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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroshi Kawai, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Murata Manfacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 1/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 1/518 ;
Abstract
A resonant element including: a vibrating body vibratable in orthogonal X- and Z-directions; exciting means for causing the vibrating body to be subjected to an excitation vibration in the X-direction; excitation deflection detecting means for detecting the deflection of the vibrating body in the Z-direction during the excitation vibration thereof in the X-direction; and excitation deflection inhibiting means for inhibiting the deflection of the vibrating body in the Z-direction.