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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Kazumi Mori, Kakamigahara, JP;
Yoshiyasu Matsuda, Kakamigahara, JP;
Kazumi Mori, Kakamigahara, JP;
Yoshiyasu Matsuda, Kakamigahara, JP;
IHI CORPORATION, , JP;
Abstract
A graphitization furnace () includes: split electrodes () that are conductive and are provided so as to be freely movable; crucibles () that are conductive and that contain carbon powder, with a bottom end portion () of each split electrode () being buried in the carbon powder; upper electrodes () that are positioned so as to face a split electrode (); lower electrodes () that are positioned so as to face a crucible (); and a power supply unit () that, when a bottom end portion () of an upper electrode () is placed in contact with a top end portion () of a split electrode () and a top end portion () of a lower electrode () is placed in contact with a base portion () of a crucible (), applies a voltage between the upper electrode () and the lower electrode ().