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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Nozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Taro Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Masatsugu Iribe, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Machiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318696 ; 318685 ; 360 9805 ;
Abstract
A driving apparatus using a motor has a stepping motor, a moving mechanism, and a driving circuit. The moving mechanism moves an object to be driven on the basis of a driving force of the stepping motor. The moving mechanism moves the object among a plurality of moving points set on the basis of even-number steps of the stepping motor. The driving circuit supplies a plurality of drive signals equal to a plurality of even-number steps to the stepping motor.