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24. Engagement of upper knife with lower knife
[Checking items]
1
Upper knife
2
Upper knife rocking arm
3
Upper knife turning knob
* When the lower knife is contact with the upper knife
1
at the leftmost position of the lower knife, check that
the clearance between the upper knife turning knob
3
and the upper knife rocking arm
2
is 0.5 to 1.0 mm
A
.
* Check the engagement of the upper knife
1
with the
lower knife when the upper knife
1
is in the lowest
position.
• Vertical engagement : 1 to 1.5 mm
B
• Longitudinal engagement : The rear end face of
upper knife
1
is aligned
with the tip of lower
knife.
[How to perform adjustment]
• Adjusting the vertical engagement
○ Set the upper knife
1
in its lowest position.
○ Fix the upper knife holder
F
using a spanner 11
mm, loosen the setscrew
D
of the upper knife
1
.
○ Move the upper knife
1
up or down to perform
adjustment.
○ Tighten the setscrew
D
.
• Adjusting the longitudinal engagement
○ Set the upper knife
1
in its lowest position.
○ Loosen the setscrews
E
of the upper knife turning
knob
3
.
○ Turn the upper knife
1
to align the rear end face
of upper knife
1
and the tip of lower knife.
○ Tighten the setscrews
E
.
H
E
D
B
F
3
2
1
A
The rear end face
of upper knife is
aligned with the
tip of lower knife.
