IP Library Granted Patent US 9,534,894
Granted Patent B2
US 9,534,894 · App. 14/644,770 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Resonator element, gyro sensor element, electronic device, electronic apparatus, and moving object

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Patent No.
US 9,534,894
App. No.
14/644,770
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to provide a resonator element having high production efficiency and low impedance in a small size, the resonator element includes a base portion, and a driving arm which extends from the base portion and includes a through hole, in which the driving arm vibrates along an in-plane direction, and includes a plurality of broad portions of which a width in the in-plane direction is broad and a plurality of narrow portions of which a width in the in-plane direction is narrow which alternate with each other, and the through hole is disposed in the broad portion.

Claims (42)

1. A resonator element, comprising:

a base portion; and

a driving arm extending from the base portion and including a through hole,

wherein the driving arm includes a plurality of broad portions of which a width is broad, and a plurality of narrow portions of which a width is narrower than that of the broad portion,

the broad portion and the narrow portion alternate with each other, and

the through hole is disposed in a position overlapping with the broad portion.

2. The resonator element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the driving arm includes an inclined portion of which a width in an in-plane direction gradually decreases toward the narrow portion from the broad portion of the driving arm.

3. The resonator element according to claim 2 ,

wherein the width of the narrow portion is greater than or equal to 88% and less than or equal to 99% of the broad portion.

4. The resonator element according to claim 3 ,

wherein the through hole is approximately in the shape of a rectangle having a long side in an extending direction of the driving arm in which at least one corner portion of the rectangle is rounded when the driving arm is seen from a penetration direction of the through hole.

5. A gyro sensor element, comprising:

the resonator element according to claim 3 ; and

a detection arm extending from the base portion on a side opposite to the base portion side from which the driving arm extends and detecting a vibration in a direction intersecting with a vibration direction of the driving arm.

6. The resonator element according to claim 2 ,

wherein the through hole is approximately in the shape of a rectangle having a long side in an extending direction of the driving arm in which at least one corner portion of the rectangle is rounded when the driving arm is seen from a penetration direction of the through hole.

7. A gyro sensor element, comprising:

the resonator element according to claim 2 ; and

a detection arm extending from the base portion on a side opposite to the base portion side from which the driving arm extends and detecting a vibration in the in-plane direction and an out-of-plane direction intersecting with a vibration direction of the driving arm.

8. An electronic device comprising the gyro sensor element according to claim 7 mounted in the electronic device.

9. A moving object comprising the gyro sensor element according to claim 7 contained in the moving object.

10. An electronic device comprising the resonator element according to claim 2 mounted in the electronic device.

11. A moving object comprising the resonator element according to claim 2 contained in the moving object.

12. The resonator element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the width of the narrow portion is greater than or equal to 88% and less than or equal to 99% of the broad portion.

13. The resonator element according to claim 12 ,

wherein the through hole is approximately in the shape of a rectangle having a long side in an extending direction of the driving arm in which at least one corner portion of the rectangle is rounded when the driving arm is seen from a penetration direction of the through hole.

14. A gyro sensor element, comprising:

the resonator element according to claim 12 ; and

a detection arm extending from the base portion on a side opposite to the base portion side from which the driving arm extends and detecting a vibration in a direction intersecting with a vibration direction of the driving arm.

15. The resonator element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the through hole is approximately in the shape of a rectangle in which at least one corner portion of the rectangle is rounded when the driving arm is seen from a penetration direction of the through hole.

16. A gyro sensor element, comprising:

the resonator element according to claim 1 ; and

a detection arm extending from the base portion on a side opposite to the base portion side from which the driving arm extends and detecting a vibration in a direction intersecting with a vibration direction of the driving arm.

17. The gyro sensor element according to claim 16 ,

wherein the detection arm includes a through hole which is approximately in the shape of a rectangle toward a leading end direction of the detection arm from the base portion side of the detection arm when seen from the vibration direction of the detection arm.

18. An electronic device comprising the gyro sensor element according to claim 16 mounted in the electronic device.

19. A moving object comprising the gyro sensor element according to claim 16 contained in the moving object.

20. An electronic device comprising the resonator element according to claim 1 mounted in the electronic device.

21. A moving object comprising the resonator element according to claim 1 contained in the moving object.

Assignments (3)
QUITCLAIM ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 14, 2024
From: COLUMBIA PEAK VENTURES, LLC
To: BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 069360/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: SEIKO EPSON CORP.
To: COLUMBIA PEAK VENTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 058952/0475 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2015
From: ICHIKAWA, FUMIO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035141/0135 →