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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takao Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/14 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); H02K 11/33 (2016.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H02N 2/16 (2006.01); H02N 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/147 (2013.01); G02B 7/02 (2013.01); H02K 11/33 (2016.01); H02N 2/142 (2013.01); H04N 5/232122 (2018.08); H02N 2/108 (2013.01); H02N 2/163 (2013.01); H04N 5/23299 (2018.08);
Abstract
The driving apparatus comprises a vibrating body which includes an electro-mechanical energy conversion device, and drives a vibration-wave motor which moves the vibrating body and a driven body relatively to each other. The electro-mechanical energy conversion device has sensor electrodes that output detecting signals corresponding to vibrations of the vibrating body. Based on the detecting signals, the driving apparatus determines a direction in which the vibrating body and the driven body are to be moved relatively to each other.