Tank for pitch impregnation therein
US4098428A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B7/085
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A horizontal-type tank for therein operating heated pitch impregnation of carbon electrode blanks, comprising a cylindrical body having an annular weir member disposed near its open end portion for preventing flowing out of an unused pitch portion, and a lid member releasably closing the opening of the body, which has a double wall structure providing between the outer and the inner walls a heated pitch jacket in liquid communication with the body, said inner wall having an outer edge portion protruding into the body beyond the location of the weir member. The body also has an annular coolant jacket disposed close to its flange surface portion against which an annular seal member provided to a flange portion of the lid abuts.
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