Conveyor table transfer apparatus, transport system and conveyor table transfer method

A conveyor table transfer apparatus comprising:

• a driver including a drive member and a drive source configured to drive the drive member and a first linear-motion guide member configured to guide movement of the drive member driven by the drive source;
• a movable member configured to support a movable linear conveyor configured to convey a conveyor table;
• a second linear-motion guide member configured to guide movement of the movable member;
• and
• a link mechanism configured to connect the movable member and the drive member to each other and have one or more degrees of freedom, wherein
• when the drive member is driven along the first linear-motion guide member, the movable member is driven by the drive member through the link mechanism to move along the second linear-motion guide member, thereby moving the movable linear conveyor in a predetermined movement direction,
• the driver moves the movable linear conveyor in the predetermined movement direction between a first facing position of facing a first fixed linear conveyor mounted on a mounting frame and a second facing position of facing a second fixed linear conveyor mounted on the mounting frame, and
• the second linear-motion guide member is mounted on the first fixed linear conveyor and is mounted on the second fixed linear conveyor.