Patent · US Active

Handling device for hoods of a cell for electrolytic aluminium production

US8273223B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
8References
27Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 2005
Grant dateSep 25, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25C7/06
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A handling device for hoods of an aluminum production cell by fused bath electrolysis, including a positioning device and a hood-gripping device. The positioning device includes a vertical guide device, a mobile support mounted on the guide device so that it can be moved in at least a vertical direction during use, an articulated arm, a first framework mounted on the articulated arm so that it can pivot about a first rotation axis A substantially horizontal during use, a motor to make the first framework pivot about the first rotation axis A, a second framework mounted on the first framework so that it can be moved along the first translation axis B that is substantially horizontal during use, and means of displacing the second framework along the first translation axis B. The hood-gripping system is fixed to the second framework and includes a set of gripping devices designed to grip a set of hoods at a number of fixing points.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.