Abstract: In a support and connection device for a disc-shaped piezoelectric resonator, the support elements are bent at their ends relative to the resonator and comprise electrically conductive spring strips which engage into radially-directed resonator slots. Tongues attached to the bent sections form clips at the support elements which are open towards the top and provide pockets which are suitable for receiving conductive adhesive.

Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator plate capable of excitation to thickness shear vibrations is provided on each of its large surfaces with a respective excitation electrode and is provided, at least in partial regions of its border, a thickness decreasing in the direction of the border of the plate in the form of a beveling, whereby in the region of such a border beveling, respectively, a connection member contacts one of the excitation electrodes.

Abstract: A wafer of piezoelectric material is provided with electrodes on opposite surfaces thereof. Frequency fine tuning of such resonators is accomplished by relatively thin film of metal applied over the surface of at least one electrode and the adjacent non-electroded wafer material. The metal film is of such small maximum thickness that it functions as a quasi-insulator and is extremely stable over prolonged operating conditions so that the resonator parameters remain constant.

Abstract: In the use of a resonator as an overtone crystal of an aperiodic oscillator circuit without additional selection means, by dimensioning of the resonator itself and its electrodes, suppression particularly of the fifth harmonic during operation of the resonator with the third harmonic is improved by means of special resonator dimensions.

Abstract: A thickness shear resonator used as an overtone quartz crystal for a quartz stabilized oscillator which has an operating frequency in the MHz range that has an excitation electrode on each of its plane parallel surfaces running in the x, z' plane and where the thickness of the vibrator in the y' direction is determined by the distance of these surfaces from one another wherein the vibrator presents a dimensional ratio between its dimensions measured in the z' direction and its thickness which is determined by a fundamental quartz crystal frequency having a value of 1/3 of the operating frequency, thus, resulting in an oscillator which is not sensitive to influences from associated oscillating components.