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US 12,510,864 B2Granted
Regulator, movement, and watch
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorReiko Nagahama
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Abstract
A regulator of the present disclosure includes a regulator pin having a pair of leg portions in which a hairspring is loosely fitted in a gap between the pair of leg portions, a regulator body configured to hold the regulator pin, and a pin support having an attachment portion that is detachably attached to the regulator pin or the regulator body, and a receiving portion that prevents the hairspring from being detached from the pair of leg portions.
Claims8
A regulator, comprising:
- a regulator pin including a pair of leg portions in which a hairspring is movably fitted in a gap between the pair of leg portions;
- a regulator body configured to hold the regulator pin;
- and
- a pin support including an attachment portion that is detachably attached to the regulator pin or the regulator body, and a receiving portion that prevents the hairspring from being detached from the pair of leg portions,
- wherein the receiving portion is disposed at a position where the gap between the pair of leg portions is obscured by the receiving portion, and the receiving portion is perpendicular to a plane of the gap and is separated from the pair of leg portions.
2 more elements
A movement, comprising:
- a hairspring formed in a spiral shape;
- and
- a regulator including a regulator pin, a regulator body, and a pin support, wherein
- the regulator pin includes a pair of leg portions in which the hairspring is movably fitted in a gap between the pair of leg portions,
- the regulator body holds the regulator pin,
- the pin support includes an attachment portion that is detachably attached to the regulator pin or the regulator body, and a receiving portion, the receiving portion abutting bottom edges of the pair of leg portions, and
- the receiving portion is disposed at a position where the gap between the pair of leg portions is obscured by the receiving portion, and the receiving portion is perpendicular to a plane of the gap and is separated from the pair of leg portions.
4 more elements
A watch, comprising
- a movement including a hairspring and a regulator, the hairspring being formed in a spiral shape, the regulator including a regulator pin, a regulator body, and a pin support, wherein
- the regulator pin includes a pair of leg portions in which the hairspring is movably fitted in a gap between the pair of leg portions,
- the regulator body holds the regulator pin,
- the pin support includes an attachment portion that is detachably attached to the regulator pin or the regulator body, and a receiving portion, the receiving portion abutting bottom edges of the pair of leg portions, and
- the receiving portion is disposed at a position where the gap between the pair of leg portions is obscured by the receiving portion, and the receiving portion is perpendicular to a plane of the gap and is separated from the pair of leg portions.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.