Patent ID: 8356810

Claim:
A transport device comprising: a guide member having an inclined guide surface which guides a target; a stopper which comes into contact with the target ahead of the guide surface of the guide member and regulates movement of the target; a slider which slides by contact of the target with the stopper; a first regulation surface which is provided at the stopper and with which the target comes into contact ahead of the guide surface of the guide member; a second regulation surface which is provided at the stopper and regulates the movement of the target which moves along the first regulation surface; and a damper mechanism which is connected to the slider, has a damper force that weakens kinetic energy by the target that the stopper received, and makes the first regulation surface and the second regulation surface of the stopper retreat further than the guide surface of the guide member, thereby releasing regulation of the target by the first regulation surface and the second regulation surface and allowing the target to come into contact with the guide surface of the guide member.