A conveying unit for suspended transport of transport elements in a conveying system , particularly a rail-guided conveying system or a conveyor chain system, with a conveying element with a conveying direction , in particular a trolley or a conveyor chain link, with a support hook attached to the conveying element , a transport element , and a suspension hook attached to the transport element, wherein the suspension hook is mounted in a suspended manner in the support hook; wherein the support hook is designed such that the suspension hook can assume at least two stable positions in the support hook, wherein the suspension hook in a first stable position is rotated by an angle relative to the suspension hook in a second stable position . wherein the support hook includes a first support segment on which, in a given first spatial orientation of the support hook, the suspension hook can be supported in the first stable position in which the suspension hook is aligned in a first plane; and wherein the support hook includes a second support segment , on which, in a certain second spatial orientation of the support hook, which is identical to or different from the first spatial orientation, the suspension hook can be supported in the second stable position , in which the suspension hook is aligned in a second plane; wherein the suspension hook is transferable back and forth between the first position and the second position ; and characterized in that the first plane in which the suspension hook is aligned in the first stable position is substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction ; and the second plane in which the suspension hook is aligned in the second stable position is substantially parallel to the conveying direction. with a conveying element with a conveying direction , in particular a trolley or a conveyor chain link, with a support hook attached to the conveying element , a transport element , and a suspension hook attached to the transport element, wherein the suspension hook is mounted in a suspended manner in the support hook; wherein the support hook is designed such that the suspension hook can assume at least two stable positions in the support hook, wherein the suspension hook in a first stable position is rotated by an angle relative to the suspension hook in a second stable position . wherein the support hook includes a first support segment on which, in a given first spatial orientation of the support hook, the suspension hook can be supported in the first stable position in which the suspension hook is aligned in a first plane; and wherein the support hook includes a second support segment , on which, in a certain second spatial orientation of the support hook, which is identical to or different from the first spatial orientation, the suspension hook can be supported in the second stable position , in which the suspension hook is aligned in a second plane; wherein the suspension hook is transferable back and forth between the first position and the second position ; and characterized in that the first plane in which the suspension hook is aligned in the first stable position is substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction ; and the second plane in which the suspension hook is aligned in the second stable position is substantially parallel to the conveying direction. <EOS>