Resonant organ for a striking mechanism of a timepiece, the striking mechanism comprising such a resonant organ, and method for manufacturing such a resonant organ
AssigneeOmega SA
InventorsGregory KISSLING, Damien CLEMENCON, Olivier SILVANT, Kilian MOSIMANN
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Abstract
A resonant organ (100) for a striking mechanism (200) including a gong (110a, 110b) attached to a gong holder (120), wherein the gong (110a, 110b) has a notch (117) in which a stone (1) is embedded and secured, the stone (1) including a table (3) with an impact surface suitable for being struck by a hammer (210a, 210b) of the striking mechanism (200).
Claims20
A resonant organ for a striking mechanism comprising a gong attached to a gong holder, wherein said gong comprises a notch in which a stone is embedded and secured, said stone comprising a table with an impact surface suitable for being struck by a hammer of the striking mechanism.
A method for manufacturing a resonant organ comprising a gong attached to a gong holder, wherein the manufacturing method comprises:
- a step in which a notch is machined in the material of the gong;
- a step in which a stone is positioned in said notch;
- a step in which said stone is secured in the notch on the gong.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.