Plastic bracelet and a method of making

    公开(公告)号:US11117304B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16589295

    申请日:2019-10-01

    摘要: A method for manufacturing a bracelet made of synthetic material for watches or jewellery including at least one strand, the method including a step of making, by moulding or extrusion, a band of synthetic material intended to form at least one strand, the method being wherein it then includes a step of chemical mechanical polishing the band. A bracelet made of synthetic material for watches or jewellery includes at least one strand formed of an extruded or injection moulded band, wherein at least one strand has a roughness Rp less than or equal to 3 μm and preferably less than or equal to 2 μm.

    OSCILLATING WINDING MASS PROVIDED WITH A DECORATIVE ELEMENT FOR AUTOMATIC TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210278804A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17161008

    申请日:2021-01-28

    发明人: Loïc OBERSON

    IPC分类号: G04B5/16

    摘要: An oscillating winding mass (1) of a movement of a timepiece, the oscillating winding mass (1) being intended to be mounted for rotation on an arbor of the movement, the mass (1) including a main element (2) conferring the overall form of the oscillating winding mass (1), a heavy part allowing oscillation of the mass (1) in response to the movement of the timepiece and to the force of gravity. The mass (1) includes a decorative element (3), for example a logo or initials, the decorative element (3) being fixed to the main element (2), the main element (2) including two superimposed parts (4, 5) connected one to the other, the decorative element (3) being held by at least one end (11) embedded in the material of the main element (2).

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ONE-PIECE MECHANICAL TIMEPIECE PART

    公开(公告)号:US20210255588A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17171077

    申请日:2021-02-09

    IPC分类号: G04D3/00

    摘要: A one-piece mechanical timepiece part formed by a gear for timepiece mechanisms, a wheel for timepiece mechanisms and/or a pinion for timepiece mechanisms, and its related method. The method for manufacturing the one-piece mechanical timepiece part by laser light includes the steps of providing a one-piece material part, oscillating and/or rotating the rotary element and forming the one-piece mechanical timepiece part by power and time modulation of the laser light.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT ON A GIVEN SURFACE

    公开(公告)号:US20210191559A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US16950077

    申请日:2020-11-17

    摘要: A method for detecting the presence and/or determine a position of an object on a measurement surface of an electronic device. The process includes: providing oscillating signal(s) at input points which are different and spaced from the array of electrodes in a detection area of the measurement surface; receiving oscillating signal(s) having passed through the array, which defines a transfer function of the signals, in output point(s) which are different and spaced from the array of electrodes in a detection area of the measurement surface; measuring a coupling or an attenuation induced by the presence on one or more oscillating signals passing through the array of electrodes of an object placed on the measurement surface in order to determine the position of the object in the detection area of the measurement surface depending on the modification of the transfer function of the array of electrodes.

    MUSICAL OR STRIKING MECHANISM COMPRISING AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210191337A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17077036

    申请日:2020-10-22

    IPC分类号: G04C21/06 G10K1/076 G04B21/06

    摘要: A musical or striking mechanism (1) for a timepiece or musical box, includes an energy source (6) delivering a mechanical torque and device for transmitting mechanical torque from the energy source to a wheel set for generating music or a striking wheel set (4). The mechanism also includes a wheel set governor (2) configured to regulate, around a reference speed value, the pivoting speed of the wheel set about a pivot axis, and including a break for braking the wheel set configured to return the pivoting speed thereof to the reference speed. The wheel set governor includes a system having an electric generator (16) whereof a rotor is mechanically connected to the energy source delivering the mechanical torque, and an electronic circuit for regulating the rotation speed of the generator.

    TIMEPIECE PROVIDED WITH A MECHANICAL MOVEMENT AND A DEVICE FOR CORRECTING A DISPLAYED TIME

    公开(公告)号:US20210191334A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17111799

    申请日:2020-12-04

    摘要: A watch formed by a mechanical movement incorporating a mechanical resonator, including a display displaying the actual time, a correction device formed by a device for detecting the passage of at least one hand through at least one reference time position and by an electronic correction circuit allowing an overall time error for the display to be determined, and a device for braking the mechanical resonator. The correction device is arranged such that it can correct the actual time displayed as a function of the overall time error (loss or gain) previously determined.
    For this purpose, the correction device is arranged such that the braking device can act on the mechanical resonator during a correction period to vary the running of the drive mechanism of the display, in order to correct the actual time displayed.

    Electromechanical timepiece
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10996629B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16022933

    申请日:2018-06-29

    摘要: The present invention relates to a timepiece comprising: a mechanical power source coupled to a time indicating display, a generator, wherein the mechanical power source is coupled to the generator, a regulator circuit configured for enslaving a generator frequency of the generator to a reference frequency, wherein the regulator circuit is configured for electrically braking the generator when the generator frequency is higher than the reference frequency, wherein the regulator circuit comprises: at least a first switch, at least a first inductor and at least a first capacitor, wherein the first switch and the first capacitor are arranged parallel to each other and wherein the first switch and the first capacitor are arranged in series with the first inductor.

    Watch provided with a thermoelectric button

    公开(公告)号:US10976710B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US15834135

    申请日:2017-12-07

    IPC分类号: G04G21/08 G04C3/00

    摘要: A device is provided, including a housing having a cavity that is open to an exterior of the housing; an electrical element positioned inside the housing; and an actuation system configured to actuate the element and including a thermoelectric module including first and second electrically insulating plates substantially parallel to one another and each bear electrically conductive terminal blocks, and semiconductive pillars that extend between the respective blocks of the first and second plates, the module housed inside the cavity such that the second plate is positioned against walls of the cavity and the first plate is accessible from outside the housing, and an electronic transmission circuit linking at least two of the blocks of the second plate to the element, and where the system extends beyond the exterior of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a plane aligned with a surface of the exterior of the housing.