Patent ID: 6902520

Claim:
A folding machine comprising at least one pair of knife shafts which are, in a working position, mounted parallel to each other between two spaced-apart side walls of said folding machine, wherein said knife shafts are mounted in a cassette which is displaceable through a sidewall facing an operator from an inserted position, in which said knife shafts are in an working position thereof, into a pull-out position, in which said knife shafts are located outside said folding machine wherein said cassette comprises a first end wall facing said drive and a second end wall facing said operator, said first and second end walls being spaced apart and being connected to each other by at least one crosspiece, wherein said knife shafts are mounted on said first and second end walls by means of bearing devices and wherein said bearing devices facing said drive are mounted rotatably in said end wall facing said drive, pass through said end wall and can be connected to a drive.