Patent ID: 8025512

Claim:
An object fitting/removing drive unit for fitting and removing one object to be connected and another object to be connected to and from each other, comprising: at least one operation member that has a holding frame which holds the one object to be connected; a coupling member which is coupled with the other object to be connected; an inner frame that accommodates said operation member in a manner movable in a fitting/removing direction; an outer frame that supports said inner frame along a direction which is orthogonal to the fitting/removing direction in a manner movable between an initial position and a fitting-completed position, and supports said coupling member in a manner movable along the direction which is orthogonal to the fitting/removing direction, for guiding said operation member toward the other object to be connected to fit the one object to be connected to the other object to be connected, when said inner frame is moved from the initial position to the fitting-completed position by being pushed by said coupling member; and driving force-transferring means for transferring a driving force in the direction which is orthogonal to the fitting/removing direction, to said inner frame.