Device for storing a sheet pile in a converting machine and converting machine

A device for storing a sheet in a converting machine, the device comprising:

• a transfer mechanism for delivering the sheet into a piling area of the device, wherein the transfer mechanism delivers the sheet in a first direction,
• a housing including a guide rail, and
• a sampling plate which is adjustable between a sampling position and an access position by moving along the guide rail, wherein the sampling plate moves from the access position to the sampling position in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, to receive the sheet from the transfer mechanism, and moves in the first direction from the sampling position to the access position with the sheet and thereby moving the sheet away from the piling area,
• wherein a top of the piling area is covered by the sampling plate when the sampling plate is in the sampling position so that the transfer mechanism delivers the sheet to the sampling plate, and the top of the piling area is accessible when the sampling plate is in the access position so that the transfer mechanism delivers the sheet to the piling area,
• wherein in the access position, the sampling plate extends at least partially outwards from an opening within the housing, and wherein in the sampling position, the sampling plate is moved at least partially through the opening into the housing, and
• wherein in the sampling position, the sampling plate contacts a back jogger forming a back side of the piling area.