US3688488A - Electromagnetic driving apparatus - Google Patents

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US3688488A
US3688488A US86509A US3688488DA US3688488A US 3688488 A US3688488 A US 3688488A US 86509 A US86509 A US 86509A US 3688488D A US3688488D A US 3688488DA US 3688488 A US3688488 A US 3688488A
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    • 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
    • G04C3/04—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 balance
    • G04C3/06—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 balance using electromagnetic coupling between electric power source and balance
    • G04C3/065—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 balance using electromagnetic coupling between electric power source and balance the balance controlling gear-train by means of static switches, e.g. transistor circuits
    • G04C3/069—Driving circuits using a single coil for detection and driving purposes

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  • the coil due to the electromagnetic effect imposed upon the coil by the periodically passing magnets, causes the production of a series of resultant positive pulses for driving the balance wheel.
  • the balance wheel is maintained in a natural period of simple harmonic motion by the time period of the resultant pulses imposed upon the coil, this time period determined by a pulse timing circuit in the driving circuit.
  • the principle object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic driving apparatus which utilizes a single coil for both driving as well as for detection, which is self-excited, and which is simple in electric circuit construction.
  • Another provision of this invention is an electromagnetic driving apparatus comprising a circuit employing an NPN transistor and a PNP transistor, the collectors of the transistors being connected to each other through a single coil for both driving and detecting.
  • the base of the NPN transistor is connected to the collector of the PNP transistor through a resistor, and the base of the PNP transistor is connected to the collector of the NPN transistor through a parallel circuit consisting of a capacitor and a resistor.
  • the emitters of the transistors are connected across a power source.
  • FIG. 1 is. a circuit diagram of the electromagnetic driving apparatus comprising this invention.
  • FIG. 2a is a current waveform in the coil of the electromagnetic driving apparatus when in self-excited oscillation.
  • FIG. 2b is an illustrative waveform of the sinusoidal motion of the balance wheels of a timepiece.
  • FIG. is a voltage waveform of the electromotive force generated in the coil of the electromagnetic driving apparatus.
  • FIG. 2d is the resultant current waveform applied to the coil of the electromagnetic driving apparatus.
  • the transistor TRl is of the NPN type while transistor TR2 is of the PNP type.
  • the emitters of transistors TRl and TR2 are connected respectively to each side of the power supply E.
  • Switch 13 is provided in series with the power supply E for selectively placing the circuit in and out of operation.
  • the base of transistor TRl is connected through biasing resistor R2 to the collector of transistor TR2 by means of line 14, and also through capacitor C2 to the same terminal of the power supply E that the emitter of the transistor TRl is connected.
  • Line 14 is also connected to one side of coil 1.
  • the base of transistor TR2 is connected to the parallel circuit comprising capacitor C1 and resistor R1.
  • the other side of this parallel circuit is connected though line 15 to the other side of coil 1 and also to the collector of transistor TRl.
  • the balance wheel consists of the wheel members 2 and 3 each secured to the balance wheel shaft 8.
  • the balance wheel shaft 8 is pivotally supported as shown in the supporting base structure designated at 11 and 12.
  • the balance wheel members 2 and 3 are secured to the shaft 8 an equal distance from the supporting base structure 1 1 and 12 and in parallel aligned position.
  • the magnets 4 and 5 are respectively supported on one end of each of the balance wheel members 2 and 3 in opposed relation as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the opposing surfaces of the magnets 4 and 5 are of opposite polarities to each other so that a natural magnetic flux exists between the magnets thereby attracting one another.
  • Diametrically opposite each of the magnets 4 and 5 on the balance wheel members 2 and 3 are the balancers 6 and 7, respectively, to act as counterweights for the diametrically opposite magnets on each of the wheel members 2 and 3.
  • I-Iairspring 10 is provided with one end secured to the shaft 8, as shown, and its other end secured to a fixed structure (not shown).
  • the coil 1 is used both to drive the balance wheel as well as to act as a means of detection, as it is between and adjacent each of the magnets 4 and 5.
  • the circuit which drives the balance wheel members 2 and 3 through their respective magnets 4 and 5.
  • the power source E supplies current to the emitter of the transistor TR2, through the collector of the same and thence to the coil 1 and to the transistor TRl, and thence flows from the emitter of the transistor TRl back to the power source E.
  • the capacitor C1 is charged by the base current of the transistor TR2.
  • the coil 1 is located between the magnets 4 and 5 of the balance wheels 2 and 3, respectively, when one oscillation pulse passes through the coil 1, the magnets 4 and 5 are subjected to a repulsive force from the coil 1, resulting in a rotary motion imparted to the balance wheel members 2 and 3 around the axis of the balance shaft 8.
  • the energy of this rotational motion is stored in the hairspring 10.
  • the balance wheels 2 and 3 are then caused to rotate in an opposite direction to that first mentioned above, caused by the repulsive force due to the restoring force of the hairspring 10.
  • the magnets 4 and 5 pass adjacent to the coil 1, and thereby generate an electromotive force in the coil 1.
  • the voltage waveform of this generated voltage is shown in FIG. 20.
  • the motion of the balance wheels is oscillatory, first in one direction and then another returning to the position shown in FIG. 1 by means of the restoring force in the hairspring l0.
  • the transistor TRl is conducting during the positive portions of the alternative voltage pulses, the base of the transistor TRl becomes positive during the negative portions of the alternative voltage and its base becomes negative so that transistor TRl turns off resulting in no current flow in the circuit. In other words, the transistor TRl achieves a phase transition effect.
  • a current only flows through the coil 1 in a direction from the collector of the transistor TR2 to the collector of the transistor TRl. This current is illustrated in FIG. 2d.
  • FIG. 2b is an illustration of the motion of the balance wheels which is a sinusoidal motion. If the time constant t (Cl) (R1) of the capacitor C1 and the resistor R1 is determined so that the driving circuit may generate a pulse each time when the balance wheel members pass through the position illustrated in FIG. 1, to wit, between the magnets 4 and 5, then the alternating voltage pulses generated by the magnets and illustrated in FIG. 2c are fed to the coil 1 as an input at the same time the oscillation pulses illustrated in FIG. 2a of the driving circuit are imposed upon coil 1. These alternating voltage pulses being subjected to a phase transition through the transistor TRl, are converted into the waveform as illustrated in FIG. 2d, which is applied to the coil 1 together with the oscillation pulse current to provide the necessary driving force to the balance wheel members 2 and 3.
  • t (Cl) (R1) of the capacitor C1 and the resistor R1 is determined so that the driving circuit may generate a pulse each time when the balance wheel members pass through the position illustrated in FIG. 1, to wit
  • the motion of the balance wheel is amplified and the balance wheel performs a stable rotary reciprocating motion at a balancing point where the elastic force of the hairspring l and the driving force imposed by the coil 1 balance with each other.
  • the circuit shown can operate as a two terminal network. Also, there occurs very little ineffective current, so that the circuit is simple in structure with little power consumption, rendering it very favorable for use in an electric timepiece.
  • the capacitor C2 is provided for the purpose of filtering out high frequency components.
  • the starting movement of the balance wheel may be facilitated by the centers of the magnets 4 and 5 relative to the center of the coil 1.
  • the magnets 4 and 5 may be positioned on the edge of each of the balance wheel members in such a manner that magnet 4, as viewed in FIG. 1, would be above the center line 16 of coil 1 whereas magnet 5 would be positioned slightly below the center line 16 of coil 1.
  • an electromagnetic driving apparatus which can be self-excited by means of only a single coil.
  • the electromagnetic driving apparatus achieves a stable operation, which is simple in circuit construction and has little power consumption.
  • the electromagnetic driving apparatus of claim 1 characterized in that said magnets are mounted on said balance wheel in oppositely opposed relation in a manner to be transversely aligned relative to each other.
  • the electromagnetic driving apparatus of claim 1 characterized in that said balance wheel consists of two wheel members secured in spaced distance to a shaft mounted for sinusoidal oscillatory movement, said magnets each mounted adjacent to the edge of said wheel members in facing relationship, the first of said magnets having a polarity opposite to the second of said magnets, a counter weight secured to each of said wheel members diametrically opposite to each of said magnets to balance said wheel members, said coil mounted between said wheel members to interrupt the magnetic lines of force when said balance wheel is in oscillatory operation.
  • the electromagnetic driving apparatus of claim 1 characterized in that said pulse timing circuit is a resistor and capacitor connected in parallel, the time constant of which is determinative of the rate of pulses supplied to said coil.
  • An electromagnetic driving apparatus for driving at a uniform sinusoidal oscillation a balance wheel in a timepiece with the minimum of power consumption comprising a pair of oppositely opposed permanent magnets mounted on said balance wheel in spaced relation, the opposing faces of said pair of permanent magnets being opposite in polarity, an electromagnetic coil disposed between said oppositely opposed magnets, said magnets passing adjacent to said coil when said balance wheel is in sinusoidal oscillation inducing an electromotive force in said coil, pulse circuit means to drive and maintain said balance wheel in its natural vibration period comprising two transistors of opposite conductive type relative to each other and having their collectors connected to each other through said coil, the base of the first transistor connected through a biasing resistor to the collector of the second transistor and the base of the second transistor connected through a timing circuit consisting of a charging resistor and charging capacitor connected in parallel to the collector of the first transistor, the RC time constant of said timing circuit selected to adjust the time period of the resultant pulses produced by said pulse circuit means to stabilize the maintenance of the oscillatory motion of said balance wheel, a

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