Global Patent Index - EP 2908188 B1

EP 2908188 B1 20180627 - ADJUSTMENT OF A CLOCK PIECE RESONATOR BY CHANGING THE RIGIDITY OF A RESILIENT RETURN MEANS

Title (en)

ADJUSTMENT OF A CLOCK PIECE RESONATOR BY CHANGING THE RIGIDITY OF A RESILIENT RETURN MEANS

Title (de)

REGULIERUNG EINES RESONATORS EINER UHR DURCH EINWIRKUNG AUF DIE STEIFHEIT EINES ELASTISCHEN RÜCKSTELLMITTELS

Title (fr)

RÉGULATION D'UN RÉSONATEUR D'HORLOGERIE PAR ACTION SUR LA RIGIDITÉ D'UN MOYEN DE RAPPEL ÉLASTIQUE

Publication

EP 2908188 B1 20180627 (FR)

Application

EP 14155433 A 20140217

Priority

EP 14155433 A 20140217

Abstract (en)

[origin: CN104849994A] The invention relates to a frequency regulation method of a timepiece regulator via action on the rigidity of an elastic return means, and particularly a method of regulating the frequency of a resonator mechanism (1) around its natural frequency (omega 0). The mechanism includes an elastic return means (40) with a balance spring (4) or a torsion wire (46), wherein a regulator device (2) acts on this resonator mechanism (1) with a periodic motion to control a periodic variation in the real part and/or the imaginary part of the rigidity of this elastic return means (40), with a regulation frequency (omega R) which is comprised between 0.9 times and 1.1 times the value of an integer multiple between 2 and 10 of this natural frequency. This method being applied to a timepiece movement (10) comprising a resonator mechanism (1) of this type and including a regulator device (2) arranged to control a periodic variation in the rigidity of this elastic return means (40).

IPC 8 full level

G04B 17/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 17/063 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 17/26 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 18/02 (2013.01 - US); G04B 18/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2908188 A1 20150819; EP 2908188 B1 20180627; CN 104849994 A 20150819; CN 104849994 B 20171205; EP 2908191 A2 20150819; EP 2908191 A3 20150902; EP 2908191 B1 20200318; HK 1213646 A1 20160708; JP 2015152604 A 20150824; JP 5997305 B2 20160928; RU 2015105166 A 20160910; RU 2015105166 A3 20180920; US 2015234356 A1 20150820; US 9201400 B2 20151201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14155433 A 20140217; CN 201510075805 A 20150212; EP 15153321 A 20150130; HK 16101510 A 20160211; JP 2015027462 A 20150216; RU 2015105166 A 20150216; US 201514620733 A 20150212