Patent ID: 6394376
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B02C

Abstract:
A modular material processing apparatus comprising:a housing including a frame, the frame defining a pair of oppositely facing lateral ends and a pair of oppositely facing longitudinal sides; a pair of co-acting, substantially parallel, counter-rotating roller assemblies, each of the roller assemblies including a substantially cylindrical, material processing roller member mounted to a rotating shaft extending substantially parallel with the longitudinal sides; a first support assembly mounted to one of the lateral ends of the frame, the first support assembly including a fixed support and an adjustable support, each of the fixed and adjustable supports supporting a corresponding one of the roller assemblies; and a second support assembly mounted to the other one of the lateral ends of the frame, the second support assembly including a fixed support and an adjustable support, each of the fixed and adjustable supports supporting a corresponding one of the roller assemblies; each of the first and second support assemblies including, a fixed support block retaining the fixed support, an adjustable support block retaining the adjustable support, the adjustable support block being laterally slidable with respect to the fixed support block, a shim, having a thickness, positioned on a lateral side of the adjustable support block, between the adjustable support block and a fixed member of the support assembly, a lock for securing the adjustable support block and shim to the fixed member during normal operation of the material processing apparatus; whereby the lateral distance between the fixed support and the lateral support on each of the first and second support assemblies may be adjusted by changing the thickness of the shim.