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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Tsuchiya, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2021.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/22 (2006.01); H02N 2/10 (2006.01); H01C 7/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/02 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G01K 7/02 (2013.01); G01K 7/223 (2013.01); H01C 7/008 (2013.01); H02N 2/006 (2013.01); H02N 2/009 (2013.01); H02N 2/0085 (2013.01); H02N 2/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vibration actuator includes a vibrator including an elastic body and an electro-mechanical energy conversion element; a contact body provided so as to be brought into contact with the vibrator; a flexible printed board configured to feed power to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element; and a temperature detection unit provided on a region of the flexible printed board, in which the flexible printed board and the electro-mechanical conversion element overlap each other.