Patent ID: 8104414

Claim:
An apparatus for producing multi-layered stitched products, said apparatus consisting of a multiple needle stitching unit, a storage device for layers of the product to be stitched which is connected upstream of the multiple needle stitching unit, and a processing station for stitched products which is connected downstream of the multiple needle stitching unit, wherein the multiple needle stitching unit includes a plurality of stitching elements, each of which cooperating with a needle, and a guide device for the product to be stitched which is arranged in the region of the stitching elements and is movable relative to the stitching elements in a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the stitched product, by which the stitched product is cut and/or wound at least in the conveying direction, characterized in that between the multiple needle stitching unit and the processing station a device is arranged for compensating for an angular offset of the stitched product between an output of the guide device and an input of the processing station.