Patent ID: 8493675

Claim:
An oscillator holding mechanism equipped in an oscillation motor in which a driving force is generated by transmitting a movement generated by making an oscillator vibrate to a driven body in contact with the oscillator, comprising: an oscillator that has a protruding output section on one end and generates a predetermined movement in the output section by vibration; a holding member that holds and accommodates the oscillator; and a buffer member that is made of an elastic material and is provided between the oscillator and the holding member, wherein in the buffer member, a first surface in contact with the holding member has a larger area than a second surface in contact with the oscillator, and a cross sectional shape including a center axis that connects a center point of the first surface and a center point of the second surface is axisymmetric with respect to the center axis, wherein at least the one buffer member is provided between the oscillator and the holding member, and the oscillator is accommodated in the holding member so as to be held in a state in which a vibration is generated in the oscillator.