Furnace electrode clamps
AssigneeBritish Steel Corporation
InventorsHenry C. Garner, Lawrence McGee
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Abstract
A furnace electrode clamp comprises a metallic body portion (3), an electrically insulated U-shaped band (7) mounted for movement about the body and adapted to embrace the electrode (8) and at least one (preferably two) electrode contact piece(s) (13) mounted on the body and against which the electrode is clamped by the band. The or each contact piece is made from highly conductive material and is water-cooled. The small surface over which contact is made enables a high force/unit area to be established at the contact/electrode interface than hitherto and the direct water cooling facility enables higher current densities to be withstood.
Claims9
A furnace electrode clamp comprising:
- (a) a metallic body portion;
- (b) U-shaped band mounted for movement about the body and electrically insulated therefrom and adapted to embrace the electrode;
- and, (c) an electrode contact piece mounted on the body and against which one side of the electrode is clamped by said band whereby electrical contact is made at that one side only, the contact piece being made from highly conductive material and defining a bore therethrough constituting a water coolant channel.
A furnace electrode clamp:
- (a) a metallic body portion;
- (b) an electrically U-shaped band mounted for movement about the body and electrically insulated therefrom and adapted to embrace the electrode;
- and, (c) at least two spaced elongate electrode-contact pieces mounted on the body and against which one side of the electrode is clamped by said band whereby electical contact is made at that one side only, the contact pieces being made from highly conductive material and each defining a bore constituting a water-coolant channel extending therethrough.
A clamp according to clause 3, in which the water coolant traverses parallel paths through each contact piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.