Transport device

A device for transporting objects along a closed transport track, comprising, as the transport track, two tubular or rod-shaped guide rails (12, 14), which are arranged parallel to and vertically on top of each other, at least one transport module (10) which is connected to each guide rail (12, 14) via support roll pairs (46, 48), wherein rolls of each support roll pair (46, 48) are rotatable about roll axes (a) which are substantially perpendicular to a guide rail axis (x) and include an angle of less than 180° and said rolls are seated against one of the guide rails (12, 14) in a detent position, and comprising a drive means (52) which is arranged so as to move substantially parallel to the guide rails (12, 14) and to connect to the at least one transport module (10), wherein the support roll pairs (46, 48) are non-positively seated against the guide rails (12, 14) via at least one force element (40), which acts on said support roll pairs (46, 48) and generates a directed force, and at least one of the support roll pairs (46, 48) seated against differing guide rails (12, 14) is movable out of the detent position with the guide rail (12, 14) against the acting direction of the force of the force element (40), wherein the support roll pairs (46, 48) on the transport module (10) are mounted in each case so as to rotate about axes (y1, y2) which are perpendicular to the guide rail axis (x) and parallel to a vertical axis (z), and wherein a center (ZZr) of the drive means (52) is offset with respect to a center (ZFs) of the guide rails (12, 14) by an amount (v) away from a curved segment (30) of a rotary conveyor (50).