Handling tool, for secure handling of connectors of electrolysis cells intended for aluminium production
US8888156B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25C3/16
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A handling device includes at least a guiding member having a notch associated with two side trunnions and designed to receive a trunnion, the handling device also including a gripping member the guiding member and the gripping member cooperating in such a manner that, when the gripping member is in an open position, each trunnion can be inserted into or extracted from the notch, and when the gripping member is in a closed position, each trunnion can only move a limited distance in the notch, between a “low” position and a “high” position, an actuating system associated with the gripping member, able to move it between the open and closed positions, and a locking system that is able to block said gripping member when a locked position, and able to move from the locked position to an unlocked position when the are in the high position.
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