Patent ID: 7744084

Claim:
A method for transporting two flat objects, comprising: transporting a leading object and a following object in an initial direction such that a gap is present between them, wherein each object has a thickness; diverting the leading object to a target direction; transporting the leading object by a guiding facility in the target direction; stopping the leading object by the guiding facility; if the following object has reached a specific position during transport in the initial direction, triggering by the guiding facility a continuation of the transport of the leading object; diverting the following object to the target direction; transporting the following object by the guiding facility in the target direction; determining a sum of the thicknesses of the two objects; if the thickness sum is less than or equal to a predetermined thickness limit, triggering continuation of the transport of the leading object such that the following object moves onto the leading object when diverted and overlaps the leading object when transported in the target direction; and if the thickness sum is greater than the thickness limit, triggering continuation of the transport of the leading object such that a gap exists between the leading object and the following object, both when the following object is diverted and when it is transported in the target direction.