Patent ID: 9393713
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B02C,B27L

Claim Text:
1. A disc chipper comprising: a knife disc comprising a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is separated from an adjacent segment by a chip opening extending approximately in a radial direction of the knife disc between an inner and outer periphery of the knife disc; at least one knife for each segment, wherein the knife is located in the segment in a vicinity of the chip opening preceding the corresponding segment in a rotational direction, wherein the knife extends a distance axially from the knife disc and is supported between two surfaces that oppose each other; and at least one wedge element for each segment, wherein the at least one wedge element is adapted to adjust the position of at least one of the said opposing surfaces relative to the knife disc, to set an axial reach of the knife to a desired value, wherein the at least one wedge element is situated in the segment essentially at an end adjacent to the preceding chip opening.