Patent ID: 7210350

Claim:
A vibrating gyro element comprising in the same plane: a base portion having opposite ends with opposite corners on each of the opposite ends and having opposite sides; a pair of vibrating arms for detection extended out of the base portion from both ends in a straight line shape; a pair of connecting arms extended-out from the base portion from said opposite sides in directions perpendicular to the vibrating arms for detection; additional pairs of vibrating arms for driving with each pair extending out from a tip portion of each of the connecting arms in a direction parallel to the pair of vibrating arms; four beams extending out from the opposite corners on both ends of the base portion with each beam having a configuration substantially conforming to the letter “S”; and a support portion connected to the tip portion of each each of the beams; wherein each of the beams is once extended out of the base portion in a direction approximately perpendicular to the extending-out direction of the pair of connecting arms.