Blade drive device

A blade drive device comprising:

• a blade;
• a drive source that drives the blade;
• a chassis that has an opening opened and closed by the blade and that houses the blade and the drive source, wherein the chassis forms a slope portion around the opening;
• and
• a pair of restricting pins that are provided on the chassis,
• the drive source comprising:
• a rotor that is rotatably supported;
• a stopper member that is fitted into an inner circumference of the rotor;
• a pin portion that is provided on the stopper member to extend radially outward beyond an outer circumferential surface of the rotor, wherein the rotational range of the rotor is restricted by the pin portion contacting the pair of restricting pins;
• a stator around which a coil for excitation is wound and which applies a rotational force to the rotor,
• the stator comprising a plurality of iron pieces mutually connected, and each of the plurality of iron pieces has a thin portion thinner than another portion at a connecting portion where the plurality of iron pieces are connected to each other with the thin portions in contact with each other, and the stator being arranged to surround a periphery of the opening and having a rectangular shape,
• wherein the iron pieces include:
• a first iron piece having a substantially U shape;
• and
• second and third iron pieces, respectively, connected to an end and another end of the first iron piece and facing the rotor;
• each of the first, second, and third iron pieces has a thin portion thinner than another portion;
• the thin portion of the first iron piece includes a first thin portion and a second thin portion;
• the first thin portion of the first iron piece is in contact with the thin portion of the second iron piece;
• the second thin portion of the first iron piece is in contact with the thin portion of the third iron piece.