Blade opening and closing device and imaging apparatus

Abstract

To achieve downsizing while securing favorable functionality by a power assist spring. Provided are a blade opening and closing device including a magnetic drive unit including a coil to which a drive current is supplied and a magnet rotated with electric conduction to the coil, a drive lever configured to be operated by the magnetic drive unit, an opening and closing blade configured to open and close an opening by an operation of the drive lever, and a power assist spring configured to provide at least the drive lever with an energizing force in an operation direction of the drive lever, in which the power assist spring is located at an opposite side of the drive lever across the magnet. Thereby, since the drive lever for operating the opening and closing blade and the power assist spring for providing the energizing force in the operation direction to the drive lever are located on the opposite side to each other across the magnet, the power assist spring and the drive lever do not interfere and the degree of freedom of the arrangement positions of the power assist spring and the drive lever becomes high, and downsizing can be achieved while securing favorable functionality by the power assist spring.

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