Anti-shock system with angular locking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10114339-B2
Application number	US-201715450263-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2017
Priority date	Mar 14, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A shock absorber device for an arbor of a timepiece element includes a support including a base cup surmounted by a peripheral rim delimited, opposite the cup, by an upper surface and including an outer wall, the cup and the rim defining together a housing. The shock absorber device further includes a pivot module extending along an axis, the pivot module being arranged inside the housing and being able to cooperate with the arbor. The shock absorber device further includes fastening device including a peripheral shoulder extending from the rim towards the axial center of the cup, and elastic device being arranged between the pivot module and the shoulder to exert a stress on the pivot module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shock absorber device for an arbor of a timepiece element comprising:
a support including a base cup surmounted by a peripheral rim delimited, opposite said cup, by an upper surface and including an outer wall, said cup and the rim defining together a housing;
at least one pivot module extending along an axis, said at least one pivot module being arranged inside said housing and able to cooperate with said arbor;
fastening means including a peripheral shoulder extending from the rim towards the axial center of the cup; and
elastic means being arranged between the pivot module and the shoulder to exert a stress on the pivot module,
wherein the elastic means include a spring ring provided with at least one radial extension extending towards the center of said ring and with at least two catches extending in an opposite direction, said shoulder including at least one notch to allow a mounting of said spring ring based on a bayonet system, and
wherein the shoulder includes, on either side of said at least one notch, a beak oriented towards the base cup allowing said elastic means to be locked in rotation.

2. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , wherein the shoulder includes three notches, said spring ring including three catches.

3. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , wherein said elastic means include a spring ring including at least two arms extending towards the axial center of said spring ring to press said pivot module into the housing of the support.

4. The shock absorber device according to claim 3 , wherein the at least two arms are diametrically opposite.

5. The shock absorber device according to claim 3 , characterized in that the spring ring includes three angularly distributed arms.

6. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , wherein said elastic means include a spring ring including inner radial extensions arranged between annular portions, said inner radial extensions being formed by a band forming the spring ring bent towards the interior of the spring ring.

7. The shock absorber device according to claim 6 , wherein said inner radial extensions are regularly distributed.

8. The shock absorber device according to claim 6 , wherein the spring ring includes three inner radial extensions.

Assignees

• Eta Sa Mft Horlogere Suisse
• Eta Sa Mft Horlogere Suisse

Inventors

• Merino Antonio

Classifications

• G04B31/04

  with jewel hole and cap jewel {(jewel bearings with jewel hole and cap jewel G04B31/0082; tools for inserting jewel bearings G04D3/042)} · CPC title

• G04B37/052 Primary

  with shock damping means not related to the winding stem (shock damping bearings G04B31/02; shock protection G04B43/002) · CPC title

• G04B31/02

  Shock-damping bearings {(shock damping in the case G04B37/052, G04B37/055, G04B37/0418)} · CPC title

• G04B13/021 Primary

  elastic fitting with a spindle, axis or shaft · CPC title