Feeder with moving belt

A feeder module for discharging sheets into a converting machine, the feeder module comprising:

• a loading surface configured to support a stack of sheets, and
• a movable discharge conveyor comprising a plurality of belt conveyors,
• wherein each belt conveyor comprises an upper contact surface configured to enter into contact with the sheets and a return portion located vertically below the upper contact surface,
• wherein the belt conveyors are configured to move between a discharge position in which the belt conveyors are contacting the lowermost positioned sheet in the stack and discharges said sheet, and a clearing position in which the belt conveyors are located underneath the loading surface,
• wherein each of the belt conveyors is guided by a motorized drive roller and an idle roller, wherein the motorized drive rollers are mounted to a drive shaft,
• wherein a belt displacement member is arranged between the drive roller and the idle roller, and wherein the belt displacement member is configured to move the belt conveyors up and down in the vertical direction,
• wherein the belt displacement member comprises an upper displacement surface configured to move the contact surface of the conveyor belt upwards, and a lower displacement surface configured to move the return portion of the belt conveyor belt downwards, and
• wherein the upper displacement surface is provided with apertures.