EP 2614178 A1 20130717 - HANDLING TOOL, FOR SECURE HANDLING OF CONNECTORS OF ELECTROLYSIS CELLS INTENDED FOR ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION
Title (en)
HANDLING TOOL, FOR SECURE HANDLING OF CONNECTORS OF ELECTROLYSIS CELLS INTENDED FOR ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION
Title (de)
HANDHABUNGSWERKZEUG ZUR SICHEREN HANDHABUNG VON VERBINDERN FÜR ELEKTROLYSEZELLEN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ALUMINIUM
Title (fr)
ORGANE DE MANUTENTION SECURISEE DE CONNECTEURS DE CELLULES D'ELECTROLYSE DESTINEES A LA PRODUCTION D'ALUMINIUM
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 1003568 A 20100908
- FR 2011000492 W 20110906
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012032234A1] Handling tool (300) for handling a connector (200) in order to connect an anode rod onto the anode frame (5) of a cell (1) for producing aluminium by melt electrolysis, said connector being provided with two lateral journals (212, 212') capable of cooperating with bearing hooks (10, 10') fastened to said anode frame and placed on either side of the anode rod (9), so as to press said anode rod against said anode frame, said handling tool comprising at least one guiding member (30) having a groove (40) associated with each of said journals and intended to accommodate said journal, said handling tool being characterized in that it also comprises: at least one gripping member (31) having an open position and a closed position, said guiding member and said gripping member cooperating in such a way that, when said gripping member is in the open position, each journal may be inserted into said groove or extracted therefrom, and when said gripping member is in the closed position, each journal may undergo only a limited displacement in said groove, between what is called the "low" position corresponding to the contact between said gripping member and what is called a "high" position; an actuation system (311) associated with said gripping member, capable of moving said gripping member between said open and closed positions; and at least one locking system (32) having a locked position and an unlocked position, capable of blocking said gripping member when it is in the locked position and capable of switching from the locked position to the unlocked position when said journals are in the high position.
IPC 8 full level
C25C 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP RU US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2012032234A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012032234 A1 20120315; AU 2011300604 A1 20130314; AU 2011300604 B2 20140306; CA 2807888 A1 20120315; CA 2807888 C 20180522; CN 103080383 A 20130501; EP 2614178 A1 20130717; EP 2614178 B1 20170405; RU 2013115288 A 20141020; RU 2587103 C2 20160610; US 2013181468 A1 20130718; US 8888156 B2 20141118; ZA 201301122 B 20140430
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 2011000492 W 20110906; AU 2011300604 A 20110906; CA 2807888 A 20110906; CN 201180042871 A 20110906; EP 11761648 A 20110906; RU 2013115288 A 20110906; US 201113821422 A 20110906; ZA 201301122 A 20130212