JP2007224384A - Surface treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface treatment device 1 where belt-like bodies 2 can be spirally revolved, so as to be run in a stable way. <P>SOLUTION: The surface treatment device is equipped with each roller group 40 where a plurality of rollers 44 are arranged along a shaft body 42. A plurality of roller groups 40 are separately arranged, and the shaft bodies 42 of the plurality of roller groups 40 are parallel arranged each other. The rollers 44 in the plurality of roller groups 40 are arranged in a state of being deviated to the axial direction of the shaft body 42 each other in such a manner that the gradient of the belt-like bodies 2 is made almost certain amount. The plurality of rollers 44 included in each roller group 40 are freely rotatably formed mutually independently each other in such a manner that the respective rotary axes are made almost coincident. The outer circumferential face of each roller 44 is formed projectingly to the outside from both the edges in the width direction of each roller 44 to the center. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for performing surface treatment such as film formation or surface modification on a flexible strip.

  Various surface treatments are performed on flexible strips made of metals, alloys, inorganic materials, synthetic resins, and the like. As a specific surface treatment, a metal film, a ceramic film, an organic film, or the like, or a surface modification by plasma under atmospheric pressure or vacuum is performed. These surface treatments may be performed by passing a band-like body in front of the surface treatment source. However, since the band-like body is narrow, the region other than the band-passing region is also processed, and there is a problem that the surface treatment efficiency is extremely poor.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 proposes a vapor deposition apparatus in which a wire is wound a plurality of times between a pair of pulley portions to continuously form a vapor deposition film on the wire. In this technique, grooves are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the free pulley, and flanges are formed at both ends in the width direction of the free pulley.
Further, Patent Document 2 includes a surface treatment source that performs surface treatment on a continuously running belt-like material, and a pair of guide rolls in which a plurality of roll portions that guide the running are overlapped in the axial direction. Techniques have been proposed in which a belt-shaped material travels spirally between rolls. In this technique, the rotation axis of each roll portion is inclined by a predetermined angle in at least one guide roll, and the belt-like material is shifted by one spiral when the guide roll is circulated by this inclination.
JP 2004-225074 A JP 2005-113165 A

However, when the surface treatment of the belt-shaped body is performed in the vapor deposition apparatus of Patent Document 1, the traveling belt-shaped body comes into contact with the collar of the free pulley. Thereby, there exists a problem that a strip | belt-shaped body is damaged or the formation film on a strip | belt-shaped body is damaged. In addition, there is a problem in that a product defect occurs due to foreign matter adhering to the formed film or generating a pinhole due to dust generation at the contact portion.
In addition, the technique of Patent Document 2 cannot adjust the inclination angle of the rotation axis of each roll unit. For this reason, it is difficult to cope with a change in the width dimension of the strip, and there is a problem that the types of strips that can be processed are limited. In addition, since one belt portion of each guide roll is rotationally driven to run around the belt-like body, there is a possibility that local elongation concentration may occur in the belt-like body, and there is a problem that it is difficult to make stable round travel. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a surface treatment apparatus that can stably run in a spiral manner even with strips having different width dimensions.

  A plurality of rollers are provided with a roller group arranged along a shaft body, the plurality of roller groups are arranged separately, and the belt-like body is formed by rotating the belt-like body in order with respect to the rollers of the plurality of roller groups. A device that performs surface treatment on the belt-like body while rotating the belt-like body in a spiral arrangement, wherein the shaft bodies of the plurality of roller groups are arranged in parallel to each other, and the plurality of rollers The rollers of the group are arranged in a state of being shifted from each other in the axial direction of the shaft body so that the gradient of the belt-like body is substantially constant, and the plurality of rollers included in the roller group are rotated The rollers are formed so that their axes are substantially coincident with each other and can be rotated independently from each other, and the outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed to protrude outward from both ends in the width direction of the roller to the center.

  According to this configuration, the shaft bodies of the plurality of roller groups are arranged in parallel to each other, and the plurality of rollers included in the roller group can rotate independently of each other with their rotational axes substantially coincided with each other. Since it is formed, uniform tension is applied to the entire belt-like body, and local concentration of elongation can be prevented. In addition, the rollers of the plurality of roller groups are arranged in a state of being offset from each other in the axial direction of the shaft body so that the gradient of the strip body is substantially constant, thereby preventing twisting of the belt-shaped body. can do. Further, since the outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed so as to protrude outward from the both ends in the width direction of the roller to the outside, use the characteristic that the belt-like body deviates to the high tension side, that is, the side having the large outer diameter when traveling. Thus, even when the belt-like bodies having different width dimensions are turned around, the belt-like body can be prevented from coming off the roller. As described above, the belt-like body can be made to travel in a spiral manner stably.

The roller is preferably attached to the shaft body via a rolling bearing.
According to this configuration, since the roller is rotatable, it is possible to prevent local concentration of elongation in the spirally arranged belt-like bodies.

Moreover, it is desirable that a heat insulating ring made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the constituent material of the roller is provided between the roller and the rolling bearing.
According to this configuration, it is possible to suppress the heat from the belt from being transmitted to the rolling bearing or the like via the roller. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent damage to the rolling bearing and the like due to heat.

Moreover, it is desirable that the shaft body is provided with a refrigerant flow path therein.
According to this configuration, the rolling bearings and the like are forcibly cooled, so that damage to the rolling bearings and the like due to heat can be prevented.

Further, it is desirable that a heat absorbing plate is extended outwardly from the shaft body on at least one side in the width direction of the roller.
According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent radiant heat from the outside from entering the rolling bearing or the like. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent damage to the rolling bearing and the like due to heat.

In addition, a first surface treatment is performed on the belt-shaped body between a pair of adjacent roller groups, and a second surface is formed on the belt-shaped body between another pair of roller groups different from the pair of roller groups. Surface treatment may be performed.
According to this configuration, it is possible to efficiently perform a plurality of surface treatments and reduce manufacturing costs.

The unwinding chamber for supplying the strip, a surface treatment chamber for performing a surface treatment on the strip, and a winding chamber for winding the strip, the unwinding chamber, the surface treatment chamber, and the winding It is desirable that the intake chambers are formed so that the internal atmosphere can be adjusted.
According to this configuration, a desired surface treatment can be performed on the belt-like body.

  According to the surface treatment apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to stably run the belt-like body in a spiral manner even in the belt-like body having different width dimensions. Moreover, the damage by heat | fever of a rolling bearing etc. can be prevented.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing used for the following description, the scale of each member is appropriately changed to make each member a recognizable size.

(Surface treatment equipment)
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a surface treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the vertical direction of the paper is the Z direction, and the left and right direction is the X direction. The surface treatment apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment performs surface treatment on a flexible belt-like body 2, and includes an unwind chamber 10 for supplying the belt-like body 2 before the surface treatment and a surface treatment on the belt-like body 2. The surface treatment chamber 30 for performing the above and the winding chamber 20 for winding the strip 2 after the surface treatment are provided. Each of the unwinding chamber 10, the winding chamber 20, and the surface treatment chamber 30 includes an exhaust device such as a turbo molecular pump so that the internal atmosphere can be adjusted from 0.0001 Pa to 0.1 Pa.

  In the unwinding chamber 10, an unwinding roller 12 of the belt-shaped body 2 is arranged. The unrolling roller 12 accommodates the band-like body 2 before the surface treatment whose surface is covered with the protective sheet 3. A co-winding roller 14 is disposed adjacent to the unwinding roller 12. The co-roller roller 14 winds up the protective sheet 3 that has become unnecessary due to the unwinding of the belt-like body 2. A speed reference guide roller 16 is provided downstream of the unwinding roller 12. The speed reference guide roller 16 includes a speed sensor and has a function of detecting the traveling speed of the belt-like body 2. Based on the traveling speed detected here, the rotational speeds of the unwinding roller 12 and the winding roller 22 are controlled.

  On the other hand, a cooling roller 28 is provided near the entrance of the winding chamber 20. This cooling roller cools the belt-like body 2 that has been heated to a high temperature by surface treatment before winding the belt-like body 2, and has a coolant channel therein. A pickup roller 26 is provided downstream of the cooling roller 28. The pickup roller 26 includes a load cell and has a function of detecting the tension of the strip 2. Based on the tension detected here, the rotational speeds of the unwinding roller 12 and the winding roller 22 are automatically controlled. A take-up roller 22 is disposed downstream of the pickup roller 26. The winding roller 22 winds the band-shaped body 2 after the surface treatment while covering the surface with the protective sheet 3 fed from the co-rolling roller 24. The take-up roller 22 is connected to a rotary drive device such as a motor.

(Processing room)
Between the unwinding chamber 10 and the winding chamber 20 described above, a surface treatment chamber 30 for performing a surface treatment on the strip 2 is provided. The surface treatment chamber 30 is provided with a plurality of roller groups 40. In the present embodiment, the first roller group 40a, the second roller group 40b, the third roller group 40c, and the fourth roller group 40d are provided at positions corresponding to the four corners of a substantially rectangular shape. For example, the distance between the first roller group 40a and the second roller group 40b, the distance between the third roller group 40c and the fourth roller group 40d is about 220 mm, the distance between the second roller group 40b and the third roller group 40c, and The distance between the fourth roller group 40d and the first roller group 40a is set to about 1000 mm.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the surface treatment chamber, and is a view taken along arrow A in FIG. In FIG. 2, the vertical direction of the paper is the Z direction, and the horizontal direction is the X direction. The roller group 40 is composed of a plurality of rollers 44 and a shaft body 42 serving as a rotation shaft thereof. Each roller 44 is formed substantially the same and is arranged in parallel at substantially equal intervals. For example, the roller 44 has a width of about 14 mm and a radius of about 100 mm. The shaft body 42 is inserted perpendicularly to the side surface of each roller 44 so as to penetrate the center of each roller 44. For example, about 10 rollers 44 are connected by a single shaft body 42 to form a roller group 40. The shaft bodies 42 of the roller groups 40 are arranged in parallel to each other.

3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion B in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the roller 44 and the shaft body 42 are made of a metal material such as stainless steel. In order to reduce the weight, a counterbore 45 and / or a through hole is provided on the side surface of the roller 44.
The outer peripheral surface 47 of the roller 44 is formed in a crown (drum) shape protruding outward from both ends of the roller 44 in the width direction to the center. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the belt-like body 2 that is wound around the outer peripheral surface 47 of the roller 44 from being displaced in the width direction of the roller 44 or from being detached from the roller 44. In particular, the outer peripheral surface 47 of the roller 44 is preferably formed in a spherical shape so that the distance R from the center point of the roller 44 is constant. As a result, it is possible to prevent damage to the belt-like body 2 that is turned around the outer peripheral surface 47 of the roller 44. For example, the radius R of the spherical surface constituting the outer peripheral surface 47 of the roller 44 is set to, for example, R = 100 to 200 mm so as to be about 1 to 2 times the roller radius.

The roller 44 is attached to the shaft body 42 via a rolling bearing 48 such as a self-aligning bearing. As a result, the plurality of rollers 44 included in the roller group are formed to be rotatable independently of each other with their respective rotational axes coinciding with the shaft body 42.
In addition, since the hot strip 2 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface 47 of the roller 44, it is necessary to prevent the rolling bearing 48 from being damaged by heat. Therefore, a heat insulating ring 46 made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the constituent material of the roller 44 is provided between the roller 44 and the rolling bearing 48. Specifically, alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), quartz (SiO ₂ ), magnesia (MgO), aluminum nitride (AlN), silicon nitride (Si ₃ N ₄ ) or the like is adopted as a constituent material of the heat insulating ring 46. It is desirable. In order to cool the rolling bearing 48, a coolant channel 43 is provided inside the shaft body 42. Further, in order to prevent the temperature of the rolling bearing 48 from rising due to external radiant heat, a heat absorbing plate 50 is provided at a predetermined distance from both side surfaces of the roller 44. The heat absorbing plate 50 is made of a material having high thermal conductivity such as copper (Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au), platinum (Pt), and extends outward from the shaft body 42. . Since the heat absorption plate 50 is kept at a low temperature by the refrigerant flowing through the shaft body 42, the radiant heat incident on the rolling bearing 48 can be absorbed. It is desirable that the rolling bearing 48 itself is also excellent in heat resistance.

Returning to FIG. 1, the belt-like body 2 in the surface treatment chamber 30 is turned around the first roller group 40a, the second roller group 40b, the third roller group 40c, and the fourth roller group 40d in order.
As shown in FIG. 2, the belt-like body 2 is first turned around the first stage roller 441 at the −Z side end in each roller group 40. Next, the belt-like body 2 is wound around the second second-stage roller 442 from the −Z side end portion in each roller group 40. In this way, the belt-like body 2 is sequentially turned up to the n-th stage roller 44n at the + Z side end portion in each roller group 40. The rollers of the same stage in each roller group 40 are arranged at different Z-direction positions while being shifted in the axial direction of the shaft body 42.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the arrangement of the m-th stage roller in each roller group. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 4A, the distance between the first roller group 40a and the second roller group 40b is L1, the distance between the second roller group 40b and the third roller group 40c is L2, and the third roller. The distance between the group 40c and the fourth roller group 40d is L3, and the distance between the fourth roller group 40d and the first roller group 40a is L4. FIG. 4B is a graph in which the horizontal axis represents the length L of the strip and the vertical axis represents the position of the strip in the Z direction (vertical direction in FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the m-th stage in each roller group is set so that the gradient of the belt-like bodies that are sequentially rotated with respect to the m-th stage rollers 44ma, 44mb, 44mc, 44md of each roller group is constant. The Z direction positions Za (m), Zb (m), Zc (m), and Zd (m) of the rollers 44ma, 44mb, 44mc, and 44md are set. Thereby, it becomes possible to prevent twisting of the belt-shaped body, and the belt-shaped body can be made to travel in a spiral manner stably.

  Returning to FIG. 2, between the adjacent roller groups 40, 40, the belt-like bodies 2 wound around the step rollers are arranged in parallel. Therefore, a surface treatment region 35 is set between the adjacent roller groups 40 and 40. Thereby, the strip | belt-shaped body 2 can be arrange | positioned to the substantially whole surface treatment area | region 35, and an efficient surface treatment can be performed now. In the present embodiment, a surface treatment region 35 is set between the second roller group 40b and the third roller group 40c.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, one or a plurality of (two in FIG. 1) EB evaporation sources 34 are provided so as to face the strip 2 of the surface treatment region 35. The EB evaporation source 34 mainly includes an electron beam irradiation device and a hearth filled with a film forming material. When the electron beam is irradiated from the electron beam irradiation apparatus and incident on the hearth, the film forming material filled in the hearth is heated and evaporated. As a result, the evaporated film forming material adheres to the opposing band-shaped body 2, and the film-forming process is performed on the band-shaped body 2.
In addition, an ECR ion source 32 is provided next to the EB evaporation source 34 so that the strip 2 can be plasma-treated as a pretreatment for the film forming process. Note that the ECR ion source 32 may be arranged so that the plasma reaches the surface treatment region 35 so that the film formation process and the plasma process proceed simultaneously.

Further, in order to heat the strip 2 during film formation, a heater 36 is provided between the second roller group 40b and the third roller group 40c on the opposite side of the EB evaporation source 34 with the strip 2 interposed therebetween. Is provided. Any heater such as a lamp heater or a panel heater can be used as the heater 36.
In addition, a heater 37 is provided between the fourth roller group 40d and the first roller group 40a so as to face the band 2 in order to heat the band 2 before and after the film formation process. It has been. As the heater 37, any heater such as a lamp heater or a panel heater can be adopted.

(Surface treatment method)
Next, a surface treatment method using the surface treatment apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, in order to use the final product as a superconducting wire, a case will be described in which a coating film made of cerium oxide (CeO ₂ ) is formed on the surface of the belt-shaped body 2 made of a high heat resistant and corrosion resistant alloy Hastelloy C-276 or the like. A base film made of magnesium oxide (MgO) or the like is formed in advance on the surface of the strip 2. For example, as the belt-like body 2, a belt having a width of about 10 mm, a thickness of about 0.1 mm, and a length of about 500 m is employed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the leading end of the above-described belt-like body 2 is unwound from the unwinding roller 12 in the unwinding chamber 10, and spirally wound around a plurality of roller groups 40 in the surface treatment chamber 30, thereby winding the winding chamber 20. Is taken up by the take-up roller 22. The number of turns of the belt-like body 2 with respect to the plurality of roller groups 40 is about 10 turns. Thus, the surface treatment region 35 is set to a length of about 500 mm in the X direction and a length of about 200 mm in the Z direction.

  Next, the winding roller 22 is rotationally driven to gradually apply tension to the band 2. The tension | tensile_strength of the strip | belt-shaped body 2 is set to about 10-50 N / m, for example. Note that the tension of the belt-like body 2 is detected by the pickup roller 26 in the winding chamber 20, and the rotational speeds of the winding roller 12 and the winding roller 22 are automatically controlled based on the detected tension. Moreover, the traveling speed of the strip | belt-shaped body 2 is set to about 2.5-26.0 m / h, for example. The traveling speed of the belt-like body 2 is detected by the speed reference guide roller 16 in the unwinding chamber 10, and the rotation speeds of the unwinding roller 12 and the winding roller 22 are adjusted based on the detected traveling speed.

Next, the pressure inside the surface treatment chamber 30 is reduced to, for example, about 6.7 × 10 ⁻⁴ Pa or less. Further, the belt-like body 2 is heated to, for example, 800 ° C. by the heaters 36 and 37.
Then, pretreatment using the ECR ion source 32 is performed immediately before the surface treatment region 35 for the band 2. Specifically, argon ions, oxygen ions, and the like are supplied from the ECR ion source 32 to plasma-treat the surface of the strip 2.

Next, a film forming process using the EB evaporation source 34 is performed in the surface treatment region 35. Specifically, cerium oxide (CeO ₂ ) or cerium (Ce) is filled in advance in the hearth of the EB evaporation source 34 as a film forming material. Further, oxygen gas is introduced into the surface treatment region 35 as necessary. Next, an electron beam is irradiated from the electron beam irradiation apparatus to enter the hearth, and the film forming material filled in the hearth is heated and evaporated. As a result, the evaporated film forming material adheres to the opposing band-like body 2, and a film made of cerium oxide (CeO2) is formed. For example, a film having a thickness of about 2 μm is formed at a dynamic film formation rate of about 75 nm · m / min. Here, the dynamic film formation speed is a unit used when a base material passes through the front surface of the vapor deposition source to form a film, and the movement speed (constant speed) of the base material during film formation and film formation It is shown by multiplying the thickness of the film formed on the substrate after passing through the region. When the film is formed with the substrate passing through the front surface of the vapor deposition source, the amount of film formation decreases as the passing speed of the substrate increases, so the unit is more useful than the static film formation rate (nm / min). is there. In the surface treatment region 35, the plasma treatment by the ECR ion source 32 and the film formation treatment by the EB evaporation source 34 may be performed simultaneously.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment in which the width of the rollers 44 constituting the roller group 40 is about 14 mm, the apparatus is operated even when the band-like body 2 is resized within a range of about 5 to 10 mm in width. Surface treatment can be performed without modification. If the width of the roller 44 is about 19 mm, it is possible to correspond to the belt-like body 2 having a width of about 5 to 15 mm. Further, even when the size of the belt-shaped body 2 is changed, it is possible to easily cope with the problem by adjusting the interval between the plurality of rollers 44. Specifically, the rollers 44 may be removed from the shaft body 42, a spacer having a predetermined thickness may be sandwiched between the rollers 44, and the shaft body 42 may be mounted again. Thereby, even when it changes in size to the strip | belt-shaped body 2 from which a width dimension differs, the strip | belt-shaped body 2 can be made to run around in a spiral shape stably.

  In addition, when changing the frequency | count of the circumference | surroundings of the strip | belt shaped object 2 with respect to the some roller group 40, it does by omitting the rotation to the roller 44 of the edge part of -Z. In this case, in order to change the supply position of the strip 2 to the surface treatment chamber, a set of rollers (the unwinding roller 12, the co-rolling roller 14, the speed reference guide roller 16 and the intermediate roller 18) of the unwinding chamber 10 shown in FIG. ) Is preferably formed to be movable in the Z direction. In addition, when changing the frequency | count of circumference | surroundings of the strip | belt-shaped body 2 with respect to the some roller group 40 shown in FIG. 2, it is also possible by omitting the rotation to the roller 44 of the + Z side edge part. In this case, since the discharge position of the belt-like body 2 from the surface treatment chamber 30 is changed, a set of rollers (winding roller 22, co-winding roller 24, pickup roller 26, and cooling roller 28) of the winding chamber 20 shown in FIG. ) To be movable in the Z direction. If the pickup roller 26 is moved, the detection accuracy of the tension of the belt-like body 2 may be lowered. Therefore, the belt-like body can be eliminated by omitting the rotation to the roller 44 at the −Z side end as in the former case. It is desirable to change the number of laps of 2.

  As described in detail above, the surface treatment apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a roller group in which a plurality of rollers are arranged along the shaft body, the plurality of roller groups are spaced apart, and the rollers of the plurality of roller groups In this state, the belt-like body is subjected to surface treatment while the belt-like body is run around in a state where the belt-like body is spirally arranged by turning the belt-like body in order. As a result, a plurality of strips are arranged in parallel between adjacent roller groups, and by setting a surface treatment region between adjacent roller groups, the strips are arranged over substantially the entire surface treatment region. It becomes possible. Therefore, surface treatment can be performed efficiently.

  Further, in the surface treatment apparatus according to the present embodiment, the shaft bodies of the plurality of roller groups are arranged in parallel to each other, and the plurality of rollers included in the roller group rotate independently of each other with their rotational axes substantially coincided with each other. Since it is formed freely, uniform tension is applied to the entire belt-like body, and local concentration of elongation can be prevented. Further, since the rollers of the plurality of roller groups are arranged in a state where they are shifted from each other in the axial direction of the shaft body so that the gradient of the strip body is substantially constant, twisting of the belt-shaped body can be prevented. Furthermore, since the outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed so as to protrude outward from the both ends in the width direction of the roller, it is possible to prevent the belt from coming off the roller even when the belt-like bodies having different width dimensions are turned around. it can. As described above, the belt-like body can be made to travel in a spiral manner stably.

  It should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes those in which various modifications are made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention. That is, the specific materials and configurations described in the embodiments are merely examples, and can be changed as appropriate.

For example, in this embodiment, four roller groups are provided at positions corresponding to rectangular corners, but three roller groups may be provided at positions corresponding to triangular corners. May be provided at positions corresponding to both ends of the straight line. Further, five or more roller groups may be provided at positions corresponding to the corners of the polygon.
In the present embodiment, the EB evaporation source is provided only on one side of the band in the surface treatment region and the film formation process is performed only on one side of the band. However, the EB evaporation source is provided on both sides of the band. It is also possible to perform film formation on both sides of the belt.

In this embodiment, the film forming material is incident on the strip perpendicular to the strip. However, it is also possible to form an inclined alignment film of the liquid crystal panel by causing the film deposition material to enter the strip obliquely. It is.
In this embodiment, the film formation process is mainly performed as the surface treatment. However, as other surface treatments, heat treatment (including heat treatment after film formation), nitriding treatment, oxidation treatment, surface treatment using plasma, and the like are performed. It is also possible to do this. It is also possible to perform a plurality of types of processing simultaneously.

It is a top view of the surface treatment apparatus concerning an embodiment. It is A arrow directional view of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the B section of FIG. It is arrangement | positioning explanatory drawing of the m-th stage roller in each roller group.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Surface treatment apparatus 2 ... Strip | belt-shaped body 10 ... Unwinding chamber 20 ... Winding chamber 30 ... Surface treatment chamber 40 ... Roller group 42 ... Shaft body 43 ... Refrigerant flow path 44 ... Roller 46 ... Heat insulation ring 48 ... Rolling bearing 50 ... Endothermic plate

Claims (7)

A plurality of rollers are provided with a group of rollers arranged along the shaft body,
A plurality of the roller groups are spaced apart from each other;
An apparatus for performing a surface treatment on the belt-like body while rotating the belt-like body in a state in which the belt-like body is spirally arranged by rotating the belt-like body sequentially around the rollers of the plurality of roller groups. And
The shaft bodies of the plurality of roller groups are arranged in parallel to each other,
The rollers of the plurality of roller groups are arranged in a state shifted from each other in the axial direction of the shaft body so that the gradient of the belt-like body is substantially constant,
The plurality of rollers included in the roller group are formed so as to be rotatable independently of each other with their respective rotation axes substantially coincided with each other.
The surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed to protrude outward from both ends in the width direction of the roller to the center.   The surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the roller is attached to the shaft body via a rolling bearing.   The surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a heat insulating ring made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than a constituent material of the roller is provided between the roller and the rolling bearing. .   The surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shaft body includes a coolant channel therein.   5. The surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an endothermic plate extends outwardly from the shaft body on at least one side in the width direction of the roller. .   A first surface treatment is performed on the belt-like body between a pair of adjacent roller groups, and a second surface is placed on the belt-like body between another pair of roller groups different from the pair of roller groups. The surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the treatment is performed. An unwinding chamber for supplying the strip, a surface treatment chamber for performing a surface treatment on the strip, and a winding chamber for winding the strip.
The surface treatment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the unwinding chamber, the surface treatment chamber, and the winding chamber can each adjust an internal atmosphere. apparatus.

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