Patent ID: 8475062

Claim:
A shutter drive device configured to drive a shutter mechanism disposed in an imaging device, the shutter drive device comprising: a base member; an actuator fixed to the base member and configured to produce a driving force to drive the shutter mechanism; a first drive member rotatably supported by the base member and configured to be rotatably driven by the actuator, the first drive member including a gear component and a cam component; and a second drive member supported by the base member so as to be linearly movable in a first direction, the second drive member including a rack gear and a cam follower and configured to transmit the driving force to the shutter mechanism, the gear component being configured to drive the second drive member in the first direction, the cam component being configured to hold the second drive member in a specific position, the rack gear being configured to mesh with the gear component, and the cam follower being configured to contact the cam component.