Electrodeposited Stone Setting Support for Dimensional Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for assembling precious or semi-precious stones on a setting support, such as those using prongs or channels, face challenges with dimensional control, particularly when dealing with high-precision stones like synthetic diamonds and rubies, which require more precise dimensional matching.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a substrate coated with an electrically conductive layer and a resin layer, where the stone is positioned within a through hole and secured with an electrodeposited metal layer, allowing for adaptation to dimensional variations and secure integration with the setting support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional setting methods using prongs or channels are used, then the method is suitable for natural stones with larger dimensional variations, but it cannot accommodate high-precision synthetic stones requiring closer dimensional control
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the dimensional parameters of the setting support to match the stone dimensions. The setting support is designed with a first dimension that matches the maximum dimension of the stone and a second dimension that matches the minimum dimension of the stone, allowing adaptation to both natural stones with variations and high-precision synthetic stones
Solution Approach 2:
The setting support is made deformable or adjustable in dimensions to adapt to different stone sizes. This dynamic characteristic allows the same setting support structure to accommodate various stone dimensions by deforming or adjusting its dimensions rather than requiring completely different settings for each stone type
2Manufacturing precision
If high-precision synthetic stones are used, then manufacturing precision is improved, but conventional setting methods cannot properly secure these stones due to tight dimensional tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The setting support applies different dimensional characteristics to different regions: the first dimension provides a tight fit for the maximum stone dimension to ensure security, while the second dimension allows appropriate clearance for the minimum stone dimension. This local differentiation of dimensional quality ensures both security and compatibility with high-precision stones
3Ease of manufacture
If a fixed-dimensional setting support is used, then manufacturing is simplified, but it cannot adapt to dimensional variations in natural stones
Solution Approach 1:
The setting support is segmented into multiple dimensional parameters (first dimension and second dimension) that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation allows the manufacturer to produce setting supports with specific dimensional combinations tailored to different stone types, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving adaptability through standardized dimensional modules
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method effectively adapts to dimensional variations of natural and synthetic stones, ensuring secure and precise assembly by creating a setting support that matches the stone's dimensions, enabling the use of high-precision stones in jewelry and timepieces.
Implementation Method 1
said electrically conductive layer serves as a cathode in an electrodepositing bath in which metal ions are present
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AI summary
A method for assembling a stone on a setting support, the stone being cut to exhibit a table, a crown, a girdle and a pavilion, including the steps of: providing a substrate coated with a pattern including an electrically conductive layer covered with a resin layer, the pattern having an inner contour delimiting a hole through the coated substrate and an outer contour corresponding to the outer contour of the desired setting support; removing the resin layer; after dissolution of the resin layer, positioning the stone in the through hole, the stone resting on the electrically conductive layer; and electrodepositing a metal layer on the electrically conductive layer to form the setting support, in order to make the stone integral with the metal layer.