Elastic Electrode Case for Vertical Continuous Electroplating Power Supply
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional power supply systems for vertical continuous electroplating frames experience unstable electrical contact due to unsmooth conveying, leading to point contacts or open circuits, which affect the electroplating quality.
Innovation Solution
A power supply system with a power supply rail and an electrode case featuring an elastic unit and positioning grooves, ensuring continuous electrical contact between the electrode plate and the power supply rail/pressing rail, even during unsmooth conveying, through a C-shaped structure with wear-resistant rails and elastic units between positioning and pressing rails.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conductive groove is used to electrical contact with the power supply rail, then the electroplating frame can be powered, but the electrical contact becomes unstable due to unsmooth conveying
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an elastic unit that allows the electrode plate to dynamically adjust its position. The elastic unit enables the electrode plate to move vertically within a range, automatically compensating for conveyance deviations and maintaining stable electrical contact with the power supply rail despite unsmooth conveying of the electroplating frame.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state of the electrode plate from fixed to flexible by incorporating an elastic unit. This allows the electrode plate to change its vertical position parameter dynamically, ensuring continuous electrical contact even when the electroplating frame experiences conveying irregularities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the electroplating frame conveys unsmoothly, then the conveying process can accommodate variations, but the electrical contact may become point contact or open circuit
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic unit provides dynamic adjustment capability, allowing the electrode plate to move vertically to maintain contact. This dynamic mechanism ensures that even when the electroplating frame conveys unsmoothly, the electrical contact remains continuous rather than becoming point contact or open circuit.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic unit acts as a cushioning mechanism that anticipates and compensates for conveying variations. By providing vertical movement capability in advance, it prevents electrical contact loss before it occurs, maintaining reliable contact despite conveyance irregularities.
3Device complexity
If a conventional power supply rail system is used, then the structure is simple, but the electroplating current becomes unstable affecting quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds an elastic unit to the electrode plate, transforming the rigid power supply structure into a dynamic one. This allows the electrode plate to automatically adjust its position to maintain stable electrical contact, ensuring stable electroplating current and improved electroplating quality without significantly increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic unit enables the electrode plate to self-adjust its position automatically in response to conveying variations. This self-service mechanism maintains stable electrical contact and consistent electroplating current without requiring external control systems, keeping the overall structure relatively simple while improving electroplating quality.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution maintains stable electroplating current delivery by ensuring continuous electrical contact between the electrode plate and the power supply rail/pressing rail, enhancing the electroplating quality by accommodating irregular frame movement.
Implementation Method 1
the power supply rail has a positioning rail arranged at the bottom edge of the top part of the C shape structure by the power supply rail, then has a pressing rail corresponding to the positioning rail, and the positioning rail and the pressing rail has an elastic unit
Data Source
AI summary
A power supply system for a vertical continuous electroplating frame, comprising: a power supply rail arranged on the vertical continuous electroplating device; and an electrode case, arranged a case body on the top surface of the electroplating frame, inside the case body having an electrode plate corresponding to the power supply rail, at the bottom of the electrode plate having an elastic unit, the top surface of the case body having a positioning groove corresponding to the electrode plate, when the electrode plate is electrical contacted with the power supply rail, the electroplating current is provided to the object to be plated through the electroplating frame.