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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1994
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic motor capable of being accurately step-driven comprises a vibrating member piezoelectrically vibrated for driving and halting a movable member. A driving wave is generated for vibrating the vibrating member to drive the movable member, and a halting wave is generated for vibrating the vibrating member to halt the movable member. The driving wave can be either a travelling wave or a standing wave, and the halting wave is a standing wave. The movable member is divided into a plurality of portions, and when the vibrating member is driven by the halting wave, the portions of the movable member become centered at respective nodal portions of the standing halting wave, causing the movable member to stop rotating so that the ultrasonic motor can be accurately step-driven.