US2908174A - Motion transformer - Google Patents

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US2908174A
US2908174A US580813A US58081356A US2908174A US 2908174 A US2908174 A US 2908174A US 580813 A US580813 A US 580813A US 58081356 A US58081356 A US 58081356A US 2908174 A US2908174 A US 2908174A
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Hetzel Max
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Bulova Watch Co Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B11/00—Click devices; Stop clicks; Clutches
    • G04B11/02—Devices allowing the motion of a rotatable part in only one direction
    • G04B11/04—Pawl constructions therefor, e.g. pawl secured to an oscillating member actuating a ratchet
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C3/00—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means
    • G04C3/08—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means wherein movement is regulated by a mechanical oscillator other than a pendulum or balance, e.g. by a tuning fork, e.g. electrostatically
    • G04C3/10—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means wherein movement is regulated by a mechanical oscillator other than a pendulum or balance, e.g. by a tuning fork, e.g. electrostatically driven by electromagnetic means
    • G04C3/101—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means wherein movement is regulated by a mechanical oscillator other than a pendulum or balance, e.g. by a tuning fork, e.g. electrostatically driven by electromagnetic means constructional details
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/15—Intermittent grip type mechanical movement
    • Y10T74/1526—Oscillation or reciprocation to intermittent unidirectional motion
    • Y10T74/1529—Slide actuator
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/15—Intermittent grip type mechanical movement
    • Y10T74/1558—Grip units and features
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/15—Intermittent grip type mechanical movement
    • Y10T74/1558—Grip units and features
    • Y10T74/1584—Gripper mountings, slide
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/21—Elements
    • Y10T74/2133—Pawls and ratchets
    • Y10T74/2141—Sliding pawls
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Cited By (4)

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US3176167A (en) * 1962-01-05 1965-03-30 Vosseler Gerhard Quartz oscillator and drive system
US3192701A (en) * 1962-11-30 1965-07-06 Tanaka Kazuo Vibratory motion converter for an electric timepiece
US3243951A (en) * 1962-03-28 1966-04-05 Toko Radio Coil Kenkyusho Kk Flexure vibration type electrical vibrator and transistor oscillator utilizing the same
US3802178A (en) * 1971-02-12 1974-04-09 Suwa Seikosha Kk Electric timepiece with light responsive battery recharging

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DE1279557B (de) * 1961-01-19 1968-10-03 Bulova Watch Co Inc Stimmgabel als zeitbestimmendes Glied fuer eine elektrische Uhr

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US1290264A (en) * 1916-12-28 1919-01-07 Marguerite G O Leary Constant-amplitude-of-vibration motor and method of control same.
US1816102A (en) * 1929-06-26 1931-07-28 Waters Albert Electrically moved display apparatus
US2196189A (en) * 1936-07-28 1940-04-09 Company The Stamford Trust Electrical motor
GB761633A (en) * 1953-10-23 1956-11-14 Bulova Watch Co Inc Pawl and ratchet mechanism for transforming mechanical vibrations into a rotary movement for actuating a watch or clock mechanism

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DE384925C (de) * 1921-08-11 1923-11-27 Gaston Beauvais Vorrichtung zur Umwandlung einer Vibrationsbewegung in eine Kreisbewegung
GB362518A (en) * 1930-09-10 1931-12-10 Sydney James Smith Improvements in or relating to clocks
CH163947A (fr) * 1932-07-29 1933-09-15 Chopard Pierre Horloge électrique.
US2642714A (en) * 1947-12-23 1953-06-23 Gen Motors Corp Electric clock

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1290264A (en) * 1916-12-28 1919-01-07 Marguerite G O Leary Constant-amplitude-of-vibration motor and method of control same.
US1816102A (en) * 1929-06-26 1931-07-28 Waters Albert Electrically moved display apparatus
US2196189A (en) * 1936-07-28 1940-04-09 Company The Stamford Trust Electrical motor
GB761633A (en) * 1953-10-23 1956-11-14 Bulova Watch Co Inc Pawl and ratchet mechanism for transforming mechanical vibrations into a rotary movement for actuating a watch or clock mechanism

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3176167A (en) * 1962-01-05 1965-03-30 Vosseler Gerhard Quartz oscillator and drive system
US3243951A (en) * 1962-03-28 1966-04-05 Toko Radio Coil Kenkyusho Kk Flexure vibration type electrical vibrator and transistor oscillator utilizing the same
US3192701A (en) * 1962-11-30 1965-07-06 Tanaka Kazuo Vibratory motion converter for an electric timepiece
US3802178A (en) * 1971-02-12 1974-04-09 Suwa Seikosha Kk Electric timepiece with light responsive battery recharging

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