81 |
METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE WORKING OF A MECHANICAL WATCH |
US15812583 |
2017-11-14 |
US20180164746A1 |
2018-06-14 |
Cedric Nicolas; Jerome Favre; Gregory Kissling; Dimitri Fostinis |
A method for determining parameters for adjusting a mechanical watch with an electronic device, including a measurement sensor a to measure a parameter to which the electronic device is subjected, and a device for data transmission to transmit the data provided by the measurement sensor to a device for receiving data which is external to the mechanical watch, the method including successively a step of measuring periodically, with the measurement sensor, the value of the physical parameter to which the electronic device is subjected; a step of transmitting the data provided by the measurement sensor to the external device for receiving data; a step of recording and analyzing the data transmitted to the device for receiving data with a view to deducing therefrom the conditions to which the electronic device is subjected, and a step of determining the parameters for adjusting the working of the mechanical watch as a function of the conditions of use. |
82 |
RESONATOR WITH FINE ADJUSTMENT VIA AN INDEX-ASSEMBLY |
US15570793 |
2016-05-13 |
US20180120769A1 |
2018-05-03 |
Jean-Luc HELFER; Marc STRANCZL; Laurent JEANNERET; Xavier BERDAT |
A resonator of the inertia/elasticity type includes a balance-spring coupled to an inertia flywheel and a system for adjusting the frequency of the resonator including an index-assembly arranged to cooperate with one coil of the balance-spring in order to selectively choose the active length of the balance-spring. The portion of the coil of the balance-spring cooperating with the index-assembly includes at least one area of larger cross-section than the other balance-spring coils for finer adjustment of the frequency of the resonator. |
83 |
TIMEPIECE DISPLAY MECHANISM WITH A FAST CORRECTOR |
US15125231 |
2015-04-09 |
US20170075307A1 |
2017-03-16 |
Antonio MERINO; Jean-Luc HELFER; Christian RUEFENACHT; Giuseppe CAPPADONA |
A display mechanism including a mechanism for fast correction of a position of a display wheel set, an intermediate wheel set ensuring synchronization with an automatic drive mechanism, and, inserted between the intermediate wheel set and the display wheel set, a safety lever driven by the display wheel set during periodic driving thereof, in a trajectory that interferes with a spatial volume of the intermediate wheel set, such that, when the intermediate wheel set is correctly synchronized, the trajectory of the lever does not interfere with the intermediate wheel set, and, when the intermediate wheel set is not correctly synchronized, the trajectory of the safety lever interferes with the intermediate wheel set, which the safety lever then drives in an opposite direction to a single direction of normal operation, to resynchronize the intermediate wheel set. |
84 |
SYSTEM FOR SECURING A BALANCE SPRING |
US14952414 |
2015-11-25 |
US20160154379A1 |
2016-06-02 |
Jean-Louis Bertrand; Pascal Billet |
A balance spring system of a horology movement, comprising: a balance spring (1); a movement blank; a first element (1c) for indexing the position of an outer end (10) of the balance spring relative to the blank; and a unit (OL) for connection of the outer end (10) of the balance spring to the movement blank, the first indexing element (1c) being designed such as to be displaceable relative to the connection unit (OL). |
85 |
COMPONENT FOR A TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT |
US14895137 |
2014-05-09 |
US20160124391A1 |
2016-05-05 |
Christian CHARBON |
A micromechanical component for a timepiece movement including a metal body formed using a single material. The single material is of high-interstitial austenitic steel type including at least one non-metal as the interstitial atom in a proportion between 0.15% and 1.2% with respect to total mass of the material. |
86 |
Method of adjusting the oscillation frequency of a timepiece sub-assembly |
US13885061 |
2011-11-17 |
US09235192B2 |
2016-01-12 |
Marco Verardo; Philippe Barthoulot |
A method of adjusting oscillation frequency of a timepiece regulating assembly with no index assembly, to a predetermined oscillation frequency, including: randomly taking a particular balance spring assembly from a production of toleranced products; measuring return torque of the balance spring assembly; randomly taking a balance from a production of toleranced products; calculating theoretical inertia of the particular balance required to achieve the predetermined oscillation frequency, according to the measured return torque of the balance spring; measuring real inertia of the particular balance; and by direct action on the particular balance, correcting the inertia of the particular balance to the calculated theoretical inertia value to obtain the predetermined oscillation frequency for the regulating assembly formed by the particular balance, and by the particular balance spring assembly. |
87 |
Frequency regulation of a timepiece regulator via action on the rigidity of an elastic return means |
US14620733 |
2015-02-12 |
US09201400B2 |
2015-12-01 |
Thierry Hessler; Davide Sarchi; Marc Stranczl |
Method of regulating the frequency of a resonator mechanism around its natural frequency, this mechanism including an elastic return means with a balance spring or a torsion wire, wherein a regulator device acts on this resonator mechanism with a periodic motion, with a regulation frequency which is comprised between 0.9 times and 1.1 times the value of an integer multiple between 2 and 10 of this natural frequency, controlling a periodic variation in the real part and/or the imaginary part of the rigidity of this elastic return means, this method being applied to a timepiece movement comprising a resonator mechanism of this type and including a regulator device arranged to control a periodic variation in the rigidity of this elastic return means. |
88 |
FREQUENCY REGULATION OF A TIMEPIECE RESONATOR VIA ACTION ON THE ACTIVE LENGTH OF A BALANCE SPRING |
US14620430 |
2015-02-12 |
US20150234352A1 |
2015-08-20 |
Thierry HESSLER; Davide SARCHI; Marc STRANCZL |
Method for maintaining and regulating the frequency of a timepiece resonator mechanism (1) around its natural frequency (ω0).A regulator device (2) acts on said resonator (1) with a periodic motion which requires a periodic modulation of at least the resonant frequency of said resonator (1), by requiring at least a modulation of the active length of a spring comprised in said resonator mechanism (1), with a regulation frequency (ωR) which is comprised between 0.9 times and 1.1 times the value of an integer multiple of said natural frequency (ω0), said integer being greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 10. |
89 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A DEVICE |
US14466097 |
2014-08-22 |
US20150053007A1 |
2015-02-26 |
Eric DECOUX; Andrea CALLEGARI |
Method for authenticating a timepiece comprising measuring acoustic vibrations emitted by said timepiece to obtain an electrical signal indicating magnitude information comprising a variation of a magnitude of the measured acoustic vibrations as a function of time. The electrical signal comprises at least one specific tone associated with the presence of a quartz resonator in the timepiece. Method further comprises performing transform of electrical signal into frequency domain to obtain frequency-domain power spectrum indicating variation of power of electrical signal as function of frequency, processing the frequency-domain power spectrum so as to reveal at least one narrow peak in frequency-domain power spectrum corresponding to the at least one specific tone, and extracting at least one resonance frequency corresponding to said at least one narrow peak. Method further comprises comparing extracted at least one resonance frequency with at least one reference resonance frequency; and determining an authenticity of said timepiece. |
90 |
Oscillating system for mechanical timepiece |
US10945595 |
2004-09-21 |
US20050073912A1 |
2005-04-07 |
Helmut Geyer |
An oscillating system for a mechanical timepiece includes an annular balance wheel arranged in a fixed manner coaxially in relation to a rotatably mounted balance staff. A helical spring encloses the balance staff and has its inner end fastened on the balance staff and its outer end fastened on a fastening device. The fastening device has a helical-spring connector with an inner clamping jaw and an outer clamping jaw, the inner clamping jaw being radially inside of the outer clamping jaw in relation to the axis of rotation of the balance staff. The outer end of the helical spring may be clamped firmly between a clamping surface of the inner clamping jaw and a clamping surface of the outer clamping jaw. |
91 |
Control systems for cyclic processes |
US448785 |
1974-03-06 |
US3957477A |
1976-05-18 |
Stanley Peter Jones; Peter Gerald Harrison |
A control system for a cyclic process includes a pulse generator incorporating three rotatable gears for generating pulses. A first gear having n ferromagnetic teeth is mounted on a main generator shaft for generating a train of pulses in a magnetic perception head upon rotation of the main generator shaft, and also mounted on the main generator shaft is a second gear wheel having n + 1 teeth. The second gear wheel drivingly engages with a third gear wheel having n teeth which is mounted for rotation on another shaft, and the second and third gear wheels each carry a ferromagnetic element movement of which past respective further magnetic perception heads causes the generation of a single pulse during each rotation of the second and third gear wheels. The train of pulses is used for driving a counter to control the sequential operations of the cyclic process, and a coincidence between the pulses generated by the second and third gear wheels is used to reset the counter and initiate a succeeding cycle of the process. |
92 |
Balance-cock-and-regulator assembly for a timepiece movement |
US47198974 |
1974-05-21 |
US3896614A |
1975-07-29 |
BACHMANN PETER |
A balance-cock-and-regulator assembly for a timepiece movement comprising a balance cock with an opening for a bearing, an additional opening peripherally spaced from the bearing opening for rotatably mounting a regulator which cooperates with a hairspring.
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93 |
Electric watch with balance-wheel and hairspring |
US3608303D |
1970-07-14 |
US3608303A |
1971-09-28 |
SCHAAD JEAN |
AN ELECTRIC WATCH WITH REGULATOR, BALANCE-WHEEL AND HAIRSPRING COMPRISING A WATCH CASING HAVING A BACK IN WHICH IS PROVIDED AN APERTURE COVERED WITH A REMOVABLE CAP, IN WHICH A SOURCE OF CURRENT CAN BE PUT IN PLACE AND REMOVED THROUGH THE APERTURE, CHARACTERIZED BY A CONTROL MEMBER FOR THE REGULATOR HAVING ITS END SITUATED IN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE EDGE OF THE APERTURE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CONTROL MEMBER CAN BE REACHABLE THROUGH THE APERTURE, THEREBY PERMITTING ADJUSTING OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF DISASSEMBLING THE ELEMENTS OF THE CASING OTHER THAN THE CAP.
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94 |
Regulator of timepiece |
US3429119D |
1967-05-08 |
US3429119A |
1969-02-25 |
TAMARU MUNETAKA |
|
95 |
Regulating mechanism |
US18312262 |
1962-03-28 |
US3119228A |
1964-01-28 |
ROLAND SIEFERT |
|
96 |
Hair spring regulator for watches |
US26721652 |
1952-01-19 |
US2724946A |
1955-11-29 |
VON AESCH OTTO |
|
97 |
Regulator construction |
US26528552 |
1952-01-07 |
US2604754A |
1952-07-29 |
MAXIME FAVRET |
|
98 |
Method for providing timepieces with spiral-helix hairsprings |
US2505548 |
1948-05-04 |
US2584786A |
1952-02-05 |
BURGHOFF LOUIS R |
|
99 |
Hairspring for timepieces |
US1888048 |
1948-04-05 |
US2567567A |
1951-09-11 |
WALTER KOHLHAGEN |
|
100 |
Watch and clock regulator |
US52616544 |
1944-03-13 |
US2380292A |
1945-07-10 |
CAMPAU LAWRENCE M |
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