Timepiece including a control device for a striking mechanism fitted with a resilient transmission element
US7280440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04B21/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention proposes a timepiece (10) including a striking mechanism (20), and including a control device (28) for activating an element (22) releasing the striking mechanism (20), via a control surface (64) carried by a piston (32), characterized in that a resilient transmission element (68) is arranged between the piston (32) and the release element (22) and in that the travel of the piston (32) includes an active travel, from the rest position of the piston (32) to an intermediate position corresponding to the stop position of the release element (22), during which the travel of the piston (32) is connected to the travel of the release element (22) via the resilient transmission element (68), and a passive travel during which the piston (32) slides against the resilient transmission element (68).
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