CN114790565B

CN114790565B - Conductive device and horizontal electroplating equipment

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Publication number: CN114790565B
Application number: CN202210582553.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 雷光才; 许应杰; 裴文龙; 冯素刚; 曹凯; 陆建; 龚庆
Original assignee: Jiangsu Qiweixing Equipment Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Jiangsu Qiweixing Equipment Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-26
Filing date: 2022-05-26
Publication date: 2024-06-18
Anticipated expiration: 2042-05-26
Also published as: CN114790565A

Abstract

The application discloses a conductive device and horizontal electroplating equipment, and belongs to the technical field of electroplating and conductivity. A conductive device comprising a plurality of conductive rollers, the conductive rollers comprising: the rolling assembly comprises a roller suitable for rotating and a plurality of groups of roller brushes arranged on the roller; the conductive assembly is positioned at one end of the roller and comprises a plurality of conductive joints, each conductive joint is respectively and correspondingly and electrically connected with each group of roller brushes, and the conductive joints are suitable for rotating along with the rotation of the roller; an electrode assembly including first and second electrodes of opposite polarities; the conductive contacts are switched between electrical connection with the first electrode and electrical connection with the second electrode as the roller rotates, and at any one time, at least one set of the roller brushes and at least one other set of the roller brushes are opposite in polarity. The application can realize the effect of deplating the coating layer on the conductive roller while electroplating the workpiece to be plated.

Description

Conductive device and horizontal electroplating equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electroplating and electric conduction, and particularly relates to an electric conduction device and horizontal electroplating equipment.

Background

The horizontal plating technique is a plating method in which a workpiece to be plated is placed parallel to the surface of a plating solution. The basic principle of horizontal electroplating is approximately the same as that of ordinary electroplating, and the horizontal electroplating comprises a cathode and an anode, wherein the cathode is generally used for contacting a workpiece to be plated, and the anode is used for introducing electricity into electroplating liquid; in this way, electrode reaction can occur in the electroplating solution after the power is on, and under the action of an electric field, metal ions in the electroplating solution migrate to the vicinity of the cathode, so that a plating layer is formed on a workpiece to be plated. The horizontal electroplating has the characteristics of convenient operation, wide range of adapting to the size of the workpiece, convenient large-scale automatic operation, closed operation and the like, and has rapid development in recent years and gradually develops towards the mature technology direction with higher quality and higher reliability.

In some existing electroplating equipment, a workpiece to be plated is clamped by a clamp and runs horizontally in an electroplating bath, and the workpiece to be plated is connected with a cathode of an external power supply through the clamp so as to be in contact with the workpiece to be plated for conduction; anode materials are respectively arranged at the upper side and the lower side of the workpiece to be plated at intervals, the anode materials are connected with the positive electrode of the rectifier to lead the positive electrode into the electroplating solution, so that an electric field is formed between the anode materials and the positive electrode, the electroplating solution in the electroplating tank performs electroplating reaction on the surface of the workpiece to be plated, various film layers are generated, and the electroplating effect is realized. The method has the defects of low efficiency, generally only a small amount of workpieces can be mounted, and the mounting and mounting process is time-consuming and labor-consuming.

In addition, in other conventional electroplating devices, a workpiece to be plated can be horizontally conveyed through a transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism generally comprises a roll shaft, wherein the workpiece to be plated is clamped between an upper roll shaft and a lower roll shaft; the roll shaft can be provided with a certain number of conductive rollers which are connected with cathodes at two ends of the roll shaft and are directly contacted with a workpiece to be plated so as to realize the connection of negative electrode electricity. Similarly, anode materials are respectively arranged at the upper side and the lower side of the workpiece to be plated at intervals, the anode materials are connected with the anode to lead the anode into the electroplating liquid, so that an electric field is formed between the anode materials and the anode, the electroplating liquid in the electroplating tank performs electroplating reaction on the surface of the workpiece to be plated, various film layers are generated, and the electroplating effect is realized. The disadvantage of this method is that, because the workpiece to be plated is sandwiched between the two rollers, and the conductive roller is conductive to contact with the workpiece, a certain pressure is applied, so that the gap between the rollers needs to be strictly controlled to be consistent, otherwise, the workpiece is extremely fragile to be damaged or deformed. In addition, during the electroplating process, the cathode or the related conductive parts immersed in the electroplating solution can be plated with a coating layer along with the electroplating, and the coating layer on the cathode or the related conductive parts can cause cracking, damage or other flaws of a workpiece to be plated, damage to equipment and effective components of the electroplating solution. In order to avoid the above phenomenon, most of the current horizontal electroplating equipment needs to stop electroplating frequently so as to independently unhook the cathode to finish periodic maintenance, thus the operation is complicated, and the electroplating efficiency is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-described problems, the present invention aims to solve, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, the invention provides the conductive device and the horizontal electroplating equipment, which can be used for electroplating the workpiece to be electroplated by using the conductive roller, can realize the effect of deplating the coating layer on the conductive roller while electroplating the workpiece to be electroplated, reduce or avoid the damage of the coating layer on the conductive roller to the workpiece to be electroplated or the equipment, reduce the waste of electroplating liquid, help to improve the electroplating efficiency and overcome the defects in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problems, the application is realized as follows:

according to one aspect of the present application, an embodiment of the present application provides a conductive device including a plurality of conductive rollers, the conductive rollers including:

the rolling assembly comprises a roller suitable for rotating and a plurality of groups of roller brushes arranged on the roller;

The conductive assembly is positioned at one end of the roller and comprises a plurality of conductive joints, each conductive joint is respectively and correspondingly and electrically connected with each group of roller brushes, and the conductive joints are suitable for rotating along with the rotation of the roller;

an electrode assembly including first and second electrodes of opposite polarities;

The conductive contacts are switched between electrical connection with the first electrode and electrical connection with the second electrode as the roller rotates, and at any one time, at least one set of the roller brushes and at least one other set of the roller brushes are opposite in polarity.

In some embodiments, the conductive assembly further comprises a conductive mounting frame, the conductive mounting frame is connected to one end of the roller, the conductive mounting frames are uniformly arranged with a plurality of conductive joints, and rotation of the roller is suitable for driving the conductive mounting frames to rotate, so that the conductive joints are electrically connected with the first electrode and the second electrode.

In some embodiments, the conductive mounting frame is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the mounting holes extend along the axial direction of the roller; the conductive connector is correspondingly arranged in the mounting hole, and one end of the conductive connector protrudes out of the mounting hole and faces the electrode assembly; or the conductive mounting rack is provided with a plurality of mounting parts which are circumferentially arranged, and the conductive connector is correspondingly mounted on the mounting parts; an end of the conductive tab remote from the mounting portion faces the electrode assembly.

In some of these embodiments, the conductive contact includes a contact portion for electrical connection with the first electrode or the second electrode and a mounting connection portion provided with an elastic member.

In some embodiments, the side surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode facing the conductive joint each comprise a first transition surface, a contact surface and a second transition surface which are sequentially connected, the contact surface is matched with the end surface of the contact part facing the electrode assembly in shape, and the first transition surface and the second transition surface are inclined surfaces with opposite inclined directions.

In some embodiments, the electrode assembly further comprises an electrode mount, the first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from each other at both ends of the electrode mount, and the first electrode and the second electrode remain relatively stationary while the drum rotates.

In some embodiments, the conductive device further comprises a transmission mechanism, the rolling assembly further comprises a rotating shaft arranged in the roller, the transmission mechanism is arranged at one end of the rotating shaft, and the transmission mechanism is suitable for being driven to rotate so as to drive the rotating shaft and the roller to rotate.

In some embodiments, the roller brush is made of flexible materials; and/or the roller brush is in rolling friction contact conduction with the workpiece to be plated, or the roller brush is in sliding friction contact conduction with the workpiece to be plated.

According to another aspect of the present application, an embodiment of the present application further provides a horizontal plating apparatus, which includes a plating tank and the aforementioned conductive device disposed in the plating tank.

In some embodiments, the conductive device comprises a plurality of pairs of conductive rollers horizontally arranged, each pair of conductive rollers comprises two conductive rollers which are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction so as to form a piece passing channel for horizontally passing a workpiece to be plated, and at least one group of roller brushes in the conductive rollers corresponding to the workpiece to be plated are in contact with the workpiece to be plated; when the horizontal electroplating equipment works, electroplating liquid is arranged in the electroplating tank, and the roller brush is immersed in the electroplating liquid.

In some embodiments, the horizontal electroplating device further comprises a plurality of pairs of driving rollers horizontally arranged, each pair of driving rollers comprises two driving rollers arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, and at least one pair of driving rollers is arranged between two adjacent pairs of conductive rollers; the driving roller is suitable for driving the workpiece to be plated to pass through the workpiece passing channel through the rotation of the driving roller.

In some embodiments, the electroplating bath comprises a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate which are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the roller, one end of the roller is connected with the first mounting plate, the other end of the roller is connected with the second mounting plate, the conductive component is positioned at the joint of the roller and the first mounting plate, and the electrode component is positioned at one side of the conductive component, which is away from the second mounting plate; the electroplating solution is arranged between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate.

The implementation of the technical scheme of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

In the embodiment of the application, the provided conductive device comprises a plurality of conductive rollers, wherein the conductive rollers comprise rollers capable of rotating, a plurality of groups of roller brushes capable of rotating along with the rollers are arranged on the rollers, the conductive rollers further comprise conductive assemblies and electrode assemblies, the conductive assemblies can rotate along with the rotation of the rollers, a plurality of conductive joints in the conductive assemblies are respectively and correspondingly and electrically connected with the roller brushes, the electrode assemblies comprise a first electrode and a second electrode with opposite polarities, for example, one of the first electrode and the second electrode can be electrically connected with a negative electrode of a power supply, and the other electrode can be electrically connected with a positive electrode. Thus, based on the above arrangement, as the roller rotates, the plurality of conductive contacts may rotate therewith and make electrical contact with the first electrode and the second electrode in turn, i.e., the conductive contacts may switch between being electrically connected to the first electrode and being electrically connected to the second electrode; and at any one time, at least one of the conductive contacts is electrically connected to the first electrode and at least one other of the conductive contacts is electrically connected to the second electrode such that at least one set of the roller brushes and at least one other set of the roller brushes are opposite in polarity, e.g., wherein at least one set of the roller brushes is a cathode roller brush and at least one other set of the roller brushes is an anode roller brush. Thus, the cathode roller brush can be matched with an anode in the device to electroplate the workpiece to be plated so as to form a coating layer such as various metal film layers on the workpiece to be plated; meanwhile, the cathode roller brush and the anode roller brush can also interact, so that a coating layer (such as a metal film) attached to the anode roller brush can be dissolved in the electroplating solution, and the effect of stripping or hanging the coating layer on the anode roller brush can be realized; with the continuous rotation of the roller, the coating layers attached to the roller brushes of each group can be unhooked.

Therefore, the conductive device is applied to electroplating setting, the effect of deplating the coating layer attached to the conductive roller while electroplating the workpiece to be plated can be realized, the damage of the coating layer on the conductive roller to the workpiece or equipment to be plated can be reduced or avoided, the waste of electroplating liquid can be reduced, the conductive roller (cathode) is not required to be independently deplated when electroplating is stopped, the operation is simple, and the electroplating efficiency is improved.

The horizontal plating apparatus of the present application includes the above-mentioned conductive device, and thus has at least all the features and advantages of the conductive device, which will not be described herein. Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a conductive device according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of a conductive device according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a conductive roller according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of a conductive roller provided in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a conductive contact in a conductive roller according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a first electrode and a second electrode in a conductive roller according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the installation of conductive contacts and contact with electrodes in a conductive roller according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the installation of conductive contacts and contact with electrodes in a conductive roller according to further exemplary embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a manner in which a brush of a conductive roller contacts a workpiece to be plated according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 10 is another schematic structural view of a conductive device according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a horizontal plating apparatus according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 12 is another schematic structural view of a horizontal plating apparatus according to some exemplary embodiments of the present application.

Reference numerals:

10-a conductive roller;

100-roller; 101-a rotating shaft; 110-a roller brush;

120-conductive components; 121-conductive contacts; 1211-contact; 1212-mounting a connection; 1213-an elastic member; 1214-mounting sleeve; 122-conductive mounting; 1221-mounting holes; 1222-mount;

130-an electrode assembly; 131-a first electrode; 132-a second electrode; 133-electrode mount; 1311—a first transition surface; 1312-a second transition surface; 1313-contact surface;

140-a transmission mechanism; 150-shaft sleeve; 160-bearings; 170-screws;

20-electroplating bath;

201-a first mounting plate; 202-a second mounting plate; 203-a third mounting plate;

210-a first anode; 220-a second anode; 230-upper spraying mechanism; 240-a lower spraying mechanism;

30-driving rollers;

40-the workpiece to be plated.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are some, but not all embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

Referring to fig. 1 to 12, in some embodiments of the present application, a conductive device is provided, which may be applied in the field of electroplating, such as in a horizontal electroplating apparatus, for implementing conductivity, such as implementing conductivity of a cathode, and may be used in other apparatuses, where the specific use scenario and working condition of the conductive device are not particularly limited.

As shown in fig. 1 to 10, in some embodiments, the conductive device includes a plurality of conductive rollers 10, and the number of conductive rollers 10 may be one or more, preferably a plurality, and the number of conductive rollers 10 is preferably an even number, and each conductive roller 10 includes: a roller assembly, a conductive assembly 120, and an electrode assembly 130. The roller assembly includes a roller 100 adapted to rotate, the roller 100 being capable of being driven by a driving mechanism, the roller 100 being capable of being mounted and supported, for example, by mounting the conductive assembly 120 and the electrode assembly 130 to one end of the roller 100. The roller assembly further comprises a plurality of groups of roller brushes 101 arranged on the roller 100, and optionally, a plurality of groups of roller brushes 110 are arranged on the roller 100 along the axial direction of the roller 100; for example, a plurality of sets of roller brushes 110 are provided on the outer circumference of the roller 100, and each set of roller brushes 110 (may also be referred to as each row of roller brushes) is uniformly distributed at intervals along the axial direction of the roller 100. The electrode assembly 130 is configured to electrically connect to a power source and to conduct electricity to the conductive assembly 120, and the conductive assembly 120 is configured to conduct electricity to the roller brush 110 on the roller 100, wherein the roller brush 110 is configured to contact the workpiece 40 to be plated so as to apply the conducted electricity (particularly, negative electricity) to the workpiece 40 to be plated.

Specifically, the conductive assembly 120 is located at one end of the roller 100, and the conductive assembly 120 includes a plurality of conductive contacts 121, each conductive contact 121 is electrically connected to each set of roller brushes 110, and the plurality of conductive contacts 121 are adapted to rotate along with the rotation of the roller 100. In this embodiment, a plurality of conductive contacts 121 independent of each other are provided, and each conductive contact 121 is matched with the corresponding roller brush 110, so that each set of roller brushes 110 is independent of each other, and each set of roller brushes 110 can be respectively electrically contacted with the workpiece 40 to be plated. When the roller 100 rotates, the plurality of conductive joints 121 can rotate along with the rotation of the roller 100, and the roller brushes 110 arranged on the roller 100 can also rotate along with the rotation of the roller, so that a plurality of groups of roller brushes 110 can be sequentially and electrically contacted with the workpiece 40 to be plated. The number of the conductive contacts 121 needs to correspond to the number of the groups of the roller brushes 110, and the number of the conductive contacts 121 or the number of the groups of the roller brushes 110 can be selected and set according to actual requirements, which is not limited in this embodiment; illustratively, the number of conductive contacts 121 may be 2-20, or 4-16, or 6-12, etc.

Alternatively, each conductive contact 121 may be electrically connected to each set of roller brushes 110 by a wire. Of course, in order to electrically connect the conductive contact 121 and the roller brush 110, other manners may be adopted, which is not limited in this embodiment.

One end of the conductive member 120 may be connected to the roll 100, and one end of the conductive member 120 facing away from the roll 100 may be provided with an electrode assembly 130. The electrode assembly 130 includes first and second electrodes 131 and 132 having opposite polarities, that is, one of the first and second electrodes 131 and 132 is used to be connected to a negative electrode of a power source and the other is used to be connected to a positive electrode of the power source. For example, the first electrode 131 is connected to a negative electrode of a power source, and the second electrode 132 is connected to a positive electrode of the power source; or the first electrode 131 is connected to the positive electrode of the power supply, and the second electrode 132 is connected to the negative electrode of the power supply. For simplicity, the first electrode 131 is mainly connected to the negative electrode of the power supply, and the second electrode 132 is connected to the positive electrode of the power supply. The first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may be used to make electrical contact with the respective conductive contacts 121 of the conductive assembly 120, respectively, so as to achieve the effect of simultaneously stripping the plating film on the roller brush 110 during the electroplating process of the workpiece 40 to be plated.

Alternatively, the power source includes a rectifier, which may also be referred to as a plating power source. In general, a rectifier, when used for a process such as electrolysis or plating, can function as a power supply device, which is mainly a device for adjusting the current, voltage, or the like of a standard input power supply. Thus, one of the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may be electrically connected to the negative electrode of the rectifier, and the other may be electrically connected to the positive electrode of the rectifier.

Alternatively, the relative positions of the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may be maintained as the drum 100 rotates. That is, in the present embodiment, the conductive assembly 120 may rotate with the rotation of the drum 100, and the electrode assembly 130 may remain stationary while the drum 100 rotates.

During operation of the conductive device, the roller 100 is driven by the driving mechanism to rotate, and as the roller 100 rotates, the plurality of conductive contacts 121 may rotate and sequentially electrically contact the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132, i.e., the conductive contacts 121 may be switched between being electrically connected to the first electrode 131 and being electrically connected to the second electrode 132, and at any one time, the polarities of at least one set of roller brushes 110 and at least one other set of roller brushes 110 are opposite. For example, at any one time, at least one conductive tab 121 is electrically connected to the first electrode 131, so that at least one set of the roller brushes 110 correspondingly connected to the conductive tab 121 becomes a cathode roller brush, while at least another conductive tab 121 is electrically connected to the second electrode 132, so that at least one set of the roller brushes 110 correspondingly connected to the conductive tab 121 becomes an anode roller brush. In this embodiment, the roller brush 110, which is a cathode roller brush, is in contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated, and the cathode roller brush may be used to be matched with an anode in the device, and the workpiece 40 to be plated is electroplated under the action of an electric field, so as to form a coating layer, such as various metal film layers, on the workpiece 40 to be plated. It will be appreciated that, typically, during electroplating, the roller brush 110 will be immersed in the electroplating solution, and therefore, during electroplating of the workpiece 40 to be plated, the roller brush 110 will also be plated with metal, i.e., will be plated with a coating. In this embodiment, at least one other set of roller brushes 110 is an anode roller brush while the workpiece 40 to be plated is being plated, and the anode roller brush and the cathode roller brush also interact, so that a coating layer (such as various metals) attached to the anode roller brush can be dissolved in the plating solution, that is, the effect of stripping or hanging the coating layer on the anode roller brush can be achieved; as the drum 100 rotates continuously, the coating layer attached to each set of the roller brushes 110 can be unhooked.

Thus, based on the above arrangement, in this embodiment, through the mutual matching of the first electrode 131, the second electrode 132, the plurality of conductive joints 121 that are arranged independently of each other, and the plurality of sets of roller brushes 110 that are arranged independently of each other, one of the electrodes is mainly used to be electrically connected with the roller brush 110 through the conductive joint 121, so that the roller brush 110 becomes a cathode roller brush, and the cathode roller brush contacts with the workpiece 40 to be plated and interacts with the anode in the device, so as to realize the electroplating of the workpiece 40 to be plated; meanwhile, in order to reduce or avoid the puncture or damage of the workpiece 40 to be plated or the waste of the plating solution caused by the metal deposition generated on the roller brush 110 of the conductive roller 10 during the plating process, the other electrode is electrically connected with the other roller brush 110 through the other conductive connector 121, so that the roller brush 110 becomes an anode roller brush, and the metal adhered to the anode roller brush can be dissolved in the plating solution, namely, the automatic stripping can be realized. Therefore, the damage to the workpiece or equipment to be plated by the coating layer on the conductive roller 10 can be reduced or avoided, the waste of the electroplating liquid can be reduced, the metal attached to the roller brush 110 of the conductive roller does not need to be independently unhooked when electroplating is stopped, the operation is simple, the time and the labor are saved, the electroplating quality is improved, and the electroplating efficiency and the production yield are also improved. In addition, the whole electroplating and deplating process can be realized in the electroplating bath without additionally arranging a deplating bath or a deplating device, so that the structure of the whole horizontal electroplating device is simplified, the occupied space of the device is reduced, the cost is reduced, the manpower is saved, and the maintenance is convenient.

According to the present embodiment, the roller 100 of the conductive roller 10 can rotate, so that the workpiece 40 to be plated in the plating tank 20 can be guided to run, that is, the conductive roller 10 can serve as a horizontal transmission mechanism and a cathode conductive mechanism simultaneously, which plays a role in both transmission of the workpiece 40 to be plated and cathode conduction of the workpiece 40 to be plated.

The roller brush 110 on the conductive roller 10 can rotate along with the rotation of the roller 100, so that the roller brush 110 can switch between positive and negative electrodes, that is, the roller brush 110 connected with the negative electrode can be a cathode roller brush, and the roller brush 110 connected with the positive electrode can be a part of an anode roller brush which can be used as an anode, thereby realizing the effect of plating a workpiece to be plated and simultaneously stripping a plating film layer attached on the conductive roller.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, in some embodiments, the conductive assembly 120 further includes a conductive mounting frame 122, the conductive mounting frame 122 is connected to one end of the roller 100, the conductive joints 121 are uniformly arranged on the conductive mounting frame 122, and the conductive mounting frame 122 is adapted to be driven to rotate along with the rotation of the roller 100, so as to drive the conductive joints 121 disposed on the conductive mounting frame 122 to rotate, so that the conductive joints 121 are electrically connected to the first electrode 131 and electrically connected to the second electrode 132. The conductive assembly 120 includes a conductive mounting frame 122 and a plurality of conductive contacts 121, where the conductive mounting frame 122 can provide mounting positions for the plurality of conductive contacts 121, and perform functions such as mounting and supporting.

In order to realize that the plurality of conductive joints 121 rotate along with the rotation of the roller 100, the embodiment is further provided with a conductive mounting frame 122, and the conductive mounting frame 122 is connected to one shaft end of the roller 100 by arranging the conductive joints 121 on the conductive mounting frame 122, and the conductive mounting frame 122 and the roller 100 synchronously rotate to realize the rotation of the plurality of conductive joints 121; that is, the conductive mounting frame 122 can be driven to rotate along with the rotation of the roller 100, and thus the conductive joints 121 on the conductive mounting frame 122 can be driven to rotate.

The diameter of the side end of the conductive mounting frame 122 for connection with the roll 100 needs to be adapted to the diameter of the roll 100 so that the side end of the conductive mounting frame 122 is cooperatively connected with the roll 100.

Alternatively, the conductive mount 122 may be generally cylindrical; of course, the conductive mounting frame 122 may have other shapes and structures, which are not limited in this embodiment. Illustratively, the conductive mount 122 may also be provided with an annular recess in the circumferential direction, which facilitates connection of the conductive mount 122 to the remainder of the device, such as by which the conductive mount 122 is connected to a mounting plate of the device.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, in some embodiments, the conductive mounting frame 122 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 1221, the number of the mounting holes 1221 is adapted to the number of the conductive contacts 121, the mounting holes 1221 extend along the axial direction of the roller 100, the conductive contacts 121 are correspondingly mounted in the mounting holes 1221, and one ends of the conductive contacts 121 protrude out of the mounting holes 1221 and face the electrode assembly 130. Optionally, the plurality of mounting holes 1221 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the conductive mount 122; for example, a plurality of mounting holes 1221 may be formed near the edge of the conductive mount 122, and the plurality of mounting holes 1221 may be uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the conductive mount 122, and each mounting hole 1221 may be used to mount one conductive contact 121. In order to facilitate the electrical contact between the conductive contact 121 and the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132, it is necessary to expose a portion of the conductive contact 121 to the mounting hole 1221, that is, at least a portion of the conductive contact 121 may be mounted in the mounting hole 1221, and the remaining portion of the conductive contact 121 may extend out of the mounting hole 1221, and an axial end portion of the conductive contact 121 located outside the mounting hole 1221 is used to electrically connect with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132.

Along the axial direction of the conductive contact 121, the conductive contact 121 includes a first shaft end and a second shaft end that are disposed opposite to each other, wherein the first shaft end may extend out of the mounting hole 1221, and an end surface of the first shaft end may be used to electrically contact the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132; the second shaft end may be electrically connected to the roller brush 110 by a wire.

In addition, in other embodiments, the mounting manner of the conductive contact 121 or the contact manner of the conductive contact 121 with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132 is not limited thereto, and may be performed in other manners.

For example, as shown in fig. 8, in other embodiments, a plurality of mounting portions 1222 are uniformly disposed on the outer circumference of the conductive mounting frame 122, the number of the mounting portions 1222 is adapted to the number of the conductive contacts 121, the conductive contacts 121 are correspondingly mounted on the mounting portions 1222, and one end of the conductive contacts 121 away from the mounting portions 1222 faces the electrode assembly 130, so as to be electrically connected to the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132.

The mounting manner of the conductive contact 121 or the contact manner of the conductive contact 121 with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132 may have at least two forms. For example, in some cases, a plurality of conductive contacts 121 are mounted in a plurality of mounting holes 1221 of the conductive mounting frame 122, respectively, and the conductive contacts 121 may be concentrically distributed around the circular interface of the roll 100 on the axial end surface of the roll 100, with the end surface of the first axial end of the conductive contacts 121 in electrical contact with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132. In other cases, a plurality of mounting portions 1222 may be provided on the outer circumference of the conductive mounting frame 122, the plurality of mounting portions 1222 may be uniformly arranged on the outer circumference of the conductive mounting frame 122, each mounting portion 1222 may be provided with one conductive tab 121, and a first axial end of the conductive tab 121 remote from the mounting portion 1222 may be in electrical contact with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, in some embodiments, each conductive tab 121 includes a contact portion 1211 for connecting with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132, and a mounting connection portion 1212, the contact portion 1211 being for electrically connecting with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132, the mounting connection portion 1212 being provided with an elastic member 1213.

In this embodiment, the conductive contact 121 may include at least two parts, and an end of the conductive contact 121 facing the electrode assembly 130 may be used to electrically contact the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132, so that the parts may serve as the contact portion 1211; the end of the conductive contact 121 facing away from the electrode assembly 130 may be used for connection of the roller brush 110 or for mounting to the conductive mount 122, and thus the portion may serve as a mounting connection 1212. In order to make the conductive contact 121 well electrically contact the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132, an elastic member 1213 is provided at the mounting connection portion 1212, and an elastic force can be provided to the conductive contact 121 by the provision of the elastic member 1213, so that the conductive contact 121 can be ensured to be in close contact with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132 to ensure an electrical connection effect.

Alternatively, the elastic member 1213 may be a spring or a compression spring, etc., and the embodiment is not limited to the specific type of the elastic member 1213, and any elastic member capable of providing an elastic force may be used.

Alternatively, in each conductive contact 121, an intermediate portion may be provided in connection with the contact portion 1211 and the mounting connection portion 1212; the contact portion 1211, the intermediate portion, and the attachment portion 1212 may be integrally formed, or may be separately manufactured and fixedly attached to each other, which is not limited to this embodiment.

Alternatively, the mounting connection portion 1212 may include a conductive post, on which the elastic member 1213 may be sleeved, and the outer side of the elastic member 1213 may be sleeved with the mounting sleeve 1214, and the outer side wall of the mounting sleeve 1214 may be used to cooperatively link with the inner wall of the mounting hole 1221 of the conductive mounting frame 122. By providing the mounting sleeve 1214 on the outer side wall of the elastic member 1213, it may be used to protect the elastic member 1213 or may be used to connect with the conductive mount 122, so that the elastic member 1213 may better provide a tightening force when the conductive contact 121 makes contact with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132.

Optionally, the first axial end of the conductive contact 121 has a chamfer structure, so that the first axial end surface of the conductive contact 121 can be more conveniently in electrical contact with the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132. Optionally, the diameter of the contact portion 1211 of the contact 121 is less than the diameter of the mounting sleeve 1214 in the mounting connection 1212.

According to the present embodiment, the conductive mount 122 may also have various arrangements in order to match the structural arrangement of the conductive contacts 121. For example, the conductive mounting frame 122 may be formed of at least two parts, and the at least two parts may be a one-piece structure, or may be separately manufactured and fixedly connected together, which is not limited in this embodiment. For example, the mounting hole 1221 in a portion of the conductive mount 122 for mating with the contact portion 1211 of the conductive contact 121 has a relatively small aperture of the mounting hole 1221 in a portion of the conductive mount 122 for mating with the mounting connection portion 1212 of the conductive contact 121, and the mounting hole 1221 in a portion has a relatively large aperture of the mounting hole 1221.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the sides of the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 facing the conductive contact 121 each include a first transition surface 1311, a contact surface 1313, and a second transition surface 1312 that are connected in sequence, the contact surface 1313 being located between the first transition surface 1311 and the second transition surface 1312 for electrically connecting with the conductive contact 121, the contact surface 1313 being shape-matched with the end surface of the conductive contact 121 facing the electrode assembly 130 at the contact portion 1211.

The first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 are formed by the first transition surface 1311, the contact surface 1313 and the second transition surface 1312 on the side facing the conductive contact 121, wherein the contact surface 1313 can be used for tightly contacting with the surface of the conductive contact 121, and the first transition surface 1311 and the second transition surface 1312 are disposed on two sides of the contact surface 1313, so that the conductive contact 121 can be smoothly abutted with the contact surface 1313 of the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132 when rotating to the vicinity of the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132.

In some embodiments, contact surface 1313 is planar. In some embodiments, first transition surface 1311 and second transition surface 1312 are sloped surfaces of opposite directions, or first transition surface 1311 and second transition surface 1312 may also be curved surfaces. Preferably, the first transition surface 1311 and the second transition surface 1312 are configured as inclined surfaces having opposite inclination directions.

Alternatively, the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may be configured as two electrodes that face each other. The shape and structure of the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may be the same or similar, and the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may be symmetrically disposed in the vertical direction, and the specific shape and structure of the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 are not limited in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 2 or 3, in some embodiments, the electrode assembly 130 further includes an electrode mount 133, and the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 are spaced apart from each other at both ends of the electrode mount 133, for example, the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 are respectively disposed at the lower end and the upper end of the electrode mount 133, and the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 remain relatively stationary while the drum 100 rotates.

The electrode assembly 130 includes an electrode mounting frame 133, a first electrode 131, and a second electrode 132, where the electrode mounting frame 133 may provide mounting positions for the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132, and may perform mounting, supporting, or connecting functions.

The electrode mounting frame 133 may be connected to the roller 100, and the electrode mounting frame 133 may be relatively fixed during rotation of the roller 100, and the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may be respectively fixed to the lower end and the upper end of the electrode mounting frame 133; since the electrode mounting frame 133 may remain relatively motionless during the rotation of the drum 100, the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 may also remain relatively motionless, that is, the first electrode 131 may be always positioned at the lower end of the electrode mounting frame 133, and the second electrode 132 may be always positioned at the upper end of the electrode mounting frame 133.

Optionally, the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 are provided with a plurality of screw holes, the electrode mounting frame 133 is also provided with a plurality of screw holes, and the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 are respectively mounted at the lower end and the upper end of the electrode mounting frame 133 through screws 170.

As shown in fig. 10, in some embodiments, the conductive device includes a plurality of pairs of conductive rollers 10 arranged horizontally, each pair of conductive rollers 10 includes two conductive rollers 10 arranged at intervals in a vertical direction, so as to form a through-piece passage for horizontally passing through the workpiece 40 to be plated, and at least one set of roller brushes 110 in the conductive rollers 10 corresponding to the workpiece 40 to be plated is in contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated.

In this embodiment, a plurality of pairs of conductive rollers 10 may be provided, each pair of conductive rollers 10 includes two conductive rollers 10, and the two conductive rollers 10 may be disposed at an upper and lower interval to form a pass through channel, which may be adapted to the thickness of the workpiece 40 to be plated, so that the workpiece 40 to be plated may pass between the two conductive rollers 10. That is, the conductive roller 10 of the present embodiment may be provided in a horizontal plating apparatus in a form of sandwiching the workpiece 40 two by two to achieve double-sided plating of the workpiece 40 to be plated.

In order to make the roller brush 110, which is a cathode roller brush, always contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated, among the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 in the above-described conductive roller 10, an electrode apart from the workpiece 40 to be plated in the vertical direction is connected to a positive electrode of a power source, and an electrode close to the workpiece 40 to be plated in the vertical direction is connected to a negative electrode of the power source. For example, taking one pair of conductive rollers 10 as an example, in the two conductive rollers 10 arranged up and down, a first electrode 131 and a second electrode 132 in the upper conductive roller 10 are respectively arranged at the lower end and the upper end of an electrode mounting frame 133, so that the first electrode 131 is closer to the workpiece 40 to be plated, the first electrode 131 is connected with the negative electrode of the power supply, the second electrode 132 is relatively far away from the workpiece 40 to be plated, and the second electrode 132 is connected with the positive electrode of the power supply; the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 in the underlying conductive roller 10 are also disposed at the lower end and the upper end of the electrode mount 133, respectively, such that the first electrode 131 is relatively far away from the workpiece 40 to be plated, the first electrode 131 is connected with the positive electrode of the power supply, the second electrode 132 is closer to the workpiece 40 to be plated, and the second electrode 132 is connected with the negative electrode of the power supply.

As shown in fig. 2 or fig. 3, in some embodiments, the conductive device further includes a transmission mechanism 140, and the transmission mechanism 140 is adapted to be driven to rotate, the rolling assembly further includes a rotating shaft 101 disposed in the roller 100, the transmission mechanism 140 is disposed at one end of the rotating shaft 101, for example, one end of the rotating shaft 101 may be connected to a driving mechanism through the transmission mechanism 140, and the driving mechanism drives the transmission mechanism 140 to rotate, so as to drive the rotating shaft 101 and the roller 100 to rotate.

Through setting up pivot 101 in roller 100, make the one end and the roller 100 of pivot 101 be connected, the other end and the drive mechanism 140 of pivot 101 are connected, and drive mechanism 140 is connected with actuating mechanism, utilizes actuating mechanism to drive mechanism 140 rotation, drives the pivot 101 through drive mechanism 140 and rotates, and then drives roller 100 and the roller brush 110 that is located on the roller 100 and rotate.

Optionally, the drive mechanism comprises a drive motor. Alternatively, the transmission mechanism 140 may be a gear transmission mechanism, that is, a gear transmission mechanism may be assembled at the shaft end of the roller 100, for example, the shaft ends of two rotating shafts 101 in the roller 100 of two conductive rollers 10 disposed at an upper and lower interval may be respectively sleeved with meshed gears, and the shaft end of the roller 100 of one conductive roller 10 is connected to a driving motor through the transmission mechanism 140. Of course, other transmission mechanisms may be used, as long as transmission can be realized, and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, each pair of conductive rollers 10 may share a driving motor to drive, and the two conductive rollers 10 in each pair of conductive rollers 10 may be linked by the transmission mechanism 140 to act together to horizontally transmit the workpiece 40 to be plated.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, a shaft sleeve 150 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 101, and the rotating shaft 101 is in transmission connection with the conductive mounting frame 122 in the conductive assembly 120 through the shaft sleeve 150. Alternatively, the conductive mounting frame 122 may be provided with a rotation shaft hole through which the rotation shaft 101 in the drum 100 may be connected to the conductive mounting frame 122.

In order to realize synchronous rotation of the conductive mounting frame 122 and the conductive connectors 121 arranged in the conductive mounting frame 122 with the roller 100, the rotating shaft 101 arranged in the roller 100 is connected with the conductive mounting frame 122 through the shaft sleeve 150, and the rotating shaft 101 is driven to rotate by the driving mechanism, so that the conductive mounting frame 122 and the conductive connectors 121 arranged in the conductive mounting frame 122 can be driven. In other embodiments, the shaft 101 may be directly connected to the shaft hole of the conductive mount 122 without providing the sleeve 150.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, the shaft 101 is sleeved with a bearing 160, where the bearing 160 includes an inner ring and an outer ring, the inner ring rotates synchronously with the shaft 101, the outer ring is connected with the electrode mounting frame 133 in the electrode assembly 130, and the outer ring remains relatively stationary when the shaft 101 rotates. Optionally, the electrode mount 133 is provided with a bearing hole, to which an outer ring of the bearing 160 is fitted.

In order to achieve that the electrode mounting frame 133 and the first and second electrodes 131 and 132 provided on the electrode mounting frame 133 may remain relatively stationary during the rotation of the drum 100, a bearing 160 including an inner ring and an outer ring is provided. The inner ring of the bearing 160 is connected with the rotating shaft 101, so that the inner ring of the bearing 160 can synchronously rotate along with the rotating shaft 101, and the outer ring of the bearing 160 is connected with the bearing hole of the electrode mounting frame 133, so that the outer ring can keep relatively motionless when the rotating shaft 101 rotates, and further the electrode mounting frame 133 and the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 arranged on the electrode mounting frame 133 can keep relatively motionless.

In some embodiments, the roller brush 110 is made of a flexible material. The flexible roller brushes on the roller 100 may be evenly staggered around the surface of the roller 100.

A certain number of roller brushes 110 are distributed on the peripheral surface of the roller 100, and the roller brushes 110 are flexible roller brushes, so that the roller brushes 110 can be in flexible contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated when in contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated, and damage to the workpiece 40 to be plated is reduced or avoided. The material for manufacturing the roller brush 110 may be a material which is flexible and can recover the original state after no stress, for example, may be metal fiber, carbon fiber, or other materials with similar properties, and the specific manufacturing material of the roller brush 110 is not limited in this embodiment.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1-3 or fig. 10, in some cases, the roller brushes 110 are in rolling friction contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated, for example, each set of roller brushes 110 may rotate along with the rotation of the roller 100, and the roller brushes 110 serving as cathode roller brushes may be in rolling friction contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated, for example, by adjusting the rotation speed of the roller 100 and/or the running condition of the workpiece 40 to be plated, so that the two sets of roller brushes are in rolling friction contact with each other while maintaining a relative movement trend.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 9, in other cases, the roller brush 110 that becomes the cathode roller brush may be in sliding friction contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated, for example, by adjusting the rotation speed of the roller 100 and/or the operation condition of the workpiece 40 to be plated, so that the workpiece 40 to be plated may be in sliding friction contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated while the roller 100 is stationary.

As shown in fig. 11 to 12, in some embodiments, the present application further provides a horizontal plating apparatus, which includes a plating tank 20 and the aforementioned conductive device disposed in the plating tank 20.

The horizontal electroplating apparatus of the present embodiment includes the above-mentioned conductive device, and thus has at least all the features and advantages of the conductive device, which are not described herein.

In the horizontal electroplating apparatus, the electroplating tank 20 may include a tank body, in which a conductive device is disposed, and an electroplating solution is further disposed. Alternatively, other structures such as a driving device may be disposed in the plating tank 20, and the driving device may be used to drive the workpiece 40 to be plated to horizontally run in the plating tank 20. The specific arrangement and operation principle of the other parts such as the driving device in the plating tank 20 can be referred to in the prior art, and this embodiment is not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 11 or 12, in some embodiments, the conductive device includes a plurality of pairs of conductive rollers 10 arranged horizontally, each pair of conductive rollers 10 includes two conductive rollers 10 arranged at intervals in a vertical direction to form a through-piece passage through which the workpiece 40 to be plated horizontally passes, that is, the two conductive rollers 10 are configured such that the workpiece 40 to be plated passes between the two conductive rollers 10, and at least one set of roller brushes 110 in the conductive rollers 10 corresponding to the workpiece 40 to be plated is in contact with the workpiece 40 to be plated; in operation of the horizontal plating apparatus, the plating bath 20 is provided with a plating solution, and at least a portion of each pair of conductive rollers 10 is immersed in the plating solution, such as the roller brush 110 on the conductive roller 10. Optionally, an anode assembly is disposed in the electroplating solution, the anode assembly includes a first anode 210 and a second anode 220 disposed at intervals, the first anode 210 and the second anode 220 are respectively located above and below each pair of conductive rollers 10, and the first anode 210 and the second anode 220 are connected to the positive electrode of the power supply. Alternatively, the power supply includes a rectifier, and the first anode 210 and the second anode 220 may be connected to the positive poles of the rectifier.

The plating tank 20 is provided with a plating solution, and a first anode 210 and a second anode 220 are disposed in the plating solution, wherein the first anode 210 may be located above each conductive roller 10 in the vertical direction of the conductive rollers 10, the second anode 220 may be located below each conductive roller 10, and the first anode 210 and the second anode 220 may sandwich each conductive roller 10 and other transmission mechanisms such as the transmission roller 30.

During electroplating, the first anode 210 and the second anode 220 are connected with the positive electrode of an electroplating power supply, one of the first electrode 131 and the second electrode 132 in the electrode assembly 130 is connected with the negative electrode of the power supply as an electroplating anode, the roller brush 110 connected with the anode is used as an electroplating cathode, the electroplating liquid is used as an electroplating medium to form an electroplating loop, and the workpiece 40 to be electroplated is electroplated under the action of the generated electric field, namely, a coating film is formed on the surface of the workpiece 40 to be electroplated. Also, at the time of plating, at least a portion of the conductive roller 10 is immersed in the plating solution, for example, the roller 100 and the roller brush 110 of the conductive roller 10 may be immersed in the plating solution, and the electrode assembly 130 and the conductive contacts 121 of the conductive roller 10 may not contact the plating solution.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since at any one time, at least one conductive tab 121 is connected to one of the electrodes in contact with the positive electrode, while at least one conductive tab 121 is connected to the other electrode in contact with the negative electrode. On the other hand, when a certain conductive connector 121 is electrically contacted with the electrode connected with the negative electrode, the conductive connector becomes the negative electrode, so that the roller brush 110 correspondingly connected with the conductive connector becomes a cathode roller brush, and the cathode roller brush contacts with the workpiece 40 to be plated and is matched with the first anode 210 and/or the second anode 220 in the electroplating solution to form a current loop, thereby realizing the process of coating the surface (single-sided or double-sided) of the workpiece 40 to be plated. On the other hand, in the process of electroplating the workpiece 40 to be plated, the roller brush 110 is also electroplated with metal, and when some other conductive connector 121 is in electrical contact with the electrode connected with the positive electrode, a part of the positive electrode is formed, so that the roller brush 110 correspondingly connected with the conductive connector becomes an anode roller brush, and the anode roller brush is used as a part of the anode and interacts with the cathode roller brush to form a current loop, thereby realizing the process of stripping the metal attached on the surface of the anode roller brush. As the drum 100 rotates continuously, the metal film layer attached to each set of the roller brushes 110 can be unhooked. That is, from the viewpoint of the same set of the roller brushes 110, when they come into contact with the negative electrode to become the cathode roller brushes, the workpiece 40 to be plated is plated, itself is plated, and when the set of the roller brushes 110 comes into contact with the other electrode (electrode connected to the positive electrode) as the roller 100 rotates to become the anode roller brushes, the metal adhered thereto is dissolved in the plating solution.

Typically, the current of the electroplating process will be greater than the current of the deplating process, and therefore, the interaction of the anode and cathode brushes does not affect the cathode brushes to communicate with the first anode 210 or the second anode 220 in the electroplating solution and effect the electroplating process. That is, the present embodiment achieves the effect of deplating the metal attached to the roller brush 110 of the conductive roller 10 on the premise of achieving the electroplating of the workpiece 40 to be plated.

Alternatively, the first anode 210 and the second anode 220 may be an upper anode plate and a lower anode plate, respectively, which may be supported on the inner wall of the tank body of the electroplating tank 20. Optionally, the upper anode plate and the lower anode plate may be connected to the positive electrode of the rectifier through copper flat or wires, respectively.

Alternatively, in the horizontal plating apparatus, the cathode of the rectifier may be connected to the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132 of one (one) conductive roller 10 of each pair of conductive rollers, or may be connected to the first electrode 131 or the second electrode 132 of both conductive rollers 10 of each pair of conductive rollers, thereby achieving single-sided or double-sided plating of the workpiece 40 to be plated; that is, one rectifier may be connected to one conductive roller, or one rectifier may be connected to both conductive rollers of a pair of conductive rollers. Of course, in order to achieve single-sided or double-sided plating of the workpiece 40 to be plated, other means may be adopted, for example, when cathodes of two rectifiers are connected to both conductive rollers 10 of each pair of conductive rollers, single-sided or double-sided plating may be achieved by controlling the switches of the rectifiers, so that flexibility of the plating operation process may be improved.

As shown in fig. 12, in some embodiments, a plurality of horizontally arranged driving rolls 30 are further disposed in the plating tank 20, each of the driving rolls 30 includes two driving rolls 30 disposed at intervals in a vertical direction, and the two driving rolls 30 are configured such that the workpiece 40 to be plated passes between the two driving rolls 30; at least one pair of driving rollers 30 is provided between two adjacent pairs of conductive rollers 10, for example, a pair of driving rollers 30 or two or more pairs of driving rollers 30 may be provided between two adjacent pairs of conductive rollers 10.

The electroplating tank 20 is internally provided with a plurality of pairs of conductive rollers 10 and a plurality of pairs of driving rollers 30, and the pairs of conductive rollers 10 and the pairs of driving rollers 30 can play a role in driving the workpiece 40 to be plated so as to enable the workpiece 40 to be plated to horizontally move in the electroplating tank 20. This further facilitates the operation of the workpiece 40 to be plated. Each pair of the driving rollers 30 and each pair of the conductive rollers 10 may be alternately arranged along the driving direction of the workpiece 40 to be plated. Since a certain distance exists between each driving roller 30 and the next driving roller 30, and each pair of conductive rollers 10 is arranged between the driving rollers 30 to play a role in driving the workpiece 40 to be plated, the workpiece 40 to be plated is prevented from being deviated due to too far distance between each driving roller 30, and the guiding and driving functions are played for the operation of the workpiece 40 to be plated.

It should be noted that the number of pairs of the conductive rollers 10 and the number of pairs of the driving rollers 30 disposed in the plating tank 20 may be set according to actual needs, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Optionally, along the travelling direction of the workpiece 40 to be plated, all the driving rollers 30 located above or the conductive rollers 10 located above are horizontally installed in parallel, and all the driving rollers 30 located below or the conductive rollers 10 located below are horizontally installed in parallel, so that the tension of the workpiece 40 to be plated is more uniform in the travelling process.

As shown in fig. 11, in some embodiments, the plating tank 20 includes a first mounting plate 201 and a second mounting plate 202 disposed at intervals along an axial direction of the roll drum 100 of the conductive roll 10, one end of the roll drum 100 is connected to the first mounting plate 201, the other end of the roll drum 100 is connected to the second mounting plate 202, and the conductive mounting frame 122 in the conductive assembly 120 is located at a connection between the roll drum 100 and the first mounting plate 201, and the electrode assembly 130 is located on a side of the conductive assembly 120 facing away from the second mounting plate 202; the plating solution is disposed between the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202.

The arrangement of the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 can be used as part of the side wall of the inner tank body of the electroplating tank 20 to isolate the electroplating solution, so that the electroplating solution is arranged between the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202; meanwhile, the first mounting plate 201 and the second mounting plate 202 may also be used as mounting surfaces of the conductive roller 10 or various shafts for mounting the conductive roller 10 or various shafts or mounting the driving roller 30, etc.

Alternatively, the first mounting plate 201 may have a plurality of sets of through holes, and each set of through holes may include two through holes disposed up and down, which are disposed corresponding to the upper and lower two conductive rollers 10 of each pair of conductive rollers 10, and one end of the drum 100 near the conductive assembly 120 may be mounted in the through holes, or the conductive mounting frame 122 of the conductive assembly 120 may be mounted in the through holes, so that at least part of the conductive assembly 120, the electrode assembly 130, the transmission mechanism 140, and the like are located outside the first mounting plate 201, that is, at least part of the conductive assembly 120, the electrode assembly 130, the transmission mechanism 140, and the like are not in contact with the plating solution.

Optionally, a third mounting plate 203 is further disposed in the plating tank 20, where the third mounting plate 203 is located on the outer side of the first mounting plate 201, that is, the third mounting plate 203 is located on a side of the first mounting plate 201 facing away from the second mounting plate 202, and the third mounting plate 203 is spaced from the first mounting plate 201, and the third mounting plate 203 may play a role in supporting or mounting the electrode assembly 130 or the conductive assembly 120. For example, the electrode mount 133 in the electrode assembly 130 may be mounted to the third mounting plate 203.

As shown in fig. 12, the horizontal plating apparatus may further include a spray mechanism, which may also be provided in the plating tank 20. The spraying mechanism includes an upper spraying mechanism 230 and a lower spraying mechanism 240, the upper spraying mechanism 230 is located above the driving roller 30 or the conductive roller 10 provided above, and the upper spraying mechanism 230 is located below the first anode 210, that is, the upper spraying mechanism 230 may be provided between the first anode 210 and the driving roller 30 or the conductive roller 10; the lower spray mechanism 240 is located below the driving roller 30 or the conductive roller 10 provided below, and the lower spray mechanism 240 is located above the second anode 220, that is, the lower spray mechanism 240 may be provided between the second anode 220 and the driving roller 30 or the conductive roller 10. Alternatively, the upper spraying mechanism 230 and the lower spraying mechanism 240 can work independently through a valve, a flowmeter, a pressure gauge, etc., so that the independent control and the operation are convenient. The liquid may be sprayed to the surface of the workpiece 40 to be plated using a spray mechanism to adjust the contact pressure between the workpiece 40 to be plated and the driving roller 30 or the conductive roller 10.

As can be seen from the above, the horizontal electroplating apparatus of the present embodiment, due to the conductive device provided in the present embodiment, adopts a conductive manner of flexibly contacting the workpiece 40 to be plated, and can utilize the upper and lower conductive rollers 10 of each pair of conductive rollers 10 to clamp and connect electricity, and the roller brush 110, which becomes the cathode roller brush, of the upper and lower conductive rollers 10 flexibly contacts the workpiece 40 to be plated. In particular, the metal adhered to the anode roller brush can be dissolved in the electroplating solution while the workpiece 40 to be plated is electroplated, so that the effect of stripping or hanging the metal coating on the anode roller brush can be realized; with the continuous rotation of the roller 100 in the conductive roller 10, the coating layer attached to each set of roller brushes 110 can be unhooked. That is, on the one hand, the conductive rollers 10 rotate, and the upper and lower conductive rollers 10 in each pair of conductive rollers 10 can help the workpiece 40 to be plated to drive; on the other hand, the conductive roller 10 may be rotated as power for switching the positive and negative electrodes by rotating the roller brushes 110 of each group, so that the roller brush 110 connected with the negative electrode and serving as the cathode roller brush changes polarity in a rotating manner to become the anode roller brush after completing the conduction of the workpiece 40 to be plated and the attachment of metal, the anode roller brush and the cathode roller brush interact to achieve the effect of stripping or hanging the coating layer on the anode roller brush, and the electroplating process can also be performed. Thus, when the electroplating is stopped, the metal attached to the roller brush 110 of the conductive roller 10 is not required to be independently unhooked, so that frequent unhooking actions are reduced, and the maintenance is convenient. The operation is simple, the time and the labor are saved, the electroplating quality is improved, and the electroplating efficiency and the production yield are also improved. In addition, the whole electroplating and deplating process can be realized in the electroplating tank 20 without additionally arranging a deplating tank or a deplating device, so that the structure of the whole horizontal electroplating device is simplified, the occupied space of the device is reduced, the cost is reduced, the manpower is saved, and the maintenance is convenient.

The parts of the present invention not described in detail in the specification are known to those skilled in the art.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present disclosure, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and are not limiting; although the invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A conductive device comprising a plurality of conductive rollers, the conductive rollers comprising:

An electrode assembly including first and second electrodes of opposite polarities; the electrode assembly further comprises an electrode mounting frame, the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged at two ends of the electrode mounting frame at intervals, and the first electrode and the second electrode keep relatively motionless when the roller rotates;

the rolling assembly further comprises a rotating shaft, a bearing is sleeved on the rotating shaft, the bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, the inner ring synchronously rotates along with the rotating shaft, the outer ring is connected with an electrode mounting rack in the electrode assembly, and the outer ring keeps relatively motionless when the rotating shaft rotates;

the conductive connector comprises a contact part and a mounting connection part which are connected, wherein the contact part is used for being electrically connected with the first electrode or the second electrode, and the mounting connection part is provided with an elastic piece;

The side surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode, which face the conductive joint, respectively comprise a first transition surface, a contact surface and a second transition surface which are sequentially connected, the contact surface is matched with the end surface of the contact part, which faces the electrode assembly, in shape, and the first transition surface and the second transition surface are inclined surfaces with opposite inclined directions;

2. The conductive device of claim 1, wherein the conductive assembly further comprises a conductive mounting bracket coupled to one end of the roller, a plurality of conductive tabs are uniformly disposed on the conductive mounting bracket, and rotation of the roller is adapted to drive the conductive mounting bracket to rotate such that the conductive tabs are switched between electrical connection with the first electrode and electrical connection with the second electrode.

3. The conductive device of claim 2, wherein the conductive mounting frame is provided with a plurality of mounting holes extending in an axial direction of the roller; the conductive connector is correspondingly arranged in the mounting hole, and one end of the conductive connector protrudes out of the mounting hole and faces the electrode assembly; or alternatively

The conductive mounting frame is provided with a plurality of mounting parts which are circumferentially arranged, and the conductive connector is correspondingly mounted on the mounting parts; an end of the conductive tab remote from the mounting portion faces the electrode assembly.

4. The conductive device of claim 1, further comprising a transmission mechanism, wherein the rolling assembly further comprises a rotating shaft disposed in the roller, wherein the transmission mechanism is disposed at one end of the rotating shaft, and wherein the transmission mechanism is adapted to be driven to rotate, thereby driving the rotating shaft and the roller to rotate.

5. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the roller brush is made of a flexible material;

And/or the roller brush is in rolling friction contact conduction with the workpiece to be plated, or the roller brush is in sliding friction contact conduction with the workpiece to be plated.

6. A horizontal electroplating apparatus comprising an electroplating bath and a conductive device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 disposed in the electroplating bath.

7. The horizontal plating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the conductive device comprises a plurality of pairs of conductive rollers arranged horizontally, each pair of conductive rollers comprises two conductive rollers arranged at intervals in a vertical direction so as to form a passing channel through which a workpiece to be plated horizontally passes, and at least one group of the conductive rollers corresponding to the workpiece to be plated is in contact with the workpiece to be plated;

When the horizontal electroplating equipment works, electroplating liquid is arranged in the electroplating tank, and the roller brush is immersed in the electroplating liquid.

8. The horizontal plating apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a plurality of pairs of horizontally arranged driving rollers, each pair of the driving rollers comprising two of the driving rollers disposed at an interval in a vertical direction, and at least one pair of the driving rollers being disposed between two adjacent pairs of the conductive rollers;

the driving roller is suitable for driving the workpiece to be plated to pass through the workpiece passing channel through the rotation of the driving roller.

9. The horizontal plating apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein said plating bath includes a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate disposed at intervals along an axial direction of said drum, one end of said drum being connected to said first mounting plate, the other end of said drum being connected to said second mounting plate, said conductive assembly being located at a junction of said drum and said first mounting plate, said electrode assembly being located on a side of said conductive assembly facing away from said second mounting plate;

The electroplating solution is arranged between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate.