JP2009197278A - Anodizing treatment apparatus and method of determining of quality of anodizing treatment in anodizing treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anodizing treatment apparatus and a method of determining the quality of the anodizing treatment in the anodizing treatment apparatus by which the quality of the anodizing treatment is determined by detecting the change of voltage applied between electrodes in the anodizing treatment. <P>SOLUTION: In the anodizing treatment apparatus 1, which is provided with: a tretment liquid tank 2; the first and second electrodes 3a, 3b dipped in an anodizing treatment solution in the treatmrent liquid tank 2; a workpiece W to be anodized which is attached to an anode side in the first and second electrodes 3a, 3b; and a power source 4 for energizing the first and second electrodes through an energizing conductor wire L, a determination means 5 is connected to the first and second electrodes 3a, 3b. The determination means 5 determines right or wrong in the processing quality (the quality of anodizing treatment) by detecting the change of the voltage between the first and second electrodes 3a, 3b to monitor the generation of spark to detect surface roughness due to the generation of the spark. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is capable of detecting all the sparks in-line by detecting a change in the voltage between electrodes during anodizing processing, and determining whether the processing quality is good or not. It relates to a determination method.

As is well known, anodizing is a processing method for forming anodized (anodized film) by artificially oxidizing the surface of aluminum itself.
As a method of anodizing, for example, in an electrolytic solution such as sulfuric acid or oxalic acid, an aluminum product is connected to the anode side and a lead plate is connected to the cathode side, and a current is applied.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an alumite film forming method. That is, in Patent Document 1, even when exposed to plasma, in order to suppress impurity emission from the aluminum surface, prevent adhesion of impurities to the wafer surface, and prevent IC failure, Instead, it uses organic solvents and pure.

JP-A-8-12490

In Patent Document 2, in order to eliminate problems caused by static electricity generated on the surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy used in the manufacturing process of semiconductors and liquid crystal displays, the average surface roughness (Ra) on the surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy is 5 microns or more. A rough surface having rough irregularities is formed.
Further, in Patent Document 2, a conductive alumite with improved electrical conductivity is formed on an alumite coating that is a non-conductor, and the electrical resistance value of the coating is used as a semiconductor region. As a result, electrostatic breakdown due to sparks is suppressed.

JP 2006-291259 A

However, there is a disadvantage that the processing time becomes long when the process is performed at a low current / voltage so as not to generate a spark. In order to shorten the processing time, if an attempt is made to process at a high current / voltage, a spark is generated, and a large number of defective processed products may be produced.
For this reason, all the processed workpieces must be visually checked or checked with images.
In such a visual check, variations in determination cannot be avoided depending on the person, and in the check using an image, it is difficult to perform the total quality control because the area is limited to an imageable area.
The present invention has been proposed in order to improve such a problem, and by detecting a change in the voltage between electrodes during anodizing, it is possible to detect all the sparks in-line, and to determine whether the machining quality is good or bad. An object of the present invention is to provide an alumite treatment apparatus and an alumite treatment quality determination method in the alumite treatment apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention according to claim 1, the first and second submerged in the treatment liquid tank (2) and the alumite treatment solution stored in the treatment liquid layer (2). An electrode (3a, 3b), a work (W) to be anodized, attached to one of the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b), and the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) ) In the anodizing apparatus (1) having a power source (4) energized between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b), the occurrence of spark is monitored by detecting the voltage fluctuation between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b). It is characterized by comprising determination means (5) for detecting surface roughness due to occurrence and determining quality of machining quality.

Thus, by detecting that the voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) has changed instantaneously, the workpiece (W) to be anodized and the first and second to which the workpiece (W) is attached are detected. Since the contact resistance with any of the electrodes (3a, 3b) varies instantaneously, it is possible to determine that the alumite treatment of the workpiece (W) is a processing defect if surface roughness due to the occurrence of a spark is detected.
On the other hand, if the voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) does not change instantaneously, it can be determined that the alumite treatment is good.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the determination means (5) calculates a difference value between the current sampling value and the immediately preceding sampling value while sampling the voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b), If the difference value is the maximum value so far, it is stored as the maximum difference value, and this maximum difference value is compared with a preset value to determine whether the machining is good or bad.

  Thereby, the voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) is monitored, and it can be used for determination of a workpiece by detecting that this voltage changes instantaneously. If it is detected that the voltage changes instantaneously, it can be determined that the alumite treatment is defective, assuming that a spark has occurred and surface roughness has been formed.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the first step (S1) for energizing the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) immersed in the alumite treatment solution and determining whether the energization is completed or not. ), A second step (S2) for measuring the voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) during energization, and a third step for storing the voltage value measured in the second step (S2) (S3) and a fourth step (S4) for calculating a difference value between the voltage value stored in the third step (S3) and the voltage value stored in the immediately preceding third step (S3); If the difference value is less than the maximum difference value stored so far, the process returns to the first step (S1), and if the difference value is not less than the maximum difference value stored so far, the process proceeds to the fifth step. In step (S5) and fifth step (S5) A sixth step (S6) for storing the difference value determined to be greater than or equal to the determined difference maximum value as a new difference maximum value, and the first step (S1) until it is determined that the energization is completed in the first step (S1). ) To 6th step (S6), and after energization, it is determined whether or not the latest difference maximum value stored in 6th step (S6) is greater than or equal to a predetermined set value, and the difference maximum value is less than the set value. If it is, processing is determined to be good, and if the maximum difference is equal to or larger than a set value, a quality determination step (S7, S8, S9) is determined to determine processing failure.

Thereby, the alumite treatment is performed on the workpiece (W) in the alumite treatment solution by energizing the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b).
The first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) are energized, and it is checked whether energization is completed or the energization is completed in the first step. If current is being supplied, the voltage is measured one by one while sampling the voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) (second step S1). The voltage value measured in the second step is taken in and stored (third step S3). In the fourth step, a difference value between the voltage value stored in the third step (S3) and the voltage value stored in the immediately preceding third step (S3) is calculated. In the fifth step, if the difference value is less than the maximum difference value stored so far, the process returns to the first step (S1). On the other hand, if the difference value is greater than or equal to the maximum difference value stored so far, the process proceeds to the subsequent steps.
In the sixth step, the difference value determined to be greater than or equal to the maximum difference value stored so far in the fifth step (S5) is stored as a new maximum difference value.
The above procedure from the first step (S1) to the sixth step (S6) is repeatedly executed until it is determined that the energization is completed in the first step (S1).

Then, after the energization is finished, it is determined whether or not the latest difference maximum value stored in the sixth step (S6) is greater than or equal to a predetermined set value. If the difference maximum value is less than the set value, it is determined that machining is satisfactory. If the maximum difference is equal to or larger than the set value, a pass / fail judgment step for judging a machining defect is executed (step S7, step S8, step S9).
As described above, by detecting a change in the voltage between the electrodes during anodizing, all the sparks can be detected in-line, and the quality of processing quality can be determined.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means is an example which shows a corresponding relationship with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of the alumite treatment apparatus 1. The alumite treatment apparatus 1 includes a treatment liquid tank 2, first and second electrodes 3a and 3b immersed in an alumite treatment solution stored in the treatment liquid layer 2, and the first and second electrodes 3a. 3b, a workpiece W to be anodized, which is attached to the anode side, and a power source 4 for energizing the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b through a conducting wire L.

For the alumite treatment solution stored in the treatment liquid tank 2, for example, an electrolytic solution such as sulfuric acid or oxalic acid can be used.
With this configuration, the alumite treatment apparatus 1 causes the direct current to flow through the workpiece W to be anodized, which is attached to the anode side of the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b, and the oxygen generated by the electrolysis of water. React aluminum. As a result, a porous aluminum oxide film having a large electrical insulation is formed on the surface of the workpiece W. When this aluminum oxide film is exposed to water vapor at high temperature and high pressure, when moisture is included, the pores are closed and corrosion resistance is obtained.
In the alumite treatment, the hard alumite treatment can be performed by reducing the temperature of the electrolytic solution to, for example, 0 ° C. to 5 ° C., increasing the current density, and oxidizing the low alloy aluminum as an anode. Products with such hard anodized treatment can be several times to 20 times harder than aluminum materials, and since they have a low coefficient of friction, they are excellent in wear resistance and lubricity. Is spreading.

  A known DC power supply device can be used as the power supply 4.

  Next, the determination means 5 is connected to the 1st, 2nd electrode 3a, 3b with respect to the alumite processing apparatus 1 of the above structures (refer FIG. 2). The determination means 5 detects the occurrence of sparks by detecting voltage fluctuations between the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b, detects surface roughness due to the occurrence of sparks, and processes quality (quality of anodized treatment). The pass / fail judgment is performed.

  The determination means 5 is, for example, a known hardware configuration (I / O interface, AD converter, CPU, memory, etc.) and is energized from the power supply 4 through the energization lead L based on a program stored in the memory or the like. By monitoring the voltage between the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b and detecting this voltage fluctuation, the occurrence of sparks is monitored, and surface roughness due to the occurrence of sparks is detected to detect the machining quality (quality of anodized treatment). The pass / fail judgment is performed.

Therefore, the quality determination process will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, the workpiece W to be anodized is attached to the anode side of the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b immersed in the alumite treatment solution in the treatment liquid layer 2. Next, the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b are energized from the power source 4 through the conducting wire L.

When the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b are energized, it is checked whether the energization is completed or the energization is completed in the first step S1.
If power is being supplied, voltage measurement is performed one by one while sampling the voltage between the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b at a high speed (second step S2). In this case, the voltage between the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b is sampled, for example, every 2 ms, and voltage measurement is performed by performing A / D conversion and data processing.

Next, the voltage value measured in the second step S2 is taken in and stored (third step S3).
In a fourth step S4, a difference value between consecutive sampled measurement values is calculated. That is, the difference value between the voltage value stored in the third step S3 and the voltage value stored in the immediately preceding third step S3 is calculated.
In a fifth step S5, the difference values are compared to check whether the difference value is greater than or equal to the maximum difference value.
If the difference value obtained in the third step S3 is the maximum value so far, it is updated and stored as the maximum difference value (sixth step S6).
If it is not the maximum value in the fifth step S5, the process returns to the first step S1, the above procedure is repeated, and the maximum difference value is updated and stored each time. The above procedure is repeatedly executed at the timing of sampling the voltage between the first and second electrodes 3a and 3b until it is determined in the first step S1 that the energization is completed.

Then, after the energization is finished, it is determined whether or not the latest difference maximum value stored in the sixth step S6 is equal to or greater than a predetermined set value. If the difference maximum value is less than the set value, it is determined that the machining is good. If the maximum value is greater than or equal to the set value, a pass / fail judgment step for judging machining failure is executed (step S7, step S8, step S9).
As described above, by detecting a change in the voltage between the electrodes during anodizing, all the sparks can be detected in-line, and the quality of processing quality can be determined.

Here, FIG. 4 shows the differential voltage value (difference maximum value) for each workpiece actually measured. According to this, the maximum difference value of the normal workpiece W is at most about 17 V or less, and the defective maximum workpiece W that generates sparks expresses a remarkable peak value of 80 V and 100 V. I understand.
For this reason, in the seventh step S7 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the pass / fail determination may be performed with the set value of the maximum difference value set to 20 V, for example.

  As described above, when surface roughness is formed on an anodized workpiece, it is possible to express a significant peak value in the maximum difference value caused by sparks by detecting the change in the voltage between electrodes during anodizing. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether the workpiece is good or bad by comparing with the maximum difference value of the normal workpiece W.

It is a typical block diagram which shows an example of the alumite processing apparatus for performing the alumite processing quality determination method. It is a typical block diagram which connected the determination apparatus for performing the alumite process quality determination method to the alumite processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for performing the alumite processing quality determination method. It is the graph which showed the difference maximum value of the difference voltage in the normal product and defective product when it actually calculated | required from several workpiece | work.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Alumite processing apparatus 2 Processing liquid tank 3a 1st electrode 3b 2nd electrode 4 Power supply 5 Judging means W Work L Conducting conductor

Claims (3)

The treatment liquid tank (2), the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) immersed in the alumite treatment solution stored in the treatment liquid layer (2), and the first and second electrodes ( 3a, 3b), an alumite treatment apparatus comprising a work (W) to be anodized and a power source (4) energized between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b). In (1),
A determination means (5) that detects the occurrence of sparks by detecting voltage fluctuations between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b), detects surface roughness due to the occurrence of sparks, and determines whether the machining quality is good or bad. ). An anodizing apparatus characterized by comprising:   The determination means (5) calculates a difference value between the current sampling value and the immediately preceding sampling value while sampling the voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b), and the difference value is calculated until then. The alumite processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a maximum difference value is stored as a maximum difference value, and the quality difference is determined by comparing the maximum difference value with a preset value. . A first step (S1) for energizing the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) immersed in the alumite treatment solution to determine whether or not energization is completed;
A second step (S2) of measuring a voltage between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) during energization;
A third step (S3) for storing the voltage value measured in the second step (S2);
A fourth step (S4) for calculating a difference value between the voltage value stored in the third step (S3) and the voltage value stored in the immediately preceding third step (S3);
If the difference value is less than the maximum difference value stored so far, the process returns to the first step (S1). If the difference value is not less than the maximum difference value stored so far, the subsequent steps are performed. A fifth step to proceed (S5);
A sixth step (S6) for storing the difference value determined to be greater than or equal to the maximum difference value stored so far in the fifth step (S5) as a new maximum difference value;
The first step (S1) to the sixth step (S6) are repeated until it is determined that the energization is completed in the first step (S1),
After completion of energization, it is determined whether or not the latest difference maximum value stored in the sixth step (S6) is equal to or greater than a predetermined set value,
If the maximum difference is less than the set value, it is determined that the processing is good,
An alumite processing pass / fail judgment method in an alumite processing apparatus, wherein a pass / fail judgment step (S7, S8, S9) for judging a machining defect if the maximum difference value is equal to or greater than the set value is executed.

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