Patent ID: 7449802

Claim:
A vibration wave linear motor, comprising: a base board; a first contacting member fixed to the base board; a second contacting member arranged to be movable toward the first contacting member; a pressing unit pressing the second contacting member toward the first contacting member; a vibrator, which is arranged between the first and the second contacting members, vibrating by being applied with a driving signal, and making a relative move in a predetermined relative move direction with reference to the first contacting member; first and second driving contacting parts provided at a predetermined interval in the relative move direction to contact the first contacting member on a side of the vibrator, which faces the first contacting member; and a third driving contacting part provided in a position corresponding to in between the first and the second driving parts, in order to contact the second contacting member on a side of the vibrator, which faces the second contacting member.