IP Library Granted Patent US 7,088,192
Granted Patent B2
US 7,088,192 · App. 10/802,628 · Granted Aug 8, 2006

Inverter oscillator circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,088,192
App. No.
10/802,628
Granted
Aug 8, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an inverter oscillation circuit an output terminal 2 of an inverter 1 with its input and output interconnected via a high resistance R 1 is grounded via a series connection of a capacitor C 1 and parallel tuning circuit composed of a capacitor C 2 and an inductor L 1 connected in parallel, and the connection point of this series connection is grounded via a parallel circuit of diodes D 1 and D 2 connected in opposite polarities. The connection point of the series connection is connected to an input terminal 3 of the inverter 1 via series-connected capacitors C 3 and C 4 , and the connection point of this series connection is grounded via a piezoelectric vibrator Xtal and a frequency adjusting capacitor C 7 . The inverter oscillation circuit is configured to provide its output via a series circuit composed of a resistor R 2 and a capacitor C 6.

Claims (5)

1. A piezoelectric oscillator which comprises a piezoelectric vibrator provided with a piezoelectric element for excitation at a predetermined frequency, and a signal inverting amplifier for supplying current to the piezoelectric element to excite it, characterized in that:

an output terminal of the signal inverting amplifier having its input and output interconnected via a high resistance is grounded via a series connection of a capacitance and a parallel tuning circuit; the connection point of the capacitance and the parallel tuning circuit is grounded via a diode clamping circuit and is connected to an input terminal of the signal inverting amplifier via two series-connected capacitances; and the connection point of the two series-connected capacitances is grounded via the piezoelectric vibrator and a frequency adjusting element.

2. The piezoelectric oscillator of claim 1 , characterized in that the diode clamping circuit is formed by a parallel circuit of two diodes connected in opposite polarities.

3. The piezoelectric oscillator of claim 1 , characterized in that, as viewed from the connection point of the two series-connected capacitances, one of the two capacitances and the parallel tuning circuit constitute a series resonance circuit.

4. The piezoelectric oscillator of claim 1 , characterized in that the piezoelectric vibrator is a crystal vibrator.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2011
From: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026717/0436 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 29, 2008
From: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
To: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020431/0246 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 29, 2007
From: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
To: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020174/0556 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2004
From: SATOH, TOMIO
To: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015118/0340 →