Apparatus for feeding a plurality of flat elements lying flat on one another, in particular carton blanks, to a packaging apparatus

Apparatus for feeding a plurality of planar elements, resting flat against one another, in particular carton blanks, to a packaging apparatus, comprising:

• a first feed portion having a conveying means, the conveying surface of which, intended for supporting the planar elements, is formed of a material that has a specified coefficient of static friction with respect to the interaction with the planar elements, and
• comprising a second feed portion that slopes downwards towards the packaging apparatus,
• wherein the inclination of the first feed portion and the inclination of the second feed portion towards the packaging apparatus are different from one another,
• wherein the second feed portion comprises a further conveying means, the conveying surface of which, intended for supporting the planar elements, is formed of a material, the coefficient of static friction of which with respect to the interaction with the planar elements has a lower value than the material of the conveying means of the first feed portion.