Patent ID: 7129620

Claim:
A vibration wave linear motor comprising: a first vibrator comprising a piezoelectric unit and at least one driving contacting part which vibrates by applying a predetermined voltage thereto; a second vibrator which comprises a piezoelectric unit and a plurality of driving contacting parts which vibrate by applying a predetermined voltage thereto; one or more pressing components, which directly push either or both of the first and second vibrators and relatively press the opposing parts of both the first vibrator and the second vibrator; and a driven component which is sandwiched between the first and second vibrators, in contact with the driving contacting part of the first and second vibrators which are pressed by the pressing component, and supported to enable movement with respect to the first and second vibrators in the long-side direction perpendicular to the direction relative to the opposing part; wherein at least one of the driving contacting parts of the either the first or second vibrator performs elliptic motion to enable the driven component to move relatively.