JP2021014608A - Clamp horizontal cycle continuous movement type plating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a plating apparatus that can be made compact, can smoothly open and close a grip of a clamp, and can accurately chuck plate-shaped objects to be plated, wherein the plating apparatus can perform plating while continuously horizontally transporting a plate-shaped object to be plated in a processing liquid in a vertical posture.SOLUTION: There is provided a clamp horizontal cycle continuous movement type plating apparatus capable of performing plating processing while transporting a plate-shaped object to be plated P in the horizontal direction in the perpendicular posture in a feeding process A, in which a plurality of clamps 4 cycle and move along an annular rail 3 having a horizontal orbital path and the clamps move in a feed path in the feeding process A. A grip part 6 provided at a lower end of the clamp 4 comprises an inner fixed grip part 6A and an outer movable grip part 6B that reversely moves in an opening/closing direction, the grip part is carried in the horizontal direction in the perpendicular posture to a start end part of the feeding process A, and the outer movable grip part 6B reversely moves from an end part of the feeding process A to an upper position beyond the upper end part of the plate-shaped object to be plated P which is horizontally carried out in the perpendicular posture.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

According to the present invention, a clamp that cycle-moves along an annular rail having a horizontal orbital path can perform plating while transporting a plate-shaped object to be plated in a vertical position in a horizontal direction in a feed stroke that moves along the feed path. , Clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating equipment by clamp feeding.

The applicant applies to the plate surface of the plate-shaped object to be plated while holding both ends of the plate-shaped object to be plated such as a printed wiring board with a plurality of power supply clamps that move in a circular path along an annular rail. We have proposed a horizontally-conveyed electrolytic plating apparatus that performs electrolytic plating while continuously horizontally transporting the plating solution (in the electrolytic plating solution) in a horizontal posture upside down (for example, Patent Document 1).
Further, the applicant has proposed a clamp used in this horizontal transfer type electrolytic plating apparatus (for example, Patent Document 2). In this clamp, the feeding contact portion opens and closes in the vertical direction, and the side end portion of the plate-shaped object to be plated can be gripped openly and closably in the vertical direction.

However, in a horizontally-conveyed electrolytic plating apparatus that performs electrolytic plating while continuously horizontally transporting the plating solution in a horizontal posture with the plate surface of the plate-shaped object to be plated up and down, both sides (upper and lower surfaces) of the plate-shaped object to be plated are used. ) Was technically difficult to plate evenly.

In addition, about 20 years ago, the applicant held the upper end of a plate-shaped object to be plated such as a printed circuit board with a hanger jig (power supply clamp) that moves along a rail, and was held in a suspended state by this hanger jig. We have developed and proposed an electroplating system that electroplats a plate-shaped object to be plated while being horizontally transported in the plating solution. (Patent Document 3)

Japanese Patent No. 5805055 Utility Model Registration No. 3176980 Japanese Patent No. 2943070

The electroplating system of Patent Document 3 developed and proposed by the present applicant about 20 years ago was an epoch-making device capable of making the plating process uniform, but the plate-shaped object to be plated was suspended. It was difficult to make the device compact because the large hanger jig held in the jig was moved by separate rails and jig moving means in the plating process and the return process of the hanger jig.

Therefore, the present inventor applies the idea of a power feeding clamp that moves a circular path along an annular rail, which has been proposed in Patent Document 1 and the like, to continuously move a plate-shaped object to be plated in a processing liquid in a vertical posture. The present invention was completed by newly conceiving an apparatus for performing electroplating while horizontally transporting the device.

The problem of the plating apparatus provided by the present invention is that the apparatus can be made compact, the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) of the clamp can be opened and closed smoothly, and the clamp is not laterally shaken when the clamp is opened and closed. It is intended to provide a clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating apparatus capable of accurately chucking. Further, there is no rattling during the movement of the clamp including when the clamp is opened and closed, and the power supply to the clamp can be stabilized. Further, the present invention also adheres to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) of the clamp in the plating process even in an electrolytic plating apparatus that performs electrolytic plating while horizontally transporting a plate-shaped object to be plated in a processing liquid in a vertical posture. The metal is electrolytically peeled off in the clamp return process in the same tank.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention (the invention of claim 1), an annular rail 3 having a fixedly arranged horizontal orbital path, and an annular rail 3 in which the upper portion is movably held and a lower portion is formed. It has a gripping portion 6 that can be opened and closed, which also functions as a power feeding contact portion, and the gripping portion 6 grips the upper end portion of the plate-shaped object to be plated P, and the object to be plated P is suspended in a vertical posture. A plurality of clamps 4 that can be held in the ring, and these clamps 4 are connected to the clamps 4 and move the return path of the annular rail 3 after moving the feed stroke A that moves the linear feed path of the annular rail 3. The endless clamping moving means 5 that continuously cycle-moves the horizontal orbital path of the annular rail 3 that enters the feeding process A again through the return stroke B, and the horizontal orbital path of the annular rail 3. The clamp 4 that moves continuously in a cycle is controlled at the start end of the feed stroke A, and the grip portion 6 is controlled from the open state to the closed state to grip the plate-shaped object to be plated P, and the clamp 4 grips the plate-shaped object to be plated. The held plate-shaped object to be plated P is conveyed in the plating solution (electrolytic plating solution) W in the plating tank (electrolytic plating tank) 2 in a vertical posture in which the plate surface of the object to be plated P is parallel to the transport direction. A clamp opening / closing mechanism in which the grip portion 6 is controlled from a closed state to an open state at the end portion of the feed stroke A so that the plate-shaped object P in the grip state is released from the grip portion 6. Provided is a clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating apparatus equipped with.

Further, in the present invention (the invention of claim 2), the feeding stroke in which the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 of the clamp 4 is in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W in the plating tank (electroplating tank) 2. A horizontal orbital path that enters the feed stroke A again through the return stroke B parallel to the feed stroke A in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W in the plating tank (electroplating tank) 2 after moving A. Is configured to move continuously, and the current of the cathode is supplied to the rail portion forming the straight feed path of the annular rail 3, and this rail portion functions as the power supply rail 3A for plating, and the power supply rail for plating is used. The current of the cathode was supplied from 3A to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W, and the current of the cathode was supplied by being gripped by the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6. Provided is a clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating apparatus in which a plate-shaped object to be plated P is electrolytically plated in a process of being conveyed between plating anodes 7 in a plating solution (electroplating solution) W.

According to the present invention (the inventions of claims 1 and 2), the clamp cycle-moves in a circuit path along the annular rail, and a cathode current is supplied from the clamp moving in the feed stroke A during the cycle movement. Since the surface of the plate-shaped object to be plated is plated in the electrolytic solution in a vertical position by the clamp that moves in the feed stroke A, the plating apparatus can be made compact.

Further, in the present invention (the invention of claim 3), the plate-shaped object to be plated P, in which the clamp 4 is suspended and held by the clamp 4 in the feeding stroke A and transported, is subjected to the pretreatment section 1A and the plating treatment. The plate-shaped object P to be plated is conveyed in the feed stroke A while being held in a suspended state by the clamp 4 so as to pass through the treatment liquids in the treatment tanks of the parts 1B and the post-treatment part 1C in order. Pretreatment (defatting, water washing, pickling, water washing, etc.) in pretreatment unit 1A, plating treatment in plating treatment unit 1B, post-treatment (water washing, drying, etc.) in post-treatment unit 1C, continuous clamp horizontal cycle A mobile plating apparatus is provided. Further, in the present invention, the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 of the clamp passes through the processing liquid in the peeling treatment tank in the return stroke B, and the plating treatment portion 1B in the feed stroke A said. The peeling processing portion 1D can be arranged in the return stroke B so that the metal adhering to the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 can be peeled off in this passing process. Further, also in the present invention, a cathode current is supplied to a rail portion corresponding to the plating processing portion 1B of the linear feed path of the annular rail 3, and this rail portion is used as a cathode rail that functions as a power feeding rail 3A for plating. Electroplating similar to the invention of claim 2 can be performed.

According to the present invention (invention of claim 3), the plate-shaped object to be plated is transported by a series of transport means in each of the treatment steps of the pretreatment section 1A, the plating treatment section 1B, and the post-treatment section 1C. Since there is no transfer of the plate-shaped object to be plated by the transport means for each treatment step, the plate-shaped object to be plated is subjected to a series of treatment steps of the pretreatment section 1A, the plating treatment section 1B, and the post-treatment section 1C. Can be transported smoothly.

Further, in the present invention (the invention of claim 4), the clamp 4 is fixedly held on the outside of the conductive rail sliding portion 10 held by the annular rail 3 so as to be slidable, and is long in the vertical direction. A plate-shaped fixing member 12 having a shape conductive and is rotatably supported on the outside of the plate-shaped fixing member 12 via a fulcrum shaft 15, and in a normal state, the opening / closing side surface portion 16a is supported by the urging force of the spring body 18. A pressing action (downward pressing action, lateral direction) that opposes the urging force of the spring body 18 by engaging with the resistance guide body 20 that is closed and fixedly arranged corresponding to the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke A. The opening / closing side surface portion 16a is provided with the opening / closing side surface portion 16a and is provided with a conductive opening / closing member 16 having a bent cross section, and the holding portion (feeding contact portion). The inner fixed grip portion (inner power feeding contact portion) 6A in which 6 is projected from the outer lower end portion of the plate-shaped fixing member 12, and the inner fixed grip portion 16a at the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16. It is composed of an outer movable grip portion (outer feed contact portion) 6B formed so as to project so as to face the portion (inner power supply contact portion) 6A, and when the grip portion (feed feed contact portion) 6 is open, the opening / closing The lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the member 16 and the outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) 6B formed at the lower end portion are carried in in the horizontal direction in a vertical posture to the start end portion position of the feed stroke A. It is configured to reversely move from the upper end of the plate-shaped object to be plated P and the position of the end of the feed stroke A to an upper position beyond the upper end of the plate-shaped object to be plated P which is carried out horizontally in a vertical posture. Provided is a clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating apparatus, which is characterized by the above.

According to the clamp of the present invention (invention of claim 4), the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) of the clamp can be smoothly opened and closed at the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke A.

Further, in the present invention (the invention of claim 5), the clamp 4 is fixed and held on the outside of a conductive rail sliding portion 10 held by the annular rail 3 so as to be slidable, and is long in the vertical direction. The plate-shaped fixing member 12 having a shape conductive and the plate-shaped fixing member 12 is held vertically and vertically at an upper position on the outside of the plate-shaped fixing member 12, and the compression spring 18 urges the spring pressure in the upward movement direction in the vertical direction. An opening / closing side surface portion 16a rotatably supported via a fulcrum shaft 15 by a vertically operating rod 13 having a long shape (having conductivity) and a mounting bracket 14 provided at a lower position on the outside of the plate-shaped fixing member 12. The fulcrum shaft of the opening / closing member 16 is provided at the lower end of the vertically operating rod 13 which is provided with a conductive opening / closing member 16 having a bent cross section and is urged by a compression spring 18 in an upward movement direction. An inner fixed grip portion (inner power supply) in which the connecting member 16b, which is the other portion via the 15, is connected, and the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is projected from the outer lower end portion of the plate-shaped fixing member 12. An outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact) formed so as to project from the contact portion) 6A and the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 so as to face the inner fixed grip portion (inner power feeding contact portion) 6A. Part) 6B, and in the normal state, the connecting member 16b of the opening / closing member 16 is moved upward in conjunction with the vertical operating rod 13 which is moved upward by the urging force in the upward movement direction of the compression spring 18. By causing the outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) 6B to be brought into contact with the inner fixed grip portion (inner feeding contact portion) 6A about the fulcrum shaft 15, the closed position is passively reversed. The grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is moved, and thus the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is closed, and the resistance guide body 20 having a height difference fixedly arranged corresponding to the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke A is attached to the upper part of the clamp 4. The provided engaging body 21 is engaged to move the vertical actuating rod 13 downward against the urging force of the compression spring 18 in the upward movement direction, and the vertical actuating rod 13 is interlocked with the vertically actuated rod 13 to be moved downward. By moving the connecting member 16b of the opening / closing member 16 downward, the outer movable grip portion (outer feeding contact portion) 6B formed at the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 is centered on the fulcrum shaft 15. The grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is configured to be opened and closed by dynamically reversing and moving in an inclined opening position separated from the inner fixed grip portion (inner feeding contact portion) 6A. When the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is open, the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 The upper end portion of the plate-shaped object to be plated P, in which the outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) 6B formed at the lower end portion thereof is carried in the horizontal direction in a vertical posture to the start end portion position of the feed stroke A. The clamp horizontal cycle is characterized in that it is configured to reversely move from the terminal position of the feed stroke A to an upper position beyond the upper end of the plate-shaped object to be plated P which is carried out in a vertical posture in the horizontal direction. A continuously mobile plating apparatus is provided.

According to the clamp of the present invention (invention of claim 5), the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) of the clamp can be smoothly opened and closed at the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke A. Moreover, the clamp of the present invention is configured so that the clamp opens when pressed downward. Therefore, unlike the clamp of the mechanism in which the clamp is opened by pressing in the lateral direction, there is no lateral movement of the clamp when opening and closing, and the plate-shaped object to be plated can be accurately chucked.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention (invention of claim 8) is an annular roller chain belt 5A in which the clamp moving means 5 is endlessly orbitally driven along the orbital path of the annular rail 3. The endless orbital drive path of the roller chain belt 5A is formed to be smaller than the orbital path of the annular rail 3, and the roller chain belt 5A and the clamp 4 are attached to the roller chain belt 5A in a hanging state. A bolt shaft portion 30 that is connected to the rail sliding portion 28 via the rail sliding portion 10 and protrudes inward from the upper portion of the rail sliding portion 10 into a through hole 29 formed in the clamp mounting connecting plate 28. Displacement of the roller chain belt 5A (displacement in the direction intersecting the circumferential drive direction and displacement in the vertical direction) with respect to the annular rail 3 fixedly arranged by penetrating and connecting the connecting plate 28 for mounting the clamp. Provided is a clamp horizontal cycle continuously movable plating apparatus, characterized in that the bolt shaft portion 30 is movable in the axial direction and is rotatably connected in the axial direction so as to be absorbed.

According to the present invention (invention of claim 8), the displacement of the roller chain belt (displacement in the direction intersecting the orbital drive direction and displacement in the vertical direction) with respect to the fixedly arranged annular rail can be absorbed, so that the ring is annular. The clamp that is slidably held on the rail does not rattle during the clamp movement, including when the clamp is opened and closed, and the power supply to the clamp can be stabilized.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention (the invention of claim 9), the current of the anode is supplied to the rail portion arranged in the straight return path of the annular rail 3, and the current of the anode is supplied. The clamp 4 that moves the return stroke B by making the rail portion of the straight return path function as the peeling power supply rail 3B moves while the upper part of the clamp 4 is contact-guided to the peeling power supply rail 3B in the air. Then, the current of the anode is supplied from the peeling power supply rail 3B to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 in the plating solution (electrolytic plating solution) W, and the gripping portion is supplied in the feeding stroke (plating stroke) A. A plating apparatus capable of melting and peeling the deposited metal adhering to (feeding contact portion) 6 in the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke) B, wherein the plating anode is composed of a positive electrode and an insoluble anode of the plating rectifier 40. 7 is electrically connected, the negative electrode of the plating rectifier 40 and the plating feed rail 3A are electrically connected, and the feed stroke (plating stroke) A is moved while being in contact with the plating feed rail 3A. A anode current is supplied to the clamp 4, the positive electrode of the peeling rectifier 41 and the peeling power supply rail 3B are electrically connected, and the negative electrode of the peeling rectifier 41 and the plating power supply rail 3A are electrically connected. Then, the anode current is supplied to the clamp 4 that moves the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke) B while being in contact with the peeling power feeding rail 3B, and the anode current is supplied to the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke). The clamp 4 that moves B has the plate-shaped object P of the anode fed from the clamp 4 that moves the feed stroke (plating stroke) A to which a current of the opposite polarity is supplied as a counter electrode. Provided is a clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating apparatus capable of melting and peeling metal attached to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 of the clamp 4 constituting the anode by electrolysis.

According to the present invention (invention of claim 9), even in an electrolytic plating apparatus that horizontally conveys a plate-shaped object to be plated in a processing liquid in a vertical posture, the gripping portion of the clamp 4 in the feed stroke (plating stroke) A. The deposited metal adhering to the (feeding contact portion) 6 can be electrolytically peeled off in the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke) B in the same tank.

According to the clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating apparatus of the present invention, the plating apparatus can be made compact. Further, according to the clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating apparatus of the present invention, the plate-shaped object to be plated is transported by a series of clamp transport means in each processing step of the pretreatment section, the plating treatment section, and the post-treatment section. Because it is a product, there is no transfer of the plate-shaped object to be plated by the transport means for each treatment process, and the plate-shaped object to be plated is spread over each series of treatment steps of the pretreatment section, the plating treatment section, and the post-treatment section. Can be transported smoothly. Further, according to the present invention, the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) of the clamp can be smoothly opened and closed. Further, according to the present invention, the plate-shaped object to be plated can be accurately chucked without lateral movement of the clamp when the clamp is opened and closed. Further, according to the present invention, there is no rattling during the movement of the clamp including when the clamp is opened and closed, and the power supply to the clamp can be stabilized. Further, according to the present invention, even in an electrolytic plating apparatus that horizontally conveys a plate-shaped object to be plated in a processing liquid in a vertical posture, the metal adhering to the feeding contact portion of the clamp in the feeding stroke (plating stroke) is contained in the same tank. Electrolytic peeling can be performed in the return stroke of the clamp.

The clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating device of the present invention is suitable as a device for plating a flexible plate-shaped object to be plated in the shape of a square or a long strip, and in particular, with a support roll installed outside the device. A flexible long strip-shaped hoop-shaped plate-shaped object to be plated supported in a vertical position by a drive roll, and a flexible support roll and a take-up drive roll installed outside the device in a vertical position. It is suitable as a device for plating a long strip-shaped plate-shaped object to be plated.

It is a schematic plan view of this invention. It is a schematic plan view of this invention. It is a longitudinal side view of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a schematic plan view which showed the other Example of this invention. It is a side view which showed the clamp of this invention. It is a front view which showed the clamp of this invention. It is a side view which showed the other embodiment of the clamp of this invention. It is a front view of the clamp shown in FIG. Other examples of the clamp of the present invention are shown, (A) is a side view, and (B) is a front view. It is a longitudinal side view which showed the other embodiment of this invention.

An embodiment of the clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an electroplating apparatus in which a thin and flexible plate-shaped object P is an example of a long strip, and FIG. 2 is a thin and flexible plate-shaped object P is a square such as a printed circuit board. A schematic plan view of an electroplating apparatus showing an example of an object, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view of the electroplating apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Further, FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a plating apparatus of another example.

The clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating device (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as a plating device) 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is a horizontal circuit path fixedly arranged (fixed to a frame or the like (not shown)). The annular rail 3 has an annular rail 3 and the upper portion is slidably held by the annular rail 3, and the lower portion has an openable and closable grip portion 6 that also functions as a power feeding contact portion. The grip portion 6 is plated in a plate shape. A plurality of clamps 4 capable of grasping the upper end portion of the object P and holding the object P to be plated in a suspended state in a vertical posture (these clamps 4 are provided in plurality over the entire range of the circumferential path of the annular rail 3). The return stroke B is connected to these clamps 4 and moves the return path of the annular rail 3 after the clamp 4 moves the feed stroke A that moves the linear feed path of the annular rail 3. Endless clamp moving means 5 (endless orbital drive along the orbital path of the annular rail 3) so as to continuously cycle through the horizontal orbital path of the annular rail 3 that enters the feed stroke A again after the movement of The annular roller chain belt 5A) and the clamp 4 that continuously cycle-moves the horizontal circuit path of the annular rail 3 are at the start end of the feed stroke A, and the grip portion 6 is in the open state to the closed state. The plate-shaped object to be plated P is gripped by the clamp 4, and the plate-shaped object to be plated P is plated in a vertical posture in which the plate surface of the object to be plated P is parallel to the transport direction. The gripping portion 6 is transported in the plating solution (electrolytic plating solution) W in the tank (electrolytic plating tank) 2, and the gripping portion 6 is controlled from the closed state to the open state at the end of the feeding stroke A to be in the gripping state. A clamp opening / closing mechanism is provided so as to release the plate-shaped object to be plated P from the grip portion 6.

The clamp moving means 5 is adapted to rotate an annular roller chain belt 5A, which is endlessly wound around a sprocket or a grooved pulley, by a transport driving motor (not shown).

In the electroplating apparatus of FIG. 2 in which the plate-shaped object to be plated P shows an example of a square object, the mounting interval of the clamps 4 is narrower than that of the electroplating apparatus of FIG. 1, and the number of clamps 4 mounted is increased. is there. In FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, only a part of the clamps 4 is shown in order to avoid complication. However, the clamps 4 are provided at the same mounting interval over the entire range of the clamp moving means 5 (roller chain belt 5A) that is endlessly orbitally driven.

In the clamp horizontal cycle continuous movement type plating apparatus (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as plating apparatus) 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 of the clamp 4 is a plating tank (electroplating). After moving the feed stroke A in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W in the plating tank (plating tank) 2, the feed stroke A in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W in the plating tank (electroplating tank) 2 It is configured to continuously move in a horizontal circuit path that enters the feed stroke A again through the parallel return stroke B, and supplies a cathode current to the rail portion forming the straight feed path of the annular rail 3. , This rail portion functions as a feeding rail 3A for plating, and the current of the cathode is supplied from the feeding rail 3A for plating to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W, and this gripping is performed. The plate-shaped object to be plated P, which is gripped by the holding portion (feeding contact portion) 6 and fed with the current of the cathode, is an insoluble plating anode 7 (shown in FIG. 3) in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W. It is designed to be electroplated in the process of being transported between them. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 2a indicates a carry-in port for carrying the plate-shaped object to be plated P into the electrolytic cell 2, and reference numeral 2b indicates a carry-out port for carrying out the plate-shaped object to be plated P to the outside of the electrolytic cell 2. There is. A known seal roller may be provided at the carry-in inlet 2a and the carry-out port 2b.

In the clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating device (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as a plating device) 1 shown in FIG. 4, the clamp 4 is suspended and held by the clamp 4 in the feed stroke A and conveyed. The plate-shaped object to be plated P is allowed to pass through the treatment liquids in the pretreatment section 1A, the plating treatment section 1B, and the post-treatment section 1C in order, and is held in a suspended state by the clamp 4. The plate-shaped object to be plated P transported in the feed stroke A is pretreated in the pretreatment section 1A (defatting, washing with water, pickling, washing with water, etc.), plated in the plating treatment section 1B, and post-treated in the post-treatment section 1C. It is designed to be treated (washed with water, dried, etc.). This plating device 1 also supplies a cathode current to a rail portion corresponding to the plating processing portion 1B of the linear feed path of the annular rail 3, and this rail portion is also a cathode rail that functions as a power feeding rail 3A for plating.

Further, in the plating apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 4, the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 of the clamp 4 passes through the processing liquid in the peeling treatment tank in the return stroke B, and the feed stroke A is described. A peeling treatment section 1D is provided in the return stroke B so that the metal adhering to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 can be peeled off in the passing process in the plating processing section 1B.

Hereinafter, the clamp 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. 5 is a side view of the clamp, FIG. 6 is a front view of the clamp of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment of the clamp, and FIG. 8 is a front view of the clamp of FIG. Further, FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the clamp, (A) is a side view, and (B) is a front view.

The clamp 4 shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 and the clamp 4 shown in FIG. 9 are slidably held by the annular rail 3 on the outside of the conductive rail sliding portion 10 via a spacer member 11. A plate-shaped fixing member 12 having a long shape in the vertical direction, which is fixedly held, and a plate-shaped fixing member 12 which is rotatably supported on the outside of the plate-shaped fixing member 12 via a fulcrum shaft 15, and in a normal state, a spring body 18 ( The opening / closing side surface portion 16a is closed by the urging force of the compression coil spring in the clamp 4 of FIGS. 5 to 8 and the torsion coil spring in the clamp 4 of FIG. 9, and is fixedly arranged corresponding to the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke A. Pressing action against the urging force of the spring body 18 by engaging with the resistance guide body 20 (omitted in FIG. 9) (downward pressing in clamp 4 of FIGS. 5 to 8 and clamp in FIG. 9). In No. 4, the opening / closing side surface portion 16a is provided with a lateral pressing) to open the opening / closing side surface portion 16a, and the opening / closing member 16 having a curved cross section is provided. An inner fixed grip portion (inner power feeding contact portion) 6A in which the contact portion) 6 is formed so as to project from the outer lower end portion of the plate-shaped fixing member 12, and the inner side of the opening / closing member 16 at the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a. It was composed of an outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) 6B formed so as to project so as to face the fixed grip portion (inner feeding contact portion) 6A. Further, when the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is open, the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 and the outer movable grip portion (outer feeding contact portion) formed at the lower end portion. 6B is horizontally carried out in a vertical posture from the upper end portion of the plate-shaped object to be plated P which is carried in horizontally to the start end position of the feed stroke A and the end portion position of the feed stroke A. It is configured to reversely move to an upper position beyond the upper end portion of the plate-shaped object to be plated P. The inner fixed grip portion (inner power feeding contact portion) 6A is positioned inside the carry-in line of the plate-shaped object to be plated P which is horizontally carried in a vertical posture, and is movable outward so as to open and close on the outside sandwiching the carry-in line. The grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) 6B is closed.

The clamp 4 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 to 8 is penetrated by the plate-shaped fixing member 12, the upper holding portion 12a and the lower holding portion 12b fixed to the upper outer surface of the plate-shaped fixing member 12. The vertical actuating rod 13 which is held so as to be movable up and down and has a long shape in the vertical direction and which is urged by a compression spring (compression coil spring) 18 to spring pressure in the upward movement direction, and the plate-shaped fixing member. A cross-sectional bent shape having an opening / closing side surface portion 16a rotatably supported by a mounting bracket 14 provided at a lower position on the outer side of the 12 via a fulcrum shaft 15 (in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the cross section is upside down L-shaped). The fulcrum shaft 15 of the opening / closing member 16 is provided at the lower end of the vertically operating rod 13 which is provided with the opening / closing member 16 having conductivity and whose spring pressure is urged in the upward movement direction by the compression spring (compression coil spring) 18. The connecting member 16b, which is the other portion of the member 16b, is connected (connected by a connecting shaft 17 inserted into the elongated hole 16c formed in the connecting member 16b of the opening / closing member 16).

In the normal state, the outward movement is performed by moving the connecting member 16b of the opening / closing member 16 upward in conjunction with the vertically operating rod 13 which is moved upward by the urging force of the compression spring 18 in the upward direction. The gripping portion (outer feeding contact portion) 6B dynamically reverses and moves around the fulcrum shaft 15 in accordance with the closed position pressed against the inner fixed gripping portion (inner feeding contact portion) 6A, and thus the gripping portion. The part (feeding contact part) 6 is closed.

The clamp 4 is attached to a resistance guide body 20 (shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8) having a height difference fixedly arranged corresponding to the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke A. The vertical actuating rod 13 is moved downward against the urging force of the compression spring (compression coil spring) 18 in the upward movement direction by engaging the engaging body 21 provided on the upper portion of the rod. An outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) formed at the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 by moving the connecting member 16b of the opening / closing member 16 downward in conjunction with the operating rod 13. 6B is subordinately tilted open position (shown by a alternate long and short dash line in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7) with the fulcrum shaft 15 as the center and separated from the inner fixed grip portion (inner power feeding contact portion) 6A. The grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 was opened in reverse movement so that it could be opened and closed. The clamp 4 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 to 8 is configured such that the clamp 4 is opened by pressing downward. For this reason, unlike a clamp having a mechanism that opens the clamp when pressed in the lateral direction (for example, the clamp 4 shown in FIG. 9), there is no lateral movement of the clamp when opening and closing, and the plate-shaped object to be plated can be accurately plated. It has the advantage of being able to be chucked.

When the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is open, the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 and the outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) 6B formed at the lower end portion are , The upper end of the plate-shaped object P to be carried in the horizontal direction in a vertical posture to the start end position of the feed stroke A, and the plate shape to be horizontally carried out in a vertical posture from the end position of the feed stroke A. It is configured to reversely move to an upper position beyond the upper end of the object P to be plated. Reference numerals T shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 indicate the upper end level of the plate-shaped object to be plated P.

It is also possible to extend the resistance guide body 20 over the entire area of the return stroke B so that the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6 of the clamp 4 is opened over the entire area of the return stroke B. ..

As the engaging body 21, in FIGS. 5 to 8, the bent portion of the plate-shaped reversing lever 22 having a substantially triangular shape (may be substantially L-shaped) is supported on the upper end portion of the plate-shaped fixing member 12 as a fulcrum portion. It is rotatably attached by a shaft 23, the lower end of the reversing lever 22 is connected to the upper end of the vertically operating rod 13 via a shaft 24, and the rotary roller 25 is rotated to the upper end of the reversing lever 22. It can be freely attached, and the rotating roller 25 is used as an engaging body. In an engaged state in which the rotating roller (engagement body) 25 rolls along the lower lower surface portion 20a of the resistance guide body 20 having a height difference provided at the open position of the orbital movement path of the clamp 4, the reversing lever 22 The vertical actuating rod 13 that is inverted downward (indicated by a alternate long and short dash line in FIGS. 6 and 8) about the support shaft 23 and is connected to the lower end of the inverted lever 22 that is inverted downward is compressed. It is configured so that it can move downward against the spring pressure of the spring (compression coil spring) 18.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, in the lower surface portion of the resistance guide body 20, the intermediate portion in the moving direction of the clamp 4 is the lower lower surface portion 20a, and both sides of the lower lower surface portion 20a are from the lower lower surface portion. It is an inclined lower surface portion 20b that gradually becomes higher.

Although not shown, as the engaging body 21, the upper end portion of the vertically operating rod 13 is extended upward, and the rotating roller 25 is rotatably provided on the extended upper end portion, and the rotating roller 25 is provided as the engaging body. May be.

The lower portion of the clamp 4 to be put into the electrolytic solution W is insulated and coated with the acid-resistant rubber cap 27 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIGS. 5 to 8 except for the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the clamp moving means 5 is an annular roller chain belt 5A that is endlessly orbitally driven along the orbital path of the annular rail 3, and the roller chain belt 5A is endless. The orbital drive path is formed smaller than the orbital path of the annular rail 3, and the roller chain belt 5A and the clamp 4 are a clamp mounting connecting plate 28 and the rail sliding portion 10 attached to the roller chain belt 5A in a hanging state. The bolt shaft portion 30 protruding inward from the upper part of the rail sliding portion 10 is passed through and connected to the through hole 29 formed in the clamp mounting connecting plate 28, and the clamp mounting connecting plate 28 is connected. The axial direction of the bolt shaft portion 30 so that the plate 28 can absorb the displacement of the chain belt 5A (displacement in the direction intersecting the circumferential drive direction and displacement in the vertical direction) with respect to the annular rail 3 arranged in a fixed manner. It is movable and is rotatably connected in the axial direction.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a pair of left and right bolt engaging holes 32 are formed in the plate-shaped fixing member 12. A fixing bolt 33 for fixing and holding the plate-shaped fixing member 12 is screwed to the outer side surface of the spacer member 11 fixed to the outer surface of the rail sliding portion 10 through the bolt engaging hole 32. The bolt engagement hole 32 has a lower hole portion formed with a width that allows the bolt head of the fixing bolt 33 to pass through, and an upper hole portion continuous with the lower hole portion is a bolt of the fixing bolt 33. It is formed in a narrow area that allows the passage of the shaft portion but not the passage of the bolt head. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the lower hole portion is formed in a circular shape, and the upper hole portion continuous with the lower hole portion is formed in a vertically long shape.

To fix and mount the clamp 4, insert the lower hole of the bolt engagement hole 32 into the pair of left and right fixing bolts 33 screwed to the spacer member 11 in a temporarily fixed state, and lower the clamp 4 to move it upward. The hole is locked to the fixing bolt 33, and if the fixing bolt 33 is tightened in this locked state, the fixed state can be reliably maintained. When removing the clamp 4 from the fixed mounting state, it can be removed from the lower hole by loosening the tightened fixing bolt 33 to the temporarily fixed state and raising the clamp 4. Therefore, since the clamp 4 having a structure long in the vertical direction can be easily and surely attached to and detached from the apparatus main body, the efficiency of the clamp inspection work and the inspection work of the plating apparatus main body can be improved.

As described above, the clamp 4 that functions as a power feeding clamp is made of a conductive metal (stainless steel or the like). In the embodiment of the clamp shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lower portion of the plate-shaped fixing member 12 including the inner fixed grip portion (inner power feeding contact portion) 6A and the outer movable grip portion (outer feeding contact portion). ) The lower portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 including 6B is formed of symmetrical plate-shaped gripping members 35 and 36 made of titanium material.

Further, in the embodiment of the clamp shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the plate-shaped fixing member 12 side (specifically, the stainless steel upper holding portion 12a fixed to the outer surface of the plate-shaped fixing member 12). And the opening / closing side surface portion 16a (specifically, the upper portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a) of the opening / closing member 16 were connected by a lead wire 38 so as to be able to supply power. As shown in FIG. 8, the connection by the lead wires 38 is connected by a pair of left and right lead wires 38 and 38, respectively. The connection means of the lead wire 38 can be performed by a general connection method in which the crimp terminal attached to the end of the lead wire 38 is screwed with a bolt. The wiring of the lead wire 38 makes it possible for a current to easily flow through the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 in which power supply tends to be unstable, and the outer movable grip portion (outside) provided at the lower end of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a. Power supply contact part) The power supply efficiency to 6B can be significantly improved. Although the lead wire 38 is not wired in the embodiment of the clamp shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the clamp shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is the same as the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. It is preferable to wire the lead wire 38.

The clamp 4 shown in FIG. 9 has an opening / closing side surface portion 16a rotatably supported via a fulcrum shaft 15 by a mounting bracket 14 provided at a substantially intermediate position on the outer side of the plate-shaped fixing member 12. An opening / closing member 16 having conductivity is provided, and in a normal state, an upper portion of the opening / closing member 16 is urged in the opening direction by a torsion coil spring 18 attached to a fulcrum shaft 15, and an opening / closing side surface of a lower portion of the opening / closing member 16 is provided. The portion 16a is urged in the closing direction to close the grip portion (feeding contact portion) 6. A rotating roller 25 that functions as an engaging body 21 is attached to the upper end of the opening / closing member 16. Then, the torsion coil is formed by engaging the resistance guide body 20 (not shown in FIG. 9) fixedly arranged corresponding to the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke A and the engaging body 21 (rotary roller 25). The opening / closing side surface portion 16a is opened by being given a pressing action in the lateral direction (indicated by reference numeral G in FIG. 9) against the urging force of the spring 18.

The clamp 4 shown in FIG. 9 is also the lower portion of the plate-shaped fixing member 12 including the inner fixed grip portion (inner power feeding contact portion) 6A, similarly to the clamps shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 described above. The lower portion of the opening / closing side surface portion 16a of the opening / closing member 16 including the outer movable grip portion (outer power feeding contact portion) 6B is formed of symmetrical plate-shaped grip members 35 and 36 made of titanium material. Further, the clamp 4 shown in FIG. 9 is also the same as the clamp shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 described above, and the lower portion of the clamp 4 is a one-dot chain line in FIG. 9 except for the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6. It is insulated and coated with the acid-resistant rubber cap 27 shown.

As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 10, the electroplating apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 supplies an anode current to a rail portion arranged in a straight return path of the annular rail 3 to provide an anode of the anode. The rail portion of the straight return path to which the current is supplied functions as the peeling power supply rail 3B, and the clamp 4 that moves the return stroke B has the upper part of the clamp 4 in contact with the peeling power supply rail 3B in the air. It moves while being guided, and supplies the current of the anode from the peeling power supply rail 3B to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 in the plating solution (electroplating solution) W, and in the feeding stroke (plating stroke) A. The deposited metal adhering to the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is melted and peeled off in the return stroke B.

As shown in FIG. 10, the positive electrode (plus electrode) of the plating rectifier (supply power supply) 40 and the plating anode 7 including the insoluble anode are electrically connected, and the negative electrode of the plating rectifier (supply power supply) 40 is electrically connected. The (minus electrode) and the plating feed rail 3A are electrically connected, and the current of the anode is supplied to the clamp 4 that moves the feed stroke (plating stroke) A while being in contact with the plating feed rail 3A to peel off. The positive electrode (plus electrode) of the peeling rectifier (supply power supply) 41 and the peeling power supply rail 3B are electrically connected, and the negative electrode (minus electrode) of the peeling rectifier (supply power supply) 41 and the plating power supply rail 3A are connected. The clamp 4 that is electrically connected and supplies the anode current to the clamp 4 that moves the return stroke B while being in contact with the peeling power supply rail 3B, and moves the return stroke B that is fed with the anode current. , The grip portion of the clamp 4 constituting the anode with the plate-shaped object to be plated P of the cathode fed from the clamp 4 moving in the feed stroke (plating stroke) A to which the current of the opposite polarity is supplied as the counter electrode. The metal attached to the (feeding contact portion) 6 is melted by electrolysis so that it can be peeled off. The plating feed rail 3A and the peeling feed rail 3B are interposed with an insulating rail such as a plastic material.

In this way, since the cathode as the counter electrode is shared (combined) between the feed stroke (plating stroke) A and the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke) B, the clamp 4 is shared (combined) with the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke) B. The molten metal (for example, dissolved Cu) that has been melted and peeled from the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 is directed to the plate-shaped object to be plated P that moves in the feeding stroke (plating stroke) A, and is shown by the arrow F in the electrolytic solution. It is electrodeposited on the plate-shaped object to be plated P which moves in this way and moves in the feeding stroke (plating stroke) A. Therefore, the molten metal (for example, molten Cu) peeled from the gripping portion (feeding contact portion) 6 of the clamp 4 in the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke) B can be effectively utilized, and the efficiency of electrolytic plating and electrolytic peeling is improved. be able to. This is a great merit due to the fact that the feed stroke (plating stroke) A and the return stroke (electrolytic peeling stroke) B are performed in the same electrolytic cell 1.

1 Plating equipment 1A Pretreatment part of plating equipment 1B Plating processing part of plating equipment 1C Posttreatment part of plating equipment 2 Plating tank (electrolytic plating tank)
3 Annular rail 3A Power supply rail for plating 3B Power supply rail for peeling 4 Clamp 5 Clamp moving means 5A Roller chain belt 6 Grip part (power supply contact part)
6A Inner fixed grip (inner power supply contact)
6B Outer movable grip part (outer power supply contact part)
P Plate-shaped object to be plated W Plating solution (electrolytic plating solution)
A Feeding stroke B Return stroke 7 Plating anode 10 Rail sliding part 12 Plate-shaped fixing member 13 Vertically operating rod 14 Mounting bracket 15 Supporting shaft 16 Opening and closing member 16a Opening and closing side part of opening and closing member 16b Connecting member of opening and closing member 16c Long hole 17 Connecting shaft 18 Spring body 20 Resistance guide body 21 Engaging body 22 Reversing lever 23 Supporting shaft 24 shaft 25 Rotating roller 27 Rubber cap 28 Clamp mounting connecting plate 29 Through hole 30 Bolt shaft 32 Bolt engaging hole 33 Fixing bolt 35 , 36 Plate-shaped gripping member 38 Lead wire 40 Plating rectifier 41 Peeling rectifier

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An annular rail (3) having a fixedly arranged horizontal orbital path, and an openable / closable grip portion (3) whose upper portion is movably held by the annular rail (3) and which also functions as a feeding contact portion at the lower portion. A plurality of clamps (6) having the grip portion (6) capable of gripping the upper end portion of the plate-shaped object to be plated (P) and holding the object to be plated (P) in a suspended state in a vertical posture. 4) and these clamps (4) are connected, and after these clamps (4) move the feed stroke (A) for moving the linear feed path of the annular rail (3), the annular rail (3) Endless plating moving means for continuously cycling the horizontal orbital path of the annular rail (3) that enters the feed stroke (A) again after the movement of the return stroke (B). (5) and the clamp (4) that continuously cycle-moves in the horizontal orbital path of the annular rail (3) are at the start end of the feed stroke (A) and the grip portion (6) is open. The plate-shaped object to be plated (P) is controlled to be closed, and the plate-shaped object to be plated (P) held by the clamp (4) is the plate surface of the object to be plated (P). Is transported in the plating solution (W) in the plating tank (2) in a vertical posture parallel to the transport direction, and the grip portion (6) is changed from the closed state to the open state at the end portion of the feed stroke (A). A clamp horizontal cycle continuously movable plating apparatus provided with a clamp opening / closing mechanism for releasing the plate-shaped object to be plated (P) in a controlled gripping state from the gripping portion (6). The plating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion (6) of the clamp (4) moves the feed stroke (A) in the plating solution (W) in the plating tank (2). It continuously moves on a horizontal circuit path that enters the feed stroke (A) again through the return stroke (B) parallel to the feed stroke (A) in the plating solution (W) in the plating tank (2). The current of the cathode is supplied to the rail portion forming the straight feed path of the annular rail (3), and this rail portion functions as the plating feed rail (3A), and the plating feed rail (3A) is formed. ) Supply the current of the cathode to the gripping portion (6) in the plating solution (W), and the plate-shaped object to be plated (P) gripped by the gripping portion (6) and fed with the current of the cathode. A clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating device that is electrolytically plated in the process of being conveyed between the plating anodes (7) in the plating solution (W). The plate-shaped object to be plated (P) according to claim 1, wherein the clamp (4) is suspended and held by the clamp (4) in the feeding stroke (A) and transported. The pretreatment section (1A), the plating treatment section (1B), and the post-treatment section (1C) are allowed to pass through the treatment liquid in each treatment tank in order, and are held in a suspended state by the clamp (4). The plate-shaped object to be plated (P) transported in the feed stroke (A) is pretreated by the pretreatment section (1A), plated by the plating treatment section (1B), and post-treated by the post-treatment section (1C). Clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating equipment. The plating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the clamp (4) is a conductive rail sliding portion (10) held by the annular rail (3) so as to be slidable. A plate-shaped fixing member (12) fixed and held on the outside and having a long shape in the vertical direction and reversibly supported on the outside of the plate-shaped fixing member (12) via a fulcrum shaft (15). In the normal state, the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) is closed by the urging force of the spring body (18), and the engagement with the resistance guide body (20) fixedly arranged corresponding to the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke (A). In this case, the spring body (18) is subjected to a pressing action against the urging force, and the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) is configured to open. An inner fixed grip portion (6A) having an opening / closing member (16) and having the grip portion (6) protruding from the outer lower end portion of the plate-shaped fixing member (12), and the opening / closing member (16). The lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) is composed of an outer movable grip portion (6B) formed so as to project so as to face the inner fixed grip portion (6A), and the grip portion (6) is opened. In the state, the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) of the opening / closing member (16) and the outer movable grip portion (6B) formed at the lower end portion are perpendicular to the start end portion position of the feeding stroke (A). Of the plate-shaped object to be plated (P) carried out in the horizontal direction in the vertical posture from the upper end portion of the plate-shaped object to be plated (P) carried in the posture and the end portion position of the feeding stroke (A). A clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating device characterized in that it is configured to reversely move to an upper position beyond the upper end. The plating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the clamp (4) is a conductive rail sliding portion (10) held by the annular rail (3) so as to be slidable. A plate-shaped fixing member (12) having a long shape in the vertical direction, which is fixed and held on the outside, and a compression spring (18) which is vertically and vertically movable and held at an upper position on the outside of the plate-shaped fixing member (12). ) To the vertically long vertical operating rod (13) urged by the spring pressure in the upward movement direction, and the mounting bracket (14) provided at the lower position on the outside of the plate-shaped fixing member (12). An opening / closing member (16) having an opening / closing side surface portion (16a) rotatably supported via a fulcrum shaft (15) and having a bent cross section is provided, and the compression spring (18) is used to move upward. A connecting member (16b), which is the other portion of the opening / closing member (16) via the fulcrum shaft (15), is connected to the lower end of the vertically operating rod (13) urged by spring pressure, and the grip is performed. An inner fixed grip portion (6A) in which the holding portion (6) is projected from the outer lower end portion of the plate-shaped fixing member (12), and a lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) of the opening / closing member (16). The outer movable grip portion (6B) is formed so as to project so as to face the inner fixed grip portion (6A), and in a normal state, the compression spring (18) is urged upward by an upward moving force. By moving the connecting member (16b) of the opening / closing member (16) upward in conjunction with the vertically operating rod (13) to be moved, the outer movable grip portion (6B) is moved to the fulcrum shaft (15). ), The grip portion (6) is closed, and the start end portion and the end portion of the feed stroke (A) are moved in reverse according to the closing position pressed against the inner fixed grip portion (6A). The upward movement direction of the compression spring (18) by engaging the engaging body (21) provided on the upper part of the clamp (4) with the resistance guide body (20) having a height difference fixedly arranged corresponding to the portion. The vertical actuating rod (13) is moved downward against the urging force to the force, and the connecting member (16b) of the opening / closing member (16) is interlocked with the vertically actuated rod (13) to be moved downward. By moving it downward, the outer movable grip portion (6B) formed at the lower end portion of the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) of the opening / closing member (16) is centered on the fulcrum shaft (15) and the inner fixed grip portion. It is configured so that it can be opened and closed by opening and closing the grip portion (6) by dynamically reversing and moving according to the tilted open position away from (6A), and when the grip portion (6) is open, the opening and closing is performed. Opening and closing side surface of member (16) ( A plate-shaped object to be plated (6B) formed at the lower end of 16a) and the outer movable grip portion (6B) is carried in the horizontal direction in a vertical posture to the starting end position of the feeding stroke (A). It is configured to reversely move from the upper end of P) and the end position of the feed stroke (A) to an upper position beyond the upper end of the plate-shaped object to be plated (P) that is horizontally carried out in a vertical posture. A clamp horizontal cycle continuous moving plating device. The opening and closing of the plating apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, which includes a lower portion of the plate-shaped fixing member (12) including the inner fixed grip portion (6A) and the outer movable grip portion (6B). A clamp horizontal cycle continuously movable plating apparatus characterized in that a lower portion of the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) of the member (16) is formed of a symmetrical plate-shaped gripping member (35, 36) made of a titanium material. .. In the plating apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, a lead wire (38) connects the plate-shaped fixing member (12) side of the clamp (4) and the opening / closing side surface portion (16a) of the opening / closing member (16). Clamp horizontal cycle continuous mobile plating device, characterized by being connected so that it can be powered by. The plating apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the clamp moving means (5) is an annular roller chain belt (5A) that is endlessly orbitally driven along an orbital path of the annular rail (3). The endless orbital drive path of the roller chain belt (5A) is formed smaller than the orbital path of the annular rail (3), and the roller chain belt (5A) and the clamp (4) are formed by the roller chain belt (5A). ) Is connected to the clamp mounting connecting plate (28) mounted in a hanging state via the rail sliding portion (10), and the rail is formed in the through hole (29) formed in the clamp mounting connecting plate (28). The annular rail (3) in which the bolt shaft portion (30) protruding inward from the upper portion of the sliding portion (10) is penetrated and connected, and the clamp mounting connecting plate (28) is fixedly arranged. The clamp horizontal cycle continuous movement type is characterized in that the bolt shaft portion (30) is movable in the axial direction and is rotatably connected in the axial direction so as to absorb the displacement of the roller chain belt (5A) with respect to the bolt shaft portion (30). Plating equipment. The plating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein an anode current is supplied to a rail portion arranged in a straight return path of the annular rail (3), and a straight return path rail to which the anode current is supplied. The clamp (4), which functions as a peeling power supply rail (3B) and moves the return stroke (B), has a contact guide in the air with the upper part of the clamp (4) on the peeling power supply rail (3B). While moving, the current of the anode is supplied from the peeling power supply rail (3B) to the gripping portion (6) in the plating solution (W), and the gripping portion (6) is supplied in the feeding stroke (A). It is a plating apparatus capable of dissolving and peeling off the precipitated metal adhering to the plating in the return stroke (B), and electrically attaches the plating anode (7) composed of the positive electrode and the insoluble anode of the plating rectifier (40). The negative electrode of the plating rectifier (40) and the plating feed rail (3A) are electrically connected, and the feed stroke (A) is moved while being in contact with the plating feed rail (3A). A anode current is supplied to the clamp (4), the positive electrode of the peeling rectifier (41) and the peeling power supply rail (3B) are electrically connected, and the negative electrode of the peeling rectifier (41) and the plating power supply are supplied. The rail (3A) is electrically connected, and the anode current is supplied to the clamp (4) that moves in the return stroke (B) while being in contact with the peeling power supply rail (3B) to supply the anode current. The clamp (4) that moves the return stroke (B) is the plate of the anode that is fed from the clamp (4) that moves the feed stroke (A) to which a current of the opposite polarity is supplied. A clamp horizontal cycle continuous movement type in which the metal attached to the grip portion (6) of the clamp (4) constituting the anode is melted and peeled off by electrolysis using the object to be plated (P) as a counter electrode. Plating equipment. In the plating apparatus according to claim 3, the gripping portion (6) of the clamp (4) passes through the processing liquid in the peeling treatment tank in the return stroke (B), and the feed stroke (A). ), The clamp horizontal cycle in which the peeling treatment portion (1D) is arranged in the return stroke (B) so that the metal adhering to the grip portion (6) can be peeled off in the plating treatment portion (1B). Continuously mobile plating equipment.

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