KR100951245B1 - Vertical type exchanger for carbon bridge - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vertical carbon bridge exchange apparatus that allows the carbon bridge to be vertically lifted from the plating bath and moved horizontally to be replaced and polished. The present invention is formed with a recess in which the carbon bridge can be seated in the center, and the upper side of the electroplating tank through a fixing pin that is elastically protruded into the recess and a screw screw in a vertical direction on one side. Drawing means including a carbon bridge pedestal that can be lifted; And a U-shaped transfer clipper having a protruding fixing portion protruding inward, and the transfer clipper is moved left and right through a transfer screw extending in a horizontal direction so that the carbon bridge is polished outside the electroplating tank. Conveying means for conveying to; And polishing means for mounting the polishing motor at the front end and polishing the carbon bridge which is formed to be moved forward and backward by the rack and the pinion gear and is placed in the polishing position, wherein the carbon bridge is formed on the opposite side of the protruding height. An upper fixing groove is formed in which the government is inserted and fixed, and a lower fixing groove in which the fixing pin is inserted is formed at a side other than the fixing groove forming side, and the protruding fixing portion is burnt at the end. It provides a vertical carbon bridge exchange device comprising a steel ball protruding sexually.

Carbon, bridge, plating, exchange, polishing

Description

Vertical Carbon Bridge Changer {VERTICAL TYPE EXCHANGER FOR CARBON BRIDGE}

1 is a perspective view illustrating a plating process of a steel sheet.

2 is a working state diagram showing a conventional carbon bridge removal operation in order.

3 is a perspective view of a conventional carbon bridge exchange apparatus.

4 is a perspective view of a vertical carbon bridge exchange apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a detailed assembly view of the vertical carbon bridge exchange apparatus according to the present invention, (a) shows the carbon bridge and the pedestal, and (b) shows the transfer clipper.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: electroplating bath 100: carbon bridge

102: conductive roll 103: steel sheet

104: crane 408: polishing motor

501: transfer clipper 503: transfer screw

604: upper fixing groove 608: drive screw

609: bridge support 610: fixed pin

630: protrusion fixing 651: fixed pin release head

The present invention relates to an exchanger for exchanging a carbon bridge installed in the plating bath during the plating process of the steel sheet, and more particularly, to raise and move the carbon bridge vertically from the plating bath and move it horizontally so that it can be replaced and polished. It relates to a vertical carbon bridge changer.

In general, the plating process of the steel sheet is a process of treating the surface of the steel sheet, and as shown in FIG. 1, the electroplating in which the soluble anode 101 of the component to be plated is deposited in the electrolyte, as shown in FIG. 1. When the negative potential is applied to the conducting roll 102 for transporting the steel sheet when passing through the tank 10, the plating component of the anode 101 is attached to the surface of the steel sheet 103 through the electrolyte solution, so that the plating process of the steel sheet is performed. Is performed. At this time, the anode 101 is maintained in a state supported by the carbon bridge 100, and as the above-described plating process is repeatedly performed continuously, the carbon bridge 100 is worn and thus needs to be replaced.

2 is a view for explaining a conventional carbon bridge replacement method. As shown in FIG. 2, a crane 104 is used to replace the carbon bridge 100. In a state where the wires connected to the crane 104 were fastened to both ends of the carbon bridge 100, the crane 104 was lifted up and the carbon bridge 100 was taken out of the electroplating tank 10. Then, the carbon bridge 100 thus taken out was disposed of. However, by disposing of expensive carbon bridges once and then disposing, it has been a major factor to increase the cost of plated steel sheet by increasing the equipment cost of the electroplating process.

Therefore, in order to improve this point, an electroplating carbon bridge exchange apparatus (Patent Application 2001-85606) as shown in FIG. 3 was used. In the carbon bridge exchange apparatus as illustrated in FIG. 3, an opening and closing opening 12 having a predetermined size is formed at a side of the electroplating tank corresponding to the position where the carbon bridge is installed in the electroplating tank 10. Extraction means (302,307) capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction to draw out the waste bridge through the grinding means, and grinding means (406, 408, 409) provided on the reciprocating path of the drawing means to polish the waste bridge drawn out by the drawing means; It consists of. However, in the exchange apparatus as described above, the frame 307 and the screw 302 are corroded due to frequent leakage of the plating solution from the opening 12 for drawing out the bridge. Will be imported.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, instead of withdrawing and discarding the carbon bridge to be replaced from the electroplating tank to replace and polish the damaged portion of the carbon bridge after the replacement and polishing function, and also It is an object of the present invention to provide a vertical carbon bridge exchange apparatus capable of preventing leakage of a solution and a failure of a facility occurring when a carbon bridge is withdrawn from a plating bath, and improving workability and preventing safety accidents.

As a constituent means for achieving the above object, the present invention is a device for replacing the carbon bridge is installed to support the anode in the electroplating tank, the center is formed with a recess in which the carbon bridge can be seated A withdrawal means comprising a carbon bridge pedestal capable of ascending to the upper side of the electroplating tank through a fixing pin protruding elastically into the recess and a driving screw screwed in a vertical direction on one side; And a U-shaped transfer clipper having a protruding fixing portion protruding inward, and the transfer clipper is moved left and right through a transfer screw extending in a horizontal direction so that the carbon bridge is polished outside the electroplating tank. Conveying means for conveying to; And polishing means for mounting the polishing motor at the front end and polishing the carbon bridge which is formed to be moved forward and backward by the rack and the pinion gear and is placed in the polishing position, wherein the carbon bridge is formed on the opposite side of the protruding height. An upper fixing groove is formed in which the government is inserted and fixed, and a lower fixing groove in which the fixing pin is inserted is formed at a side other than the fixing groove forming side, and the protruding fixing portion is elastic at the end. It provides a vertical carbon bridge exchange apparatus comprising a steel ball protruding into the.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 4 is a perspective view of a vertical carbon bridge changer according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a detailed assembly view of the vertical carbon bridge changer according to the present invention, (a) is a carbon bridge and a pedestal, (b) is a transfer The clipper is shown. The vertical carbon bridge exchange apparatus of the present invention includes a drawing means, a conveying means, and a polishing means.                     

First, the drawing means first includes a drive screw 608 that can be rotated to stand vertically from the bottom. The drive screw 608 allows the drive screw to be positioned perpendicular to the floor via a thrust bearing 607. The screw drive motor 605 is connected for power transmission, and the horizontally positioned drive motor 605 has its end connected vertically through the bevel gear 606. The drive screw drive motor 605 is installed to penetrate the side of the electroplating bath 10 to facilitate the supply of power.

The drive screw 608 is provided with a pedestal 609 supporting the carbon bridge. The pedestal 609 is formed with a recess 620 to accommodate the lower portion of the carbon bridge 100 therein. Since the lower portion of the carbon bridge 100 is formed in a quadrangular shape, the concave portion 620 is also formed in a quadrangular shape having the same shape as the lower portion of the bridge 100. In addition, the depth of the concave portion 620 is enough to the depth that the carbon bridge 100 can be fixed.

The pedestal includes a fixing pin 610 protruding into the recess 620. Fixing pin 610 is in contact with the lower surface of the carbon bridge 100 serves to fix the carbon bridge (100). The fixing pin 610 is protruded through an elastic spring therein to move elastically. More preferably, the fixing pin 610 is integrally formed with the fixing pin leaving head 651 protruding to the outside of the pedestal 609. On the upper side of the pedestal 609, a head guider 611 in which a groove is formed is inserted so that the release head 651 can be inserted. The head guider 611 is formed to become thicker toward the top, so that the fixing pin 610 moves to the outside as the pedestal 609 is raised. Therefore, the fixing pin 610 coupled with the carbon bridge 100 is released as the pedestal 609 is raised.

The carbon bridge 100 has upper fixing grooves 604 formed on a pair of side surfaces facing each other, and the fixing pins 610 may be inserted into other sides other than the upper fixing groove 604 forming side. The lower fixing groove 613 is formed to be.

The conveying means will include a U-shaped conveying clipper 501. The transport clipper 501 includes a protruding fixing part 630 which protrudes inward at both ends. The protrusion fixing portion 630 includes a steel ball 602 protruding elastically at the end. The steel ball 602 is mounted to elastically contract through the spring 603. The steel ball 602 is protruded to the end of the protruding fixing portion 630 through the spring 603 is inserted into the upper fixing groove 604 of the carbon bridge (100).

The transfer clipper 501 is in a position higher than the electroplating bath 10 so that the carbon bridge 100 can be clipped at the fully elevated position, and the support 504 on the electroplating bath 10. And installed, a pair of guide bars 510 extending horizontally long from the support 504 is formed. The transfer screw 503 is mounted in the middle of the guide bar 510. The transfer screw 503 is connected to the motor 502 and rotates, and the transfer clipper 501 is suspended from the transfer screw 503 and the guide bar 510, and screwed with the transfer screw 503. Is connected through the transfer screw 503 is rotated, the feed clipper 501 is formed to be able to move from side to side.

The upper fixing groove 604 of the carbon bridge is formed in the inlet position is higher than the position of the concave groove 635, so that the carbon bridge automatically at the concave portion of the pedestal 609 as the transfer clipper 501 moves forward. Configured to deviate.

Polishing means is installed on the electroplating tank 10 in order to polish the vertically drawn carbon bridge 100, the rack forward and backward plate 421 is formed so as to advance back and forth on the fixed plate 420 It will be included. A rack 425 is formed on an upper surface of the forward and backward plates 421, and the forward and backward plates 421 are forward and backward by a drive motor 505 mounted on the plate 420 and a pinion gear formed at an end thereof. do. The polishing motor 408 is mounted on the front upper portion of the forward and backward plates 421.

The operation of the vertical carbon bridge exchange apparatus according to the present invention as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

After the electroplating solution is completely removed from the electroplating bath 10, the driving screw 608 is rotated through the bevel gear 606 when driving the screw driving motor 605 penetrated from the outside of the cell to the inside. The carbon bridge pedestal 609 is raised upward by the rotation of the driving screw 608, and at this time, the support bridge 641 installed on the side opposite to the side on which the screw is installed can rise in parallel without being inclined.

The carbon bridge pedestal 609 ascends the fixing pin 610 while the separation head 651 protruding from the side is inserted into the head guider 611. In the state in which the fixing pin 610 is fully retracted, the pedestal 609 completely stops its rising, and the carbon bridge 100 is in a state in which it can be lifted and transported.                     

In this state, the motor 502 operates to advance the carbon bridge transfer clipper 501 and the transfer clipper 501 into the upper fixing groove 604 of the carbon bridge drawn out on the upper portion of the electroplating bath 10. The protrusion 630 is inserted. At this time, the upper fixing groove 604 is formed with a concave groove 635 into which the steel ball 602 can be inserted, and the protrusion of the steel ball 602 is inserted into the concave groove 635 and is firmly fixed. When the motor 502 is reversely rotated in this state, the transfer clipper 501 transfers the carbon bridge out of the electroplating tank 10 and transfers it until the carbon bridge reaches the polishing position.

When the carbon bridge reaches the polishing position by a sensor (not shown) or the like, the forward and backward driving motor 505 is operated to position the polishing motor 408 on the side of the bridge. 408 is operated to polish the carbon bridge 100 located at the polishing position.

The upper fixing groove 604 of the carbon bridge 100 is formed in the inlet position higher than the position of the concave groove 635, the carbon bridge 100 is automatically moved to the pedestal (2) while the transfer clipper 501 is advanced. 609 is configured to escape from the recess 620.

As described above, according to the present invention, the carbon bridge to be exchanged and polished is completely drawn out to the upper part of the electroplating tank by using a vertical screw, so that the safety is higher than the work using the side or the hook of the electroplating tank, and the equipment is protected. It can be done, and the work efficiency can be improved.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, it will be appreciated that the invention can be varied and modified without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art can easily know.

Claims (4)

An apparatus for replacing a carbon bridge installed to support an anode in an electroplating bath, A concave portion in which the carbon bridge is to be seated is formed in the center, and the upper portion of the electroplating tank may rise through a fixing pin protruding elastically into the concave portion and a driving screw screwed in a vertical direction to one side. Drawing means comprising a carbon bridge pedestal capable of; And a U-shaped transfer clipper having a protruding fixing portion protruding inward, and the transfer clipper is moved left and right through a transfer screw extending in a horizontal direction so that the carbon bridge is polished outside the electroplating tank. Conveying means for conveying to; And And a polishing means mounted to the front end of the polishing motor, the polishing means for polishing the carbon bridge placed in the polishing position and formed to be moved forward and backward by the rack and the pinion gear. The carbon bridge has an upper fixing groove to which the protrusion fixing part is inserted and fixed to an opposite side thereof, and a lower fixing groove to which the fixing pin can be inserted into a side other than the fixing groove forming side. Formed, The projecting fixing portion is a vertical carbon bridge exchange device, characterized in that it comprises a steel ball protruding elastically at the end. According to claim 1, wherein the fixing pin protruding into the pedestal of the take-out means is formed integrally with the fixing pin leaving head protruding to the outside of the pedestal, the release head can be inserted and fixed to become thicker upwards And a head guider formed to allow the pin to retreat to be positioned on the upper side of the pedestal. delete The vertical type carbon bridge changer according to claim 1, wherein the driving screw is connected to and rotates through a horizontally mounted driving motor and a bevel gear.

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