Surface Treatment Apparatus Liquid Separation and Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional surface treatment apparatuses for small objects suffer from liquid scattering and leakage, leading to soiling and inadequate separation and reuse of different surface treatment liquids during dual treatments.
Innovation Solution
A surface treatment apparatus with a rotating treatment cell, a receiving tank, and a cover body, equipped with liquid flow-out means, surface treatment liquid supply, cleaning water supply, and drain means, which includes opening/closing mechanisms and ejection ports for cleaning and separate liquid collection, prevents scattering and ensures strict separation of surface treatment liquids.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single surface treatment apparatus is used for two types of surface treatments, then device complexity is reduced, but the surface treatment liquids may be mixed and cannot be strictly separately collected
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus divides the liquid collection system into separate receiving tanks for different surface treatment liquids. Each tank is independently positioned and collected, preventing mixing while using a single treatment cell for both treatments. This segmentation allows strict separation of liquids without requiring separate apparatuses.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover body acts as an intermediary structure that selectively covers specific receiving tanks during different treatment operations. By opening or closing the cover body over particular tanks, the system directs liquid flow to appropriate collection containers, ensuring proper separation while maintaining a unified apparatus structure.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the cover body is always closed to prevent liquid scattering, then liquid containment is improved, but cleaning access to the treatment cell is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The cover body is designed with dynamic opening and closing capabilities, allowing it to be in different states (open or closed) depending on the operational phase. During surface treatment, the cover body is closed to prevent liquid scattering. During cleaning operations, the cover body can be opened to provide access to the treatment cell interior, thus adapting to different operational requirements.
3Loss of substance
If surface treatment liquids are collected and reused, then loss of substance is reduced, but the apparatus becomes soiled from liquid scattering
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and removes surface treatment liquids from the treatment cell through dedicated liquid flow-out means, directing them to separate receiving tanks. This extraction prevents liquids from scattering and soiling the apparatus while enabling collection and reuse, thus eliminating the trade-off between waste reduction and contamination prevention.
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
The apparatus effectively prevents soiling, ensures separate collection and reuse of surface treatment liquids, and maintains cleanliness by controlling liquid flow and using automatic opening/closing mechanisms for efficient operation.
Implementation Method 1
a treatment cell (11) having liquid flow-out means (117) for allowing a liquid to flow out from inside to outside, and capable of containing the small objects
Implementation Method 2
first cleaning means (5) for ejecting the cleaning water onto an inner face of the cover body (16) and/or an outer face of the treatment cell (11)
Data Source
AI summary
Inside a single apparatus main body (100), a surface treatment apparatus includes: a treatment cell (11); a vertical rotation shaft (12); an attachment/detachment device; a receiving tank (15); a cover body (16); a plurality of tanks (21); a plurality of surface treatment liquid supply devices (22); a cleaning water supply device; a drain device (3); and a first cleaning device. Upon operation of the surface treatment liquid supply device while the treatment cell (11) containing small objects is rotated by the vertical rotation shaft (12), a surface treatment is carried out on the small objects, upon operation of the cleaning water supply device, the small objects inside the treatment cell (11) are cleaned, and upon operation of the first cleaning device, the inner face of the cover body and the outer face of the treatment cell are cleaned, thus providing circulation use of surface treatment liquids in the tanks.