Patent ID: 6848640

Claim:
A device for comminuting material, the device comprising a plurality of knife carriers arranged along a comminuting path, wherein each knife carrier comprises a receiving means with a stop for a knife bundle, wherein the knife bundle is held in a position of operation in the receiving means, wherein each knife bundle is comprised of a knife support plate and a chipping knife, wherein the knife support plate and the chipping knife are connected to each other so as to overlap in a transverse direction in a plane of the knife support plate, and wherein the knife support plate has at a longitudinal side thereof facing the stop of the knife carrier at least one stop surface, and wherein the stop surface is adjustable in the transverse direction of the knife support plate, wherein the stop surface is comprised of at least one stop block braced against the longitudinal side of the knife support plate facing the stop, wherein one or more spacer discs are mounted between the stop block and the longitudinal side.