the belt intake 4 as a lower laying belt while the upper laying belt 6 is fed in via a deflecting roller 16 the stationarily mounted deflecting roller 16 has a diameter that is substantially larger than that of the other deflecting rollers as a result of which an intake hopper is formed at the belt intake 4 the distance between the laying belts 5 6 at the belt intake 4 is e g greater than the nap thickness the intake slot 12 thus formed makes possible the intake of the nap 7 on the belt at first without an essential clamping or compression a height adjustable support means 21 with which the gap width of the intake slot 12 can be set is located under the lower laying belt 5 between the intake slot 12 and the upper carriage 2 extends the essentially straight intake section 9 in which the belt sections 10 11 of the laying belts 5 6 gradually move toward each other so that the distance between them will be adapted to the nap thickness at the latest at the end of the intake section 9 at the upper carriage 2 this distance may correspond e g to the nap thickness or it may be set at a fixed value e g 15 mm the nap 7 is gradually guided on both sides and covered in the intake section 9 tapering in a funnel shaped manner.