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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenichi Kataoka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/02 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/12 (2006.01); H02N 2/14 (2006.01); H10N 30/40 (2023.01); H10N 30/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/026 (2013.01); H02N 2/004 (2013.01); H02N 2/12 (2013.01); H02N 2/142 (2013.01); H10N 30/2023 (2023.02); H10N 30/40 (2023.02);
Abstract
A vibration actuator that is capable of reducing difference of vibration velocities when a contact member is driven using a plurality of vibrators includes a vibrator device and the contact member, which moves relative to the vibrator device. The vibrator device includes the plurality of vibrators, which are connected in series, and a plurality of inductors, which are connected in parallel to the respective vibrators.