Patent ID: 8890390
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G03B,H02N

Abstract:
1. A driving apparatus comprising: a vibration-wave driving device comprising a vibrator comprising an electromechanical-energy converting element, the vibration-wave driving device being configured to drive a driven body in a first direction; a driving device configured to drive the driven body in a second direction which intersects with the first direction; a first moving mechanism comprising a guide member which is configured to allow the vibration-wave driving device to move in the second direction; and a second moving mechanism configured to allow the driving device to move in the first direction, and wherein the guide member includes a member having a rollable curved portion, wherein the first direction is in a plane parallel to a plane where the vibrator and the movable body are in contact, wherein the second direction is in a plane parallel to a plane where the vibrator and the movable body are in contact.