The present application is concerned with a drive unit arranged for converting a rotational motion into a linear reciprocating motion in operation that has a motor having a motor shaft arranged for providing a rotational motion of the motor shaft around a longitudinal axis of the motor shaft in operation, a motor shaft extension comprising at least a first eccentric shaft element that is arranged eccentrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the motor shaft so that in operation the first eccentric shaft element moves on a circle around the longitudinal axis of the motor shaft, the circle extending in a plane being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, at least one elastically deformable unit having a coupling element arranged for coupling with a driven element, wherein the first eccentric shaft element is coupled with the deformable unit to periodically deform the deformable unit so that a longitudinal position in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the motor shaft of the coupling element of the deformable unit periodically changes, and wherein the deformable unit has a first arm section having a first end and a second end and a second arm section having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the first arm section and the first end of the second arm section are connected with each other, wherein the first end of the first arm section is connected with a mounting structure that is fixed relative to the motor and the second end of the second arm section is arranged with a distance to the first end of the first arm section in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the motor shaft.