Provided is a vibration wave motor including: a vibrator; a pressurizing member configured to pressurize the vibrator against a friction member; a holding member configured to hold the vibrator; and a buffering member provided between the vibrator and the holding member. The vibrator and the friction member are moved relatively to each other in a relative movement direction by vibration of the vibrator, and the holding member holds the vibrator in such a manner that an extending part extending in a pressurizing direction of the pressurizing member sandwiches the vibrator and the buffering member.

Provided is a control apparatus of a vibration-type actuator for generating an elliptical motion of contact portions by a common alternating current including a frequency determining unit for setting a frequency of the alternating current. The frequency determining unit sets the frequency of the alternating current for changing an ellipticity of the elliptical motion, within a frequency range such that ellipticity changing frequency ranges set for the vibrators are overlapped, and the ellipticity changing frequency ranges are set for the vibrators as frequency ranges between an upper limit and a lower limit, such that the lower limit is a maximum resonant frequency at a time of changing the ellipticity, and the upper limit is larger than the lower limit and is a maximum frequency for the relative movement of the driving member.

Provided is a multi-flap standing wave type ultrasonic motor, including a rotor part, a stator part, a control circuit board, and a fixing attachment. The rotor part includes a flange, a rotor ring, and a shaft. The shaft and the flange are joined together by using a first screw and the flange and the rotor ring are joined together by using a second screw. The stator part includes a piezoelectric ceramics, an excitation ring, and flaps. The piezoelectric ceramics and the excitation ring are fixed with glue, the flaps and the excitation ring are connected through welding, and form an angle with the radial direction of the excitation ring. The stator part is sleeved on a support, is attached to a pressure plate and is connected, through an upright, to a locking plate, and to a substrate of the control circuit board to form a fixing attachment. The flaps are an elastomer and a preload provider. The inner diameter of the rotor ring is less than the outer diameter of the flaps. Adopted is a circular-distributed flap structure, an outer rotor design, an integrated design of motor and control, and a sensor, thereby simplifying the system structure. By adopting circular-distributed assembled flaps, the processing difficulty of the flaps is reduced.

A control apparatus for a vibration type actuator that moves a vibrating body in which vibrations are excited by an electromechanical energy conversion element, and a contact body contacting the vibrating body relative to each other includes a generation unit configured to generate multi-phase driving signals having a phase difference applied to the electromechanical energy conversion element, and a detection unit configured to detect an actual position of a movable unit including the vibrating body or the contact body. The generation unit sets the phase difference based on a deviation of the actual position from a target position of the movable unit. The generation unit makes larger a change rate of the phase difference against the deviation from when the movable unit stops to when the movable unit starts moving as the target position changes than that after the movable unit starts moving.

Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) devices for harvesting sound energy and methods for fabricating MEMS devices for harvesting sound energy are provided. In an embodiment, a method for fabricating a MEMS device for harvesting sound energy includes forming a pressure sensitive MEMS structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate and including a suspended structure in a cavity. Further, the method includes etching the semiconductor substrate to form an acoustic port through the semiconductor substrate configured to allow acoustic pressure to deflect the suspended structure.

A vibration wave motor includes: a vibrator including a piezoelectric element; a friction member with which the vibrator comes into contact by receiving pressurizing force; and a guide member that holds the vibrator, wherein the guide member includes: an input portion on one end portion, the input portion receiving force from outside; and a pressurizing portion on another end portion positioned on an opposite side of the one end portion, the pressurizing portion providing the pressurizing force to the vibrator, and a first guide portion extending in a direction of relative movement of the vibrator and the friction member is formed between the input portion and the pressurizing portion.

Apparatus and method that includes providing a variable-parameter electrical component in a high-field environment and based on an electrical signal, automatically moving a movable portion of the electrical component in relation to another portion of the electrical component to vary at least one of its parameters. In some embodiments, the moving uses a mechanical movement device (e.g., a linear positioner, rotary motor, or pump). In some embodiments of the method, the electrical component has a variable inductance, capacitance, and/or resistance. Some embodiments include using a computer that controls the moving of the movable portion of the electrical component in order to vary an electrical parameter of the electrical component. Some embodiments include using a feedback signal to provide feedback control in order to adjust and/or maintain the electrical parameter. Some embodiments include a non-magnetic positioner connected to an electrical component configured to have its RLC parameters varied by the positioner.

A rotary drive mechanism comprises: a camshaft having a plurality of cams; and a plurality of transducer units each including a plurality of transducers that each have a dielectric elastomer layer and a pair of electrode layers sandwiching the dielectric elastomer layer. The plurality of transducer units each provide a drive force to a corresponding one of the plurality of cams. The plurality of transducers in one of the transducer units are arranged radially around the corresponding cam. Such a configuration can exert a drive force more efficiently.

This application relates to a drive assembly, a motor, and a terminal. The drive assembly includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes an excitation part, a vibration part, a first fixed part, and a pushing part. The vibration part is connected to the excitation part. The first fixed part is connected to the vibration part, and the vibration part is located between the excitation part and the first fixed part along a first direction L. The pushing part is connected to the vibration part and the rotor. The excitation part is capable of vibrating, and the excitation part is capable of driving the vibration part to act. Under limiting by the first fixed part, the vibration part is capable of vibrating at least along the first direction L and a second direction W.

This application relates to a drive assembly, a motor, and a terminal. The drive assembly includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes an excitation part, a vibration part, a first fixed part, and a pushing part. The vibration part is connected to the excitation part. The first fixed part is connected to the vibration part, and the vibration part is located between the excitation part and the first fixed part along a first direction L. The pushing part is connected to the vibration part and the rotor. The excitation part is capable of vibrating, and the excitation part is capable of driving the vibration part to act. Under limiting by the first fixed part, the vibration part is capable of vibrating at least along the first direction L and a second direction W.