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US 7,896,542 B2Granted
Timepiece movement fitted with a vibrating alarm
AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsJean-Jacques Born, Cédric Nicolas
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Abstract
The invention concerns a timepiece movement that includes first and second energy sources, wherein the first energy source is coupled to an oscillating weight by a first kinematic chain for automatically winding the movement, and the second energy source is coupled both to an activating device, and to a vibrating element by a second kinematic chain, to form a vibrating alarm mechanism that can be activated at a predetermined time. In addition, for the timepiece movement, the vibrating element of the vibrating alarm mechanism is the oscillating weight.
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A timepiece movement including:
- (a) a first energy source, wherein said first energy source is coupled to an oscillating weight by a first kinematic chain for automatically winding said movement;
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- (b) a second energy source, wherein said second energy source is coupled both to an activating device, and to a vibrating element, by a second kinematic chain, to form a vibrating alarm mechanism that can be activated or triggered at a predetermined time;
- wherein the vibrating element of said vibrating alarm mechanism is said oscillating weight.
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