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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hitoshi Mukohjima, Yokohama, JP;
Ichiro Okumura, Yokohama, JP;
Tohru Kawai, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Hirano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310323 ; 310328 ;
Abstract
A vibration wave motor for generating a travelling vibration wave in a vibration member by applying a periodic voltage to an electro-mechanical energy transducer. An anti-movement device is provided to contact the vibration member at a pitch not equal to a multiple of n.lambda./2, where n is an integer and .lambda. is the wavelength of a vibration wave so that the vibration member is prevented from rotating without reducing the drive efficiency of the motor.