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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Teruo Takizawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Satoru Tanaka, Chino, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, , JP;
Abstract
A physical quantity sensor detects a physical quantity in a third direction, and includes a fixer fixed to a substrate, a support beam having one end coupled to the fixer, and a movable body. The movable body includes a movable electrode unit and a frame unit. The fixed electrode unit includes a first fixed electrode group and a second fixed electrode group. The movable electrode unit includes a first movable electrode group and a second movable electrode group. A first recess recessed in the third direction is provided in the first movable electrode group, a second recess recessed in the third direction is provided in the second fixed electrode group, and a third recess recessed in the third direction is provided in a region of the frame unit on a second movable electrode group side.