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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Yusuke Adachi, Osaka, JP;
Takayuki Hayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Eiichi Nagaoka, Hyogo, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic actuator () includes an actuator body () which performs a longitudinal vibration and a bending vibration, and a driver element () which is provided on one of side surfaces of the actuator body () which is a mounting surface (), and performs an orbital motion in accordance with the vibrations of the actuator body () to output a driving force. The driver element () includes a first driver element () and a second driver element () which are provided on the mounting surface () at different positions in a longitudinal direction of the actuator body (). The first driver element () and the second driver element () are located at different positions in a thickness direction of the actuator body ().