Device and method for ejecting exposure samples, discharge station and machine for processing sheet-shaped elements

An ejection device for ejecting a sample of blanks for a processing machine for processing elements in sheet form, the processing machine comprising:

• a plurality of work stations including at least one waste removal station, and
• a conveying device comprising a gripper bar configured to drive the elements in sheet form through the plurality of work stations,
• the ejection device comprising:
• at least one actuating element able to move between:
• an inactive position in which the at least one actuating element is positioned away from a path of the gripper bar, and
• an active position in which the at least one actuating element is positioned on the path of the gripper bar, the at least one actuating element being configured to collaborate with the gripper bar as the gripper bar passes by, so as to open the gripper bar and eject, flat, the sample of blanks,
• wherein, in the active position, the at least one actuating element is positioned on the path of the gripper bar at an exit of a blanks separation tool of a blanks separation station and upstream of an on-the-fly ejector of the at least one waste removal station.