Abstract: A rotation-transmitting mechanism capable of obtaining a high deceleration ratio in a small number of stages, and a conveying apparatus and driving apparatus using the rotation-transmitting mechanism are provided. In one form, a rotation-transmitting mechanism includes an inner rotating body and an outer rotating body arranged coaxially with the inner rotating body. Further, the rotation-transmitting mechanism includes a driving rotating body and rotating body arranged on an input side (lower stage), and two planetary rotating bodies arranged on an output side (upper stage). When the driving rotating body is rotated by a motor on the input side, the two planetary rotating bodies revolve around the inner rotating body while rotating on the output side. At this time, the planetary rotating bodies revolve very slowly around the inner rotating body.

Abstract: A carrying device which can prevent an object to be carried from being contaminated with dust and carry the object to a correct position. The present invention is constructed by first and second parallelogram linkages. The second parallelogram linkage is formed by using a link of the first parallelogram linkage, has four sides with an equal length, and is linearly extended or retracted along a linear guide. Links of the first parallelogram linkage and links of the second parallelogram linkage are configured to rotate while being in a restrained state of 90° at pivots of both ends of the common link of the first and second parallelogram linkage, respectively. An arm is provided at a pivot of an end of a link opposed to the link of the first parallelogram linkage such that the arm rotates in a restrained state of 90° relative to the link.

Abstract: A carrying device which can prevent an object to be carried from being contaminated with dust and carry the object to a correct position. The present invention is constructed by first and second parallelogram linkages. The second parallelogram linkage is formed by using a link of the first parallelogram linkage, has four sides with an equal length, and is linearly extended or retracted along a linear guide. Links of the first parallelogram linkage and links of the second parallelogram linkage are configured to rotate while being in a restrained state of 90° at pivots of both ends of the common link of the first and second parallelogram linkage, respectively. An arm is provided at a pivot of an end of a link opposed to the link of the first parallelogram linkage such that the arm rotates in a restrained state of 90° relative to the link.