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Procedure and machine for cleaning the anodes of electrolytic tanks

CA 2121275 C · Owner: Asturiana De Zinc, S.A. · Inventors: Martinez Valdes, Jose Maria; Sitges Menendez, Francisco Javier; Alvarez Tamargo, Francisco

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A procedure and machine for cleaning the anodes of electrolytic tanks, said procedure comprising the operations of mechanically breaking the deposits on the surfaces of the anodes, detaching and separating the deposits, once broken, and then subjecting the plate of the anodes to a flattening operation. The procedure is carried out with a machine which includes at least one pair of cutting rollers (1), nozzles for supplying jets of water under pressure (2) situated above said rollers (1), two flattening plates (3) with flat opposing surfaces, and means of suspending and raising the anodes (13) between the rollers (1), nozzles (2) and plates (3). The plates (3) may be provided on their …

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  • Filed April 14, 1994 and granted January 19, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 14, 2014.
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FiledApril 14, 1994
GrantedJanuary 19, 1999
Term endedApril 14, 2014
Patent numberCA 2121275 C
Classification (IPC)C25C7/06 +1 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedApril 14, 1994Patent grantedJan 19, 1999Term endedApril 14, 2014

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