METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROFORMED COMPONENTS

• Main Authors: SHIMA, Ryoichi, ABE, Yosuke, ASAMI, Taku, SASAKI, Yosuke, ONO, Yoshiki, IKEDA, Tomoo
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.10.2019
• Subjects: APPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING ORMAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMISTRY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROFORMING; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; HOLOGRAPHY; HOROLOGY; MATERIALS THEREFOR; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; METALLURGY; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES,e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICES; PHYSICS; PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTIONOF COATINGS; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS

In manufacturing of a first electroformed component (40) and a second electroformed component (60) having portions fitted to each other into close contact, after the first electroformed component (40) is formed, the first electroformed component (40) is used as a portion of an electroforming mold to form the second electroformed component (60). Using the first electroformed component (40) as a portion of the electroforming mold to form the second electroformed component (60), the shape of the first electroformed component (40) is transferred to the second electroformed component (60). As a result, multiple types of components differing in shape may be accurately manufactured concurrently in a series of manufacturing steps.