A horological setting and/or adjustment mechanism, including a setting and/or adjustment module (400) for a horological setting machine (1000), for making a setting and/or adjustment on a horological assembly (1), including an elastic clamp (600) with clamp arms (601) arranged to drive or deform a mobile component or a component of this assembly (1), the clamp (600) including a bearing portion (602) subjected to the action of an actuator, spindle (407), eccentric or push-piece, any deformation of this bearing portion (602) modifying the relative mutual position of the arms (601), and this setting and/or adjustment module (400) includes setting and/or adjustment means which include a plurality of motorised axes which are arranged to move, open and close, in a plane perpendicular to a clamp rotation direction (DF), a said clamp (600).

A diaphragm type deployment device including a first rigid armature and a second deformable armature, the first rigid armature and the second deformable armature being connected to one another, such that the second deformable armature switches from a first extended configuration to a second compact configuration, and vice versa, the device defining a first geometry when the second deformable armature is in the first extended configuration, and defining a second smaller geometry than the first geometry, when the second deformable armature is in the second compact configuration, the device extending substantially in the same plane when the second armature is in the first or in the second configuration, wherein at least a first part of the first rigid armature and at least a first part of the second deformable armature form a first one-piece assembly, preferably from the same material.

A receptacle (10) for receiving a horological assembly (1) and handling same on a setting machine (1000), this receptacle (10) is a support which includes, for receiving such an assembly (1), a substantially planar bearing surface (190), and which includes, below the bearing surface (190), a spring mechanism (180) for receiving such an assembly (1), and, above said bearing surface (190), locking wedges (102) of such an assembly (1), and, between the bearing surface and the locking wedges (102), angular orientation means (103) for the angular orientation in abutment pressure of an edge of such an assembly (1) on this support.

Method for treatment of timepiece components on a rack including the steps consisting in: equipping said rack with grippers made of the same shape memory alloy, and each arranged to return to a reference shape above a martensite finish temperature specific to said alloy; bringing said rack to a temperature higher than said martensite finish temperature; bringing said rack equipped with said grippers to a preparation temperature; loading said rack with a batch of said components to be treated; performing said treatment on said rack loaded with said batch; unloading said rack. Rack comprising grippers made of shape memory alloy, arranged to return to a reference shape above a martensite finish temperature specific to said alloy.

A setting machine (1000) for making a setting and/or adjustment on an assembly (1) attached to a receptacle (10), including a positioning module (100) to move this receptacle (10) on command from control means (3000) to convey it into a setting and/or adjustment position below an acquisition module (200), which includes measuring and/or testing means for determining the spatial position of the receptacle (10), and including a setting and/or adjustment module (400) for making a setting and/or an adjustment with motorised axes for moving, opening and closing, in a clamp plane perpendicular to a clamp rotation direction (DF, DG), a clamp (600) arranged to drive or deform a mobile component or a component included in such an assembly (1) borne by a receptacle (10), and method for using such a setting machine for setting and/or adjusting at least one horological component.

A horological setting and/or adjustment mechanism, including a setting and/or adjustment module (400) for a horological setting machine (1000), for making a setting and/or adjustment on a horological assembly (1), including an elastic clamp (600) with clamp arms (601) arranged to drive or deform a mobile component or a component of this assembly (1), the clamp (600) including a bearing portion (602) subjected to the action of an actuator, spindle (407), eccentric or push-piece, any deformation of this bearing portion (602) modifying the relative mutual position of the arms (601), and this setting and/or adjustment module (400) includes setting and/or adjustment means which include a plurality of motorised axes which are arranged to move, open and close, in a plane perpendicular to a clamp rotation direction (DF), a said clamp (600).

A receptacle (10) for receiving a horological assembly (1) and handling same on a setting machine (1000), this receptacle (10) is a support which includes, for receiving such an assembly (1), a substantially planar bearing surface (190), and which includes, below the bearing surface (190), a spring mechanism (180) for receiving such an assembly (1), and, above said bearing surface (190), locking wedges (102) of such an assembly (1), and, between the bearing surface and the locking wedges (102), angular orientation means (103) for the angular orientation in abutment pressure of an edge of such an assembly (1) on this support.

A gripper (100) with radial clamping, provided for a timepiece component, including a plurality of jaws (1) distributed about an axis (D), which defines a direction of insertion and/or of extraction for the timepiece component, and connected to a support (2) of the gripper, each jaw including a bearing surface (10) arranged to ensure a radial contact, relative to the axis, with a counter surface of the component and to be able to apply on this counter surface a radial clamping force, at least one the jaw being radially movable, in relation to the axis, and having an essentially radial travel in relation to the axis (D). Each mobile jaw is connected to the support by a radial elastic return means (3) that extends in a general plane (P) perpendicular to the axis and that is preferably arranged between the mobile jaw and the axis (D).

A lathe including a moving headstock designed to rotate and move forward a workpiece to be turned in relation to an axis of translation and rotation. A guide bush is designed to be attached to a frame of the lathe and includes a bush spindle and a clamping mechanism. The guide bush is designed to operate either in bush mode or in grip mode and is designed to be moveable axially in relation to the frame along the axis of translation and rotation. The lathe is arranged to operate in a first mode in which the guide bush is driven axially by the moving headstock, and a second mode in which the axial position of the guide bush is static in relation to the frame.

A gripping device (100) for holding, centring and/or clamping a micromechanical or horological component (200) in a chamber delimited by a collet including at least one movable jaw (2) and at least one stationary jaw (3), wherein some of the movable jaws (2) and/or stationary jaws (3) include a reference surface (20) to support a component (200) bearing frontally thereagainst, and this gripping device (100) includes both, on the one hand, stationary jaws (3) including the reference surface (20) to support the component (200) bearing thereagainst, and movable jaws (2) for centring and/or clamping the component (200).