Apparatus for singulating load items

An apparatus for singulating load items, with a first conveyor means working in a delivery direction and having a first conveying surface for delivering load items, with a second conveyor means disposed adjacent to a transfer region of the first conveyor means and having a second conveying surface for receiving the load items delivered by the first conveyor means in a receiving region and for conveying the load items away from the receiving region, wherein the first conveying surface slopes downwards at a transverse angle of inclination in the transfer region transversely to the delivery direction and towards the second conveyor means relative to a horizontal plane, with a guide means disposed between the transfer region of the first conveyor means and the receiving region of the second conveyor means for the controlled transfer of load items from the first to the second conveyor means, wherein the guide means has a guiding surface running along the transfer region, which projects at a height (H) that tapers in the delivery direction above an extension plane of the first conveying surface.