EP2706416B1 - Flexibler Anker mit konstanter Kraft - Google Patents

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EP2706416B1
EP2706416B1 EP12183559.9A EP12183559A EP2706416B1 EP 2706416 B1 EP2706416 B1 EP 2706416B1 EP 12183559 A EP12183559 A EP 12183559A EP 2706416 B1 EP2706416 B1 EP 2706416B1
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Marc Stranczl
Jean-Luc Helfer
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Priority to KR1020157008752A priority patent/KR101775249B1/ko
Priority to EP13756165.0A priority patent/EP2893403B1/de
Priority to JP2015530359A priority patent/JP5959750B2/ja
Priority to CN201380058120.0A priority patent/CN104769508B/zh
Priority to CN201710730116.4A priority patent/CN107390494B/zh
Priority to PCT/EP2013/068130 priority patent/WO2014037319A1/fr
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    • 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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    • 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
    • G04B15/10—Escapements with constant impulses for the regulating mechanism
    • 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 a clockwork escapement anchor, comprising an anchor head carrying at least one entry pallet and / or an exit pallet and arranged to cooperate with an escape wheel, and further comprising a fork arranged to cooperate with a rocker, where the angular position of said relative to said head is variable, where the only direct permanent mechanical connection between said head and said fork is provided by at least one flexible blade, and where the angular displacement in pivoting of said head and that of said fork are limited relative to each other by stops, and wherein said head comprises at least a first arm having a first bearing surface and abutment arranged to cooperate, in abutting or resting, in certain relative positions of said head and of said fork, with a second bearing and abutment surface that comprises at least one second arm that comprises said fork
  • the invention also relates to a clock escapement mechanism, comprising at least one plate carrying an escape wheel and a balance cooperating with the same anchor.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement comprising at least one such escape mechanism.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising at least one such watch movement, and / or at least one such escape mechanism.
  • the invention relates to the field of watch exhaust mechanisms.
  • the regularity of the operation of an escape mechanism is conditioned by a good control of the maintenance of the oscillations and in particular the impulse, whose intensity can be irregular in a watch whose torque varies.
  • the document FR 2 928 015 A1 in the name of LENOBLE describes a tangential pulse anchor escapement device for a watch, comprising a toothed escape wheel, an anchor and at least one balance spring.
  • the anchor is in two parts each pivoting on a separate axis, the two parts are hinged together by two transmission arms terminating at their adjacent ends by a common joint to rotate the two parts of the anchor at the same speed but in opposite directions.
  • Each part of the anchor comprises a rest lift and a pulse lift, the latter receiving thrusts of the teeth of the escape wheel in a tangential manner.
  • This escapement device comprises two spiral rockers with distinct oscillating axes of rotation, and each part of the anchor comprises a fork that can engage drive on an ellipse of the corresponding balance spring.
  • WO2011 / 064682 A1 in the name of FERRARA concerns an anchor in two parts hinged together, the hinge comprising an eccentric cam integral with the part of the anchor carrying the horns and the dart, and cooperating with a fork secured to the part of the anchor carrier pallets.
  • the document EP 2,105,806 in the name of GIRARD PERREGAUX describes an escape mechanism arranged to transmit pulses from a power source to an oscillating regulator such as a balance-spring, via a leaf spring which works in buckling around a point of inflection.
  • This leaf spring is capable of accumulating the energy of the driving source between two pulses, and of transmitting it to the oscillating regulator at each pulse by means of a first and a second latch.
  • the leaf spring is mounted on a frame which is deformable symmetrically with respect to a first axis passing through the axes of rotation of the regulator, the first and second latches, and by the point d inflection, as well as with respect to a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and passing through the ends of the leaf spring.
  • the invention proposes, on the one hand, to regulate the intensity of the pulse applied to the pendulum, and on the other hand to reduce the inertia in motion during the oscillation.
  • the invention relates to a watch exhaust anchor, comprising an anchor head carrying at least one entry pallet and / or an output pallet and arranged to cooperate with an escape wheel. and further comprising a fork arranged to cooperate with a rocker, wherein the angular position of said relative to said head is variable, wherein the only direct mechanical linkage direct between said head and said fork is provided by at least one flexible blade, and wherein the angular pivotal displacement of said head and that of said fork are limited relative to each other by stops, and wherein said head comprises at least a first arm having a first bearing surface and arranged stop to cooperate, in abutment or in abutment, in certain relative positions of said head and of said fork, with a second bearing surface and abutment that comprises at least a second arm that co mporte said fork, characterized in that said anchor is made integrally with said at least one flexible blade.
  • said anchor is made of silicon or silicon oxide or metal glass.
  • the invention also relates to a clockwork escapement mechanism comprising at least one plate carrying an escape wheel and a rocker cooperating with the same anchor, characterized in that said head and said fork are assembled. said platen so that said flexible blade is mounted in buckling preload between said head and said fork, said anchor constituting a bistable system having at least two stable states and two metastable states.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement comprising at least one such escape mechanism.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece comprising at least one such watch movement, and / or at least one such escape mechanism.
  • the invention relates to the field of watch exhaust mechanisms.
  • the invention focuses on good control of the pulse.
  • a constant force mechanism ensures repeatability over time.
  • this bistable element is constituted by an anchor of particular constitution.
  • the figure 21 shows the principle of a constant force mechanism, with a transfer of energy from a barrel 80, through a gear train 81, an escape wheel 20, an anchor 1, to a rocker 30.
  • This mechanism comprises a flexible anchor figure 21 .
  • the figure 22 illustrates the configuration of a bistable anchor. The invention proposes to combine these two architectures mechanisms to achieve maximum regularity, with high security, and a reduced number of components, and a recessless release.
  • the invention relates to a watch exhaust anchor 1, comprising an anchor head 2, carrier of at least one entry pallet 3 and / or an exit pallet 4, and arranged to cooperate. with an escape wheel 20.
  • the anchor 1 further comprises a fork 6 arranged to cooperate with a rocker 30. According to the invention, the angular position of the fork 6 relative to the head 2 is variable.
  • An object of the invention is to minimize the movements of the components mechanical.
  • the release of energy from the anchor to the pendulum is studied to be in the form of an impulse.
  • the anchor comprises means for storing and releasing energy, according to the respective positions of its moving components, here the head 2 and the fork 6. Note that intermediate stages could be added between the head and the fork, without departing from the invention.
  • the preferred embodiment with a head and a fork has the advantage of minimizing the number of components, especially as it is possible to make a monobloc embodiment.
  • each anchor comprises a spring, respectively straight 112 or S 113, prestressed between the head 2 and the fork 6.
  • This spring 112 or 113 pushes the two halves of the anchor, and is free to rotate around its ends
  • the figure 32 comprises in broken line the lever arm of the force, which is exerted in the direction of the spring 112, acting on the fork 6.
  • the repulsion is not mechanical in nature, but by nature magnetic and / or electrostatic between a head and a fork 6 preferably pivotally mounted about two pivot axes 5 and 9.
  • the head 2 and the fork 6 preferably follow motion axes, which are illustrated here with a particular embodiment where they are pivot axes. Indeed, the movements of the head 2 and the fork 6 are independent, and can in theory follow any kinematics, as long as compatible with the energy transfer between the escape wheel and the balance.
  • the anchor 1 has a bistable behavior, and comprises at least one bistable element, preferably at least one flexible blade 10.
  • a flexible blade is a simple embodiment, we can give other shapes to the bistable element without departing from the invention.
  • the invention also relates to a watchmaking exhaust mechanism 100 comprising at least one plate 40 carrying an escape wheel 20 and a rocker 30 cooperating with the same anchor 1.
  • the head 2 and said fork 6 are assembled, directly or indirectly, to the plate 40 so that the flexible blade 10 is mounted in prestressing buckling between the head 2 and the fork 6, this anchor 1 constituting a bistable system comprising at least two stable states and two metastable states.
  • the flexible blade 10 operates in buckling.
  • the prestress is adjustable in the case of the application of a force or a couple.
  • the blade 10 has in the free state a different geometry of the shapes it can take when the anchor 1 is incorporated in a mechanism of exhaust 100 and fixed on a plate 40.
  • the anchor 1 comprises, for its attachment to a plate 40, first fastening means and / or guide carried by the head 2, and second fastening means and / or guide carried by the fork 6.
  • Each of the two main components, head 2 and fork 6, may have mechanical links of conventional type, such as guidance in pivoting or translation, or have one or more fixed anchor points relative to the plate 40 and include flexible parts which give it a mobility relative to this plate, in pivoting and / or in translation, as described in the application WO2012010408 or in the application EP 2 455 821 same depositor, in a configuration that will be described later in this "virtual pivot".
  • the anchor head 2 is movable with respect to a first pivot axis 5 or pivots about this first axis 5, and the fork 6 is movable with respect to a second pivot axis 9 or pivots about this second axis 9 .
  • the second axis 9 is distinct from the first axis 5.
  • Figures 1 to 20 The particular achievement of Figures 1 to 20 is not limiting, and relates to a particular case where the head 2 is pivotally mounted about a first pivot axis 5.
  • the fork 6 is pivotally mounted about a second pivot axis 9 of the first axis 5.
  • these axes 5 and 9 are preferably distinct.
  • the anchor 1 then comprises two bistable blades 10S and 10J, each having a first end 10ES, 10EJ, fixed to a plate not shown, and a second end 103S 103J recessed in respectively the fork 6 and the head 2.
  • the head 2 and the fork 6 are partially superimposed and pivot about the same geometric axis of pivoting P, are connected by a return spring 104 in the form of a loop, hooked 104S in the range 6 and 104J in the head 2.
  • This spring 104 which acts as a buffer spring, has a torque greater than that of the bistable.
  • the figure 37 illustrates another form of anchor with two flexible coplanar bistable blades with the head 2 and the fork 6.
  • Still other variants are feasible, for example with a substantially linear oscillating movement of the head 2 relative to the center line between the escape wheel 20 and the rocker 30, and a pivoting movement of the fork 6 around an axis 9.
  • the fork 6 carries a sting 7 with an anti-shock function to cooperate with a notch 34 of a plate 31 of the balance 30 and at least one horn 8, here two horns 8, to cooperate with an ankle 35 of this balance 30 for the pulse function.
  • the anchor 1 is articulated, that is to say that the head 2 and the fork 6 are movable relative to each other and indirectly connected to one another by at least one intermediate component, here a flexible blade 10, ensuring their relative mobility of movement.
  • This bistable element is preferably in the form of a recessed beam.
  • this beam is embedded at its two ends; the distance between the two ends is less than the length of beam at rest, which allows to have two stable positions, and at least one metastable position.
  • the calculation of the energy stored in the bistable element can be made according to the angles taken by the bistable blade 10 at its two ends; or, in the case of several bistable blades, angles that each of them has, at each of its ends, with one of the components of the anchor 1, head 2 or fork 6, or plate 40, or other intermediate component according to the case.
  • This at least one bistable element or flexible bistable blade 10 is mounted prestressed in buckling between the head 2 and the fork 6. And preferably the only direct mechanical link between the direct head 2 and the fork 6, that is to say except for their pivots or their fastenings to a plate 40 or similar, is provided by this at least one bistable blade 10.
  • the flexible blade 10 has a first end 11 secured angularly to the head 2 and disposed in close proximity to the first axis 5, and a second end 12 angularly secured to the fork 6 and disposed in close proximity to the second axis 9 .
  • first axis 5 and the second axis 9 are here geometric axes around which the pivoting of the head 2 and the fork 6 is performed. These axes do not necessarily correspond to conventional physical pivots, they can also be correspond to flexible pivots or virtual pivots.
  • this anchor 1 carries an entry pallet 3 and an exit pallet 4.
  • the entry pallet 3 or / and the output pallet 4 has a projecting end 13, in the form of a tongue visible on the figure 34 , opposite the first axis 5 and having a flat surface 14 adapted to receive a point 22 of a tooth 21 of an escape wheel 20, as visible on the figure 34 .
  • the deflection in particular the deflection angular pivoting in the case of Figures 1 to 20 , head 2 and that of the fork 6 are limited relative to each other by stops.
  • the head 2 comprises at least a first arm 15 having a first bearing and abutment surface 16 arranged to cooperate, in abutment or in abutment, in certain relative positions of the head 2 and the fork 6, with a second bearing and abutment surface 18 that comprises at least a second arm 17 that includes the fork 6.
  • the head 2 comprises two first arms 15A, 15B, with first surfaces 16A, 16B, cooperating with second surfaces 18A, 18B, second arms 17A, 17B, of the fork 6.
  • the anchor 1 is made integrally with this at least one flexible blade 10 or the bistable element: the head 2, the blade 10 and the fork 6 are a single component.
  • the anchor 1 is advantageously made of silicon or silicon oxide or metal glass (in particular obtained by a "LIGA” method).
  • the prestressing of the bistable element or the bistable blade 10 is very low, in particular close to 5 micrometers, and its adjustment is possible, but delicate, in case of manufacturing components assembled to each other.
  • the energy difference between corrugated positions (with a maximum stress level close to 400 MPa) and positions in simple arc, concave or convex, corresponds to a passage between energy passes at 0.5 ⁇ J and energy wells at 0.13 ⁇ J. a difference of 0.37 ⁇ J, which is comparable to the energy available at the escape wheel of the caliber ETA 2824-2 at each alternation. This dimension is therefore sufficient to provide a pulse of normal intensity.
  • the anchor 1 comprises a first flexible pivot 61 and / or a second flexible pivot 62 constituting a flexible guide at respectively the first axis 5 and / or the second axis 9.
  • This first flexible pivot 61 or / and this second flexible pivot 62 may, again, be a virtual pivot.
  • the figure 39 gives an example of head 2, connected to the plate 40 by two blades 2S and 2J, and whose first flexible pivot coincides with the pivot axis 23 of the escape wheel 20.
  • the figure 18 shows an energy distribution diagram in the flexible blade 10 or the bistable element: in X and Y are represented the angles that make each of the two ends 101, 102, of the blade 10 with their points of attachment or of respective recesses 11, 12, on the anchor head 2 and on the fork 6.
  • Z is represented a level of energy, graduated arbitrarily from 0 to 8.
  • the figure 19 shows the projection on the XOY plane of this energy distribution layer, with the corresponding energy level curves.
  • This energy distribution is saddle-shaped, symmetrical with respect to a vertical plane PS oriented along the bisector of the axes OX and OY.
  • a dorsal D of very high energy level (6 to 8) extends in this plane of symmetry PS.
  • the dorsal D is delimited by two energy passes first CE1 and second CE2, which each extend between two slopes of steep slope between the dorsal D and low energy zones, called energy wells, corresponding to stable positions.
  • first PS1 and second PS2 (hollow of the energy layer).
  • the energy passes CE1 and CE2 are each bordered by a high energy zone A1 and A2 respectively. These energy passes CE1 and CE2 correspond to two metastable positions.
  • the figure 19 shows that the flexible blade 10 can not take any position of energy on the T web: the extreme parts of the anchor 1, in this case the head 2 and the fork 6, have a travel which is limited, either by second limiting pins 41A and 41B for the fork 6, or by limiting the pivoting of the head 2 by the second arms 17A, 17B, of the fork 6.
  • the bistable blade 10 always pushes these end portions, head 2 and fork 6, anchor 1, against these stops.
  • the limiting pins 41 are here represented on the plate. Note that they can take other positions, for example in the form of dishes under the teeth 21 of the escape wheel 20.
  • the shape of the prestressed beam constituted by the bistable blade 10 is a non-limiting example.
  • the concave, convex, S, Z geometries that the plate 10 can occupy are specific to the case in point. It is also possible to use a more complex geometry in the state of stable rest, for example in S or Z.
  • the preferred choice to traverse a rectangle R, rather than a square, is explained by the objective of stopping before the energy pass, when the bistable blade 10 is rearmed.
  • the risk would be that with a very small shock, the bistable blade 10 can tilt and, the sting 7 would then be blocked by the balance plate and rub against him permanently, this which is bad for walking and alters the performance.
  • the stops are arranged so as to stop the bistable blade 10 before the first CE1 or the second CE2 energy col, during arming by energy charging of this bistable blade 10.
  • Stops limiting the angular deflection of the head 2, respectively of the fork 6, are advantageously mobile and constituted by surfaces of the fork 6, respectively of the head 2.
  • the angular displacement of the head 2 is limited by stops formed by two second arms 17A, 17B that includes the fork 6.
  • the surfaces 18A, 18B form abutments equivalent to a non-drawing rest stop.
  • they have an arcuate profile A centered on the second pivot axis 9, so that, when the pin 35 of the rocker 30 begins to drive the fork 6 (time T2 to time T3 below), the head 2 does not turn, there is only the friction to overcome.
  • First limiting pins 48A, 48B are advantageously implanted near the head 2, as safeties in case of shocks or dynamic effects: for example, during the passage of time 6 to time 7, where the head 2 pivots in the second sense, for example, hourly: if it acquires too much speed, it may go too far, while in time 8 it must start in the other direction.
  • the arming of the bistable blade 10 is done slowly, so that the inertia of the escape wheel. (or the rest of the gear) is high.
  • the escape mechanism 100 comprises at least one plate 40 carrying an escape wheel 20 and at least one rocker 30 cooperating with the same anchor 1.
  • the plate 40 has limiting pins 41 (41A, 41B in the figures) around the fork 6 in the vicinity of a plate 31 of the balance 30.
  • the second stone 44 or the second axis 45 is at a fixed distance, and in a fixed position in a particular embodiment, with respect to the first stone 42 or the first axis 43.
  • the second stone 44 or the second axis 45 is movable, in particular guided in translation in a particular embodiment, in a variable position relative to the plate 40, and is subjected to the action of second resilient biasing means 47.
  • first stone 42 or the first axis 43 is movable in this way.
  • the plate 40 comprises, on the one hand a first stone 42 or a first axis 43 which is movable, in particular guided in translation in a particular embodiment, in a variable position relative to the plate 40 and is subject to the action of first elastic return means 46, for the pivotal guidance of the head 2, and secondly a second stone 44 or a second axis 45 which is movable, in particular guided in translation in a particular embodiment, in a variable position relative to the plate 40 and is subjected to the action of second elastic return means 47, for the pivotal guidance of the fork 6.
  • first elastic return means 46 for the pivotal guidance of the head 2
  • secondly a second stone 44 or a second axis 45 which is movable, in particular guided in translation in a particular embodiment, in a variable position relative to the plate 40 and is subjected to the action of second elastic return means 47, for the pivotal guidance of the fork 6.
  • second elastic return means 47 for the pivotal guidance of the fork 6.
  • the pivot axis 23 of the escape wheel 20, the pivot axis 32 of the rocker 30, the first stone 42 or respectively the first axis 43, the second stone 44 or respectively the second axis 45 are aligned.
  • the figure 36 illustrates another configuration where the fork 6 is movable apart from the wheel-wheel alignment, and where the flexible blade 10 is deformed around an average position which is, for example and without limitation, a rope or an arc of a circle centered on the balance shaft; this configuration makes it possible to modify an existing movement comprising a usual aligned pointing, the axis usually serving a Swiss anchor becoming the axis 5 of the head 2.
  • the bistable anchor 1 is pre-mounted in a cassette, and the flexible blade 10 is already preloaded beforehand in this cassette.
  • the cassette includes a centering means and / or fixing on a plate.
  • this cassette comprises a centering means which is arranged to cooperate with the pivot usually provided for the Swiss anchor on an existing movement.
  • the cassette remains pivotable around this pivot, or is immobilized in position relative to the carrier plate of this pivot.
  • Such a cassette assembly has the advantage of making unnecessary the presence of a bridge above the anchor.
  • the cassette may, again, be provided with a micrometric adjustment system in position.
  • the cassette can still incorporate a suspended shockproof.
  • the figure 38 illustrates two variants of embedding the bistable flexible blade 10 in the head 2 and the anchor fork 6, the first where the blade 10 is substantially in alignment with the pivot axes 5 and 9 but where its ends are distant from these axes, and the second where the assembly is asymmetrical, to favor one of the impulses, creating a deeper energy well.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement 200 comprising at least one such escape mechanism 100.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece 300 comprising at least one watch movement 200, or / and at least one such exhaust mechanism 100.
  • the flexible blade 10 is one way among others of making a bistable between two halves of anchor, which is not limiting.
  • the locking of the head 2 of the anchor 1 at the end of the arming of the bistable element, and the release of this head 2 at the end of the pulse given to the rocker 30, can be made according to other embodiments, without departing from the present invention.
  • Yet another variant of the invention is to mount the fork 6 directly integral with the bistable element, or the bistable blade 10 as the case may be, and not to pivot this fork 6 by allowing it an angular deflection of any center, but by limiting the stroke of this fork 6 relative to the first pivot axis 5 of the head 2, by a limiting element 71, so that the bistable element, or the bistable blade 10, which ensures only the pivoting of the fork 6 relative to the balance 30, remains under prestressing throughout its range of use.
  • this limiting element 71 is integral with the head 2 or integral with a plate 40 (in relief as on the figure 26 or hollow) on which the anchor 1 is fixed, and cooperates with a complementary limiting element 72 that includes the fork 6.
  • the element 71 has the shape of a vee
  • the element 72 is a pin or a pin. Pawns 49 limit the travel of the fork 6.
  • the figure 27 represents a variant where the prestress is made by a spring 73, fixed to a fixed element 74 of the plate 40, this spring 73 limiting the stroke of the fork 6 and ensuring the prestressing of the blade 10.
  • FIGs 23 and 24 illustrate two particular configurations of pivot axes with respect to a plate 40 carrying the escape mechanism: in figure 23 a first axis 5 and a second pivot axis 9 in fixed positions with respect to the plate 40, and figure 24 the second axis 9 in the mobile position, here in translation, and conjugated with an elastic return means 46.
  • the figure 29 groups together different models of pivots that can be used in particular for these variants: conventional pivot 91 alone, flexible pivot 92 alone, combination of a conventional pivot 91 and a guide 93 (particularly linear guide) of a certain rigidity, combination of a pivot flexible 92 and a guide (including linear guide) of a certain rigidity.
  • the displacement ⁇ d which induces prestressing, can be performed with a screw, an eccentric, a shim, or the like. This prestressing acts in particular on the spring elements of the guide 93 or the flexible pivot 92.
  • a flexible anchor according to the invention can be used in other types of exhaust, in particular in that described by the document EP 1 967 919 in the name of ETA, as well as in the documents of the prior art cited in the same document EP 1 967 919 .
  • the invention provides a very good control of the pulse, thanks to the use of a constant-force mechanism, comprising a bistable element, which alone delivers energy to the balance, with a regular intensity .
  • the mechanism according to the invention makes it possible to achieve high operational safety.
  • the invention is easily adapted to the incorporation of anti-shock means, it is for example possible to incorporate anti-shock abutments in the form of branches of the first arms 15 of the head 2, close to the bearing surfaces or stop 16, or the like.
  • the decoupling between the components of the exhaust mechanism according to the invention makes it possible, during the pulse, to accelerate only the fork, and not the entire mechanism.

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  1. Uhrenhemmungsanker (1), der einen Ankerkopf (2) umfasst, der Träger wenigstens eines Eingangsankersteins (3) und/oder eines Ausgangsankersteins (4) ist und dafür ausgelegt ist, mit einem Hemmungsrad (20) zusammenzuwirken, und außerdem eine Ankergabel (6) umfasst, die dafür ausgelegt ist, mit einer Unruh (30) zusammenzuwirken, wobei die Winkelposition der Ankergabel (6) in Bezug auf den Kopf (2) veränderlich ist, wobei die einzige direkte dauerhafte mechanische Verbindung zwischen dem Kopf (2) und der Ankergabel (6) durch wenigstens ein biegsames Plättchen (10) sichergestellt ist und wobei der Winkelausschlag bei der Schwenkung des Kopfes (2) und jener der Ankergabel (6) relativ zueinander durch Anschläge begrenzt ist und wobei der Kopf (2) wenigstens einen ersten Arm (15) umfasst, der eine erste Abstütz- und Anschlagoberfläche (16) aufweist, die dafür ausgelegt ist, anschlagend oder abstützend in bestimmten relativen Positionen des Kopfes (2) und der Ankergabel (6) mit einer zweiten Abstütz- und Anschlagoberfläche (18) zusammenzuwirken, die wenigstens ein zweiter Arm (17) aufweist, den die Ankergabel (6) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Anker (1) einteilig mit dem wenigstens einen biegsamen Plättchen (10) verwirklicht ist.
  2. Anker (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er für seine Befestigung an einer Platine (40) erste Befestigungs- und/oder Führungsmittel, die von dem Kopf (2) getragen werden, und zweite Befestigungs- und/oder Führungsmittel, die von der Ankergabel (6) getragen werden, umfasst.
  3. Anker (1) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ankerkopf (2) in Bezug auf eine erste Schwenkachse (5) beweglich ist oder um die erste Schwenkachse (5) schwenkt und dass die Ankergabel (6) in Bezug auf eine zweite Schwenkachse (9) beweglich ist oder um die zweite Schwenkachse (9), die von der ersten Achse (5) verschieden ist, schwenkt.
  4. Anker (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er aus Silicium oder Siliciumoxid oder metallischem Glas verwirklicht ist.
  5. Anker (1) nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er einen ersten biegsamen (61) oder virtuellen Drehzapfen und/oder einen zweiten biegsamen (62) oder virtuellen Drehzapfen umfasst, die eine biegsame Führung auf Höhe der ersten Achse (5) und/oder der zweiten Achse (9) bilden.
  6. Anker (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Ankergabel (6) einen Sicherheitsstift (7) und Hörner (8) für die Zusammenwirkung mit einer Unruh (30) umfasst.
  7. Anker (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine abstoßende Wechselwirkung zwischen dem Kopf (2) und der Ankergabel (6) magnetisch und/oder elektrostatisch verwirklicht ist.
  8. Anker (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Anker (1) bistabil ist und in einer Kassette, in der das biegsame Plättchen (10) bereits im Voraus vorbelastet eingesetzt worden ist, vormontiert ist, wobei die Kassette ein Mittel zum Zentrieren und/oder Befestigen auf einer Platine umfasst.
  9. Uhrenhemmungsmechanismus (100), der wenigstens eine Platine (40) umfasst, die ein Hemmungsrad (20) und eine Unruh (30) trägt, die mit demselben Anker (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8 zusammenwirken, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kopf (2) und die Ankergabel (6) mit der Platine (40) in der Weise zusammengefügt sind, dass das biegsame Plättchen (10) durch Knicken vorbelastet zwischen dem Kopf (2) und der Ankergabel (6) montiert ist, wobei der Anker (1) ein bistabiles System bildet, das wenigstens zwei stabile Zustände und zwei metastabile Zustände umfasst.
  10. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Anker (1) dafür ausgelegt ist, einen geschlossenen Zyklus auszuführen, währenddessen das biegsame Plättchen (10) nacheinander vier Hauptkonfigurationen einnimmt:
    - nach dem Aufladen mit Energie durch das Hemmungsrad (20) und während einer Übergangsphase mit hoher Energie Approximieren eines ersten Energiesattels (CE1) mit einem Z-förmig gewellten Profil (54);
    - nach der Freigabe der Energie, die das bistabile Plättchen (10) besitzt, bei einem Übergang von dem ersten Energiesattel (CE1) in Form eines gegebenen Impulses zu der Unruh (30) in einem ersten Richtungssinn nimmt das Plättchen (10) eine zweite stabile Position (PS2) mit niedriger Energie mit einem Profil (51) in Form eines konvexen Bogens ein;
    - nach dem Aufladen mit Energie durch das Hemmungsrad (20) und während einer Übergangsphase mit hoher Energie Approximieren eines zweiten Energiesattels (CE2) mit einem S-förmig gewellten Profil (53);
    - nach der Freigabe der Energie, die das Plättchen (10) besitzt, bei einem Übergang von dem zweiten Energiesattel (CE2) in Form eines gegebenen Impulses zu der Unruh (30) in einem zweiten Richtungssinn entgegengesetzt zu dem ersten Richtungssinn nimmt das Plättchen (10) eine erste stabile Position (PS1) mit niedriger Energie mit einem Profil (52) in Form eines konkaven Bogens ein.
  11. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er Anschläge umfasst, die so angeordnet sind, dass sie das bistabile Plättchen (10) vor dem ersten (CE1) oder dem zweiten (CE2) Energiesattel während des Aufziehens durch Aufladen des bistabilen Plättchens (10) mit Energie anhalten.
  12. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Anschläge, die den Winkelausschlag des Kopfes (2) bzw. der Ankergabel (6) begrenzen, beweglich sind und durch die Abstütz- und Anschlagoberflächen (16, 18) der Ankergabel (6) bzw. des Kopfes (2) gebildet sind.
  13. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Winkelausschlag des Kopfes (2) durch Anschläge begrenzt ist, die durch zwei zweite Arme (17A; 17B) gebildet sind, die die Ankergabel (6) aufweist.
  14. Mechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das bistabile flexible Plättchen (10) allein die Schwenkung der Ankergabel (6) in Bezug auf die Unruh (30) sicherstellt und dass die Bahn der Ankergabel (6) in Bezug auf eine erste Schwenkachse (5), um die der Kopf (2) schwenkt, durch ein Begrenzungselement (71) begrenzt ist, das mit dem Kopf (2) oder mit der Platine (40) fest verbunden ist, derart, dass das bistabile Plättchen (10) in seinem gesamten Verwendungsbereich vorbelastet bleibt.
  15. Mechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platine (40) Begrenzungsstifte (41) in der Umgebung einer Platte (31) der Unruh (30) aufweist und dass der Anker (1) mit der Platine einerseits auf Höhe einer ersten Schwenkachse (5), um die der Kopf (2) schwenkt, entweder durch eine erste Schwenkwelle (63), wenn die Führung des Kopfes (2) hier herkömmlich durch Zapfen und Lager erfolgt, oder durch eine erste feste Verbindung (65), wenn der Kopf (2) hier eine biegsame Führung mit einem ersten biegsamen Stift (61) aufweist, und andererseits auf Höhe einer zweiten Achse (9), um die die Ankergabel (6) schwenkt, entweder durch eine zweite Schwenkwelle (64), wenn die Führung der Ankergabel (6) hier herkömmlich durch Zapfen und Lager erfolgt, oder durch eine zweite feste Verbindung (66), wenn die Ankergabel (6) hier eine biegsame Führung mit einem zweiten biegsamen Stift (62) aufweist, verbunden ist.
  16. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platine (40) einerseits einen ersten Stein (42) oder eine erste Achse (43) an einer festen Position für die Schwenkführung des Kopfes (2) oder der Ankergabel (6) und andererseits einen zweiten Stein (44) oder eine zweite Achse (45) für die Schwenkführung der Ankergabel (6) bzw. des Kopfes (2) umfasst.
  17. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Stein (44) oder die zweite Achse (45) an einer festen Position in Bezug auf den ersten Stein (42) oder die erste Achse (43) ist.
  18. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Stein (44) oder die zweite Achse (45) dafür ausgelegt ist, translatorisch in einer variablen Position in Bezug auf die Platine (40) geführt zu werden, und der Wirkung zweiter elastischer Rückstellmittel (47) unterworfen ist.
  19. Mechanismus (100) nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platine (40) einerseits einen ersten Stein (42) oder eine erste Achse (43) aufweist, der bzw. die dafür ausgelegt ist, translatorisch in einer variablen Position in Bezug auf die Platine (40) geführt zu werden, und der Wirkung erster elastischer Rückstellmittel (46) unterworfen ist, um den Kopf (2) oder die Ankergabel (6) schwenkend zu führen, und andererseits einen zweiten Stein (44) oder eine zweite Achse (45) aufweist, der bzw. die dafür ausgelegt ist, translatorisch in einer variablen Position in Bezug auf die Platine (40) geführt zu werden, und der Wirkung zweiter elastischer Rückstellmittel (47) unterworfen ist, um die Ankergabel (6) bzw. den Kopf (2) schwenkend zu führen.
  20. Mechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 15 bis 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schwenkachse (23) des Hemmungsrades (20), die Schwenkachse (32) der Unruh (30), der erste Stein (42) bzw. die erste Achse (43) und der zweite Stein (44) bzw. die zweite Achse (45) aufeinander ausgerichtet sind.
  21. Uhrwerk (200), das wenigstens einen Hemmungsmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 20 umfasst.
  22. Zeitmessgerät (300), das wenigstens ein Uhrwerk (200) nach Anspruch 21 und/oder wenigstens einen Hemmungsmechanismus (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 20 umfasst.
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