VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR, DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS

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A vibration wave motor includes an annular oscillator, and an annular moving member provided so as to be in press contact with the oscillator. The oscillator includes an annular vibrating plate, and an annular piezoelectric element provided on a first surface of the vibrating plate. The vibrating plate is in contact with the moving member via a second surface of the vibrating plate, which is opposite of the first surface. The piezoelectric element has a plurality of drive phase electrodes. When a driving region represents a region of the oscillator in which each drive phase electrode is provided, and a non-driving region represents a remaining region of the oscillator, a contact area ratio S1 between the vibrating plate and the moving member in the non-driving region is less than a contact area ratio S2 between the vibrating plate and the moving member in the driving region.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furuta, Tatsuo Machida-shi, JP 101 448
Koyama, Shinya Tokyo, JP 48 237
Uebayashi, Akira Tokyo, JP 31 67
Watanabe, Tomohiro Yokohama-shi, JP 85 1413

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