METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE ASSEMBLY, AND TIMEPIECE ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: CALAME, Florian, MULTONE, Xavier, VINCENT-FALQUET, Benoît, HENIN, Stefano
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.04.2024
• Subjects: APPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING ORMAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES; HOROLOGY; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; PHYSICS; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS

Timepiece assembly comprising a first timepiece component (10) assembled with a distinct second timepiece component (20), the first timepiece component (10) comprising at least one functional part and a receiving opening (11) that can form a connecting hole distinct from said functional part, the wall delimiting said receiving opening (11) forming a first connecting surface (12), the second timepiece component (20) comprising a second connecting surface (22) and being rigidly assembled with the first timepiece component by direct or indirect contact between the respective first and second connecting surfaces (12, 22) of said first and second timepiece components (10, 20) at a securing surface, characterized in that at least one of the first and second connecting surfaces (12, 22) or a third connecting surface of an optional intermediate third component (30) is made of silicon oxidized by heat treatment so that the first and second timepiece components are rigidly secured to each other by growth of a layer of oxidized silicon.