Patent ID: 6616077
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B02C

Abstract:
A method for adjusting lateral separation between a pair of co-acting, substantially parallel, counter-rotating roller assemblies in a material processing apparatus, comprising:providing a housing including a frame; rotatably supporting a stationary one of the roller assemblies with a pair of stationary supports fixed to the frame; rotatably supporting an adjustable one of the roller assemblies with a pair of adjustable supports, laterally movable with respect to the frame; selecting a pair of shims, each having a thickness corresponding to a desired lateral adjustment; positioning a first one of the shims laterally between a first one of the adjustable supports and a first fixed member of the frame; locking the first one of the shims and the first one of the adjustable supports against the first fixed member of the frame by threading at least one bolt through a first torque plate, thereby forcing the first torque plate away from the first one of the adjustable supports and securing the first torque plate against the frame; positioning a second one of the shims laterally between a second one of the adjustable supports and a second fixed member of the frame; and locking the second one of the shims and the second one of the adjustable supports against the second fixed member of the frame by threading at least one bolt a second torque plate, thereby forcing the second torque plate away from the second one of the adjustable supports and securing the second torque plate against the frame.