US3925693A - Mounting device for a quartz resonator - Google Patents

Mounting device for a quartz resonator Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3925693A
US3925693A US343240A US34324073A US3925693A US 3925693 A US3925693 A US 3925693A US 343240 A US343240 A US 343240A US 34324073 A US34324073 A US 34324073A US 3925693 A US3925693 A US 3925693A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
resonator
housing
frame
mounting device
support means
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US343240A
Inventor
Rene Meister
Alain Tyrode
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ebauches SA
Original Assignee
Ebauches SA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Ebauches SA filed Critical Ebauches SA
Publication of USB343240I5 publication Critical patent/USB343240I5/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3925693A publication Critical patent/US3925693A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F5/00—Apparatus for producing preselected time intervals for use as timing standards
    • G04F5/04—Apparatus for producing preselected time intervals for use as timing standards using oscillators with electromechanical resonators producing electric oscillations or timing pulses
    • G04F5/06—Apparatus for producing preselected time intervals for use as timing standards using oscillators with electromechanical resonators producing electric oscillations or timing pulses using piezoelectric resonators
    • G04F5/063—Constructional details

Definitions

  • MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A QUARTZ RESONATOR Inventors: Rene Meister, Neuchatel; Alain Tyrode, Colombier, both of Switzerland Assignees: Ebauches S.A., Neuchatel;
  • ABSTRACT A mounting device for a quartz crystal resonator.
  • the quartz crystal is secured in a housing having pins for providing electrical coupling to the quartz crystal,
  • the housing is removably mounted on an insulating support. Maintenance of the electrical connections to the resonator are ensured by the contact of the pins with resilient conductors secured to the support.
  • the present invention has for object a mounting device for a quartz resonator, especially for timepiece.
  • This device is characterised by the fact that the housing of the quartz crystal is removably mounted on its support, which is insulating, the electric connections being ensured by the contact of the pins of the resonator with resilient conductors secured to the said support.
  • the drawing shows, by way of example, one embodiment of the object of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view, with removed portion, of a quartz resonator, mounted on its support, and
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, along line ll[[ of FIG. 1, at an enlarged scale.
  • the quartz crystal which is not visible in the drawings, is located in an elongated housing 1 and carries four contact pins 2, isolated from the said housing. This latter is removably mounted on a support 3 made of plastic material.
  • the housing 1 is provided with two cars la and lb situated each at one of its ends, the first of which is engaged in a notch 4 provided in the support 3 and which opens on the lateral wall of an opening 5 provided in this support, in which is partially located the housing.
  • the opposite ear 1b is engaged in a recess 6 provided in the outer face of the support 3 and is held in place by a metallic small plate 7 secured to the support 3 by a screw 8. This small plate 7 ensures at the same time the earthing of the housing 1.
  • the electric connections of the resonator are ensured by two metallic blades 9 and 10 carried by the support 3 and which terminate each by a head having the shape of a fork 9a, respectively 10a, gripping round elastically each of the pins 2.
  • a defective resonator can, in some instants, be dismounted and replaced by another one without being necessary to dismount any other element than the small holding plate 7.
  • the elastic blades 9 and 10 could not present a portion having the shape of a fork but be applied laterally or even axially by their own elasticity on the pins 2.
  • Mounting device for rigidly and removably mounting a quartz resonator, the resonator including a housing with a quartz crystal therein and at least one pin for providing an electrical connection to the quartz crystal, said mounting device comprising,
  • support means for supporting the housing of the resonator, said support means including,
  • a frame including walls which define a notch on one side of the frame for surrounding a first ear of the housing
  • a resilient conductor secured to said frame, said conductor including means for elastically and electrically coupling the conductor to the pin of the resonator,
  • said support means also including means for removably and rigidly mounting the housing of the resonator to said frame.
  • Mounting device for rigidly and removably mounting a quartz resonator, the resonator including a housing with a quartz crystal therein and at least one pin for providing an electrical connection to the quartz crystal, said mounting device comprising,
  • support means for supporting the housing of the resonator, said support means including,
  • a resilient conductor secured to said frame, said conductor including means for elastically and electrically coupling the conductor to the pin of the resonator,
  • said support means also including a metallic flange removably coupled to said frame, said flange positioned on said frame to rigidly retain the housing of the resonator against said frame and also to provide an earthing of the housing.

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Piezo-Electric Or Mechanical Vibrators, Or Delay Or Filter Circuits (AREA)

Abstract

A mounting device for a quartz crystal resonator. The quartz crystal is secured in a housing having pins for providing electrical coupling to the quartz crystal. The housing is removably mounted on an insulating support. Maintenance of the electrical connections to the resonator are ensured by the contact of the pins with resilient conductors secured to the support.

Description

United States Patent [191 Meister et a1.
MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A QUARTZ RESONATOR Inventors: Rene Meister, Neuchatel; Alain Tyrode, Colombier, both of Switzerland Assignees: Ebauches S.A., Neuchatel;
Faubourg de LHospital, both of Switzerland Filed: Mar. 21, 1973 Appl. No.: 343,240
Published under the Trial Voluntary Protest Program on January 28, 1975 as document no.
Foreign Application Priority Data Mar. 21, 1972 Switzerland 4142/72 US. Cl 310/91; 58/23 R; 310/94; 317/ 101 CC Int. C1. H01L 41/08 Field of Search 310/91, 9.4; 58/23 R,
58/23 A; 317/99, 120,101 CC; 174/DlG. 3
Dec. 9, 1975 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,372,308 3/1968 Noschese et a]. 317/101 CC 3,441,853 4/1969 Bodine 317/101 CC 3,483,402 12/1969 Royer 3,573,617 4/1971 Randolph 317/101 CC 3,754,153 8/1973 Carpenter et a1 310/9.l
Primary Examiner-Mark O. Budd Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Silver'man & Cass, Ltd.
[57] ABSTRACT A mounting device for a quartz crystal resonator. The quartz crystal is secured in a housing having pins for providing electrical coupling to the quartz crystal, The housing is removably mounted on an insulating support. Maintenance of the electrical connections to the resonator are ensured by the contact of the pins with resilient conductors secured to the support.
3 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures US. Patent Dec. 9, 1975 3,925,693
MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A QUARTZ RESONATOR The present invention has for object a mounting device for a quartz resonator, especially for timepiece.
This device is characterised by the fact that the housing of the quartz crystal is removably mounted on its support, which is insulating, the electric connections being ensured by the contact of the pins of the resonator with resilient conductors secured to the said support.
The drawing shows, by way of example, one embodiment of the object of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view, with removed portion, of a quartz resonator, mounted on its support, and
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, along line ll[[ of FIG. 1, at an enlarged scale.
The quartz crystal, which is not visible in the drawings, is located in an elongated housing 1 and carries four contact pins 2, isolated from the said housing. This latter is removably mounted on a support 3 made of plastic material. To this effect the housing 1 is provided with two cars la and lb situated each at one of its ends, the first of which is engaged in a notch 4 provided in the support 3 and which opens on the lateral wall of an opening 5 provided in this support, in which is partially located the housing. The opposite ear 1b is engaged in a recess 6 provided in the outer face of the support 3 and is held in place by a metallic small plate 7 secured to the support 3 by a screw 8. This small plate 7 ensures at the same time the earthing of the housing 1.
The electric connections of the resonator are ensured by two metallic blades 9 and 10 carried by the support 3 and which terminate each by a head having the shape of a fork 9a, respectively 10a, gripping round elastically each of the pins 2.
Owing to this arrangement, a defective resonator can, in some instants, be dismounted and replaced by another one without being necessary to dismount any other element than the small holding plate 7.
As a modification, the elastic blades 9 and 10 could not present a portion having the shape of a fork but be applied laterally or even axially by their own elasticity on the pins 2.
What we claim is:
1. Mounting device for rigidly and removably mounting a quartz resonator, the resonator including a housing with a quartz crystal therein and at least one pin for providing an electrical connection to the quartz crystal, said mounting device comprising,
support means for supporting the housing of the resonator, said support means including,
a frame including walls which define a notch on one side of the frame for surrounding a first ear of the housing,
a resilient conductor secured to said frame, said conductor including means for elastically and electrically coupling the conductor to the pin of the resonator,
said support means also including means for removably and rigidly mounting the housing of the resonator to said frame.
2. The mounting device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support means also include other walls which define a recess for receiving a second ear of the housing.
3. Mounting device for rigidly and removably mounting a quartz resonator, the resonator including a housing with a quartz crystal therein and at least one pin for providing an electrical connection to the quartz crystal, said mounting device comprising,
support means for supporting the housing of the resonator, said support means including,
a frame,
a resilient conductor secured to said frame, said conductor including means for elastically and electrically coupling the conductor to the pin of the resonator,
said support means also including a metallic flange removably coupled to said frame, said flange positioned on said frame to rigidly retain the housing of the resonator against said frame and also to provide an earthing of the housing.

Claims (3)

1. Mounting device for rigidly and removably mounting a quartz resonator, the resonator including a housing with a quartz crystal therein and at least one pin for providing an electrical connection to the quartz crystal, said mounting device comprising, SUPPORT MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE HOUSING OF THE RESONATOR, SAID SUPPORT MEANS INCLUDING, A FRAME INCLUDING WALLS WHICH DEFINE A NOTCH ON ONE SIDE OF THE FRAME FOR SURROUNDING A FIRST EAR OF THE HOUSING, A RESILIENT CONDUCTOR SECURED TO SAID FRAME, SAID CONDUCTOR INCLUDING MEANS FOR ELASTICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY COUPLING THE CONDUCTOR TO THE PIN OF THE RESONATOR, SAID SUPPORT MEANS ALSO INCLUDING MEANS FOR REMOVABLY AND RIGIDLY MOUNTING THE HOUSING OF THE RESONATOR TO SAID FRAME.
2. THe mounting device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support means also include other walls which define a recess for receiving a second ear of the housing.
3. Mounting device for rigidly and removably mounting a quartz resonator, the resonator including a housing with a quartz crystal therein and at least one pin for providing an electrical connection to the quartz crystal, said mounting device comprising, support means for supporting the housing of the resonator, said support means including, a frame, a resilient conductor secured to said frame, said conductor including means for elastically and electrically coupling the conductor to the pin of the resonator, said support means also including a metallic flange removably coupled to said frame, said flange positioned on said frame to rigidly retain the housing of the resonator against said frame and also to provide an earthing of the housing.
US343240A 1972-03-21 1973-03-21 Mounting device for a quartz resonator Expired - Lifetime US3925693A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH414272A CH555560A (en) 1972-03-21 1972-03-21

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
USB343240I5 USB343240I5 (en) 1975-01-28
US3925693A true US3925693A (en) 1975-12-09

Family

ID=4270598

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US343240A Expired - Lifetime US3925693A (en) 1972-03-21 1973-03-21 Mounting device for a quartz resonator

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US3925693A (en)
CH (2) CH555560A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4148183A (en) * 1976-04-24 1979-04-10 Citizen Watch Company Limited Supporting structure for quartz oscillator
US20050073807A1 (en) * 2003-10-01 2005-04-07 Tetsuro Hanahara Remote control transmitter
US20100080088A1 (en) * 2008-09-29 2010-04-01 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogere Suisse Time base device for a watch

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3372308A (en) * 1965-08-26 1968-03-05 Burndy Corp Interconnecting frame assembly with improved connector structure
US3441853A (en) * 1966-06-21 1969-04-29 Signetics Corp Plug-in integrated circuit package and carrier assembly and including a test fixture therefor
US3483402A (en) * 1968-02-26 1969-12-09 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Quartz crystals for piezoelectric resonators
US3573617A (en) * 1967-10-27 1971-04-06 Aai Corp Method and apparatus for testing packaged integrated circuits
US3754153A (en) * 1971-12-02 1973-08-21 Bulova Watch Co Inc Crystal mounting assembly

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3372308A (en) * 1965-08-26 1968-03-05 Burndy Corp Interconnecting frame assembly with improved connector structure
US3441853A (en) * 1966-06-21 1969-04-29 Signetics Corp Plug-in integrated circuit package and carrier assembly and including a test fixture therefor
US3573617A (en) * 1967-10-27 1971-04-06 Aai Corp Method and apparatus for testing packaged integrated circuits
US3483402A (en) * 1968-02-26 1969-12-09 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Quartz crystals for piezoelectric resonators
US3754153A (en) * 1971-12-02 1973-08-21 Bulova Watch Co Inc Crystal mounting assembly

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4148183A (en) * 1976-04-24 1979-04-10 Citizen Watch Company Limited Supporting structure for quartz oscillator
US20050073807A1 (en) * 2003-10-01 2005-04-07 Tetsuro Hanahara Remote control transmitter
US7116263B2 (en) * 2003-10-01 2006-10-03 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Remote control transmitter
US20100080088A1 (en) * 2008-09-29 2010-04-01 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogere Suisse Time base device for a watch
US8259537B2 (en) * 2008-09-29 2012-09-04 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse Time base device for a watch

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
USB343240I5 (en) 1975-01-28
CH414272A4 (en) 1974-05-31
CH555560A (en) 1974-10-31

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE3883467D1 (en) SHIELDED LINK OF AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MOUNTING MEANS.
DE68917045D1 (en) Nickel electrode for an alkaline battery.
IT1182385B (en) MEASURING EQUIPMENT OF THE MOUNTING PARAMETERS OF OPHTHALMIC GLASS ON A GLASS FRAME
BR8504238A (en) PROCESS FOR MODIFYING A FLAT ELECTRIC MOUNTING ASSEMBLY
ATE35366T1 (en) HIGH FREQUENCY DENSITY SHIELDING OF PANEL PARTS.
FR2357147A1 (en) MOUNT FOR RECEIVING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ELEMENTS
DE3852420D1 (en) Electrical coding for replaceable modules.
US4625134A (en) Means for mounting a gear train and motor
US3925693A (en) Mounting device for a quartz resonator
US2590559A (en) Cover means for terminals of dynamoelectric machines
GB2027979B (en) Bi-porous raney nickel electrode an process for its manufacture
DE68912119D1 (en) SINGLE CRYSTAL WHISKER FOR ELECTRIC FILTER.
ES195463U (en) A piezoelectric glass provision. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
IT8047839A0 (en) IMPROVEMENT IN FIXING TOOLS FOR FORCED DEFORMATION, FOR EXAMPLE FOR CONNECTING ELECTRICAL WIRES
BR7707258A (en) PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRIC CELL WITH DIAPHRAGM
DE69010361D1 (en) Device for a power high voltage source.
US2292084A (en) Mounting means for electrical receptacles
BR8007667A (en) PROCESS FOR OBTAINING COMPOUND ELECTRICAL CONTACTS AND CONTACTS SO OBTAINED
US2508232A (en) Holder for piezoelectric oscillators
US2362797A (en) Piezocrystal holder
US4577286A (en) Solar energy-powered calculator or the like
US3712044A (en) Electric clock mounting and contact apparatus
US2497966A (en) Crystal holder
BR8002077A (en) HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC LINE, FILLED WITH INSULATING AND ARMORED GAS, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THE PROCESS
BR7703456A (en) PROCESS AND APPLIANCE FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODYNAMIC MACHINE STATOR SET