An article transport apparatus comprising: a plurality of supports for supporting an article (C); a supporting rotator that can be rotated about a single main shaft (A) and rotatably supports the supports at a plurality of positions located at an equal distance from the main shaft (A) in a radial direction and arranged at equal intervals in a circumferential direction; a driving portion for rotating the supporting rotator ; an attitude maintenance mechanism for keeping the plurality of supports in a constant attitude irrespective of a phase of the supporting rotator ; an article carry-in portion for carrying an article (C) into the support located at a first position (P1) in the circumferential direction; and an article carry-out portion for carrying an article (C) out of the support located at a second position (P2) separate from the first position (P1) in the circumferential direction; wherein the support is constituted by a basket-like body in which one end is open and that includes a bottom portion having a comb-like shape, and a lateral wall portion that is provided standing upright on a portion of the bottom portion that couples ends of comb teeth on a side opposite to the open end, the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion are provided with a comb-like delivery portion at a position at which an article (C) is delivered to/from the support , comb teeth of the delivery portions of the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion are arranged at positions corresponding to a plurality of gaps between the comb teeth of the bottom portion of the support in an axial direction of the main shaft (A), and the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion are separately arranged in a vertical direction; characterized in that the delivery portion of one of the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion that is located on a lower side is configured to be capable of being tilted downward. a plurality of supports for supporting an article (C); a supporting rotator that can be rotated about a single main shaft (A) and rotatably supports the supports at a plurality of positions located at an equal distance from the main shaft (A) in a radial direction and arranged at equal intervals in a circumferential direction; a driving portion for rotating the supporting rotator ; an attitude maintenance mechanism for keeping the plurality of supports in a constant attitude irrespective of a phase of the supporting rotator ; an article carry-in portion for carrying an article (C) into the support located at a first position (P1) in the circumferential direction; and an article carry-out portion for carrying an article (C) out of the support located at a second position (P2) separate from the first position (P1) in the circumferential direction; wherein the support is constituted by a basket-like body in which one end is open and that includes a bottom portion having a comb-like shape, and a lateral wall portion that is provided standing upright on a portion of the bottom portion that couples ends of comb teeth on a side opposite to the open end, the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion are provided with a comb-like delivery portion at a position at which an article (C) is delivered to/from the support , comb teeth of the delivery portions of the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion are arranged at positions corresponding to a plurality of gaps between the comb teeth of the bottom portion of the support in an axial direction of the main shaft (A), and the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion are separately arranged in a vertical direction; characterized in that the delivery portion of one of the article carry-in portion and the article carry-out portion that is located on a lower side is configured to be capable of being tilted downward. <EOS>