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KR-20260066995-A - Robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating machine

KR20260066995AKR 20260066995 AKR20260066995 AKR 20260066995AKR-20260066995-A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating device, and more specifically, to a device configured such that a robot picks up a barrel and transports it to a desired position during the plating process, and the robot directly pushes the barrel forward during the plating process, and enables stable power supply even while the barrel is moving, thereby continuously supplying power for the rotational drive of the barrel and power for the plating process, so as to increase the efficiency of the plating process, and has a structure in which power is supplied for the rotational drive of the barrel by a robot means holding the barrel even when the barrel moves vertically and deviates from the current rail in addition to power supply using a current rail, thereby enabling continuous rotational drive of the barrel regardless of the position of the barrel.

Inventors

  • 이원준
  • 김영수
  • 김미애
  • 변영준
  • 이설영

Assignees

  • (주)진합

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20241105

Claims (4)

  1. A plating tank (40) in which a plating solution is stored and which is installed in a straight line facing one direction; A barrel (10) into which a plating object is introduced is immersed in the plating tank (40) to allow the plating process to proceed; Robot means (80) for inserting and removing the above barrel (10) into and out of the plating tank (40) and moving it in one direction of the plating tank (40); It is composed of a conductive rail section (90) that is installed on the side of the plating tank (40) having the same length as the plating tank (40) and supplies power to the barrel (10) and the plating tank (40). A robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating device characterized by allowing a continuous plating process to be performed while the barrel (10) is immersed in the plating tank (40) and moved along the longitudinal direction of the plating tank (40), and maintaining continuous rotation of the barrel (10) and electrical conduction for the plating process even during the movement of the barrel (10).
  2. In paragraph 1, A sliding contact part (91) is installed extending toward the conductive rail part (90) on the side of the barrel (10), so as to be able to slide along the conductive rail part (90) when the barrel (10) moves, and a first power line (92) for rotation of the barrel (10) and a second power line (93) for a plating process inside the barrel (10) are connected to the conductive rail part (90) so as to be electrically connected; A robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating device characterized by having additional features.
  3. In paragraph 1, The above robot means (80) The insertion operation of inserting the above barrel (10) into one side of the plating tank (40), A movement operation of sliding the barrel (10) introduced into the plating tank (40) toward the other side of the plating tank (40) by a predetermined distance. It is used for the ejection operation to eject the barrel (10) located on the other side of the plating tank (40) to the outside after the plating process is completed, and A number of units are spaced apart and installed on the side of the above-mentioned electric rail section (90), A robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating device characterized by a single robot means (80) pushing and moving multiple barrels (10) in one direction of the plating tank (40).
  4. In paragraph 1, The above robot means (80) An additional power supply unit (82) for supplying power is installed in the gripper (81) that grips the pickup unit (20) of the barrel (10), and an auxiliary power supply unit (83) that receives power from the additional power supply unit (82) and uses it for rotational driving of the barrel (10) is installed in the pickup unit (20) of the barrel (10), thereby having a structure that allows for mutual electrical connection. A robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating device characterized by enabling stable rotational driving of the barrel (10) through the auxiliary power supply unit (82) and auxiliary power supply unit (83) even when the barrel (10) moves vertically through the robot means (80) during plating, thereby minimizing leakage of the process liquid.

Description

Robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating machine The present invention relates to a barrel plating device utilizing a robot to replace a conventional carrier. Generally, barrel plating systems use a carrier to transport the workpiece. The carrier is configured to include a barrel lifting and lowering device and guide rollers that enable movement along rail members connected at each process stage. The workpiece is transported and positioned at each stage of the plating process through the horizontal and vertical movement of the carrier. In the above transfer process, the carrier is linked with a position sensor so that it can be transferred to a desired location. There are many problems with the use of carriers, which are the main cause of reduced productivity due to frequent breakdowns during the plating process. The first is a recognition error in the position sensor that enables transport to the intended location. There are frequent cases where sensor recognition errors occur due to foreign substances or other debris adhering to the position sensor. Secondly, carrier malfunctions frequently occur due to operational errors caused by the aging and corrosion of the motor, which is the carrier's drive unit, as well as the aging of the roller parts of the guide rails. FIG. 1 is a drawing of an embodiment showing the movement of a barrel using a robotic means according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a drawing of an embodiment showing a plating tank and a barrel according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a drawing of an embodiment showing a plurality of barrels moving in one direction of a plating tank through a rail section according to the present invention. Fig. 4 is a photograph of the embodiment of Fig. 3. FIG. 5 is a drawing of an embodiment showing the power supply structure of an additional power supply unit and an auxiliary power supply unit of a robot means according to the present invention. Before describing various embodiments of the present invention in detail, it will be understood that the application is not limited to the details of the configuration and arrangement of components described in the following detailed description or illustrated in the drawings. The present invention may be embodied and practiced in other embodiments and may be carried out in various ways. Furthermore, it will be understood that the expressions and terms used herein regarding device or element orientations (e.g., "front," "back," "up," "down," "top," "bottom," "left," "right," "lateral") are used merely to simplify the description of the present invention and do not indicate or imply that the related device or element must simply have a specific orientation. Additionally, terms such as "first" and "second" are used in this and the appended claims for illustrative purposes and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or intent. The present invention has the following features to achieve the above objective. Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in this specification and claims should not be interpreted as being limited to their ordinary or dictionary meanings. Instead, based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concepts of terms to best describe his invention, they should be interpreted in a meaning and concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations illustrated in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, and that various equivalents and modifications that can replace them may exist at the time of filing this application. Hereinafter, a robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The robot-driven type electroplating barrel plating device according to the present invention includes a plating tank (40), a barrel (10), a robot means (80), a current-carrying rail part (90), and a sliding contact part (91). The plating tank (40) above stores a plating solution for the plating process inside, and in the present invention, is installed in a straight line having a long length in one direction. Of course, depending on the user's embodiment, these plating tanks (40) may be formed into multiple or multiple long lines for use. The above barrel (10) is a housing that is immersed in the plating tank (40) with the object to be plated placed inside, and is a part where the plating process takes place inside. Of course, in the present invention, such a barrel (10) may be cylindrical in shape, with both ends open and a plurality of flow holes perforated on the outer surface, so that t