Patent ID: 7984867
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: B02C,D21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for aligning a refining disc in a refiner for disintegrating lignocellose-containing material, said refiner including an axle package and a support for supporting said axle package with respect to the ground, said axle package including a rotatable axle attached to said refining disc and a bearing housing in which said rotatable axle is journalled, said bearing housing including bearings for said axle to facilitate rotation thereof, said apparatus comprising a first wedge member slidable along said support, a second wedge member disposed between said first wedge member and said bearing housing, whereby said bearing housing rests upon said second wedge member, said second wedge member slidable in a transverse direction to said slidable movement of said first wedge member, a controller for controlling the displacement of said first wedge member, said controller comprising an actuator disposed at one end of said support and a control axle extending from said actuator to said first wedge member, said control axle being rotatable about its longitudinal axis and being rotatably secured to said first wedge member, whereby operation of said actuator causes rotation of said control axle, which causes displacement of said first wedge member, which causes transverse displacement of said second wedge member.