Apparatus for stripping metal from a cathode plate
AssigneeXstrata Technology Pty Ltd.
InventorsAnthony John Ruddell, Per Ola Eriksson, Jason Cameron Schulte, Gavin Jeffery Tang Sue Yek
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Abstract
An apparatus for stripping metal from a cathode plate, the apparatus comprising stripping means adapted for positioning between the metal and the cathode plate in order to separate the metal from the cathode plate, and wherein movement of the stripping means is achieved through movement of a robotic arm.
Claims8
An apparatus for stripping metal from a cathode plate, the apparatus comprising a stripping means adapted for positioning between the metal and the cathode plate to separate the metal from the cathode plate, wherein the stripping means that comprises a roller is pivotally mounted to a robotic arm having at least two or more hinged portions, wherein the robotic arm pivots about the hinged portions to pivot the stripping means 180° from a downward facing vertical position to a upward facing position causing the metal to separate from the cathode plate, the apparatus further comprising one or more gripping means adapted to prevent the metal from falling when separated from the cathode plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.