A non-contacting conveyance equipment comprises: a body having an end face
that opposes an object to be conveyed, and a concave opening formed in
the end face and surrounded by a cylindrical inner side wall; and a fluid
passageway having a plurality of pairs of spouts to introduce fluid into
an inner space of the concave opening in a circumferential direction of
the cylindrical inner side wall so as to cause a swirl of fluid within
the concave opening, each of the plurality of pairs of spouts being
formed on the cylindrical inner side wall symmetrically to a central axis
of the concave opening. A plurality of the non-contacting conveyance
equipments may be provided on a base.