Piezoelectric vibrator
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1. A piezoelectric vibrator comprising:
- a prism-shaped vibrating body for making a bending vibration; and
supporting members for supporting said vibrating body at portions in a vicinity of nodal points of said vibrating body,wherein grooves are formed on only one side face of said vibrating body along a width direction at portions in the vicinity of the nodal points of said vibrating body.
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A vibrating gyroscope 10 includes a piezoelectric vibrator 12. The piezoelectric vibrator 12 includes a vibrating body 14 having a regular triangular prism shape. Grooves 16 are formed on one side face of the vibrating body 14 along its width direction. The grooves 16 are formed at portions corresponding to nodal points of the vibrating body 14. Piezoelectric elements 18a, 18b and 18c are formed on three side faces of the vibrating body 14. An M-shaped supporting members 26 are attached to the vibrating body 14 at portions in grooves 16.
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1. A piezoelectric vibrator comprising:
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a prism-shaped vibrating body for making a bending vibration; and supporting members for supporting said vibrating body at portions in a vicinity of nodal points of said vibrating body, wherein grooves are formed on only one side face of said vibrating body along a width direction at portions in the vicinity of the nodal points of said vibrating body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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