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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1990
Yukio Nishikawa, Ikeda, JP;
Yuji Uesugi, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Piezo-electric oscillators are widely used in reference clocks for various apparatus. Prior to use, the oscillation frequency of the piezo-electric oscillators is generally finely adjusted. For this purpose, a frequency fine-adjusting apparatus includes a laser beam generator for emitting a laser beam having a wavelength of 2 .mu.m or less, a target material having a metallic layer, a set of rollers for feeding the target material in the condition in which the metallic layer confronts the main electrode of the piezo-electric oscillator and is spaced a predetermined length from the main electrode, and an optical system for applying the laser beam to the metallic layer. When the laser beam is applied to the metallic layer, part of the metallic layer is vaporized and adheres to the surface of the main electrode, thereby finely adjusting an oscillation frequency of the piezo-electric oscillator.