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1. A conveyance device within a strapping machine, the conveyance device is for movement of a succession of bundles of stacked flat objects, the conveyance device comprising:
a first conveyor configured for moving each bundle from an assembly zone, in which the bundle is formed from a stacking of flat objects, to a transfer zone in which the bundle is positioned outside the assembly zone; the first conveyor is also configured for longitudinally guiding the stack of the flat objects during the formation of each bundle in the assembly zone, and of longitudinally holding the bundle during the movement of the bundle from the assembly zone to the transfer zone; and the first conveyor comprises at least one first pushing member that is configured for being positioned behind each bundle placed in the assembly zone, is located and configured for pushing each bundle to the transfer zone before the first pushing member retracts to return to the initial position of the first pushing member, and is configured for retracting downward in a substantially vertical direction; and a second conveyor configured for moving each bundle from the transfer zone to a strapping zone in which the flat objects comprising the bundle are attached together, and the second conveyor comprises at least one second pushing member that is configured for being positioned behind each bundle placed in the transfer zone, is located and configured for pushing each bundle to the strapping zone before the second pushing member retracts to return to the initial position of the second pushing member, and is configured for retracting upward in a substantially vertical direction. |