JP2007189777A - Driving device, electronic apparatus, and control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving device that reduces the holding torque of an oscillatory wave motor and rotates an object to be driven by light operation for the enhancement of operability. <P>SOLUTION: A pan tilt camera includes: a camera unit 102, a pan unit 115, the oscillatory wave motor 103, 110, an encoder sensor 106, 113, and an encoder scale 107, 114. The oscillatory wave motor includes a piezoelectric element, an oscillator 2, a slider member 3, a rotor 4, and a shaft 10. When a user rotates the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115, an encoder pulse is detected at the encoder sensor 106 (113). Therefore, a control unit 20 generates a pulse signal corresponding to a standing wave from an voltage-controlled oscillator 23 and supplies it to a driver A25 and a driver B26 through a driving pulse generator 24. That is, the control unit 20 carries out such control as to apply driving voltage to the piezoelectric element so that a standing wave is generated at the oscillator 2 of the oscillatory wave motor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention excites a vibrating body by applying an AC voltage to an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and applies a driving force due to friction to a moving body pressed by the vibrating body, an electronic device, a control method, And programs.

  Conventionally, a vibration wave motor (ultrasonic motor) that drives an object by vibration generated in a vibrating body has been developed and put into practical use. A vibration wave motor is a motor configured to generate high-frequency vibrations in a piezoelectric element by applying an AC voltage to an electro-mechanical energy conversion element such as a piezoelectric element, and to extract the vibration energy as a continuous mechanical motion. is there.

  FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a vibration wave motor according to a conventional example.

  In FIG. 10, the piezoelectric element group 201 is polarized to two poles, and the piezoelectric elements are stacked and fired in multiple layers. The vibrator 202 is welded to the piezoelectric element group 201 and amplifies the vibration generated in the piezoelectric element group 201. The slider member 203 is fixed to the rotor 204 and is pressed against the vibrator 202 by a pressure spring 206 held by a spring case 205. The detent 213 is press-fitted into the shaft 210. The rotation stopper 213, the rotor 204, and the spring case 205 are engaged and supported rotatably by a bearing A 208 and a bearing B 209 fixed to the case 212. The flange 211 is fixed to the case 212 and fixes the vibration wave motor.

  In the vibration wave motor configured as described above, the slider member 203 is rotated by the vibration of the vibrator 202, and the rotational force is transmitted to the rotation stopper 213 connected to the rotor 204 formed integrally with the slider member 203, and further the shaft 210. Is transmitted to.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the frequency of the drive voltage supplied to the vibration wave motor and the rotation speed of the vibration wave motor.

  In FIG. 11, the vibration wave motor has characteristics as shown in the figure, and the number of rotations (rotation speed) of the vibration wave motor is controlled using this characteristic. That is, when starting the vibration wave motor, the drive voltage frequency at the time of starting is normally set to a frequency fs sufficiently higher than the resonance frequency fr. When the frequency is gradually lowered from the frequency fs, the vibration wave motor starts moving at the frequency f1. As the frequency is further lowered, the rotational speed of the vibration wave motor gradually increases until reaching the rotational speed corresponding to the corresponding frequency. On the other hand, the rotational speed of the vibration wave motor is detected, and if the detected rotational speed reaches the target rotational speed Na, the decrease in frequency is stopped. When stopping the vibration wave motor, on the contrary, the frequency is gradually increased to decrease the rotation speed and smoothly stop.

  On the other hand, in a device that takes out the drive force of the output shaft (drive shaft) connected to the motor shaft of the vibration wave motor via a gear and uses the drive force, the user manually drives the vibration wave motor from the output shaft side. Consider the case. In this case, since the starting torque (holding torque) of the vibration wave motor is increased, the gear attached to the motor shaft of the vibration wave motor is difficult to rotate. As a result, gear tooth skipping (a phenomenon in which the gear teeth fly to the tooth next to the tooth to be engaged with the other gear) or missing tooth surface between the gear attached to the motor shaft and the gear meshing with the gear. There is a problem that occurs.

In order to solve the above problem, when the vibration wave motor is manually driven from the outside (driven in manual manual mode), a drive voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element so as to generate a standing wave in the vibrator, and the vibration wave motor A technique for reducing the holding torque has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-245177 A

  However, when the vibration wave motor according to the conventional example shown in FIG. 10 is left in a low humidity environment or immediately after being used continuously, a friction surface is formed between the vibrator 202 and the slider member 203. The bond strength of becomes stronger. Therefore, a phenomenon occurs in which the starting torque when starting the vibration wave motor at the frequency fs becomes large.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the vibration wave motor is driven in the manual manual mode, the vibration wave motor needs to be operated after switching to the manual manual mode. Therefore, there exists a problem that the operativity and convenience of a vibration wave motor are bad. Furthermore, since a standing wave is always generated, there is a problem that power consumption increases.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a drive device, an electronic device, a control method, and a program capable of reducing the holding torque of the vibration wave motor and improving the operability by rotating the drive target portion with a light operation. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a drive device according to the present invention includes an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a vibration body that is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and the vibration body. A vibration wave motor having a moving body driven by excited vibration, and the movable body of the vibration wave motor is connected between the movable body and a rotatable drive target portion, and the driving force of the vibration wave motor is applied to the drive target. A transmission mechanism that transmits to the part, a detection unit that detects rotation of the drive target unit, and a rotation of the drive target unit detected by the detection unit so that a standing wave is generated for the vibrating body. And a control means for applying a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a drive device according to the present invention includes an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a vibration body that is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and the vibration body. A vibration wave motor having a moving body driven by excited vibration, and the movable body of the vibration wave motor is connected between the movable body and a rotatable drive target portion, and the driving force of the vibration wave motor is applied to the drive target. A transmission mechanism for transmitting to the part, a detection means for detecting the rotation of the drive target part, and when the rotation of the drive target part is detected by the detection means, so as to generate a traveling wave for the vibrating body, Control means for applying a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element.

  According to the present invention, when the rotation of the drive target unit is detected, a standing wave is generated in the vibrating body. Further, when the rotation of the drive target unit is detected, a traveling wave is generated in the vibrating body. Therefore, even when the vibration wave motor is placed in a low humidity environment or immediately after being used continuously, the holding torque of the vibration wave motor can be reduced. As a result, the user can rotate the drive target unit with a light operation, and the operability can be improved and the transmission mechanism can be prevented from being damaged.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a tilt driving unit of a pan / tilt camera using the vibration wave motor according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a pan driving unit of the pan / tilt imaging apparatus.

  1 and 2, a pan / tilt camera 100 includes a base 101, a camera unit 102, a tilt driving vibration wave motor 103, a tilt motor pinion gear 104, a tilt gear 105, a tilt unit encoder sensor 106, and a tilt unit encoder scale 107. Yes. The pan / tilt camera 100 further includes a pan driving vibration wave motor 110, a pan motor pinion gear 111, a pan gear 112, a pan section encoder sensor 113, and a pan section encoder scale 114.

  In the pan / tilt camera 100, the camera unit 102 disposed on the base 101 rotates in a tilt direction (B1 direction and B2 direction in the drawing) and a pan direction (D1 direction and D2 direction in the drawing) to perform an imaging operation. The pan unit 115 includes a camera unit 102 and a tilt driving unit described later. The camera unit 102 is equipped with a tilt motor shaft and a pan motor shaft (not shown). A tilt driving vibration wave motor (hereinafter referred to as vibration wave motor) 103 generates a driving force for rotating the camera unit 102 in the tilt direction. A pan driving vibration wave motor (hereinafter referred to as vibration wave motor) 110 generates a driving force for rotating the camera unit 102 in the pan direction. The configuration of the main parts of the vibration wave motors 103 and 110 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  A tilt motor pinion gear (hereinafter, pinion gear) 104 is fixed to the motor shaft of the vibration wave motor 103. The tilt gear 105 is attached to the tilt motor shaft and meshes with the pinion gear 104. The tilt unit encoder scale (hereinafter referred to as encoder scale) 107 includes a slit unit (not shown) and is attached to a tilt motor shaft, and rotates in the directions of arrows B1 and B2 with the tilt gear 105, that is, with the rotation of the camera unit 102. A tilt unit encoder sensor (hereinafter referred to as an encoder sensor) 106 detects a rotational position of the encoder scale 107 by reading a slit portion of the encoder scale 107.

  When the vibration wave motor 103 rotates in the direction of arrow A1 (the direction of rotation in the plane parallel to the base surface), the camera unit 102 moves in the direction of arrow B1 (in the plane perpendicular to the base surface) by the gear coupling of the pinion gear 104 and the tilt gear 105. In the direction of rotation). On the other hand, when the vibration wave motor 103 rotates in the arrow A2 direction (rotation direction in a plane parallel to the base surface), the camera unit 102 moves in the arrow B2 direction (perpendicular to the base surface) by the gear coupling of the pinion gear 104 and the tilt gear 105. Rotate in the in-plane rotation direction).

  Here, when the user tries to manually rotate the camera unit 102 in the arrow B1 direction or the arrow B2 direction, the rotational force is transmitted to the tilt gear 105 and further to the pinion gear 104 engaged with the tilt gear 105. . Since the tilt gear 105 has a structure that is decelerated with respect to the pinion gear 104, the rotational torque generated by the tilt gear 105 is reduced by the reduction ratio on the pinion gear 104 axis.

  The maximum force for the user to rotate the camera unit 102 is obtained by multiplying the holding torque of the vibration wave motor 103 by the reduction ratio. However, when the vibration wave motor 103 is left in an environment with low humidity or immediately after being used continuously, the holding torque of the vibration wave motor 103 increases, so that the rotational force also increases. Further, since the drive transmission force generated between the tilt gear 105 and the pinion gear 104 is also increased, there is a possibility that the tooth surface of the gear is missing or the tooth skip occurs. A method for avoiding the problem will be described later.

  A pan motor pinion gear (hereinafter, pinion gear) 111 is fixed to the motor shaft of the vibration wave motor 110. The pan gear 112 is attached to the pan motor shaft and meshes with the pinion gear 111. The pan portion encoder scale (hereinafter referred to as encoder scale) 114 includes a slit portion (not shown), and rotates in the directions of arrows D1 and D2 along with the rotation of the pan unit 115. A pan encoder sensor (hereinafter referred to as an encoder sensor) 113 detects a rotational position of the encoder scale 114 by reading a slit portion of the encoder scale 114.

  When the vibration wave motor 110 rotates in the direction of arrow C1 (the direction of rotation in a plane perpendicular to the base surface), the pan unit 115 moves in the direction of arrow D1 (in the plane parallel to the base surface) due to the gear coupling of the pinion gear 111 and the pan gear 112. In the direction of rotation). On the other hand, when the vibration wave motor 110 rotates in the direction of the arrow C2 (the direction of rotation in the plane perpendicular to the base surface), the pan unit 115 moves in the direction of the arrow D2 (parallel to the base surface) due to the gear coupling of the pinion gear 111 and the pan gear 112. Rotate in the in-plane rotation direction).

  Here, when the user tries to manually rotate the pan unit 115 in the direction of the arrow D1 or the arrow D2, the rotational force is transmitted to the pan gear 112 and further to the pinion gear 111 engaged with the pan gear 112. . Since the pan gear 112 has a structure that is decelerated with respect to the pinion gear 111, the rotational torque generated by the pan gear 112 is reduced by the reduction ratio on the pinion gear 111 axis.

  The maximum force for the user to rotate the pan unit 115 is obtained by multiplying the holding torque of the vibration wave motor 110 by the reduction ratio. However, when the vibration wave motor 110 is left in an environment with low humidity or immediately after being used continuously, the holding torque of the vibration wave motor 110 increases, and the rotational force also increases. Further, since the drive transmission force generated between the pan gear 112 and the pinion gear 111 is increased, there is a possibility that the tooth surface of the gear is missing or the tooth skip occurs. A method for avoiding the problem will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the drive control system of the vibration wave motor.

  In FIG. 3, the drive control system of the vibration wave motor includes a control unit 20, a comparator 21, a gain control circuit 22, a voltage control oscillator 23, a drive pulse generator 24, a driver A 25, a driver B 26, and a speed detector 28. Yes. Two drive control systems are provided corresponding to each of the vibration wave motor 103 and the vibration wave motor 110, but only one system is shown in FIG. 3 for convenience.

  The control unit 20 is composed of a computer that controls each unit and performs control including setting of the target rotational speed of the vibration wave motor. Based on the program, the control unit 20 is configured as shown in FIG. 5 (first embodiment) and FIG. The processing shown in each flowchart of the second embodiment is executed. The comparator 21 includes the target rotational speed set by the control unit 20 and the rotational speed (rotational speed) of the vibration wave motor 103 (110) detected by the speed detector 28 based on the reading value of the encoder sensor 106 (113). And outputs a signal corresponding to the difference. The gain control circuit 22 controls the gain (integral gain, proportional gain, etc.) based on the output signal of the comparator 21.

  The voltage controlled oscillator 23 generates a pulse signal (standing wave) whose gain is controlled based on the output signal of the gain control circuit 22. The drive pulse generator 24 generates a drive pulse signal to distribute the drive phase of the vibration wave motor 103 (110) to the A phase and the B phase. In the case of a traveling wave, the drive pulse signal is generated with a 90 ° phase shift between the A phase and the B phase. The driver A25 converts the A-phase drive pulse signal into a sine wave signal and outputs it as a drive voltage to the piezoelectric element of the vibration wave motor. The driver B26 converts the B-phase drive pulse signal into a sine wave signal and outputs it as a drive voltage to the piezoelectric element of the vibration wave motor. The power source 27 supplies power to the driver A25 and the driver B26. The rotational output is taken out from the motor shaft of the vibration wave motor.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a contact state between the vibrator and the rotor of the vibration wave motor.

  4, the vibration wave motor includes a piezoelectric element (not shown), a vibrator 2 (stator), a slider member 3, a rotor 4 (moving body), a spring case 5, a pressure spring 6, a bearing A8, a bearing B9, and a shaft 10. The anti-rotation member 13 is provided. In the vibration wave motor, an AC voltage is applied to a piezoelectric element which is an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and the vibrator 2 is excited to rotate the slider member 3 and the rotor 4, thereby rotating the shaft 10.

  Based on FIG. 4, the reason why the holding torque of the vibration wave motor becomes large when the vibration wave motor is left in a low humidity environment or immediately after being used continuously will be described.

  When moisture enters the contact portion P between the vibrator 2 and the slider member 3 in a state where the slider member 3 is pressed against the vibrator 2 in the direction of the arrow f by the pressure spring 6, the vibrator 2 and the slider member 3 are Since it becomes slippery, the holding torque of the vibration wave motor becomes small. On the contrary, when the contact portion P between the vibrator 2 and the slider member 3 is in a dry state, the vibrator 2 and the slider member 3 are difficult to slip, so that the holding torque of the vibration wave motor is increased. That is, when the vibration wave motor is left in a low-humidity environment or immediately after rotation, the contact portion P between the vibrator 2 and the slider member 3 becomes dry, and the holding torque of the vibration wave motor increases. It is.

  Next, a method for avoiding the above problem of the vibration wave motor mounted on the pan / tilt camera of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a drive control procedure of the vibration wave motor of the present embodiment.

  As the encoder sensor 106 (113) reads the slit portion of the encoder scale 107 (114), the control unit 20 checks whether an encoder pulse is detected by the speed detector 28 (step S1). If the user does not manually rotate the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115, the encoder pulse is not detected (NO in step S1), so that the user enters a standby state.

  Since the encoder pulse is detected when the user manually rotates the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115 (YES in step S1), the control unit 20 outputs a pulse corresponding to the standing wave from the voltage controlled oscillator 23. A signal is generated (step S2). That is, the control unit 20 applies a driving voltage to the piezoelectric element via the driver A25 and the driver B26 so that the standing wave is generated in the vibrator 2 of the vibration wave motor.

  Next, the control unit 20 determines whether encoder pulses are continuously generated from the encoder sensor 106 (113) (step S3). When encoder pulses are continuously generated from the encoder sensor 106 (113) (NO in step S3), the control unit 20 continues to generate a pulse signal corresponding to the standing wave from the voltage controlled oscillator 23. If no encoder pulse is input from encoder sensor 106 (113) (YES in step S3), control unit 20 stops the generation of a pulse signal corresponding to the standing wave from voltage controlled oscillator 23 (step S4).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the frequency of the drive voltage supplied to the vibration wave motor and the rotation speed of the vibration wave motor.

  In FIG. 6, the horizontal axis indicates the frequency (f) of the drive voltage supplied to the vibration wave motor, and the vertical axis indicates the rotation speed (N) of the vibration wave motor. An arrow pointing left from the starting frequency fs when starting the vibration wave motor indicates a frequency sweep at starting when the drive voltage frequency is gradually lowered from the starting frequency fs. The operating range of the vibration wave motor is from the resonance frequency fr to the minimum frequency f1 at which the vibration wave motor operates. The standing wave generated from the voltage controlled oscillator 23 in step S2 of FIG. 5 is generated at the same frequency as the starting frequency fs. That is, the starting frequency fs is a standing wave generation frequency.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a pulse signal representing a standing wave output from the voltage controlled oscillator 23.

  In FIG. 7, when an encoder pulse is output from the encoder sensor 106 (113), a pulse signal representing a standing wave is sent from the voltage controlled oscillator 23 via the drive pulse generator 24 in synchronization with the rising edge of the encoder pulse. And input to the driver B in the same phase.

  Normally, the waveform of the driving voltage (traveling wave) for rotating the vibration wave motor is 90 ° out of phase with the waveforms of the driver A and the driver B as shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the case of a standing wave, the vibration wave motor is not rotated, so that the phases of driver A and driver B are the same as shown in FIG. In this way, when a driving voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element so as to generate a standing wave in the vibrator 2, the vibrator 2 and the slider member 3 in FIG. Will drop dramatically.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the vibration wave motor is driven and controlled as shown in FIG. 5 so that the vibration wave motor is left in a low humidity environment or continuously used. It is possible to cope with the case where the holding torque of the vibration wave motor is increased immediately after. In other words, the encoder sensor 106 (113) detects that the user manually rotates the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115, and a drive voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element so as to generate a standing wave in the vibrator 2. Thus, the holding torque of the vibration wave motor can be significantly reduced.

  As a result, the user can rotate the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115 with a light operation, improving operability and preventing gear skipping and missing tooth surfaces. Also, since the standing wave is generated only when the encoder pulse is output from the encoder sensor 106 (113), the drive control of the vibration wave motor can be realized with lower power consumption than the case where the standing wave is always generated. It becomes possible to do.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment of the present invention is different from the above-described first embodiment in that the drive control procedure of the vibration wave motor is shown in FIG. Since the other elements of the present embodiment are the same as the corresponding ones of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 4) described above, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a method for avoiding the above problem of the vibration wave motor mounted on the pan / tilt camera of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the drive control procedure of the vibration wave motor of the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, the control unit 20 checks whether or not the encoder pulse is detected by the speed detector 28 as the encoder sensor 106 (113) reads the slit portion of the encoder scale 107 (114) (step S10). If the user does not manually rotate the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115, an encoder pulse is not detected (NO in step S10), and the apparatus is in a standby state.

  When the user manually rotates the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115, an encoder pulse is detected (YES in step S10), so the control unit 20 recognizes the rotation direction based on the encoder pulse (step S11). ). Next, the control unit 20 generates a pulse signal corresponding to the traveling wave so that the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115 rotates in the rotation direction recognized in step S11 (step S12). That is, the control unit 20 applies a driving voltage to the piezoelectric element via the driver A25 and the driver B26 so that the traveling wave is generated in the vibrator 2 of the vibration wave motor.

  Next, the control unit 20 determines whether encoder pulses are continuously generated from the encoder sensor 106 (113) (step S13). When encoder pulses are continuously generated from the encoder sensor 106 (113) (NO in step S13), the control unit 20 continues to generate a pulse signal corresponding to the traveling wave from the voltage controlled oscillator 23. If no encoder pulse is input from encoder sensor 106 (113) (YES in step S13), control unit 20 stops the generation of a pulse signal corresponding to the traveling wave from voltage controlled oscillator 23 (step S14).

  Here, since the purpose of the traveling wave is to assist the user in manually operating the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115, the minimum driving frequency f1 (see FIG. 6), a traveling wave is generated. Further, based on the encoder pulse generated from the encoder sensor 106 (113), the rotation direction of the encoder scale 107 (114) (rotation direction of the tilt rotation axis (pan rotation axis)) is detected, and the vibrator 2 has the same rotation direction as the rotation direction. A traveling wave is generated in the direction.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a pulse signal representing a traveling wave output from the voltage controlled oscillator 23.

  In FIG. 9, when an encoder pulse is output from the encoder sensor 106 (113), the phase of the traveling wave from the voltage controlled oscillator 23 to the driver A and the driver B via the drive pulse generator 24 is synchronized with the rise of the encoder pulse. It is input in a state shifted by 90 °. In this case, the direction in which the 90 ° phase shift between the A phase and the B phase differs depending on the rotation direction of the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the vibration wave motor is driven and controlled as shown in FIG. 8 so that the vibration wave motor is left in a low humidity environment or continuously used. It is possible to cope with the case where the holding torque of the vibration wave motor is increased immediately after. That is, the encoder sensor 106 (113) detects that the user manually rotates the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115, and a drive voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element so as to generate a traveling wave in the vibrator 2.

  Thus, the user can rotate the camera unit 102 or the pan unit 115 in the direction in which the user wants to rotate by simply touching the pan / tilt camera. Chipping can be prevented. Further, since the traveling wave is generated only when the encoder pulse is output from the encoder sensor 106 (113), the drive control of the vibration wave motor can be realized with power saving as compared with the case where the traveling wave is always generated. Is possible.

[Other embodiments]
In the first and second embodiments, the vibration wave motor is mounted on the pan / tilt camera and the camera unit is driven by the vibration wave motor. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. The present invention can also be applied to a case where the vibration wave motor is mounted on another electronic device and the drive target portion of the electronic device is driven by the vibration wave motor.

  Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer of the system or apparatus (or CPU, MPU, or the like). Is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention. .

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD. An optical disc such as RW or DVD + RW, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used. Alternatively, the program code may be downloaded via a network.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code Includes a case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by performing part or all of the actual processing.

  Furthermore, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted in the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the program code is expanded based on the instruction of the next program code. This includes the case where the CPU or the like provided in the expansion board or expansion unit performs some or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the tilt drive part of the pan / tilt camera using the vibration wave motor which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the pan drive part of the pan-tilt camera of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the drive control system of a vibration wave motor. It is sectional drawing which shows the contact state of the vibrator | oscillator of a vibration wave motor, and a rotor. It is a flowchart which shows the drive control procedure of a vibration wave motor. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the frequency of the drive voltage supplied to a vibration wave motor, and the rotation speed of a vibration wave motor. It is a figure which shows the pulse signal showing the standing wave output from a voltage controlled oscillator. It is a flowchart which shows the drive control procedure of the vibration wave motor which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the pulse signal showing the traveling wave output from a voltage controlled oscillator. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the vibration wave motor which concerns on a prior art example. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the frequency of the drive voltage supplied to a vibration wave motor, and the rotation speed of a vibration wave motor.

Explanation of symbols

2 vibrator (vibrating body)
4 Rotor (moving body)
10 Shaft 20 Control part (control means)
23 Voltage controlled oscillator (control means)
25 Driver A
26 Driver B
100 Pan / tilt camera (imaging device)
102 Camera part (drive target part)
103 Tilt driving vibration wave motor (vibration wave motor)
104 Tilt motor pinion gear (transmission mechanism)
105 Tilt gear (transmission mechanism)
106 Tilt part encoder sensor (detection means)
107 Tilt section encoder scale 110 Pan-drive vibration wave motor (vibration wave motor)
111 Pan motor pinion gear (transmission mechanism)
112 Pan gear (transmission mechanism)
113 Pan encoder sensor (detection means)
114 Pan encoder scale 115 Pan unit

Claims (11)

A vibration wave motor having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a vibrating body whose vibration is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and a moving body driven by the vibration excited by the vibrating body; ,
A transmission mechanism coupled between the movable body of the vibration wave motor and a rotatable drive target unit, and transmitting a driving force of the vibration wave motor to the drive target unit;
Detecting means for detecting rotation of the drive target part;
Control means for applying a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element so as to generate a standing wave for the vibrating body when rotation of the drive target is detected by the detection means;
A drive device comprising:   The driving device according to claim 1, wherein a standing wave is generated at the same frequency as a starting frequency of the vibration wave motor with respect to the vibrating body. A vibration wave motor comprising: an electro-mechanical energy conversion element; a vibration body whose vibration is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element; and a moving body driven by the vibration excited by the vibration body. ,
A transmission mechanism coupled between the movable body of the vibration wave motor and a rotatable drive target unit, and transmitting a driving force of the vibration wave motor to the drive target unit;
Detecting means for detecting rotation of the drive target part;
Control means for applying a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element so as to generate a traveling wave with respect to the vibrating body when rotation of the drive target portion is detected by the detection means;
A drive device comprising:   The driving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a traveling wave is generated in the same direction as the rotation direction of the drive target portion detected by the detection unit with respect to the vibrating body.   4. The drive according to claim 3, wherein when the rotation of the drive target part is detected by the detection means, a traveling wave is generated at a minimum drive frequency at which the vibration wave motor operates on the vibrating body. apparatus.   An electronic apparatus comprising the drive device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the electronic device is selected from a group including an imaging device that can rotate in a tilt direction and a pan direction. A vibration wave motor having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a vibrating body whose vibration is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and a moving body driven by the vibration excited by the vibrating body; A control method of a drive device comprising: a transmission mechanism connected between the movable body of the vibration wave motor and a rotatable drive target portion, and transmitting a driving force of the vibration wave motor to the drive target portion. There,
A detection step for detecting rotation of the drive target unit; and when the rotation of the drive target unit is detected by the detection step, the electro-mechanical energy conversion element is configured to generate a standing wave for the vibrating body. And a control step of applying a drive signal to the control method. A vibration wave motor having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a vibrating body whose vibration is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and a moving body driven by the vibration excited by the vibrating body; A control method of a drive device comprising: a transmission mechanism connected between the movable body of the vibration wave motor and a rotatable drive target portion, and transmitting a driving force of the vibration wave motor to the drive target portion. There,
A detection step for detecting rotation of the drive target unit; and when the rotation of the drive target unit is detected by the detection step, the electro-mechanical energy conversion element is configured to generate a traveling wave for the vibrating body. And a control step of applying a drive signal. A vibration wave motor having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a vibrating body whose vibration is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and a moving body driven by the vibration excited by the vibrating body; A control method of a drive device comprising: a transmission mechanism connected between the movable body of the vibration wave motor and a rotatable drive target unit, and transmitting a driving force of the vibration wave motor to the drive target unit; A program to be executed by a computer,
A detection module for detecting the rotation of the drive target unit; and the electro-mechanical energy conversion element so as to generate a standing wave for the vibrator when the detection module detects the rotation of the drive target unit. And a control module for applying a drive signal to the program. A vibration wave motor having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a vibrating body whose vibration is excited by application of a drive signal to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and a moving body driven by the vibration excited by the vibrating body; A control method of a drive device comprising: a transmission mechanism connected between the movable body of the vibration wave motor and a rotatable drive target unit, and transmitting a driving force of the vibration wave motor to the drive target unit; A program to be executed by a computer,
A detection module that detects rotation of the drive target unit; and when the rotation of the drive target unit is detected by the detection module, the electro-mechanical energy conversion element is configured to generate a traveling wave to the vibrating body. And a control module for applying a drive signal.

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