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EP 0155254 B1 19890712 - ARC PLASMA TORCH

Title (en)

ARC PLASMA TORCH

Publication

EP 0155254 B1 19890712 (FR)

Application

EP 85870025 A 19850213

Priority

BE 6047929 A 19840217

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0155254A2] 1. Electric-arc plasma torch, supplied with a continuous or rectified electrical current, comprising : (a) a hot cathode (3) ; (b) an intermediate electrode (6), called an ignition electrode ; (c) an anode (2) ; (d) means (8) for introducing an inert gas between the hot cathode and the intermediate electrode ; (e) means (4) for introducing a plasma-forming gas between the intermediate electrode and the anode ; (f) means for connecting the hot cathode (3) to the negative poles of a main current source and an ignition current source ; (g) means for connecting the intermediate electrode (6) to the positive poles of the said main current source and of the said ignition current source ; hight-frequency current source ; (h) means for connecting the anode (2) to the positive pole of the said main current source ; (i) current interruption means for disconnecting the said intermediate electrode (6) from the ignition current source.

IPC 1-7

H05H 1/32; H05H 1/42

IPC 8 full level

H05B 7/18 (2006.01); H05H 1/32 (2006.01); H05H 1/34 (2006.01); H05H 1/38 (2006.01); H05H 1/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H05H 1/32 (2013.01 - EP US); H05H 1/34 (2013.01 - EP US); H05H 1/3421 (2021.05 - EP); H05H 1/3436 (2021.05 - EP); H05H 1/3452 (2021.05 - EP); H05H 1/3468 (2021.05 - EP); H05H 1/38 (2013.01 - EP US); H05H 1/42 (2013.01 - EP US); H05H 1/3421 (2021.05 - US); H05H 1/3436 (2021.05 - US); H05H 1/3452 (2021.05 - US); H05H 1/3468 (2021.05 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0155254 A2 19850918; EP 0155254 A3 19860319; EP 0155254 B1 19890712; AU 3893085 A 19850822; AU 579851 B2 19881215; BE 898951 A 19840817; BR 8500708 A 19851008; CA 1230387 A 19871215; DE 3571544 D1 19890817; JP S60189199 A 19850926; US 4596918 A 19860624; ZA 851134 B 19850925

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85870025 A 19850213; AU 3893085 A 19850218; BE 6047929 A 19840217; BR 8500708 A 19850214; CA 474456 A 19850215; DE 3571544 T 19850213; JP 3014085 A 19850218; US 70186385 A 19850214; ZA 851134 A 19850214