Patent ID: 8191338

Claim:
An apparatus provided with: a product assembly path comprising a product conveyor and at least one feeder for feeding a product which is to be placed in an envelope, an inserting module provided with a magazine for envelopes and a positioning device for positioning the envelopes in a receiving position, in which receiving position, in use, the product coming from the product assembly path is placed in the envelope, a discharge path in which the envelope with the product placed therein is discharged from the inserting module for further processing, wherein the discharge path has a discharge conveying direction which is substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the inserting apparatus, wherein the discharge path is provided with a skewed roller conveyer which comprises a plurality of rollers arranged at an angle relative to the discharge conveying direction, to align the envelopes along a stop extending in the conveying direction of the roller conveyer, wherein the discharge path is provided with at least one pressing device extending above the roller conveyor to press envelopes towards the roller conveyor, the pressing device comprising at least one array of vertically moveable, rotatable balls, and wherein the roller conveyor is provided with at least one endless transport belt in direct contact with the envelopes and extending opposite the at least one pressing device, the endless belt extending substantially transversally with respect to the rollers.