Patent ID: 7273365

Claim:
Granulator ( 1 ) for producing granulate from molten plastic with a cutter head ( 3 ) displaceable over an adjustment range (x), said cutter head ( 3 ) cooperating with a die plate ( 7 ) dispensing the plastic melt, said cutter head ( 3 ) being connected to a drive shaft ( 13 ) of a drive motor ( 12 ) containing a stator ( 16 ) and a drive rotor ( 26 ) and being axially displaceable with respect to the die plate ( 7 ), characterized in that the drive rotor ( 26 ) is axially displaceable in relation to the stator ( 16 ) over the adjustment range (x) by means of a linear adjustment element ( 22 ), said stator ( 16 ) being fixed with respect to the die plate ( 7 ), said linear adjustment element ( 22 ) being fitted between drive rotor ( 26 ) and a carrying frame ( 20 ) rigidly connected to the die plate ( 7 ), said drive rotor ( 26 ) being fixable in said range.