Patent ID: 8763792

Claim:
A conveyance system comprising: a traveling member to transport an article and move along a travel guide; a drive source to drive the traveling member and including a linear motor; wherein the linear motor includes: a plurality of independent armatures on a primary side, arranged along the travel guide; and a mover on a secondary side installed on the traveling member; and the travel guide includes at least a curved section; the traveling member is arranged to move along the curved section; the plurality of independent armatures of the linear motor are spaced at a distance from each other over an entire travel path of the traveling member; the traveling member includes a holding unit to hold the article and a moving mechanism to move the holding unit in a direction different from a traveling direction of the traveling member; the conveyance system further comprises: an electric power supplying unit provided along the travel guide; an electric power receiving unit provided in the travelling member; a non-contact power feeding device to feed on a non-contact basis to the electric power receiving unit from the electric power supplying unit; and an electrically operated drive source defining a drive source for the holding unit and the moving mechanism; and the traveling member is connected with the electric power receiving unit.