Locking ring for graphite electrodes
US7466739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/556
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrode joint is presented, the joint including two joined graphite electrodes having blocked threads and having a locking ring interposed between the electrodes, the locking ring composed of a material having a coefficient of friction such that the tendency of the electrode joint to unscrew is retarded.
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