Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device intended to control the angular speed of a train in a timepiece movement and including a magnetic escapement
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Application No.: US15109066Application Date: 2014-12-22
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Publication No.: US09715217B2Publication Date: 2017-07-25
- Inventor: Gianni Di Domenico , Pascal Winkler
- 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
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: EP13199427 20131223; EP13199428 20131223; EP14176816 20140711; EP14186261 20140924
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/079036 WO 20141222
- International Announcement: WO2015/097172 WO 20150702
- Main IPC: G04B15/00
- IPC: G04B15/00 ; G04B15/06 ; G04B17/04 ; G04B17/06 ; G04C3/08 ; G04C5/00

Abstract:
There is provided a device for regulating the operation of a horological movement, including a magnetic escapement, which includes a resonator and a magnetic escapement mobile turning about an axis. The mobile includes at least one magnetic track with a plurality of magnets having an angular dimension that is greater than their radial dimension. The resonator includes at least one magnetic element for coupling to the magnetic track. The coupling element extends radially relative to the axis of rotation, and has a contour with a portion oriented substantially angularly when the resonator is in the rest position. When the mobile is driven in rotation, each magnet penetrates beneath the coupling element and gradually accumulates some potential magnetic energy. The magnet then exits from beneath the coupling element through the portion and the coupling element receives a pulse located around its rest position.
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