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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Takahashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Abstract
A piezoelectric drive device includes first and second piezoelectric vibration modules pressed toward a driven portion and including a vibration portion and a transmission portion abutting the driven portion and transmitting vibration to the driven portion and a controller. A pressing force of the second module to the driven portion is greater than that of the first module. The controller drives the second module so that the transmission portion of the second module performs longitudinal vibration vibrating in the pressing direction while driving the first module so that the transmission portion of the first module performs bending vibration that is a composite of longitudinal vibration in a pressing direction and lateral vibration intersecting the pressing direction.