Patent ID: 8776855

Claim:
An apparatus for processing flat articles, in particular printed products, conveyed one after the other in a conveying direction (F) and/or for processing a continuously conveyed material web, in particular for welding a material web, the apparatus comprising: at least one rigid body, which can be rotated about an axis of rotation (D), and at least one tool, which is fastened on said rigid body, and can be moved along a circulatory path (U) by virtue of the body being rotated and has a processing zone, wherein the tool is fastened on the rigid body such that said tool can be rotated or pivoted relative to said rigid body about a pivot axis (S), wherein the pivoting position of the tool can be adjusted, in dependence on the rotary position of the rigid body, by means of a fixed-location control track and a control element that interacts with the control track and is connected to the tool, wherein the pivot axis (S) is at a constant distance from the axis of rotation (D), wherein the processing zone of the tool is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the pivot axis (S), and wherein the control element is spaced apart from the processing zone.