Patent ID: 7597290

Claim:
A tilting apparatus comprising: a moving body; a first drive section to bring the moving body into a state where the moving body is inclined so that a lower side thereof is more anterior than an upper side thereof by displacing the lower side of the moving body; and a second drive section to bring the moving body into a state where the moving body is inclined so that the upper side thereof is more anterior than the lower side thereof by displacing the upper side of the moving body; wherein the moving body is provided with a plurality of engagement sections, and the first drive section and the second drive section include a support body having a to-be-engaged section for slidably supporting the engagement sections, the plurality of engagement sections comprises a pair of first engagement sections provided on first and second side portions of the lower side of the moving body, and a pair of second engagement sections provided on first and second side portion of the upper side of the moving body, and the support body includes: a first support member having a guide mechanism which guides an inclining movement of the moving body; and a second support member composed of a first member having the to-be-engaged sections to be engaged with the pair of the first engagement sections, and a second member having the to-be-engaged sections to be engaged with the pair of the second engagement sections, and when the first drive section is driven, engagement between the pair of the second engagement sections and the second support member is released and the pair of the second engagement sections is moved by guidance of the guide mechanism, and when the second drive section is driven, engagement between the pair of the first engagement sections and the first support member is released and the pair of the first engagement sections is moved by guidance of the guide mechanism.