Patent ID: 8181552

Claim:
A driving apparatus, comprising: a driving unit; a driven unit separated from the driving unit at a separation space so as not to contact the driving unit, and rotated by rotary force generated from the driving unit; a cable connecting the driving unit and the driven unit, and to transmit the rotary force to the driven unit; pressure units provided in the separation space, and to pressurize the cable in a direction of approaching opposite portions of the cable to each other to generate a tensile strength of the cable; and a groove-shaped guide provided on an outer circumferential surface of at least one of the driving unit, the driven unit, and the pressure units and corresponding to a diameter of the cable to guide a winding position of the cable, wherein the groove-shaped guide includes a shift portion to shift the winding position of the cable in parallel in an axial direction of the driving unit, the driven unit, or the pressure units.