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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takao Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/757 (2013.01); B25J 9/12 (2013.01); H02N 2/0055 (2013.01); H02N 2/163 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20329 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vibration-type driving apparatus including a vibrator including an electro-mechanical transducer; a driven body disposed in pressure-contact with the vibrator; a supporting portion extending from the vibrator; a base to which the vibrator is fixed with the supporting portion interposed therebetween; a vibration absorber disposed between the supporting portion and the base; and a compressive-force adjusting device capable of adjusting a compressive force to be applied to the vibration absorber between the supporting portion and the base.