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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Masaharu Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Masaharu Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a vibration wave motor including a pressurizing mechanism and a guide mechanism which are used for a moving member and can be thinned. The influence of a restoring force can be eliminated. The vibration wave motor includes an elastic vibration member which is composed of a permanent magnet and a piezoelectric element which are fixed to each other, a plurality of motion extraction portions provided on the permanent magnet, and a moving member which is pressurized to be in contact with the plurality of motion extraction portions. A closed magnetic circuit of a magnetic flux is formed to connect between the elastic vibration member and the moving member through the plurality of motion extraction portions. A flow direction of the magnetic flux passing through the moving member is aligned with a moving direction of the moving member.