Patent ID: 8810327

Claim:
A vibrating member comprising: a base portion; at least three vibrating arms which extend from one end portion of the base portion, are provided in parallel in a first direction, and extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; at least two linking portions each of which is provided between base end portions of an adjacent two of the vibrating arms and extends from the other end portion of the base portion; and a support portion which is connected to the base portion through at least one of the linking portions, wherein a middle space is formed in the vibrating member between two linking portions, the space defined as an area surrounded by the two linking portions, the base portion, and the support portion, wherein at least two side spaces are formed in the vibrating member, the side spaces are aligned along the first direction with the middle space on opposing sides of the middle space, each side space being aligned along the second direction with at least one respective vibrating arm, each side space being partially surrounded by a single linking portion, the base portion, and the support portion, and each side s ace having one end open in the first direction, and wherein a thickness of the support portion is thicker than that of at least one of the linking portions in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.