Service module with at least one anode clamp and means for applying a force or a shock on the anode rod
US8066856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25C3/16
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A tending module for a series of electrolysis cells designed for the manufacture of aluminum by igneous electrolysis, each cell including a series of anodes provided with a metal rod designed to fix and electrically connect the anodes to a metal anode frame. The tending module includes a frame to be fixed to a mobile component, and at least one anode handling unit connected to the frame. The module also includes, integral with the anode handling unit, an activator that can exert at least one force or impulse on the anode rod, with a force such that, although the stem is firmly maintained in contact against the anode frame, the contact surfaces are moved in relation to each other by an amount sufficient for electrical contact to be improved. Advantageously, the activator is a jack or an impulse generator integral with the anode clamp.
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