Outokumpu Oyj

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Outokumpu Technology Oy

Tom Marttila

Henri K Virtanen

Tuomo Kivist&ouml;

Tuomo Kivistö

Ismo Virtanen

Tuomo Kivisto

Nikola Anastasijevic

Jean-Paul Nepper

Dirk Lohrberg

Martin Koeneke

Tuomo KivistÖ

A laminate contains conductive circuit patterns, a substrate material, and an adhesive pattern or other bond. Each conductive circuit pattern and the substrate material are interconnected by the adhesive pattern or other bond, having its size and shape substantially matching the main outlines of each conductive circuit pattern. Each conductive circuit pattern has thin lines and thin interline spaces, patterned on top of the adhesive pattern or other bond by a removal of conductive material, such that the circuit pattern's thin interline spaces may have residues of the adhesive patterns or other bond. Outside the conductive circuit patterns' main outlines, the substrate material is substantially void of an adhesive or other bond, with the exception of edge areas of the main outlines.

Laminate including conductive circuit patterns

The invention relates to an attachment arrangement for the strings of a stringed instrument, especially a guitar. To the body of the stringed instrument is attached a bridge body, first restraining means for restraining the strings from the first end area, second restraining means, which are arranged in conjunction with the bridge body for restraining the strings from the second end area. Lever means are arranged in conjunction with the bridge body in order to move the second restraining means for temporarily loosening and/or tightening the strings by means of a lever part included in the lever means. The lever means are provided with moving means comprising at least one moving mechanism, which is a mechanism separate from the lever means. One or more second restraining means are arranged to move with respect to the bridge body. The moving means are arranged to transmit the movement of the lever means into the desired movement of one or more restraining means.

Attachment arrangement for strings of stringed instrument, especially guitar

A method for manufacturing a circuit board featuring conductive patterns, said method comprising the following steps of:

Method for manufacturing laminated circuit board

A laser process alignment measuring method applicable to a reel-to-reel manufacturing process including a laser process stage, wherein before at least one laser process stage, marks, patterns or surfaces () are made with printing ink on the base or carrier material of the web (), and on which the laser beam used can make a mark (), for example, by removing or changing the printing ink, whereby at the laser process stage, another mark is plotted with the laser beam on the mark et al. printed with printing ink, and the position of the mark et al. printed with printing ink () and the mark plotted with the laser () are read optically to measure the alignment of the printing ink stage and the laser process stage.

Laser process alignment measuring method

A manufacturing method of electrical bridges, wherein a conductive pattern () from electroconductive material, such as metal foil, is applied over a substrate () made of electrically insulating material and the electroconductive material has at least one strip tongue () unattached to the substrate, one side of the tongue is attached to the conductive pattern (), and the said strip tongue () is folded over an area insulated electrically from the conductive pattern (), and the strip tongue () is connected electroconductively to a predetermined other part () of the conductive pattern ().

Manufacturing method of electrical bridges suitable for reel to reel mass manufacturing

The invention relates to a method for transferring heavy loads, such as sheet-like objects, particularly anodes and cathodes, in electrolysis, the transfer apparatus comprising a lifting device () to which a stationary control housing () is attached; along the slide surfaces () of said control housing (), there moves a control frame (), and in said control frame there are arranged control shafts () along which a gripping element () is movable by the control surfaces () of said gripping element (), so that the stationary control housing () is suspended from the lifting device () by means of at least three fastening elements () articulated at both ends. In addition, the invention relates to a transfer apparatus () for shifting heavy loads, particularly sheet-like objects, such as anodes and cathodes in electrolysis, said transfer apparatus comprising a control housing () attached to a lifting device (), to which control housing there is attached to a control frame () movable along the slide surfaces () of the control housing (), and in which control frame there are arranged control shafts () along which a gripping element () is movable by means of the control surfaces () of said gripping element, so that the control housing () is suspended from the lifting device () by at least three fastening elements () articulated at both ends.

Method and apparatus for transferring sheet-like objects

The invention relates to a transfer and insulation device () for electrically insulating electrodes, particularly anodes () and cathodes (), used in the electrolytic cleaning of metals, from each other in an electrolytic tank (), for distributing the electrodes as they are hanging in the electrolytic tank and for enabling the electrodes to be transferred, said transfer and insulation device () being made of one single piece.

Transfer and insulation device for electrolysis

The invention relates to a device for conveying electrodes, used in the electrolytic refining or electrowinning of metals, from one station to another, particularly when the electrodes are conveyed in an essentially perpendicular direction with respect to the line connecting the electrode support points. According to the invention, in order to convey an electrode, the device is provided with mutually separate members, at least one lift member for a vertical motion of the electrode and at least one conveyor member for the horizontal motion of the electrode.

Device for conveying electrodes used in the electrolytic refining or electrowinning of metals

The invention relates to a transverse conveyor for electrodes used in the production of metals. This transverse conveyor consists of a transfer device, located below the electrodes to be transferred and which device moves back and forth on a horizontal plane, as well as of lifters used for lifting the electrodes. The transfer device consists of a frame, on which there is a moving transfer bar, which is designed to cover the frame at all stages of its movement.

Transverse conveyor for electrodes

The invention relates to a method for inspecting the surface quality of the deposit created on the surface of an electrode in the electrolytic treatment of metals. According to the invention, a cathode ( ) obtained from electrolytic treatment is illuminated by at least one light source ( ) placed in an oblique position with respect to the plane ( ) that constitutes the cathode surface, and an image of the illuminated surface ( ) is made with at least one camera ( ); said image is then transmitted to an image processing arrangement ( ), and on the basis of said image, there are defined possible irregularities of the surface in order to classify the deposit ( ) located on the cathode for the next processing step.

Method for inspecting electrode surface quality

The invention relates to a device for at least partly removing a deposit created in the electrolytic refining or electrowinning of metal from the surface of the mother plate used as an electrode in the refining or electrowinning process, said device comprising at least one member for removing the deposit and at least one member for controlling the removal member with respect to the deposit to be removed. According to the invention, the device comprises at least one gripping element that is used for creating a mechanical contact between the deposit and the removal member, said gripping element being connected to a control member, to which there are coupled both the shaft part of the gripping element and the deposit removal member.

Device for removing deposit created in electrolytic refining or electrowinning

This invention applies to an electrolytic cell busbar construction for the purpose of the electrolytic recovery of metals. The construction is formed so that the gap between the electrodes can be changed easily. All parts of the construction are in the form of an integral profile longitudinally to the cell and the support lugs of the electrodes in the cell are unnotched.

Busbar construction for electrolytic cell

The invention relates to a separating member for separating the bottom part of an electrolytic tank from the rest of the tank space in connection with the removal of solids (,) settled onto the bottom of the electrolytic tank (,). According to the invention, in the electrolytic tank (,) there are installed support and control members (,), which form the trajectory of the separating member (,), so that the separating member (,) can be inserted in the electrolytic tank (,) and removed therefrom via a space left in between at least one rear wall (,) of the electrolytic tank (,) and the electrode (,) located nearest to said rear wall (,).

Separating member for separating the tank bottom part the rest of the tank

The invention relates to an electrode for electrolytic refining or electrowinning, said electrode (,) being provided with a hanger bar (,) attached to the edge of one plate-like mother plate, and the edges (,) of said electrode, apart from the edge to which the hanger bar is fastened, being protected with an edge strip (,) made of some insulating material, in which electrode at least part of the edge strips is at least partly placed in a groove (,) made in the electrode edge. According to the invention, at least in one electrode edge (,), there is formed a groove (,) for the electrode edge strip (,) made of some insulating material; the front end of said groove, located at the electrode edge (,), being essentially equal in width with the rear end (,) of the groove placed inside the electrode. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the electrode (,).

Electrode for electrolytic refining or electrowinning and method for producing the same

The invention relates to an anode used in the electrolytic refining of copper, said anode (,) comprising two support parts (,), whereby the anode (,) is suspended during the electrolytic process against the electrolytic tank walls. According to the invention, in the anode support parts (,) there are formed brackets (,) for gripping the anode (,) and for supporting the anode (,) when it is being transferred from one position to another.

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