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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/13 (2006.01); H03H 3/04 (2006.01); H03H 9/05 (2006.01); H03H 9/19 (2006.01); H03H 9/10 (2006.01); H03H 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/132 (2013.01); H03H 3/04 (2013.01); H03H 9/0557 (2013.01); H03H 9/1021 (2013.01); H03H 9/19 (2013.01); H03H 2003/022 (2013.01); H03H 2003/0428 (2013.01);
Abstract
The vibrator element includes a base part, a vibrating arm extending from the base part, and a weight provided to the vibrating arm, wherein the weight includes a thick film part, a thin film part thinner in film thickness than the thick film part, and a connection part which is located between the thick film part and the thin film part to connect the thick film part and the thin film part to each other, and which forms a taper shape gradually decreasing in film thickness in a direction from the thick film part side toward the thin film part.