WO2016012166A2 - Mecanisme d'echappement a force constante - Google Patents
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- WO2016012166A2 WO2016012166A2 PCT/EP2015/063816 EP2015063816W WO2016012166A2 WO 2016012166 A2 WO2016012166 A2 WO 2016012166A2 EP 2015063816 W EP2015063816 W EP 2015063816W WO 2016012166 A2 WO2016012166 A2 WO 2016012166A2
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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
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- 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
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- the invention relates to a constant-force escapement mechanism for a clockwork movement, arranged to be interposed between, on a first upstream side, a gear train driven by an energy storage device, and on a second downstream side. an oscillator, said exhaust mechanism including, from upstream to downstream:
- the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a movement.
- the invention relates to clock escapement mechanisms.
- the invention proposes a simple mechanism, with a number of very small components, to achieve a constant force escapement efficient, economical, and a limited space.
- the invention relates to a constant force escape mechanism for a clockwork movement according to claim 1.
- the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising such a movement, characterized in that it is a watch.
- FIG. 3 shows, in the form of a block diagram, a watch comprising a movement comprising itself an exhaust mechanism according to the invention.
- the invention proposes a simple mechanism, with a number of very small components, for producing an effective constant force escapement mechanism that is economical and of limited space, making it possible to transmit a constant torque to the oscillator stop. regardless of the state of charge of the energy storage device.
- the invention aims to solve, in this particular application, the problem of the variation of the torque to the escape wheel according to the state of charge of the barrel.
- the invention is based on the use of a flexible escape wheel, as described in the patent documents issued by the same applicant: CH704147, CH703464, EP2455821, WO2012010408, incorporated herein by reference.
- this flexible exhaust wheel is made of a micro-machinable material, or silicon, or quartz or one of their oxides or compounds, or an alloy derived from MEMS technology, or an alloy as obtained by the "LIGA" process, or an at least partially amorphous material.
- it is made of a combination of some of these materials, the material being a rigid Young modulus material greater than 80000 MPa. The choice of such a material guarantees the reproducibility of physical phenomena, and thus the constancy of the value of the transmitted torque.
- the invention relates to a constant force escapement mechanism 1 for a watch movement 100.
- This escapement mechanism 1 is arranged to be interposed between, on a first upstream side, a gear train 2 driven by a storage device. 3, in particular a barrel or a set of barrels, and a second downstream side an oscillator 4.
- the stopper 5 is arranged to cooperate, downstream with such an oscillator 4, and upstream with a first toothing 9 that includes the escape wheel 6.
- This escapement wheel 6 is a single-piece flexible component, comprising on the one hand a serge 10 carrying the first toothing 9, and on the other hand a pinion 12.
- This pinion 12 meshes permanently with the input wheel 7.
- This input wheel 7 is arranged to mesh with the input of such a wheel 2.
- the serge 10 and the pinion 12 are connected to each other by flexible arms
- the monolithic escapement wheel 6 can store energy between its pinion 12 and his serge 10.
- the trigger rocker 8 stops the input wheel 7.
- the trigger is triggered by the teeth of the first toothing 9 of the escape wheel 6.
- this trigger rocker 8 comprises a first arm 13 which is arranged to cooperate with the first toothing 9 of the escape wheel 6, and a second arm 14 which is arranged to cooperate with a second toothing 15 which comprises the input wheel 7 to stop or release the latter.
- the trigger rocker 8 is arranged to tilt, around a pivoting guide 16 that it comprises, at each passage of at least one tooth of the first toothing 9 of the escape wheel 6. And the pivoting guide 16 is dimensioned to allow the passage of a predetermined number of teeth of the second toothing 15 of the input wheel 7.
- the flexible arms 1 1 of the escape wheel 6 have stored energy, and the input wheel 7, in particular a wheel of second , is stopped by the second arm 14 of the trigger rocker 8.
- the escape wheel 6 and the stopper 5 must be sized to have a large fall. During this fall, the escape wheel 6 triggers the expansion by releasing the trigger rocker 8, the pendulum plate pin having then completed its pulse.
- the input wheel 7 then recharges the flexible arms 1 1 of the escape wheel 6 which no longer turns, being then stopped by the stopper 5.
- the trigger rocker 8 is, in a particular variant, mounted on a flexible guide 16.
- This flexible guide 16 may, if necessary, be dimensioned so as to pass only a predetermined number of teeth of the input wheel 7 The escape wheel 6 is thus reloaded at a precise angle.
- the trigger is actuated at each passage of a tooth of the first toothing 9 of the escape wheel 6, every two alternations.
- At least one of the flexible arms 1 1 comprises an abutment arranged to limit the pivoting amplitude of the input wheel 7.
- the escape wheel 6 is thus reloaded at a precise angle.
- each flexible arm January 1 comprises such a stop.
- the input wheel 7 is a second wheel.
- this second wheel is then desirable, in order to have a compatible number of teeth. It is also possible to have an input wheel 7 cooperating with a second wheel.
- the second arm 14 of the trigger rocker 8 comprises a toothed sector 17, which is arranged to cooperate with the second toothing 15 of the input wheel 7.
- Such toothed sector 17, to small gear allows adaptation to a conventional second wheel, the input wheel 7 can be well, the usual second wheel, without transformation of the latter.
- the escapement mechanism 1 comprises a bridge 18 which is integral with the pivoting guide 16 of the trigger rocker 8 and with it.
- a retainer 5 which is integral with the bridge 18 and comprises flexible guide means permitting its pivoting and arranged to limit its pivoting stroke.
- the escapement mechanism 1 comprises a bridge 18 which is at one and the same time integral with the pivoting guide 16 of the trigger rocker 8 and with it, and with the stopper 5 which comprises flexible guide means permitting its pivoting and arranged to limit its pivoting stroke.
- the bridge 18 comprises elastic return means 19 which act on said first arm 13 and / or second arm 14 to exert a force or a pushing or pulling torque, according to their relative location with respect to these arms. It will be understood that, in the alternative where the trigger rocker 8 is on a flexible guide 16, this flexible guide is able to effect this force, torque or force, of return. If the trigger rocker 8 pivots on a conventional pivot, it is necessary to add these elastic return means 19, in particular in the form of at least one return spring.
- the stopper 5 is an anchor, in particular a Swiss anchor.
- the invention also relates to a clockwork movement 100 comprising, interposed between, a first upstream side a gear train 2 driven by an energy storage device 3, and a second downstream side an oscillator 4, such a exhaust mechanism 1.
- the oscillator 4 is a pendulum-balance assembly.
- the oscillator 4 is a tuning fork.
- the invention also relates to a timepiece 200 comprising such a movement 100.
- This timepiece 200 is more particularly a watch.
- the invention provides a simple mechanism that allows maintenance of the oscillator with constant force. It follows that the oscillation maintenance is independent of the state of charge of the cylinder or the energy storage device used.
- the mechanism according to the invention is compact, and lends itself well to the transformation and improvement of an existing movement.
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RU2017105855A RU2688847C2 (ru) | 2014-07-23 | 2015-06-19 | Спусковой механизм постоянного усилия |
CN201580002546.3A CN105706005B (zh) | 2014-07-23 | 2015-06-19 | 恒力擒纵机构 |
JP2016523980A JP6244456B2 (ja) | 2014-07-23 | 2015-06-19 | 定力脱進機機構 |
US15/027,627 US9804567B2 (en) | 2014-07-23 | 2015-06-19 | Constant force escapement mechanism |
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EP14178104.7A EP2977830B1 (fr) | 2014-07-23 | 2014-07-23 | Mécanisme d'échappement à force constante |
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CN (1) | CN105706005B (fr) |
HK (1) | HK1225817B (fr) |
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WO (1) | WO2016012166A2 (fr) |
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CH713288A1 (fr) * | 2016-12-23 | 2018-06-29 | Sa De La Manufacture Dhorlogerie Audemars Piguet & Cie | Composant monolithique flexible pour pièce d'horlogerie. |
EP3901707B1 (fr) * | 2020-04-23 | 2024-02-28 | ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse | Mecanisme d'echappement d'une piece d'horlogerie |
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WO2012010408A1 (fr) | 2010-07-19 | 2012-01-26 | Nivarox-Far S.A. | Mecanisme oscillant a pivot elastique et mobile de transmission d'energie |
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WO2012010408A1 (fr) | 2010-07-19 | 2012-01-26 | Nivarox-Far S.A. | Mecanisme oscillant a pivot elastique et mobile de transmission d'energie |
CH703464A2 (fr) | 2010-07-19 | 2012-01-31 | Nivarox Sa | Mécanisme oscillant à pivot élastique. |
EP2455821A1 (fr) | 2010-11-18 | 2012-05-23 | Nivarox-FAR S.A. | Mobile de transmission d'énergie |
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