摘要 |
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for stitching, wherein the apparatus comprises a separator (4) for separating in a separation position the leading end (LE) and the trailing end (TE) from a working surface to form a separation space, wherein the apparatus comprises a stitcher unit (5) with a stitcher foot (51) to support the leading end and the trailing end from the separation space and a stitcher head (53) for stitching the leading end and the trailing end on the stitcher foot from outside the separation space, wherein the apparatus comprises a stitcher drive (7) for driving the stitcher unit, a separator drive (6) for retracting the separator and a control unit (8) to control the separator drive and the stitcher drive simultaneously such that, during the stitching, the separator is retracted in the stitching direction ahead of the stitcher unit. |