DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRODE FOR SMELTING FURNACES

A device for positioning at least one electrode for smelting furnaces includes a container made of metal structural work lined with refractory material (crucible) and a water-cooled structure and by a lid or roof with which vertical electrodes are associated, each one being slideably associated with temporary locking elements, such as a column locking clamp. The device is arranged to the side of a smelting furnace and below a parking position of the electrodes in the periods of interruption of operation of the smelting furnace. The device is constituted by a fixed base with which at least one lifting element, which can slide vertically with respect to the fixed base and is provided with elements that are adapted to determine its position in terms of height and is provided with a load cell, is associated in an upper region. 1. A device for positioning at least one electrode , usable in electric smelting furnaces that are constituted by a container made of metal structural work lined with refractory material (crucible) and a water-cooled structure and by a lid or roof with which vertical electrodes are associated , each one being slideably associated with temporary locking elements , such as a column locking clamp , the device being arranged to a side of a smelting furnace and below a parking position of said electrodes in the periods of interruption of operation of said smelting furnace , wherein the device comprises a fixed base with which at least one lifting means , which slides vertically with respect to said fixed base and is provided with means that are adapted to determine its position in terms of height and is provided with a load cell , is associated in an upper region , said device determining a position and a weight of each one of said electrodes individually and independently of the others , said device being adapted to temporarily support and to vary the position in terms of height of each one of said electrodes individually and independently.2. The ...

Device and method for positioning at least one electrode for smelting furnaces