Cathode stripping apparatus
US5149410A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25C7/08
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for stripping electrodeposited metal sheets from permanent cathodes comprising a rotating carousel for receiving and sequentially advancing suspended permanent cathodes having electrodeposited metal sheets to a plurality of stations about the carousel including a loading station, a hammering station for loosening the upper edges of the metal sheets from the cathodes, an opening station for stripping of the metal sheets from the cathodes, a discharge station for discharge of pairs of metal sheets, and an unloading station for removal of stripped cathodes. The pairs of stripped metal sheets preferably are bottom discharged to a vertical envelope which is rotated to a horizontal position for removal of the metal sheets. Also, preferably, every second set of a pair of metal sheets is corrugated and alternate sets of planar and corrugated metal sheets are stacked to a predetermined height and bundled to form a novel bundle of metal sheets most suitable for melting.
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