Abstract:
A self-aligning knife clamping assembly (10) and machine incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment there is provided a knife clamping assembly (10) having an outer clamping component (22), an inner clamping component (24) and a fastening device (14), such as a bolt, therebetween, to permit the clamping components to be releasably clamped together onto a knife element (50) having a knife edge. Positioned between the knife element (50) and the clamping assembly is a biasing element (60), which urges the knife element to enter, or remain in, a preferred position prior to the knife element being immovably clamped into place. In the preferred embodiment the biasing element is in the form of an elastomeric strip.
Abstract:
A self-aligning knife clamping assembly (10) and machine incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment there is provided a knife clamping assembly (10) having an outer clamping component (22), an inner clamping component (24) and a fastening device (14), such as a bolt, therebetween, to permit the clamping components to be releasably clamped together onto a knife element (50) having a knife edge. Positioned between the knife element (50) and the clamping assembly is a biasing element (60), which urges the knife element to enter, or remain in, a preferred position prior to the knife element being immovably clamped into place. In the preferred embodiment the biasing element is in the form of an elastomeric strip.