Patent ID: 8304968
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: H03H

Abstract:
1. A vibrator element comprising: a base; first and second vibrating arms independently extending from the base, the first and second vibrating arms each having a first arm width; first and second elongated grooves formed along a longitudinal direction of the first and second vibrating arms, respectively; first and second intermediate weights each having a second arm width that is larger than the first arm width, the first and second intermediate weights independently being formed on first tip sides of the first and second vibrating arms, respectively; and first and second tip weights each having a third arm width that is larger than the second arm width, the first and second tip weights independently being formed on second tip sides of the first and second intermediate weights, respectively, wherein a first side of each of the first and second intermediate weights is substantially and continuously planar along an entirety of the first and second intermediate weights, a second side of each of the first and second tip weights is substantially and continuously planar along an entirety of the first and second tip weights, and the first side diverts to the second side at a first diversion.