120results about "Calibers" patented technology

The invention relates to a process for fabricating a monolayer or multilayer metal structure in LIGA technology, in which a photoresist layer is deposited on a flat metal substrate, a photoresist mold is created by irradiation or electron or ion bombardment, a metal or alloy is electroplated in this mold, the electroformed metal structure is detached from the substrate and the photoresist is separated from this metal structure, wherein the metal substrate is used as an agent involved in the forming of at least one surface of the metal structure other than that formed by the plane surface of the substrate.

Watch movement with hand display, comprising mobile elements (44, 42), designed to receive the hour (16) and minute (20) hands indicating current time, mounted pivoting to pivot about a first axis (A—A) arranged substantially at the center of the movement and four mobile elements (58b, 60b, 64b, 62b) designed to receive hands displaying complementary functions.According to the invention, the four mobile elements (58b, 60b, 64b, 62b) are mounted pivoting on the movement about second (B—B), third (C—C), fourth (ND) and fifth (E—E) axes arranged on a straight line (X—X) perpendicular to them.

The invention provides a pointer type intelligent watch and a display method thereof. The intelligent watch includes a cover, a watchcase, a movement layer, a watchband, a transparent display element, a control module, and a transparent solar element, the cover includes a touch control induction unit, an inner cavity is formed by the watchcase and the cover, a hour hand and a minute hand rotate in the inner cavity, the movement layer is arranged at the bottom of the watchcase and is connected with the hour hand and the minute hand to supply power to make the hour hand and the minute hand rotate in the inner cavity, the watchband is connected with two opposite ends of the watchcase, the transparent display element is arranged in the inner cavity and on the movement layer and is provided with rotating shaft holes for the rotating shafts of the hour hand and the minute hand to pass through, the control module is configured to control the work state of the transparent display element, and the transparent solar element is arranged in the inner cavity and on the movement layer and is coupled to the battery of the pointer type intelligent watch. According to the invention, a touch control display function is realized on a pointer type mechanical watch, and a conventional mechanical watch and an intelligent watch are integrated.

The watch disclosed has a case of ovoidal shape, wherein a circular watch movement (5) is arranged off-center, on the side of the end of the case with the larger radius. On the side of the other end there is a moon phase indicator disc (16) and a power-reserve indicator of the watch. The moon disc is driven step-by-step by the movement (5) via a control lever (35) having a beak (43) that drives an external toothing (44) of the disc. This lever extends at least partly along one edge of the case, where a correction push-button is mounted, that can activate (P) the lever in the same direction as the movement is driving, which prevents any interference between the two actions.

The invention relates to the structure of a timepiece movement, more specifically the structure of the hour wheel (1), the inner side of which duct (4) comprises an annular groove arranged on the outer wall of the duct (21) of the minute pinion (7) (22) Fitting annular protrusion (6). Thus, the hour wheel is snap-fitted to the movement, it is not necessary to provide additional parts for this purpose, and therefore its gear wheel (3) cannot be disengaged from the transmission wheel (19) during transport of the movement.

A spring-barrel arrangement for a timepiece includes a fixed plate-like component with a circular cutout. A spring barrel is rotatably mounted in said circular cutout by its corresponding circular outer contour. A barrel core is coaxially rotatably mounted relatice to the spring barrel and is enclosed by a helical tension spring. An inner end of the spring is connected to the barrel core and its outer end connected to the spring barrel. A crown wheel with a toothed ring is fixed to the spring barrel and a first wheel of a wheel train of the timepiece is fixed to the barrel core. The circular cutout is formed through the plate-like component and the spring barrel has two supporting regions which extend radially beyond the diameter of the circular cutout and are each in abutment against one of the mutually opposite side surfaces of the plate-like component.

The clock movement for world time zone display consists of driving source, second timer, minute timer, hour timer and time zone display unit. The time zone display unit has a clock panel and a time zone regulating ring, a planetary idler wheel combination is made to mesh with the ring toothed part of the time zone regulating ring and a planetary wheel for the minute wheel to penetrate. In addition, a wheel of the hour timer is connected with the planetary wheel, a connecting ring has at least two elastic hooks to buckle the ratchet holes in the top of the time zone regulating ring. After calibrating the local time and dialing the time zone regulating ring to rotate the planetary idler wheel combination and the planetary wheel, the clock panel can display local time directly.

The present invention discloses a tourbillon mechanical wristwatch with simultaneous rotation and revolution. A spring system connects with prime mover system and display system in series; teasing needle system connects with display system; display system connects with motion-work wheel system, epicyclic gear train system, ball bearing, motion-work wheel system and rotating escapement controlling mechanism in series double-way; lower back-up plate of ball bearing fixed with main plate through screws as a whole; upper back-up plate of ball bearing fixed with slewing table through screws as a whole. The beneficial effects are as follows: cylinder roller structure bearing adopted in the invention can drive relative large load in low speed; roller bearing as a template whole disassembly and easy maintenance; meanwhile the spring system and teasing needle system mounted under the slewing table and not involve in slewing table rotary movement; motion-work wheel system and rotating escapement control(ling) mechanism mounted above the slewing table and rotates together with the slewing table; cannon pinion executes concentric friction coordination with the first dead pulley; teasing needle hour-minute wheel divorced from the dead pulley; load driven by teasing needle system is light, and all that satisfies requirement of trackway tourbillon cassette mechanism.

The invention concerns a timepiece with mainspring of the so-called fly tourbillon type, the tourbillon having a balance bridge (2) forming a cage with a collet (1) and a single protruding ball bearing (5) supporting said so-called fly tourbillon assembly. Said so-called fly tourbillon assembly is visible on the dial side (15) and is designed as an independent tourbillon module. Said tourbillon module is separable from the clockwork (13) by being detached on the rear side of the clockwork (13) and by being removed on that same side.

Mechanical timepiece movement (100) in the form of a modular unit. It includes at least one mechanical modular unit (1) for performing a particular timepiece function, which is irreversibly pre-adjusted by the irreversible securing of adjustment and / or assembling components (9) comprised in said functional module (1) after said particular horological function has been adjusted and function checked on the test bench, and in that said at least one pre-adjusted functional module (1) is irreversibly secured to a plate (10) comprised in said movement (100) or comprised in another pre-adjusted functional module (1) of said movement (100), or is irreversibly secured to another pre-adjusted functional module (1) comprised in said movement (100).

Timepiece barrel (1) with a drum (2) coaxial to a barrel arbour (3) in a direction (D) arranged to confine a barrel spring (4) hooked to said drum (2) and to a core (5) coaxial to said barrel arbour (3) and guided thereon.Said core (5) pivots in a bore (21) of said drum (2), and includes a first stopping surface (51) limiting the axial travel of said core (5), in said direction (D), relative to an inner face (22) of said drum (2), and a second stopping surface (52) opposite the first (51) and limiting the axial travel of said core (5), relative to an outer face (23) of said drum (2), which is arranged, on the one hand, imprisoned between said first stopping surface (51) and said second stopping surface (52), and on the other hand to pivot freely about said core (5).

The stop second device during precise time-setting of a watch fitted with a tourbillon (1) comprises mobile elements such as levers (14, 15, 16) mounted in the carriage (2) of the tourbillon, each of said mobile elements being returned by a return spring (28, 29, 30). These mobile elements are capable of contacting the periphery of the balance (3) of the tourbillon, to block said balance when action is exerted on at least one of said mobile elements by a shoe (17) arranged outside the carriage (2) and controlled by the time-setting stem (26) of the watch. The outer edges (18, 19, 20) of the levers are located above pillars (4) of the carriage (2), such that the shoe (17) can act on the levers without interfering with said pillars.

The invention relates to a detachable timepiece assembly (1), which comprises a bar or bridge (2) positioned on a bar-on-plate (3) through a first centering pin (6) and a second aligning pin (11). The first centering pin and the second aligning pin are in cooperation with the bar-on-plate (3) and the bar or bridge (2). The bar-on-plate (3) or the bar or bridge (2) includes a first female centering device (4) for relative centering and a gap occupying device (20). The first female centering device receives the first pin (6) by abutting against two first facets (5) forming a dihedral edge (50). The gap occupying device is configured to apply direct or indirect force to the first pin (6). The invention also relates to an escapement mechanism including the detachable assembly, a timepiece movement including the escapement mechanism, and a timepiece comprising the movement.

The present invention discloses a tourbillon mechanical wristwatch with simultaneous rotation and revolution. A spring system connects with prime mover system and display system in series; teasing needle system connects with display system; display system connects with motion-work wheel system, epicyclic gear train system, ball bearing, motion-work wheel system and rotating escapement controllingmechanism in series double-way; lower back-up plate of ball bearing fixed with main plate through screws as a whole; upper back-up plate of ball bearing fixed with slewing table through screws as a whole. The beneficial effects are as follows: cylinder roller structure bearing adopted in the invention can drive relative large load in low speed; roller bearing as a template whole disassembly and easy maintenance; meanwhile the spring system and teasing needle system mounted under the slewing table and not involve in slewing table rotary movement; motion-work wheel system and rotating escapement control(ling) mechanism mounted above the slewing table and rotates together with the slewing table; cannon pinion executes concentric friction coordination with the first dead pulley; teasing needle hour-minute wheel divorced from the dead pulley; load driven by teasing needle system is light, and all that satisfies requirement of trackway tourbillon cassette mechanism.

Provided is a self-winding timepiece having a thin and small-sized movement in which a train wheel setting apparatus for setting a balance with hairspring is efficiently arranged at the movement. A self-winding timepiece includes a main plate, a time indicating wheel, a winding stem and a switching apparatus. A movement barrel complete is arranged on a top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap a main plate reference horizontal axis line between a first region and a fourth region. A balance with hairspring is arranged on the top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap the main plate reference horizontal axis line between a second region and a third region. The switching apparatus is arranged on a back side of the main plate. A train wheel setting apparatus includes a train wheel setting portion for setting the balance with hairspring by penetrating the main plate. A portion of the train wheel setting portion of the train wheel setting apparatus for setting the balance with hairspring is disposed in the second region and a rotating center of the train wheel setting apparatus is disposed in the second region.

A time counting assembly capable of displaying world time zones is composed of a power source, a second counting device, a minute counting device, an hour counting device and a time zone display device, and can display correct time on a panel; wherein, the time zone adjusting ring of the time zone display device is clamped between a base seat and a panel and is at rotatable status, a planet idle gear between the base seat and the panel is engaged with the ring tooth part of the time zone adjusting ring and a planet base gear connected to the central part of the bottom of the base seat, the planet base gear is supplied to pass the divide gear group of the minute counting device, and the front wheel of the hour counting device is pivoted to on side of the bottom of the planet base gear, the circumferential edge of the base seat is at least connected with two elastic buckle claws that buckle to several spinous holes arranged on the top of the time zone adjusting ring in a ring shape; the time zone adjusting ring is dialed to make its ring tooth part drive the planet idle gear and the planet base gear rotate, and the hour front gear is moving on the planet base gear, the planet base gear is driven to rotate with an engaged hour hand to move the hour hand to the time of a second ground mark.

The sub-assembly includes, irreversibly fixed to a main plate and each irreversibly pre-adjusted by the irreversible securing of adjustment and / or assembly components, after the particular timepiece function thereof has been adjusted and function checked on the test bench, functional modules: a gear train module, a display module, and a time-setting module.Other mechanical sub-assemblies, each irreversibly fixed to the preceding lower order mechanical sub-assembly, include various modules;motor moduleframe-mounted self-winding device moduleescapement holder regulating modulemotion work traindate moduleself-winding module.Mechanical movement including at least one mechanical sub-assembly of this type.Watch including a mechanical movement of this type.Method of assembling mechanical sub-assemblies of this type by the irreversible securing of mechanical sub-assemblies and irreversibly pre-adjusted modules.

The invention provides a geological-inclinometer mechanical timing clock, which comprises an upper clamp plate, a lower clamp plate, a timing dial, an axle component, an escape wheel component, an escape fork component and a balance wheel component, wherein the upper clamp plate and the lower clamp plate are fixed to be parallel to each other by four upright columns; the axle component consisting of a head-axle component, a two-axle component, a three-axle component and a four-axle component, the escape wheel component, the escape fork component and the balance wheel component are all arranged between the upper clamp plate and the lower clamp plate and are rotationally connected with the upper clamp plate and the lower clamp plate through two ends of respective shafts thereof; a clockwork spring on a head axle allows the head-axle component to obtain power; the head-axle component passes power to the two-axle component, the three-axle component and the four-axle component; the four-axle component drives the escape wheel component; an escape wheel dries the escape fork component to move; an escape fork rotates a balance wheel to regulate swing frequency and control the clockwork spring to release energy outwards according to certain frequency; an axle drives a cam; the cam pushes an ejector rod; the ejector rod pushes an hour hand; and the clock is arranged into a geological inclinometer so as to form the geological-inclinometer mechanical timing clock. The clock has the advantages of suitability for field work, durability and use convenience.

Timepiece gear train device (1) of reduced height with a large power reserve, driving display means (4) including a cannon-pinion (5) and an hour wheel (6), which are driven about a main pivot axis (AP), secant to a barrel (3), by a motion work (7) and including a driving wheel (8), which pivots about a secondary pivot axis (AS) external to said barrel (3) and is friction coupled to said motion work (7) on a friction surface (9) coaxial to said secondary pivot axis (AS).Said driving wheel (8) includes a driving cannon pinion (83) pivoting about a wheel body (80) along said secondary pivot axis (AS) and coupled by a friction spring (84) to a shoulder (85) of said wheel body (80) forming said friction surface (9), said driving cannon-pinion (83) cooperating with a minute wheel (14) pivoting about a minute axis (AM).

The invention relates to a timepiece component (1) that has an aperture (7) for receiving a support element (3) and includes a clamping system (13) for exerting radial force, allowing said timepiece component to be secured to said support element. According to the invention, the clamping system (13) includes a radial clamping device (15) that has a crown (6) for exerting said radial force and a concentric, blind recess (8) spaced apart from said aperture, for allowing said crown to travel. The invention concerns the field of timepieces.

The invention discloses a mechanical clock mechanism and a design method thereof and relates to the technical field of time-measuring instruments. The invention has the technical scheme that the design method of the mechanical clock mechanism comprises the selection of mechanical energy motive force and the design of a power driving mechanism and is characterized by comprising the following stepsof: adopting the half-axle structure design for a three-wheel assembly; arranging a small splint support at the axle end part of the half-axle structure and enabling a center hole of a front splint of the small splint support to mark out a space for mounting a second pinion assembly; fixedly arranging a second pinion tube in the center hole of the front splint; sleeving a time-travel driving mechanism outside the second pinion tube; and arranging the second pinion assembly and movably mounting the second pinion in the second pinion tube, wherein second pinion teeth are in meshed connection with four secondary pinion pieces on a four-wheel assembly and form a second hand, minute hand and hour hand coaxial mounting structure together with a minute hand tube and a hour hand tube. Compared with the prior art, the mechanical clock mechanism and the design method thereof disclosed by the invention have the outstanding substantive characteristics and remarkable progress of novel design and conception, distinct and simple structure, second hand, minute hand and hour hand coaxial mounting, improved aesthetic feeling and kinetic feeling, improved added value of products and increased economic benefit of enterprises.

A watch movement, includes a frame (10, 11, 20, 22, 24), defined by a first and a second parallel plane surface and defining reference planes (A, B), the second plane (B) being located alongside the movement for placing adjacent to the wrist of the wearer, at least one balance wheel (30), pivoting in bearings fixed in the frame, at least one escape mechanism (26, 28) providing support for the balance wheel, an energy source (12), clockwork finishing movements (14), connecting the energy source to the escape mechanism and motion work (42).The balance wheel turns about an axis (YY), inclined in relation to the reference planes and intersecting the same, the point of intersection (PA) of the axis (Y) with the first plane (A) being closer to the centre of the movement than the point of intersection (PB) of the axis (Y) with the second plane (B).

A horology component (14) comprising an opening (140) intended to house a member (13) by the latter being driven into the opening, the component comprising at least one housing structure (15) for housing the member, each housing structure comprising: a housing element (16) intended to come into contact with the member, a connecting element (17), an elastically deformable element (18), the housing element being mounted on the elastically deformable element via the connecting element.

A timepiece movement, including a plate and a bridge carrying a barrel including a barrel mainspring between a drum and a receiving surface of a core and a cover fixed to the drum. The spring is made of a multiphase, cobalt-nickel-chromium based alloy, having a Young's modulus of between 200 and 240 GPa and a shear modulus of between 80 and 100 GPa, and having a width to thickness ratio of between 3 and 23, and the maximum radius of the steel or stainless steel core relative to the pivot axis is less than nine times the maximum thickness of the spring. The movement further includes a mechanism limiting shake including a shim-washer independent of the core and guided by a shoulder of the core.

A motorization group including power and control devices, and a motor module for watches, with a motor with a coil driving an output wheel set on an output arbor, this motor module includes main mechanical and electrical connectors to a structure or another motor module, and flat links cooperating with another motor module, each coil being electrically connected to two main connectors or to two flat links, more particularly, the flat links of the motor modules are arranged for an electrical connection, a main motor module carrying a main arbor parallel to each output arbor, electrically connected by main connectors or flat links, either to the structure, or to another motor module.