CATHODE SHELL OF ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYSIS UNIT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC C25C3/08 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: cathode shell comprises longitudinal and end walls with vertical reinforcement ribs, a bottom, frames, which cover the walls and bottom and flanged sheet. Flanged sheet is fixed rigidly to intermediate ribs installed between frames at longitudinal walls of the shell by means of detachable joints through horizontal pads. The intermediate ribs are made of sheet metal with thickness from 0.3 up to 1 time of the shell wall thickness.

EFFECT: longer service life of the electrolysis unit.

3 cl, 2 dwg