Patent ID: 9051142
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for separating individual flat, bendable objects from the underside of a stack of such objects and for the onward conveying of the separated objects, said apparatus including: a stacking area having a support region; a roller arrangement produced from a plurality of rollers that circulate along a circular path, said roller arrangement supporting the stack from below in the support region and wherein the rollers of the roller arrangement are movable past and under the stack in the support region; a separating and holding device for separating the objects from the underside of the stack in the support region; and an onward conveying device for the onward conveying of the separated objects; wherein the apparatus includes a supporting and stopping device having a supporting and stopping means that is positionable in the support region in a holding position between the stack and the rollers of the roller arrangement, said supporting and stopping means being movable along the direction of movement of the rollers toward the support region.