METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING STRAND

摘要

PURPOSE: A strand cutting apparatus which can perform easily and safely the adjusting procedure of a clearance between the bladed edges of the respective plate-shaped blades disposed at a rotation blade and the blade edge of a fixed blade is provided. CONSTITUTION: A strand cutting apparatus includes a fixed blade having a blade edge extending perpendicularly with respect to the traveling direction of a strand, and a rotation blade (3) which is fixed to the tip portion of a rotation shaft extending perpendicularly to the blade edge of the fixed blade and has a plurality of plate-shaped blades (15) disposed radially at a front surface. The rotation shaft is supported by a supporting member through a bearing mechanism 30 so as to be freely rotatable. The supporting member is opposed to the one side of the fixed blade with a clearance therebetween. The supporting member is guided by a pair of guide plates so as to be movable freely and linearly along the same direction as the axial direction of the rotation shaft. The rotation blade (3) is moved linearly to this same direction together with the supporting member to adjust a clearance between the blade edge of the fixed blade and the blade edges of the plate-shaped blades (15), and then the supporting member can be fixed by using stop bolts.