Claims
- 1. In an electrical smelting furnace having a cover and having at least one electrode carried in an electrode holder which extends through an aperture in said cover, a gas sealing arrangement for sealing the gap between the cover and the holder carrying the electrode, said gas sealing arrangement comprising:
- (a) an annular housing affixed to said cover adjacent said aperture;
- (b) a plurality of sealing members in said housing adjacent said electrode holder;
- (c) a pneumatic hose positioned between said housing and said plurality of sealing members, said pneumatic hose urging said sealing members against said electrode holder.
- 2. The electrical smelting furnace of claim 1 wherein said gas sealing arrangement further comprises a second gas sealing means mounted on said housing, said second gas sealing means comprising a U-shaped housing inside of which an opposed U-shaped member slidingly fits and with a resilient member affixed to the face of said opposed U-shaped member and in which a second pneumatic hose is disposed between the U-shaped housing and the U-shaped member, said pneumatic hose urging said resilient member against said electrode holder.
- 3. The electrical smelting furnace of claim 1 wherein the housing of said gas sealing arrangement is electrically isolated from the cover of the smelting furnace.
- 4. The electrical smelting furnace of claim 1 wherein each of said gas sealing elements is an "L" shaped member comprising a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, with the vertical leg bearing against the electrode holder.
- 5. The electrical smelting furnace of claim 4 wherein there is at least one bead on the surface of said vertical leg which bears against the electrode holder.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 966,269, filed Dec. 4, 1978, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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