Patent ID: 8659746

Claim:
A movable body apparatus, comprising: a plurality of guiding members each of which has an upper surface parallel to a two-dimensional plane that includes a first axis and a second axis orthogonal to each other, and which are placed at a predetermined distance in a direction parallel to the first axis; a first movable body that is movable along the two-dimensional plane, above the plurality of guiding members; a first support member arranged under the first movable body, that supports the first movable body and moves along the two-dimensional plane above the plurality of guiding members; and a second support member arranged under the first support member, that supports the first support member such that the first support member is movable along the first axis relative to the second support member, wherein the second support member is movable along the first axis relative to the plurality of guiding members in a state where the second support member is bridged over the plurality of guiding members.