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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Ryota Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Tomonari Masuzawa, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Ryota Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Tomonari Masuzawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujinon Corporation, Saitama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/09 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator of the present invention comprises a piezoelectric element, one end face of the piezoelectric element in a displacement direction being supported by a fixing member, a block shaped driving member attached to the other end face of the piezoelectric element in the displacement direction, and a driven member frictionally engaged with at least one end face of the driving member in a direction orthogonal to the displacement direction, the driven member being extended along the displacement direction.