The present invention provides a contactless
electric power supply device for supplying, without contact,
electric power to the coils of a
linear motor device provided with a track member, a movable body which is installed on the track member, magnets which are arranged in rows on the track member, and the coils which are provided to the movable body. The contactless
electric power supply device is provided with: two sets of contactless electric power supply sections each having an electric power supply
electrode plate which is provided to the track member so as to extend in the movement direction and an electric power receiving
electrode plate which is provided to the movable body and which faces the electric power supply
electrode plate, the two sets of contactless electric power supply sections being capable of supplying high-frequency electric power in a contactless manner; a high-frequency electric power source section for supplying high-frequency electric power between the electric power supply electrode plates; and an
electric power conversion section which converts the high-frequency electric power supplied in a contactless manner to the electric power receiving electrode plates and which supplies the converted electric power to the coils. As a result of the configuration, the contactless electric power supply device is low cost and can perform, with large electric power supply capacity and high electric power supply efficiency, contactless electric power supply to the coils of the movable body of the
linear motor device, and the contactless electric power supply does not affect the generation of a propulsion force.