MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202637028025 A) filed by Thyssenkrupp Nucera AG & Co. Kgaa; and Tosoh Corporation on March 10, 2026, for Tightening Apparatus, Electrolyser, Method Of Closing/Opening Adjacent Electrolysis Cells, Method Of Retroactively Applying Tightening Apparatus.
Inventors include Hamada, Tsuyoshi; Iguchi, Yukinori; Kawanishi, Koji; and Tanaka, Masato.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a tightening apparatus for selectively opening and closing respective adjacent electrolysis cells in an electrolyser. The tightening apparatus comprises: a movable member moveable in a first direction and a second direction, the first direction being a direction in which the cells are closed each other and the second direction being an opposite direction to the first direction; at least one main actuator configured to move the movable member selectively in the first and second directions; a pressure plate arranged on the first direction side with respect to the movable member; and a sub-actuator configured to move the pressure plate selectively in the first and second directions with respect to the moveable member.
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