Patent · US Expired

Variable width splitter

US4922776A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 1988
Grant dateMay 8, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/773
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dry end tail cutter for a papermaking machine comprises a slotted housing for accommodating the traverse of a cutter in a cross machine direction relative to the machine. A drive motor mounted on the housing drives a slot closing band around a pair of opposed pulley wheels. The slot closing bank is entrained around the pulley wheels and has its opposite free ends interengaged with a motor mount disposed within and slidable relative to the housing. A knife motor is carried by the motor mount and moves therewith. A rotary knife is driven by the knife motor. The band functions to close the slot forwardly and rearwardly of the knife as the motor mount and knife are traversed in the cross machine direction relative to the papermaking machine.

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