Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pivot organ
- Patent Title (中): 枢轴器官
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Application No.: US12933485Application Date: 2009-03-17
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Publication No.: US08485719B2Publication Date: 2013-07-16
- Inventor: Robert Greubel , Stephen Edward Methuen Forsey
- Applicant: Robert Greubel , Stephen Edward Methuen Forsey
- Applicant Address: CH La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Assignee: CompliTime SA
- Current Assignee: CompliTime SA
- Current Assignee Address: CH La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Agency: Young & Thompson
- Priority: CH403/08 20080318
- International Application: PCT/EP2009/053138 WO 20090317
- International Announcement: WO2009/115519 WO 20090924
- Main IPC: G04B29/00
- IPC: G04B29/00

Abstract:
A pivot organ (5a, 5b) designed to allow the rotation of a piece (3) of a clockwork movement around an axis of rotation, includes two elements: a pivot (7a, 7b) and a bearing (6a, 6b) receiving the pivot (7a, 7b), one being integral with the piece (3) and the other being integral with the frame (1) of the movement. The elements (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) have shapes at their opposite surfaces such that the section of one of the elements along a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation is circular, the section of the other element along the plane being non-circular, so as to reduce the contact surface between the pivot (7a, 7b) and the bearing (6a, 6b). At least the contact surfaces of the two elements against each other are made from at least one material intrinsically having a low coefficient of friction and a low wear coefficient.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110044141A1 PIVOT ORGAN Public/Granted day:2011-02-24
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