Transporting device for flat products

Apparatus and method for transporting sheet-like products (18), in particular envelopes (20-28), with at least one feed (12) and a first transport unit (14) comprising at least two transport elements (54, 56) parallel to the transport direction (52) are arranged and (19, 19 ') on mutually opposite side edges of the flat products (18) are applied, so that the flat products (18) by the transport elements (54, 56) engageable and standing in the direction of transport (52) are transportable. In this case, the flat products (18) on the mutually opposite side edges (19, 19 ') are received in the first transport unit (14) transported within this in the transport direction (52) and thereby of the transport elements (56 54) held and standing transported.