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Assembly device using the deformation of resilient arms

US8845184B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2013
Grant dateSep 30, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a system of assembling a member, made of a first material, in the aperture of a part made of a second material having no usable plastic domain, using an intermediate portion (7, 27, 47, 67, 87) made of a third material, mounted between said member and said part. According to the invention, the part is accommodated against a first level (6) of the intermediate portion and is resiliently locked on a second level of the intermediate portion by the member in order to secure together the unit comprising the member—intermediate portion—part.The invention concerns the field of timepieces.

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