Apparatus for processing printed products

An apparatus for processing printed products, of the type comprising;

• receiving compartments that circulate along a continuous path and are arranged one behind the other in the direction of their movement, said receiving compartments being separated from one another by walls that extend transverse to their direction of movement and include introduction openings for the introduction of part-products;
• a stationary feeding station, located adjacent to the movement path of said introduction openings, for feeding printed products to said receiving compartments through said introduction openings, said stationary feeding station having a downwardly open stack chamber for receiving a stack of printed products;
• a support associated with and movable along with each receiving compartment, said support being located below said stack chamber such that the underside of said stack of printed products bears on said support;
• and
• a separating member for periodically detaching a printed product from the stack and depositing it into said receiving compartment through said introduction opening;
• said support comprising a roller arrangement, including a rotatable roller carried by a compartment wall and located in the region of the introduction opening, such that it makes direct contact with the bottom printed product of the stack, and rolls over the underside of the stack;
• and
• said separating member being carried by said stationary feeding station and including a drive device that can cause said separating member to move along a continuous movement path such that it can be displaced between the rollers of two successive roller arrangements and can be moved against the lowermost printed product in the stack, seizes said lowermost printed product and moves the seized region thereof away from the underside of the stack and between the rollers of the successive roller arrangements and then releases said seized lowermost printed product.