Flat Material Treatment Device with Regulated Liquid Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
The treatment of flat materials with low inherent stiffness, such as conductor foils, during chemical or electrolytic processes often results in deformation and jamming due to the movement of treatment liquids, leading to material damage and interrupted processing.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that include a treatment chamber with a supply and discharge system for treatment liquids, where the material is transported horizontally below the liquid bath level, using a transport device with rollers and regulating the discharge rate of the treatment liquid to maintain stability and prevent deformation, utilizing a screen device and discharge chamber to ensure uniform liquid flow and prevent deflection of the material.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the treatment liquid is moved during treatment to achieve sufficient liquid exchange and remove contamination, then the treatment effectiveness is improved, but the flat material with low inherent stiffness is deformed and jammed in the transport equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the flow regime parameter from turbulent/high-velocity flow to laminar/controlled flow by using flow guides and regulated discharge. This allows the treatment liquid to move effectively for treatment purposes while maintaining low enough velocities to prevent deformation of flexible materials during transport.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the material is transported horizontally through the treatment device, then the transport stability is improved, but the liquid flow may cause deflection and positioning instability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces flow guides as intermediary elements between the liquid supply and the material surface. These flow guides mediate the liquid flow to ensure uniform distribution while minimizing direct impingement forces on the material, thereby maintaining both transport stability and positioning precision.
3Productivity
If nozzles are used to stream the treatment liquid onto the material surface, then the liquid exchange and contamination removal are improved, but the material can be deformed and damaged by the liquid impact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the direct mechanical impact of nozzle jets with a more gentle liquid distribution mechanism using flow guides. This substitution maintains the productivity benefits of active liquid delivery while eliminating the harmful mechanical stresses that cause deformation and damage to flexible materials.
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 approach allows for uniform treatment of flat materials without deformation or damage, ensuring continuous and precise transport through the treatment device by regulating the liquid flow and maintaining the material's horizontal position, thus preventing jamming and damage.
Implementation Method 1
at least one discharge device with, respectively, at least one discharge opening for the treatment liquid for conveying the treatment liquid from the at least one treatment chamber with a respective discharge rate into the at least one reception area as well as with at least one regulating system, respectively
Implementation Method 2
at least one transport device, with which the material to be treated can be transported in the horizontal position in a transport plane below the bath level through the at least one treatment chamber
Implementation Method 3
at least one treatment chamber in which the treatment liquid can be accumulated up to a predetermined bath level; at least one supply device for the supply of treatment liquid into the at least one treatment chamber
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AI summary
The device 1 according to the invention is suggested for gentle treatment of a flat material B to be treated with a treatment liquid F. The device 1 has the following components: at least one treatment chamber 20, in which the treatment liquid F can be accumulated up to a bath level M, at least one supply device 7 for the supply of the treatment liquid F into the at least one treatment chamber 20, at least one transport device 30, with which the material B to be treated can be transported in the horizontal position in a transport plane E below the bath level M through the at least one treatment chamber 20, at least one reception area 4 for the treatment liquid F, and at least one discharge device 40 with, respectively, at least one discharge opening 41 for the treatment liquid F for conveying it from the at least one treatment chamber 20 with a respective discharge rate into the at least one reception area 4. The at least one discharge device 40 respectively has at least one regulating system 43, with which the discharge rate of the treatment liquid F is adjustable through the at least one discharge opening 41.