Patent ID: 6822375
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A vibrating gyroscope comprising:a vibrator having a length direction, a width direction and a thickness direction and being capable of vibrating in a bending mode in a bending direction perpendicular to the length direction, the vibrator having therein first and second nodes which extend in the width direction; and first, second, third and fourth supporting members connected to the vibrator such that the first node is interposed between the first and second supporting members and the second node is interposed between the third and fourth supporting members, wherein the first, second, third and fourth supporting members are configured such that the first node is located closer to one of the first and second supporting members than to the other of the first and second supporting members, and the second node is closer to one of the third and fourth supporting members than to the other of the third and fourth supporting members.