VCP anode addition device

Abstract

The application discloses a VCP anode adding device and relates to the technical field of feeding devices.The device comprises a feeding frame, a feeding cavity is arranged on the feeding frame, a plurality of groups of feeding holes are arranged on the feeding cavity along the length direction of the feeding cavity, and a feeding part is arranged at the bottom of each group of feeding holes; each feeding part comprises a feeding roller, and the feeding roller is rotationally connected to the feeding cavity; the driving motor and the feeding gear drive the transmission chain to transmit power, thereby driving a plurality of transmission gears, a plurality of feeding rollers and all feeding sleeves to rotate synchronously, so that the anode metal balls in the feeding sleeves fall into the electroplating tank below, and the automatic feeding process of the anode metal balls is realized, and the feeding effect and the feeding efficiency are improved; because the anode metal balls close to the electrically connected part are consumed at a high speed, the handle can conveniently drive the corresponding transmission gear and the feeding roller thereon to rotate, thereby driving the anode metal balls in the corresponding feeding hole group to be accurately added, and the adding effect of the anode metal balls is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of feeding device technology, specifically a VCP anode adding device. Background Technology

[0002] VCP plating, or Vertical Conveyor Plating, is a continuous vertical plating process used for copper plating on PCBs. It's a full-board (one-pass) copper plating production line employing jet plating technology and a vertical continuous conveyor system. The plating process primarily involves electrolysis. After current is input to the anode and cathode, metal ions in the plating solution are attracted to the cathode and deposited onto the substrate. Simultaneously, the metal at the anode dissolves, providing more metal ions to the plating solution, allowing the plating process to continue until a sufficient coating is deposited on the substrate.

[0003] Existing anode ball adding devices, such as the "Anode Ball Adding Device" disclosed in patent authorization number CN204125546U, involve placing a large number of anode balls into a hopper, which then flows into a discharge hopper. The anode balls roll downwards from the discharge port of the discharge hopper and are added to the anode basket via a discharge hose. When the vibration motor is activated, it vibrates because it is connected to the outer side of the discharge port. This vibration is transmitted to the discharge port, loosening the anode balls and preventing blockage; that is, it allows for single-port addition of metal balls only.

[0004] While the aforementioned applications can prevent anode ball clogging, they only allow for single-port addition of anode metal balls, failing to provide comprehensive addition to the entire anode plating tank or allow for targeted addition of anode metal balls to a specific location. Their addition efficiency is low, making them unsuitable for large-scale anode metal ball addition. Furthermore, they cannot adjust the size of the addition area to accommodate the needs of plating tanks of varying sizes. Therefore, we provide the VCP anode addition device. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a VCP anode addition device.

[0006] The technical problem solved by this invention is:

[0007] (1) Although the existing anode metal ball adding device can avoid anode ball blockage, it can only add anode metal balls at a single port, and cannot add them to the entire anode electroplating tank, nor can it add anode metal balls to a specific location.

[0008] (2) Although the existing anode metal ball adding device can add metal balls, its adding efficiency is low and it is not suitable for the large-scale addition of anode metal balls;

[0009] (3) Existing anode metal ball adding devices cannot adjust the size of the adding area and cannot meet the adding needs of electroplating tanks of different sizes.

[0010] The present invention can be achieved by the following technical solution: VCP anode addition device, including a feeding rack, a feeding chamber on the feeding rack, a plurality of feeding holes along the length of the feeding chamber, and a feeding element at the bottom of each set of feeding holes;

[0011] Each feeding component includes a feeding roller rotatably connected to the feeding chamber and located at the bottom of the feeding hole. The feeding roller has a feeding groove along its length, and multiple feeding sleeves are arranged along its length within the feeding groove. Each feeding sleeve corresponds one-to-one with a set of feeding holes. The feeding frame is equipped with a drive unit that drives the feeding roller to rotate vertically. The drive unit rotates the feeding roller, the feeding groove, and the multiple feeding sleeves, thus completing the feeding process of the anode metal balls. Targeted feeding is achieved by rotating the feeding roller at different positions.

[0012] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that: the driving component includes a driving motor, and one end of each feeding roller is provided with a transmission gear. The driving motor is mounted on a feeding frame, and the output shaft of the driving motor is provided with a feeding gear, which is connected to the transmission gear in a transmission manner. The driving motor drives the feeding gear and the transmission gear to rotate, thereby driving the feeding roller to rotate.

[0013] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that the transmission gear is a one-way gear, and multiple transmission gears and feeding gears are externally meshed with the same transmission chain. The one-way gear can be locked in one direction and rotate freely in the other direction, so that the transmission gear rotates with the transmission chain in one direction and rotates independently in the other direction.

[0014] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that: the processing cavity is provided with multiple isolation grooves, each of which corresponds to a set of feeding holes; the feeding rack is provided with a feeding trough, which is connected to the multiple isolation grooves; the feeding trough is inclined downward along its end away from its inlet, and the multiple isolation grooves are also inclined downward along their ends away from the feeding trough. The inclined downward-positioned feeding trough and multiple isolation grooves enable the anode metal ball to automatically roll into the feeding hole.

[0015] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that: an electric slide rail is provided on the feeding rack along the length of the isolation groove, and a baffle plate is slidably installed on the electric slide rail, the baffle plate being adapted to multiple isolation grooves. The electric slide rail can drive the baffle plate to move along the length of the isolation groove, thereby controlling the number of feeding holes in the isolation groove that can receive anode metal balls.

[0016] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that a baffle block is slidably installed inside the feed trough, and the baffle block is provided with a fixing member for fixing it. The baffle block can slide along the length direction of the feed trough, thereby adjusting the number of isolation slots in the feed trough that can receive anode metal balls.

[0017] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that it also includes a mounting frame, on which the feeding rack is horizontally slidably mounted. When the mounting frame is installed in the appropriate position, the feeding rack slides horizontally on the mounting frame to fully cover the area above the electroplating anode tank.

[0018] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that: the mounting frame is provided with multiple sliders, and the feeding rack is provided with multiple sliding grooves adapted to the sliders, and the sliding grooves are all arranged along the length direction of the feeding groove. The sliders and sliding grooves improve the stability of the feeding rack when sliding.

[0019] A further technical improvement of the present invention is that the mounting bracket is provided with multiple mounting holes. These multiple mounting holes facilitate the installation and fixation of the entire device.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] (1) This device drives the transmission chain through the drive motor and the feeding gear, thereby driving multiple transmission gears and multiple feeding rollers and all feeding sleeves to rotate synchronously, so that the anode metal balls in the feeding sleeve fall into the electroplating tank below, thus performing a fully automatic feeding process of anode metal balls, improving the feeding effect and feeding efficiency, and is suitable for the mass addition of anode metal balls; because the anode metal balls near the electrical connection are consumed faster, the handle can be used to easily drive the corresponding transmission gear and the feeding roller on it to rotate, thereby driving the accurate addition of anode metal balls in the corresponding feeding hole group, improving the addition effect of anode metal balls;

[0022] (2) The feeding rack slides on the slider of the mounting frame via a slide groove, so that the feeding rack can move multiple feeding holes to the top of the electroplating anode pool, thereby fully covering the electroplating anode pool; the baffle plate is driven by the electric slide rail to slide along the length of the isolation groove, thereby adjusting the number of feeding holes in the isolation groove; the baffle block is slid along the feed groove, thereby adjusting the number of isolation grooves connected to the feed groove, preventing the anode metal balls from falling outside the electroplating anode pool, so as to meet the addition needs of electroplating anode pools of different sizes;

[0023] (3) The positive metal ball slides along the inclined direction of the feed trough, so that the positive metal ball is added into multiple isolation troughs in sequence. Then the positive metal ball slides along the inclined direction of the isolation trough, so that the positive metal ball is automatically added into each feeding hole in sequence. The positive metal ball falls into the feeding sleeve through the feeding hole; thus improving the automatic feeding speed of the anode metal ball. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the feeding roller of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the feeding rack portion of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a partial enlarged view of point A in the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a partial enlarged view of section B of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the sliding state of the feeding rack of the present invention.

[0031] In the diagram: 1. Feeding rack; 2. Feeding hole; 3. Feeding roller; 4. Feeding trough; 5. Feeding sleeve; 6. Feeding gear; 7. Drive chain; 8. Isolation groove; 9. Feeding trough; 10. Electric slide rail; 11. Baffle plate; 12. Baffle block; 13. Mounting bracket; 14. Slider; 15. Slide groove; 16. Mounting hole; 17. Drive motor; 18. Handle; 19. Drive gear. Detailed Implementation

[0032] To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention in achieving its intended purpose, the following detailed description of the specific implementation methods, structures, features, and effects of the present invention, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments, is provided.

[0033] Please see Figures 1-6 As shown, the present invention proposes a VCP anode addition device, including a feeding rack 1, a feeding chamber on the feeding rack 1, and multiple sets of feeding holes 2 along its length on the feeding chamber, with a feeding component at the bottom of each set of feeding holes 2;

[0034] Each feeding component includes a feeding roller 3, which is rotatably connected to the feeding chamber and located at the bottom of the feeding hole 2. The feeding roller 3 has a feeding groove 4 along its length, and multiple feeding sleeves 5 are arranged along its length in the feeding groove 4. The multiple feeding sleeves 5 correspond one-to-one with the multiple feeding holes 2 in each group. The feeding frame 1 is equipped with a driving component that drives the feeding roller 3 to rotate in the vertical direction. The anode metal ball is placed in the feeding chamber and falls into the multiple feeding holes 2. Then, it falls into the corresponding feeding sleeve 5 through the feeding hole 2. The driving component drives the feeding roller 3 to rotate, which in turn drives the feeding groove 4 and the multiple feeding sleeves 5 on it to rotate, thereby completing the feeding process of the anode metal ball. At the same time, because the anode metal ball near the electrical connection point is consumed faster, the feeding roller 3 in that position can be rotated to add the anode metal ball at a fixed point, thereby improving the feeding effect.

[0035] Specifically, the driving components include a drive motor 17, and a transmission gear 19 is provided at one end of each feeding roller 3. The drive motor 17 is mounted on the feeding frame 1, and a feeding gear 6 is provided on the output shaft of the drive motor 17. The feeding gear 6 is connected to the transmission gear 19. The drive motor 17 drives the feeding gear 6 and the transmission gear 19 to rotate, thereby driving the feeding roller 3 to rotate. This causes the feeding roller 3 to drive the feeding groove 4 to rotate and the multiple feeding sleeves 5 on it to rotate, thus completing the feeding process of the anode metal balls.

[0036] Furthermore, the transmission gear 19 is a one-way gear, which can be locked in one direction and rotate freely in the other. Multiple transmission gears 19 and feeding gear 6 are externally meshed with the same transmission chain 7. When the drive motor 17 drives the feeding gear 6 to rotate, the feeding gear 6 drives the transmission chain 7 to rotate, thereby driving multiple transmission gears 19 and multiple feeding rollers 3 on them to rotate, thereby driving all feeding troughs 4 to rotate and multiple feeding sleeves 5 on them to rotate, thus carrying out a comprehensive feeding process of anode metal balls. At the same time, because the transmission gear 19 is a one-way gear, the corresponding transmission gear 19 can be reversed to make the transmission gear 19 rotate freely, thereby driving only the corresponding feeding roller 3 and multiple feeding sleeves 5 on it to rotate, so that the anode metal balls in the corresponding feeding sleeve 5 fall into the electroplating tank, thus carrying out precise addition of anode metal balls.

[0037] Each transmission gear 19 is equipped with a handle 18. The handle 18 allows for easy individual rotation of the corresponding transmission gear 19 and its feeding roller 3, thus facilitating the addition of anode metal balls to the corresponding group.

[0038] To separate the multiple sets of feeding holes 2 and facilitate the accurate addition of positive metal balls, the processing cavity is provided with multiple isolation grooves 8, each corresponding to one of the multiple sets of feeding holes 2. The feeding rack 1 is provided with a feed chute 9, which is connected to each of the multiple isolation grooves 8. The feed chute 9 is inclined downwards at the end furthest from its inlet, and the multiple isolation grooves 8 are also inclined downwards at the ends furthest from the feed chute 9. Positive metal balls slide along the inclined direction of the feed chute 9, allowing them to be added sequentially into the multiple isolation grooves 8. Then, the positive metal balls slide along the inclined direction of the isolation grooves 8, allowing them to be added sequentially into the multiple feeding holes 2, thus facilitating the addition process.

[0039] Furthermore, an electric slide rail 10 is provided on the feeding rack 1 along the length of the isolation groove 8, and a baffle plate 11 is slidably installed on the electric slide rail 10. The baffle plate 11 is adapted to multiple isolation grooves 8. The electric slide rail 10 drives the baffle plate 11 to slide along the length of the isolation groove 8, thereby adjusting the number of feeding holes 2 in the isolation groove 8, so as to facilitate the addition of positive metal balls according to the actual situation.

[0040] A barrier block 12 is slidably installed inside the feed trough 9, and the barrier block 12 is provided with a fixing part for fixing it. By sliding the barrier block 12 along the feed trough 9, the number of isolation grooves 8 communicating with the feed trough 9 can be adjusted, so as to facilitate the addition of positive metal balls according to the actual situation.

[0041] Please see Figure 6 As shown, it also includes a mounting frame 13, on which the feeding rack 1 is horizontally slidably mounted. The entire device is installed in the corresponding position of the electroplating anode cell via the mounting frame 13. The feeding rack 1 slides horizontally on the mounting frame 13 to ensure that the feeding chamber on the feeding rack 1 is fully positioned above the electroplating anode cell, thereby ensuring sufficient feeding of the anode metal balls.

[0042] The mounting frame 13 is provided with multiple sliders 14, and the feeding rack 1 is provided with multiple grooves 15 that are adapted to the sliders 14, and the grooves 15 are all arranged along the length of the feeding groove 9. The feeding rack 1 slides on the sliders 14 of the mounting frame 13 through the grooves 15, so that the feeding rack 1 can move the multiple feeding holes 2 above the electroplating anode pool, thereby enabling sufficient feeding of metal anode balls.

[0043] The mounting bracket 13 is provided with multiple mounting holes 16. The entire device is installed into the corresponding position in the electroplating anode bath through the multiple mounting holes 16.

[0044] In use, this device is installed at the corresponding position of the electroplating anode pool through multiple mounting holes 16. The feeding rack 1 slides on the slider 14 of the mounting rack 13 through the slide groove 15, so that the feeding rack 1 can move multiple feeding holes 2 above the electroplating anode pool, thereby fully covering the electroplating anode pool. The electric slide rail 10 drives the baffle plate 11 to slide along the length direction of the isolation groove 8, thereby adjusting the number of feeding holes 2 in the isolation groove 8. The baffle block 12 slides along the feed groove 9, thereby adjusting the number of isolation grooves 8 connected to the feed groove 9, preventing the anode metal balls from falling outside the electroplating anode pool, so as to meet the addition needs of electroplating anode pools of different sizes.

[0045] The positive metal ball slides along the inclined direction of the feed trough 9, allowing it to be added sequentially into multiple isolation troughs 8. Then, the positive metal ball slides along the inclined direction of the isolation trough 8, allowing it to be automatically added sequentially into each feeding hole 2. The positive metal ball falls into the feeding sleeve 5 through the feeding hole 2. When the drive motor 17 drives the feeding gear 6 to rotate, the feeding gear 6 drives the transmission chain 7 to move, thereby driving multiple transmission gears 19 and their feeding rollers 3 to rotate, which in turn drives all the feeding troughs 4 and their feeding sleeves 5 to rotate, thus performing a comprehensive feeding process for the anode metal ball. Because the anode metal ball near the electrical connection point is consumed relatively quickly, the handle 18 can easily and individually drive the corresponding transmission gear 19 and its feeding roller 3 to rotate, thereby accurately adding the anode metal ball to the corresponding feeding hole 2 group and improving the anode metal ball addition effect.

[0046] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A VCP anode addition device, characterized by, Including feeding frame (1), the feeding frame (1) is equipped with feeding cavity, the feeding cavity is equipped with multiple groups of feeding holes (2) along its length direction, and the bottom of each group of feeding holes (2) is equipped with feeding piece; Each feeding piece includes a feeding roller (3), the feeding roller (3) is rotatably connected on the feeding cavity, and the feeding roller (3) is located at the bottom of the feeding hole (2), the feeding roller (3) is provided with a feeding groove (4) along its length direction, the feeding groove (4) is provided with multiple feeding sleeves (5) along its length direction, and the multiple feeding sleeves (5) correspond to the multiple feeding holes (2) of each group, the feeding frame (1) is provided with driving member for driving the feeding roller (3) to rotate along the vertical direction; The driving member includes a driving motor (17), one end of the feeding roller (3) is provided with a transmission gear (19), the driving motor (17) is installed on the feeding frame (1), the output shaft of the driving motor (17) is provided with a feeding gear (6), and the feeding gear (6) is in transmission connection with the transmission gear (19); The transmission gear (19) is a one-way gear, multiple transmission gears (19) and the feeding gear (6) are externally meshed with the same transmission chain (7); Multiple isolation grooves (8) are arranged in the feeding cavity, and the multiple isolation grooves (8) correspond to the multiple groups of feeding holes (2) respectively, the feeding frame (1) is provided with a feeding groove (9), and the feeding groove (9) is in communication with the multiple isolation grooves (8) respectively, the feeding groove (9) is arranged inclined downward along the end away from the feeding port, and the multiple isolation grooves (8) are arranged inclined downward along the end away from the feeding groove (9).

2. The VCP anode addition device of claim 1, wherein, The feeding frame (1) is provided with an electric sliding rail (10) along the length direction of the isolation groove (8), the electric sliding rail (10) is slidably installed with a blocking plate (11), and the blocking plate (11) is adapted in the multiple isolation grooves (8).

3. The VCP anode addition apparatus of claim 1, wherein The feeding groove (9) is slidably installed with a blocking block (12), and the blocking block (12) is provided with a fixing member for fixing.

4. The VCP anode addition apparatus of claim 1, wherein It also includes a mounting frame (13), and the feeding frame (1) is horizontally slidably installed on the mounting frame (13).

5. The VCP anode addition device of claim 4, wherein, The mounting frame (13) is provided with multiple sliding blocks (14), and the feeding frame (1) is provided with multiple sliding grooves (15) matched with the sliding blocks (14), and the sliding grooves (15) are arranged along the length direction of the feeding groove (9).

6. The VCP anode addition device of claim 4, wherein, The mounting frame (13) is provided with multiple mounting holes (16).

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