Patent · US Expired

Piezoelectric vibrator, manufacturing method thereof, oscillator, electronic equipment, radio clock

US7294951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 2005
Grant dateNov 13, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/42
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A piezoelectric vibrator has a vibrator piece and a frame integral with the vibrator piece. The frame is connected to one end of and surrounds the vibrator piece. A lid has a surface anodically bonded to a first surface of the frame. The lid has a recessed portion at a position disposed opposite to and confronting the vibrator piece. A base has a surface anodically bonded to a second surface of the frame opposite the first surface thereof. The base has a recessed portion at a position disposed opposite to and confronting the vibrator piece. A beveled portion is formed around a surface of one of the lid and the base which does not correspond to the anodically bonded surface thereof.

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