JP2008028909A - Piezoelectric vibrator, manufacturing method thereof, oscillator, electronics, and radio controlled watch - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently manufacture a high-quality piezoelectric vibrator by generating an arc discharge only between a plasma arc electrode and an inner lead. <P>SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a cylinder-packaged piezoelectric vibrator comprises: a setting process of setting a piezoelectric vibration piece 2 and a plug 4 in a vibration piece holder and an airtight terminal holder, respectively; an adjustment process of adjusting a position so as to place an inner lead 26a on a mount electrode 16; an adhesion process of closely attaching the inner lead to the mount electrode by pressing down the plug with a press tool 35; a torch electrode setting process of setting a torch electrode; a bonding process of bonding the inner lead and the mount electrode by a plasma arc discharge; and a sealing process of sealing a case and a stem. In the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator, an unevenness forming process of forming unevenness on a surface of the inner lead is performed by pressing a projection member 41 to a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead before performing the bonding process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cylinder package type piezoelectric vibrator in which a piezoelectric vibrating piece is joined to a lead terminal, a piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the manufacturing method, an oscillator having the same, an electric device, and a radio timepiece.

  In recent years, a piezoelectric vibrator using a crystal or the like is used as a time source, a timing source of a control signal, a reference signal source, or the like in a mobile phone or a portable information terminal device. Various piezoelectric vibrators of this type are provided. As one of them, a cylinder package type piezoelectric vibrator formed in a cylindrical shape is known.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the piezoelectric vibrator 100 includes a tuning-fork type piezoelectric vibrating piece 101, a bottomed cylindrical case 102 in which the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 is housed, and a piezoelectric vibrating piece 101. A plug 103 which is an airtight terminal to be hermetically sealed in 102 is provided.
The plug 103 includes an annular stem 104 formed of a metal material, two lead terminals 105 arranged so as to penetrate the stem 104 and joined to both the mount electrodes 101a of the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101, and the lead terminals 105 and the stem 104 are integrally fixed in an insulating state, and a filler 106 that seals the inside of the case 102 is formed.
In the two lead terminals 105, a portion protruding into the case 102 serves as an inner lead 105a, and a portion protruding outside the case 102 serves as an outer lead 105b. The outer lead 105b functions as an external connection terminal.

  The case 102 is press-fitted into the outer periphery of the stem 104 of the plug 103 and is fixedly fitted. Since the press-fitting of the case 102 is performed in a vacuum atmosphere, the space surrounding the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 in the case 102 is hermetically sealed in a vacuum state.

  In the piezoelectric vibrator 100 configured as described above, when a predetermined voltage is applied as a driving voltage to the outer leads 105b of the two lead terminals 105, current flows from the inner lead 105a via the mount electrode 101a and the extraction electrode 101c. It flows to the excitation electrode 101b of the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101. Thereby, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 oscillates at a predetermined frequency.

  By the way, when the above-described cylinder package type piezoelectric vibrator 100 is manufactured, generally, after the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 and the plug 103 are respectively manufactured, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 and the plug 103 are joined. Thereafter, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 is sealed in the case 102. Among these, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 and the plug 103 are joined by joining the inner leads 105a of the two lead terminals 105 and the both mount electrodes 101a of the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101, respectively. Various methods are provided for this joining method, but at present, a joining method using arc discharge is also being studied (for example, see Patent Document 1).

A joining method using this arc discharge will be briefly described.
First, as shown in FIG. 16, the plug 103 having the two lead terminals 105 and the stem 104 and the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 are set on a jig (not shown), and the inner lead 105a of the lead terminal 105 is piezoelectric. The position of the jig is adjusted so as to be on the mount electrode 101a of the resonator element 101. Then, the stem 104 is pressed from above by the insulating presser tool 110. As a result, the inner lead 105a and the mount electrode 101a are reliably in contact with each other (contact state). Next, of the two lead terminals 105, the outer lead 105b on the side to be joined is connected to the ground and the output terminal of the arc generator 111, and then the torch electrode 112 is brought close to the inner lead 105a. Specifically, the needle-shaped plasma arc electrode 113 provided at the tip of the torch electrode 112 is brought close to the inner lead 105a. Then, a predetermined voltage is applied between the plasma arc electrode 113 and the inner lead 105a by the arc generator 111. At the same time, argon gas is supplied around the plasma arc electrode 113 and the inner lead 105a.

As a result, a discharge with discharge heat is generated in a very short time between the plasma arc electrode 113 and the inner lead 105a. Due to this discharge heat, moisture adsorbed on the plating surface of the inner lead 105a and the surface of the mount electrode 101a is instantly evaporated, and sufficient discharge heat is applied to the plating of the surface of the inner lead 105a to cause the plating. Dissolves entirely in a short time. As a result, the inner lead 105a and the mount electrode 101a can be firmly bonded.
Note that the inner lead 105a of the other lead terminal 105 adjacently disposed in parallel has a floating potential (floating potential) because the outer lead 105b side is not connected to the arc generator 111. Therefore, no discharge occurs between the plasma arc electrode 113 and the plasma arc electrode 113. In addition, since the other mount electrode 101a is similarly at a floating potential, no discharge is generated between the plasma arc electrode 113 and the other mount electrode 101a. Furthermore, since the stem 104 is insulated from the two lead terminals 105, it is also at a floating potential.

In this way, only the inner lead 105a of one of the two lead terminals 105 can be reliably joined. Thereafter, the other lead terminal 105 is connected to the arc generator 111, and joining by arc discharge is similarly performed. As a result, the inner leads 105a of the two lead terminals 105 can be electrically and physically joined to both the mount electrodes 101a, respectively.
JP 2006-135798 A

However, the following problems remain in the conventional method.
That is, as shown in FIG. 16, the torch electrode 112 having the plasma arc electrode 113 at the tip is normally designed to have a large diameter at the tip, unlike the plasma arc electrode 113 formed in a needle shape. For example, the diameter of the plasma arc electrode 113 is about 0.1 mm, whereas the tip diameter of the torch electrode 112 is about 9.5 mm. This is because the torch electrode 112 is designed to supply argon gas or the like. Therefore, in order to prevent contact between the torch electrode 112 and the presser tool 110 pressing the stem 104, the torch electrode 112 has to be used in an inclined state. Therefore, in the past, it had to be used in a state inclined at about 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane.

However, since the torch electrode 112 is inclined, the plasma arc electrode 113 approaches the piezoelectric vibrating piece 101 side. Therefore, when the discharge is generated, the discharge is not only generated between the plasma arc electrode 113 and the inner lead 105a, but also the region where the inner lead 105a is not in contact, that is, the mount electrode in the vicinity of the extraction electrode 101c. There is also a possibility that the discharge is also induced in the portion 101a (region surrounded by a dotted line shown in FIG. 15). This is called a discharge position failure. When this discharge position failure occurs, the mount electrode 101a in the vicinity of the extraction electrode 101c may be melted and peeled off or chipped. As a result, there is a risk that the quality may be deteriorated or the electrical connection between the mount electrode 101a and the extraction electrode 101c may be cut off, resulting in a malfunction.
As described above, in the conventional method, a discharge position defect occurs with a probability of several percent, and discharge cannot be generated only between the plasma arc electrode 113 and the inner lead 105a.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to efficiently produce a high-quality piezoelectric vibrator by generating an arc discharge only between a plasma arc electrode and an inner lead. A piezoelectric vibrator manufacturing method, a piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the piezoelectric vibrator manufacturing method, an oscillator having the piezoelectric vibrator, an electronic device, and a radio timepiece are provided.

The present invention provides the following means in order to solve the above problems.
In the piezoelectric vibrator manufacturing method of the present invention, the excitation electrode and the mount electrode electrically connected to the excitation electrode via the extraction electrode are formed on the outer surface, and a predetermined voltage is applied to the excitation electrode. A piezoelectric vibrating piece that sometimes vibrates, a case that accommodates the piezoelectric vibrating piece, a stem that seals the case, and a state that penetrates the stem, with one end on the side of the mount electrode A piezoelectric vibrator having an airtight terminal having a lead terminal that is an inner lead that is electrically connected to an outer lead and an outer lead that is electrically connected to the outside at the other end, A set step of setting the piezoelectric vibrating piece in the vibrating piece holder and setting the hermetic terminal in the hermetic terminal holder, and after the setting step, the inner lead is positioned on the mount electrode The adjustment step of adjusting the position of the vibrating piece holder and the hermetic terminal holder, and the adhesion step of pressing the hermetic terminal with an insulating pressing tool after the adjustment step, and bringing the inner lead into close contact with the mount electrode A torch electrode setting step of bringing a torch electrode having a plasma arc electrode at a tip close to the upper side of the inner lead after the adhesion step; and after the torch electrode setting step, the plasma arc electrode and the inner lead in argon gas A bonding step of applying a voltage between the inner lead and the mount electrode by plasma arc discharge, and a sealing step of sealing the case and the stem in vacuum after the bonding step; Before pressing the joining step, and pressing a projecting member having a sharp tip to a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead. , It is characterized in carrying out the unevenness forming step of forming irregularities on the surface of the inner lead.

  In the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention, first, a piezoelectric vibrating piece and an airtight terminal are respectively produced, and then a setting step of setting the piezoelectric vibrating piece and the airtight terminal in a dedicated holder is performed. That is, the piezoelectric vibrating piece is set on the vibrating piece holder, and the hermetic terminal is set on the hermetic terminal holder. Next, an adjustment process for adjusting the position of the vibrator holder and the hermetic terminal holder is performed so that the inner lead of the hermetic terminal is positioned on the mount electrode of the piezoelectric vibrating piece.

  Next, as a pre-operation for bonding, the lead terminal to be bonded and the mount electrode are brought into close contact with each other. That is, the airtight terminal is pressed from above with an insulating presser tool. Thereby, since the lead terminal is pressed against the piezoelectric vibrating piece side, the inner lead of the lead terminal and the mount electrode can be brought into close contact with each other. By performing this adhesion process, as described above, the lead terminal to be bonded and the mount electrode can be adhered to each other. Next, a torch electrode setting step is performed in which a torch electrode having a plasma arc electrode at the tip is brought closer to the upper side of the inner lead.

Here, before performing the next joining step, a projection-and-projection forming step is performed in which a projection member having a sharp tip is pressed against a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead in advance to form the projections and depressions on the surface of the inner lead. This step may be performed at the same timing as any of the above-described steps, or may be performed before or after any of the steps. In any case, it may be performed before the joining step.
Specifically, by pressing a protruding member having a sharp tip, the surface of the inner lead is squeezed at a predetermined position to form a trace, and as described above, irregularities that follow this trace can be formed. . At this time, the dented and recessed portion is in a state in which the oxide film on the surface is scraped and the underlying plating layer is exposed on the surface. Moreover, the circumference | surroundings of this recessed part become a raised convex part.

  After each of the above steps is completed, a voltage is applied between the plasma arc electrode and the inner lead in argon gas to generate a plasma arc discharge, and a bonding step is performed in which the inner lead and the mount electrode are bonded. . That is, a discharge accompanied by discharge heat is generated in a very short time between the plasma arc electrode and the inner lead. With this discharge heat, moisture adsorbed on the plating surface of the inner lead and the surface of the mount electrode is instantly evaporated, and sufficient discharge heat is applied to the plating on the surface of the inner lead so that the plating can be performed in a short time. Dissolves entirely. As a result, the inner lead and the mount electrode can be firmly bonded.

  In particular, a convex part that rises higher than other parts is formed at a predetermined position of the inner lead by the concave-convex forming process performed before the joining process, and arc discharge is generated intensively on this convex part due to the lightning rod effect. Can be made. Therefore, it is possible to prevent arc discharge from being induced as much as possible in a region where the mount electrode and the inner lead do not overlap, that is, the mount electrode portion in the vicinity of the extraction electrode. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the discharge position defect that has occurred in the past as much as possible, and the mount electrode in the vicinity of the extraction electrode is not melted and peeled off or chipped, and inconvenience due to the discharge position defect can be eliminated.

  Moreover, the plating layer in which the oxide film was shaved is exposed to the surface in the part which was shaved and dented by the protrusion member. For this reason, arc discharge can be generated intensively in the recessed portion. Also from this, it is possible to prevent the arc discharge from being induced in the mount electrode portion in the vicinity of the extraction electrode, and it is possible to eliminate the disadvantage caused by the defective discharge position.

Finally, the case and the stem are sealed in a vacuum, and a sealing step for sealing the piezoelectric vibrating piece in the case is performed. Thereby, a cylinder package type piezoelectric vibrator can be manufactured.
In particular, since the unevenness forming process is performed before the bonding process, it is possible to perform the bonding by generating arc discharge only between the plasma arc electrode and the inner lead while minimizing the discharge position defect that has conventionally occurred. A quality piezoelectric vibrator can be manufactured efficiently.

  The method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention, the unevenness forming step is performed between the adjustment step and the adhesion step. It is.

  In the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention, after the adjusting step in which the inner lead of the hermetic terminal is positioned on the mount electrode of the piezoelectric vibrating piece, the projection member is pressed to a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead to form the unevenness. The uneven | corrugated formation process to form is performed. As a result, the inner lead is pressed against the mount electrode at the same time as the surface is uneven. For this reason, even if a slight warp or the like is generated in the inner lead, it is possible to apply a “string” that eliminates the warp. Thereby, the contact property between the inner lead and the mount electrode can be improved. Therefore, when the adhesion process of pressing the airtight terminal with the pressing tool is performed after the unevenness forming process, the adhesion rate between the inner lead and the mount electrode can be increased. As a result, the inner lead and the mount electrode can be joined more firmly, and further improvement in quality and reliability can be achieved.

  The method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention is characterized in that, in the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention, the unevenness forming step is performed between the contact step and the torch electrode setting step. Is.

  In the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention, after performing an adhesion process of pressing an airtight terminal with a pressing tool, an unevenness forming process is performed in which the protruding member is pressed to a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead to form unevenness. As a result, the hermetic terminal is pressed against the mount electrode by the protruding member in addition to the pressing tool. Moreover, the inner lead is directly pressed by the protruding member. For this reason, even if a slight warp or the like is generated in the inner lead, it is possible to apply a “string” that eliminates the warp. Thereby, the contact property between the inner lead and the mount electrode can be improved, and the adhesion rate can be increased. As a result, the inner lead and the mount electrode can be joined more firmly, and further improvement in quality and reliability can be achieved.

  The piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention is manufactured by any one of the above-described piezoelectric vibrator manufacturing methods of the present invention.

  Since the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention is manufactured by the above-described method, the inner lead and the mount electrode are more reliably joined. Therefore, it is excellent in strength and can be improved in quality.

   Also, the piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention is characterized in that in the above-described piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention, the piezoelectric vibrating reed includes a pair of vibrating arm portions arranged in parallel and having a proximal end fixed to the base portion. It is what.

  In the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention, when a predetermined voltage is applied to the excitation electrode, a so-called bending mode tuning fork vibrator or tuning fork arm that vibrates in a direction in which the pair of vibrating arms approach and separate from each other is provided. It can be a torsional type tuning fork vibrator that is torsionally vibrated, or a tuning fork type vibrator that is a combined vibration mode of a bending mode and a torsional vibration mode.

  The piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention is characterized in that, in the piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention, the piezoelectric vibrating piece is a thickness shear vibrating piece.

  In the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention, since the piezoelectric vibrating piece is a thickness-shear vibrating piece, it can be vibrated in the thickness-shear vibration mode. Therefore, it can be suitably used as a vibrator for a control or communication device having an oscillation frequency in the MHz band.

The oscillator according to the present invention is characterized in that the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention is electrically connected to an integrated circuit as an oscillator.
An electronic apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention is electrically connected to a timer unit.
The radio timepiece of the present invention is characterized in that the piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention is electrically connected to a filter portion.

  According to the oscillator, the electronic device, and the radio timepiece according to the present invention, since the above-described piezoelectric vibrator is provided, it is similarly excellent in strength and can be improved in quality. Therefore, the reliability of the product can be improved.

According to the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention, arc discharge can be generated only between the plasma arc electrode and the inner lead, and a high-quality piezoelectric vibrator can be manufactured efficiently.
In addition, since the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention is manufactured by the above-described method, the inner lead and the mount electrode are more reliably bonded, and the strength is excellent and the quality can be improved. it can.
Moreover, according to the oscillator, the electronic device, and the radio-controlled timepiece according to the present invention, since the above-described piezoelectric vibrator is provided, the strength is similarly improved, the quality can be improved, and the reliability of the product is improved. be able to.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a piezoelectric vibrator and a method of manufacturing the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The piezoelectric vibrator 1 of the present embodiment is a cylinder package type piezoelectric vibrator 1, and as shown in FIG. 1, a piezoelectric vibrating piece 2, a case 3 that houses the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2, and a piezoelectric member. A plug 4 which is an airtight terminal for sealing the resonator element 2 in the case 3 is provided.

2 to 4, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 is a tuning fork type vibrating piece formed of a piezoelectric material such as crystal, lithium tantalate or lithium niobate, and is arranged in parallel, with the base end side being the base portion. 10 and a pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 fixed integrally with each other, and a first excitation that is formed on the outer surface of the pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 and vibrates the pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12. It has an excitation electrode 15 composed of an electrode 13 and a second excitation electrode 14, and mount electrodes 16, 17 electrically connected to both the excitation electrodes 13, 14.
In addition, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 according to the present embodiment includes groove portions 18 formed on both main surfaces of the pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 along the longitudinal direction X of the vibrating arm portions 11 and 12, respectively. Yes. The groove portion 18 is formed from the proximal end side of the vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 to approximately the middle.

  The excitation electrode 15 including the first excitation electrode 13 and the second excitation electrode 14 is an electrode that vibrates the pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 at a predetermined resonance frequency in a direction approaching or separating from each other. It is formed by patterning on the outer surface of the vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 while being electrically separated from each other. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the first excitation electrode 13 is mainly formed on the groove portion 18 of one vibration arm portion 11 and on both side surfaces of the other vibration arm portion 12. Two excitation electrodes 14 are mainly formed on both side surfaces of one vibrating arm portion 11 and on a groove portion 18 of the other vibrating arm portion 12.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first excitation electrode 13 and the second excitation electrode 14 are mounted on the main surfaces of the base portion 10 via the extraction electrodes 20 and 21, respectively, as shown in FIGS. Is electrically connected. A voltage is applied to the piezoelectric vibrating reed 2 via the mount electrodes 16 and 17.
The excitation electrode 15, the mount electrodes 16 and 17, and the extraction electrodes 20 and 21 described above are made of a conductive film such as chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al), or titanium (Ti). It is formed.

  Further, a weight metal film 22 for adjusting (frequency adjustment) so as to vibrate its own vibration state within a predetermined frequency range is coated on the tips of the pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12. The weight metal film 22 is divided into a coarse adjustment film 22a used when the frequency is coarsely adjusted and a fine adjustment film 22b used when the frequency is finely adjusted. By adjusting the frequency using the coarse adjustment film 22a and the fine adjustment film 22b, the frequency of the pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 can be kept within the range of the nominal frequency of the device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the case 3 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and is press-fitted into an outer periphery of a stem 27 to be described later of the plug 4 and is fixedly fitted. The press-fitting of the case 3 is performed in a vacuum atmosphere, and the space surrounding the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 in the case 3 is kept in a vacuum.

The plug 4 includes a stem 27 that seals the case 3 and an inner lead 26a that is disposed through the stem 27 and that is electrically connected to the mount electrodes 16 and 17 at one end with the stem 27 interposed therebetween. The other end side has two lead terminals 26 which are outer leads 26 b electrically connected to the outside, and a filler 28 filled inside the stem 27. The stem 27 is formed of a metal material in an annular shape. The material of the filler 28 is, for example, borosilicate glass. Further, the same material is plated on the surface of the lead terminal 26 and the outer periphery of the stem 27.
Further, in the two lead terminals 26, a portion protruding into the case 3 is an inner lead 26a, and a portion protruding outside the case 3 is an outer lead 26b. The inner lead 26 a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 are joined in the case 3.

Here, an example of dimensions and materials of main parts constituting the piezoelectric vibrator 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
First, the diameter of the stem 27 after plating is about 0.92 mm. The diameter of the base material of the lead terminal 26 is about 0.15 mm, and the diameter after plating is about 0.18 mm. Usually, a plating layer having a thickness of about 10 μm is formed. Further, Kovar (FeNiCo alloy) is commonly used as the base material of the lead terminal 26. Further, as a material for plating, heat-resistant solder plating (tin and lead alloy, the weight ratio is 1: 9), tin copper alloy (SnCu), gold tin alloy (AuSn), or the like is used.
The inside of the case 3 can be hermetically sealed in a vacuum state by interposing a plating layer on the outer periphery of the stem 27 and cold-welding the inner periphery of the case 3 in a vacuum.

  Moreover, as a dimension example of the piezoelectric vibrating reed 2, the width is about 0.5 mm to 0.6 mm, the total length is about 2.0 mm to 3.2 mm, and the thickness is about 0.10 mm. The mount electrodes 16 and 17 are laminated films of chromium (Cr) and gold (Au), and are formed by depositing a thin film of gold on the surface after forming a chromium film having good adhesion to crystal as a base. It is. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a gold thin film may be further laminated on the surface of a laminated film of chromium and nichrome (NiCr).

  When operating the piezoelectric vibrator 1 configured as described above, a predetermined drive voltage is applied to the outer leads 26 b of the two lead terminals 26. As a result, a current can flow to the excitation electrode 15 including the first excitation electrode 13 and the second excitation electrode 14 via the inner lead 26a, the mount electrodes 16 and 17, and the extraction electrodes 20 and 21, The vibrating arms 11 and 12 can be vibrated at a predetermined frequency in a direction in which the vibrating arms 11 and 12 are approached and separated. The vibration of the pair of vibrating arm portions 11 and 12 can be used as a time source, a control signal timing source, a reference signal source, or the like.

Next, a method for manufacturing the above-described piezoelectric vibrator 1 will be described below. Note that the manufacturing method of the present embodiment will be described by taking as an example a case of manufacturing using the manufacturing apparatus 30 shown in FIG. First, the manufacturing apparatus 30 will be briefly described.
As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the manufacturing apparatus 30 includes a mounting jig 31 that can be moved by a conveyance belt (not shown), a vibrating piece holder 32 that is mounted on the mounting jig 31, A pallet (airtight terminal holder) 33 detachably fixed on the mounting jig 31 is provided.

  The mounting jig 31 is formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from above, and is fitted and fixed to the transport belt through openings 31a formed at both ends. As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting jig 31 is circulated in turn between the workpiece supply station S1, the mounting station S2, and the take-out station S3 by the transport belt. And the piezoelectric vibrator 1 is manufactured by performing each process suitably in each station S1, S2, S3. This will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the vibration piece holder 32 is formed with a plurality of recesses 32 a for positioning the piezoelectric vibration piece 2 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5A, the plurality of piezoelectric vibrating reeds 2 can be fixed in a state where they are arranged at a predetermined interval.
Further, the pallet 33 is formed in a rectangular shape in a top view and an L shape in a sectional view, and as shown in FIG. 5B, a recess 33a into which the plug 4 can be fitted is formed in the longitudinal direction. A plurality are formed at predetermined intervals along the line. The recess 33a is formed in a groove shape on the inner surface of the cylinder so that the cylindrical stem 27 can be fitted from above. With this recess 33a, as shown in FIG. 5A, a plurality of plugs 4 can be fixed to the pallet 33 in a state of being arranged at a predetermined interval. The interval between the recesses 33 a of the pallet 33 is set to be the same as the interval between the recesses 32 a of the vibrating piece holder 32. Thus, the plurality of piezoelectric vibrating reeds 2 and the plurality of plugs 4 can be reliably arranged in a state of being positioned so as to face each other.

Next, a case where the piezoelectric vibrator 1 is manufactured using the manufacturing apparatus 30 configured as described above will be described.
The piezoelectric vibrator manufacturing method of the present embodiment includes a setting process, an adjustment process, an adhesion process, an unevenness forming process, a torch electrode setting process, a joining process, and a sealing process in order. This is a method of manufacturing (n) piezoelectric vibrators 1.

  First, a setting step of setting the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 on the vibrating piece holder 32 and setting the plug 4 on the pallet 33 is performed. Specifically, the conveyor belt is driven to move the mounting jig 31 to the workpiece supply station S1 shown in FIG. Then, at the workpiece supply station S1, a plurality (n) of piezoelectric vibrating reeds 2 are aligned in the recesses 32a formed in the vibrating reed holder 32 by a robot (not shown) or the like. At the same time, a plurality (n) of plugs 4 are set in the recess 33a of the pallet 33 at the workpiece supply station S1.

After the setting process, an adjustment process is performed to adjust the position of the vibrating reed holder 32 and the pallet 33 so that the inner lead 26a is positioned on the mount electrodes 16 and 17.
In the present embodiment, the pallet 33 in which a plurality of plugs 4 are set in advance is mounted on the mounting jig 31 by a robot or the like (not shown) at the workpiece supply station S1. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the inner leads 26 a of the plugs 4 are positioned on the mount electrodes 16 and 17 of the piezoelectric vibrating reeds 2. Therefore, the adjustment process can be easily performed.
Next, the conveyor belt is driven to move the mounting jig 31 from the workpiece supply station S1 to the mounting station S2 shown in FIG.

After moving to the mounting station S2, the plug 4 is pressed with an insulating pressing tool 35, and an adhesion process is performed in which the inner lead 26a is in close contact with the mount electrodes 16 and 17.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the outer lead 26 b side of the plurality of plugs 4 is pressed from above with an insulating pressing tool 35. As a result, the inner lead 26a located on the opposite side of the outer lead 26b with the stem 27 in between is bent toward the mount electrodes 16 and 17, so that the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 can be brought into close contact with each other. it can.
Instead of pressing the outer lead 26b, the stem 27 may be pressed to bring the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 into close contact.

Then, after the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 are brought into close contact with each other, the protruding member 41 having a sharp tip is pressed against a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead 26a to form irregularities on the surface of the inner lead 26a. An unevenness forming step is performed. At this time, unevenness is simultaneously formed on the inner leads 26 a of the plurality of plugs 4 arranged on the pallet 33.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, this step is performed using a lead pushing mechanism 40. The lead pushing mechanism 40 includes a metallic protruding member 41 having wear resistance, and a leaf spring portion 42 that supports the proximal end side of the protruding member 41. The protruding member 41 has a comb-like shape on the tip side so that it can simultaneously contact the inner leads 26 a of the plurality of plugs 4 arranged on the pallet 33. The leaf spring portion 42 supports the proximal end side of the protruding member 41 on one end side, and the other end side is moved up and down by a moving mechanism (not shown).

Then, the leaf spring portion 42 is lowered by the moving mechanism, and the tip of the protruding member 41 is pressed against each inner lead 26a. At this time, the protruding member 41 is pressed so that a constant load is applied. After the pressing state is maintained for a predetermined time, the leaf spring portion 42 is raised by the moving mechanism, and the pressing by the protruding member 41 is released.
As a result of this pressing, as shown in FIG. 8, the protrusions of the protruding members 41 are formed on the surface of the inner lead 26a, so that irregularities that follow the pressing marks are formed. At this time, the inner lead 26a is in a state in which the oxide film on the surface is scraped and the underlying plating layer is exposed on the surface in the recess 43 that is cut and recessed by the protruding member 41. The periphery of the recess 43 is a raised protrusion 44.

After this unevenness forming step is completed, the lead pushing mechanism 40 is retracted. Next, the outer leads 26b of the plurality of plugs 4 are simultaneously clamped and fixed by a conductive clamp (not shown). Here, the plasma arc discharge performed thereafter is not performed on the two lead terminals 26 at the same time, but on each side. Therefore, before joining, only one outer lead 26b to be joined among the two outer leads 26b of each plug 4 is electrically connected to the ground and the output terminal of the arc generator 36.
In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which one inner lead 26a and the mount electrode 16 are first joined, and then the other inner lead 26a and the mount electrode 17 are joined.

After the connection is completed, as shown in FIG. 9, a torch electrode setting step is performed in which the torch electrode 38 having the plasma arc electrode 37 at the tip is brought close to the upper side of the inner lead 26a.
Specifically, the mounting jig 31 is moved to the origin of the mount stage S4 installed in the mount station S2 while maintaining the above-described state. At the origin of the mount stage S4, as shown in FIG. 6, a torch electrode 38 having a plasma arc electrode 37 formed in a needle shape at the tip is disposed. Thereby, among the plurality of plugs 4 and the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 fixed to the mounting jig 31, the first plug 4 and the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 can be brought close to the tip of the torch electrode 38.
The torch electrode 38 used here has the same size as that conventionally used, and has a tip diameter of about 9.5 mm. In addition, the plasma arc electrode 37 is formed by polishing an electrode rod having a diameter of 1 mm into a needle shape having a diameter of about 0.1 mm.

Next, the arc discharge is turned on in argon gas, a voltage is applied between the plasma arc electrode 37 and the inner lead 26a, and a joining step is performed in which the inner lead 26a and the mount electrode 16 are joined by plasma arc discharge.
That is, when a voltage is applied, a discharge accompanied by discharge heat is generated between the plasma arc electrode 37 and the inner lead 26a in a very short time. Due to this discharge heat, moisture adsorbed on the plating surface of the inner lead 26a and the surface of the mount electrode 16 is instantaneously evaporated, and sufficient discharge heat is applied to the plating of the surface of the inner lead 26a to shorten the time. The plating is totally dissolved. As a result, the inner lead 26a and the mount electrode 16 can be firmly joined.

  Moreover, since the bonding is performed in an argon gas atmosphere, it is possible to prevent oxygen from being cut off and the bonding surface from being oxidized. Further, the other inner lead 26a adjacent to the one inner lead 26a to be joined has a floating potential because the outer lead 26b is not connected to the arc generator 36. Therefore, no discharge occurs between the plasma arc electrode 37 and the plasma arc electrode 37. Similarly, the other mount electrode 17 that is not joined is also at a floating potential. Therefore, no discharge occurs between the plasma arc electrode 37 and the plasma arc electrode 37. Furthermore, since the stem 27 is insulated from both inner leads 26a by the filler 28, it is also at a floating potential.

  In particular, a convex portion 44 that is raised above the other portion is formed at a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead 26a by the concave-convex forming step performed before the joining step. Arc discharge can be generated intensively. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the arc discharge from being generated as much as possible in the region where the mount electrode 16 and the inner lead 26a do not overlap, that is, the portion of the mount electrode 16 near the extraction electrode 20. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the defective discharge position that has occurred in the past, and the mounting electrode 16 in the vicinity of the extraction electrode 20 is not melted and peeled off or chipped, thereby eliminating the disadvantages caused by the defective discharge position. .

  Further, in the concave portion 43 that is cut and recessed by the protruding member 41, the plating layer from which the oxide film is cut is exposed on the surface. Therefore, arc discharge can also be generated intensively in the recess 43. Also from this, it is possible to prevent the arc discharge from being induced in the mount electrode 16 portion in the vicinity of the extraction electrode 20, and it is possible to eliminate inconvenience due to the defective discharge position.

Then, after the joining of the first piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 and the plug 4 is completed, the arc discharge of the arc generator 36 is turned off. Then, the transport belt is slightly driven to move the mounting jig 31, and the next piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 and the plug 4 are brought close to the torch electrode 38. Then, the above-described joining process is performed to join the second piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 and the plug 4, that is, the mount electrode 16 and the inner lead 26a.
Then, the same process as described above is repeated for the combination of the plurality (n) of piezoelectric vibrating reeds 2 and the plugs 4. As a result, for all the plugs 4, one inner lead 26 a can be joined to the mount electrode 16.

  Next, the conveying belt is driven to move the mounting jig 31 to the origin of the mounting stage S4 again. That is, the combination of the first piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 and the plug 4 is brought close to the torch electrode 38. For all the plugs 4, the electrical connection between the outer lead 26 b of one lead terminal 26 and the arc generator 36 is released, and an arc is generated in the outer lead 26 b of the other lead terminal 26 that is not yet joined. Electrically connected to the output terminal of device 36.

  Thereafter, the same joining process is performed, and the inner leads 26 a of the other lead terminals 26 are joined to the mount electrode 17 for all the plugs 4. As a result, the two lead terminals 26 of all the plugs 4 can be joined to both the mount electrodes 16 and 17 of the piezoelectric vibrating reed 2, respectively. Then, after the conveyance belt is driven to return the mounting jig 31 to the origin again, the clamp that clamps the outer lead 26b is removed, and the presser tool 35 that holds the outer lead 26b is removed.

  Next, the conveyor belt is driven to move the mounting jig 31 to the take-out station S3 shown in FIG. Then, the pallet 33 is removed from the mounting jig 31 by a robot or the like (not shown) at the take-out station S3. As a result, a plurality of joints of the plug 4 and the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 can be taken out.

  The mounting jig 31 from which the pallet 33 has been removed at the take-out station S3 is moved again to the work supply station S1 along the automatic collection line by driving the transport belt. Thereafter, the plurality of piezoelectric vibrating reeds 2 and the pallet 33 in which the plurality of plugs 4 are set in advance are supplied again, and then used for the operation of repeating the above-described steps.

  Finally, after removing a plurality of piezoelectric vibrating reeds 2 and plugs 4 joined to each other from the pallet 33 taken out, the case 3 and the stem 27 of the plug 4 are sealed in vacuum in each case 3 A sealing process for sealing the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 is performed. As a result, a plurality of cylinder package type piezoelectric vibrators 1 can be manufactured.

  In particular, according to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the unevenness forming step is performed before the bonding step, the discharge position defect is eliminated as much as possible, and arc discharge is generated only between the plasma arc electrode 37 and the inner lead 26a. Bonding can be performed. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, there is no possibility that the mount electrodes 16 and 17 near the extraction electrodes 20 and 21 are melted and peeled off or chipped. Therefore, joining can be performed reliably and the high quality piezoelectric vibrator 1 can be manufactured efficiently.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a concavo-convex forming step is performed between the close contact step of pressing the outer lead 26 b of the plug 4 with the pressing tool 35 and the torch electrode setting step of setting the torch electrode 38. As a result, the plug 4 is pressed against the mount electrodes 16 and 17 by the protruding member 41 in addition to the pressing tool 35. In addition, the inner lead 26 a can be pressed directly by the protruding member 41. For this reason, even if a slight warp or the like occurs in the inner lead 26a, it is possible to apply a “string” that eliminates the warp. Thereby, the contact property between the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 can be improved, and the adhesion rate can be increased. As a result, the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 can be joined more firmly, and further improvement in quality and reliability can be achieved.

  Finally, the piezoelectric vibrator 1 manufactured in this way is excellent in strength and quality because the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 are securely joined. In addition, in this embodiment, since the mounting jig 31 is moved between the stations S1, S2, and S3 by using the transport belt, the manufacturing is performed by the flow operation, so that it is possible to cope with the automation and the efficiency. Good production. Further, by using the vibrating piece holder 32 and the pallet 33, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 and the plug 4 can be easily and accurately aligned.

Next, an embodiment of an oscillator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the oscillator 50 according to the present embodiment is configured by configuring the piezoelectric vibrator 1 as an oscillator electrically connected to an integrated circuit 51. The oscillator 50 includes a substrate 53 on which an electronic component 52 such as a capacitor is mounted. On the substrate 53, the integrated circuit 51 for the oscillator is mounted, and the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 of the piezoelectric vibrator 1 is mounted in the vicinity of the integrated circuit 51. The electronic component 52, the integrated circuit 51, and the piezoelectric vibrator 1 are electrically connected by a wiring pattern (not shown). Each component is molded with a resin (not shown).

In the oscillator 50 configured as described above, when a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric vibrator 1, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 in the piezoelectric vibrator 1 vibrates. This vibration is converted into an electric signal by the piezoelectric characteristics of the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 and input to the integrated circuit 51 as an electric signal. The input electrical signal is subjected to various processes by the integrated circuit 51 and output as a frequency signal. Thereby, the piezoelectric vibrator 1 functions as an oscillator.
In addition, by selectively setting the configuration of the integrated circuit 51, for example, an RTC (real time clock) module or the like as required, the operating date and time of the device and external device in addition to a single-function oscillator for a clock, etc. A function for controlling the time, providing a time, a calendar, and the like can be added.

  As described above, according to the oscillator 50 of the present embodiment, since the piezoelectric vibrator 1 having excellent strength and high quality is provided, the quality of the oscillator 50 itself can be improved and the reliability of the product can be improved. Can be improved. In addition to this, it is possible to obtain a highly accurate frequency signal that is stable over a long period of time.

Next, an embodiment of an electronic apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Note that a portable information device 60 having the above-described piezoelectric vibrator 1 will be described as an example of the electronic device.
First, the portable information device 60 of the present embodiment is represented by, for example, a mobile phone, and is a development and improvement of a wrist watch in the prior art. The appearance is similar to that of a wristwatch, and a liquid crystal display is arranged in a portion corresponding to a dial so that the current time and the like can be displayed on this screen. Further, when used as a communication device, it is possible to perform communication similar to that of a conventional mobile phone by using a speaker and a microphone that are removed from the wrist and incorporated in the inner portion of the band. However, it is much smaller and lighter than conventional mobile phones.

  Next, the configuration of the portable information device 60 of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the portable information device 60 includes the piezoelectric vibrator 1 and a power supply unit 61 for supplying power. The power supply unit 61 is made of, for example, a lithium secondary battery. The power supply unit 61 includes a control unit 62 that performs various controls, a clock unit 63 that counts time, a communication unit 64 that communicates with the outside, a display unit 65 that displays various types of information, A voltage detection unit 66 that detects the voltage of the functional unit is connected in parallel. Then, the power supply unit 61 supplies power to each functional unit.

  The control unit 62 controls each function unit to control operation of the entire system such as transmission and reception of audio data, measurement and display of the current time, and the like. The control unit 62 includes a ROM in which a program is written in advance, a CPU that reads and executes the program written in the ROM, and a RAM that is used as a work area of the CPU.

  The timer unit 63 includes an integrated circuit including an oscillation circuit, a register circuit, a counter circuit, an interface circuit, and the like, and the piezoelectric vibrator 1. When a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric vibrator 1, the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 vibrates, and the vibration is converted into an electric signal by the piezoelectric characteristics of the crystal and input to the oscillation circuit as an electric signal. The output of the oscillation circuit is binarized and counted by a register circuit and a counter circuit. Then, signals are transmitted to and received from the control unit 62 via the interface circuit, and the current time, current date, calendar information, or the like is displayed on the display unit 65.

The communication unit 64 has functions similar to those of a conventional mobile phone, and includes a radio unit 67, a voice processing unit 68, a switching unit 69, an amplification unit 70, a voice input / output unit 71, a telephone number input unit 72, and a ring tone generation unit. 73 and a call control memory unit 74.
The wireless unit 67 exchanges various data such as voice data with the base station via the antenna 75. The audio processing unit 68 encodes and decodes the audio signal input from the radio unit 67 or the amplification unit 70. The amplifying unit 70 amplifies the signal input from the audio processing unit 68 or the audio input / output unit 71 to a predetermined level. The voice input / output unit 71 includes a speaker, a microphone, and the like, and amplifies a ringtone and a received voice or collects a voice.

In addition, the ring tone generator 73 generates a ring tone in response to a call from the base station. The switching unit 69 switches the amplifying unit 70 connected to the voice processing unit 68 to the ringing tone generating unit 73 only when an incoming call is received, so that the ringing tone generated by the ringing tone generating unit 73 passes through the amplifying unit 70. To the audio input / output unit 71.
Note that the call control memory unit 74 stores a program related to incoming / outgoing call control of communication. The telephone number input unit 72 includes, for example, number keys from 0 to 9 and other keys. By pressing these number keys and the like, a telephone number of a call destination is input.

  When the voltage applied to each functional unit such as the control unit 62 by the power supply unit 61 is lower than a predetermined value, the voltage detection unit 66 detects the voltage drop and notifies the control unit 62 of the voltage drop. . The predetermined voltage value at this time is a value set in advance as a minimum voltage necessary for stably operating the communication unit 64, and is, for example, about 3V. Upon receiving the voltage drop notification from the voltage detection unit 66, the control unit 62 prohibits the operations of the radio unit 67, the voice processing unit 68, the switching unit 69, and the ring tone generation unit 73. In particular, it is essential to stop the operation of the wireless unit 67 with high power consumption. Further, the display unit 65 displays that the communication unit 64 has become unusable due to insufficient battery power.

That is, the operation of the communication unit 64 can be prohibited by the voltage detection unit 66 and the control unit 62, and that effect can be displayed on the display unit 65. This display may be a text message, but as a more intuitive display, a x (X) mark may be attached to the telephone icon displayed at the top of the display surface of the display unit 65.
In addition, the function of the communication part 64 can be more reliably stopped by providing the power supply cutoff part 76 which can selectively interrupt | block the power supply of the part which concerns on the function of the communication part 64. FIG.

  As described above, according to the portable information device 60 of the present embodiment, since the piezoelectric vibrator 1 having excellent strength and high quality is provided, the portable information device 60 itself has excellent strength and high quality as well. The reliability of the product can be improved. In addition to this, it is possible to display highly accurate clock information that is stable over a long period of time.

Next, an embodiment of a radio timepiece according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12, the radio timepiece 80 of the present embodiment includes the piezoelectric vibrator 1 electrically connected to the filter unit 81, and receives a standard radio wave including timepiece information to accurately It is a clock with a function of automatically correcting and displaying the correct time.
In Japan, there are transmitting stations (transmitting stations) that transmit standard radio waves in Fukushima Prefecture (40 kHz) and Saga Prefecture (60 kHz), each transmitting standard radio waves. Long waves such as 40 kHz or 60 kHz have the property of propagating the surface of the earth and the property of propagating while reflecting the ionosphere and the surface of the earth, so the propagation range is wide, and the above two transmitting stations cover all of Japan. is doing.

Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the radio timepiece 80 will be described in detail.
The antenna 82 receives a long standard wave of 40 kHz or 60 kHz. The long-wave standard radio wave is obtained by subjecting time information called a time code to AM modulation on a 40 kHz or 60 kHz carrier wave. The received long standard wave is amplified by the amplifier 83 and filtered and tuned by the filter unit 81 having the plurality of piezoelectric vibrators 1.
The piezoelectric vibrator 1 according to this embodiment includes crystal vibrator portions 88 and 89 having resonance frequencies of 40 kHz and 60 kHz that are the same as the carrier frequency, respectively.

Further, the filtered signal having a predetermined frequency is detected and demodulated by a detection and rectification circuit 84. Subsequently, the time code is taken out via the waveform shaping circuit 85 and counted by the CPU 86. The CPU 86 reads information such as the current year, accumulated date, day of the week, and time. The read information is reflected in the RTC 87, and accurate time information is displayed.
Since the carrier wave is 40 kHz or 60 kHz, the crystal vibrator portions 88 and 89 are preferably vibrators having the tuning fork type structure described above. Taking 60 kHz as an example, as a dimension example of the tuning fork type resonator element, it is possible to configure the tuning fork type vibration piece with a length of about 2.8 mm and a width of the base 10 of about 0.5 mm.

  In addition, although the above-mentioned description was shown in the example in Japan, the frequency of the long standard wave is different overseas. For example, in Germany, a standard radio wave of 77.5 KHz is used. Accordingly, when the radio timepiece 80 that can be used overseas is incorporated in a portable device, the piezoelectric vibrator 1 having a frequency different from that in Japan is required.

  As described above, according to the radio-controlled timepiece 80 of the present embodiment, the radio-controlled timepiece 80 itself is excellent in strength and has the high-quality piezoelectric vibrator 1. This can improve the reliability of the product. In addition to this, it is possible to count time stably and with high accuracy over a long period of time.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator, the case where the unevenness forming process is performed between the adhesion process and the torch electrode setting process has been described as an example, but the process order is not limited to this case. Absent. This uneven | corrugated formation process may be performed at the same timing as any process among a setting process, an adjustment process, an adhesion process, and a torch electrode setting process, and may be performed before and after any process. In any case, it may be performed before the joining step. For example, in the setting process of setting the plurality of plugs 4 in the recesses 33 a of the pallet 33, the recesses 43 and the protrusions 44 may be formed on the inner leads 26 a of the plugs 4.

However, it is preferable to carry out between the adhesion process and the torch electrode setting process described above, or between the adjustment process and the adhesion process.
When the unevenness forming step is performed between the adjustment step and the adhesion step, the inner lead 26a is positioned on the mount electrodes 16 and 17, and then the inner lead 26a is pressed by the protruding member 41. For this reason, even if the inner lead 26a is slightly warped, it is possible to apply a “string” that eliminates the warp. Therefore, when the adhesion process is performed after the unevenness forming process, the adhesion ratio can be increased by improving the contact between the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17. As a result, the inner lead 26a and the mount electrodes 16 and 17 can be firmly joined.

In the above-described method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator, the lead pressing mechanism 40 that moves the protruding member 41 up and down by the leaf spring portion 42 is used. However, the lead pressing mechanism 40 is not limited to this configuration. What is necessary is just to be comprised so that the protrusion member 41 can be pressed on an inner lead at least.
For example, as shown in FIG. 13, an articulated projection member 91 having a sharp tip and a rotation connected to the proximal end side of the projection member 91 and rotating around an axis L parallel to the longitudinal direction of the pallet 33. A lead pushing mechanism 90 including the moving portion 92 may be used. In the case of this lead pushing mechanism 40, when the turning portion 92 is turned around the axis L, the projecting member 91 is also turned around the axis L in conjunction with the turning portion 92. Thereby, the protruding member 91 can be pressed against the surface of the inner lead 26a, or the protruding member 91 can be retracted from the inner lead 26a. Accordingly, similar effects can be achieved.
In addition, since the protrusion member 91 of the lead pushing mechanism 90 is required to have wear resistance, it is preferable to design the structure so that it can be easily attached and detached when mass-produced. The same applies to the protruding member 41 of the lead pushing mechanism 40 shown in FIG.

   In the above-described method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator, the tuning fork type piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 has been described as an example. However, the shape and vibration mode of the piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 are not limited thereto. For example, it may be a piezoelectric vibration piece in a thickness-shear vibration mode, and its outer shape may be a substantially rectangular shape, or may be a circle. Further, even when the piezoelectric vibrating piece is subjected to convex processing, beveling, or the like, it is possible to realize a highly reliable bonding between the piezoelectric vibrating piece and the inner lead by appropriately changing the present embodiment. .

Here, as a modification of the piezoelectric vibrator according to the present invention, a thickness shear vibrator 94 which is a piezoelectric vibrator corresponding to the above-described thickness shear vibration mode will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the part same as the component of the piezoelectric vibrator 1 mentioned above, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
As shown in FIG. 14, the thickness-sliding vibrator 94 includes a thickness-shear vibrating piece (piezoelectric vibrating piece) 95 formed in a plate shape with a constant thickness. The thickness sliding vibration piece 95 has an outer shape that is substantially rectangular. However, it is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be a circular shape. Excitation electrodes 96, extraction electrodes 97, and mount electrodes 98 and 99 are formed on the outer surface of the thickness shear vibration piece 95. Specifically, the excitation electrodes 96 are formed so as to face each other at substantially central portions on both surfaces of the thickness-shear vibrating piece 95. In FIG. 14, only one excitation electrode 96 is shown. Mount electrodes 98 and 99 that are electrically connected to both excitation electrodes 96 through extraction electrodes 97 are formed at the ends of the thickness shear vibration piece 95. At this time, the mount electrodes 98 and 99 and the inner lead 26a are joined by the same method as the method for manufacturing the piezoelectric vibrator 1 described above.

  The thickness-sliding vibrator 94 configured in this way is suitably used as a vibrator for a control and communication device having an oscillation frequency in the MHz band. Further, in the case of the AT-vibrator, when the thickness-shear vibrator 94 is an AT vibrator, the thickness (t) and the oscillation frequency (F) of the thickness-shear vibrator element 95 are “F (MHz) = 1670 / t (μm)”. The relational expression is satisfied. Usually, the oscillation frequency F of the fundamental wave is about 10 MHz to 50 MHz, but it is also possible to further increase the oscillation frequency F to a higher frequency side by making the excitation electrode portion a so-called inverted mesa structure.

In the case of the thickness-shear vibrator 94, attention should be paid to the following points when connecting the thickness-shear vibration piece 95 and the inner lead 26a.
First, the thickness sliding vibration piece 95 is usually thinner than the tuning-fork type piezoelectric vibration piece 2 described above. The tuning fork type piezoelectric vibrating piece 2 has been described in the case where the thickness is 0.1 mm. However, in the case of the thickness sliding vibrating piece 95, the thickness is about 0.048 mm when the resonance frequency is 32 MHz. Furthermore, the thickness sliding vibration piece 95 (resonance frequency is 48 MHz) used for processing video signals has a thickness of about 0.03 mm, and is less than or equal to one third of the thickness of the tuning fork type piezoelectric vibration piece 2. It becomes the thickness of.

As described above, since the thickness-shear vibrating piece 95 is thin, if the unevenness forming process is performed after the position adjusting process for adjusting the positions of the thickness-sliding vibrating piece 95 and the inner lead 26a, the vibrating piece may be machined. There is a high possibility that it will cause excessive damage and induce damage to the resonator element.
Therefore, in the case of the thickness-sliding vibrator 94, it is preferable to immediately perform the unevenness forming step when the plurality of plugs 4 are set on the pallet 33. As described above, by performing the unevenness forming step before the position adjusting step between the thickness-shear vibrating piece 95 and the inner lead 26a, the load on the vibrating piece is removed, and the piezoelectric vibrator according to the manufacturing method of the present invention is used. It is possible to improve the yield.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the piezoelectric vibrator which concerns on this invention. It is the figure which looked at the piezoelectric vibrating piece which the piezoelectric vibrator shown in FIG. 1 has from the upper surface. It is the figure which looked at the piezoelectric vibrating piece which the piezoelectric vibrator shown in FIG. 1 has from the lower surface. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional arrow view AA shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing apparatus used when manufacturing the piezoelectric vibrator shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a cross-sectional arrow BB figure of (a). FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a station that performs each process on the mounting jig of the manufacturing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 5 when the piezoelectric vibrator illustrated in FIG. 1 is manufactured. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which a tip of a protruding member is pressed against an inner lead while pressing an outer lead of an airtight terminal with a pressing tool when the piezoelectric vibrator shown in FIG. 1 is manufactured. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the inner lead in which the place pressed by the protruding member after the state of FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state where an inner lead of an airtight terminal and a mount electrode of a piezoelectric vibrating piece are joined after the state illustrated in FIG. 7. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the oscillator which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the electronic device which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the radio timepiece which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of the lead | read | reed pushing mechanism used when manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator. It is a figure which shows the modification of one Embodiment of the piezoelectric vibrator which concerns on this invention, Comprising: It is a schematic block diagram of a thickness slip vibrator. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the conventional piezoelectric vibrator. FIG. 16 is a diagram when the piezoelectric vibrator shown in FIG. 15 is manufactured by a conventional manufacturing method, and shows a state where an inner lead of an airtight terminal and a mount electrode of a piezoelectric vibrating piece are joined.

Explanation of symbols

1, 94 Piezoelectric vibrator 2, 95 Piezoelectric vibrating piece 3 Case 4 Plug (airtight terminal)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Base part 11, 12 Vibrating arm part 15, 95 Excitation electrode 16, 17, 98, 99 Mount electrode 20, 21, 97 Extraction electrode 26 Lead terminal 26a Inner lead 26b Outer lead 27 Stem 32 Vibrating piece holder 33 Pallet (airtight terminal holder) )
35 Pressing Tool 37 Plasma Arc Electrode 38 Torch Electrode 41, 91 Projection Member 50 Oscillator 51 Integrated Circuit 60 Portable Information Device (Electronic Device)
63 Timekeeping unit 80 Radio clock 81 Filter unit

Claims (9)

An excitation electrode and a mount electrode electrically connected to the excitation electrode via the extraction electrode are formed on the outer surface, and a piezoelectric vibrating piece that vibrates when a predetermined voltage is applied to the excitation electrode;
A case for accommodating the piezoelectric vibrating piece therein;
A stem that seals the case, and is arranged in a state of penetrating the stem, with one end being electrically connected to the mount electrode across the stem, and the other end being electrically connected to the outside A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator having an airtight terminal having an outer lead and a lead terminal.
A set step of setting the piezoelectric vibrating piece in a vibrating piece holder and setting the airtight terminal in an airtight terminal holder;
After the setting step, an adjustment step of adjusting the position of the vibration piece holder and the hermetic terminal holder so that the inner lead is positioned on the mount electrode;
After the adjustment step, the airtight terminal is pressed with an insulating pressing tool, and the inner lead is in close contact with the mount electrode; and
A torch electrode setting step of bringing the torch electrode having a plasma arc electrode at the tip close to the upper side of the inner lead after the adhesion step;
After the torch electrode setting step, applying a voltage between the plasma arc electrode and the inner lead in argon gas, and joining the inner lead and the mount electrode by plasma arc discharge;
A sealing step for sealing the case and the stem in a vacuum after the joining step;
Before performing the joining step, a concavo-convex forming step of forming a concavo-convex on the surface of the inner lead by pressing a protruding member having a sharp tip against a predetermined position on the surface of the inner lead is performed. Production method. In the manufacturing method of the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1,
The method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator, wherein the unevenness forming step is performed between the adjustment step and the adhesion step. In the manufacturing method of the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1,
A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator, wherein the unevenness forming step is performed between the adhesion step and the torch electrode setting step.   A piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 1. The piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 4, wherein
The piezoelectric vibrating piece includes a pair of vibrating arm portions arranged in parallel and having a proximal end fixed to a base portion. The piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 4, wherein
The piezoelectric vibrator is a thickness-shear vibration piece.   7. An oscillator, wherein the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 4 is electrically connected to an integrated circuit as an oscillator.   An electronic apparatus, wherein the piezoelectric vibrator according to any one of claims 4 to 6 is electrically connected to a timer unit.   A radio-controlled timepiece, wherein the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 4 is electrically connected to a filter unit.

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