Ultrasonic motor and lens apparatus including the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9705427
APP PUB NO 20150381079A1
SERIAL NO

14847494

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A driving motor includes a member having a contact surface, a vibrator including a contact part that is brought into contact with the contact surface, a pressing unit, and a contact member located between the pressing unit and the vibrator. The vibrator and the member move relatively by a vibration of the vibrator. The pressing unit comprises an elastic member so as to apply a pressing force on the contact part against the member including the contact surface. The contact member has a curved surface portion formed as an arc shape curved toward the pressing unit, and comes into contact with the pressing unit at the curved surface portion. The curved surface portion is formed so as to locate a position of a center of a circle including the arc shape of the curved surface portion not closer to the contact member than to the contact part.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAJAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oikawa, Makoto Yokohama, JP 68 704
Yamasaki, Ryo Tokyo, JP 72 1026

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