Balance with inertia adjustment with no inserts
AssigneeNivarox-FAR S.A.
InventorsDaniel Mallet, Frédéric Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomène Berger, Pierre Cusin
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AssigneeNivarox-FAR S.A.
InventorsDaniel Mallet, Frédéric Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomène Berger, Pierre Cusin
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The invention concerns a timepiece balance (1), with inertia adjustment including a hub (2) pivoting about a balance staff (3) and a felloe (5), connected to said hub (2) by a joining surface (6). It is wherein said felloe (5) is made in a single piece with said joining surface (6) and said hub (2) in a micro-machinable material, or silicon, or quartz, or a compound thereof, or an alloy derived from MEMS technology, or an alloy obtained by the “LIGA” method, and in that it includes at least a first resilient arm (40) including coupling means (41) arranged for cooperating, in various coupling positions, with complementary coupling means (42) comprised in said felloe (5) to form, in the coupling position, a closed loop, the inertia of which relative to said balance staff (3) is variable according to said coupling positions. The invention also concerns a sprung balance or a timepiece incorporating a balance of this type.
A timepiece balance, with inertia adjustment for adjusting the inertia and/or poising and/or oscillation frequency thereof, including a hub arranged for cooperating with an arbour pivoting about a balance staff perpendicular to a balance plane, and a continuous or discontinuous peripheral felloe, connected to said hub by at least one joining surface, wherein said balance has no inserts, and that said felloe is made in a single piece with said joining surface and said hub in a micro-machinable material, or silicon, or quartz, or a compound thereof, or an alloy derived from MEMS technology, or an alloy obtained by the “LIGA” method, and wherein said felloe includes at least a first resilient arm including coupling means arranged for cooperating directly, in various coupling positions, with complementary coupling means comprised in said felloe to form, in a coupling position, a closed loop, the inertia of which relative to said balance staff is variable according to said coupling positions, and wherein said balance is in a single piece with said coupling means and said complementary coupling means.
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