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A jewel bearing is a plain bearing in which a metal spindle turns in a jewel-lined pivot hole. The hole is typically shaped like a torus and is slightly larger than the shaft diameter. The jewels are typically made from the mineral corundum , usually either synthetic sapphire or synthetic ruby .
The lower jewel is called the 'hole jewel', the upper one is the 'capstone' or 'end jewel'. This type of bearing is used in watches where friction is critical, such as in the balance wheel pivots. With ordinary bearings (shown in Watch jewel bearing.svg ), when the watch is vertical the shoulder of the shaft bears against the face of the hole ...
Bahasa Indonesia; Монгол ... Pages in category "Bearings (mechanical)" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. ... Jewel bearing; L ...
Pierced jewel and capstone, used as a low-friction bearing in a mechanical watch. Lubrication is provided by a small drop of oil, kept in place by capillary action. In the 1690s, Fatio discovered a method for piercing a small and well-rounded hole in a ruby, using a diamond drill.
A ball bearing. A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion and reduces friction between moving parts.The design of the bearing may, for example, provide for free linear movement of the moving part or for free rotation around a fixed axis; or, it may prevent a motion by controlling the vectors of normal forces that bear on the moving parts.
Namiki Precision Jewel Co., Ltd. (並木精密宝石株式会社, Namiki Seimitu Houseki Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese component manufacturing company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1939 as a manufacturer of synthetic sapphire jewel bearings for electrical measuring instruments.
Jewel bearing of a balance wheel, supported by a lyre-shaped spring. The Incabloc shock protection system is the trade name for a spring-loaded mounting system for the jewel bearings that support the balance wheel in a mechanical watch, to protect the wheel's delicate pivots from damage in the event of physical shock, such as if the watch is dropped.
The cup-shaped depression in the top of the jewel is the oil cup; it's purpose is to hold the lubricating oil (yellow) in contact with the bearing shaft by capillary action. In wheels where friction is critical, a 'capstone' (shown in Watch jewel bearing and capstone.svg ) is added on the end to prevent the shoulder of the shaft from bearing ...