Patent ID: 8348591

Claim:
A device for forming stacks of piece goods batches, comprising a movable transport device for transporting the piece goods batch, and comprising a feed device which feeds the piece goods batch to the transport device, wherein the transport device comprises a support device which at least intermittently supports the piece goods batch and relative to which the piece goods batch can move and which can be removed essentially completely from a region located below the piece goods batch, wherein the transport device comprises at least one controllable fixing device for temporarily fixing an intermediate layer, wherein the at least one controllable fixing device for fixing the intermediate layer is moveable below the piece goods batch, and the at least one controllable fixing device for fixing the intermediate layer is integrated in the support device such that its movement is coupled to the movement of the support device so that the support device is removable together with the fixing device from the region below the piece goods batch, and wherein the support device is comprised of two sub-sections which are arranged essentially symmetrically to one another, and wherein at least one fixing element is a controllable suction head.