Detent escapement for timepiece
AssigneeMontres Breguet S.A.
InventorsThierry Conus, Andres Cabezas Jurin
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Abstract
The escapement includes a large roller 4 carrying an impulse pallet stone 5 surmounted by a first finger-piece 14 and a small roller 23 in which a notch 22 is made. A blocking member carries, on the one hand, means 80 for locking the escape wheel 2, and on the other hand, a second finger-piece 11 arranged for cooperating with the first finger-piece 14, said blocking member also including a follower 20 ending in a beak 21, said beak acting on the small roller and particularly with notch 22 which is made therein. The first and second finger-pieces 14 and 11 are respectively rigidly secured to the table roller and the blocking member.
Claims6
A detent escapement for a timepiece including an escape wheel fitted with teeth, a balance onto whose staff there are secured rollers including a large roller provided with an impulse pallet stone and surmounted by a first actuating finger-piece, and a small roller in the circular periphery of which a notch is made, and a blocking member in the form of a lever hinged on a pin, said blocking member carrying means for locking the escape wheel, a second actuating finger-piece and a follower ending in a beak arranged for cooperating with a rising edge of the notch of the small roller wherein the first and second actuating finger-pieces are rigidly secured respectively to the large roller and to the blocking member and arranged for cooperating with each other such that when the rollers are rotating in a first direction, the first finger-piece drives the second finger-piece to release the locking means from the escape wheel, the beak of the follower being then driven by the rising edge of the notch to re-engage the locking means in the escape wheel, and such that when the rollers are rotating in a second direction opposite to the first, the first finger-piece drives the second finger-piece to keep the locking means engaged in the escape wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.