Patent ID: 6018212
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A vibrator comprising:a fixing part arranged in a plane;a base part arranged in said plane and having a first end attached to said fixing part and a free second end distal from said first end in a longitudinal direction of said base part;a substantially straight bending vibration piece arranged in said plane and having a first end attached to a portion of said base part other than said first end of said base part, and a second end distal from said first end in a longitudinal direction of said bending vibration piece, the longitudinal direction of said bending vibration piece intersecting the longitudinal direction of said base part at an angle of 45.degree. to 135.degree.; andexcitation means for vibrating at least one of said base part and said bending vibration piece;wherein said bending vibration piece terminates at said second end thereof, and said base part and said bending vibration piece both vibrate in a bending vibration mode substantially within said plane using said first ends thereof, respectively, as their fulcrum.