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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Cedric Kaltenrieder, Courtelary, CH;
Gilles Vuilleumier, Bienne, CH;
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an external component for horology or jewellery made of a composite material including a reinforcement formed of a preferably perforated structure and a matrix composed of a synthetic material, the method including the successive steps consisting in: a) making a 3D file of the reinforcement, b) forming the reinforcement by additive manufacturing, c) embedding all or part of the reinforcement in the synthetic material. An external component for horology or jewellery can be made of a composite material including a matrix composed of a synthetic material and a reinforcement having a perforated structure obtained by additive manufacturing.