EP0018796A2 - Watches, clocks and chronometers and escapements therefor - Google Patents
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- EP0018796A2 EP0018796A2 EP80301358A EP80301358A EP0018796A2 EP 0018796 A2 EP0018796 A2 EP 0018796A2 EP 80301358 A EP80301358 A EP 80301358A EP 80301358 A EP80301358 A EP 80301358A EP 0018796 A2 EP0018796 A2 EP 0018796A2
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- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
- G04B15/00—Escapements
- G04B15/06—Free escapements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
- G04B15/00—Escapements
- G04B15/06—Free escapements
- G04B15/08—Lever escapements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
- G04B15/00—Escapements
- G04B15/14—Component parts or constructional details, e.g. construction of the lever or the escape wheel
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- the invention relates to watches, clocks and chronometers and escapements therefor.
- a detached escapement comprising a toothed escape wheel urged to rotate in a single direction by a mainspring via a gear train and intermittently held against rotation by a pivoted lever, and a pin forming part of a b d lance wheel which is arranged to be oscillated by a balance spring.
- the pin moves the lever in the opposite direction which releases the escape wheel to move through half a tooth, and the balance wheel receives an impulse from a tooth of the escape wheel via the pivoted lever.
- a detached escapement comprising a toothed escape wheel urged to rotate in a single direction by a mainspring and intermittently held against rotation by a pivoted oil is not required.
- a detached escapement which requires no oil comprising a toothed escape wheel, pivoted lever and balance wheel as described above except that during each osillation of the balance wheel in one direction the impulse from the escape wheel to the balance wheel is transmitted via the pivotal lever and during each oscillation of the balance wheel in the other direction the impulse from the escape wheel to the balance wheel is transmitted direct to the balance wheel or an element attached thereto.
- This difference has the advantage that the direction of rotation of the escape wheel may be opposite to the direction of pivotal movement of the lever when the balance wheel oscillates in said one direction and opposite to the direction of rotation of the balance wheel when the balance wheel oscillates in the other direction.
- the secure intersection of the impulse transmitting components may be achieved during each oscillation of the balance wheel.
- the impulse transmitted to the balance wheel each time it oscillates in said other direction is transmitted from a tooth of the escape wheel to a pallet attached to the balance wheel. each movement of the balance wheel.
- the pivoted lever carries an impulse pallet for engagement by a tooth of the escape wheel during each movement of the balance wheel in said other direction of rotation.
- the surface of the or each impulse pallet when engaged by a tooth of the escape wheel is preferably radial of the escape wheel.
- the pivoted lever is preferably arranged so that it is mid-way between banking pins during the application of each impulse to the balance wheel.
- the pivoted lever also preferably carries entry and exit locking pallets for alternate engagement with a tooth of the escape wheel.
- the area of surface contact of the escape wheel teeth is sufficiently small that oil is not required to be applied to the escape wheel.
- the escape wheel may have two concentric rings of teeth of different radii disposed in parallel planes Alternatively, the escape wheel may have a single ring of teeth.
- the interengaging means between the balance wheel and the lever are a pin associated with the balance wheel which engages in a fork in the lever.
- the pin may be mounted on the balance arm.
- the invention also provides a watch, clock or chronometer having an escapement as defined above.
- This example relates to a watch, clock or chronometer escapement having a toothed escape wheel urged to rotate in a single direction by a mainspring via a gear train and intermittently held against rotation by a pivoted lever.
- the escapement also has a balance wheel arranged to be oscillated by a balance spring.
- the invention is concerned only with the escape wheel, the pivoted lever and the balance wheel and so only these parts will be described.
- the escape wheel 10 has two concentric rings of teeth 11, 12 disposed in parallel planes, one above the other.
- the teeth are provided by two wheels of different radii mounted for rotation together on the same arbor 13 but may readily be provided by a single wheel, for example a wheel of which the inner ring of teeth project downwardly into a plane beneath the outer ring of teeth.
- the lever 14 is mounted for pivotal movement about an arbor 15 and at one end has a tail 16 which extends between two banking pins 17 which limit the extreme positions of the lever.
- the other end of the lever 14 is formed at 23 for reception of the balance roller pin 18.
- the balance roller pin is carried by the balance roller 19 which is itself attached to the balance wheel (not shown).
- the lever 14 carries exit and entry locking pallets 20, 21.respectively for alternate engagement with an outer tooth 11 of the escape wheel when the lever is in its respective extreme position, the escape wheel thereby being held against rotation ( Figures 1, 3 and 5).
- the balance roller 19 is mounted for oscillation about a staff 22 and carries a conventional safety roller 24 which prevents the lever 14 from pivoting when the balance roller pin 18 is not engaged within the fork 23 of the lever, and also a pallet 25 for engagement by an outer tooth lla of the escape wheel (see Figure 4) when the balance wheel is moving in the appropriate direction of rotation, i.e. clockwise as viewed in Figure 4. An impulse is thereby applied by the escape wheel to the balance wheel. When the balance wheel is moving in the opposite direction of rotation an impulse is applied to the balance wheel through engagement of an inner tooth 12 of the escape wheel and another pallet 26 carried by the lever 14 ( Figure 2).
- the areas of contact between the locking pallets 20, 21. and the teeth of the escape wheel, and also between the impulse pallets 25, 26 and the teeth of the escape wheel, aresufficiently small that no oil is required.
- the position of the balance impulse pallet 25 relative to the balance staff 22 and the outer teeth 11 of the escape wheel, and similarly the position of the lever impulse pallet 26 relative to the arbor 15 and the inner teeth 12 of the escape wheel is chosen so that the impulse applied to the balance wheel through each pallet is of the same strength.
- both impulses are applied radially of the escape wheel, i.e. the teeth of the escape wheel engage the pallets 25, 26 when the surfaces of the pallets engaged by the teeth of the escape wheel are radial of the escape wheel (see Figures 2 and 4).
- one impulse is applied by an outer tooth 11 of the escape wheel and the next impulse is applied by an inner tooth 12 of the escape wheel.
- both impulses are applied by an inner tooth 12 of the escape wheel. Otherwise the escapement operates in the same manner as before and the same reference numerals are employed.
- Figure 7 illustrates a further embodiment in which the escape wheel 30 is a single wheel in which the same teeth.engage the entry and exit locking pallets 31, 32 and the impulse pallets 33, 34.
- the balance roller is omitted and the balance roller pin 35 is mounted on the balance arm 36 which forms a part of the balance wheel (not shown). Consequently, the pivoted lever 37 has its forked end 38 cranked for engagement with the pin 35, the escapement thereby taking up considerably less space vertically compared with the escapements of Figures 1 to 5 and Figure 6. This may be important when it is desired to incorporate the escapement in a watch. However, the manner of operation of the escapement is entirely similar to the embodiments previously described.
- the escape wheel 10 as viewed in the drawings is driven by the mainspring in an anti-clockwise direction, whereas in the embodiments of Figures 6 and 7 the escape wheel is shown as being driven in a clockwise direction.
- the escape wheel 10 can be arranged to rotate in either direction, whichever is desired.
- the lever 14 may be pivotally mounted on either side of the line joining the axes of the balance and escape wheels. There is thus provision for considerable flexibility of design layout.
- the lever 14 or 37 when the balance wheel and balance spring are quiescent because the mainspring is run down, the lever 14 or 37 will be positioned with its tail mid-way between the banking pins. Hence, in this condition, the escape wheel will always be unlocked and one tooth of the escape wheel will be in engagement with one of the impulse pallets, whereby the application of power to the-escape wheel, i.e. by winding the mainspring, will cause that tooth to impulse the respective pallet and the escapement will start the balance wheel oscillating without it being necessary to shake or agitate the watch, clock or chronometer. Thus the escapement is self-starting from the unwound condition.
- the escapement will still be self-starting even though a tooth of the escape wheel may be locked by one of the locking pallets. This is because the energy stored in the balance spring when the balance spring is not quiescent or mid-way through its oscillating cycle, is sufficient to unlock the escape wheel from the locking pallet.
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- The invention relates to watches, clocks and chronometers and escapements therefor.
- It is known to provide a detached escapement comprising a toothed escape wheel urged to rotate in a single direction by a mainspring via a gear train and intermittently held against rotation by a pivoted lever, and a pin forming part of a bdlance wheel which is arranged to be oscillated by a balance spring. During each movement of the balance wheel the pin moves the lever in the opposite direction which releases the escape wheel to move through half a tooth, and the balance wheel receives an impulse from a tooth of the escape wheel via the pivoted lever.
- According to the invention there is provided a detached escapement comprising a toothed escape wheel urged to rotate in a single direction by a mainspring and intermittently held against rotation by a pivoted oil is not required.
- According to the invention there is provided a detached escapement which requires no oil comprising a toothed escape wheel, pivoted lever and balance wheel as described above except that during each osillation of the balance wheel in one direction the impulse from the escape wheel to the balance wheel is transmitted via the pivotal lever and during each oscillation of the balance wheel in the other direction the impulse from the escape wheel to the balance wheel is transmitted direct to the balance wheel or an element attached thereto. This difference has the advantage that the direction of rotation of the escape wheel may be opposite to the direction of pivotal movement of the lever when the balance wheel oscillates in said one direction and opposite to the direction of rotation of the balance wheel when the balance wheel oscillates in the other direction. In this case, the secure intersection of the impulse transmitting components may be achieved during each oscillation of the balance wheel.
- Preferably the impulse transmitted to the balance wheel each time it oscillates in said other direction is transmitted from a tooth of the escape wheel to a pallet attached to the balance wheel. each movement of the balance wheel.
- Preferably the pivoted lever carries an impulse pallet for engagement by a tooth of the escape wheel during each movement of the balance wheel in said other direction of rotation.
- The surface of the or each impulse pallet when engaged by a tooth of the escape wheel is preferably radial of the escape wheel.
- The pivoted lever is preferably arranged so that it is mid-way between banking pins during the application of each impulse to the balance wheel.
- The pivoted lever also preferably carries entry and exit locking pallets for alternate engagement with a tooth of the escape wheel.
- Preferably the area of surface contact of the escape wheel teeth is sufficiently small that oil is not required to be applied to the escape wheel.
- The escape wheel may have two concentric rings of teeth of different radii disposed in parallel planes Alternatively, the escape wheel may have a single ring of teeth.
- Preferably the interengaging means between the balance wheel and the lever are a pin associated with the balance wheel which engages in a fork in the lever. The pin may be mounted on the balance arm.
- The invention also provides a watch, clock or chronometer having an escapement as defined above.
- By way of example, specific embodiments in accordance with the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings in which:-
- Figure 1 is a plan view of an escapement for a watch, clock or chronometer, the balance wheel shown rotating in an anti-clockwise direction and about to unlock the escape wheel;
- Figure 2 shows the escapement of Figure 1 at mid-impulse;
- Figure 3 shows the condition of the escapement of Figure 1 in which the balance wheel is rotating in the opposite direction and about to unlock the escape wheel;
- Figure 4 shows the escapement in the condition of Figure 3 but at mid-impulse;
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of the escapement in the condition of Figure 3;
- Figure 6 is a plan view of another escapement in a condition similar to Figure 4; and
- Figure 7 is a perspective view of a further escapement in a condition similar to Figure 3.
- This example relates to a watch, clock or chronometer escapement having a toothed escape wheel urged to rotate in a single direction by a mainspring via a gear train and intermittently held against rotation by a pivoted lever. The escapement also has a balance wheel arranged to be oscillated by a balance spring. The invention is concerned only with the escape wheel, the pivoted lever and the balance wheel and so only these parts will be described.
- Referring to Figures 1 to 5, the
escape wheel 10, has two concentric rings ofteeth same arbor 13 but may readily be provided by a single wheel, for example a wheel of which the inner ring of teeth project downwardly into a plane beneath the outer ring of teeth. - The
lever 14 is mounted for pivotal movement about anarbor 15 and at one end has atail 16 which extends between twobanking pins 17 which limit the extreme positions of the lever. The other end of thelever 14 is formed at 23 for reception of thebalance roller pin 18.. In this embodiment the balance roller pin is carried by thebalance roller 19 which is itself attached to the balance wheel (not shown). Thelever 14 carries exit andentry locking pallets 20, 21.respectively for alternate engagement with anouter tooth 11 of the escape wheel when the lever is in its respective extreme position, the escape wheel thereby being held against rotation (Figures 1, 3 and 5). - The
balance roller 19 is mounted for oscillation about astaff 22 and carries aconventional safety roller 24 which prevents thelever 14 from pivoting when thebalance roller pin 18 is not engaged within thefork 23 of the lever, and also apallet 25 for engagement by an outer tooth lla of the escape wheel (see Figure 4) when the balance wheel is moving in the appropriate direction of rotation, i.e. clockwise as viewed in Figure 4. An impulse is thereby applied by the escape wheel to the balance wheel. When the balance wheel is moving in the opposite direction of rotation an impulse is applied to the balance wheel through engagement of aninner tooth 12 of the escape wheel and anotherpallet 26 carried by the lever 14 (Figure 2). - In this embodiment the areas of contact between the
locking pallets impulse pallets balance impulse pallet 25 relative to thebalance staff 22 and theouter teeth 11 of the escape wheel, and similarly the position of thelever impulse pallet 26 relative to thearbor 15 and theinner teeth 12 of the escape wheel, is chosen so that the impulse applied to the balance wheel through each pallet is of the same strength. Moreover, both impulses are applied radially of the escape wheel, i.e. the teeth of the escape wheel engage thepallets - The operation of the escapement will now be described. In the condition shown in Figure 1, the
escape wheel 10 is held against rotation by engagement of tooth lla with theexit locking pallet 20. Rotation of the balance wheel and hence thebalance roller 19 in an anti-clockwise direction causes engagement of thebalance roller pin 18 with thefork 23 of thelever 14 and thereby pivotal movement of the lever to release the.escape wheel. The escape wheel then rotates through half a tooth until it is stopped by theentry locking pallet 21 engaging tooth llb (Figure 3). In the. meantime the tooth 12a has engaged thepallet 26 to apply an impulse via thelever 14 to the balance wheel 19 (Figure 2). The balance wheel will continue to rotate in the anti-clockwise direction until the energy is exhausted. - The energy stored in the balance spring will then reverse the direction of rotation of the balance wheel and the
balance roller pin 18 will again engage thefork 23 of the lever 14 (Figure 3). Thelever 14 will pivot to release tooth llb from theentry locking pallet 21 and the escape wheel will again rotate until tooth llc engages theexit locking pallet 20. In the meantime tooth lla has engaged thepallet 25 to apply an impulse to the balance wheel (Figure 4). The direction of rotation of the balance wheel will then. again be reversed and the above cycle repeated. - The fact that when the balance wheel is moving in a clockwise direction the impulse is applied via the
balance impulse pallet 25, and that during movement in the other direction of rotation the impulse is applied via thelever impulse pallet 26 and thelever 14 means that during each oscillation secure intersection of the impulse components is achieved. - It will also be appreciated that in the embodiment described above, one impulse is applied by an
outer tooth 11 of the escape wheel and the next impulse is applied by aninner tooth 12 of the escape wheel. In another embodiment of escapement shown in Figure 6, both impulses are applied by aninner tooth 12 of the escape wheel. Otherwise the escapement operates in the same manner as before and the same reference numerals are employed. - Figure 7 illustrates a further embodiment in which the
escape wheel 30 is a single wheel in which the same teeth.engage the entry andexit locking pallets impulse pallets balance roller pin 35 is mounted on thebalance arm 36 which forms a part of the balance wheel (not shown). Consequently, thepivoted lever 37 has its forkedend 38 cranked for engagement with thepin 35, the escapement thereby taking up considerably less space vertically compared with the escapements of Figures 1 to 5 and Figure 6. This may be important when it is desired to incorporate the escapement in a watch. However, the manner of operation of the escapement is entirely similar to the embodiments previously described. - In the case of the embodiment of Figures 1 to 5, the
escape wheel 10 as viewed in the drawings is driven by the mainspring in an anti-clockwise direction, whereas in the embodiments of Figures 6 and 7 the escape wheel is shown as being driven in a clockwise direction. However, in the case of each embodiment, theescape wheel 10 can be arranged to rotate in either direction, whichever is desired. Similarly, thelever 14 may be pivotally mounted on either side of the line joining the axes of the balance and escape wheels. There is thus provision for considerable flexibility of design layout. - In each embodiment, when the balance wheel and balance spring are quiescent because the mainspring is run down, the
lever - Additionally if the escapement is stopped accidentally, the escapement will still be self-starting even though a tooth of the escape wheel may be locked by one of the locking pallets. This is because the energy stored in the balance spring when the balance spring is not quiescent or mid-way through its oscillating cycle, is sufficient to unlock the escape wheel from the locking pallet.
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