ARTICLE TRANSPORT VEHICLE

A placement body 3 on which an article is placed is driven by a transfer drive mechanism to transfer the article. The transfer drive mechanism includes a transfer drive source 40 and a transmission mechanism 5. The transmission mechanism 5 includes an output member 7 coupled to an output shaft of the transfer drive source 40 and a driven member 50 that is not coupled to the output member 7 and operates by being pressed by the output member 7. A wheel drive source 90, the transfer drive source 40, and the output member 7 are supported by a vehicle body frame 1, and the placement body 3 and the driven member 50 are supported by a vehicle body cover 2. The vehicle body cover 2 covers the wheel drive source 90 and the transfer drive source 40 and is detachably attached to the vehicle body frame 1.