EP2789714B1 - Verarbeitungseinheit mit kondensator und vollautomatisches verarbeitungssystem zur tiefdruckplattenherstellung damit - Google Patents

Verarbeitungseinheit mit kondensator und vollautomatisches verarbeitungssystem zur tiefdruckplattenherstellung damit Download PDF

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EP2789714B1
EP2789714B1 EP12855932.5A EP12855932A EP2789714B1 EP 2789714 B1 EP2789714 B1 EP 2789714B1 EP 12855932 A EP12855932 A EP 12855932A EP 2789714 B1 EP2789714 B1 EP 2789714B1
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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
    • C25D21/00—Processes for servicing or operating cells for electrolytic coating
    • C25D21/16—Regeneration of process solutions
    • C25D21/18—Regeneration of process solutions of electrolytes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41C—PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
    • B41C1/00—Forme preparation
    • B41C1/18—Curved printing formes or printing cylinders
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23F—NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
    • C23F1/00—Etching metallic material by chemical means
    • C23F1/08—Apparatus, e.g. for photomechanical printing surfaces
    • 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
    • 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
    • C25D21/04—Removal of gases or vapours ; Gas or pressure control
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D7/00—Electroplating characterised by the article coated
    • C25D7/04—Tubes; Rings; Hollow bodies

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  • the present invention relates to a processing unit including a condenser, which is to be used for a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system for manufacturing a plate-making roll by performing a series of processes on a plate-making roll to be processed (hereinafter referred to as "unprocessed plate-making roll"), and to a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system using the processing unit including a condenser.
  • US4519887 discloses an apparatus for automatically attaching and detaching cassette-type rolls, which is suited for plating peripheral surfaces of a roll having a shaft, and particularly for plating peripheral surfaces of a photogravure roll, with copper or chromium.
  • Current-carrying supporters are exchanged depending upon the type of the roll to be treated, and leak-proof caps are provided, made up of moving caps that slide on the outer side of the spindles and exchange caps that are located between end surfaces of the roll and the moving caps.
  • the apparatus can be adapted to different types of rolls having a shaft.
  • Patent Document 4 a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system having high degrees of freedom, which is capable of manufacturing a gravure plate-making roll more quickly as compared to a conventional system, achieving space saving, performing an unattended operation even in the nighttime, flexibly customizing a manufacturing line, and satisfying various customer needs.
  • the above-mentioned fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system is configured to manufacture a plate-making roll by performing a series of processes on an unprocessed plate-making roll, and the processes are performed by respective processing units.
  • Patent Document 5 A copper plating apparatus described in, for example, Patent Document 5 is known as a further specific example of the conventional processing unit.
  • a processing solution vaporized into the form of mist during a plating process is exhausted as it is and filtrated with a filter or the like, and then the resultant is exhausted to the outside.
  • the processing solution vaporized into the form of mist during the process is exhausted as it is and filtrated with a filter or the like, and then the resultant is exhausted to the outside. Therefore, every time the plate-making process is performed by each processing unit, the amount of the processing solution is reduced, and as a measure against the reduction in amount of the processing solution, for example, the processing solution is added after the plate-making process by an amount corresponding to the vaporization amount.
  • the vapor is particularly liable to be generated, and hence there is a problem in that the vapor is jammed in the middle of the passage even when an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus such as a mist scrubber is mounted.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the conventional technologies, and it is therefore an object thereof to provide a processing unit including a condenser, which is capable of condensing, during a plate-making process to be performed by the processing unit in a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system, a processing solution vaporized into the form of mist so as to reuse the resultant as the processing solution, and to provide a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system using the processing unit including a condenser.
  • a processing unit including a condenser which is to be used for a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system for manufacturing a plate-making roll by performing a series of processes on an unprocessed plate-making roll
  • the processing unit including: a processing bath; chuck means for holding a gravure cylinder inside the processing bath; an intake port for taking in air, which is provided in a part of the processing bath; an exhaust port for exhausting gas, which is provided in another part of the processing bath, said exhaust port being provided on another side of said processing bath, said intake port facing in a direction of said exhaust port, said intake port, said exhaust port and said processing bath defining a fluid flow path, wherein fluid moves along said fluid flow path from said part of said processing bath to said another part of said processing bath; a condenser provided between the processing bath and the exhaust port; and a processing solution return pipe for returning, to the processing bath, a processing solution obtained by the conden
  • the condenser be an air-cooled condenser. This is because space saving can be achieved.
  • a mist collector that is a plate having a large number of baffles arranged thereon is taken as an example. This is because, through use of this mist collector, the processing solution vaporized into the form of mist can be collected and liquefied efficiently.
  • the present invention is applicable to any processing unit of the type in which the processing solution is used during the plate-making process, and the processing solution is vaporized into the form of mist and then exhausted.
  • the processing unit including a condenser be at least one processing apparatus selected from among a copper plating apparatus, a chromium plating apparatus, or an etching apparatus.
  • the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system according to the present invention is constructed by assembling the above-mentioned processing unit including a condenser according to the present invention.
  • the present invention has a remarkable effect of providing the processing unit including a condenser, which is capable of condensing, during the plate-making process to be performed by the processing unit in the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system, the processing solution vaporized into the form of mist so as to reuse the resultant as the processing solution, and providing the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system using the processing unit including a condenser.
  • the processing unit including a condenser As described above, through use of the processing unit including a condenser according to the present invention, during the plate-making process to be performed by the processing unit in the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system, the processing solution vaporized into the form of mist is condensed so that the resultant can be reused as the processing solution.
  • the reduction in amount of the processing solution is suppressed, and hence the cost for the plate-making process is reduced.
  • the total amount of gas to be exhausted is reduced, and hence there is an advantage in that the load on the exhaust gas cleaning apparatus such as a filter is reduced and the improvement is satisfactorily achieved in the environmental issues around the system.
  • reference symbol 10 represents a processing unit including a condenser of the present invention.
  • the processing unit 10 including a condenser is a processing unit including a condenser, which is to be used for a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system for manufacturing a plate-making roll by performing a series of processes on an unprocessed plate-making roll.
  • the processing unit 10 includes a processing bath 12, chuck means 16a and 16b for holding a gravure cylinder 14 inside the processing bath 12, an intake port 18 for taking in air, which is provided in a part of the processing bath 12, an exhaust port 20 for exhausting gas, which is provided in another part of the processing bath 12, a condenser 22 provided between the processing bath 12 and the exhaust port 20, and a processing solution return pipe 24 for returning, to the processing bath 12, a processing solution obtained by the condenser 22 that liquefies a part of the gas to be exhausted.
  • the condenser 22 illustrated in the figures is an air-cooled condenser.
  • a mist collector that is a plate (made of hard vinyl chloride) having a large number of baffles 26 arranged thereon is used as the condenser 22. That is, when the processing unit 10 performs a plate-making process (in a case of a copper plating apparatus, a copper plating process) on the gravure cylinder 14, a processing solution vaporized into the form of mist impinges and adheres onto the baffles 26 while passing through the condenser 22. Thus, the mist of the processing solution is collected and condensed into liquid again.
  • the processing solution thus liquefied is returned again to the processing bath 12 through the processing solution return pipe 24, and the returned processing solution is reused. Further, a part of the exhaust gas that is not condensed into liquid again is exhausted through the exhaust port 20.
  • the processing unit 10 including a condenser in the figures there is described an example in which "SUNLOID” Eliminator manufactured by Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. is used as the mist collector serving as the condenser 22.
  • the mist collector serving as the condenser 22.
  • the processing unit 10 including a condenser is used as the processing unit 10 including a condenser.
  • the present invention is applicable to any processing unit of the type in which the processing solution is used during the plate-making process, and the processing solution is vaporized into the form of mist and then exhausted.
  • the processing unit including a condenser according to the present invention is suitably used as a copper plating apparatus, a chromium plating apparatus, an etching apparatus, or the like.
  • reference symbol 28 represents a frame member for supporting components of the processing unit 10, such as an electrode
  • reference symbol 30 represents a casing of the processing unit 10.
  • the basic structure of the processing unit 10 other than the condenser 22 for example, the structure similar to that of the processing unit described in Patent Document 4 and the like may be employed.
  • the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system according to the present invention is constructed by assembling the processing unit 10 including a condenser according to the present invention into the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system described in, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4. Among others, it is suitable to assemble the processing unit including a condenser according to the present invention into the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system disclosed in Patent Document 4.
  • the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system described in Patent Document 4 is a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system having high degrees of freedom, which is capable of manufacturing a gravure plate-making roll more quickly as compared to a conventional system, achieving space saving, performing an unattended operation even in the nighttime, flexibly customizing a manufacturing line, and satisfying various customer needs.
  • the processing unit including a condenser As described above, through use of the processing unit including a condenser according to the present invention, during the plate-making process to be performed by the processing unit in the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system, the processing solution vaporized into the form of mist is condensed so that the resultant can be reused as the processing solution.
  • the reduction in amount of the processing solution is suppressed, and hence the cost for the plate-making process is reduced.
  • the total amount of gas to be exhausted is reduced, and hence there is an advantage in that the load on the exhaust gas cleaning apparatus is reduced and the improvement is satisfactorily achieved in the environmental issues around the system.

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  1. Bearbeitungseinheit (10), die einen Verdichter (22) umfasst und für ein vollständig automatisiertes Gravur-Plattenherstellungs-Verarbeitungssystem verwendet werden soll, das zur Herstellung einer Plattenherstellungs-Walze durch die Durchführung einer Reihe von Verarbeitungsschritten an einer unbearbeiteten Plattenherstellungs-Walze dient, wobei die Bearbeitungseinheit (10) Folgendes umfasst:
    ein Bearbeitungsbad (12),
    ein Spannfutter (16a, 16b) zum Halten eines Gravurzylinders (14) innerhalb des Bearbeitungsbades (12),
    einen Eingangsanschluss (18) zum Einführen von Luft, der in einem Teil des Bearbeitungsbades (12) vorgesehen ist,
    einen Entlüftungsanschluss (20) zum Abführen von Gas, der in einem anderen Teil des Bearbeitungsbades vorgesehen ist,
    wobei der Eingangsanschluss (18) in Richtung des Entlüftungsanschlusses (20) weist und der Eingangsanschluss (18), der Entlüftungsanschluss (20) und das Bearbeitungsbad (12) einen Fluid-Strömungsweg definieren und sich das Fluid längs des Fluid-Strömungsweges von dem erstgenannten Teil des Bearbeitungsbades (12) zu dem besagten anderen Teil des Bearbeitungsbades (12) bewegt,
    einen Verdichter (22), der zwischen dem Bearbeitungsbad (12) und dem Entlüftungsanschluss (20) vorgesehen ist, und
    ein Bearbeitungslösung-Rückführungsrohr (24), das dazu dient, in das Bearbeitungsbad eine Bearbeitungslösung zurückzuführen, die mithilfe des Verdichters (22) erhalten wird, der einen Teil des abzuführenden Gases verflüssigt,
    wobei der Verdichter (22) in der Nachbarschaft des Bearbeitungslösung-Rückführungsrohrs (24), des Bearbeitungsbades (12) und des Entlüftungsanschlusses (20) angeordnet ist.
  2. Bearbeitungseinheit (10), die einen Verdichter (22) umfasst, gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei der Verdichter einen luftgekühlten Verdichter umfasst.
  3. Bearbeitungseinheit (10), die einen Verdichter (22) umfasst, gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Bearbeitungseinheit (10), die einen Verdichter (22) umfasst, wenigstens eine Bearbeitungsvorrichtung umfasst, bei der es sich um eine Kupfer-Beschichtungsvorrichtung oder eine Chrom-Beschichtungsvorrichtung und/oder eine Ätzvorrichtung handelt.
  4. Vollständig automatisiertes Gravurplatten-Herstellungs-Verarbeitungssystem, das durch das Zusammenbauen der Bearbeitungseinheit (10) hergestellt ist, die einen Verdichter (22) gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3 umfasst.
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