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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ryuji Kihara, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/5733 (2012.01); G01C 19/5769 (2012.01); G01P 15/125 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/5733 (2013.01); G01C 19/5769 (2013.01); G01P 15/125 (2013.01); G01P 2015/0831 (2013.01);
Abstract
A physical quantity sensor includes a pivoting mass having a first plate on one side of a rotation axis, a second plate on the other side of the rotation axis, and a link connecting the first plate to the second plate. The link includes a first slit, a second slit on one side of the first slit toward the first plate, and a third slit on the other side of the first slit toward the second plate. The second and third slits are also deviated toward a peripheral edge of the link with respect to the first slit.