Striking mechanism with flexible translation guide
AssigneeMontres Breguet S.A.
InventorsMatthieu CHAPRON, Jérôme MACE, Younes KADMIRI
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Abstract
A striking mechanism (1) for a horology movement including a vibrating element (11) and a striking device (12) on said vibrating element (11), the striking device (12) including a mobile hammer (13) for striking the vibrating element (11), and a flexible guide (5) from which the mobile hammer (13) is suspended. The flexible guide (5) includes at least two flexible blades, preferably two pairs (15, 25) of flexible blades (22, 23), the blades or pairs (15, 25) of blades (22, 23) being laterally arranged on either side of the hammer (13), the blades (22, 23) extending in the plane of movement of the hammer (13), such that the movement of the hammer (13) is translational, preferably substantially straight.
Claims11
A striking mechanism for a horology movement, the striking mechanism comprising a vibrating element and a striking device on said vibrating element, the striking device comprising a mobile hammer for striking the vibrating element, and a flexible guide from which the mobile hammer is suspended,
- wherein the flexible guide comprises at least two flexible blades, preferably two pairs of flexible blades, the blades or pairs of blades being laterally arranged on either side of the hammer, the blades extending in the plane of movement of the hammer, such that the movement of the hammer is translational, preferably substantially straight.
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