IP Library Patent Application 13166381
Patent Application
App. No. 13/166,381

PACKAGE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE

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Abstract

A package manufacturing method of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a package with a recessed cavity formed in at least one of first and second substrates formed of a glass material and includes a cavity forming step of forming the cavity by performing press molding on at least one molded substrate of the first and second substrates and a heat treatment step of heating the molded substrate formed with the cavity.

Claims (19)

1 . A method of manufacturing a package with a recessed cavity formed in at least one of first and second substrates formed of a glass material, the package manufacturing method comprising:

a cavity forming step of forming the cavity by performing press molding on at least one molded substrate of the first and second substrates; and:

a heat treatment step of heating the molded substrate formed with the cavity.

2 . The package manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein a polishing step of polishing a surface formed with the cavity is performed after the heat treatment step.

3 . The package manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the molded substrate is formed of soda glass, and the temperature in the heat treatment step is equal to or larger than 600° C. and equal to or smaller than 700° C.

4 . The package manufacturing method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the temperature in the heat treatment step is equal to or larger than 670° C. and equal to or smaller than 680° C.

5 . A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator comprising:

a through hole forming step of forming a through hole, which communicates into the cavity, in the package manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 1 ;

a penetration electrode forming step of forming a penetration electrode by disposing a conductive material in the through hole; and

a piezoelectric vibrating reed mounting step of disposing a piezoelectric vibrating reed in the cavity and electrically connecting the piezoelectric vibrating reed and the penetration electrode to each other.

6 . An oscillator comprising:

the piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 5 , which is electrically connected to an integrated circuit, as a vibrator.

7 . An electronic device comprising:

the piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 5 which is electrically connected to a timepiece section.

8 . A radio-controlled timepiece comprising:

the piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 5 which is electrically connected to a filter section.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2013
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
To: SII CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 031085/0852 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2011
From: FUKUDA, JUNYA; NUMATA, MASASHI; KURITA, SUMIHIKO
To: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 026487/0740 →