EP1455006A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour galvaniser des composants - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour galvaniser des composants Download PDF

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EP1455006A1
EP1455006A1 EP04005352A EP04005352A EP1455006A1 EP 1455006 A1 EP1455006 A1 EP 1455006A1 EP 04005352 A EP04005352 A EP 04005352A EP 04005352 A EP04005352 A EP 04005352A EP 1455006 A1 EP1455006 A1 EP 1455006A1
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Matthias Dornbracht
Andreas Scheefer
Frank Kykal
Harald Holeczek
Thomas Bolch
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D17/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells for electrolytic coating
    • C25D17/06—Suspending or supporting devices for articles to be coated
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D21/00—Processes for servicing or operating cells for electrolytic coating
    • C25D21/10—Agitating of electrolytes; Moving of racks

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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for galvanizing components, especially the galvanic production of metallic Coatings on fittings, preferably made of brass.
  • the visual appearance and quality of the applied layers is one of the most important quality features of the products.
  • the fittings are therefore for decorative purposes using galvanic processes different metal layers (Cr, Au, Pt).
  • Ce, Au, Pt metal layers
  • About the quality and variety of layers delimitation from competition also take place. Therefore the galvanic coating of the components one of the crucial manufacturing steps.
  • the frames are mostly populated by Hand (as is common in electroplating is).
  • the racks are specific to individuals Components and component families designed and built.
  • the parts of the frame that do not hold any components, are for protection against chemical attack and against Provide coating with plastic coatings.
  • these become process fluids over time attacked, causing damage also the racks, which are then elaborate need to be repaired or replaced.
  • the frames differ in depending on the component their geometry, component arrangement and the necessary Movement of components for mounting on the frame. This is an automation of this process difficult. Automation, however, is important in today's manufacturing processes. Leave only with end-to-end automation the current demands on reproducibility and Documentability of the processes on the one hand and to the On the other hand, meet productivity. This automation is in the other manufacturing areas Part already quite advanced, e.g. can Today, components are ground almost fully automatically and be polished.
  • the conventional procedure can be summarized so that components, in particular Fittings or attachments and the like, in large electroplating machines are coated, for which all Components applied or attached to frames the components on the way through the Process container of the coating system free in Keep electrolyte and power supply in everyone worry about each part.
  • the assembly of the racks is done by hand.
  • a to be coated Component picked up individually by a gripper and immersed in the galvanic bath critical is now that during the electroplating process the position and / or orientation of the submerged component in a predetermined manner is changed by movements of the gripper. On this way it is possible to have any shape Placing the component in a galvanic coating bath, being an ideal during coating Position opposite the anodes. hereby it is possible to build components from a wide range Process spectrum with only minor conversions and to supply a galvanizing unit. In particular it is beneficial that by changing the spatial orientation of the components during the galvanic Coating the distribution of electrical Felling lines during the coating process can be influenced. This allows specific, predetermined layer thickness distributions on the Achieve component.
  • Another advantage of the present invention is that the components can now be coated at very high current densities, which are, for example, a factor of 10 higher than usual.
  • current densities of up to 100 A / dm 2 can be achieved in a Watts nickel electrolyte which is operated conventionally at 3 to 5 A / dm 2 .
  • the handling system for example an industrial robot can not only through the components lead the electroplating process, but also through all Process stages used to manufacture the component to lead. Since usually only individual components be taken, but it is also possible is, with suitable grippers several components at the same time to grasp is the galvanization of very small lots, for example less than 10 components, economically possible. Due to the individual orientation of the components is avoided that at high Current densities commonly encountered problems with the layer quality can be avoided because the coating can be controlled in a targeted manner.
  • the gripper is advantageously used for fine control the position of the component with an image processing system for position detection of either the gripper and / or the component.
  • fittings can or parts of fittings very quickly, for example within 1 to 2 minutes instead of conventional 15 minutes, and with high and reproducible Quality can be electroplated.
  • the handling system according to the invention linked to automated manufacturing so that manual assembly processes that often errors are avoided.
  • the one used according to the invention advantageously transmits Grab the current on the ones to be galvanized Components. It can also have an outlet for air with which air, e.g. as sealing air on which Components can be transferred. Also an outlet for Liquids, such as water, to the gripping point, for example for rinsing purposes, can on the Grippers may be provided.
  • Particularly advantageous movements of the component concern a rotation about an axis, if any can be endless, panning around two more axes or a movement in three on top of each other vertical spatial axes within the galvanic Bath.
  • the movements should be complete be arbitrary and controlled so that the movement is started or stopped at any time can be. So it is then also possible to move the gripper with other processes in the coating reactor, for example, adding Anode segments or a change in bath flow to synchronize.
  • the coating flow i.e. its strength, can with such changes in Coating reactor can be synchronized.
  • the area of the anode, which is closest to the component, during the Process by changing the position of the component be varied, as well as the distance between the Component and the anode.
  • Electroplating bath By means of a directed flow in the used Electroplating bath can be caused at certain Dividing the component by appropriate positioning the component a higher mass exchange with the Electroplating bath for the deposition of a higher layer thickness provides.
  • Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of a gripper 20, the is suitable for the present invention.
  • the in 1 grippers 20 can be rotationally symmetrical Components are included and on this Electricity for the coating process in a galvanic Bad be transferred.
  • the Gripper 20 the rotation of the gripped component.
  • the gripper 20 has a housing 2, which on a Housing attachment 1 is attached.
  • This housing has an opening from which the actual gripping element protrudes downwards. This opening is rotationally symmetrical and via a shrink tube 9 sealed.
  • Farther is centrally symmetrical within the Housing 2 and the opening penetrating a plunger 4 with plunger extension 8, which in turn has an inner bore 18 have a flushing medium between the jaws 14 of the chuck of the gripper can be introduced.
  • This feed line 18 goes over into a channel 12 for the flushing medium, which is extends axially symmetrically within the ram.
  • jaws 14 arranged at the End of the plunger. These are from surrounded an adapter sleeve 10. Via a threaded bolt 11 is the clamping sleeve 10 by means of the plunger 8 movable up or down. Since the chuck 14 and the adapter sleeve 10 has complementary bevels, these bevels slide when the adapter sleeve is moved 10 against each other, so that the chuck when starting up the clamping sleeve 10 narrows and thereby Component that in this case is rotationally symmetrical should be, can take.
  • Both the chuck 14 and the collet 10 have openings or openings 16 and 15, with which the introduced via the flushing medium channel 12 Flushing medium can flow out.
  • Fig. 2 shows a galvanizing arrangement in which a gripper according to FIG. 1 can be used.
  • the Gripper 20 is located at the end of a robot arm 21 of a robot 22.
  • the robot arm is telescopic extendable and on the other hand rotatable around its storage.
  • a robot entry station 25 and surround the robot 22 various degreasing baths 26, the first Rinse 27a, for pickling 28, for the second rinse 27b, for electroplating with nickel 29, for the third Rinse 27c, for electroplating with chrome 30, for the fourth Rinsing 27d, for drying 31 and a station 32 to discharge the component.
  • the robot now grips components that, for example are delivered in a special pallet in the Station 25 for introducing components and moving them using a predetermined program by the different process stations 26 to 31.
  • the current parameters like the movement of the component by rotation and / or panning or other movements completely predefined in the robot program and coordinated.
  • Grasping and contacting each Component takes place via a possibly special adapted to the geometry of the underside of the component Gripper, as shown for example in Fig. 1 is.
  • the material of this gripper 20 is selected so that that on the one hand he has the necessary electricity the component can transfer, but on the other hand the withstands various aggressive process media. He is still designed to fit into the Rinsing baths 27a to 27d can be easily rinsed so that the gripper does not contaminate the subsequent ones Process fluid resulting from carryover. This can be done, for example, by coating all not used for power transmission to the component Components of the gripper 20 with a hydrophobic chemical-resistant polymer layer reached become. In the design of the gripper 20, it is still essential, as few columns or To create undercuts to drain the To facilitate the gripper.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example of an arrangement of anodes, as they are for coating one shown in Fig. 3
  • Component 19 are suitable. They are parallel to each other Main anodes 40 are provided, by means of which the essential parts of the component 19 are coated. Furthermore, below the component 19 in the Areas in which there are recesses or angles in the component, special anodes 41 are arranged, those for a coating also in these recesses to care. The special anodes 41 are via a line 42 connected to a power source.
  • Farther 3 is the polarity of the respective anodes 40, 41 and the component 19 shown.
  • the anode arrangement shown in Fig. 3 can hence the acute angles of the recesses are sufficiently coated in the component 19.
  • the Additional anodes 41 was the field line distribution in the shielded angles or recesses improved so that there is a sufficient layer thickness up to 3 ⁇ m was deposited.

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