The invention relates to a process and device for taking up stacked or flat objects and subsequently transferring them from a collecting point forming a first station to a second station at which the objects are further processed or handled. The gripping device used is assisted by additional supports in the region not covered by the grip. This assistance occurs when the object is taken up from the first station and stops during the transfer to the second station. The additional supports may be mechanically, pneumatically or hydraulically controlled.
An apparatus for stacking flat printed products, wherein a stack (22) is ejected from a stacking well (12) by means of an ejector (30), and a cover sheet (28) is pulled into the stacking well (12) as the ejector ejects the previously formed stack. The next stack (22) then comes to lie on this cover sheet (28). Arranged on the ejector (30) is a support (38) having a driving pin (40) which points downward. In each case, a cover sheet (28) is pinned on to said driving pin (40) by means of a support plate (50) which can be lifted and on which the cover sheet is positioned. By changing the position of a stripping lever (46) after the stack (22) has been ejected, the cover sheet (28), which has been pulled into the stacking well (12), is stripped off the driving pin (40).
