EA031257B1 - Cooling tank and method for cooling cast anode plates - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and to a cooling tank (1) for cooling cast anode plates (3). The cooling tank (1) comprises a lifting means (8) for lifting a cast anode plate set (6) at a delivery end (5) of a cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) from the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) into a delivery position. The lifting means (8) comprises a cradle means (9) for supporting a cast anode plate set (6). The cooling tank (1) comprises an arm arrangement (10) for supporting the cradle means (9) movable in a turning motion in relation to the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) between a receiving position and an elevated position and a turning means (22) for moving the cradle means (9) in the turning motion between the receiving position and the elevated position of the turning motion.

Description

The present invention relates to a process and cooling tank (1) for cooling cast anode plates (3). The cooling tank (1) contains lifting means (8), which provide a lift (6) of cast anode plates from the cooling space (2) of said tank (1) at the discharge end (5) of this space (2) to the unloading position. The lifting means (8) comprises a support frame (9) supporting the set (6) of cast anode plates. The cooling tank (1) contains a lever device (10) that supports the support frame (9), which is movable by rotation in relation to the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) between the loading position and the raised position, as well as the turning means (22 ), providing movement of the support frame (9) by turning between the loading position and the raised position.

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Technical field

The present invention relates to a method of cooling cast anode plates, which is described in the restrictive part of the independent claim 1.

In addition, the present invention relates to a cooling tank for cooling cast anode plates, which is described in the restrictive part of independent claim 7.

In the process of electrolytic cleaning of metals, for example when cleaning copper cathode plates and cast anode plates, castings made from anode metal, such as anode copper, are periodically immersed in an electrolyte in an electrolytic tank to collect an almost pure metal, such as copper, on the surfaces of these cathode plates. 99.9% purity. For the manufacture of these cast anode plates in anode furnaces, a molten anode metal is produced, which is poured from said furnace into anode casting molds located on the casting table of the corresponding device. From the above casting forms for anodes located on the table of the corresponding device, the cast anode plates are moved to the cooling tank for cooling with coolant contained in the cooling space of the specified tank for further picking in the specified space sets of said plates, which are subsequently removed from it for their subsequent processing as part of the specified set.

International patent document WO 02/062684 describes a device for moving an anode plate from one location to another, said device comprising gripping elements attached to a conveyor for grabbing flat shaped objects. To the point of attachment of the specified gripping element are attached elements designed to at least partially eliminate any possible error when moving the anode.

The problem is the transfer of sets of cast anode plates from the specified cooling tank. Since the weight of a set of cast anode plates can be several thousand kilograms, for example approximately 5000 kg, it is desirable to provide the possibility of lifting the specified set from the cooling space of the indicated tank by means of a lifting device to a location from which the specified set can be easily lifted, for example, using a forklift truck .

Purpose of the invention

The aim of the present invention is to provide a cooling tank and a method for cooling cast anode plates, due to which a solution to the above problem can be provided.

Brief description of the invention

The cooling method of the cast anode plates is described in the independent claim 1.

Preferred embodiments of the claimed method are described in dependent claims 2-6 of the claims.

A cooling tank for cooling cast anode plates, respectively, is described in the independent clause 7 of the claims.

Preferred embodiments of said cooling tank are described in subclaims 8-12 of the claims.

The implementation of this method and the implementation of the specified cooling tank involves the use of lifting means containing a support frame that supports a set of cast anode plates. The transport means of said cooling tank is intended to move a set of cast anode plates to form at the discharge end of the cooling space of said tank 1 a set of said plates located at least over a part of said support frame moved to the loading position by rotation. Said support frame is movable with support on a lever device supporting said support frame when it is moved by turning relative to the specified space of the cooling tank between the loading position and the raised position. Said lifting means comprises pivoting means for moving said support frame by turning between the loading position and the raised position.

List of drawings

Further, the present invention is described in more detail with reference to the drawings, in which FIG. 1 partially depicts the inside of the cooling tank in accordance with an embodiment in a position in which said support frame is moved to the loading position;

FIG. 2 partially depicts the cooling tank shown in FIG. 1, in a state in which said support frame is moved to a raised position;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the cooling tank shown in FIG. one;

FIG. 4 shows a section along line A-A shown in FIG. 1, of the cooling tank shown in FIG. one;

FIG. 5 is a section along line B-B shown in FIG. 3, of the cooling tank shown in FIG. one;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view along line C-C shown in FIG. 3, of the cooling tank shown in FIG. one.

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Detailed Description of the Invention

The present invention relates to a method and a cooling tank for cooling cast anode plates 3. Cast anode plates 3 can be cast for electrolytic cleaning of a metal, such as copper, which is part of cast anode plates.

First is a more detailed description of the claimed method and some of its preferred embodiments and versions.

This method includes the first preparatory stage of ensuring the availability of a cooling tank 1 having a cooling space 2 for receiving fluid (not shown in the drawings) for cooling the cast anode plates 3.

Space 2 may have an open top (not indicated on the drawings).

The space 2 in the cooling tank 1 has a loading end 4 for receiving the cast anode plates 3, and a discharge end 5 on which sets of 6 cast anode plates are fed from the specified space, i.e. sets consisting of cast anode plates 3.

The cooling tank 1 contains transporting means 7 located in its cooling space 2 and designed to move the cast anode plates 3 from the loading end 4 of the cooling tank 1 to the unloading end 5 of the tank 1 to form the cast anode plates 5 at the discharge end.

The space 2 of the tank 1 is at least partially filled with a cooling liquid forming the surface.

This method includes the step of immersion, in which the cast anode plate 3 at the boot end 4 of the space 2 of the tank 1 is immersed in the coolant contained in this space 2.

This method includes the step of moving, in which the cast anode plates 3 move from the loading end 4 of space 2 of tank 1 towards the discharge end 5 of said space, ensuring the formation of sets 6 of cast anode plates at the discharge end 5 of space 2 of tank 1.

This method includes a lifting step, in which using a lifting means 8 a set of 6 cast anode plates is lifted from the space 2 of the tank 1 at its unloading end 5 to move to the unloading position, while having said set at least partially above the surface of said cooling fluid.

This method includes the second preparatory stage of ensuring the availability of lifting means 8 containing the support frame 9, designed to support a set of 6 cast anode plates. Said lifting means comprises a lever device 10 holding the support frame 9, which is movable by rotation relative to the cooling space 2 in the tank 1 between the loading position and the raised position. The lifting means 8 comprises pivoting means 22, which allows the support frame 9 to move by turning between the loading position and the raised position.

At the stage of movement in accordance with this method, the cast anode plates 3 are moved to the discharge end 5 of the space 2 of the tank 1 to form a set of 6 plates at least over a part of the support frame 9 that has been moved to the loading position by turning.

At the stage of lifting in accordance with this method, the support frame 9 is moved by means of the lever device 10 from the loading position to the raised position to raise the set of 6 plates to the unloading position.

From this unloading position, the set of 6 anode anode plates can be lifted from the support frame 9 of the lifting means 8 by means of a fork lift (not shown in the drawings) to move the anode plates 3 to the further processing site.

At the stage of movement in accordance with the specified method can compress a set of 6 cast anode plates by means of transporting means 7.

At the stage of movement in accordance with this method can compress the set 6 by moving the cast anode plates 3 using transporting means 7 when forming the specified set 6 at the discharge end 5 of the space 2 of the tank 1.

At the stage of movement in accordance with this method, the cast anode plates 3 can be moved to form at the unloading end 5 the space 2 of the cooling tank 1 of the set 6 of the cast anode plates located above the supporting frame 9 moved to the loading position so that said set 6 is located above the supporting frame 9 and relies on it.

At the second preparatory stage of this method, a lifting device 8 can be provided that contains a lever device 10 containing at least one lever element that can be rotated on cooling tank 1 at first turning point 13 and on supporting frame 9 at second turning point 14 .

According to one embodiment of the inventive method, its second preparatory stage may include, as shown in the drawings, ensuring the availability of a lifting means 8 comprising a lever device 10 having two pairs of lever elements forming an upper pair,

- 2 031257 consisting of the upper lever elements 11, holding the supporting frame 9 on the cooling tank 1 with the ability to move, and the lower pair consisting of the lower lever elements 12, holding the supporting frame 9 on the cooling tank 1 with the possibility of moving, each of the upper lever elements 11 and each of the lower lever elements 12 in the first point of rotation 13 can be rotated mounted on the support frame 9, and in the second point of rotation 14 can be rotated mounted on the cooling tank 1. In these embodiments, About the method, the second preparatory stage preferably, but not necessarily, includes ensuring the presence of a lifting means 8 comprising turning means 22, which can be rotated by at least one of the upper lever elements 11 around the second turning point 14 and / or turning at least one of the lower lever elements 12 around the second point 14 of rotation, while ensuring the movement of the support frame 9 during the specified rotational movement between the loading position and the raised position, while in data In the method, the lifting step preferably, but not necessarily, includes turning at least one of the upper lever elements 11 around the second turning point 14 and / or turning at least one of the lower lever elements 12 around the second turning point 14, allowing the support frame 9 to move during the specified rotational movement between the loading position and the raised position.

According to one embodiment of the inventive method, the cooling tank 1, which is provided at the first preparatory stage, comprises a front wall 18 made at the loading end 4, a back wall 19 made at the unloading end 5, and also side walls 20 located between said walls 18 and 19, and the bottom wall 21. According to this embodiment of the method, the front 18, rear 19, side 20 and bottom 21 walls define the cooling space 2 of the tank 1. In this version of the method, the lifting step includes The movement of the support frame 9, which rests on the lever device 10, from the loading position to the raised position by rotation, while moving the frame 9 upwards relative to the bottom wall 21 of the tank 1 and towards the rear wall 19 of the tank 1.

According to a variant of the method, the cooling tank 1, which is provided at the first preparatory stage, usually has the shape of a cube, so that the tank contains, essentially parallel to the front wall 18 and the back wall 19, essentially parallel to the side walls 20, as well as the bottom wall 21 and the open top. According to this variant of the method, the front wall 18, the rear wall 19, the side walls 20 and the bottom wall 21 define the cooling space 2 of the tank 1. In this variant of the method, the lifting step involves moving the support frame 9, which rests on the lever device 10, from the loading position to the raised position position during the rotational movement, while the frame 9 moves both upward relative to the bottom wall 21 of the tank 1, and in the direction of the rear wall 19 of the tank.

The loading end 4 of the space 2 of the tank 1 can be adapted to receive the cast anode plates 3 from the anode casting device, for example, when transferring said device from the casting table to the loading end 4 by means of a transfer device. An example of a transfer device is presented in US Pat. No. 3,938,672.

Next, tank 1 and some preferred options for its implementation, as well as the types are described in more detail.

The tank 1 has a cooling space 2 for receiving fluid for cooling the cast anode plates 3.

Space 2 may have an open top.

Space 2 has a loading end 4 intended for receiving the cast anode plates 3 and a discharge end 5 at which a set of 6 cast anode plates is unloaded from the specified space of the tank 1.

In the space 2 of the tank 1, the transporting means 7 is provided, which ensures the movement of the cast anode plates 3 from the loading end 4 to the unloading end 5 of the said tank and the formation at this end 5 of sets 6 of cast anode plates.

The tank 1 comprises a lifting means 8 for lifting a set of 6 cast anode plates formed at the unloading end 5 of the space 2 of the tank 1 from the unloading end 5 to the unloading position in which the set 6 is at least partially located above the surface of the coolant contained in space 2 tank 1.

The lifting means 8 comprises a support frame 9 for supporting a set of 6 cast anode plates.

The transport means 7 of the tank 1 is arranged to move the cast anode plates 3 to form a set of 6 cast anode plates at the unloading end 5 of the space 2 of the tank 1 and at least over a part of the support frame 9 that has been moved to the loading position during the turning movement.

The support frame 9 with the ability to move rests on the lever device 10 that supports the specified frame when it rotates relative to the space 2 of the tank 1 between the loading position and the raised position.

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The lifting means 8 comprises a pivoting means 22 providing movement of the support frame 9 when rotating between the loading position and the raised position.

From the unloading position, the set 6 of cast anode plates can be lifted from the support frame 9 of the lifting means 8 using a fork lift (not shown in the drawings) for transportation to the place of further processing of the cast anode plates 3.

The transport means 7 of the tank 1 may be configured to compress a set of 6 cast anode plates.

The transport means 7 of the tank 1 can be made with the possibility of compressing the set of 6 cast anode plates as a result of their movement with the help of the means 7 in the process of forming the set 6.

The transport means 7 of the tank 1 may be intended to move the cast anode plates 3 at the indicated stage of transfer to form at the unloading end 5 of the space 2 of the tank 1 a set of 6 cast anode plates located above the supporting frame 9 moved to the loading position in which the specified set 6 positioned above the supporting frame 9 and placed in it.

The lever device 10 of the lifting means 8 may comprise at least one lever element that is rotatably attached to the tank 1 at the first turning point 13 and, accordingly, to the support frame 9 at the second turning point 14.

According to one embodiment of the tank 1, the lever device 10 of the lifting means 8 comprises two pairs of lever elements forming an upper pair of upper lever elements 11 and a lower pair of lower lever elements 12 providing movable support for the frame 9 in the tank 1. In this embodiment, the tank 1 Each of said upper lever elements 11 and said lower lever elements 12 are rotatably attached to frame 9 at first turning point 13 and, accordingly, to tank 1 at second turning point 14. In this embodiment, the tank 1 can be made turning means 22, designed to ensure the rotation of at least one of these upper elements 11 around the second point 14 of rotation and / or rotation of at least one of these lower elements 12 around the second point 14 of rotation for ensuring the movement of the frame 9 by the specified rotation between the loading position and the raised position.

The tank 1 according to one of the embodiments comprises a front wall 18 formed at the loading end 4, a rear wall 19 made at the discharge end 5, as well as side walls 20 formed between said walls 18 and 19, and a bottom wall 21. In this embodiment perform the tank 1, the front wall 18, the rear wall 19, the side walls 20 and the bottom walls 21 limit the space 2 of the tank 1. In this embodiment, the tank 1 rotary means 22 is designed to ensure the movement of the frame 9, which is supported by a lever device 10, from the loading position to the raised position by turning, while ensuring that the frame 9 moves upward from the bottom wall 21 of the tank 1 towards the rear wall 19 of the tank when the support frame 9 is moved from the loading position to the raised position.

The tank 1 according to one of the embodiments, as a rule, has the shape of a cube, while the tank 1 has substantially the front wall 18 and the rear wall 19 parallel to each other, essentially parallel to the side walls 20, as well as the bottom wall 21 and the open top part. According to this embodiment of the tank 1, its front wall 18, the rear wall 19, the side walls 20 and the bottom wall 21 limit the space 2 in the tank 1. In this embodiment of the tank 1, the pivoting means 22 are designed to provide movement of the frame 9, which is supported by a lever device 10, from the loading position to the raised position by turning, in which the frame 9 moves both in the upward direction relative to the bottom wall 21 of the tank 1, and in the direction of its rear wall 19 during its movement from the position behind loads in a raised position.

The boot end 4 of the space 2 of the tank 1 is configured to receive the cast anode plates 3 from the anode casting device, for example, when moving from the casting table of the specified device to the loading end 4 of the space 2 of the tank 1 by means of a transfer device. An example of a transfer device is presented in US Pat. No. 3,938,672.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that as technology advances, the basic idea of the invention can be implemented in various ways. Thus, the present invention and its embodiments are not limited to the above examples, which may be modified within the scope of the legal protection defined by the claims.

Claims (9)

CLAIM 1. A cooling tank (1) for cooling the cast anode plates (3) containing a cooling space (2) designed to accommodate a cooling fluid for cooling the cast anode plates (3), with the specified space (2) having a loading end (4) designed to accommodate the cast anode plates (3), and the discharge end (5), on which the sets (6) of the cast anode plates are unloaded from the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1), transport - 4 031257 tool (7) located in the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1) and designed to move the cast anode plates (3) from the loading end (4) of the cooling tank (1) towards its unloading end (5 ) for forming at this end (5) sets (6) of cast anode plates, and lifting means (8), designed to lift a set (6) of cast anode plates at the discharge end (5) of the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) from the specified space (2) to the unloading position, at least partially , above the surface of the coolant, characterized in that the lifting means (8) contains a support frame (9) to support a set (6) of cast anode plates, while the tank (1) contains a lever device (10) to support the support frame (9 ) with the ability to move during the turning movement relative to the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1) between the loading position and the raised position, moreover, the transporting means (7) of the cooling tank (1) is arranged to move the cast anode plates (3) to form The set (6) of cast anode plates at the discharge end (5) of the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) is at least above the part of the support frame (9) that has been moved to the loading position during the turning movement, while the tank ( 1) also comprises pivoting means (22) for moving the support frame (9) by rotating between the loading position and the raised position. 2. Cooling tank (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the transporting means (7) is arranged to move the cast anode plates (3) with the formation of a set (6) of cast anode plates at the discharge end (5) of the cooling space ( 2) the cooling tank (1) above the support frame (9), which has been moved to the loading position, ensuring that the specified set (6) is raised above the support frame (9) with support on it. 3. Cooling tank (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lever device (10) contains at least one lever element that is rotatably attached to the cooling tank (1) at the second point (14) of rotation and with the possibility of rotation is fixed on the support frame (9) at the first point (13) of rotation. 4. Cooling tank (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the lever device (10) comprises two pairs of lever elements forming an upper pair of upper lever elements (11) and a lower pair of lower lever elements (12), supporting the support frame (9) on the cooling tank (1) with the ability to move, with each of the upper lever elements (11) and lower lever elements (12) in the first point (13) of rotation can be rotated mounted on the support frame (9), and at the second point (14), the rotation is rotatably fixed to the cooling m tank (1). 5. Cooling tank (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the pivoting means (22) are configured to rotate at least one of the upper lever elements (11) around the second point (14) of rotation and / or rotation at least one of the lower lever elements (12) around the second pivot point (14) with the movement of the support frame (9) ensured by the specified turning movement between the loading position and the raised position. 6. Cooling tank (1) according to any one of paragraphs.1-5, characterized in that the support frame (9) contains a horizontal plate on which the set of (6) cast anode plates must rest, and a vertical support for holding the cast anode plates ( 3) the specified set in a vertical position. 7. Method of cooling the cast anode plates (3) in the cooling tank (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising the step of immersing, in which the cast anode plates (3) at the loading end (4) of the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) immersed in the coolant contained in the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1), the stage of movement in which the cast anode plates (3) are moved from the loading end (4) of the cooling space (2 ) cooling tank (1) in the specified coolant at towards the unloading end (5) of the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1) to form at the specified end (5) of the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1) of sets (6) of cast anode plates, and a lifting step where using lifting means (8), the set (6) of cast anode plates is lifted at the discharge end (5) of the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank (1) to move from the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1) to the unloading position, at least partially above the surface of the specified cooling fluid, characterized in that at this stage move the cast anode plates (3) to the discharge end (5) of the specified space (2) of the cooling tank (1) to form a set (6) of cast anode plates at least over part of the support frame ( 9) installed by turning to the loading position, while at the indicated lifting stage, the support frame (9) is installed by means of the lever device (10) by turning from the loading position to the raised position to ensure the set of cast anode plates (6) is lifted in position unloading. 8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that at this stage of movement, the cast anode plates (3) are moved to form a set (6) of cast anode plates (1) at the unloading end (5) of the cooling space (2) of the cooling tank above the support frame (9) moved to the loading position in such a way that said set (6) is located at least over a part of the supports - 5 031257 frame and rests on at least a part of the said support frame (9). 9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the method is carried out using a cooling tank according to claim 5 or 6 and at the indicated lifting step at least one of the upper lever elements (11) is turned around the second turning point (14) and / or at least one of the lower lever elements (12) around the second pivot point (14) to move the support frame (9) by the specified rotation between the loading position and the raised position. FIG. one FIG. 2 FIG. 3 - 6 031257 FIG. four FIG. five FIG. 6