Device for transporting flat articles

Device for transporting flat articles comprising a cover belt system consisting of a lower and an upper belt between which the articles are transported, and a deflection mechanism for deflecting the cover belt run of the lower and upper belts, and wherein:

• the deflection mechanism has a main cylinder roller and at least two secondary cylinder rollers;
• in the deflection mechanism, the upper belt is guided around and by the main cylinder roller and the lower belt is guided over the at least two secondary cylinder rollers to cause the lower belt to be guided past but not around the main cylinder roller such that the articles are transported in the deflection mechanism between the upper belt and the main cylinder roller while in contact with the upper belt;
• an additional secondary cylinder roller is coordinated with the main cylinder roller and is arranged between the main cylinder roller and the one of said at least two secondary cylinder rollers that guides the lower belt down-stream of the main cylinder roller;
• and a short elastic belt is placed around the main cylinder roller and the additional coordinated secondary cylinder roller such that the article are dispersed between and in contact with both the upper belt and the short elastic belt which provides a guide to said one of the at least two secondary cylinder rollers for articles that are outgoing in the area of the main cylinder roller.

Device for transporting flat articles comprising:

• a cover belt system including a first and a second belt running generally parallel to one another and between which the articles are transported, and a deflection mechanism for deflecting the run of the first and second belts, and wherein:
• the deflection mechanism has one or more main cylinder rollers and at least two secondary cylinder rollers;
• in the deflection mechanism, the first belt is guided around and by the main cylinder roller and the second belt is guided over and by the at least two secondary cylinder rollers to cause the second belt to be guided past the main cylinder roller such that the articles are transported in the deflection mechanism between the first belt and the main cylinder roller;
• an additional secondary cylinder roller is coordinated with the main cylinder roller and is arranged adjacent to the output of the deflection mechanism between the main cylinder roller and one of said secondary cylinder rollers that guides the lower belt;
• and a short elastic belt is placed around the main cylinder roller and the additional coordinated secondary cylinder roller, and beneath the first belt, such that the articles in the deflection mechanism are in contact with and held by the first belt and the short elastic belt, and the short belt provides a guide, for articles that are outgoing in a area of the main cylinder roller, to the transfer point (C) for the articles to a position between the first and second belts.