IP Library Granted Patent US 7,173,499
Granted Patent B2
US 7,173,499 · App. 10/828,054 · Granted Feb 6, 2007

High-stability piezoelectric oscillator

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Patent No.
US 7,173,499
App. No.
10/828,054
Granted
Feb 6, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Design means is provided to prevent electronic parts used in a high-stability piezoelectric oscillator from deterioration due to aging by heat when the high-temperature side of the working temperature range is as high as 85° C. A high-stability piezoelectric oscillator, which is provided with a first constant temperature oven having housed therein a piezoelectric resonator and electronic parts for oscillation, a second constant temperature oven having housed herein said first constant temperature oven, and temperature control means for controlling the temperature of each constant temperature oven, and in which the temperature of said first constant temperature oven is set lower than the temperature of said second constant temperature oven, is characterized in that a heat source is disposed near said piezoelectric resonator.

Claims (10)

1. A high-stability piezoelectric oscillator which is provided with:

a first constant temperature oven having housed therein a piezoelectric resonator and electronic parts for oscillation use;

a second constant temperature oven having housed therein said first constant temperature oven; and

temperature control means for controlling the temperature of each of said first and second constant temperature ovens;

wherein the temperature of said first constant temperature oven is set lower than the temperature of said second constant temperature oven;

characterized in that;

a heat source is disposed near said piezoelectric resonator;

the temperatures of said first and second constant temperature ovens are controlled by use of a Peltier element;

said piezoelectric resonator is an SC-cut quartz crystal resonator; and

the temperature of said first constant temperature oven is set at a value close to the peak temperature of said SC-cut quartz crystal resonator.

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 Aug 30, 2004
From: SATOH, TOMIO
To: TOYO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015739/0590 →