EP2831676A1 - Flexible lever-free escapement mechanism - Google Patents

Flexible lever-free escapement mechanism

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EP2831676A1
EP2831676A1 EP13713421.9A EP13713421A EP2831676A1 EP 2831676 A1 EP2831676 A1 EP 2831676A1 EP 13713421 A EP13713421 A EP 13713421A EP 2831676 A1 EP2831676 A1 EP 2831676A1
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stop
ellipse
flexible
rocker
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Marc Stranczl
Thierry Hessler
Andrés Cabezas Jurin
Davide Sarchi
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Nivarox Far SA
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G04B15/02—Escapements permanently in contact with 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
    • G04B15/06—Free escapements
    • 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
    • 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
    • G04B15/10—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
    • G04B15/12—Adjusting; Restricting the amplitude of the lever or the like
    • 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
    • G04B17/00—Mechanisms for stabilising frequency
    • G04B17/04—Oscillators acting by spring tension
    • G04B17/045—Oscillators acting by spring tension with oscillating blade springs

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an escapement mechanism for movement or timepiece comprising at least one balance and at least one escape wheel.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism.
  • the invention relates to a timepiece comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism, and / or at least one such clockwork movement.
  • the invention relates to the field of watch mechanisms, and in particular exhaust mechanisms.
  • Watchmaking performance requires high-precision movements with minimal footprint and fewer components to control production, assembly and tuning costs.
  • "LIGA” or “DRIE” technologies make it possible to produce flexible and precise components, and to completely call into question traditional architectures, characterized by a large number of components and delicate adjustments.
  • WO201 1/1201 80 A1 ROLEX SA discloses an anchor type blocker, with two arms each provided with a pallet for driving the same gear wheel, with two elastic arms connecting this blocker to a frame allowing its pivoting, and a third elastic element substantially bistable.
  • Document EP 2,037,335 A2 ENZLER & VON GUNTEN discloses a monobloc anchor, Swiss anchor type, with two arms each provided with a pallet, and comprising arms constituted by flexible blades connected to a structure and defining a fictitious pivot .
  • the document EP 2 450 755 A1 NIVAROX describes an escape wheel for a clockwork mechanism comprising, coaxial and synchronous pivoting about a pivot axis, a plurality of toothed wheels comprising at least a first impulse gear wheel. in a first pulse plane and at least a second release gear in a second stop plane parallel to or coincident with the first pulse plane.
  • the second release gear comprises at least one moving element which comprises, on the one hand, at least one release tooth movable radially with respect to the pivot axis and biased towards an equilibrium position by first return means, and on the other hand at least one rest tooth biased in a first radial direction to an abutment position by second return means.
  • the release tooth comprises drive means arranged for, when the release tooth moves in a second radial direction opposite the first radial direction, cooperate with complementary drive means that includes the rest tooth to drive the tooth of rest in the second radial direction.
  • the drive means when the release tooth moves in the first radial direction, are arranged to move away from the complementary drive means without driving the rest tooth.
  • the document EP 2 105 806 A1 GIRARD PERREGAUX SA describes a deformable frame defining two orthogonal axes, comprising a buckling leaf spring in its largest dimension and arranged to restore energy during changes in shape of the bistable blade.
  • the document EP 2 221 677 A1 ROLEX SA describes an expansion escapement with a rocker pivoting against a spring which pushes a stop element of this rocker towards the escape wheel, the rocker carries a release element which cooperates with a release finger carried by a movable plate in position relative to the balance plate under the effect of the speed variations of the balance.
  • the document CH 60 81 3 A SHORTILL describes an anchor escapement whose escape wheel comprises, on either side of its flange, an alternation of teeth cooperating with pallets anchor mounted in opposition and facing each other.
  • the document EP 1 967 919 A1 ETA SA describes a tangential pulse exhaust comprising a mobile ring frame, comprising vanes arranged to cooperate with teeth of an escape wheel located inside this ring.
  • the invention proposes to overcome the limitations of known architectures, by proposing compact mechanisms, of small thickness, and economic to produce.
  • the invention relates to an escapement mechanism for movement or timepiece comprising at least one balance and at least one escape wheel, characterized in that the transmission of pulses between said at least one balance and said at least one escape wheel is made by a one-piece flexible mechanism comprising at least one probe cooperating with said at least one escape wheel or said at least one rocker respectively, and in that said one-piece flexible mechanism is connected by at least one flexible blade to a fixed structure of said timepiece, or respectively to said at least one escape wheel.
  • the invention also relates to a watch movement comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism.
  • the invention relates to a timepiece comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism, and / or at least one such clockwork movement.
  • FIGS 1 and 2 illustrate an escapement without anchor according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 shows, in the form of a block diagram, a timepiece with a movement comprising such a mechanism.
  • These flexible zones can be used to carry out guidance, especially pivoting, and / or to achieve elastic return means.
  • flexible guides are termed linear or rotary guides comprising one or more flexible blades.
  • Their advantages are numerous, and one will quote in particular: precision, absence of friction, absence of hysteresis, absence of wear, no need of lubrication, absence of seizing, monolithic manufacture.
  • the most frequent limitations are: limitation of displacements, low intensity of forces or restoring torques, sometimes complex kinematics, limitation of the supported load.
  • the flexible guides can be modified to have a zero rigidity or to have a bistable state in the case of a component working in buckling under the action of forces exerted on both sides of an average direction, either side of which this component can occupy two different stable states.
  • the invention is applicable to an escapement mechanism 100 for movement 900 or timepiece 1000 comprising at least one balance wheel 300 and at least one escape wheel 400.
  • the transmission of pulses between said at least one balance wheel 300 and said at least one escape wheel 400 is carried out by a one-piece flexible mechanism 500.
  • This one-piece flexible mechanism 500 comprises at least one probe 600 for cooperation with said at least one escape wheel 400 or respectively said at least one rocker 300.
  • This one-piece flexible mechanism 500 is connected by at least one flexible blade 700, or preferably by a plurality of flexible blades constituting elastic return means, to a fixed structure 800 of said timepiece 1000, or respectively to said at least one escape wheel 400.
  • FIGS 1 and 12 illustrate an escapement without anchor 140.
  • the rocker 141 comprises a plate with a pin 142.
  • the plate has two pins / stops 143 and 144.
  • An escape wheel 145 has a plurality of teeth 146.
  • Each tooth 146 one is an intermittent locking mechanism, and comprises a rocker 147: each latch 147 comprises a rocker pin 148 guided by flexible blades 149.
  • This anchor pin 148 can be actuated by a small lever 150.
  • Each tooth 146 also comprises a impulse plan 151.
  • Exhaust wheel is at two levels: a low level carries the rocker pins 148, and corresponds to the level where are disposed the pins / stops platinum 143 and 144, while a high level carries the escape wheel structure 145 and the levers 150.
  • a ruby lift is dedicated to the pulse.
  • the invention also relates to a clockwork movement 900 comprising at least one such flexible mechanism, and in particular comprising a fixed structure 800 and at least one such mechanism 100.
  • the invention also relates to a timepiece 1000, in particular a watch, comprising at least one such clockwork movement 900, and / or at least one of the flexible mechanisms described above, in particular having a fixed structure 800 and at least one least such a mechanism 1 00.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an escapement mechanism (140) having a unitary flexible mechanism (500) for transmitting pulses between the ellipse (142) of a balance (141) and the teeth (146) of an escapement wheel (145). Each tooth (146) comprises a rocker (147) having a flexible pin (148) that can be actuated by an lever (150), said pins (148) being supported at a lower level of said wheel (145), up to the abutments (143, 144) of a plate (800), and said levers (150) being supported at an upper level thereof. Said ellipse (142) pivots a rocker (147) opposite thereto so as to cause said pin (148) to abut said second abutment (144) or so as to move the lever (150) thereof opposite the first abutment (143) and cause said second abutment (144) to circumvent said pin (148) while enabling the rotation of said wheel (145) up to the following tooth (146).

Description

Mécanisme d'échappement flexible sans ancre  Flexible exhaust mechanism without anchor
Domaine de l'invention Field of the invention
L'invention concerne un mécanisme d'échappement pour mouvement ou pièce d'horlogerie comportant au moins un balancier et au moins une roue d'échappement.  The invention relates to an escapement mechanism for movement or timepiece comprising at least one balance and at least one escape wheel.
L'invention concerne encore un mouvement d'horlogerie comportant une structure fixe et au moins un tel mécanisme.  The invention also relates to a watch movement comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism.
L'invention concerne une pièce d'horlogerie comportant une structure fixe et au moins un tel mécanisme, ou/et au moins un tel mouvement d'horlogerie.  The invention relates to a timepiece comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism, and / or at least one such clockwork movement.
L'invention concerne le domaine des mécanismes d'horlogerie, et en particulier des mécanismes d'échappement.  The invention relates to the field of watch mechanisms, and in particular exhaust mechanisms.
Arrière-plan de l'invention Background of the invention
La performance horlogère requiert des mouvements de haute précision, avec un encombrement minimal, et un nombre réduit de composants, de façon à maîtriser les coûts de production, d'assemblage et de réglage. Les technologies « LIGA » ou « DRIE » permettent de réaliser des composants souples et précis, et de remettre complètement en question les architectures traditionnelles, caractérisées par un grand nombre de composants et par des réglages délicats.  Watchmaking performance requires high-precision movements with minimal footprint and fewer components to control production, assembly and tuning costs. "LIGA" or "DRIE" technologies make it possible to produce flexible and precise components, and to completely call into question traditional architectures, characterized by a large number of components and delicate adjustments.
Le document WO201 1 /1201 80 A1 ROLEX SA décrit un bloqueur de type ancre, avec deux bras chacun muni d'une palette pour attaquer la même roue dentée, avec deux bras élastiques reliant ce bloqueur à un châssis autorisant son pivotement, et un troisième élément élastique faisant sensiblement bistable. WO201 1/1201 80 A1 ROLEX SA discloses an anchor type blocker, with two arms each provided with a pallet for driving the same gear wheel, with two elastic arms connecting this blocker to a frame allowing its pivoting, and a third elastic element substantially bistable.
Le document EP 2 037 335 A2 ENZLER & VON GUNTEN, décrit une ancre monobloc, de type ancre suisse, avec deux bras chacun muni d'une palette, et comportant des bras constitués par des lames flexibles liés à une structure et définissant un pivot fictif.  Document EP 2,037,335 A2 ENZLER & VON GUNTEN discloses a monobloc anchor, Swiss anchor type, with two arms each provided with a pallet, and comprising arms constituted by flexible blades connected to a structure and defining a fictitious pivot .
Le document EP 2 450 755 A1 NIVAROX décrit une roue d'échappement pour mécanisme d'horlogerie, comportant, coaxiales et synchrones en pivotement autour d'un axe de pivotement, une pluralité de roues dentées comportant au moins une première roue dentée d'impulsion dans un premier plan d'impulsion et au moins une deuxième roue dentée de libération dans un deuxième plan d'arrêt parallèle ou confondu avec le premier plan d'impulsion. La deuxième roue dentée de libération comporte au moins un équipage mobile lequel comporte, d'une part au moins une dent de libération mobile radialement par rapport à l'axe de pivotement et rappelée vers une position d'équilibre par des premiers moyens de rappel, et d'autre part au moins une dent de repos rappelée dans un premier sens radial vers une position de butée par des seconds moyens de rappel. La dent de libération comporte des moyens d'entraînement agencés pour, quand cette dent de libération se meut dans un deuxième sens radial opposé au premier sens radial, coopérer avec des moyens d'entraînement complémentaire que comporte la dent de repos pour entraîner la dent de repos dans le deuxième sens radial. Les moyens d'entraînement, quand la dent de libération se meut dans le premier sens radial, sont agencés pour se mouvoir à distance des moyens d'entraînement complémentaire sans entraîner la dent de repos.  The document EP 2 450 755 A1 NIVAROX describes an escape wheel for a clockwork mechanism comprising, coaxial and synchronous pivoting about a pivot axis, a plurality of toothed wheels comprising at least a first impulse gear wheel. in a first pulse plane and at least a second release gear in a second stop plane parallel to or coincident with the first pulse plane. The second release gear comprises at least one moving element which comprises, on the one hand, at least one release tooth movable radially with respect to the pivot axis and biased towards an equilibrium position by first return means, and on the other hand at least one rest tooth biased in a first radial direction to an abutment position by second return means. The release tooth comprises drive means arranged for, when the release tooth moves in a second radial direction opposite the first radial direction, cooperate with complementary drive means that includes the rest tooth to drive the tooth of rest in the second radial direction. The drive means, when the release tooth moves in the first radial direction, are arranged to move away from the complementary drive means without driving the rest tooth.
Le document EP 2 105 806 A1 GIRARD PERREGAUX SA décrit un châssis déformable définissant deux axes orthogonaux, comportant un ressort-lame en flambage dans sa plus grande dimension et agencé pour restituer de l'énergie lors des changements de forme de la lame bistable. Le document EP 2 221 677 A1 ROLEX SA décrit un échappement à détente avec une bascule pivotant à rencontre d'un ressort qui pousse un élément d'arrêt de cette bascule vers la roue d'échappement, la bascule porte un élément de dégagement qui coopère avec un doigt de dégagement porté par un plateau mobile en position par rapport au plateau de balancier sous l'effet des variations de vitesse du balancier. The document EP 2 105 806 A1 GIRARD PERREGAUX SA describes a deformable frame defining two orthogonal axes, comprising a buckling leaf spring in its largest dimension and arranged to restore energy during changes in shape of the bistable blade. The document EP 2 221 677 A1 ROLEX SA describes an expansion escapement with a rocker pivoting against a spring which pushes a stop element of this rocker towards the escape wheel, the rocker carries a release element which cooperates with a release finger carried by a movable plate in position relative to the balance plate under the effect of the speed variations of the balance.
Le document CH 60 81 3 A SHORTILL décrit un échappement à ancre dont la roue d'échappement comporte, de part et d'autre de son flasque, une alternance de dents coopérant avec des palettes d'ancre montées en opposition et se faisant face.  The document CH 60 81 3 A SHORTILL describes an anchor escapement whose escape wheel comprises, on either side of its flange, an alternation of teeth cooperating with pallets anchor mounted in opposition and facing each other.
Le document EP 1 967 919 A1 ETA SA décrit un échappement à impulsions tangentielles comportant un cadre mobile en anneau, comportant des palettes agencées pour coopérer avec des dents d'un mobile d'échappement situé à l'intérieur de cet anneau.  The document EP 1 967 919 A1 ETA SA describes a tangential pulse exhaust comprising a mobile ring frame, comprising vanes arranged to cooperate with teeth of an escape wheel located inside this ring.
Résumé de l'invention Summary of the invention
L'invention ce propose de pallier les limites des architectures connues, en proposant des mécanismes compacts, de faible épaisseur, et économiques à produire.  The invention proposes to overcome the limitations of known architectures, by proposing compact mechanisms, of small thickness, and economic to produce.
A cet effet, l'invention concerne un mécanisme d'échappement pour mouvement ou pièce d'horlogerie comportant au moins un balancier et au moins une roue d'échappement, caractérisé en ce que la transmission d'impulsions entre ledit au moins un balancier et ladite au moins une roue d'échappement est réalisée par un mécanisme flexible monobloc comportant au moins un palpeur de coopération avec ladite au moins une roue d'échappement ou respectivement ledit au moins un balancier, et en ce que ledit mécanisme flexible monobloc est relié par au moins une lame flexible à une structure fixe de ladite pièce d'horlogerie, ou respectivement à ladite au moins une roue d'échappement. L'invention concerne encore un mouvement d'horlogerie comportant une structure fixe et au moins un tel mécanisme. For this purpose, the invention relates to an escapement mechanism for movement or timepiece comprising at least one balance and at least one escape wheel, characterized in that the transmission of pulses between said at least one balance and said at least one escape wheel is made by a one-piece flexible mechanism comprising at least one probe cooperating with said at least one escape wheel or said at least one rocker respectively, and in that said one-piece flexible mechanism is connected by at least one flexible blade to a fixed structure of said timepiece, or respectively to said at least one escape wheel. The invention also relates to a watch movement comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism.
L'invention concerne une pièce d'horlogerie comportant une structure fixe et au moins un tel mécanisme, ou/et au moins un tel mouvement d'horlogerie.  The invention relates to a timepiece comprising a fixed structure and at least one such mechanism, and / or at least one such clockwork movement.
Description sommaire des dessins Brief description of the drawings
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, en référence aux dessins annexés, où :  Other features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
les figures 1 et 2 illustrent un échappement sans ancre selon l'invention ;  Figures 1 and 2 illustrate an escapement without anchor according to the invention;
la figure 3 représente, sous forme d'un schéma-blocs, une pièce d'horlogerie avec un mouvement comportant un tel mécanisme.  3 shows, in the form of a block diagram, a timepiece with a movement comprising such a mechanism.
Description détaillée des modes de réalisation préférés Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
De nombreux mécanismes horlogers peuvent être réalisés, avec un nombre réduit de composants, et de préférence en utilisant des composants réalisés en silicium, ou par un procédé LIGA ou DRIE, en comportant des zones flexibles.  Many watch mechanisms can be realized with a reduced number of components, preferably using components made of silicon, or by a LIGA or DRIE process, with flexible zones.
Ces zones flexibles peuvent être utilisées pour réaliser des guidages, notamment en pivotement, ou/et pour réaliser des moyens de rappel élastique.  These flexible zones can be used to carry out guidance, especially pivoting, and / or to achieve elastic return means.
On appelle dans la suite de l'exposé «guidages flexibles» des guidages linéaires ou rotatifs comportant une ou plusieurs lames flexibles. Leurs avantages sont nombreux, et on citera en particulier: précision, absence de friction, absence d'hystérèse, absence d'usure, aucun besoin de lubrification, absence de grippage, fabrication monolithique. Les limitations les plus fréquentes sont : limitation des déplacements, faible intensité des forces ou couples de rappel, cinématique parfois complexe, limitation de la charge supportée. In the remainder of the description, "flexible guides" are termed linear or rotary guides comprising one or more flexible blades. Their advantages are numerous, and one will quote in particular: precision, absence of friction, absence of hysteresis, absence of wear, no need of lubrication, absence of seizing, monolithic manufacture. The The most frequent limitations are: limitation of displacements, low intensity of forces or restoring torques, sometimes complex kinematics, limitation of the supported load.
Les guidages flexibles peuvent être modifiés afin d'avoir une rigidité nulle ou pour présenter un état bistable dans le cas d'un composant travaillant en flambage sous l'action d'efforts exercés de part et d'autre d'une direction moyenne, de part et d'autre de laquelle ce composant peut occuper deux états stables différents.  The flexible guides can be modified to have a zero rigidity or to have a bistable state in the case of a component working in buckling under the action of forces exerted on both sides of an average direction, either side of which this component can occupy two different stable states.
De façon particulièrement avantageuse, l'invention est applicable à un mécanisme d'échappement 100 pour mouvement 900 ou pièce d'horlogerie 1000 comportant au moins un balancier 300 et au moins une roue d'échappement 400.  In a particularly advantageous manner, the invention is applicable to an escapement mechanism 100 for movement 900 or timepiece 1000 comprising at least one balance wheel 300 and at least one escape wheel 400.
Selon l'invention, la transmission d'impulsions entre ledit au moins un balancier 300 et ladite au moins une roue d'échappement 400 est réalisée par un mécanisme flexible monobloc 500. Ce mécanisme flexible monobloc 500 comporte au moins un palpeur 600 de coopération avec ladite au moins une roue d'échappement 400 ou respectivement ledit au moins un balancier 300. Ce mécanisme flexible monobloc 500 est relié par au moins une lame flexible 700, ou de préférence par une pluralité de lames flexibles constituant des moyens de rappel élastique, à une structure fixe 800 de ladite pièce d'horlogerie 1 000, ou respectivement à ladite au moins une roue d'échappement 400.  According to the invention, the transmission of pulses between said at least one balance wheel 300 and said at least one escape wheel 400 is carried out by a one-piece flexible mechanism 500. This one-piece flexible mechanism 500 comprises at least one probe 600 for cooperation with said at least one escape wheel 400 or respectively said at least one rocker 300. This one-piece flexible mechanism 500 is connected by at least one flexible blade 700, or preferably by a plurality of flexible blades constituting elastic return means, to a fixed structure 800 of said timepiece 1000, or respectively to said at least one escape wheel 400.
Les figures 1 et 12 illustrent un échappement sans ancre 140. Le balancier 141 comporte un plateau avec une cheville 142. La platine comporte deux chevilles/butées 143 et 144. Une roue d'échappement 145 comporte une pluralité de dents 146. Chaque dent 146 un constitue un mécanisme de blocage intermittent, et comporte une bascule 147: chaque bascule 147 comporte une cheville de bascule 148 guidée par lames flexibles 149. Cette cheville d'ancre 148 peut être actionnée par un petit levier 150. Chaque dent 146 comporte également un plan d'impulsion 151 . Le mécanisme de roue d'échappement est à deux niveaux : un niveau bas porte les chevilles de bascule 148, et correspond au niveau où sont disposées les chevilles/butées de platine 143 et 144, tandis qu'un niveau haut porte la structure de roue d'échappement 145 et les leviers 150. Figures 1 and 12 illustrate an escapement without anchor 140. The rocker 141 comprises a plate with a pin 142. The plate has two pins / stops 143 and 144. An escape wheel 145 has a plurality of teeth 146. Each tooth 146 one is an intermittent locking mechanism, and comprises a rocker 147: each latch 147 comprises a rocker pin 148 guided by flexible blades 149. This anchor pin 148 can be actuated by a small lever 150. Each tooth 146 also comprises a impulse plan 151. The mechanism of Exhaust wheel is at two levels: a low level carries the rocker pins 148, and corresponds to the level where are disposed the pins / stops platinum 143 and 144, while a high level carries the escape wheel structure 145 and the levers 150.
Le fonctionnement est expliqué sur une dent 146 de la roue d'échappement 145 juste après une impulsion, le balancier 141 commençant un déplacement horaire. Lors de la rotation du balancier 141 dans le sens horaire, l'ellipse 142 fait pivoter la bascule 147, qui passe de la position PB à la position PA de la figure 1 5, et se dégage de la première butée de platine 143. La roue d'échappement 146 avance d'un très faible angle jusqu'à ce que la cheville d'ancre148 de la bascule 147 bute contre la deuxième butée de platine 144.  The operation is explained on a tooth 146 of the escape wheel 145 just after a pulse, the rocker 141 starting a time shift. During the rotation of the rocker 141 in the clockwise direction, the ellipse 142 rotates the rocker 147, which passes from the position PB to the position PA of Figure 1 5, and emerges from the first stop platinum 143. The 146 exhaust wheel advance a very low angle until the anchor pin 146 of the rocker 147 abuts against the second platinum stop 144.
Quand le balancier 141 pivote en sens anti-horaire, l'ellipse 142 fait pivoter la bascule 147 qui lui fait face, amenant le levier 150 en position PC, et la cheville de bascule 148 contourne la deuxième butée de platine 144. La roue d'échappement 145 tourne jusqu'à la prochaine dent. Dans ce mouvement, le plan d'impulsion 151 de la roue d'échappement 145 effectue une impulsion sur l'ellipse 142.  When the rocker arm 141 pivots counter-clockwise, the ellipse 142 rotates the rocker 147 facing it, bringing the lever 150 to the PC position, and the rocker bolt 148 bypasses the second stop plate 144. The wheel Exhaust 145 turns to the next tooth. In this movement, the pulse plane 151 of the escape wheel 145 pulses on the ellipse 142.
Dans une variante particulière, une levée en rubis est dédiée à l'impulsion.  In a particular variant, a ruby lift is dedicated to the pulse.
La forme spéciale des chevilles/butées 143 et 144 solidaires de la platine évitent le galop.  The special shape of the pins / stops 143 and 144 integral with the plate avoid gallop.
L'invention concerne encore un mouvement d'horlogerie 900 comportant au moins un tel mécanisme flexible, et notamment comportant une structure fixe 800 et au moins un tel mécanisme 100.  The invention also relates to a clockwork movement 900 comprising at least one such flexible mechanism, and in particular comprising a fixed structure 800 and at least one such mechanism 100.
L'invention concerne encore une pièce d'horlogerie 1 000, notamment une montre, comportant au moins un tel mouvement d'horlogerie 900, ou/et au moins un des mécanismes flexibles décrits ci-dessus, notamment comportant une structure fixe 800 et au moins un tel mécanisme 1 00.  The invention also relates to a timepiece 1000, in particular a watch, comprising at least one such clockwork movement 900, and / or at least one of the flexible mechanisms described above, in particular having a fixed structure 800 and at least one least such a mechanism 1 00.

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1 . Mécanisme d'échappement (140) avec un mécanisme flexible monobloc (500) pour la transmission d'impulsions entre une ellipse (142) de balancier (141 ), et des dents (146) de roue d'échappement (145), caractérisée en ce que ledit mécanisme d'échappement (100) est sans ancre, et en ce que chaque dite dent (146) comporte une bascule (147) avec une cheville (148) flexible actionnable par un levier (150), un niveau bas de ladite roue (145) portant lesdites chevilles (148) à hauteur d'une première butée (143) et d'une deuxième butée (144) que comporte une platine (800) dudit mécanisme (100), et un niveau haut de ladite roue (145) portant des dits leviers (150), et ladite ellipse (142) étant agencée pour faire pivoter une dite bascule (147) qui lui fait face, soit pour amener en coopération en butée ladite cheville (148) avec ladite deuxième butée (144), soit pour amener son levier (150) face à ladite première butée (143) et pour faire contourner ladite deuxième butée (144) à ladite cheville (148) en autorisant la rotation de, ladite roue (145) jusqu'à la dent (146) suivante. 1. An exhaust mechanism (140) with a one-piece flexible mechanism (500) for transmitting pulses between an ellipse (142) of a rocker arm (141) and teeth (146) of an escape wheel (145), characterized in that said exhaust mechanism (100) is anchorless, and each said tooth (146) includes a rocker (147) with a flexible pin (148) operable by a lever (150), a low level of said wheel (145) carrying said pins (148) at a first stop (143) and a second stop (144) which comprises a plate (800) of said mechanism (100), and a high level of said wheel ( 145) carrying said levers (150), and said ellipse (142) being arranged to pivot a said flip-flop (147) facing it, or to abutably engage said peg (148) with said second stop (144). ), or to bring its lever (150) facing said first stop (143) and to bypass said second stop (144) to said pin (148) allowing rotation of said wheel (145) to the next tooth (146).
2. Mécanisme d'échappement (140) d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme flexible monobloc (500) est relié par au moins une lame flexible (700) à ladite platine (800), ou à ladite roue (145), en ce que chaque dite cheville (148) est guidée par des lames flexibles (149), en ce que chaque dent (146) comporte un plan d'impulsion (1 51 ), de façon à ce que, lorsque ledit balancier (141 ) commence un déplacement horaire juste après une impulsion, ladite ellipse (142) fait pivoter ladite bascule (147) correspondante, qui se dégage de ladite première butée (143), ladite roue (145) avançant alors d'un très faible angle jusqu'à la coopération en butée de ladite cheville (148) avec ladite deuxième butée (144), et, lorsque ledit balancier (141 ) pivote en sens anti-horaire, ladite ellipse (142) fait pivoter ladite bascule (147) qui lui fait face, amenant son levier (150) face à ladite première butée (143), et ladite cheville (148) contournant ladite deuxième butée (144), ladite roue (145) tournant jusqu'à la dent (146) suivante, ledit plan d'impulsion (151 ) effectuant une impulsion sur ladite ellipse (142) lors de ce mouvement. 2. Exhaust mechanism (140) of timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that said one-piece flexible mechanism (500) is connected by at least one flexible blade (700) to said plate (800), or to said wheel (145), in that each said pin (148) is guided by flexible blades (149), in that each tooth (146) has a pulse plane (1 51), so that when said pendulum (141) begins a time shift just after a pulse, said ellipse (142) rotates said corresponding latch (147), which disengages from said first stop (143), said wheel (145) advancing then from a very low angle to the abutting engagement of said peg (148) with said second abutment (144), and, when said pendulum (141) pivots counterclockwise, said ellipse (142) rotates said latch (147) which facing him, causing his lever (150) to face said first stop (143), and said pin (148) bypassing said second stop (144), said wheel (145) rotating to the next tooth (146), said pulse plane (151) pulsing said ellipse (142) during this movement.
3. Mécanisme d'échappement (140) d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que une levée en rubis est dédiée à l'impulsion.  3. Exhaust mechanism (140) of timepiece according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a ruby lift is dedicated to the pulse.
4. Mécanisme d'échappement (140) d'horlogerie selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit balancier (141 ) est sans plateau.  4. exhaust mechanism (140) timepiece according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said rocker (141) is without tray.
5. Mouvement (900) d'horlogerie comportant au moins un dit mécanisme (1 00) selon l'une des revendications précédentes.  5. Clock movement (900) comprising at least one said mechanism (1 00) according to one of the preceding claims.
6. Pièce d'horlogerie (1000) comportant au moins un dit mécanisme (1 00) selon une des revendications 1 à 4, ou/et au moins un mouvement (900) d'horlogerie selon la revendication précédente.  6. Timepiece (1000) comprising at least one said mechanism (1 00) according to one of claims 1 to 4, and / or at least one movement (900) timepiece according to the preceding claim.
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