Vibrator for a vibrating gyroscope, vibrating gyroscope using the vibrator, and electronic apparatus using the vibrating gyroscope

Abstract

In order to provide a vibrating gyroscope in which variations in the angular-velocity detection sensitivity are not likely to occur even when sharp temperature changes occur, a vibrator for a vibrating gyroscope includes, on one main surface, a first detection electrode and a second detection electrode, which output a signal containing an angular-velocity signal, wherein a groove having a predetermined depth is provided between the first detection electrode and the second detection electrode. As for a vibrator for a vibrating gyroscope of the present invention, since the difference between the resonance frequency and the anti-resonance frequency in a bending vibration mode in the driving direction becomes closer to the difference between the resonance frequency and the anti-resonance frequency in a bending vibration mode in the detection direction, variations in the angular-velocity detection sensitivity are not likely to occur even when sharp temperature changes are given.

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