Provided are a conveyance device and a conveyance method whereby the orientation of a conveyance item can be alternately changed and the conveyance item handed over, using a simple configuration. First and second travel members (60a, 60b) that hold pads (12p-12y) are arranged alternately and travel along the outer circumferential surface (90a) of a stationary drum (90) in conjunction with the rotation of a drive member (11). One or both of the first and second travel members (60a, 60b) have a rotatably supported shaft member having an engaging section that engages with a guide section formed in the outer circumferential surface (90a) of the stationary drum (90). The rotation of the shaft member is transmitted to the pads and the pads rotate. When conveyance items are released from pads that have received conveyance items having the same orientation, the orientation of conveyance items released from first pads (12p, 12r, … 12x) held by the first travel member (60a) is different from the orientation of the conveyance items released from the second pads (12q, 12s, … 12y) held by the second travel member (60b).Linvention porte sur un dispositif de transport et sur un procédé de transport, par lesquels lorientation dun article de transport peut être changée en alternance et larticle de transport peut être transféré, à laide dune configuration simple. Des premier et second éléments de déplacement (60a, 60b) qui portent des tampons (12p – 12y) sont disposés en alternance et se déplacent le long de la surface périphérique externe (90a) dun tambour stationnaire (90) en association avec la rotation dun élément dentraînement (11). Lun ou les deux des premier et second éléments de déplacement (60a, 60b) ont un élément darbre porté rotatif, ayant une section de prise qui vient en prise avec une section de guidage formée dans la surface périphérique externe (90a) du tambour stationnaire (90). La rotation de lélément darbre est transmise aux tampons, et les tampons tournent. Quand
