Patent ID: 8310317

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 the base end portions of two adjacent 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 the linking portion, 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 is aligned along the second direction with at least one respective vibrating arm, each side space is partially surrounded by a single linking portion, the base portion, and the support portion, and each side space has one end open in the first direction.