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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Hiromichi Sakano, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiromichi Sakano, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The vibration wave motor of the present invention comprises a body to be driven, and a plurality of vibrators each of which is provided with a drive contact part contacting the outer surface of the body to be driven, is connected to a base and is disposed around the body to be driven. The base and the body to be driven are reciprocally driven linearly in a state where the longitudinal direction of the vibrator and the driven direction of the body to be driven are matched.