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AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsPierre Cusin, Christian Charbon, Alexandre Haemmerli, Lionel Paratte, Matthias Imboden
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A flexible timepiece component, in particular for an oscillator mechanism or for a barrel of a horological movement, the component extending along a main plane (P) and including at least a part made of a composite material (1), the composite material (1) including a matrix (2) and a multitude of nanowires (3) distributed in the matrix (2), the nanowires (3) being juxtaposed, the matrix (2) including a material (4) for filling the interstices between the nanowires (3) to join them to each other, each nanowire (3) forming a solid one-piece tube, the nanowires (3) being disposed substantially parallel to an axis (A) substantially perpendicular to the main plane (P) of the component (6, 7).
A flexible timepiece component for an oscillator mechanism or for a barrel of a horological movement, the component extending along a main plane and including at least a part made of a composite material, wherein the composite material comprises a matrix and a multitude of nanowires distributed in the matrix, the nanowires being juxtaposed, the matrix including a material for filling the interstices between the nanowires to join them to each other, each nanowire forming a solid one-piece tube, the nanowires being disposed substantially parallel to an axis substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the component.
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