Anti-shock system with angular locking
AssigneeETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
InventorAntonio Merino
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Abstract
A shock absorber device for an arbor of a timepiece element includes a support including a base cup surmounted by a peripheral rim delimited, opposite the cup, by an upper surface and including an outer wall, the cup and the rim defining together a housing. The shock absorber device further includes a pivot module extending along an axis, the pivot module being arranged inside the housing and being able to cooperate with the arbor. The shock absorber device further includes fastening device including a peripheral shoulder extending from the rim towards the axial center of the cup, and elastic device being arranged between the pivot module and the shoulder to exert a stress on the pivot module.
Claims8
A shock absorber device for an arbor of a timepiece element comprising:
- a support including a base cup surmounted by a peripheral rim delimited, opposite said cup, by an upper surface and including an outer wall, said cup and the rim defining together a housing;
- at least one pivot module extending along an axis, said at least one pivot module being arranged inside said housing and able to cooperate with said arbor;
- fastening means including a peripheral shoulder extending from the rim towards the axial center of the cup;
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- elastic means being arranged between the pivot module and the shoulder to exert a stress on the pivot module,
- wherein the elastic means include a spring ring provided with at least one radial extension extending towards the center of said ring and with at least two catches extending in an opposite direction, said shoulder including at least one notch to allow a mounting of said spring ring based on a bayonet system, and
- wherein the shoulder includes, on either side of said at least one notch, a beak oriented towards the base cup allowing said elastic means to be locked in rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.