Patent ID: 8893875

Claim:
A conveyor device for conveying flat articles on edge, comprising: at least one back belt and at least one front belt that define a first nip zone for conveying said flat articles along a first path, at least one conveying strip provided with a first slide plate serving to support said flat articles being conveyed along said first path, wherein said conveying strip is mounted to move between a working position in which it is situated close to said first nip zone, said first slide plate being substantially aligned with said first nip zone, and a retracted position, in which it is remote from said first nip zone, said slide plate being taken out of alignment with said first nip zone so as to allow access to said first nip zone, and wherein said conveyor device has at least one actuation axis embodied by a rod arranged to guide said conveying strip along and about a sliding pivot coupling between its working and retracted positions.