Lifting device including a multiple-axis motion module

A vehicle transportation system for moving, positioning, and manipulating vehicles and vehicle parts, said system comprising:

• a lifting device including a tool support plate;
• and
• a multiple axis motion module, said motion module comprising:
• a base plate having a front and back planar surface and an upper portion and a lower portion,
• a mounting member attached to the upper portion of the base plate for mounting the base plate to the tool support plate,
• a tang attached to the lower portion of the base plate for limiting rotation of the base plate,
• a rotating plate pivotally mounted on the front surface of the base plate and having a tool mounting collar with said rotating plate further having a support roller mounted adjacent to an edge of the rotating plate with said roller contacting the front planar surface of the base plate,
• a control block pivotally mounted on the rotating plate proximate the edge of said plate with said control block having a threaded through bore,
• a first control rod having a length of screw thread, said rod being mounted on the base plate and being threadedly engaged with the threaded through bore of the control block, and
• a second control rod having a length of screw thread, threadedly mounted on the base plate and in contact with the tool support plate.