Patent ID: 8529182

Claim:
A transport apparatus comprising: a holding mechanism to hold an object to be transported; a base on which the holding mechanism is mounted; a lifting/lowering mechanism to lift and lower the base in first directions; and a drive mechanism to move the holding mechanism in a plane including second directions that are different from the first directions, and wherein the drive mechanism includes: a motor; rotation means to rotate the holding mechanism; and movement means to move the holding mechanism, the rotation means includes a first clutch that may transmit a rotation of the motor to the holding mechanism, and the movement means includes a second clutch that may transmit the rotation of the motor to the holding mechanism, and wherein the first clutch includes: a pulley disposed below the base, a first engagement shaft, standing on the pulley, including a first engagement portion, and a shaft receiving member, disposed on the holding mechanism, engageable with the first engagement portion, and wherein the second clutch includes: a pulley disposed below the base, a second engagement shaft, standing on the pulley, including a second engagement portion, an engagement hole engageable with the second engagement portion, a free rotation portion disposed above the engagement hole, not engageable with the second engagement portion, and a shaft receiving member including rotation transmitting means to move the holding mechanism.