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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Hiroki Iwai, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroki Iwai, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
Piezoelectric vibrating pieces are disclosed that include a base, a pair of vibrating arms, and a pair of supporting arms. The base is fabricated of piezoelectric material. The vibrating arms extend straight from the base in a designated longitudinal direction and having a first thickness. A respective supporting arm extends straight from the base and outboard of each vibrating arm in the designated longitudinal direction. Each supporting arm includes at least a respective second region that has second thickness different from the first thickness.