IP Library Granted Patent US 8,653,899
Granted Patent B2
US 8,653,899 · App. 13/398,350 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Piezoelectric vibrator, oscillator, electronic device and radio timepiece

Inventor: Kiyoshi Aratake (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SII Crystal Technology Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,653,899
App. No.
13/398,350
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic device and a ratio timepiece are provided which are capable of increasing a capacitance C0 while achieving miniaturization and cost reduction. The piezoelectric vibrator includes a base substrate, a lid substrate, a piezoelectric vibrating reed on which an excitation electrode is formed, and external electrodes. An electrode pattern for capacitance adjustment, which extends along a routing electrode, is provided extending from a routing electrode.

Claims (37)

1. A piezoelectric vibrator, comprising:

a base substrate;

a lid substrate that is joined to the base substrate in a state in which the lid substrate faces the base substrate;

a piezoelectric vibrating reed which is housed in a recessed portion formed between the base substrate and the lid substrate, and on which an excitation electrode is formed;

external electrodes formed on an outer surface of the base substrate;

electrode pattern that electrically connect the piezoelectric vibrating reed and the external electrode;

wherein

the external electrodes and the electrode patterns are provided corresponding to respective electrical polarities,

the electrode patterns have mount electrode portion and routing electrode portion respectively,

the routing electrode portion corresponding to one of the polarities and the routing electrode portion corresponding to the other of the polarities face each other on an inner surface side of the base substrate, and

the routing electrode portion for capacitance adjustment that extends along the routing electrode portion corresponding to the one of the polarities is extended from the mounted portion corresponding to the other of the polarities such that routing electrode portion corresponding to the one of the polarities and the routing electrode portion corresponding to the other of the polarities face each other.

2. A piezoelectric vibrator, comprising:

a base substrate;

a lid substrate that is joined to the base substrate in a state in which the lid substrate faces the base substrate;

a piezoelectric vibrating reed which is housed in a recessed portion formed between the base substrate and the lid substrate, and on which an excitation electrode is formed;

external electrodes formed on an outer surface of the base substrate;

electrode pattern that electrically connect the piezoelectric vibrating reed and the external electrode;

wherein

the external electrodes and the electrode patterns are provided corresponding to respective electrical polarities, and

the electrode patterns have a mount electrode portion and a routing electrode portion respectively, and

the routing electrode portion corresponding to one of the polarities and the external electrode corresponding to the other of the polarities face each other in a thickness direction of the base substrate.

3. The piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1 , wherein

a first overlapping electrode portion that extends from the mount electrode portion corresponding to the one of the polarities and a second overlapping electrode portion that extends from the mount electrode portion corresponding to the other of the polarities face each other with a dielectric substance interposed between the first and the second overlapping electrode portions.

4. The piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 2 , wherein

the routing electrode portion corresponding to the one of the polarities is formed on an inner surface side of the base substrate such that the electrode pattern extends to a region facing the external electrode corresponding to the other of the polarities.

5. The piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 2 , wherein

the base substrate is a ceramic multilayer substrate that is formed by stacking a plurality of ceramic sheets in a thickness direction, and

an extended portion for facing the external electrode is formed on at least one of the plurality of ceramic sheets, from the routing electrode portion corresponding to the one of the polarities, such that the extended portion faces the external electrode corresponding to the other of the polarities.

6. The piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1 , wherein

the lid substrate is a substrate made of a glass material and a weight metal film for frequency adjustment is formed on a tip end of the piezoelectric vibrating reed, and

the electrode patterns are not formed in a vicinity of the tip end of the piezoelectric vibrating reed, on the inner surface side of the base substrate.

7. An oscillator, wherein

the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1 is electrically mounted on an integrated circuit, as an oscillation element.

8. An electronic device, wherein

the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1 is electrically mounted on a time measuring portion.

9. A radio timepiece, wherein

the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1 is electrically connected to a filter portion.

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 Feb 16, 2012
From: ARATAKE, KIYOSHI
To: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 027719/0637 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP 2011-044291 · Mar 1, 2011 · national
JP 2011-044292 · Mar 1, 2011 · national
JP 2011-053146 · Mar 10, 2011 · national
JP 2011-054900 · Mar 13, 2011 · national
JP 2011-263937 · Dec 1, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120224460A1 · Sep 6, 2012