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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2023
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Pierpasquale Tortora, Neuchâtel, CH;
Cédric Nicolas, Neuchâtel, CH;
Jean-Jacques Born, Morges, CH;
Arnaud Maurel, Buttes, CH;
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Abstract
A time-limited power generation device () for a timepiece (), including a manoeuvring member () manoeuvrable by a user against an elastic return () arranged to indirectly drive an electric generator () for generating an electric current for a limited time period, and including a toothed member () movable with a degree of freedom relative to said manoeuvring member () and delimiting therewith a separate chamber () for receiving each elastic return (), held compressed in its chamber () between a pre-stressed position of rest and a maximum compression position, between a first support banking () that includes the manoeuvring member () and a second support banking () that includes the toothed member (), arranged to be driven by the elastic return () for driving the electric generator () directly or indirectly through a geartrain.