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Tm. VC: May 13, 1969 E. F. Cielaszyk
Tm. VC: May 13, 1969 E. F. Cielaszyk
E. F. CIELASZYK
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6 Claims
the
quill 52 mounting an alarm setting hand 56.
the
In accordance with the present invention the center
ac 20 wheel 30, its associated pinion 31, and its axially extend
the
ing hub 32, are integrally molded of plastic material, and
terwheel.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a
position.
use in low priced clocks, requiring only a small garter 40 upon the jaws which is directed radially inward for gen
spring, in addition to the gear wheel and shaft normally
erating the desired friction. To facilitate installation of
present, and which, being highly compact, is suited for
the spring on the hub the tip portion of each of the jaws
use in a wide variety of clock designs.
is chamfered.
, it is a more speci?c object of the present invention to
For the purpose of locating the centerwheel axially
provide a clock friction whichv is easily assembled and
with respect to the shaft and simultaneously improving
which has a novel provision for automatically and posi
the smoothness of the setting action, the shaft is formed
tively locating the associated gear and shaft at the time
with a conically tapered section 80 which begins at a line
of assembly and during the life of the clock.
or region 81 located at the base portion of the jaws and
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be
which tapers down to de?ne a relatively abrupt shoulder
come apparent upon reference to the attached detailed
82 alined with the tips of the jaws. Prior to installation
description and to the drawings in which:
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of and compression by the garter spring, the hub has a
FIGURE 1 is a sectional-view, partially diagrammatic, sectional pro?le as indicated by the dot-dash lines 60a.
taken through a clock mechanism employing the present
When the centerwheel is installed on the shaft 35 the tips
invention;
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References Cited
UNITED STATES PATENTS
1,265,598
3,057,647
5/1918
10/1962
3,213,645
10/1965