US2894367A - Epoxy resin cast balance wheel - Google Patents

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US2894367A
US2894367A US408695A US40869554A US2894367A US 2894367 A US2894367 A US 2894367A US 408695 A US408695 A US 408695A US 40869554 A US40869554 A US 40869554A US 2894367 A US2894367 A US 2894367A
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  • FIG. 2 EPOXY RESIN CAST BALANCE WHEEL Filed Feb. 8, 1954 FIG. 2
  • This invention relates to the use of an epoxy type resin to cast a balance wheel for an electric watch.
  • the object of the present invention is to demonstrate the use of a particular type of resin for casting the balance wheel.
  • Figure 1 is a top plan view of the cast balance wheel.
  • Figure 2 is a cross section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.
  • pins (not shown) are positioned so that poising washers 11 and 12 may be set in position.
  • Nut 13 and center hole 14 are also positioned over pins to locate the nut and the hour glass shaped body in the mold.
  • Au epoxy type casting resin such as Scotch Cast--Resin #2, a product of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is used in this particular instance and to it is added an accelerator to polymerize the resin.
  • the manufacture of epoxy resins of this type is discussed in detail in Greenlee Patents Nos. 2,615,007 and 2,615,008.
  • a filler consisting of a 325 mesh fused quartz powder selected because the linear coefficient of expansion is extremely small.
  • the mixture of resin, accelerator and filler is poured into a mold at room temperature. The curing process takes place without pressure and the resulting product is tough but sufliciently stable to hold shape.
  • the epoxy type resin is used and after many trials found to be the only resin which will meet the qualifications desired because the resin is 100% solids containing no solvent. It has been found with experimentation that with any resin containing a solvent it is impossible to control the shrinkage during the casting operation. In the casting of the balance wheel, a diameter of .556 inch must be maintained holding a tolerance to less than .001 of an inch. In the making of a watch balance, this diameter is extremely critical and experimentation has shown that this type of resin is one type which may be cast Within the allowable shrinkage.
  • the resin is one of the few that pours at room temperature, that is polymerized by the addition of an accelerator and needs no pressure or heat during the casting operation. This makes it possible to measure the exact amount, by weight, needed to make a balance wheel. Again the weight of the balance wheel of a small watch is extremely critical and must be maintained to certain small fractions.
  • a filler consisting of 325 mesh fused quartz powder is added. This filler is selected because the linear coeificient of expansion of the quartz powder is extremely small and the need of very little expansion in the balance wheel of a watch is another critical factor.
  • the epoxy type casting resin with the addition of the filler is one which shows no cold flow after curing.
  • the resistance of the cast balance wheel to cleaning fluids such as acetone, naphtha, trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, alcohol and alkaline cleaners, and its dielectric properties make it the one material which may be used to produce a satisfactory cast balance wheel for an electric watch.
  • a balance wheel for an electric watch comprising a skeleton body, an electric coil positioned within said skeleton body, and a molded portion of solid epoxy resin encasing said skeleton body and said electric coil, said solid epoxy resin portion being integrally bonded to said skeleton body and said electric coil.
  • a balance wheel for an electric watch including an outer portion of solid epoxy resin, a skeleton body and an electric coil positioned within said outer portion and integrally bonded thereto.

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July 14, 1959 w. J. GINGRICH 2,894,367
EPOXY RESIN CAST BALANCE WHEEL Filed Feb. 8, 1954 FIG. 2
INVENTOR WILMER J. GINGRICH ATTORNEY United States Patent EPOXY RESIN CAST BALANCE WHEEL Wilmer J. Gingrich, Lancaster, Pa., assiguor to Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pa.
Application February 8, 1954, Serial No. 408,695
3 Claims. (Cl. 58-28) This invention relates to the use of an epoxy type resin to cast a balance wheel for an electric watch.
In the development of the electric watch it has been found necessary to have a movable coil formed of extremely fine wire and to mount this coil on the balance wheel. Because the balance wheel of a watch requires handling many times in the manufacture of the watch and later in the cleaning and adjusting of the watch, it is necessary to protect the coil against the slightest abrasion which would rub the insulation from the extremely fine wire and render the coil inoperative.
The object of the present invention is to demonstrate the use of a particular type of resin for casting the balance wheel.
It is a further object of the present invention to show that certain characteristics, such as the ability to control shrinkage during the casting operation, the need of being able to pour without undue heating and the absence of cold flow after the casting process, are desirable.
It is a further object of the present invention to show that it is necessary to have a casting resin which is tough but sufiiciently stable to hold its shape and to be resistant to the ordinary cleaning fluids used in cleaning a watch, as well as being a dielectric insulator and resistant to the oil which is used to lubricate watches.
The invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of the cast balance wheel.
Figure 2 is a cross section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.
In an electric watch having oscillating coil, the more turns of wire the coil carries the more eificient the watch motor is. To make a great number of turns it is necessary to use an extremely fine wire of a size .0008 inch in diameter. This wire must be protected against any handling whatsoever after having been once set in place, and a balance wheel was designed having an hour glass metallic body 8 in which a coil 9 is held at one end of the body and a series of balance screws 10 carried at the other end of the body.
In the mold, pins (not shown) are positioned so that poising washers 11 and 12 may be set in position. Nut 13 and center hole 14 are also positioned over pins to locate the nut and the hour glass shaped body in the mold.
Au epoxy type casting resin such as Scotch Cast--Resin #2, a product of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is used in this particular instance and to it is added an accelerator to polymerize the resin. The manufacture of epoxy resins of this type is discussed in detail in Greenlee Patents Nos. 2,615,007 and 2,615,008.
Also is added a filler consisting of a 325 mesh fused quartz powder selected because the linear coefficient of expansion is extremely small. The mixture of resin, accelerator and filler is poured into a mold at room temperature. The curing process takes place without pressure and the resulting product is tough but sufliciently stable to hold shape.
The epoxy type resin is used and after many trials found to be the only resin which will meet the qualifications desired because the resin is 100% solids containing no solvent. It has been found with experimentation that with any resin containing a solvent it is impossible to control the shrinkage during the casting operation. In the casting of the balance wheel, a diameter of .556 inch must be maintained holding a tolerance to less than .001 of an inch. In the making of a watch balance, this diameter is extremely critical and experimentation has shown that this type of resin is one type which may be cast Within the allowable shrinkage.
Experimentation further shows that the resin is one of the few that pours at room temperature, that is polymerized by the addition of an accelerator and needs no pressure or heat during the casting operation. This makes it possible to measure the exact amount, by weight, needed to make a balance wheel. Again the weight of the balance wheel of a small watch is extremely critical and must be maintained to certain small fractions.
A filler consisting of 325 mesh fused quartz powder is added. This filler is selected because the linear coeificient of expansion of the quartz powder is extremely small and the need of very little expansion in the balance wheel of a watch is another critical factor.
The epoxy type casting resin with the addition of the filler is one which shows no cold flow after curing. The resistance of the cast balance wheel to cleaning fluids such as acetone, naphtha, trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, alcohol and alkaline cleaners, and its dielectric properties make it the one material which may be used to produce a satisfactory cast balance wheel for an electric watch.
What is claimed is:
1. A balance wheel for an electric watch comprising a skeleton body, an electric coil positioned within said skeleton body, and a molded portion of solid epoxy resin encasing said skeleton body and said electric coil, said solid epoxy resin portion being integrally bonded to said skeleton body and said electric coil.
2. A balance wheel according to claim 1 wherein said solid epoxy resin portion includes a filler consisting of fused quartz powder.
3. A balance wheel for an electric watch including an outer portion of solid epoxy resin, a skeleton body and an electric coil positioned within said outer portion and integrally bonded thereto.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Ethoxylines, appearing on pp. -88 of the November 1950, issue of Modern Plastics.
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US2953896A (en) * 1955-02-07 1960-09-27 Hamilton Watch Co Balance wheel
US3052084A (en) * 1958-02-03 1962-09-04 Widmer Jean Balance-wheel for timepieces
US3942317A (en) * 1974-12-03 1976-03-09 Ebauches Bettlach S.A. Component parts for watch movements
US3965382A (en) * 1974-10-03 1976-06-22 General Electric Company Rotor having balance weights
US4641050A (en) * 1984-03-20 1987-02-03 Ling Dynamic Systems Limited Electrodynamic shakers
US20160059452A1 (en) * 2013-03-28 2016-03-03 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse Method for making an oscillating weight made from composite materials

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US2577703A (en) * 1947-10-31 1951-12-04 Hamilton Watch Co Electric watch
US2585115A (en) * 1945-09-18 1952-02-12 Devoe & Raynolds Co Amine-epoxide compositions
US2602785A (en) * 1950-09-30 1952-07-08 Shell Dev Compositions containing glycidyl polyethers of dihydric phenols and polyvinyl acetate

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US2585115A (en) * 1945-09-18 1952-02-12 Devoe & Raynolds Co Amine-epoxide compositions
US2577703A (en) * 1947-10-31 1951-12-04 Hamilton Watch Co Electric watch
US2602785A (en) * 1950-09-30 1952-07-08 Shell Dev Compositions containing glycidyl polyethers of dihydric phenols and polyvinyl acetate

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2953896A (en) * 1955-02-07 1960-09-27 Hamilton Watch Co Balance wheel
US3052084A (en) * 1958-02-03 1962-09-04 Widmer Jean Balance-wheel for timepieces
US3965382A (en) * 1974-10-03 1976-06-22 General Electric Company Rotor having balance weights
US3942317A (en) * 1974-12-03 1976-03-09 Ebauches Bettlach S.A. Component parts for watch movements
US4641050A (en) * 1984-03-20 1987-02-03 Ling Dynamic Systems Limited Electrodynamic shakers
US20160059452A1 (en) * 2013-03-28 2016-03-03 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse Method for making an oscillating weight made from composite materials
RU2634891C2 (en) * 2013-03-28 2017-11-07 Эта Са Мануфактюр Орложэр Сюис Method for manufacturing oscillating weight from composite materials
US9862129B2 (en) * 2013-03-28 2018-01-09 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogere Suisse Method for making an oscillating weight made from composite materials

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