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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Masaru Higashionji, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Mukae, Hyogo, JP;
Eiichi Nagaoka, Hyogo, JP;
Yusuke Adachi, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Higashionji, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Mukae, Hyogo, JP;
Eiichi Nagaoka, Hyogo, JP;
Yusuke Adachi, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A supporting structure for an actuator body, which can prevent reduction of vibration of an actuator body and maintain a contact state of a driver element with an abutment body in a stable manner even when the driver element receives reactive force from the abutment body is realized. An ultrasonic actuator () includes an actuator body () for generating vibration, driver elements (), provided on a mounting surface () of the actuator body (), for outputting driving force, a pressing rubber () for pressing the actuator body () to a stage (), a case () to which the actuator body () is coupled, and a plate spring () for elastically supporting the actuator body () relative to the case (). The plate spring () supports the mounting surface () of the actuator body () on which the driver elementsare provided.