Patent ID: 9669561
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B26D

Claim:
1. A web slitter assembly comprising: a band support, a band supported for rotation about a band axis in the band support, a motor for rotatable driving the band about the band axis, a blade housing, a blade supported for rotation about a blade axis in the blade housing, a blade support structure, and a mechanism connected to the support structure and to the blade housing for holding the blade housing adjacent the band so that a side of the blade contacts a side of the band, the mechanism comprising: a body connected to the support structure, and a pair of flexible walls spaced apart and on opposite sides of a portion of the body, each of the walls having an upper end and a lower end, the upper ends of the flexible walls being attached to the support structure, and the lower ends of the flexible walls being attached to the blade housing, and moving means for moving the flexible walls relative to the portion of the body, the moving means being located between the portion of the body and the flexible wall.