Apparatus for sorting sheetlike data carriers, said apparatus comprising a longitudinal/cross conveying device

An apparatus for sorting sheet-like data carriers having a narrow dimension and a longer dimension, comprising:

• a singling device in communication with an input pocket for singling said data carriers one at a time;
• a transport system for transporting said data carriers from said singling device to at least one output pocket;
• a test device integrated into the transport system and located between said input pocket and said at least one output pocket;
• and
• a longitudinal/cross conveying device positioned between said test device and said at least one output pocket for transporting each of said data carriers from said test device to said at least one output pocket;
• wherein the input pocket and the at least one output pocket are dimensioned and configured such that the longer dimension of said data carriers located in said input pocket and said at least one output pocket is generally parallel to a front side of the apparatus;
• wherein the singling device and the transport system are configured such that each of said data carriers are transported through the test device in a direction parallel to the longer dimension of the data carriers, and said longitudinal/cross conveying device is arranged to transport each of said data carriers to said at least one output pocket in a direction parallel to the narrow dimension of the data carriers.