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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takayuki Tsukimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Maeno, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310323 ;
Abstract
A vibration driven motor comprises a bar-shaped elastic member and a piezo-electric element for causing a plurality of bending mode vibrations having a predetermined phase difference therebetween in a plurality of planes of the elastic member in order to drive a movable body by a rotary motion caused in particles of the elastic member. A support member which extends along an axial center of the bar-shaped elastic member is provided at one end or each end of the elastic member.