A carrying apparatus comprising: a holder including an object-to-be-carried holding portion which holds an object to be carried, the object-to-be-carried holding portion having a base, the holder further including a held portion provided at a lower end of the base and projecting downward from the base, a top flange provided at an upper edge of the held portion and projecting diametrically outward from the held portion, a bottom flange provided at a lower edge of the held portion and projecting diametrically outward from the held portion, and (a) a holder side member housed at the bottom flange; (b) a carrying path including a travelling wall, wherein a communication groove is formed in a central part of the travelling wall in a width direction, the held portion is housed in the communication groove and the holder travels on the traveling wall; (c) a rotary member having a cylindrical body and a helical member provided in the circumferential part of the body; (d) said helical member generating, between the holder side member and the helical member, a first force in a direction to depart from the holder side member or a second force to attract the holder side member; (e) said helical member being disposed along the carrying path opposite to the object-to-be-carried holding portion across the traveling wall; and (f) a rotary unit which rotates the helical member. a holder including an object-to-be-carried holding portion which holds an object to be carried, the object-to-be-carried holding portion having a base, the holder further including a held portion provided at a lower end of the base and projecting downward from the base, a top flange provided at an upper edge of the held portion and projecting diametrically outward from the held portion, a bottom flange provided at a lower edge of the held portion and projecting diametrically outward from the held portion, and (a) a holder side member housed at the bottom flange; (b) a carrying path including a travelling wall, wherein a communication groove is formed in a central part of the travelling wall in a width direction, the held portion is housed in the communication groove and the holder travels on the traveling wall; (c) a rotary member having a cylindrical body and a helical member provided in the circumferential part of the body; (d) said helical member generating, between the holder side member and the helical member, a first force in a direction to depart from the holder side member or a second force to attract the holder side member; (e) said helical member being disposed along the carrying path opposite to the object-to-be-carried holding portion across the traveling wall; and (f) a rotary unit which rotates the helical member. (a) a holder side member housed at the bottom flange; (b) a carrying path including a travelling wall, wherein a communication groove is formed in a central part of the travelling wall in a width direction, the held portion is housed in the communication groove and the holder travels on the traveling wall; (c) a rotary member having a cylindrical body and a helical member provided in the circumferential part of the body; (d) said helical member generating, between the holder side member and the helical member, a first force in a direction to depart from the holder side member or a second force to attract the holder side member; (e) said helical member being disposed along the carrying path opposite to the object-to-be-carried holding portion across the traveling wall; and (f) a rotary unit which rotates the helical member.