Timepiece with mechanical regulation
View Patent ↗The invention concerns a timepiece comprising a mainspring with constant torque, having a balance spring and a balance wheel, the balance wheel ( 7 ) oscillation being maintained through an escapement mobile element ( 2 ) by moving a fixation point of the balance spring ( 6 ) when the oscillator passes through the oscillator impulse point, bringing about a circular motion of said balance spring ( 6 ) fixation point about the oscillator, thereby driving in rotation in time the mainspring-escapement assembly ( 2,6,7 ).
1. Timepiece comprising a balance wheel being arranged to turn oscillating around a balance wheel axis and an escapement mobile element, being arranged to turn around the balance wheel axis in one direction, and a balance spring, which is connected to said escapement mobile element and to said balance wheel, further comprising an escapement anchor being arranged on said escapement mobile element to pivot around a second axis, said escapement anchor engaging with teeth of an escapement bridge, and a driving pin connected to the balance wheel, said driving pin arranged to initiate the pivoting of the escapement anchor when the balance wheel passes at a impulse point of the oscillation, setting free the supporting point of the escapement anchor on said teeth of the escapement bridge.
2. Timepiece according to claim 1 , wherein the teeth of the escapement bridge are arranged alternatively on two concentric circles.
3. Timepiece according to claim 1 , wherein the balance wheel is hold by an upper and a lower bearing.
4. Timepiece according to claim 1 , comprising at least one adjustment mass being arranged on said balance wheel, said adjustment mass being arranged displaceable to change the moment of inertia.
5. Procedure to set a balance wheel into an oscillating motion about a balance wheel axis comprising the following steps:
a) supplying a driving couple to an escapement mobile element arranged rotatable about the balance wheel axis;
b) setting the balance wheel into an initial movement around the balance wheel axis;
c) initiating an angular rotation of an escapement mobile element by setting free the supporting point of an escapement anchor on an escapement gearing by a driving pin connected to the balance wheel;
d) displacing a first end of a balance spring which is connected to the escapement mobile and the balance spring by a certain circular movement in a direction X about the balance wheel axis until the escapement anchor is engaged by a next teeth, such that an amount of potential energy is stored in the balance spring;
e) repeating the steps c and d.