Patent ID: 8480084

Claim:
A conveying device for a gathering section used for processing of printed products, comprising: a plurality of saddle-shaped segments which respectively form a saddle-shaped roof for supporting the printed products during a conveying operation along a conveying path; a plurality of pusher segments respectively arranged with the saddle-shaped segments, wherein each pusher segment forms a rear end stop for a rear edge of a respective printed product for conveying the printed product along the conveying path in a conveying direction; and a plurality of alignment segments respectively arranged with the saddle-shaped segments, wherein each alignment segment is arranged at a distance from a respective pusher segment to form a front end stop for a front edge of the respective printed product, wherein each of the alignment segments comprises at least one alignment part movable relative to the saddle-shaped segments between an active position and an inactive position, wherein each alignment part is respectively controlled to move to the active position at a predetermined location along the conveying path to limit movement of the respective printed product parallel to the conveying direction, wherein each alignment part is respectively controlled to move to an inactive position at a different predetermined location along the conveying path to allow depositing of the respective printed product on the saddle-shaped segment, and wherein the pusher segments and the alignment segments are movable relative to each other to adjust to different formats for the printed products.