180results about "Gearworks" patented technology

A friction system (100) for a horology movement including: an arbor (1) with a longitudinal axis (L) including: a first fixed element (2) mounted so as to rotate integrally with the arbor (1) and having a first support surface (40); a second fixed element (7) mounted so as to rotate integrally with the arbor (1); a toothed organ (3) mounted so as to rotate freely on the arbor (1) between the first fixed element (2) and the second fixed element (7). The toothed organ (3) is integral with a socket coupling (4) having a second support surface (42), and the second fixed element (7) includes a body (72) configured to rotate integrally with the arbor (1) and resilient brackets (71) protruding relative to the body (72) and extending towards the toothed organ, the resilient brackets (71) being resiliently pressed against the second support surface (42) of the socket coupling.

A horological mechanism (1000) with a first train (100) and a first output wheel set (101), a second train (200) and a second output wheel set (102), for alternately displaying on a display (800, 8, 28) a first and a second indication respectively specific to the first train and second train, by a switching and coupling mechanism (500), including two input wheel sets (1; 2) connected to the output wheel sets, which includes a sliding wheel set (5) capable of moving under constant strain between the two input wheel sets, and cooperating alternately and exclusively with either one, selected under the action of a command from a user, to establish a driving connection between the input wheel set engaged with the sliding wheel set at the given moment in time, and a display (800, 8, 28) to produce a switchable display.

To provide a method for manufacturing watch components in batches.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing watch components in batches comprises the steps of: a) providing a substrate 1 covered with a conductive priming layer 2; b) applying a layer of a photosensitive resin 3 to the conductive layer 2 of the surface of the substrate 1; c) irradiating a resin layer 3 through a mask 4 defining the outline of a batch of components 5, as well as a grid 7 and material bridges 6; d) dissolving non-irradiated areas 3b of a photosensitive resin layer 3 to reveal the conductive layer 2 of the substrate 1 in places and form a mold; e) conformal electro-galvanic deposition of a metal layer from the conductive layer 2; f) removing the photosensitive resin layer 3 and the substrate 1 to release one cluster of components thus formed; and g) releasing the batch of components from the one cluster.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

We offer watch movements equipped with a power reserve indicator device. [Solution] The present invention relates to a watch movement comprising at least one mainspring barrel 11, 12 and a device for displaying a power reserve 10, wherein the watch movement comprises a winding mechanism comprising a winding gear train 15, a reduction gear train 16 meshing with one of the mainspring barrels, a differential arranged to kinematically couple the winding gear train and the mainspring barrel via a first inlet on a differential 14, the differential having a second inlet and an outlet, coupled to the reduction gear train by the second inlet, the first and second inlets and outlet on the differential being coaxial, and a power reserve indicator module engaging with the outlet of the differential.

The invention relates to a timepiece component (1) formed of a substrate (10) that is at least partially covered by a coating (20) comprising at least one functional layer (20A) which is deposited by the MLD method and made of an organic material in order to improve the durability of said coating (20).

An item including a substrate and a coating having a colour with an interference effect for the decoration and / or the protection of the item, the coating including: a first opaque layer covering at least partially at least one surface of the substrate; a stack of at least two semi-transparent layers deposited by an ALD method covering the first layer; the stack having a thickness depending on the colour with an interference phenomenon of the coating.

Method for making a watch component (100) in amorphous metal alloy, the manufacturing process comprising: - a step (E1) of making a first preform in amorphous metal alloy, then - a step (E2) of hot drawing of the first preform to obtain a second preform, then - a step (E3) of machining of the second preform.

The watch movement comprises a mechanical resonator (2) and an escapement (12) including an escape wheel (16), which has a plurality of flexible teeth (42), and an anchor (14) formed of two mechanical pallets (28, 29) which are capable of abutting, when the anchor swings between its two rest positions, any of the flexible teeth depending on the angular position of the escape wheel. Each flexible tooth is arranged so as to be able to flex by undergoing elastic deformation under the action of a radial force that can be exerted by one of the two mechanical pallets abutting that flexible tooth when the escape wheel is in an unfavorable angular position and the mechanical resonator is braked by the anchor.Each tooth has an elastic capacity that allows it to elastically absorb, in a radial direction, most of the maximum mechanical energy that the mechanical resonator can have during the normal operation of the watch movement, so as to avoid breakage or deterioration of the escapement.

The present invention relates to a watch axis made of non-magnetic gold alloy, said alloy having a hardness greater than 500 HV and comprising more than 500‰ by mass of gold.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a barrel (1) for use in a timepiece, the barrel being arranged to pivot about a pivot axis (D) and comprising a flange portion (3) comprising a bearing surface (30) for bearing an inner ring of a spring, from which bearing surface a hook portion (2) projects to engage in an aperture in the inner ring, and the flange portion comprises an end face (20) serving as a bearing of the eyelet when winding the spring, the flange portion further comprising a groove (4) located upstream of the hook portion in the winding direction (S) of the spring for holding an end of the spring, the method comprising the following steps:-taking a bar; -turning the profile of the bar to form at least one cylindrical portion (13) comprising a vertical surface and a horizontal surface; -machining said cylindrical portion using a broaching tool by a plurality of reciprocating translational movements in the direction of the pivot axis of the strip shaft, to form a flange portion comprising a hook portion, a bearing surface and a groove.

This invention provides a method for manufacturing a barrel truss used in watchmaking. [Solution] The mainspring barrel 1 is arranged to pivot around a pivot D and includes a core 3 having a support surface 30 for the inner coil of the mainspring, from which a hook 2 protrudes to engage with an eyelet in the inner coil, the hook includes an end face that functions as a support for the eyelet when the mainspring is wound, and the core includes a relief 4 upstream of the hook in the winding direction of the mainspring for holding the end of the mainspring. The method is, • The process of preparing the rod material, - A process of tracing and turning a rod to form at least one cylindrical portion including a vertical surface and a horizontal surface, The process includes machining a cylindrical portion by performing several translational reciprocating motions in the true pivot direction to simultaneously form the core, including the hook, support surface, and relief, using a broaching tool.

A method for manufacturing a plurality of watch components (90) in a wafer (110) includes the steps of: (a) providing a wafer (110) having a lower side (110A) and an upper side (110B), the wafer (110) comprising a single layer of silicon (130) without a support layer, the single layer (130) having a thickness (e130) greater than a maximum thickness (e90) of the components; (b) form the components (90) by etching patterns into the silicon single layer (130) from the upper side (110B) of the wafer (110) to obtain a structured single layer (130'), the structured single layer (130') comprising regions (135) around the etched patterns in which the material of the single layer has been removed, and the removed regions (135) having a depth (p) corresponding substantially to the maximum thickness (e90) of the components;(c) form a protective layer (155, 260) at least on the flank surfaces of the components etched in step (b); and (d) etch the silicon in the structured single layer (130') through the removed regions (135) of said layer to obtain a structured and excavated single layer (130") having at least one cavity (124) formed below at least one component (90).

A clockwork mechanism comprising a kinematic chain including a first moving part (2, 2') fixed for rotation about a first axis of rotation (20, 20') and a second moving part (3, 3') fixed for rotation about a second axis of rotation (30, 30'), the first moving part (2, 2') being meshed with the second moving part (3, 3') at a point of contact (4), the first moving part (2, 2') being configured to be driven directly or indirectly by a driving element and to directly drive the second moving part (3, 3'), a cam (1) for measuring and / or storing time information, the cam (1) comprising a variable diameter profile with at least one step (11) and at least one jump (12), the cam (1) being driven directly or indirectly by the second moving part (3, 3'), and a probe for reading the time information by pressing against the profile of the cam (1), characterized in that the first mobile (2, 2') and the second mobile (3,3') are non-circular moving parts with conjugate profiles, and in that the kinematic chain is configured such that the ratio (R1 / R2) between a first distance (R1) measured between the first axis of rotation (20, 20') and the point of contact (4) and a second distance (R2) measured between the second axis of rotation (30, 30') and the point of contact (4) is greater when at least one step (12) is opposite the feeler than when a part of at least one rung (11) is opposite the feeler. A timepiece comprising a watch movement and such a timekeeping mechanism.

A timepiece movement comprising: an environmental physical variable measuring device comprising an element configured to mechanically deform under the action of a change in physical variable; a physical variable measurement value indicating train kinematically connected to the measuring device to be rotated under the action of a change in physical variable; a physical variable maximum value indicating mechanism comprising a physical variable maximum value display train with a maximum value display wheel, the indicating mechanism comprising a physical variable maximum value indicating member integral with the maximum value display wheel; a drive mechanism configured to progressively drive the maximum value display train during a rise in physical variable; an indexing mechanism for indexing positioning of the maximum value display train at each advance and comprising a blocking member cooperating with an indexing wheel assembly; wherein the indexing wheel assembly is kinematically connected to the maximum value display wheel by a gear train T1, T2 and the gear train T1, T2 has a multiplication ratio between the maximum value display wheel and the indexing wheel assembly.

The invention relates to an actuating mechanism for a flexible display hand, the hand comprising a first and a second drive tube connected to a first and a second flexible arm respectively at a first end, the first and second flexible arms being connected by a tip portion at a second end, the actuating mechanism comprising a first pinion shaft, the first drive tube of the hand being press-fitted to the first pinion shaft, the first pinion shaft being driven by a watch movement and driving an intermediate wheel set, the intermediate wheel set driving a second pinion shaft, the second drive tube being press-fitted to the second pinion shaft, the hand moving between an initial position and a final position, in the final position the hand jumps to return to the initial position, the hand changing shape and length in a desired manner during the movement, the kinematic link between the intermediate wheel set and the second pinion shaft being instantaneously interrupted when the hand makes the jump, causing the second pinion shaft to pivot, then the first pinion shaft and the second pinion shaft directly engaging, the first pinion shaft driving both the second pinion shaft and the intermediate wheel set until the second pinion shaft engages again with the intermediate wheel set.

One aspect of the invention relates to a watch assembly (2000) comprising a watch (1000), and an adjustment tool (200) pivoting an external drive wheel (20) around an external axis (DE) comprising an external multipolar magnet (21) cooperating, to perform an adjustment, with an internal multipolar magnet comprising an internal control wheel (1) of the watch (1000) pivoting around a first axis (D1) and meshing with the input of a reduction gear (30) whose output meshes with an internally controlled wheel pivoting in the case (10), this adjustment tool (200) comprising means for counting the number of turns of the drive wheel (20) to precisely determine the pivot angle of the internally controlled wheel and / or means for determining and / or visualizing the angular position of the internally controlled wheel.

The device for the coordinated actuation of two functions of a timepiece comprises one or more cams (7; 51, 53) arranged to be driven by the movement of the timepiece, each of whose contours comprises one or more discontinuities (9; 52, 54), and a first transmission member (11a, 11b; 49, 61) and a second transmission member (13a, 13b; 63) each of which comprises a cam follower (11a, 13a; 61, 64), the cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member cooperating with the contour of the cam (7) or of the first cam (51) of the cams (51, 53) and the contour of the cam (7) or of the cams (51, 53) The cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member is arranged to periodically fall on the discontinuities (9; 52) in the profile of the first cam (51), and the cam follower (13a; 64) of the second transmission member cooperates with the profile of the cam (7) or the profile of the second cam (53) of the cams (51, 53) to periodically fall on the discontinuities (9; 54) in the profile of the cam (7) or the profile of the second cam (53) of the cams (51, 53) with the same period as the fall of the cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member, and the fall of the cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member is offset with respect to the fall of the cam follower (13a; 64) of the second transmission member.

The mechanism includes a magnetic gear (2), which comprises a first gear (6A), a second gear (6B), and a third gear (6C). The first gear is provided with permanent magnet poles (7) arranged to form magnetized teeth of a first magnetic gear system (8). The second and third gears are provided with teeth made of soft ferromagnetic material that define a second magnetic gear system (10) and a third magnetic gear system (12), respectively. The second magnetic gear system (10) and the third magnetic gear system (12) each have a greater number of teeth than the first magnetic gear system (8) and are magnetically coupled to the first magnetic gear system. With the magnetic flux provided by the magnetized teeth of the first gear system and because the teeth of the second magnetic gear system are magnetically separated from each other, the second magnetic gear system (10) is directly coupled to the first magnetic gear system on the one hand and directly coupled to the third magnetic gear system on the other hand.

This invention belongs to the field of hand sanitizer technology, and specifically relates to a hand sanitizer with a settable date. It includes a hand sanitizer bottle, a pressing head, and a suction tube. The pressing head is threaded onto the hand sanitizer bottle, and the suction tube is fixedly connected to and communicates with the pressing head. A trigger assembly is located inside the hand sanitizer bottle. A groove is provided on the outer wall of the hand sanitizer bottle, and a fitting block is located within the groove. A timing component is located within the fitting block, with one end extending to the outside of the fitting block and engaging with the trigger assembly. A button battery is installed on the fitting block. The advantages are: this invention allows setting the alarm date, eliminating the need for manual labeling and ensuring date accuracy while preventing overdue replacement.

The invention relates to an adjuster assembly for a timepiece, which is a toothed component (5), in particular an adjuster and in particular a fine adjustment adjuster or a component designed to engage with an adjuster or a fine adjustment adjuster, comprising: at least one toothed part (51); and a flexible structure (52) positioned under the root of the teeth of the at least one toothed portion (51).

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a watch component in a substrate (100) comprising a useful layer (10) of silicon. By a first side (101) of the substrate (100), a so-called primary etching is made of at least one primary zone (A) of said useful layer (10), so as to form at least one edge of a first level (I) of the component (1), and by the same first side (101), a so-called secondary etching is made of at least one secondary zone (B) of the useful layer (10), so as to form at least one edge of a second level (II) of the component (1).

To provide a horological movement with a plurality of functions that can be easily and quickly corrected.SOLUTION: A horological movement 10 includes a driving wheel set 11 linked to drive first and second displays 20 and 30 of a time value, and a mechanism for adjusting positions of the displays 20 and 30. The mechanism for adjusting includes a control member 50 engaged with a sliding-gear assembly 40, drives the sliding-gear assembly 40 to a first correction position so as to change the position of the first display 20 when urged in a first rotation direction, and drives the sliding-gear assembly 40 to a second correction position so as to change the position of the second display 30 when urged in a second rotation direction. A click wheel 211 can move in a plane orthogonal to its rotation axis when the control member 50 is operated to change the position of the first display 20, so as to interrupt the kinematic link between the first display mechanism 200 and the driving wheel set 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present invention relates to a watch assembly (1) of a stud (81), in particular a barrel stud, on a blank (91), in particular a bridge or plate (91), the stud (81) comprising a first axis (A80) and a shoulder (82) extending at least in a radial direction of the first axis (A80), the blank (91) comprising a groove (92) along a second axis (A90), the stud and the blank being constructed and / or arranged to prevent translation of the stud along the first axis relative to the blank and to allow, during assembly, sliding of the stud in translation in the groove along the second axis (A90), perpendicular to the first axis.

The invention relates to a timepiece movement comprising a power reserve display device (10) and at least one barrel (11, 12), said timepiece movement being characterised in that said power reserve display device comprises:-a winding mechanism comprising a winding gear train (15),-a reduction gear train (16) which is connected to the barrel or one of the barrels (11; 12), a differential (14) arranged to kinematically connect the winding gear train (15) to the barrel (11) via a first input on the differential, the differential comprising a second input through which the differential is connected to the reduction gear train (16), and the differential comprising an output through which the reduction gear train (16) is connected to the barrel (11). The first and second inputs and outputs on the differential are coaxial,-a power reserve display module (17) engaged with an output on the differential (14).

To transmit high torque, to facilitate manufacture, and to provide easily manageable reproducibility of applied friction torque.SOLUTION: An arbor 1 having a longitudinal axis L, a first fixing element 2 having a first bearing surface mounted to rotate integrally with the arbor, and a second fixing element 7, a toothed part 3 being mounted to rotate freely on the arbor between the first fixing element and the second fixing element, the toothed piece is integral with a socket joint 4 having a second bearing surface 42, and the second fixing element comprises a body 72 and an elastic bracket 71 projecting from the body and extending towards the toothed piece, the elastic bracket being designed to be elastically pressed against the second bearing surface and to deform elastically under strain to form a kinematic linkage both between the first fixing element and the toothed piece, and between the second fixing element and the socket joint integral with the toothed piece, up to a predetermined friction torque.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

To provide a balance wheel with optimized characteristics. [Solution] The balance wheel 1 includes a hub 2 connected to a ferro 3 by an arm 4, wherein the ferro is made of an electrically insulating material having a relative permeability of less than 1.01 and a density exceeding 6.5.

The invention relates to a laser hardening process for a functional part of a watch or jewelry piece, comprising the steps of: - obtaining the watch or jewelry piece, - generating a laser beam with an ultra-short pulse laser, - exposing a functional surface of the watch or jewelry piece to the laser beam to increase the hardness of the functional surface.