Patent ID: 8583279

Claim:
A method for handling flat objects which are fed to a conveyor with receptacles for each object by way of a feeder ( 13 , 14 ), the conveyor being a compartment conveyor ( 17 ) comprising separation struts ( 22 ) which are arranged so as to protrude radially from a continuous conveyor ( 21 ) in order to form compartments ( 23 ) for each object, comprising the steps of: (a) transporting the objects on the feeder ( 13 , 14 ) at a speed (v); (b) reducing the speed (v) for handover of the objects to the conveyor; and (c) pivoting the last feeder ( 14 ) before the handover of the objects to the conveyor to compensate for non-uniform spacings (S) between successive objects in such a way that, in the event of excessively small spacings (S) between successive objects, the feeder ( 14 ) is moved counter to the compartment ( 23 ) to be filled of the compartment conveyor ( 17 ) and that, in the event of excessively large spacings (S) between successive objects, the feeder ( 14 ) is moved so as to follow the compartment ( 24 ) to be filled of the compartment conveyor ( 17 ), this being carried out in each case in accordance with the detected spacings (S) between successive objects.