Workpiece support device

A continuously operating machine for machining panel-shaped workpieces that are preferably made, at least in part, of wood or wood materials, said continuously operating machine comprising:

• at least one endlessly revolving belt designed to support conveyed workpieces at least sectionally, and
• a stationary guide member for said belt, said guide member having at least two deflection components on which said belt is deflected, and
• wherein said belt has a plurality of layers extending in the belt's longitudinal direction, at least one of said layers being designed as a flexible layer which, at least in the belt's transverse direction, is less rigid than at least one of the other layers,
• a conveyor having an endlessly revolving conveying member or a sliding surface, a conveying gap for holding and conveying said panel-shaped workpieces being formed between said endlessly revolving conveying member or said sliding surface and the belt, and
• wherein at least one machine tool or machining assembly is arranged in the region of said conveying gap.