Oscillator with rotating detent

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9921547-B2
Application number	US-201615228684-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2016
Priority date	Sep 28, 2015
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to an oscillator comprising a pivoting staff connected to a mechanical energy source, an inertia-elasticity resonator formed in one piece, which is mounted on the pivoting staff, a detent escapement comprising a single-piece detent fixed to the pivoting staff, which comprises at least one flexible blade and a stop member arranged to elastically lock the pivoting staff in relation to a concentric escapement toothing, wherein the release element is arranged to elastically unlock the stop member in relation to the concentric escapement toothing, by the movement of the member forming the inertia, so that the pivoting staff counts each oscillation of the resonator while transmitting to it the energy able to maintain it.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oscillator comprising:
a pivoting staff connected to a mechanical energy source,
an inertia-elasticity resonator in one piece comprising a member forming the inertia fitted with a release element and a flexible structure forming the elasticity, which is mounted between the pivoting staff and the member forming the inertia,
a detent escapement comprising a single-piece detent fixed to the pivoting staff, which comprises at least one flexible blade and a stop member arranged to elastically lock the pivoting staff in relation to a concentric escapement toothing, wherein
the release element is arranged to elastically unlock the stop member in relation to the concentric escapement toothing, by movement of the member forming the inertia, so that the pivoting staff counts each oscillation of the resonator while transmitting to the resonator the energy able to maintain the resonator.

2. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible structure comprises at least one anchoring fixed to the pivoting staff and the flexible structure is arranged to form a virtual pivot axis of the resonator coincident with a center of rotation of the pivoting staff.

3. The oscillator according to claim 2 , wherein the flexible structure comprises at least one base respectively connecting the member forming the inertia and the at least one anchoring by at least one flexible blade.

4. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the member forming the inertia is formed by two sectors, wherein an inside surface of one of the sectors comprises the release element.

5. The oscillator according to claim 4 , wherein the release element comprises a flexible body, a free end of which is fitted with a discharging pallet, a displacement of which is controlled by the member forming the inertia, and which is arranged to come into contact with the single-piece detent at each vibration of the resonator.

6. The oscillator according to claim 5 , wherein the release element additionally comprises a releasing stop arranged to force the flexible body to displace the single-piece detent in a single direction of oscillations of the resonator.

7. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the single-piece detent comprises a single flexible blade, a detent stop being fixed to the single flexible blade and arranged to come into contact with the release element on each vibration of the resonator.

8. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the single-piece detent comprises two parallel cross members, wherein a first cross member is connected at a first end to the pivoting staff, and at a second end perpendicularly to a first flexible blade, a second cross member is connected at a first end to the stop member and at a second end perpendicularly to a second flexible blade, wherein the first and second flexible blades are parallel and respectively connected to the second and first cross members.

9. The oscillator according to claim 8 , wherein the single-piece detent comprises a detent stop fixed to the second cross member, which is arranged to come into contact with the release element on each vibration of the resonator.

10. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the single-piece detent comprises two parallel cross members, wherein a first cross member is connected at a first end to the pivoting staff, and perpendicularly to a first flexible blade, a second cross member is connected at a first end to the stop member and at a second end perpendicularly to a second flexible blade, wherein the first and second flexible blades are parallel and respectively connected to the second and first cross members.

11. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the single-piece detent comprises first and second flexible and non-parallel blades, each connecting the pivoting staff to an attachment, wherein the attachment is additionally connected to a third flexible blade, a free end of which includes the stop member and to a fourth flexible blade comprising a detent stop, which is arranged to come into contact with the release element on each vibration of the resonator.

12. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the pivoting staff comprises a pinion arranged to mesh with a going train in order to be connected to the mechanical energy source and to display time.

13. The oscillator according to claim 12 , wherein the pinion is mounted to be idle on the pivoting staff by means of an elastic energy accumulator in order to supply sufficient energy to maintain the resonator during an impulse period.

14. The oscillator according to claim 1 , wherein the single-piece resonator and the single-piece detent are formed in two fixed single plates forming two functional levels of a pivot axis.

Assignees

• Nivarox Sa

Inventors

• Cusin Pierre
• Le Moal Romain

Classifications

• G04B17/285 Primary

  Tourbillons or carrousels · CPC title

• G04B15/00

  Escapements ({in striking mechanisms G04B21/06;} electric or magnetic means for converting oscillatory to rotary motion in electromechanical time-pieces {G04C5/005}) · CPC title

• G04B15/08

  Lever escapements · CPC title

• G04B15/14 Primary

  Component parts or constructional details, e.g. construction of the lever or the escape wheel {(assembly and manufacture of the spring G04B1/145; assembly and manufacture of components, e.g. pinions, spindles G04B13/02; lubrication of clockwork bearings G04B31/008; oils for clockwork bearings in general G04B31/08)} · CPC title

• G04B17/02

  Oscillators acting by gravity, e.g. pendulum swinging in a plane {(setting the pendulum to the required length G04B18/003; temperature compensation for pendulums G04B17/225; bearings in general, e.g. knife-edge G04B31/00; clocks fitted in pendulums G04B45/043; imitation pendulums driven by the clock mechanism G04B45/0046, G04B45/0053; pendulum ornamentation G04B45/0061; contacts actuated by a pendulum G04C13/065; measurement of force with a pendulum G01V7/12)} · CPC title