Comminuting unit for a comminuting device for comminuting feed material, in particular knife basket

• Main Authors: Degel, Volker, Pallmann, Hartmut
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.11.2019
• Subjects: CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MANUFACTURE OF VENEER, WOODEN STICKS, WOOD SHAVINGS, WOODFIBRES OR WOOD POWDER; MILLING GRAIN; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING; REMOVING BARK OR VESTIGES OF BRANCHES; SPLITTING WOOD; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

A comminuting unit for a comminuting device for comminuting feed material, in particular a knife basket, with a plurality of rod-shaped blade supports concentrically arranged about an axis, which at their ends are each rigidly connected with a support ring or supporting disc that are concentric to the axis. At least one of the blade supports has a receptacle for securing a knife assembly having a chipping blade, wherein the blades of all chipping blades have a common radial distance from the axis. Between the blade support and the knife assembly at least one adjusting device is provided, with which the radial distance is adjustable. The receptacle has a receiving strip and a clamping strip, which are mounted in axially parallel position detachably on the blade support, the knife assembly being tensioned against the receiving strip via the clamping strip.