Appeal No. 2003-0053
Application No. 09/142,464
Appellant's invention relates to a piezoelectric resonator, method for
manufacturing same and piezoelectric resonator unit. An understanding of the
invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced
below.
1. A piezoelectric resonator, comprising:
a piezoelectric resonator element having a piezoelectric body and
electrodes disposed on the piezoelectric body;
a supporting member supporting said piezoelectric resonator
element; and
a plurality of leads mechanically connecting said piezoelectric
resonator element to said supporting member and permitting electrical
connection thereof, each of said leads being provided with a flat leading
end portion having a substantially U-shaped edge which opens toward a
leading end of the leads, each flat leading end portion being connected
substantially in parallel with an electrode using a connecting layer formed
with a conductive resin between the flat leading end portion and said
electrode;
a fixing layer made of a UV-setting type resin disposed on said
piezoelectric resonator having a short setting time, the fixing layer fixing
the leading end portions of said leads and said piezoelectric resonator
element prior to formation of said connecting layer; and
said piezoelectric resonator element being attached to the
substantially U-shaped edge, on a side of said piezoelectric resonator
element which faces said leads, so that an edge of said piezoelectric
resonator element on the side which faces said leads may be positioned
on the substantially U-shaped edge and that the piezoelectric resonator
element is supported by said leads so that a gap is formed between said
supporting member and said piezoelectric resonator element.
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