By Rack And Pinion Patents (Class 368/172)
  • Patent number: 11275343
    Abstract: An adjustable timepiece assembly, including a base bar and an adjustable bar whose position is adjustable with respect to the base bar, parallel to a reference plane, the adjustable assembly includes a first part guided in rotation on a first pin integral with the base bar and which includes a first toothed sector meshing with a first adjustment pinion press fit in the base bar, and which is subjected to the return force exerted by a first return spring to take up play, and the adjustable bar is guided in rotation on a second pin integral with the first part, and includes a second toothed sector meshing with a second adjustment pinion press fit in the first part, the adjustable bar being subjected to the return force of a second return spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Julien Feyer
  • Publication number: 20100246341
    Abstract: A movement for a timepiece having a retrograde display member displaying at least one time division, includes a going train, elements for driving the display member including a wheel unit driven by the going train and carrying a first cam sharing the same axis of rotation. The movement also includes a rocker supporting a probe held against the edge of the first cam by deformable elastic elements undergoing a deformation of variable amplitude. This results in the application of a corresponding force on the rocker in proportion to the distance between the probe and the axis of rotation of the first cam. The movement also includes drive members to connect the rocker to a retrograde display member. A force-regulating device is interposed between the elastic elements and the rocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: GIRARD-PERREGAUX S.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Papi, Nicolas Dehon
  • Publication number: 20080253235
    Abstract: A timepiece display apparatus causes a day hand to move reciprocally by means of center wheel, driven day wheel, cam, lever, and rack. These wheels, cam, lever, and rack can be easily arranged to fit the available space on the main plate of the movement, and the construction of the display apparatus can thus be simplified. Furthermore, locating the cam between the rotary shaft and rack of the lever portion enables arranging a plurality of parts more compactly than if the cam is disposed to a different location, and affords a simple assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Imao Hiraga, Shigeyuki Fujimori, Yoichi Hayashi, Kenichi Okuhara
  • Publication number: 20080205200
    Abstract: A gear shifting mechanism intended to be integrated into an horological movement includes a gear pinion rotated by a first wheel of the movement, an element holding a first fly-back heart freely mounted on the gear pinion, and rotated by the first wheel or by a second wheel of the movement. A second fly-back heart is attached to the gear pinion, a gear wheel is mounted freely rotating around the gear pinion and holds a first hammer or also a second hammer pretensioned against the first heart or also the second heart by a first pretensioning spring or also a second pretensioning spring, and a shift wheel being rotatably mounted on the periphery of the gear wheel (4.6) holds a first cam or also a second cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: MAURICE LACROIX S.A.
    Inventors: Manuel Spode, Laurent Besse, Beranger Reynard, Patrick Lete