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Patent No.:

US 8445837 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2010
Applicants:

Eiji Matsukawa, Yotsukaido, JP;

Kazuyasu Oone, Saitama, JP;

Inventors:

Eiji Matsukawa, Yotsukaido, JP;

Kazuyasu Oone, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:

Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 5/02 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided is a vibration actuator comprising a drive unit that generates a drive force; a vibrating component that vibrates according to the drive force from the drive unit; a rotating body that receives the vibration of the vibrating component to rotate; and a converting section that changes a contact force between the vibrating component and the rotating body according to size of a load acting on the rotating body.


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Matsukawa, Eiji. (2013). Vibration actuator for rotating a rotating axle and image capturing apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8445837). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8445837

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