Invention Application
- Patent Title: BALANCE FOR TIMEPIECES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
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Application No.: US16767778Application Date: 2018-12-03
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Publication No.: US20210181679A1Publication Date: 2021-06-17
- Inventor: Alexandre HAEMMERLI , Francois GUEISSAZ , Jean-Claude MARTIN , Lionel PARATTE , Yves WINKLER , Gianni DI DOMENICO , Pascal WINKLER , Jean-Luc HELFER , Lionel TOMBEZ , Bapitste HINAUX , Donald Willan CORSON , Michel WILLEMIN
- Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Applicant Address: CH Marin
- Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Current Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: CH Marin
- Priority: EP17210298.0 20171222
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/083295 WO 20181203
- Main IPC: G04B17/22
- IPC: G04B17/22

Abstract:
A balance for timepieces includes a rim, a hub, and at least one arm connecting the hub to the rim. At least one portion of the balance is made of an at least partially amorphous metal alloy. The at least partially amorphous metal alloy is based on an element chosen from the group consisting of platinum, zirconium and titanium, and has a coefficient of thermal expansion comprised between 7 ppm/° C. and 12 ppm/° C. The balance can be manufactured by moulding. A resonator can include such a balance and a monocrystalline quartz balance spring.
Public/Granted literature
- US11809137B2 Balance for timepieces and method for manufacturing the same Public/Granted day:2023-11-07
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