Regulator and balance bridge arrangement for a horological device
AssigneeTimex Corporation
InventorClaude Louis Poix
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Abstract
A horological device with a conventional balance wheel assembly, supporting bridge and hairspring with an adjustable regulator for the hairspring. The improvement comprises means for pinning the end of the hairspring to the bridge and a special bridge extension to retain the hairspring in the open regulator slot. In a first embodiment, the bridge extension is part of an integral bridge member. In the second embodiment, the bridge extension is pivotable to cover the regulator slot as well as to pin the hairspring to the bridge.
Claims5
In a horological device with a balance wheel pivotably supported in a balance bridge and having a hairspring with one end thereof connected to the balance wheel and an adjustable regulator pivotably mounted on the balance bridge, the improvement comprising:
- a regulator arm moveable relative to said bridge defining a regulator slot for holding the hairspring, said slot being open toward said balance bridge,
- a first bridge portion providing a pinning slot for receiving the other end of the hairspring, and
- a second bridge portion extending over an arcuate section of the hairspring and adapted to close off the open end of said regulator slot over the entire setting range of the regulator to prevent disengagement of the hairspring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.