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EP 1611488 B1 20090715 - TOURBILLON

Title (en)

TOURBILLON

Title (de)

TOURBILLON

Title (fr)

TOURBILLON

Publication

EP 1611488 B1 20090715 (DE)

Application

EP 04716191 A 20040302

Priority

CH 2004000116 W 20040302
CH 3202003 A 20030303

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004079459A2] The invention relates to a tourbillon (1) comprising a main bearing (22). A first bearing (18) of the balance axle (19) rotates with the platform (2) of the tourbillon (1), and a second bearing (26) of the balance axle (19) is arranged in a fixed manner.

IPC 8 full level

G04B 1/00 (2006.01); G04B 17/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 17/285 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004079459 A2 20040916; WO 2004079459 A3 20041118; DE 502004009754 D1 20090827; EP 1611488 A2 20060104; EP 1611488 B1 20090715; US 2006181962 A1 20060817; US 7188995 B2 20070313

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 2004000116 W 20040302; DE 502004009754 T 20040302; EP 04716191 A 20040302; US 54805604 A 20040302