Automatic charging member

• US 5,151,006 A
• Filed: 06/20/1989
• Issued: 09/29/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Outokumpu OY Toolonkatu 4 00100 Helsinki Finland
• Original Assignee: Outokumpu Oyj
• Inventors: Ahola, Pentti V., Kivisto, Tuomo V. J., Marttila, Tom E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bucci, David A.
• Application Number:
  US07/369,055
• Time in Patent Office: 1,197 Days
• Field of Search: 414/626, 414/560, 414/561, 294/907, 901/35, 212/213, 212/147, 204/225
• US Class Current: 414/626
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/08 for depositing loads in desired attitudes or positions
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/46 Position indicators for suspended loads or for crane elements

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic charging member for positioning of heavy loads, particularly sheet-like objects as anodes and cathodes into electrolysis tanks. According to the invention, between the loading member (1) and the gripping device (8) there is attached a control frame (3) so that on the ground of the information received from the position detectors (9) the positioning of the gripping device (8) is carried out by moving the control frame (3).

Claims

1. Automatic charging member for the positioning of heavy loads, particularly of sheet-like objects as anodes and cathodes into electrolysis tanks, which charging member has a loading member and a gripping device for gripping the load and position detectors for positioning the gripping device relative to the load, wherein between the loading member and the gripping device there is attached a control frame movable with respect to the loading member so that on the basis of information received form said position detectors positioning of the gripping device is carried out by moving the control frame and wherein the control frame and the gripping device are supported on the loading member by separate suspension members.

2. The charging member of claim 1 wherein the position detectors are attached to the gripping device.

3. The charging member of claim 1 or 2, wherein a computer connected to the position detectors is connected with actuators of the control frame for positioning of the gripping device.