JP2019165348A - Turning fork-type crystal vibrator - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a turning fork-type crystal vibrator having excellent electrostatic breakdown voltage, which hardly causes a short circuit between electrodes.SOLUTION: A turning fork-type crystal vibration piece 10 comprises a base part 11, first and second vibration arms 13a and 13b, a support arm 15, and first and second exciting electrodes 19a and 19b, which further comprises first and second electrode pads 19ax and 19bx separated from each other in a longitudinal direction of the support arm. The first exciting electrode is drawn around so as to extend from a first connection pad to a side of the first vibration arm through a part of a main surface of the support arm, a part of the side at the first vibration arm side, an inner bottom surface of a first crotch portion 17a and a part around the first crotch portion of the base part. The second exciting electrode is drawn around at a second crotch portion 17b side similar to the first exciting electrode. Between the first connection pad and a second connection pad of the support arm are provided protruding parts 15x protruding to both sides in a width direction of the support arm. The protruding parts have inclined sides.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure in which short-circuiting between electrodes hardly occurs. Further, the present invention relates to a tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure that is unlikely to cause a short-circuit between electrodes and has excellent electrostatic withstand voltage characteristics.

  With the downsizing of electronic equipment, there is an increasing demand for downsizing of tuning fork crystal units. One of the structures advantageous for downsizing of a tuning fork type crystal resonator is a so-called three-arm structure tuning fork type crystal resonator. A tuning fork crystal piece having a base, two vibrating arms extending in parallel from the base, and a supporting arm extending from the base between the vibrating arms is mounted on a container. And sealed.

In the tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure, the tuning-fork type crystal piece is fixed to the container with a conductive adhesive at two positions on the support arm.
In the case of a tuning fork type crystal resonator, in order to realize a predetermined operation, the first excitation electrode and the second excitation electrode are arranged on a total of eight surfaces including the main surface and the side surface of each vibration arm. It has been routed as prescribed. This also applies to the three-arm structure. However, in the case of the three-leg structure, the extraction electrode is routed from the excitation electrode to the support arm.

  In the tuning fork type quartz resonator having such a three-arm structure, as described above, the tuning fork type vibrating piece is fixed to the container with the conductive adhesive at the two positions of the support arm, so that the first and second excitations are provided. Two extraction electrodes are routed from the working electrode to the support arm, and a part of each is a first and second connection pad for connecting and fixing the container and the tuning-fork type crystal vibrating piece. In this case, it is necessary to route the lead wires having different polarities to the support arm without short-circuiting each other. But it comes with difficulties. As a countermeasure, for example, in Patent Document 1, a concave portion recessed in the width direction of the support arm is provided in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the support arm to form an inclined surface in the concave portion, and exposure light is easily irradiated to the inclined surface. It is disclosed that patterning of the lead-out wiring is reliably performed by using the above, and a short circuit between the lead-out wirings is reduced.

  In addition, a good electrostatic withstand voltage characteristic is desired for a tuning fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure as well as a normal tuning fork type resonator. The electrostatic withstand voltage characteristic varies depending on how the excitation electrode and the extraction electrode are routed. Examples of arrangement of the excitation electrode and the extraction electrode of the tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure are described in FIG. 5 of Patent Document 2, FIG. 1 of Patent Document 3, and the like.

JP 2014-200043 A JP 2003-163568 A JP 2010-259023 A

The inventor according to this application has also studied a countermeasure for a short circuit between electrodes in a support arm, particularly in a tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure. In addition, studies have been conducted to improve electrostatic withstand voltage characteristics. As a result, a preferable structure was found.
The present application has been made in view of the above points. Therefore, the object of this application is a tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure, and a structure in which a short-circuit between electrodes at a support arm is unlikely to occur. There is to do. It is another object of the present invention to provide a tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure, which is less likely to cause short-circuit between electrodes on a support arm and is preferable for improving both electrostatic withstand voltage characteristics.

In order to achieve this object, according to the present invention, a base, first and second vibrating arms extending parallel to each other from the base, and a support extending from the aforementioned base between the vibrating arms are provided. An arm, a first excitation electrode and a second excitation electrode provided on the first and second vibrating arms, and the first excitation electrode and the second excitation electrode provided at positions spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the support arm. A first connection pad and a second connection pad which are drawn out from the excitation electrode and the second excitation electrode and are fixing points for electrically and mechanically connecting and fixing the tuning-fork crystal piece to the container; In the tuning fork type crystal resonator in which the tuning fork type crystal piece is mounted on the container,
In the middle of the support arm, there is provided at least one protrusion that protrudes outward in the width direction of the support arm and has a side surface that is inclined in the thickness direction of the support arm.

In carrying out the present invention, the first excitation electrode includes, from the first connection pad, a part of the main surface of the support arm and a part of the side surface on the first vibrating arm side, and the support arm. And the first vibration through an area formed by an inner bottom surface of the first crotch portion between the first vibrating arms and a portion around the first crotch portion of the base portion. It should be routed to reach the side of the arm on the side of the support, and
The second excitation electrode extends from the second connection pad between a part of the main surface of the support arm and a part of the side surface on the second vibrating arm side, and the support arm and the second vibrating arm. It reaches the side surface of the second vibrating arm on the side of the support portion via a region formed by an inner bottom surface of the second crotch portion and a portion of the base portion around the second crotch portion. It is good to be drawn around.

In a tuning-fork type crystal resonator having a three-arm structure, when a lead wiring is routed to a support arm, the lead is performed using the main surface and side surfaces of the support arm. In order to form an extraction electrode, a metal film for electrode formation is first provided on the main surface and side surfaces of the support arm, and then a photoresist is applied on the metal film, and then the photoresist is patterned by a photolithography technique. Further, the metal film is patterned. Thus, it is necessary to pattern the metal film provided on the side surface, and therefore, the photoresist provided on the side surface needs to be subjected to desired selective exposure. In such a case, the photoresist can be exposed using the inclined side surface of the protruding portion as long as it has a predetermined protruding portion having an inclined surface in the middle of the support arm as in the present application. The resist can be selectively exposed, and as a result, the metal film on the side surface of the support arm can be patterned as desired, so that the extraction electrode can be patterned without causing a short-circuit between the electrodes.
In the case of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the excitation electrode side is viewed from the fixed point, the excitation electrode width is widely routed to a region (weak point region) that is easily destroyed by static electricity in the excitation electrode and the extraction electrode. A structure is obtained. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a tuning fork type crystal resonator that is less likely to cause a short-circuit between electrodes and is excellent in electrostatic withstand voltage characteristics.

(A), (B) is a figure explaining the general | schematic structure of the tuning-fork type crystal piece of the tuning-fork type crystal resonator of the three-arm structure based on this invention especially. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the electrode for excitation especially of the tuning fork type crystal resonator of the three-arm structure based on this invention. It is a figure explaining the whole structure of the tuning fork type crystal resonator of an embodiment. (A) is a diagram for explaining the electrode routing structure in the tuning-fork type crystal resonator of the embodiment, and (B) is for explaining the electrode routing structure in the tuning-fork type crystal resonator of the comparative example. (A) is a figure explaining the electrostatic withstand voltage characteristic of the tuning fork type crystal resonator of an Example, (B) is a figure explaining the electrostatic withstand voltage characteristic of the tuning fork type crystal resonator of a comparative example. It is a SEM photograph explaining the location destroyed by the static electricity of the tuning fork type crystal resonator of a comparative example. It is a figure explaining the modification of the protrusion part of a support arm.

  Embodiments of a tuning fork type crystal resonator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the drawings used for the description are merely schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood. Moreover, in each figure used for description, about the same component, it attaches | subjects and shows the same number, The description may be abbreviate | omitted. The shapes, dimensions, materials, etc. described in the following description are merely preferred examples within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited only to the following embodiments.

1.3 Structure of Tuning Fork Crystal Resonator with Three-arm Structure First, the structure of a tuning-fork crystal resonator with a three-arm structure according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 1A is a plan view of a tuning fork type crystal piece 10 included in the tuning fork type crystal resonator of the embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a tuning fork type section taken along the line P-P in FIG. It is the figure seen from the head side of the crystal piece.

This tuning fork type crystal vibrating piece 10 includes a base 11, a first vibrating arm 13a and a second vibrating arm 13b, a support arm 15, a groove 13c, and an excitation electrode (see FIG. 2). Yes.
The first vibrating arm 13a and the second vibrating arm 13b extend from the base 11 in parallel to each other. Further, in this case, each of the first vibrating arm 13a and the second vibrating arm 13b has a tip portion wider than the other portions. The groove 13c is provided at a predetermined depth on both the front and back surfaces of each of the first vibrating arm 13a and the second vibrating arm 13b. The groove 13c is for efficiently applying the electric field of the drive signal to the tuning fork type crystal resonator. In FIGS. 2 and 3 below, the illustration of the grooves is omitted.

The support arm 15 extends between the first vibrating arm 13a and the second vibrating arm 13b from the base 11 in a state parallel to the vibrating arms 13a and 13b. Accordingly, the first crotch portion 17a is formed between the support portion 15 and the first vibrating arm 13a, and the second crotch portion 17b is formed between the support portion 11 and the second vibrating arm 13b. .
Further, the width of the support arm 15 on the base 11 side is narrower than the width of the other part of the support arm. That is, a structure is provided in which a neck portion is provided at the base of the support arm 15. This is preferable because vibration of the vibrating arm leaks to the support arm side and impact from the container (shown by 21 in FIG. 3) or the like can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the support arm 15 includes a protruding portion 15x protruding in the width direction of the support arm in the middle of the longitudinal direction. In the case of the example in FIG. 1, two protrusions 15 x projecting on both sides in the width direction of the support arm are provided in a portion corresponding to the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the support arm 15 above the neck portion. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a protrusion 15 x is provided in the region of the support arm 15 between the two connection pads 19 ax and 19 bx. In this case, the projecting portion 15x has a triangular shape in plan, and the base of the triangle is on the support arm side. Moreover, at least one of the side surfaces of the protruding portion 15x is a side surface 15xa that is inclined from the surface of the protruding portion toward the thickness direction of the support arm 15.

The direction of the inclined surface is typically a surface that is inclined in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. The inclined surface of the projecting portion 15x is formed by anisotropy with respect to wet etching caused by the crystal axis of the crystal when the outer shape and the projecting portion of the three-arm tuning fork type crystal piece are formed by photolithography technology and wet etching technology. can do. Although the inclination direction and the inclination of the inclined surface vary somewhat depending on the composition of the wet etching solution to be used, the etching temperature condition, and the like, the protruding portion 15x having a desired inclined surface can be obtained anyway. The width dimension of the base of the protruding portion 15x and the protruding state of the protruding portion are determined in consideration of a range in which the vibration of the vibrating arms 13a and 13b is not hindered.
Since it has such a protrusion 15x, as described in the column of the effect of the invention, the side surface of the support arm 15 can be exposed, so that electrode patterning can be performed as desired.

  In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-200043), a short circuit of the wiring is reduced by providing the support arm with a concavity that is concave in the inner direction of the support arm. In the case of Patent Document 1, since the constricted portion is provided, the strength of the support arm may be reduced, and the impact resistance may be reduced. On the other hand, in the present application, the support arm is provided with the protruding portion that protrudes from the support arm, so that the strength of the support arm is hardly reduced.

  Further, the tuning-fork type crystal piece 10 in this case is designed so that the center of gravity G is located in the support arm 15, more preferably, the center of gravity G is located in a region including the center in the longitudinal direction of the support arm. It is. Here, the region including the center in the longitudinal direction of the support arm 15 is, for example, a region including the center point from the connection position of the support arm 15 to the base 11 to the tip of the support arm 15. It is a region in the range of ± 15% of the length of the support arm 15 with respect to the center point, and more preferably a region in the range of ± 10%. Of course, the center of gravity G may coincide with the center point of the support arm 15 in the longitudinal direction.

  Further, in this tuning fork type crystal vibrating piece 10, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), a predetermined alternation is applied to a total of eight surfaces of the first vibrating arm 13 a and the second vibrating arm 13 b. Bending vibration occurs by applying an electric field. That is, at a certain time, an electric field is applied to the vibrating arm with the polarities indicated by + and − as in the example of FIG. 1B, and the electric field is vibrated with the opposite polarity to that of FIG. Bending vibration occurs when applied to the arm.

  In order to generate such bending vibration, excitation electrodes are arranged for the first vibrating arm 13a and the second vibrating arm 13b. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 corresponds to a developed view of the tuning fork type crystal vibrating piece 10. That is, when the development view of FIG. 2 is folded in the horizontal direction on the paper surface and two locations indicated by Q are joined together, the development view is intended to form a tuning fork. In FIG. 2, the solid line with 19a is the first excitation electrode, and the broken line with 19b is the second excitation electrode. Each of these excitation electrodes 19a and 19b actually has a predetermined width, but is shown by practice and a broken line in FIG. These excitation electrodes are also arranged on the side surfaces of the vibrating arms 13a and 13b. However, the portions provided on the side surfaces of the vibrating arms are indicated by solid lines or broken lines beside the vibrating arms 13a and 13b for convenience of illustration. It is shown in a tailored appearance.

  The support arm 15 includes a first connection pad 19ax and a second connection pad 19bx. Specifically, the support arm 15 is fixed to be pulled out from the first excitation electrode 19a and the second excitation electrode 19b and to electrically and mechanically connect and fix the tuning fork crystal piece 10 to the container. A first connection pad 19ax and a second connection pad 19bx, which are dots, are provided. However, the second connection pad 19bx is located on the tip side of the support arm 15 with respect to the center of gravity G of the tuning fork crystal piece, and the second connection pad 19bx is the center of gravity of the tuning fork type crystal piece. It is provided on the support arm 15 so as to be on the base 11 side with respect to G.

  However, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the first excitation electrode 19 a is connected to the first connection pad 19 ax on the first main surface 15 a of the support arm 11 from the first connection arm 19 a of the first vibration arm 13 a. It is routed around the side surface and the second side surface facing this, and the first main surface of the second vibrating arm 13b and the second main surface facing this. Further, the second excitation electrode 19b reaches the second main surface 15b of the support arm 15 from the first main surface 15a of the support arm 11 via the side surface of the support arm 15, and then the second main electrode 15b. It is routed around the first side surface of the vibrating arm 13b and the second side surface facing this, and the first main surface of the first vibrating arm 13a and the second main surface facing this.

  By mounting the tuning fork type crystal piece 10 described above on the container 21, the tuning fork type crystal resonator 100 of the embodiment can be configured. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram thereof. 3A is a plan view of the tuning fork type crystal resonator 100, FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line P-P in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view.

First, the container 21 includes a recess 21a, a connection pad 21b, and an external connection terminal 21c. The container 21 can typically be formed of a ceramic package. Hereinafter, each part of the container 21 will be described.
The recess 21a has a depth and a planar shape that can accommodate the tuning-fork type crystal piece 10. The connection pad 21b is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 21a and at a position corresponding to the connection pads 19ax and 19bx on the excitation electrode side. The external connection terminal 21 c is provided on the bottom surface outside the container 21. These connection pads 21b and external connection terminals 21c are electrically connected by via wiring (not shown).

The tuning fork crystal piece 10 is connected and fixed to the container 21 by the conductive adhesive 23 at the position of the first connection pad 19ax, the second connection pad 19bx, and the connection pad 21b on the container side. .
Then, the lid member 25 is joined to the top surface of the bank around the recess 21 a of the package 21, and the tuning fork type crystal piece 10 is sealed in the package 21. As the sealing method, any method according to the design of the tuning fork type crystal resonator can be used. For example, seam welding and vacuum sealing methods, and gold-tin welding and vacuum sealing methods can be used.

Such a three-armed tuning fork type crystal resonator has a crystal resonator package size of 1.6 mm × 1.0 mm or less, for example, a so-called 1610 size tuning fork type crystal vibration. It is suitable for application to children. Samples of the following examples and comparative examples are also considered in 1610 size. Of course, this size is an example.
In the case of the tuning fork type crystal resonator 100 of this embodiment, since the protrusion 15x is provided in the middle of the support arm 15, the exposure of the exposure apparatus is easily irradiated to the side surface of the support arm during electrode patterning during the production of the tuning fork type crystal piece. Become. Therefore, electrode patterning can be performed easily. For this reason, short-circuiting between electrodes in the support arm can be hardly caused.
Further, since the first connection pad 19ax and the first connection pad 19bx are provided in the upper and lower regions of the support arm 15 with the center of gravity G of the tuning fork type crystal piece 10 interposed therebetween, the tuning fork type crystal vibrating piece 10 with respect to the container 21 is provided. Since sitting is good, it can be expected to have excellent resistance to external impacts and the like.
Moreover, electrostatic resistance improves. This point will be described in detail below.

2. Excitation electrode routing structure and electrostatic withstand voltage characteristics Next, the influence of the excitation electrode routing structure on the electrostatic withstand voltage characteristics of the tuning-fork crystal resonator will be described with reference to FIGS. To do.
2-1. FIG. 4A is a plan view for explaining the tuning fork type quartz vibrating piece 10 of the embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a plan view for explaining the tuning fork type quartz vibrating piece 30 of the comparative example. It is. Each figure is a view focusing on the characteristic part of the excitation electrode, and is a plan view showing a part corresponding to the part marked with R in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, in the tuning-fork type crystal vibrating piece 10 of the embodiment, the first excitation electrode 19a extends from the first connection pad 19ax to a part of the main surface of the support arm 15 and the first. Part of the side surface of the first vibrating arm side, the inner bottom surface of the first crotch portion 17a between the support arm 15 and the first vibrating arm 13a, and the periphery of the first crotch portion 17a of the base 11 The first vibrating arm 13a is routed so as to reach the side surface of the first vibrating arm 13a via the region composed of the portion. That is, in the case of the example, it extends over the contour line M (indicated by a broken line in the figure) of the first crotch portion 17a and extends to a part of the side surface of the support arm 15 and the inner bottom surface of the first crotch portion 17a. Thus, the first excitation electrode 19a is provided.

  In the tuning-fork type crystal vibrating piece 10 of the example, the width W1 of the portion of the first excitation electrode 19a provided on the main surface of the support arm 15 was 30 μm. Further, the width W2 of the portion around the first crotch portion 17a of the base 11 of the first excitation electrode 19a was set to 50 μm. In addition, the portion of the first excitation electrode 19a provided on the side surface of the support arm 15 or the inner bottom surface of the first crotch portion 17a is formed on the thickness direction of the tuning fork type crystal resonator (see FIG. 4A). In the vertical direction, almost all of them became excitation electrodes.

  In addition, although it is said electrode width etc., although it was set as said value in experiment, according to inventors' examination, about 30 micrometers is good about width W1. In addition, the width W2 is 50 μm in view of the effect of the present invention in which electrodes are provided also on the side surfaces of the support arms and the inner bottom surface of the crotch portion, and may be 20 μm or more in consideration of manufacturing convenience. . Further, the portion of the first excitation electrode 19a provided on the side surface of the support arm or the bottom surface of the first crotch portion 17a is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the tuning-fork type crystal resonator (see FIG. 4A). The direction may be at least half of the thickness direction. In addition, when the excitation electrode is routed around the side surface of the support arm 15, it is possible to reliably connect the excitation electrode provided on the inner bottom surface of the first crotch portion to which part of the side surface of the support arm is used. Such dimensions may be used. Although not limited to this, the distance L1 (see FIG. 4A) from the bottom of the crotch is at least 50 μm, preferably at least about 100 μm.

  Further, the second excitation electrode 19b also exceeds a contour of the second crotch portion 17a on the surface opposite to the tuning fork, and part of the side surface of the support arm 15 and the second crotch portion 17b. It extends to the bottom. The details of the electrode width, the side surface of the support arm, and the electrode formation region on the inner bottom surface of the second crotch portion 17b are preferably the same as those of the first excitation electrode.

On the other hand, in the tuning fork type crystal vibrating piece 30 of the comparative example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the first excitation electrode 19a is part of the main surface of the support arm 15 from the first connection pad 19ax. And a part of the base 11 so as to reach the side surface of the first vibrating arm 13a on the support arm 15 side. That is, in the case of the comparative example, the first excitation electrode 19a includes a part of the main surface of the support arm 15 and a region which is the main surface of the base 11 and is separated from the first crotch portion 17a by the distance S. The first crotch portion 17a is routed to reach the side surface on the support arm 15 side of the first vibrating arm 13a via the corner portion (the portion indicated by W3 in the drawing) on the first vibrating arm 13a side. It is. Therefore, in the tuning fork type crystal vibrating piece 30 of the comparative example, the first and second excitation electrodes 19a and 19b are used on the side surfaces of the support arm 15 and the inner bottom surfaces of the first and second crotch portions 17a and 17b. It has a structure that is routed without any problems.
In the tuning fork type crystal vibrating side 30 of the comparative example, the width W1 of the portion of the first excitation electrode 19a provided on the main surface of the support arm 15 was 30 μm. Further, the width W4 of the portion around the first crotch portion 17a of the base 11 of the first excitation electrode 19a was set to 20 μm. The width W3 described above was 20 μm.

  In addition, the second excitation electrode 19b is also separated from the second crotch portion 17b by a distance S on the opposite surface of the tuning fork to a part of the main surface of the support arm 15 and the main surface of the base 11. And the second crotch portion 17b are routed to reach the side surface of the second vibrating arm 13b on the support arm 15 side via the corner portion on the second vibrating arm 13b side.

2-2. Results of electrostatic withstand voltage test The tuning fork type crystal resonator element of the example and the comparative example are mounted on the ceramic package as the container 21, respectively, and further vacuum sealed to produce prototype tuning fork type crystal resonators of the example and the comparative example, respectively. On the other hand, an electrostatic withstand voltage test (ESD test) was carried out to confirm the effect of the present invention. Note that the number of samples used in the tests in both the examples and the comparative examples is ten.
As an electrostatic withstand voltage test, an HBM (human body model) test of JESD22-A114 standardized by JEDEC was performed. In this test, a voltage is applied to the external terminal of the vacuum-sealed tuning fork type crystal resonator under standardized conditions, and the applied voltage is sequentially increased, and the frequency change amount (Δf / The withstand voltage is evaluated by f) and the crystal impedance (CI) change amount (ΔCI). The applied voltage was 5 conditions of 100V, 200V, 300V, 400V, and 500V. Each time a voltage was applied 5 times for each voltage, the frequency change and the CI change were measured, and the one divided by the standard was regarded as defective. The reason why the upper limit of the applied voltage is set to 500 V is because of the requirement specifications.

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing the electrostatic withstand voltage test result of the tuning fork type crystal resonator of the example, and FIG. 5B is the electrostatic withstand voltage test result of the tuning fork type crystal resonator of the comparative example. FIG. As apparent from the comparison between the two figures, the occurrence of defects is zero in the example, whereas in the comparative example, the defect occurs from the level of the applied voltage of 200V. I can understand that it is excellent.
FIG. 6 is a photograph of the sample of the comparative example, which was unsatisfactory in the electrostatic withstand voltage test, and the cause of the failure was identified by SEM (scanning electron microscope). The sample (actual product) has an approximately V-shaped and complicated shape due to the etching anisotropy of the crystal axis of the crystal. In FIG. 1 and the like, the crotch portion is shown in a simple shape, but the shape of the actual product observed with the SEM is different from the shape shown in FIG.

A portion 31 surrounded by a broken-line circle in FIG. 6 is a portion of the excitation electrode 19a destroyed by static electricity. The excitation electrode in this case is composed of a thin film of two layers of chromium and gold, and it can be seen that these metals are melted and scattered by static electricity. In any of the defective samples, the destruction location is the same as that shown in FIG. 6, and therefore when the excitation electrode 19a side is viewed from the adhesive pad, the excitation electrode is located in the crotch portion 17a from the vibrator main surface. It can be understood that the region drawn around is a weak point region of electrostatic withstand voltage. From the results of the examples, it can be understood that the weakened region can be compensated for by the routing structure of the excitation electrode of the present invention.
In the above description, as shown in FIG. 1, the protrusions 15 x are provided on both sides of the support arm 15. However, as shown in FIG. 7A, the protrusions 15 x are located on both sides of the support arm 15. You may provide in a different position. Further, depending on how the extraction electrode is extracted, the protrusion 15x may be provided only on one side of the support arm 15, as shown in FIG. In the above description, the protrusion 15x has a triangular shape in plan view, but this shape can be changed according to the design. It may be a semicircular shape or a quadrangular shape.

10: Tuning fork type crystal vibrating piece of the embodiment, 11: base,
13a: first vibrating arm, 13b: second vibrating arm,
15: support arm, 15x: protrusion,
15xa: inclined surface (inclined side surface)
17a: first crotch portion, 17b: second crotch portion,
19a: first excitation electrode, 19b: second excitation electrode,
19ax: first connection pad (fixed portion), 19bx: second connection pad (fixed portion),
21: Container, 21a: Recess,
21b: connection pad, 21c: external connection terminal,
23: conductive adhesive, 25: lid member,
30: tuning fork type crystal piece of comparative example, G: center of gravity of tuning fork type crystal piece,
M: Characteristic part of the present invention W1 to W4: Width of each part of the excitation electrode S: Distance between the edge of the excitation electrode and the first crotch part 31: Location where the excitation electrode is destroyed by static electricity 100: Implementation Tuning fork type crystal resonator

Claims (6)

A base, first and second vibrating arms extending in parallel from the base, a support arm extending from the base between the vibrating arms, and the first and second vibrating arms; The first excitation electrode and the second excitation electrode, and the first excitation electrode and the second excitation electrode, which are provided at positions spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the support arm, respectively. A tuning fork type crystal piece having a tuning fork type crystal piece, which is a fixing point for electrically and mechanically connecting and fixing the tuning fork type crystal piece to the container, mounted on the container. In the crystal unit,
A tuning fork comprising at least one protrusion that protrudes outward in the width direction of the support arm and has a side surface that is inclined in the thickness direction of the support arm in the middle of the support arm. Crystal oscillator. The first excitation electrode extends from the first connection pad between a part of the main surface of the support arm and a part of the side surface on the first vibrating arm side, and the support arm and the first vibrating arm. On the side surface of the first vibrating arm on the side of the support portion via a region formed by an inner bottom surface of the first crotch portion and a portion of the base portion around the first crotch portion. Has been routed around, and
The second excitation electrode extends from the second connection pad between a part of the main surface of the support arm and a part of the side surface on the second vibrating arm side, and the support arm and the second vibrating arm. It reaches the side surface of the second vibrating arm on the side of the support portion via a region formed by an inner bottom surface of the second crotch portion and a portion of the base portion around the second crotch portion. The tuning fork type crystal resonator according to claim 1, wherein the tuning fork type crystal resonator is arranged as described above.   The tuning fork type crystal resonator according to claim 2, wherein an excitation electrode is routed substantially over the inner bottom surface of the first crotch portion and the inner bottom surface of the second crotch portion. . The first excitation electrode includes, after the routing, the first side surface of the first vibrating arm, the second side surface facing the first side surface, the first main surface of the second vibrating arm, and the first side surface. Is routed to the second main surface opposite to
The second excitation electrode includes, after the routing, the first side surface of the second vibrating arm, the second side surface facing the first side surface, the first main surface of the first vibrating arm, and the first side surface. The tuning fork crystal unit according to claim 2, wherein the tuning fork crystal unit is routed to a second main surface opposite to the first main surface.   The first connection pad and the second connection pad are provided on a first main surface of the support arm, and the second connection pad passes through a side surface of the support arm, and the first connection pad includes the first connection pad and the second connection pad. 3. The tuning fork type crystal resonator according to claim 2, wherein the tuning fork type crystal resonator is connected to a second excitation electrode on a second main surface opposite to the main surface. The center of gravity of the tuning fork crystal piece is in the support arm,
There are two fixing points in the support arm for fixing the tuning fork crystal piece to the container,
3. The tuning fork type according to claim 1, wherein one of the two fixed points is located in a region closer to a tip side than the center of gravity of the support arm, and the other is located closer to the base than the center of gravity. Crystal oscillator.

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