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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Kataoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vibration-type drive apparatus provided to solve the task includes a control unit that outputs a command signal, a drive unit that outputs a drive signal in accordance with the command signal, a vibrator unit in which two or more vibrators that vibrate in accordance with the drive signal are connected, a drive signal analyzing unit that analyzes the drive signal and outputs an analysis result, and a determining unit that determines whether there is a break in wiring lines respectively coupled to the vibrators in accordance with the analysis result.
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