation locus R1 of the first escape gear 45.

The second escape gear 47 is formed to have a smaller diameter than the first escape gear 45. The number of teeth of the second escape tooth 48 is 8 which is the same as the number of teeth of the first escape tooth 46.
However, the number of teeth of the second escape tooth 48 may be the same as the number of teeth of the first escape tooth 46, and is not limited to eight teeth. Therefore, when the number of teeth of the first escape tooth 46 is set to, for example, 6, 10, or 12 teeth, the number of teeth of the second escape tooth 48 may be changed accordingly.

Further, the second escape gear 47 is slightly out of phase with respect to the first escape gear 45 around the rotation axis O2. In the illustrated example, the second escape tooth 48 is out of phase so as to be located on the second rotation direction M2 side with respect to the first escape tooth 46.

The rotation locus R2 drawn by the tip of the second escape wheel 48 as the escape wheel 40 rotates is simply referred to as the rotation trajectory R2 of the second escape gear 47. As described above, since the second escape gear 47 has a smaller diameter than the first escape gear 45, the outer diameter of the second escape gear 47 is the outer diameter of the first escape gear 45. Smaller than Therefore, the rotation locus R2 is located inside the rotation locus R1.

Of the above-mentioned first escape teeth 46, the side surface facing the second rotation direction M2 comes into contact with the second impact claw stone 61, and the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 come into contact with each other. It is the first working surface 46a to be engaged. Further, of the above-mentioned second escape tooth 48, the side surface facing the second rotation direction M2 is a second working surface 48a that comes into contact with the first impact claw stone 60.

The operating ankle unit 182 and the impact ankle unit 184 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable. That is, the working ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, whereby the operating ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 are connected so as to be connected in a row.

The operating ankle unit 182 and the impact ankle unit 184 may be composed of at least one or more ankles. In the present embodiment, as described above, the operating ankle unit 182 and the impact ankle unit 184 are each composed of one ankle.

In the present embodiment, of the first impact claw stone 60 and the second impact claw stone 61, the first impact claw stone 60 is attached to the operating ankle 181 and the second impact claw stone 61 is attached to the impact ankle 183. .. Both the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are attached to the operating ankle 181.

The operating ankle 181 will be described in detail.
The operating ankle 181 includes an ankle true 190 and an ankle body 191 which are rotation axes, and rotates around the rotation axis O10 based on the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30.
The pallet fork 190 is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis O10, and is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown). The ankle true 190 is press-fitted into the ankle body 191 from below, for example, and is integrally fixed to the ankle body 191.
The ankle body 191 is formed in a plate shape by, for example, electroplating or MEMS technology. In the illustrated example, the ankle body 191 is formed in a circular arc shape in a plan view so as to extend along the circumferential direction of the escape wheel 40. The ankle body 191 may be appropriately provided with a lightening hole and a thin wall portion to reduce the weight.

The pallet fork 190 is fixed to the central portion of the pallet fork 191. The ankle body 191 is arranged above the first escape gear 45. The ankle body 191 may be arranged above the second escape gear 47, or may be arranged on the same plane as the second escape gear 47.

The first stop claw stone 62 is held at the peripheral end portion 191a of the ankle body 191 located on the M1 side in the first rotation direction via the third claw stone holding portion 93.
The first stop claw stone 62 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the third claw stone holding portion 93. The first stop claw stone 62 extends downward from the ankle body 191 to the extent that it reaches a height position equivalent to that of the first escape gear 45. Therefore, the first stop claw stone 62 can be engaged with the first escape tooth 46.
Further, among the protruding portions of the first stop claw stone 62, the side surface facing the M1 side in the first rotation direction is the first engaging surface 62a, and the first working surface 46a of the first escape tooth 46 is engaged. It is said that it is possible.

The second stop claw stone 63 is held at the peripheral end portion 191b located on the second rotation direction M2 side of the ankle body 191 via the fourth claw stone holding portion 94.
The second stop claw stone 63 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the fourth claw stone holding portion 94. Like the first stop claw stone 62, the second stop claw stone 63 extends downward from the ankle body 191 to the extent that it reaches a height position equivalent to that of the first escape gear 45. Therefore, the second stop claw stone 63 can be engaged with the first escape tooth 46.
Further, of the protruding portion of the second stop claw stone 63, the side surface facing the first rotation direction M1 side is the second engaging surface 63a, and the first working surface 46a of the first escape tooth 46 is engaged. It is said that it is possible.

A first claw stone holding portion 76 is projected toward the escape wheel 40 side in the central portion of the ankle body 191 to which the ankle true 190 is fixed, and the first claw stone holding portion 76 is interposed through the first claw stone holding portion 76. 1 Impact claw stone 60 is held.
The first impact claw stone 60 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the first claw stone holding portion 76. Of the protruding portion of the first impact claw stone 60, the side surface facing the M1 side in the first rotation direction is the first impact surface 60a with which the second working surface 48a of the second escape tooth 48 comes into contact. The first impact claw stone 60 is not in contact with the first escape gear 45.

In the illustrated example, the degree to which the first nail stone holding portion 76 is located above the first escape tooth 46 in order to enable contact between the first impact nail stone 60 and the second escape tooth 48. Up to, it protrudes to the escape wheel 40 side.
However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the first claw stone holding portion 76 is arranged outside the first escape gear 45 in the radial direction, and the first impact from the first claw stone holding portion 76 is provided. The protrusion amount of the claw stone 60 may be increased so that only the first impact claw stone 60 is positioned above the first escape tooth 46.

Ankle arm 192 is formed in the central portion of the ankle body 191 so as to extend toward the balance with hairspring 30. A pair of stag beetles 73 and a sword tip 75 arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis O10 are provided at the tip of the ankle arm 192.
Further, a bifurcated engaging fork 193 that protrudes toward the second rotation direction M2 side and branches in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis O10 is integrally formed at the peripheral end portion 191b of the ankle body 191. ..

The operating ankle 181 configured in this way rotates based on the rotation of the balance wheel 30 as described above.
Specifically, the actuating ankle 181 is rotated around the rotation axis O10 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the balance with hairspring 38 by the flutter stone 38 that moves with the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. At this time, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 alternately repeat approaching and retracting of the first escape gear 45 with respect to the rotation locus R1 by the rotation of the operating ankle 181.
As a result, the first working surface 46a of the first escape tooth 46 in the first escape gear 45 is changed to the first engaging surface 62a of the first stop claw stone 62 or the second stop claw stone 63. It becomes possible to engage with the engaging surface 63a.

In particular, since the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are arranged with the rotation axis O10 interposed therebetween, the first stop claw stone 62 engages with the first escape gear 45. Occasionally, when the second stop claw stone 63 is detached from the first escape gear 45 and the first stop claw stone 62 is detached from the first escape gear 45, the second stop claw stone 63 is the first cancer. Engage with the gear 45.

Further, the first impact claw stone 60 alternately repeats approaching and retracting the second escape gear 47 with respect to the rotation locus R2 by the rotation of the operating ankle 181. As a result, the second working surface 48a of the second escape tooth 48 in the second escape gear 47 can be brought into contact (collision) with the first impact surface 60a of the first impact claw stone 60. Become.
The first impact claw stone 60 comes into contact with the second escape tooth 48 when the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are not engaged.

The impact ankle 183 will be described in detail.
The impact ankle 183 is arranged on the second rotation direction M2 side of the operating ankle 181 in a plan view, and includes an ankle true 200 and an ankle body 201 which are rotation axes. Then, the impact ankle 183 rotates around the rotation axis O11 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the operating ankle 181 based on the rotation of the operating ankle 181.

The pallet fork 200 is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis O11 and is pivotally supported between the main plate 11 and the train wheel receiver (not shown). The pallet fork 200 is press-fitted into the pallet fork 201 from below, for example, and is integrally fixed to the pallet fork 201.

The pallet fork 201 is formed in a disk shape in a plan view by, for example, electroplating or MEMS technology, and is arranged on the same plane as the pallet fork 191 of the operating pallet fork 181.
An engagement plate 202 is projected from the ankle body 201 toward the M1 side in the first rotation direction. In the illustrated example, the engaging plate 202 is formed to have the same thickness as the ankle body 201 and to have a circular shape in a plan view.
The engagement plate 202 engages inside the engagement fork 193 in the actuating ankle 181. The outer peripheral surface of the engaging plate 202 and the inner surface of the engaging fork 193 are slidably engaged with each other. As a result, the operating ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 are connected to each other so as to be relatively displaceable, and rotate in opposite directions.

Further, the ankle body 201 is provided with a second claw stone holding portion 83 so as to project toward the escape wheel 40 side, and the second impact claw stone 61 is provided via the second claw stone holding portion 83. It is being held.
The second impact claw stone 61 is held in a state of protruding toward the escape wheel 40 side from the second claw stone holding portion 83. The second impact claw stone 61 is held in a state of extending downward from the ankle body 201 to the extent that it reaches a height position equivalent to that of the first escape gear 45. Therefore, the second impact claw stone 61 can come into contact (collision) with the first escape tooth 46.
Of the protruding portions of the second impact claw stone 61, the side surface facing the M1 side in the first rotation direction is the second impact surface 61a with which the first working surface 46a of the first escape tooth 46 comes into contact. ..

As described above, the impact ankle 183 configured in this way rotates around the rotation axis O11 based on the rotation of the operating ankle 181 that rotates with the reciprocating rotation of the balance with hairspring 30. At this time, the second impact claw stone 61 repeats entering and retreating from the rotation locus R1 of the first escape gear 45 by rotating the impact ankle 183. As a result, the first working surface 46a of the first escape tooth 46 can be brought into contact (collision) with the second impact surface 61a of the second impact claw stone 61.

In particular, since the operating ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 are connected so as to rotate in opposite directions, one of the operating ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 has the same rotation direction as the escape wheel 40. When rotating in the direction, the other ankle rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the escape wheel 40.
As a result, when the first impact claw stone 60 comes into contact with the second escape gear 47, the second impact claw stone 61 is separated from the first escape gear 45, and the first impact claw stone 60 is the first. 2 When the escape gear 47 is separated, the second impact claw stone 61 comes into contact with the first escape gear 45.

In the present embodiment, the operating ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 are connected so as to rotate in opposite directions, but the operation ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 rotate in the same direction without limitation. It may be connected so as to.

Further, the ankle body 201 regulates the displacement of the entire ankle chain 185 when the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are engaged with the first escape gear 45, as in the first embodiment. A regulating lever 85 is formed. That is, the regulation lever 85 is located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 185 and is different from the ankle (that is, the operating ankle 181) provided with the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 (that is, the impact ankle). It is provided in 183).

The regulation lever 85 is formed so as to extend from the ankle body 201 in a direction opposite to the projecting direction of the engagement plate 202, with respect to a pair of dotepins 86 and 87 arranged on both sides of the regulation lever 85. It is possible to regulate the rotation of the impact ankle 183 and position it by contacting the impact ankle 183.

One dote pin 86 is provided so as to be located on the escape wheel 40 side of the regulation lever 85, and the other dote pin 87 is provided so as to be located on the balance with hairspring 30 side of the regulation lever 85.
As shown in FIG. 30, when the first stop claw stone 62 engages with the first escape gear 45, the regulation lever 85 contacts one of the dote pins 86 to regulate the rotation of the impact ankle 183. As shown in FIG. 31, when the second stop claw stone 63 engages with the first escape gear 45, it contacts the other dote pin 87 to restrict the rotation of the impact ankle 183.

The operating ankle 181 and the impact ankle 183 correspond to ankles located at the connecting ends of the ankle chain 185. Therefore, the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 are placed on the pallet fork (operating pallet fork 181) located on the opposite side of the pallet fork chain 185 with respect to the pallet fork (impact pallet fork 183) on which the regulation lever 85 is formed. It is attached.

(Operation of escapement)
According to the escapement 150 of the present embodiment configured as described above, similarly to the first embodiment, the first escape tooth 46, the first stop claw stone 62, and the second stop claw stone 63 The engagement and disengagement can be repeated alternately. Indirect power to the balance with hairspring 30 using the contact between the second escape tooth 48 and the first impact claw stone 60 and the contact between the first escape tooth 46 and the second impact claw stone 61. Can communicate.
Therefore, it can be operated as a so-called indirect impact type escapement 180, and stable operation and power transmission can be ensured as compared with the case where power is directly transmitted to the balance with hairspring 30.

Further, even in the case of the present embodiment, when the first escape tooth 46 and the first stop claw stone 62 are engaged with each other, or when the first escape tooth 46 and the second stop claw stone 63 are engaged with each other. At that time, the impact ankle 183 located at the connecting end of the ankle chain 185 can be positioned by the contact between the regulation lever 85 and the pair of dote pins 86, 87, so that the impact ankle 183 is restricted from rotating further. can do. Therefore, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 185 can be regulated.

That is, the engagement of the first stop claw stone 62 and the second stop claw stone 63 with the first escape tooth 46 and the rotation restriction of the impact ankle 183 due to the contact between the regulation lever 85 and the dotepins 86 and 87 are controlled. This can be done on both sides of the ankle chain 185. Thereby, the displacement of the entire ankle chain 185 can be regulated.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ankle chain 185 from rattling or vibrating even if some kind of disturbance is input while the escape wheel 40 has stopped rotating and the balance with hairspring 30 is freely vibrating. can do. As a result, the escapement 180 can be operated stably.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Each embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and variations thereof include, for example, those that can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art, those that are substantially the same, those that have an equal range, and the like.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the power of the royal fern housed in the barrel car is transmitted to the escape wheel is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this case. It may be configured so that power is transmitted from the royal fern to the escape wheel.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the manual winding type movement in which the royal fern is manually wound by using the crown is used, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and for example, it may be a self-winding type movement equipped with a rotary weight. I do not care.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the case where each claw stone of the impact claw stone and the stop claw stone is formed of an artificial jewel such as ruby has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and for example, other It may be formed of a brittle material or a metal material such as an iron-based alloy. Further, the nail stone may be integrally formed with the ankle by using a semiconductor material such as silicon by a semiconductor processing technique such as DeepRIE. In any case, the material, shape, etc. may be appropriately changed as long as the above-mentioned function as a nail stone can be achieved.

Further, in the first to fourth embodiments, the impact pallet fork is composed of two pallets, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and for example, one pallet fork or three or more pallets may be used. Impact claw stones may be attached to two of the ankles.
When the impact ankle unit is composed of one ankle, for example, the ankle is formed in an arc shape extending along the circumferential direction of the escape wheel, and both ends in the circumferential direction sandwich the escape wheel. It may be formed so as to be located on the opposite side in the radial direction. Then, impact claw stones may be attached to both ends of the ankle.
With this configuration, even if one pallet fork is rotated, the impact claw stones attached to both ends of the pallet fork can be alternately brought into contact (collision) with the escape wheel. It is possible to achieve the same action and effect as the morphology.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the stop pallet fork unit is composed of one pallet fork or two pallets, but the present invention is not limited to this case. A stop claw stone may be attached.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the case where the dotepin is used as an example of the regulated portion has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this case. The displacement of the entire ankle chain may be regulated by bringing the regulation lever into contact with the contact portion.

1 ... Clock (mechanical clock)
4 ... Pointer 10 ... Movement (clock movement)
12 ... Front train wheel (wheel train)
13, 100, 130, 140, 150, 180 ... Escapement 14 ... Governor 40 ... Gangster 50, 105, 155, 185 ... Ankle chain 51 ... First impact ankle (ankle)
52 ... Second impact ankle (ankle)
55, 153 ... Stop ankle (Uncle)
60 ... 1st impact claw stone (impact claw stone)
61 ... Second impact claw stone (impact claw stone)
62 ... 1st stop claw stone (stop claw stone)
63 ... 2nd stop claw stone (stop claw stone)
85 ... Regulatory lever (regulatory part)
86, 87, 164 ... Dotepin (regulated part)
102 ... 1st stop ankle (ankle)
103 ... 2nd stop ankle (ankle)
111c, 121c ... Outer surface (regulatory part)
151, 183 ... Impact ankle (ankle)
165a ... First inner peripheral surface of the positioning hole (regulatory part)
165b ... Second inner peripheral surface of the positioning hole (regulatory part)
181 ... Operating ankle (ankle)

Claims (5)

An escape wheel that rotates by the transmitted power,
Ankle chains that are connected to each other so that multiple ankles can be connected in a row so that they can be displaced relative to each other.
A stop claw stone that can be engaged and disengaged from the escape gear of the escape wheel,
An impact claw stone that is made contactable with the escape gear when the escape gear and the stop claw stone are not engaged is provided.
The ankle chain is displaced so as to rotate each of the plurality of ankles separately based on the rotation of the balance with hairspring.
The stop claw stone and the impact claw stone are attached to at least one or more of the plurality of the ankles, respectively.
Among the plurality of the pallets, the pallet fork located at the connecting end of the pallet fork restricts the rotation of the pallet fork when the stop claw stone and the escape gear are engaged, and the entire pallet fork is restricted. There is a regulation part that regulates displacement ,
The stop claw stone is attached to an ankle located at the connecting end of the ankle chain and opposite to the ankle provided with the restricting portion among the plurality of ankles. , Escapement. In the escapement according to claim 1,
The impact claw stone is an escapement that is attached to an ankle different from the ankle to which the stop claw stone is attached among the plurality of the ankles. In the escapement according to claim 1 or 2.
The regulation part is an escapement that regulates rotation by contacting the regulated part. The escapement according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
With the governor having the balance
A watch movement equipped with a train wheel that transmits power to the escape wheel. The watch movement according to claim 4 and
A timepiece comprising the escapement and a pointer that rotates at a rotational speed regulated by the speed governor.

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