Stop module

A stop module with a stop element mounted on a base body so as to be movable for objects moving in a transport plane in a current working movement direction oriented along a movement axis, wherein the stop element can be moved out of the transport plane and back into it by means of an actuating device comprising an actuating drive by means of a downward and upward stroke, and with a damping device coupled to the stop element for damping the impact of an object on the stop element, such that the stop member is movable in a damped manner upon impact of the object out of a stop member initial position in the direction of a stop member end position preventing further movement of the stop member,

• wherein the actuating device has a mechanical control element which is coupled in terms of movement to the actuating drive, is driven by the latter and is coupled to a mechanical counter-control element, arranged on the stop element, in such a way that when the object strikes, the actuating drive can be activated by activation means and causes the mechanical control element to execute a control movement, whereby the stop element can be moved from the stop element initial position into the stop element end position via the tap by means of the mechanical counter-control element.