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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jun Tamai, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
31032306 ; 310328 ; 310365 ; 310366 ;
Abstract
A vibrating actuator including a vibration member having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and an electrode member for feeding an electrical signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a contact body, in press contact with the vibration member, for moving relative to the vibration member, and a case. The electrode member includes projecting portion in press contact with an electrically conductive member mounted on the case thereby to form an electrical connection therewith.