US4258432A
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Electro-acoustic device for alarm watch
Assignee: Ebauches SA
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Filing: 1979-10-25
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Granted: 1981-03-24
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Expires: 1999-10-25
Abstract
Abstract An electro-acoustic device for an alarm watch includes a lever moved by an oscillating electromagnetic field created by an electromagnet to vibrate a moving element or glass of the watch and produce a sound. The glass is elastically mounted on a sealing ring of the watch. The lever is mounted by one end to the watch and includes a tapered part adjacent the one end which is elastically deformable thereat so that a free end of the lever opposite the one end may vibrate and its fundamental frequency in response to the oscillating electromagnetic field. The free end of the lever carries a stem coupling the lever to the glass and transmitting the oscillating motion of the lever to the glass, which vibrates on the elastic ring to produce the sound.
Inventors
- 👤 Roberto Zafferri
- 👤 Laurent Grosjean
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:27
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04C; G04C21/00; G04C21/02; G04C21/16; G04C21/34; G10; G10K; G10K9/00; G10K9/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An electro-acoustic device, particularly for use with an alarm watch movement, comprising: a base; solenoid means mounted on said base for creating an oscillating electromagnetic field; a lever having a flexible first end mounted on said base, a second end opposite said first end, and a portion including magnetic material located for cooperating with said field and for providing said second end with an oscillating motion while said magnetic material is actuated by said field; sound generating means for generating sounds; and connecting means for rigidly connecting said second end of the lever and said sound generating means to transmit with fidelity the oscillations of the lever to the sound generating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An electro-acoustic device, particularly for use with an alarm watch movement, comprising: a base; solenoid means mounted on said base for creating an oscillating electromagnetic field; a lever having a flexible first end mounted on said base, a second end opposite said first end, and a portion including magnetic material located for cooperating with said field and for providing said second end with an oscillating motion while said magnetic material is actuated by said field; sound generating means for generating sounds; and connecting means for rigidly connecting said second end of the lever and said sound generating means to transmit with fidelity the oscillations of the lever to the sound generating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electro-acoustic device of claim 1, wherein said portion of the lever including magnetic material is located between said first end and said second end of the lever.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electro-acoustic device of claim 1 or 2 wherein said first end of the lever includes an elastically deformable tapered part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electro-acoustic device of claim 1 or 2 wherein said lever is made of a non-magnetic material and includes a groove facing the solenoid means in which the magnetic material is inserted.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The electro-acoustic device of claim 1, wherein said connecting means include stem means having two ends, one end thereof being rigidly connected to said second end of the lever, the other end of said stem means being rigidly connected to said sound generating means, said stem means being substantially perpendicular to said lever.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electro-acoustic device of claim 5 wherein said stem means are adjustable in length.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
129 words
The electro-acoustic device of claim 1 in which said connecting means include stem means having two ends, one end thereof being rigidly connected to said second end of the lever and the other end of the stem being rigidly connected to the sound generating means and said stem being substantially perpendicular to the lever, the stem means being adjustable in length, the stem means including a rod with an externally threaded end and further including an internally tapped sleeve, there being a hole through the second end of the lever with said sleeve being freely engaged in the hole, the sleeve being screwed on the threaded end of the rod and the sleeve including means for being rotated by a tool to adjust the length of the stem means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The electro-acoustic device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the threaded end of the rod includes a central internally tapped opening and in which there is a screw passing through said sleeve and being screwed into said opening to secure said rod in position with said sleeve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electro-acoustic device as claimed in claim 8 wherein said screw passes through said hole in the lever and the screw includes a head resting on one side of said lever, said sleeve including an exterior shoulder which rests on a surface of said lever opposite said one side of said lever.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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