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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Kunihiro Kuwano, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Kariya, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Kunihiro Kuwano, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Kariya, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/12 (2006.01); H02N 2/10 (2006.01); G02B 7/10 (2006.01); G03B 3/02 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/101 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G03B 3/02 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driving mechanism driving a first member and a second member relative to each other which includes a piezoelectric element that drives the first member, a base member that movably supports the first member with the piezoelectric element interposed therebetween, and an electrode portion that is supplied with a driving voltage of the piezoelectric element. The electrode portion includes an exposed portion exposed from the base member.