Global Patent Index - EP 3781992 B1

EP 3781992 B1 20220504 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE MAINSPRING OF SILICIUM BASED MATERIAL

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE MAINSPRING OF SILICIUM BASED MATERIAL

Title (de)

HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN EINER ZUGFEDER AUS SILIZIUM FÜR EINE UHR

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN RESSORT HORLOGER À BASE DE SILICIUM

Publication

EP 3781992 B1 20220504 (FR)

Application

EP 18836894 A 20181218

Priority

  • EP 18167501 A 20180416
  • IB 2018060218 W 20181218

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019202378A1] The method for manufacturing a timepiece spring according to the invention comprises the following steps: producing, using silicon, a part having the desired shape of the timepiece spring; thermally oxidizing the part; deoxidizing the part; carrying out an annealing of the part in a reducing atmosphere; forming a silicon oxide layer on the part.

IPC 8 full level

G04B 1/14 (2006.01); G04B 17/06 (2006.01); G04F 7/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 1/145 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 17/066 (2013.01 - US); G04B 21/06 (2013.01 - US); G04D 3/0069 (2013.01 - US); G04D 3/0076 (2013.01 - US); G04D 3/0089 (2013.01 - US); G04F 7/0804 (2013.01 - EP); G04B 21/06 (2013.01 - EP)

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 3557333 A1 20191023; EP 3557333 B1 20201104; CN 111801627 A 20201020; CN 111801627 B 20211228; EP 3781992 A1 20210224; EP 3781992 B1 20220504; JP 2021521455 A 20210826; JP 7204776 B2 20230116; TW 201944182 A 20191116; TW I793285 B 20230221; US 11796966 B2 20231024; US 2021109483 A1 20210415; WO 2019202378 A1 20191024

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18167501 A 20180416; CN 201880090643 A 20181218; EP 18836894 A 20181218; IB 2018060218 W 20181218; JP 2020556962 A 20181218; TW 108110063 A 20190322; US 201817047936 A 20181218