Electrode and its use in a metal disintegrator
US8164020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23H9/001
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A graphite electrode and a holder for the electrode for use in a metal disintegrator, the electrode having a hollow columnar body with a skirt wall open at one end, the skirt wall having a plurality of holes extending between one end and an opposite end, the holes being adapted to conduct liquid coolant from said opposite end to said open end, the holder being proportioned to engage and support the electrode at its opposite end when the electrode is installed on a metal disintegrator, the electrode and holder being constructed and arranged to vent a portion of the volume of said liquid coolant through a space between a part being disintegrated and an interior surface of the skirt wall.
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