Shock absorber with a bayonet fitting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9733621-B2
Application number	US-201414890055-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2014
Priority date	May 24, 2013
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A shock absorber device for an arbor of a timepiece element including: a support including a base cup surmounted by a peripheral rim, which is delimited, opposite the cup, by an upper surface, the cup and the rim together defining a housing; a pivot system extending along an arbor, the pivot system being arranged in the housing and including a base including an elastic return mechanism at the periphery thereof, formed by at least one curved arm, including an opening in which is inserted a pivot element configured to cooperate with the arbor. The at least one curved arm is used for locking the pivot system in a bayonet fitting.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A shock absorber device for an arbor of a timepiece element, comprising:
a support comprising a base cup surmounted by a peripheral rim, which is delimited, opposite the cup, by an upper surface, the cup and the rim together defining a housing;
at least one pivot system extending in a direction perpendicular to an arbor, the at least one pivot system being arranged in the housing and comprising a base comprising elastic return means at a periphery thereof, formed by at least one curved arm integral with and extending from the base, the base comprising a pivot element including a blind or through hole in which a shank of the arbor engages;
wherein the rim comprises in thickness thereof at least one cavity comprising a recess parallel to the arbor which opens on the upper surface, and, secant with the recess and opposite the upper surface, a blind groove used for locking a curved arm of the at least one pivot system in a bayonet fitting; and
wherein the pivot element comprises a setting in which are secured a jewel hole, traversed by the arbor shank, and an endstone.

2. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one arm comprises a free end engaging in the at least one groove.

3. The shock absorber device according to claim 2 , wherein the groove comprises a hollow in which a catch, located at the free end of the at least one curved arm, is inserted.

4. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot element and the base are made in one-piece.

5. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic return means comprises three curved arms angularly offset by 120°, the rim comprising three cavities in the thickness thereof.

6. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional spring which, in event of an axial shock, returns the arbor to its initial position.

7. The shock absorber device according to claim 6 , wherein the additional spring is a lyre-shaped spring taking a form of an open ring comprising a hinge and two locking tabs.

8. The shock absorber device according to claim 6 , wherein the additional spring is a flat annular spring taking a form of a closed ring comprising shoulders extending towards the arbor.

9. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , comprising two pivot systems using a same cavity for locking one curved arm of each pivot system in a bayonet fitting.

10. The shock absorber device according to claim 1 , comprising two pivot systems each using a cavity for locking one curved arm of the pivot system in a bayonet fitting.

Assignees

• Swatch Group Res & Dev Ltd

Inventors

• Lechot Dominique
• Zaugg Alain

Classifications

• G04B31/04 Primary

  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

• G04B31/02

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