The present application comprises a drive unit (110; 328) for a medicament delivery device, said drive unit comprising an elongated plunger rod (112; 346) extending in a longitudinal direction; a drive force element (114; 418) capable of applying a drive force on said elongated plunger rod (112; 346); an actuator (160; 376) operably connected to said elongated plunger rod (112; 346) for releasably holding said elongated plunger rod (112; 346) in an energized state when the drive force element (114; 418) is exerting a drive force on said elongated plunger rod (112; 346); an activator (180; 398) operably connected to said actuator (160; 376) for releasably holding said actuator (160; 376) in a holding position characterised in that said actuator (160; 376) is designed to be movable from the holding position in a direction generally transversal to said longitudinal direction upon a displacement of the activator (180; 398) for releasing said plunger rod (112; 346).本申請案包含用於藥物輸送裝置的驅動單元(110;328),該驅動單元包含細長之柱塞桿(112;346),其在縱長方向中延伸;驅動力元件(114;418),能夠將驅動力施加在該細長的柱塞桿(112;346)上;致動器(160;376),可操作地連接至該細長之柱塞桿(112;346),用於當該驅動力元件(114;418)正在該細長的柱塞桿(112;346)上施加驅動力時,將該細長之柱塞桿(112;346)可釋放地固持於激勵狀態中;啟動器(180;398),可操作地連接至該致動器(160;376),用於將該致動器(160;376)可釋放地固持於固持位置中,其特徵為該致動器(160;376)被設計成在該啟動器(180;398)的位移時,在大致上橫亙於該縱長方向之方向中由該固持位置運動,用於釋放該柱塞桿(112;346)。