Patent ID: 8485522

Claim:
A transfer device for mail items, comprising: a transfer unit including an ejection point for transferring the mail items to an item carrier, wherein the transfer unit comprises a loading arm which is movable about a pivot point in relation to a stationary unit; a transport device for transporting the mail items to the ejection point, the transport device including two belts for holding the mail items on two sides and for transporting the mail items; a belt tilt device for adapting a space between the two belts to a thickness of a mail item, the belt tilt device being pivotal about an axis of rotation, wherein a pivotal movement pivots one of the belts resulting in that a distance between the two belts is variable; and a release device for opening the belt tilt device wide enough for a mail item located between the belts to be released at the ejection point, wherein the release device includes a motorized drive for opening the belt tilt device, wherein the belt tilt device is dynamically counterbalanced around the pivot point of the transfer unit.