Strap cutter carriage and method for cutting a strap

A strap cutter carriage for cutting a strap surrounding a bundle of elements, the strap cutter carriage comprising:

• a displacement chassis;
• a cutting chassis that is mobile relative to the displacement chassis;
• a separating tongue fixedly mounted on the cutting chassis, wherein the separating tongue comprises a ramp surface extending from a front end to a rear end of the separating tongue, the front end being configured to slide between the strap and a reference surface of the bundle of elements such that the ramp surface separates the strap from the reference surface during displacement of the displacement chassis;
• a guide fixedly mounted at the front on the cutting chassis to guide and adapt the orientation of the front end of the separating tongue relative to the reference surface in order to facilitate the insertion of the separating tongue between the strap and the reference surface;
• a presence detector for a strap, the presence detector configured to detect the strap when the strap is in contact with the ramp surface;
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• a cutting blade configured to cut the strap.