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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Applicant:
Shinya Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shinya Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H01L 41/00 (2013.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a driving device, a distance from a guide member to a vibrator is less than that from the guide member to a permanent magnet in a plane perpendicular to a guiding direction of a guide member. An attraction force between the permanent magnet and a magnetic body acts as a force to rotate (i.e., a rotating force) a holding member about an axis of the guide member, and the vibrator is pressed against a contact member by the rotating force.