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US 12,613,495 B2Granted
Horological component resulting from the assembly of two parts and method for manufacturing said component
AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsGianni Di Domenico, Dominique Lechot, Pierre Cusin, Alex Gandelhman, Nicolas Livat
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Abstract
A horological component including a first part having a body provided with a first and a second cavity, the second cavity receiving a second part by engagement therewith, the first and second cavities being connected to each other by a capillary channel configured to allow the capillary flow of an adhesive from the first cavity to the second.
Claims13
A horological component comprising:
- a first part that is part of a wheel set of a horological movement of a timepiece, the first part having a body provided with a first cavity and a second cavity;
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- a second part, said second cavity receiving the second part by engagement therewith,
- wherein said first and second cavities are connected to each other by a capillary channel configured to allow the capillary flow of an adhesive from the first cavity to the second cavity.
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A method for manufacturing a horological component, the method comprising:
- producing a body of a first part such that said body comprises a first cavity and a second cavity connected to each other by a capillary channel, the first part being a part of a wheel set of a horological movement of a timepiece,
- producing a second part such that said second part has a shape complementary to the shape of the second cavity,
- engaging the second part in the second cavity,
- depositing an adhesive in the first cavity such that said adhesive flows by capillary action through the capillary channel to the second cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.