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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2021
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Jérôme Favre, Neuchâtel, CH;
Lionel Paratte, Marin-Epagnier, CH;
Laurent Nagy, Liebefeld, CH;
Jean-Jacques Born, Morges, CH;
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Abstract
A watch includes a striking mechanism, including an attached gong () and a hammer (), as well as a battery () and an integrated circuit () powered by the battery and configured to produce current pulses, and an electrodynamic actuator () which is connected to the integrated circuit and configured to receive said pulses, the actuator being integral with the hammer or connected to the hammer to generate in response to the pulses a movement of the hammer from a rest position thereof, the movement being able to actuate an impact of the hammer on the gong. The mechanism also includes a spring () connected to the hammer so as to return the hammer to its rest position after the impact. Depending on particular embodiments, the hammer undergoes one or more pre-oscillations before reaching the impact. The hammer and the gong may be provided with attracting magnets.