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US 12,461,489 B2Granted
Wheel for a reduced-inertia escapement system
AssigneeNivarox-FAR S.A.
InventorsLaurent Jeanneret, Stéphane Renard
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Abstract
A wheel for an escapement system including a hub intended to be mounted with a staff for rotation therewith, the staff being intended to be subjected to a mechanical torque, a felloe, at least two arms extending from the hub to the felloe, and a toothing formed by a plurality of teeth. The wheel for the escapement system includes at least one recess on at least one of the faces thereof, the recess extending from the felloe to the hub.
Claims12
A wheel for an escapement system comprising:
- a hub configured to be mounted with a staff for rotation therewith, the staff configured to be subjected to a mechanical torque;
- a felloe;
- at least two arms extending from the hub to the felloe;
- and
- a toothing formed by a plurality of teeth,
- wherein said wheel for the escapement system includes a front face and a rear face opposite to the front face and includes at least one recess on each of the front and rear faces thereof, the at least one recess extending from the felloe to the hub, and
- wherein the recesses on the front face and the rear face are asymmetrical relative to a horizontal plane formed by the arms and the felloe of the escape wheel such that a height of the recess on the front face is different than a height of the recess on the rear face.
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