US 2025/0196431 A1Published application

Production of a composite timepiece component with waterproof joint

AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

InventorsMarek DOVCIK, Nicolas FRANÇOIS, Sophie NAPOLI

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Abstract

A method for producing a composite timepiece component, wherein, in a first step, a base and a first material are provided; in a second step, the base is positioned on an additive manufacturing device; in a third step, a first raised portion made of the first material is grown by additive manufacturing on one side of the base; in a fourth step, the development of the first raised portion is verified, the third and fourth steps are repeated iteratively until the first raised portion is seen and verified to have developed beyond a setpoint value, and additive manufacturing is stopped when this development exceeds this setpoint value; optionally, a second raised portion made of a second material is grown by additive manufacturing on one side of the base and/or on the first raised portion.

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Dependent claims

A method for producing a composite timepiece component, wherein, in a first step, a base and at least one first material suitable for additive manufacturing are provided;

in a second step, said base is prepared and positioned on an additive manufacturing means;
in a third step, a first raised portion made of said at least one first material is grown by additive manufacturing on at least one side of said base;
in a fourth step, the development of said first raised portion is verified against a first predetermined setpoint value, and said third step of additive manufacturing with the addition of said first material and said fourth step are repeated iteratively until said first raised portion is seen and verified to have developed to reach or exceed said first predetermined setpoint value, and additive manufacturing with the addition of said first material is stopped when said first raised portion has developed to reach or exceed said first predetermined setpoint value.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.