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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Nawata, Utsunomiya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vibration reduction apparatus which reduces a vibration of a target object supported on a base, comprising a first object supported by a first elastic member on the base, a second object supported by a second elastic member on the first object, a detection unit including a sensor having a first electrode provided on the first object and a second electrode provided on the second object, and a processor configured to obtain a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode using the sensor, a first driving unit configured to drive the first object, a first control unit configured to control the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode constant based on a detection result, wherein the second electrode and the processor are electrically connected to each other via the second elastic member.