Patent ID: 7926804

Claim:
A transport apparatus for transporting an article, comprising: an apparatus main body; and a support tray that rotates between an open state and a closed state defined with respect to the apparatus main body, the support tray supporting the article during the open state, wherein the support tray includes: a flat tray main body; a rotation axis that extends from the tray main body in an axial direction of the rotation, the rotation axis being axially supported by the apparatus main body; and a first portion that is connected to the flat tray main body; and an elastic tray protrusion that is provided on the first portion and protrudes in a radial direction of the rotation, the apparatus main body has a main-body contact portion that protrudes from the apparatus main body towards the tray main body, and when the support tray rotates with respect to the apparatus main body, the tray protrusion elastically crosses over the main-body contact portion to come into contact with the main-body contact portion, so that the reverse rotation of the support tray is prevented with respect to the apparatus main body.