Patent ID: 7296467

Claim:
An angular velocity sensor comprising support means bonded to two nodal points of a pillar-shaped oscillator having a longitudinal direction along which said oscillator extends, which nodal points are generated on oscillations of said oscillator, said support means supporting said nodal points therebetween at upper and lower sides of said oscillator, said support means mechanically supporting and providing for electrical connections to said oscillator, wherein, said support means comprises a plurality of pairs of upper support members and lower support members and each pair of support members with respect to said nodal points include bent parts, said bent parts being bent in the same direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of said oscillator; said upper support members and lower support members also including arms extending at right angles to an up-and-down direction and to the longitudinal direction of said oscillator and connecting parts for connecting said arms to said oscillator; said upper support member of a given pair of said upper and lower support members appears superposed over the lower support member of said pair when viewed from said upper side; and said upper support members are larger than said lower support members.