Driving device

A driving apparatus, comprising:

• a casing;
• a driving section;
• a slider that moves in the casing along a predetermined moving direction due to a driving force of the driving section;
• a coil spring that biases the slider in one direction;
• and
• a cable that comprises a cable end directly or indirectly attached to the slider, wherein:
• the slider comprises:
• an engaging section to which the cable end is directly or indirectly attached;
• and
• a spring accommodating section that extends along the moving direction and accommodates a part of the coil spring,
• the slider moves in association with the cable when the slider moves to one side of the moving direction due to the driving force of the driving section, and moves relative to the cable when the slider moves to an other side of the moving direction due to a biasing force of the coil spring,
• the coil spring accommodated in the spring accommodating section and the cable are coaxially placed along the moving direction of the slider, and
• the coil spring is configured to expand, when the slider moves to the other side of the moving direction due to the biasing force of the coil spring, so as to be able to fully accommodate the cable end of the cable in an inner space that is inside an inner circumference of the coil spring.