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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Patek Philippe SA Geneve, Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Frédéric Maier, Neuchâtel, CH;
Stéphane Von Gunten, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Sylvain Jeanneret, Colombier, CH;
Assignee:
PATEK PHILIPPE SA GENEVE, Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 5/16 (2006.01); G04B 13/02 (2006.01); G04B 17/06 (2006.01); G04D 3/00 (2006.01); B81C 99/00 (2010.01); G04F 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04D 3/00 (2013.01); B81C 99/0085 (2013.01); B81C 99/0095 (2013.01); G04B 5/165 (2013.01); G04B 13/026 (2013.01); G04B 17/063 (2013.01); G04D 3/0069 (2013.01); G04F 7/08 (2013.01); B81B 2201/035 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49579 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49581 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a timepiece component, such as a balance, an oscillating mass or a wheel, comprises a micro-manufacturing technique, such as the DRIE technique. The method may comprise forming at least one member in or at the periphery of the structure, of a material different from that of the structure. This member is typically metal and is formed by electro-forming using a cavity of the structure as a mold.