Compact service module which is intended for electrolytic aluminium production plants
CA 2560675 C · Owner: Van Acker, Alain · Inventors: Van Acker, Alain; Morel, Benoit; Delescluse, Patrick
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The invention relates to a service module (7) comprising (i) a frame which is fixed to a carriage and (ii) a turret (9) which is mounted to the frame such that it can pivot around a vertical axis and which is equipped with: a set of tools including a tapper (11) a tipping bucket (12), an anode clamp (13) and a chute (15) which is provided with a retractable conduit (16); and a cabin (18) comprising controls which are used to manoeuvre the module and the aforementioned tools and a driver's cab (19). According to the invention two planes which are perpendicular to one another and to the plane of the turret (9) and which intersect at the axis are used as reference planes. The tipping bucket …
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- Filed March 22, 2005 and granted July 15, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 22, 2025.
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