Device for trimming edges from printed documents

In a device for trimming an edge of printed products which are fed continuously at regular distances to a conveying arrangement comprising circulating conveying compartments moving in a direction of conveyance along a path and being loaded from above with the printed products, the printed products having edges projecting at the conveying compartments so that the edges extend through a cutting arrangement comprising a blade and being laterally disposed at the conveying arrangement, the printed products being fed to the cutting arrangement in the direction of conveyance and with a cadence, the improvement comprising:

• a driven support arrangement independent of the circulating compartment, including a shoulder which is moved into a position on a rear side of the printed product relative to the blade in a cutting region of the cutting arrangement, the shoulder being set back from the projecting edge of the printed product and disposed opposite the blade during a cutting process, the shoulder being moveable into position at least approximately over a length of a cut by the blade and being driven in the same direction and at the same cadence as the printed products that are fed to the cutting arrangement.