Movement with power reserve extension

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10514659-B2
Application number	US-201815887375-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2018
Priority date	Mar 30, 2017
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

A timepiece movement is provided, including a first regulating member and a first escapement connected by a first train to a first energy source, where the first train, the first escapement, the first regulating member, and the first energy source together define a first assembly; a second regulating member and a second escapement connected by a second train to a second energy source, where the second train, the second escapement, the second regulating member, and the second energy source together define a second assembly; at least one differential gear configured to ensure a kinematic connection between the first and the second assemblies; a display of the current time; and a mechanism for stopping and allowing operation of one of the regulating members, where the differential gear carries the display to display the current time regardless of which of the regulating members is operating.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A timepiece movement, comprising:
a first regulating member and a first escapement connected by a first train to a first energy source,
wherein the first train, the first escapement, the first regulating member, and the first energy source together define a first assembly;
a second regulating member and a second escapement connected by a second train to a second energy source,
wherein the second train, the second escapement, the second regulating member, and the second energy source together define a second assembly;
at least one differential gear configured to ensure a kinematic connection between the first assembly and the second assembly;
a means for displaying the current time; and
a means for stopping and allowing operation of one of the first and the second regulating members,
wherein the at least one differential gear carries the means for displaying the current time to display the current time regardless of which of the first and the second regulating members is operating.

2. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one differential gear is configured to ensure a kinematic connection between the first train and the second train.

3. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second regulating members are of a same type.

4. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second regulating members are of different types.

5. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second regulating members is a tourbillon or a karussel.

6. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second regulating members is a sprung balance or a quartz.

7. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second escapements is Swiss lever escapement, or a detent escapement.

8. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein the means for stopping and allowing operation of one of the first and the second regulating members comprise a manual control.

9. The timepiece movement according to claim 1 , wherein the means for stopping or allowing operation of one of the first and the second regulating members comprise a first lever configured to be actuated by a manual control, the first lever configured to act on a second lever provided with two friction members arranged to move into mesh with the first train or the second train.

10. The timepiece movement according to claim 9 , wherein the means for stopping and allowing operation of one of the first and the second regulating members comprise a third lever configured to cooperate with the second lever when the manual control is actuated, and to cooperate with an oscillating weight during rotation of the oscillating weight.

11. A timepiece including the timepiece movement according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Swatch Group Res & Dev Ltd

Inventors

• Bazin Jean-Luc
• Bravo Paulo

Classifications

• G04B1/12 Primary

  with several mainsprings {(installations with a mainspring and an auxiliary spring G04B1/225; winding-up several mainsprings simultaneously G04B3/008)} · CPC title

• G04B17/285

  Tourbillons or carrousels · CPC title

• G04B17/06

  Oscillators with hairsprings, e.g. balance {(electrically driven balances G04C3/04; contacts actuated by a balance G04C13/065)} · CPC title

• G04B1/16

  Barrels; Arbors; Barrel axles (arrangements facilitating the removal of the mainspring G04B33/14) · CPC title

• G04C3/08

  wherein movement is regulated by a mechanical oscillator other than a pendulum or balance, e.g. by a tuning fork {, e.g. electrostatically} · CPC title