# US 8,274,196 B2 · Control apparatus for vibration wave driven apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,274,196 B2 - Document ID: US8274196B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/259,075 - Filed: 2010-04-08 - Published: 2012-02-02 - Granted: 2012-09-25 - Earliest claimed: 2009-04-10 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Shinya Kudo; Shinji Yamamoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8274196B2 ## CPC - H02N 2/062: {Small signal circuits; Means for controlling position or derived quantities, e.g. for removing hysteresis} - H02N 2/0015: {using only bending modes} - H02N 2/026: {by pressing one or more vibrators against the driven body} - H02N: ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A control apparatus detects the relative position between a vibration member and a driving-member-side vibration detection portion on the basis of a signal that shows a vibrational state of the vibration member and a signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion, the driving-member-side vibration detection portion being provided on a driving member and detecting a vibration of the driving member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control apparatus for a vibration wave driven apparatus, wherein the vibration wave driven apparatus includes a vibration member including an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and an elastic member bonded to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element and provided with a projection portion, the vibration member exciting vibrations of two vibration modes in response to a drive signal applied to the vibration member, the vibrations of the two vibration modes being combined together to generate an elliptic motion of the projection portion, and a driving member including an end portion and moving relative to the vibration member by contacting the projection portion, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position between the vibration member and a driving-member-side vibration detection portion on a basis of a signal that shows a vibrational state of the vibration member and a signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion provided on the driving member to detect a vibration of the driving member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibration detected by the driving-member-side vibration detection portion contributes to the relative movement between the driving member and the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member and the signal that is output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion and that represents the vibration that contributes to the relative movement. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibration detected by the driving-member-side vibration detection portion does not contribute to the relative movement between the driving member and the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member and the signal that is output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion and that represents the vibration that does not contribute to the relative movement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a vibration that does not contribute to the relative movement between the driving member and the vibration member is superposed on a vibration that contributes to the relative movement in the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member and a component of the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion, the component representing the vibration that does not contribute to the relative movement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal applied to the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal applied to the vibration member and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal output from a vibration-member-side vibration detection portion provided on the vibration member to detect a vibration of the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal output from the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of a phase difference between the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion and either of the signal applied to the vibration member and the signal output from the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of a difference between the time at which the vibration of the driving member is detected by the driving-member-side vibration detection portion and either of the time at which a signal is applied to the vibration member and the time at which the vibration of the vibration member is detected by the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the driving-member-side vibration detection portions are provided on the driving member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member and a plurality of signals output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal applied to the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal applied to the vibration member and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal applied to the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal applied to the vibration member and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal applied to the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal applied to the vibration member and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal output from a vibration-member-side vibration detection portion provided on the vibration member to detect a vibration of the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal output from the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal output from a vibration-member-side vibration detection portion provided on the vibration member to detect a vibration of the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal output from the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member is a signal output from a vibration-member-side vibration detection portion provided on the vibration member to detect a vibration of the vibration member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal output from the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion and the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of a phase difference between the signal output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portion and either of the signal applied to the vibration member and the signal output from the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) The control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of a difference between the time at which the vibration of the driving member is detected by the driving-member-side vibration detection portion and either of the time at which a signal is applied to the vibration member and the time at which the vibration of the vibration member is detected by the vibration-member-side vibration detection portion. ### Claim 18 The control apparatus according to 2, wherein a plurality of the driving-member-side vibration detection portions are provided on the driving member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member and a plurality of signals output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portions. ### Claim 19 The control apparatus according to 3, wherein a plurality of the driving-member-side vibration detection portions are provided on the driving member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member and a plurality of signals output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portions. ### Claim 20 The control apparatus according to 4, wherein a plurality of the driving-member-side vibration detection portions are provided on the driving member, and wherein the control apparatus detects the relative position on the basis of the signal that shows the vibrational state of the vibration member and a plurality of signals output from the driving-member-side vibration detection portions.