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Escapement system for a sprung balance resonator

US8926167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2014
Grant dateJan 6, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04B17/285
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a timepiece including a resonator cooperating with an escapement system. According to the invention, the escapement system includes a moving escape wheel arranged coaxially to the balance and driven by the gear train of the timepiece, a first fixed wheel having a first toothing and a second fixed wheel having a second toothing, the first and second fixed wheels being arranged coaxially to the moving escape wheel and a device for securing the outer end of the balance spring including a part hinged relative to the moving escape wheel and arranged to ensure a radial movement of the outer end between the first and second toothings to maintain the resonator and to transmit the motion thereof to the timepiece gear train.

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