Patent ID: 7129621

Claim:
A vibration wave linear motor comprising: a driven component; a first vibrator having two or more driving contacting parts for driving the driven component in a certain predetermined direction; a second vibrator having one or more driving contacting parts for driving the driven component in the same direction as the drive by the first vibrator; a first supporting part for fixing and holding either one of the first or second vibrators; a second supporting part for holding the other of either the first or second vibrator such that swinging is possible; and a pressing component for pressing the first or second vibrator which is held by the second supporting part, such as to enable swinging, to the driven component by pressing either one or both of the first and second vibrators directly and in a direction perpendicular to the opposing surfaces of the vibrators and the driven component, wherein the driving contacting parts of at least either one of the first or second vibrator has a shape for guiding the driven component in the certain predetermined direction in accordance with the shape of this driven component.