Lightweight and robust timepiece component
AssigneeRolex SA
InventorsFlorian Calame, Guillaume Deffaugt, Thibaut Riotte
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Abstract
The method for manufacturing a timepiece component includes: manufacturing a rough skeleton (10a) comprising through-openings (11); manufacturing at least two rough inserts (20b); forming a pre-assembled assembly (30b) by inserting each rough insert (20b) with minimum play into a through-opening (11) of the rough skeleton (10a); molding the pre-assembled assembly (30b) in a mold (201), resulting in the welding of each rough insert (20b) to at least one other rough insert (20b), so as to form an interlocking and inseparable structure with the skeleton (10); finish machining in order to achieve the final dimensions and finishes of the timepiece component.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing a timepiece component, wherein the method comprises:
- manufacturing rough skeleton comprising through-openings;
- manufacturing at least two rough inserts;
- forming pre-assembled assembly by inserting each rough insert with minimum play into a through-opening of the rough skeleton;
- molding the pre-assembled assembly in a mold, resulting in the welding of each rough insert to at least one other rough insert, so as to form an interlocking and inseparable structure with the skeleton;
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- finish machining to achieve the final dimensions and finishes of the timepiece component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.