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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Ishii, Suwa, JP;
Takayuki Kikuchi, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/25 (2006.01); G01C 19/5607 (2012.01); H03H 9/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/5607 (2013.01); H03H 9/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vibrating element includes a vibration portion including a first main surface, a second main surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, and extending in a first direction. The vibration portion includes a first groove formed in the first main surface and a second groove formed in the second main surface, and in a plan view seen from a direction perpendicular to the first main surface, the first groove and the second groove are provided to shift in opposite directions from each other, in a second direction.