Patent ID: 8348240

Claim:
A drive device comprising a drive cable coupled to an object to be driven and a motor, and which is configured so that said cable is moved in the direction of its axial center line by a rotational force of the motor, comprising: a gear mechanism for decelerating the rotational speed of the motor; an output shaft to which an output of the gear mechanism is transferred; a case in which said gear mechanism and output shaft are housed, wherein the output shaft is rotatably supported on the case and is housed in the case in a state in which one end side of the output shaft protrudes therefrom; a drive-side meshing portion provided in the end of said output shaft protruding from said case; a drive-side meshing portion provided along a predetermined length of said cable, wherein the driven-side meshing portion of said cable is disposed along one side surface of said case in such a way as to mesh with said drive-side meshing portion, and a cable guide surface of a shape for guiding a region of the driven-side meshing portion of said cable on said side surface of said case is provided in said side surface of said case.