Device for accommodating punched sheets

A device for accommodating punched sheets, comprising:

• a base plate,
• at least two pairs of retaining brackets which are configured to be openable and closeable and each have a first bracket and a second bracket, wherein the at least two first brackets are connected to one another via a bracket connector which is connected to the base plate so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation extending parallel to the base plate and is connected to a pivot lever, and
• a carriage which is displaceably mounted on the base plate,
• wherein the carriage has a link comprising a guide recess, wherein the link guides the pivot lever and is configured such that, when the carriage is displaced, the link determines a rotational movement of the pivot lever about the axis of rotation parallel to the base plate in both directions of rotation,
• wherein the pivot lever has a guide end which engages in the link in the guide recess,
• wherein the guide end is formed by a free end of the pivot lever and the other end is firmly connected to the bracket connector,
• wherein the guide recess is delimited by guide surfaces comprising a closing guide surface and an opening guide surface, which cause said pairs of retaining brackets to close and open, respectively, by the guide end of the pivot lever being in contact with the closing guide surface or the opening guide surface, respectively, during the respective movement of the pairs of retaining brackets,
• wherein, on the side of the link facing the pivot lever, when viewed in the displacement direction of the carriage, the link is shaped in an arcuate manner, and
• wherein the link has latching or clamping elements at at least one end of the guide recess for releasably fixing the pivot lever in an end position.