Method and apparatus for trimming extruded strip components.

摘要

A strip component is extruded through a heated roller die apparatus and fed onto a heated anvil roll where a rotatable knife blade is pressed against the surface of the anvil roll to trim the strip component. The cutter may have a rotatable knife blade mounted on an arm pivoting about an axis spaced from the surface of the anvil roll for swinging the knife blade into and out of engagement with the strip component on the anvil roll surface. A weight may be attached to the arm for holding the arm down on a stop member in the operative position of the cutter. A number of knife blades may be adjustably mounted on a knife shaft supported by a pair of pivot arms for cutting the strip component at a number of positions across the anvil roll. Alternatively each knife blade may be supported on an individual knife holding body with the knife blade being rotatably mounted on a knife supporting arm which is pivotally mounted on the holding body. The knife supporting arms may also be individually depressed and retracted.