DRIVE APPARATUS, DRIVE METHOD, AND OPTICAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180164658A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-14

    申请号:US15843785

    申请日:2017-12-15

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    摘要: Noise produced during phase-difference changes is minimized without decreasing the responsiveness of a vibration-wave motor. A lens-side MCU for a lens barrel controls a drive apparatus that applies a drive voltage to the vibration-wave motor by outputting an A-phase drive signal and a B-phase drive signal thereto. The lens-side MCU uses, for example, a drive-voltage setting unit and a duty-cycle change unit to change the drive voltage. Also, the lens-side MCU is provided with a phase-difference change unit that changes the phase difference between the A-phase drive signal and the B-phase drive signal. When driving the vibration-wave motor, the lens-side MCU changes the drive voltage to Vreg, and when the phase-difference change unit is changing the aforementioned phase difference, the drive voltage is changed to V1, V1 being greater than zero and less than Vreg.

    LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230062176A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17980762

    申请日:2022-11-04

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H02N2/12 H01L41/09 H02N2/16

    摘要: A lens barrel includes an element displaced by application of voltage; an elastic body having a contact surface coming into contact with the element, a drive surface to produce a vibration wave by displacement of the element, and a plurality of grooves; a moving element come into contact with the drive surface and rotated by the vibration wave; an annular ring rotated by rotating of the moving element; and a lens moved in an optical axis direction by rotating of the annular ring; wherein the element mainly contains a material having potassium sodium niobate, potassium niobate, sodium niobate, or barium titanate, wherein a value of [(T/B)÷W] is in a range of 0.84 to 1.94, where T represents a depth of the groove, B represents a distance from a bottom part of the groove to the contact surface, and W represents a radial width of the elastic body.

    LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210273586A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17324587

    申请日:2021-05-19

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H02N2/16 H02N2/00 H02N2/14

    摘要: A lens barrel includes: an electromechanical conversion element; an elastic body having a joining surface, a drive surface, and grooves; a motion member rotating by vibration wave of the drive surface; a rotating ring having a recess part and rotating by rotation of the motion member; a moving ring engaged to the recess part and moving to an optical axis direction by rotation of the rotating ring; and a lens held in the moving ring; wherein the element is made of a material having sodium potassium niobate, potassium niobate, sodium niobate or barium titanate, wherein a value of T/(B+C) is within a range of from 1.3 to 2.8 when: length from the drive surface to a base unit of the groove is defined as T; length from the base unit of the groove to the joining surface is defined as B; and thickness of the element is defined as C.

    VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200350838A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16753959

    申请日:2018-10-17

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H02N2/12 H02N2/16 H01L41/09

    摘要: A vibration wave motor includes an element configured to be displaced by application of voltage, and an annular elastic body having a bottom surface coming into contact with the element and a drive surface having a groove, configured to drive a moving element by a vibration wave produced on the drive surface by displacement of the element. The element has a density of 4.2 to 6.0×103 kg/m3. A value of [(T/B)÷ W] is in a range of 0.84 to 1.94, where T represents a depth of the groove, B represents a distance from a bottom part of the groove to the bottom surface, and W represents a radial width of the elastic body.

    VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190326835A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-24

    申请号:US16314628

    申请日:2017-06-30

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H02N2/16 H02N2/14 H02N2/00

    摘要: A vibration wave motor comprises: an electromechanical conversion element; an elastic body which has a drive surface on which a vibration wave is generated due to vibration of the electromechanical conversion element; and a relative motion member which makes contact with the drive surface of the elastic body and is configured to rotationally drive by the vibration wave, the electromechanical conversion element having a density of from 4.2 to 6.0×103 kg/m3, a plurality of grooves being provided on the drive surface side of the elastic body, and a value of T/(B+C) being within a range of from 1.3 to 2.8 when: depth of at least one groove of the plurality of grooves is defined as T; thickness from a base unit of the groove to a first surface is defined as B; and thickness of the electromechanical conversion element is defined as C.

    DRIVE APPARATUS, DRIVE METHOD, AND OPTICAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190129279A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16234120

    申请日:2018-12-27

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    摘要: Noise produced during phase-difference changes is minimized without decreasing the responsiveness of a vibration-wave motor. A lens-side MCU for a lens barrel controls a drive apparatus that applies a drive voltage to the vibration-wave motor by outputting an A-phase drive signal and a B-phase drive signal thereto. The lens-side MCU uses, for example, a drive-voltage setting unit and a duty-cycle change unit to change the drive voltage. Also, the lens-side MCU is provided with a phase-difference change unit that changes the phase difference between the A-phase drive signal and the B-phase drive signal. When driving the vibration-wave motor, the lens-side MCU changes the drive voltage to Vreg, and when the phase-difference change unit is changing the aforementioned phase difference, the drive voltage is changed to V1, V1 being greater than zero and less than Vreg.

    DRIVE APPARATUS, DRIVE METHOD, AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    7.
    发明申请
    DRIVE APPARATUS, DRIVE METHOD, AND OPTICAL DEVICE 审中-公开
    驱动装置,驱动方法和光学装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160252797A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-01

    申请号:US15152001

    申请日:2016-05-11

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G03B3/10 G02B7/04

    摘要: Noise produced during phase-difference changes is minimized without decreasing the responsiveness of a vibration-wave motor. A lens-side MCU for a lens barrel controls a drive apparatus that applies a drive voltage to the vibration-wave motor by outputting an A-phase drive signal and a B-phase drive signal thereto. The lens-side MCU uses, for example, a drive-voltage setting unit and a duty-cycle change unit to change the drive voltage. Also, the lens-side MCU is provided with a phase-difference change unit that changes the phase difference between the A-phase drive signal and the B-phase drive signal. When driving the vibration-wave motor, the lens-side MCU changes the drive voltage to Vreg, and when the phase-difference change unit is changing the aforementioned phase difference, the drive voltage is changed to V1, V1 being greater than zero and less than Vreg.

    摘要翻译: 在相位差变化期间产生的噪声最小化,而不降低振动波马达的响应性。 用于透镜镜头的镜头侧MCU通过向其发出A相驱动信号和B相驱动信号来控制向振动波马达施加驱动电压的驱动装置。 透镜侧MCU例如使用驱动电压设定单元和占空比变更单元来改变驱动电压。 此外,镜头侧MCU设置有改变A相驱动信号和B相驱动信号之间的相位差的相位差改变单元。 当驱动振动波马达时,透镜侧MCU将驱动电压改变为Vreg,并且当相位差改变单元改变上述相位差时,驱动电压变为V1,V1大于零和小于 比Vreg。

    LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240103249A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18266509

    申请日:2021-12-20

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G02B7/04

    CPC分类号: G02B7/04

    摘要: A lens barrel includes first and second yokes each having a length in an optical axis direction, a third yoke that has a length in the optical axis direction and is disposed between the first and second yokes, first and second magnets disposed on the first and second yokes, respectively, a coil that is penetrated by the third yoke and is movable in the optical axis direction by magnetic forces of the first and second magnets, and a lens holding frame that holds a lens and is movable together with the coil in the optical axis direction, wherein a first plane including a first side surface, which is farther from the third yoke, of the first yoke intersects with a second plane including a second side surface, which is farther from the third yoke, of the second yoke.

    LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230369993A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US18225305

    申请日:2023-07-24

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H02N2/12 H02N2/16 H10N30/20

    CPC分类号: H02N2/12 H02N2/16 H10N30/20

    摘要: A lens barrel includes an element displaced by application of voltage; an elastic body having a contact surface coming into contact with the element, a drive surface to produce a vibration wave by displacement of the element, and a plurality of grooves; a moving element come into contact with the drive surface and rotated by the vibration wave; an annular ring rotated by rotating of the moving element; and a lens moved in an optical axis direction by rotating of the annular ring; wherein the element mainly contains a material having potassium sodium niobate, potassium niobate, sodium niobate, or barium titanate, wherein a value of [(T/B)÷W] is in a range of 0.84 to 1.94, where T represents a depth of the groove, B represents a distance from a bottom part of the groove to the contact surface, and W represents a radial width of the elastic body.

    VIBRATOR AND VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230221519A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17927195

    申请日:2021-03-22

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    摘要: A vibrator includes an electromechanical transducer which is a piezoelectric ceramic made of sodium-potassium niobate metal oxides and whose temperature characteristics of a relative permittivity is 500 [ppm/° C.] or less in absolute value in a temperature range from −40° C. to 170° C., wherein excitation of the electromechanical transducer produces a vibration wave. Another vibrator includes an electromechanical transducer which is a piezoelectric ceramic made of sodium-potassium niobate metal oxides and whose temperature characteristics of a relative permittivity is 390 [ppm/° C.] or less in absolute value in a temperature range from 0° C. to 60° C., wherein excitation of the electromechanical transducer produces a vibration wave.