Patent ID: 8066856
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: B66C,C25C

Abstract:
1. A tending module for a series of electrolysis cells constructed and arranged for the manufacture of aluminum by igneous electrolysis, each cell comprising a series of anodes provided with a metal rod which fixes and electrically connects the anodes to a metal anode frame by means of contact surfaces on the rod and the frame, said tending module comprising: a frame constructed and arranged to be fixed to a mobile component; at least one anode handling unit connected to said frame; and an activator integral with said anode handling unit, constructed and arranged to exert at least one force or impulse on the anode rod, with an intensity sufficient to move the contact surfaces of the rod and the frame in relation to each other by an amount sufficient to improve electrical contact therebetween, while the rod is firmly maintained in contact against the frame.