Pot tending machine for working on electrolysis cells for the production of aluminum by igneous electrolysis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8647481
APP PUB NO 20110194916A1
SERIAL NO

13122919

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Pot tending machine for a series of electrolysis cells designed for the production of aluminum by igneous electrolysis including:

    a) an overhead traveling crane which can be relocated above said electrolysis cells,b) a tool carriage onto which is fixed a service module comprising tools;c) a tapping winch, interdependent of said overhead traveling crane, designed to grasp and position near cell a tapping assembly including a ladle, a tapping tube and a vacuum device;d) a freestanding device able to generate compressed air; characterized in that said compressed air generating device of includes a first compressor, able to provide a flow of compressed air at least equal to the minimum air flow necessary for operations other than tapping, and at least one second compressor mounted in such a way that, when operating simultaneously with said first compressor, the unit provides a flow of compressed air at least equal to the minimum output of air necessary during tapping.

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E C LFRENCH LUO QIEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
David, Stéphane Lomme, FR 7 17
Wattel, Arnaud Tourcoing, FR 4 5

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