Vibratory plate compactor and method for adjusting a transport device of a vibratory plate compactor pivotable between a stowed position and a transport position

A vibratory plate compactor, comprising:

• a substructure with a ground-contacting plate;
• a superstructure connected to the substructure via a damping device with one or more functional devices;
• a hand guide device and a transport device mounted on the superstructure such that it can pivot about a support arm rotation axis between a stowed position and a transport position;
• the transport device comprising
• a wheel arranged on a support device with at least one support arm, the at least one support arm being pivotable about the support arm rotation axis relative to the superstructure of the vibratory plate compactor between the stowed position and the transport position;
• a latching device for locking the transport device in the stowed position with a latching element adjustable from a latching position towards a release region;
• and
• a pivot drive gear configured such that it converts an adjustment movement of the latching device into a pivot movement of the support arm from the stowed position towards the transport position.