Novel electroplating cooling device
By using a loop evaporator and exhaust pipe design in the electroplating cooling device, combined with vortex and lifting motion, the problem of uneven electrolyte cooling is solved, achieving uniform electrolyte cooling and extending equipment life.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423135745.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing electroplating cooling devices are not very effective at cooling the electrolyte, especially in areas other than around the evaporator where the cooling rate is slow.
A novel electroplating cooling device is designed, which adopts a circular evaporator tube with an exhaust pipe on its outside. Gas is pumped in through the exhaust hole to make the electrolyte surge. Combined with heat sink and guide groove, the circulation efficiency of the electrolyte is improved by using eddy current and lifting motion, the cooling area is increased, and uniform cooling is achieved with the help of stirring components.
It effectively improves the cooling effect of the electrolyte, ensures that the electrolyte cools down evenly in the electrolytic cell, and extends the service life of the equipment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to electrolyte cooling technical field especially relates to a novel electroplating cooling device. BACKGROUND
[0002] In electroplating processing, the chemical reaction in the electrolytic cell can make the electrolyte temperature rise, thereby influencing the electroplating effect and the service life of equipment. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to configure a cooling device in the electrolytic cell to cool the electrolyte inside the electrolytic cell.
[0003] At present, the cooling device in the prior art generally only configures an evaporator in the electrolyte pool, cooperates with the external compressor, condenser and expansion valve to cool the electrolyte inside the electrolytic cell, and only the electrolyte around the evaporator can be rapidly cooled in the process, and the electrolyte at other positions is slowly cooled, so that the cooling effect of the electrolyte is poor. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model aims at providing a novel electroplating cooling device to improve the cooling effect of the electrolyte.
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a novel electroplating cooling device, comprising a back ring-shaped evaporating pipe, the inside of the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe is filled with refrigerant, and the two ends of the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe are communicated with external refrigeration components.
[0006] An exhaust pipe is arranged around the outside of the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe, a plurality of gas outlets are uniformly arranged on the side of the exhaust pipe facing the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe, the two ends of the exhaust pipe are communicated with external gas supply devices, the gas supply devices pump gas into the exhaust pipe, the gas is discharged through the gas outlets, so that the electrolyte around the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe is stirred, and the electrolyte in the electrolytic cell is circulated.
[0007] Further, the gas outlets and the surface of the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe form an inclination angle, the inclination directions of the gas outlets are the same, and the inclination angles are consistent.
[0008] When the gas outlets discharge gas, the electrolyte around the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe rotates in the same direction to form a vortex.
[0009] Further, the surface of the back ring-shaped evaporating pipe is uniformly distributed with a plurality of inclined heat dissipation fins, and the inclination directions and inclination angles of the heat dissipation fins are consistent with the gas outlets.
[0010] Further, the electrolyte pool is in a cylindrical shape, a plurality of flow guide grooves are arranged on the inner wall of the electrolyte pool, and the flow guide grooves are uniformly distributed from top to bottom and parallel to each other.
[0011] Further, it also includes synchronous lifting assembly, synchronous lifting assembly includes synchronous support, lifting slider, lifting motor, lifting screw, limit slide rail and top limit block, the lower end of synchronous support is fixedly connected with the back ring evaporation pipe and the exhaust pipe, the upper end of synchronous support is fixedly connected with the outer side of lifting slider, lifting motor is fixed vertically outside electrolytic cell, the output shaft of lifting motor is fixedly connected with lifting screw on the same axis, lifting slider is screwed on lifting screw, the side of lifting slider away from electrolytic cell is slidingly connected in limit guide rail, top limit block is fixed in the upper end of limit guide rail, the upper end of lifting screw is rotatably connected on top limit block;
[0012] When the lifting motor drives the lifting screw to rotate, the lifting slider vertically lifts, and the exhaust pipe and the back ring evaporation pipe are driven by the synchronous support to lift in the electrolytic cell.
[0013] Further, it also includes stirring assembly, and the stirring assembly comprises stirring blades, a blade driving shaft, a one-way bearing, a first synchronous wheel, a synchronous belt and a second synchronous wheel, the stirring blades are arranged at the bottom of the back ring evaporation pipe, the upper end of the blade driving shaft is fixedly connected with the center of the stirring blades, the lower end of the blade driving shaft penetrates through the electrolytic cell and extends to the outside, the one-way bearing is fixedly sleeved on the lower end of the blade driving shaft, the first synchronous wheel is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the one-way bearing, and the second synchronous wheel is fixedly sleeved on the driving shaft of the lifting motor.
[0014] Further, the blade driving shaft is also provided with a sealing ring oil seal, and the sealing ring oil seal is arranged at the connecting position of the blade driving shaft and the electrolytic cell.
[0015] Further, the refrigeration assembly comprises a compressor, a condenser and a throttling device, the exhaust end of the compressor is communicated with the input end of the condenser, the output end of the condenser is communicated with the input end of the throttling device, and the output end of the throttling device is communicated with one end of the back ring evaporation pipe.
[0016] The utility model discloses the beneficial effects of:
[0017] The utility model discloses a set up the exhaust pipe on the outside of the back annular evaporation pipe, and set up multiple gas outlets on the side of the exhaust pipe towards back annular evaporation pipe, utilize the gas pumping of outside gas supply device towards the exhaust pipe, and discharge through each gas outlet, make the electrolyte of back annular evaporation pipe surroundings surge, drive the electrolyte circulation in electrolytic cell, make the electrolyte of back annular evaporation pipe refrigeration surge circulation in electrolytic cell, effectively reduce the temperature in electrolytic cell, promote the refrigeration effect of electrolyte. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic diagram of novel electroplating cooling device in the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 It is the side sectional view of synchronous lifting assembly in the utility model;
[0020] Figure 3 It is the side sectional view of stirring assembly in the utility model.
[0021] Reference Signs: 1, back annular evaporation pipe;2, exhaust pipe;3, electrolyte pool;4, gas outlet;5, cooling fin;7, synchronous lifting assembly;71, synchronous support;72, lifting sliding block;73, lifting motor;74, lifting screw;75, limit slide rail;76, top limit block;8, stirring assembly;81, stirring blade;82, blade drive shaft;83, one-way bearing;84, first synchronous wheel;85, synchronous belt;86, second synchronous wheel;87, sealing ring shaft seal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The utility model is further explained in detail below in combination with the drawings and examples. Same parts are expressed with same reference signs. It is necessary to explain that, the words "front", "back", "left", "right", "up" and "down" in the following description refer to the direction in the drawing, and the words "bottom surface" and "top surface", "inner" and "outer" refer to the direction towards or away from the geometric center of a particular component.
[0023] Example 1, refer to Figure 1 , it is the first embodiment of the application, and the embodiment provides a kind of novel electroplating cooling device, can realize the cooling effect of electrolyte promotion, including back annular evaporation pipe 1, the inside of back annular evaporation pipe 1 is filled with refrigerant, and the both ends of back annular evaporation pipe 1 are connected with the refrigeration assembly of outside;
[0024] An exhaust pipe 2 is arranged outside the back annular evaporation pipe 1, the exhaust pipe 2 is uniformly provided with a plurality of gas outlet holes 4 on the side facing the back annular evaporation pipe 1, and the two ends of the exhaust pipe 2 are communicated with the external gas supply device, the gas supply device pumps gas into the exhaust pipe 2, and the gas is discharged through each gas outlet hole 4, so that the electrolyte around the back annular evaporation pipe 1 is stirred, and the electrolyte in the electrolytic cell is circulated.
[0025] Working principle of example 1:
[0026] The back annular evaporation pipe 1 circulates the refrigerant in the pipe through the refrigeration assembly to achieve the cooling of the surrounding electrolyte. The gas supply device is used to pump inert gas into the exhaust pipe 2 in the electrolytic cell. In this embodiment, the exhaust pipe 2 is arranged outside the back annular evaporation pipe 1, and a plurality of gas outlet holes 4 are arranged on the side of the exhaust pipe 2 facing the back annular evaporation pipe 1. The external gas supply device pumps gas into the exhaust pipe 2, and the gas is discharged through each gas outlet hole 4, so that the electrolyte around the back annular evaporation pipe 1 is stirred, and the electrolyte in the electrolytic cell is circulated, so that the electrolyte cooled by the back annular evaporation pipe 1 is circulated in the electrolytic cell, effectively reducing the temperature in the electrolytic cell and improving the cooling effect of the electrolyte.
[0027] Example 2, refer to Figure 2 This is the second embodiment of the present application, which is different from the previous embodiment. In this embodiment, the gas outlet holes 4 have an inclination angle, which can further improve the cooling effect of the electrolyte. Each gas outlet hole 4 forms an inclination angle with the surface of the back annular evaporation pipe 1, and the inclination directions of each gas outlet hole 4 are the same and the inclination angles are consistent.
[0028] Working principle of example 2:
[0029] When the gas supply device discharges gas from each gas outlet hole 4, the electrolyte around the back annular evaporation pipe 1 rotates in the same direction to form a vortex. Through the vortex rotation, the stirring effect of the electrolyte in the electrolytic cell is improved, so that the electrolyte cooled by the back annular evaporation pipe 1 can be more rapidly and uniformly dispersed to all parts of the electrolytic cell, thereby further improving the cooling effect of the electrolyte.
[0030] Preferably, the surface of the back annular evaporation pipe 1 is uniformly distributed with a plurality of inclined heat dissipation fins 5, and the inclination directions and inclination angles of each heat dissipation fin 5 are consistent with those of the gas outlet hole 4.
[0031] Specifically, in this embodiment, the heat dissipation fins 5 are arranged on the surface of the back annular evaporation pipe 1 to increase the cooling area and improve the cooling effect of the back annular evaporation pipe 1. At the same time, the inclination angle of the heat dissipation fin 5 is set to be consistent with the direction of the gas outlet hole 4, which can avoid interference with the vortex formed by the electrolyte and ensure the vortex cooling effect.
[0032] Preferably, the electrolyte pool 3 is cylindrical, and a plurality of flow guide grooves are formed on the inner wall of the electrolyte pool 3, and the flow guide grooves are uniformly distributed from top to bottom and parallel to each other.
[0033] Specifically, in the embodiment, the flow guide grooves can guide the vortex, and further improve the vortex refrigeration effect.
[0034] Embodiment 3, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The third embodiment of the present application is different from the previous embodiment, which provides a synchronous lifting assembly 7 and an agitation assembly 8, which can drive the exhaust pipe 2 and the loop-shaped evaporation pipe 1 to move up and down in the electrolytic cell, further improving the refrigeration effect on the electrolyte, and further comprising a synchronous lifting assembly 7, the synchronous lifting assembly 7 comprising a synchronous bracket 71, a lifting sliding block 72, a lifting motor 73, a lifting lead screw 74, a limiting sliding rail 75 and a top limiting block 76, the lower end of the synchronous bracket 71 is fixedly connected with the loop-shaped evaporation pipe 1 and the exhaust pipe 2, the upper end of the synchronous bracket 71 is fixedly connected with the outer side of the lifting sliding block 72, the lifting motor 73 is vertically fixed outside the electrolytic cell, the output shaft of the lifting motor 73 is coaxially fixedly connected with the lifting lead screw 74, the lifting sliding block 72 is threadedly sleeved on the lifting lead screw 74, the side of the lifting sliding block 72 away from the electrolytic cell is slidingly connected in the limiting guide rail, the top limiting block 76 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the limiting guide rail, and the upper end of the lifting lead screw 74 is rotatably connected to the top limiting block 76.
[0035] When the lifting motor 73 drives the lifting lead screw 74 to rotate, the lifting sliding block 72 vertically lifts, and drives the exhaust pipe 2 and the loop-shaped evaporation pipe 1 to move up and down in the electrolytic cell through the synchronous bracket 71.
[0036] Preferably, as Figure 3 shown, further comprising an agitation assembly 8, the agitation assembly 8 comprising an agitation blade 81, a blade driving shaft 82, a one-way bearing 83, a first synchronous wheel 84, a synchronous belt 85 and a second synchronous wheel 86, the agitation blade 81 is arranged at the bottom of the loop-shaped evaporation pipe 1, the upper end of the blade driving shaft 82 is fixedly connected with the center of the agitation blade 81, the lower end of the blade driving shaft 82 penetrates through the electrolytic cell and extends to the outside, the one-way bearing 83 is fixedly sleeved on the lower end of the blade driving shaft 82, the first synchronous wheel 84 is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the one-way bearing 83, and the second synchronous wheel 86 is fixedly sleeved on the driving shaft of the lifting motor 73.
[0037] Working principle of embodiment 3:
[0038] The lifting motor 73 drives the lifting screw 74 to rotate, the lifting slide 72 vertically lifts on the lifting screw 74, and then the exhaust pipe 2 and the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe 1 are driven to lift in the electrolytic cell through the synchronous support 71, so that the electrolyte in the electrolytic cell is lifted and circulated during the lifting movement of the exhaust pipe 2 and the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe 1, and therefore the refrigeration efficiency of the electrolyte is further improved. At the same time, the lifting motor 73 drives the first synchronous wheel 84 to rotate through the second synchronous wheel 86, and then the stirring vane 81 is driven to rotate through the one-way bearing 83 and the vane driving shaft 82 in turn, so that the internal electrolyte is stirred to form a bottom vortex, and at the same time, the exhaust pipe 2 and the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe 1 lift, the bottom vortex cooperates with the lifting movement, and the refrigeration effect of the electrolyte is further improved.
[0039] Preferably, the vane driving shaft 82 is further provided with a sealing ring shaft seal 87, and the sealing ring oil seal is arranged at the connecting position of the vane driving shaft 82 and the electrolytic cell.
[0040] Specifically, in the embodiment, the sealing ring shaft seal 87 is arranged at the connecting position of the vane driving shaft 82 and the electrolytic cell, so that the electrolyte is prevented from leaking during the driving and rotation of the vane driving shaft 82, and the sealing performance of the electrolytic cell is improved.
[0041] Preferably, the refrigeration assembly comprises a compressor, a condenser and a throttling device, the exhaust end of the compressor is communicated with the input end of the condenser, the output end of the condenser is communicated with the input end of the throttling device, and the output end of the throttling device is communicated with one end of the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe 1, and the other end of the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe 1 is communicated with the air inlet end of the compressor.
[0042] Specifically, in the embodiment, the compressor, the condenser and the throttling device cooperate with each other to realize the circulation of the refrigerant in the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe 1, and ensure the refrigeration effect of the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe 1 on the electrolyte.
[0043] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Any technical solution falling within the concept of the present application shall be considered as falling within the protection scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for ordinary skilled persons in the technical field, some improvements and decorations without departing from the principle of the present application shall also be considered as falling within the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A novel electroplating cooling device, provided in an electrolyte bath (3), characterized in that: The application relates to a circulating electrolyte circulating device, which comprises a back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) filled with refrigerant, and the two ends of the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) are connected with external refrigeration components. An exhaust pipe (2) is arranged outside the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1), a plurality of gas outlets (4) are uniformly arranged on one side of the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1), the two ends of the exhaust pipe (2) are connected with external gas supply devices, the gas supply devices pump gas into the exhaust pipe (2), the gas is discharged through the gas outlets (4), and the electrolyte around the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) is stirred to drive the electrolyte in the electrolytic cell to circulate.
2. The novel electroplating cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gas outlets (4) and the surface of the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) form an inclined angle, the inclined directions of the gas outlets (4) are the same, and the inclined angles are consistent. When the gas outlets (4) discharge gas, the electrolyte around the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) rotates in the same direction to form a vortex.
3. The novel electroplating cooling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The surface of the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) is uniformly provided with a plurality of inclined heat dissipation fins (5), the inclined directions and the inclined angles of the heat dissipation fins (5) are consistent with those of the gas outlets (4).
4. The novel electroplating cooling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The electrolyte cell (3) is in a cylindrical shape, a plurality of flow guide grooves are arranged on the inner wall of the electrolyte cell (3), and the flow guide grooves are uniformly and parallelly arranged from top to bottom.
5. The novel electroplating cooling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The device further comprises a synchronous lifting assembly (7), which comprises a synchronous support (71), a lifting sliding block (72), a lifting motor (73), a lifting screw rod (74), a limiting sliding rail (75) and a top limiting block (76), the lower end of the synchronous support (71) is fixedly connected with the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) and the exhaust pipe (2), the upper end of the synchronous support (71) is fixedly connected with the outer side of the lifting sliding block (72), the lifting motor (73) is vertically fixed outside the electrolytic cell, the output shaft of the lifting motor (73) is coaxially fixedly connected with the lifting screw rod (74), the lifting sliding block (72) is threadedly sleeved on the lifting screw rod (74), the side, away from the electrolytic cell, of the lifting sliding block (72) is slidingly connected in the limiting sliding rail (75), the top limiting block (76) is fixed on the upper end of the limiting sliding rail (75), and the upper end of the lifting screw rod (74) is rotationally connected with the top limiting block (76). When the lifting motor (73) drives the lifting screw rod (74) to rotate, the lifting sliding block (72) vertically lifts, and the synchronous support (71) drives the exhaust pipe (2) and the back ring-shaped evaporation pipe (1) to lift in the electrolytic cell.
6. The novel electroplating cooling device according to claim 5, characterized in that: Also included is an agitating assembly (8) comprising an agitating blade (81), a blade drive shaft (82), a one-way bearing (83), a first synchronous wheel (84), a synchronous belt (85) and a second synchronous wheel (86), the agitating blade (81) is arranged at the bottom of the loop-shaped evaporation pipe (1), the upper end of the blade drive shaft (82) is fixedly connected to the center of the agitating blade (81), the lower end of the blade drive shaft (82) penetrates through the electrolytic cell and extends to the outside, the one-way bearing (83) is fixedly sleeved on the lower end of the blade drive shaft (82), the first synchronous wheel (84) is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the one-way bearing (83), and the second synchronous wheel (86) is fixedly sleeved on the drive shaft of the lifting motor (73).
7. The novel electroplating cooling device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A sealing ring shaft seal (87) is further arranged on the blade drive shaft (82), and the sealing ring shaft seal (87) is arranged at the connecting position of the blade drive shaft (82) and the electrolytic cell.
8. The novel electroplating cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The refrigeration assembly comprises a compressor, a condenser and a throttling device, the exhaust end of the compressor is communicated with the input end of the condenser, the output end of the condenser is communicated with the input end of the throttling device, the output end of the throttling device is communicated with one end of the loop-shaped evaporation pipe (1), and the other end of the loop-shaped evaporation pipe (1) is communicated with the air inlet end of the compressor.