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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/21 (2006.01); H03H 3/02 (2006.01); G01C 19/5607 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/21 (2013.01); G01C 19/5607 (2013.01); H03H 3/02 (2013.01); H03H 2003/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vibrator element includes drive vibrating arms extending from an end of a base section, the drive vibrating arms are each provided with an obverse surface, a reverse surface disposed on an opposite side to the obverse surface, and a side surface connecting the obverse surface and the reverse surface to each other, a tilted section facing toward the obverse surface is disposed at least a part of the side surface, and there are disposed a first drive electrode and a second drive electrode obtained by bisection with an electrode separation section disposed in the tilted section.