Patent ID: 8398064

Claim:
An apparatus for inserting flat articles into folded printed products, comprising: a gripper conveyor with grippers which can be moved along a closed circulatory gripper path (U G ), wherein the circulatory gripper path (U G ) leads past a feed station for the flat articles, and comprising a control arrangement for opening the grippers at an opening location (S 1 ) and for closing the grippers at a closing location (S 2 ) located downstream of the opening location (S 1 ), as seen in the movement direction, further comprising a plurality of supporting elements which can be moved along a closed circulatory supporting-element path (U S ), wherein the supporting elements can be pivoted relative to the grippers, at least in a section of the circulatory gripper path (U G ), such that they are in each case capable of being moved inbetween the two product parts of the folded printed products and thus are capable of supporting one of the product parts over its surface area and of keeping the same open for insertion of the flat articles.