Patent ID: 6786328
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A method for transforming a supply stream (2) in which stream elements (1), each having two substantially parallel principal surfaces and each comprising one flat object or a group of flat objects lying on top of one another, are conveyed in a conveying direction (F), wherein the principal surfaces of the stream elements are oriented essentially parallel to the conveying direction (F), the method comprising the steps of:during further conveyance in the conveying direction (F), gripping each stream element (1) of the supply stream (2) by clamping each stream element in a substantially identical location, which location, in the conveying direction (F), lies in a central area of the stream element and in which location the stream element is not overlapped by adjacent stream elements; and, during further conveyance in the conveying direction (F), displacing each stream element transverse to the conveying direction (F), displacement of successive stream elements (1) differing in a predefined sequence.