Resonator for a vibratory sensor of an angular parameter
View Patent ↗A resonator for an angular parameter sensor, the resonator comprising a bell of electrically-insulating material provided with a central stem and an electrically-conductive layer, the conductive layer comprising branches extending from a central portion of the bell to a peripheral edge of the bell, the number of said branches being a prime number not less than seven.
1. A resonator for an angular parameter sensor, the resonator comprising: a bell of electrically-insulating material provided with a central stem and an electrically-conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer comprises a number of branches extending from a central portion of the bell to a peripheral edge of the bell, said number of branches being a prime number not less than seven.
2. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer comprises seven branches.
3. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the branches are of a width such that in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the bell they present an area that is substantially equal to one-tenth of the area of the bell in the vicinity of the peripheral edge.
4. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer includes a portion covering at least a longitudinal portion of the stem.
5. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer includes an annular central portion.
6. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the branches extend substantially along meridians of the bell.
7. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the branches have parallel longitudinal edges.
8. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the branches have longitudinal edges converging towards the peripheral edge of the bell.
9. A resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer is made of metal.
10. A resonator according to claim 9 , wherein the metal is platinum.