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Granted Patent B2
US 9,731,343 · App. 15/301,113 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Process of forming copper anodes

Inventor: Pablo Suarez Loira (Santiago, CL)
Assignee: Asesorias Y Servicious Innovaxxion SpA
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Patent No.
US 9,731,343
App. No.
15/301,113
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a process of forming copper anodes ( 6 ) in a casting wheel (I) from the stage in which the copper is in liquid molten state ( 5 ) in a dumping chute ( 3 ) and is transferred to a ladle ( 4 ) until the anode ( 6 ) of solid copper is transformed into an anode ( 6 ) and is discharged from a mold ( 2 ) located in said casting wheel (I) wherein said process prevents the liquid molten copper ( 5 ) from being adhered to the edge of the ladle ( 4 ) and in the interstice ( 14 ) generated between the surfaces of the ejector rod ( 13 ) and the passing through bore ( 12 ) located on the mold ( 2 ) comprising the stages of: pouring the molten liquid copper from a distributing dumping chute ( 3 ) towards a ladle ( 4 ); (b) connecting the metallic components of the ladle ( 4 ) to the ground in order to produce positive charge ( 17 ); (c) spraying towards the edge (lip) of the ladle ( 4 ) an air jet ( 19 ) with dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) which is expelled by a nozzle ( 21 ) charging the particles of said dry dusting ( 20 ) with high voltage and negative charge the particles of said dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) with high voltage and negative charge ( 18 ); (f) pouring the molten liquid copper ( 5 ) from the ladle ( 4 ) towards the cavity (II) of a mold ( 2 ) of anodes; (g) waiting until the copper gets cold in order to form the anode ( 6 ) by means of the turn of the casting wheel (I); (h) driving the ejector rod ( 13 ) to expel the anode ( 6 ) from the cavity (II) of the mold ( 2 ); and (i) removing the anode ( 6 ) from the mold ( 2 ) by means of cranes. The nozzle ( 21 ) is moved over the ladle zone ( 4 ) and mold zone ( 2 ) by means of a robotic arm ( 22 ) which is mounted on a cart ( 24 ) suspended above the casting wheel (I).( 18 ); (b) connecting the metallic components of the mold ( 2 ) to the ground in order to produce a positive charge ( 17 ); (e) spraying towards the cavity (II) of the mold ( 2 ) and towards the location zone of the ejector rod ( 13 ) dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) through an air jet ( 19 ) which passes through a nozzle ( 21 ) which charges the particles of said dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) with high voltage and negative charge ( 18 ); (f) pouring the molten liquid copper ( 5 ) from the ladle ( 4 ) towards the cavity (II) of a mold ( 2 ) of anodes; (g) waiting until the copper gets cold in order to form the anode ( 6 ) by means of the turn of the casting wheel (I); (h) driving the ejector rod ( 13 ) to expel the anode ( 6 ) from the cavity (II) of the mold ( 2 ); and (i) removing the anode ( 6 ) from the mold ( 2 ) by means of cranes. The nozzle ( 21 ) is moved over the ladle zone ( 4 ) and mold zone ( 2 ) by means of a robotic arm ( 22 ) which is mounted on a cart ( 24 ) suspended above the casting wheel (I).

Claims (12)

1. A process of forming copper anodes ( 6 ) in a casting wheel ( 1 ) from the stage in which the copper is in liquid molten state ( 5 ) in a dumping chute ( 3 ) and is transferred to a ladle ( 4 ) until the molten copper is transformed into an anode ( 6 ) and is discharged from a mould ( 2 ) located in said casting wheel ( 1 ) characterized in that said process prevents the liquid molten copper ( 5 ) from being adhered to an edge of the ladle ( 4 ) and in an interstice ( 14 ) generated between the surfaces of an ejector rod ( 13 ) and a passing through bore ( 12 ) located on the mould ( 2 ), the process comprising the stages of:

(a) pouring the molten liquid copper from the distributing dumping chute ( 3 ) towards the ladle ( 4 );

(b) connecting metallic components of the ladle ( 4 ) to a ground in order to produce a positive charge ( 17 ); (c) spraying towards the edge of the ladle ( 4 ) an air jet ( 19 ) with dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) which is expelled by a nozzle ( 21 ) charging particles of said dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) with high voltage and negative charge ( 18 );

(d) connecting metallic components of the mould ( 2 ) to the ground in order to produce a positive charge ( 17 );

(e) spraying towards the cavity ( 11 ) of the mould ( 2 ) and towards a location zone of the ejector rod ( 13 ) the dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) through the air jet ( 19 ) which passes through the nozzle ( 21 ) which charges the particles of said dry dusting release agent ( 20 ) with high voltage and negative charge ( 18 );

(f) pouring the molten liquid copper ( 5 ) from the ladle ( 4 ) into the cavity ( 11 ) of an anode mould ( 2 );

(g) waiting until the copper gets cold in order to form the anode ( 6 ) by means of a turn of the casting wheel ( 1 );

(h) driving the ejector rod ( 13 ) to expel the anode ( 6 ) from the cavity ( 11 ) of the mould ( 2 ); and

(i) removing the anode ( 6 ) from the mould ( 2 ) by means of cranes.

2. A process of forming anodes ( 6 ) according to claim 1 characterized in that said nozzle ( 21 ) is moved over the ladle zone ( 4 ) by means of a robotic arm ( 22 ) which is mounted on a cart ( 24 ) suspended above the casting wheel ( 1 ).

3. A process of forming anodes ( 6 ) according to claim 1 characterized in that said nozzle ( 21 ) is moved over the mould zone ( 2 ) by means of a robotic arm ( 22 ) which is mounted on a cart ( 24 ) suspended above the casting wheel ( 1 ).

4. A process of forming anodes ( 6 ) according to claim 1 characterized in that said nozzle ( 21 ) is moved by means of a manual tool remotely operated by an operator ( 7 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2016
From: SUAREZ LOIRA, PABLO
To: ASESORIAS Y SERVICIOS INNOVAXXION SPA
Reel/Frame 040104/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
CL 872-2014 · Apr 8, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170036264A1 · Feb 9, 2017