Device for collecting and transferring cut paper products or the like

A device for collecting and transferring cut products, the device comprising:

• an in-process storage device;
• a feeder configured to feed a stream of the cut products to the in-process storage device;
• the in-process storage device having a collecting tray configured to collect the cut products fed by the feeder;
• a transport device configured to transport the cut products away from the in-process storage device;
• a rotatably driven transfer drum positioned underneath the collecting tray;
• the rotatably driven transfer drum rotating about a rotation axis and having a gripping device configured to grip in a gripping position a preset number of the cut products collected in the collecting tray and to move the preset number of the cut products to the transport device by rotation of the rotatably driven transfer drum by a preset rotary angle about the rotation axis, further comprising separating fingers positioned between the collecting tray and the rotatably driven transfer drum, the separating fingers configured to separate the preset number of the cut products from the stream of the cut products fed by the feeder to the in-process storage device and to transfer the preset number of the cut products to the gripping device, further comprising at least one driven rotor rotating about an axis of rotation, wherein the separating fingers are connected to the driven rotor and extend in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation of the driven rotor is parallel to the rotation axis of the rotatable driven transfer drum.