US2671816A - Cylindrical electrode holder - Google Patents

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US2671816A
US2671816A US271179A US27117952A US2671816A US 2671816 A US2671816 A US 2671816A US 271179 A US271179 A US 271179A US 27117952 A US27117952 A US 27117952A US 2671816 A US2671816 A US 2671816A
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Foyn Kjeld
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B7/00—Heating by electric discharge
    • H05B7/02—Details
    • H05B7/10—Mountings, supports, terminals or arrangements for feeding or guiding electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B7/00—Heating by electric discharge
    • H05B7/02—Details
    • H05B7/10—Mountings, supports, terminals or arrangements for feeding or guiding electrodes
    • H05B7/107—Mountings, supports, terminals or arrangements for feeding or guiding electrodes specially adapted for self-baking electrodes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
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    • Y10T403/32819—Pivoted including tension or take-up means

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  • This invention relates ⁇ to an electrode holder forv electric furnaces which will be suitable for use in both open and closed furnaces and which is so constructed that it can be made with la substantially smooth exterior surface which will permit it to'be lowered through the roof opening in the smelting furnace itself while still making a ⁇ good. physical connectionwith the roof.
  • the electrode holder can thus be lowered into the furnace the electrical conditions of the furnace are considerably improved, as the distance from the point where the electrical current is introduced into the electrode to the heating point will be reduced and shortening this distance makes the electrode stronger .and safer. All of this is of great importance especially in the construction of large electric furnaces. Actually as conditions are now, it is lthe electrical conditions and the stability of the electrode during use which vlimit the capacity and depth of the furE nace.
  • the mechanism for holding the ring closed and for clamping it about the electrode with resilient tighteners.
  • These may be spring-operated or they may be controlled directly by fluid pressure (that is either hydraulic or pneumatic pressure).
  • the tightening means is spring-controlled so that the ring tends to grip the electrode rmly but fluid mechanism is supplied for loosening the spring clamp.
  • the gripping can be created by the fluid pressure but inasmuch as the gripping is effective for the greater part of the time it is advisable to have this accomplished by the spring and to use the fluid means for loosening it to permit the electrode t slide down through the ring when it is necessary from time to time to readjust the point where the ring grips the electrode.
  • I not only show the electrode itself but also show some of the various arrangements in which it may be employed.
  • vertical projections in the nature of tongues and grooves may be formed between (VCI. 13-16) ioA 2 the ring membersso that if gas is collected inside the ring, it will not readily escape.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspectiveview of the ring or holder in its simplest embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged View showing Ythe clamping mechanism in section and illustrating a modied form of clamping mechanism from that shown in Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 shows a ⁇ sectional lview through the ring and shows its position in a closed furnace
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view vsimilar to Fig. 3 showing another arrangement of .-the ring in a closed furnace
  • Fig. y5 is another sectional View similar to Fig. 3 showing an arrangement of the ring in conjunction with a liquid seal.
  • ring i0 is made upv of three ⁇ sec-A tions hinged together at l2. It is understood that each of these sections. isprovidedwith pipes I4 which serve for the flow of ycooling water into the sections and .also these pipes ⁇ are preferably made ⁇ of copper and serve to conduct the elec.- trical current to the ring member.
  • the ring member is adapted to open along the'line indicated at HB .and preferably is made with interlocking projections and recesses as indicated at 18.
  • the clamping mechanism consists of a bolt 2B provided on one end with a nut 22 and at the other end Iwith a flange 24 against which spring 26 presses, thereby clamping the parts of the ring together to hold it tightly about the electrode indicated at 28.
  • Fig. 2 shows an enlarged View of the clamping mechanism but in this case the flange 24 is replaced by a plunger head 25 which operates in a cylinder 21.
  • a pipe 30 runs into the cylinder 21 and is connected to a source of fluid pressure (not shown) so that when this pressure is admitted into the cylinder the spring 26 is compressed thereby permitting the parts of the ring l0 to separate somewhat so that the electrode 28 can slip through the ring.
  • Fig. 3 the ring l is shown in a closed furnace indicated by the top member 32 and the contact sealing member 34. Since the ring Hl has a substantially smooth cylindrical surface it is a simple matter to keep the member 34 in contact with the surface of the ring I0.
  • a supplementary cooling ring 36 suspended below the main ring I0 and designed to protect it from the heat of the furnace. 'I'his cooling ring 36 may be supplied with cooling water through pipes such as the one shown at 38 passing down through the ring I0. While not shown in this gure, it is understood that the ring l is supplied with its own cooling pipes such as those shown at I4 in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 I show the use of the ring in a furnace construction somewhat similar to that shown in Ingelsrud Patent No. 2,592,517 dated April 8, 1952.
  • the furnace is provided with a shaft member 40 to which is connected a roof member 42 carrying a seal member 44.
  • auxiliary cooling mechanism is formed of a pipe coil 48 with the pipes 4B extending through the roof member 42.
  • the ring I8 is provided with a flange 50 separated from the ring by insulation 52.
  • Extending down from the outer edge of the flange 58 is an outer ring 54 which enters a pocket 56 connected with roof member 58.
  • the pocket 58 is supplied with liquid through the pipe 59 to form a liquid seal between the roof member 58 and the electrode 28.
  • the insulation 52 may be eliminated in which case the pocket 58 may be filled with mercury so that the electrical current is conducted to the electrode through this seal.
  • a large amount of the furnace gas will collect between the pocket 56 and the ring i0, and the flange 54 can be supplied with a pipe 60 for withdrawing the gas from this point.
  • Velectrode 28 is not critical for this invention and it may, for example, either be a continuous electrode of the Sderberg type or it may be a prebaked graphite electrode.
  • the ring is given the desired cylindrical shape and also the spring is protected from the heat of the furnace so that it will maintain its temper.
  • An electrode holder of the type described comprising a plurality of ring members hinged together to form a cylinder having a substantially smooth exterior surface and an opening at one side between two of the ring members, each of saidv ring members being formed with an inner wall and an outer wall so that said members may be cooled by Water circulated through them, means for drawing the edges of the cylinder together at said opening to compress the holder about the electrode, such means being positioned between the inner and outer walls of the ring member adjacent said opening so that the cylindrical shape of the holder is maintained, and means for transmitting electric current to said ring member so that the same will serve both for supporting the electrode and for transmitting electric current to it.
  • a structure as specified in claim 1 in which the means for drawing the edges of the cylinder together comprises a bolt connected with one of the ring members and extending into a cylinder positioned between the walls of the adjacent ring member, a plunger head on said bolt and means for exerting Iiuid pressure to control the action of said bolt.
  • a structure as specified in claim 2 which further includes a spring tensioning said bolt to hold the adjacent sides of the ring member together and which includes means whereby fluid pressure is used to counteract the pressure of such spring when it is desired to loosen the electrode.

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US2753388A (en) * 1950-09-13 1956-07-03 Elektrokemisk As Clamp members for electrode holder
US2788379A (en) * 1955-10-24 1957-04-09 Upton Electric Furnace Company Electrical service and heat dissipating connection for electrodes
US2871278A (en) * 1955-10-12 1959-01-27 Elektrokemisk As Arrangement for electric smelting furnaces
US2942044A (en) * 1958-02-27 1960-06-21 Gen Electric Electric arc furnace
US4294502A (en) * 1979-09-04 1981-10-13 Ppg Industries, Inc. Bushing terminal and buss bar
US20090175309A1 (en) * 2005-08-10 2009-07-09 Horst-Dieter Borgwardt Individual segment cooling device for the electrodes of a metallurgical furnance

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US1472215A (en) * 1920-06-07 1923-10-30 Timken Roller Bearing Co Electrode holder
US1677712A (en) * 1925-12-28 1928-07-17 Firm I G Farbenindustrie Ag Electrode holder
US1719863A (en) * 1926-01-07 1929-07-09 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Furnace electrode carrier
US1892109A (en) * 1931-06-02 1932-12-27 Electro Metallurg Co Apparatus for feeding electric furnace electrodes
US2551420A (en) * 1948-04-14 1951-05-01 Siemens Spa Italiana Gastight electrode seal
US2592517A (en) * 1944-06-16 1952-04-08 Elektrokemisk As Closed electric furnace

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US1472215A (en) * 1920-06-07 1923-10-30 Timken Roller Bearing Co Electrode holder
US1677712A (en) * 1925-12-28 1928-07-17 Firm I G Farbenindustrie Ag Electrode holder
US1719863A (en) * 1926-01-07 1929-07-09 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Furnace electrode carrier
US1892109A (en) * 1931-06-02 1932-12-27 Electro Metallurg Co Apparatus for feeding electric furnace electrodes
US2592517A (en) * 1944-06-16 1952-04-08 Elektrokemisk As Closed electric furnace
US2551420A (en) * 1948-04-14 1951-05-01 Siemens Spa Italiana Gastight electrode seal

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2753388A (en) * 1950-09-13 1956-07-03 Elektrokemisk As Clamp members for electrode holder
US2871278A (en) * 1955-10-12 1959-01-27 Elektrokemisk As Arrangement for electric smelting furnaces
US2788379A (en) * 1955-10-24 1957-04-09 Upton Electric Furnace Company Electrical service and heat dissipating connection for electrodes
US2942044A (en) * 1958-02-27 1960-06-21 Gen Electric Electric arc furnace
US4294502A (en) * 1979-09-04 1981-10-13 Ppg Industries, Inc. Bushing terminal and buss bar
US20090175309A1 (en) * 2005-08-10 2009-07-09 Horst-Dieter Borgwardt Individual segment cooling device for the electrodes of a metallurgical furnance
CN101208995B (zh) * 2005-08-10 2013-08-14 西马克·西马格公司 用于冶金炉电极的由多个单片组成的冷却装置和单片的拆卸方法

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