Vibration wave motor and driving apparatus

A driving apparatus comprising:

• a vibration wave motor including:
• a vibrator including a piezoelectric device and a vibration plate;
• a friction member;
• a guide member configured to guide relative movement between the vibrator and the friction member;
• a fixing member configured to fix the guide member at a first position and a second position in a direction of the relative movement between the vibrator and the friction member;
• and
• an attenuation member held between the friction member and the guide member in a pressure direction in which the vibrator and the friction member are pressurized to contact each other at a location between the first position and the second position,
• wherein the piezoelectric device is arranged to vibrate the vibration plate to move in the pressure direction relative to the friction member;
• and
• a driven object arranged to move with relative movement of the vibrator and the friction member.