Modular cutting head apparatus for high speed wrapping machine

摘要

A cutting head apparatus for use in a high speed horizontal wrapper. The apparatus has two modular cutting heads each with a cutting shaft. The cutting shafts cooperate for cutting and sealing wrapping material between the products being wrapped. The cutting shafts are journaled for rotation in bearing blocks located on opposing ends of the shafts. Each modular cutting head can be mounted in at least two operative positions on a cutting head support frame. The bearing blocks of the modular cutting heads are mounted on the cutting head apparatus to permit movement of the shafts away from the cutting area in the event a product becomes misaligned and the cutting blade and anvil contact the misaligned product.