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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Shimada, Saitama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a vibration wave driving apparatus comprising: a vibration actuator; and a driven member configured to be driven by the vibration actuator, wherein the vibration actuator includes: a vibrator having an electric-mechanical energy conversion element and an elastic member to which the electric-mechanical energy conversion element is fixed; a pressurizing member configured to pressurize the vibrator; a contacting member configured to pressurizing-contact with the vibrator by pressurizing the vibrator by the pressurizing member and move relative to the vibrator; an outputting member configured to output a driving force to the driven member, the driving force generated by the relative-moving of the contacting member to the vibrator, and wherein the driven member includes an output transmission member configured to hold the outputting member in a direction of the relative-moving with a predetermined spring force.
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