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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Tomoyuki Yuasa, Sakai, JP;
Satoshi Shinke, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoyuki Yuasa, Sakai, JP;
Satoshi Shinke, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Opto, Inc., Hachioji, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a drive apparatus having a vibration-generator including a plurality of electromechanical conversion elements, a plurality of weights located between each of the electromechanical conversion elements, and a rod fixed to one end of an electromechanical conversion element, a mass and a spring constant of each component included in the vibration-generator are determined, so that a relationship of integral multiple is satisfied. Thus, highly efficient driving with taking advantage of the resonance frequencies can be realized, and thus the energy consumption can be saved.