EP0452324A1 - Installation de cellule de metallisation electrolytique horizontale avec anodes solubles, pour le traitement electrolytique en continu d'acier feuillard sur une ou sur deux faces. - Google Patents

Installation de cellule de metallisation electrolytique horizontale avec anodes solubles, pour le traitement electrolytique en continu d'acier feuillard sur une ou sur deux faces.

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EP0452324A1
EP0452324A1 EP89908850A EP89908850A EP0452324A1 EP 0452324 A1 EP0452324 A1 EP 0452324A1 EP 89908850 A EP89908850 A EP 89908850A EP 89908850 A EP89908850 A EP 89908850A EP 0452324 A1 EP0452324 A1 EP 0452324A1
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strip
electrolyte
anodes
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Pietro Mosconi
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D7/00—Electroplating characterised by the article coated
    • C25D7/06—Wires; Strips; Foils
    • C25D7/0614—Strips or foils
    • C25D7/0621—In horizontal cells

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  • the present invention refers to the field of equipment for continuous galvanic treatment of metallic strips, particularly steel strips, by means of soluble anodes. Later particular reference will be made to an electrolytic zinc plating treatment. It must, however, be understood that any electrolytic treatment for coating, also with metals other than zinc, comes within the range of the present invention.
  • electrolytic zinc plating is carried out on both faces of a strip at the same time, by means of bar-shaped soluble anodes, positioned above and below the strip, transversely to the longitudinal direction of the strip.
  • Plants of this type have the drawback that the anode bars wear out unevenly along their width, that is they wear out more at the centre and less at the edges, and therefore the distance between the strip to be treated and the centre of the anode bars increases and becomes greater than the distance between the strip and the edges of the bars; as the plating is affected by the distance, the result is unevenness of the. plating itself in the transverse direction of the strip.
  • a further drawback is the need to stop the plant in order to replace the worn bars, as this operation cannot be carried out while the plant is working.
  • a plant cannot be quickly and easily adapted for zinc plating strips on one side only.
  • a strip for zinc plating on one side only is unwound from a coil outside the electrolytic bath and deviated by curving it with rollers so that it travels with its portion subjected to treatment being immersed in an electrolytic bath.
  • the zinc plating is carried out on the lower face of the strip by means of soluble anodes positioned lengthwise to the strip, supported on sloping surfaces. Replacement of the anode bars is carried out continuously without the need to stop the plant.
  • this type of plant has the advantage, with respect to the previous one, of eliminating down time due to the replacement of the bars, it cannot, however, be adapted for zinc plating the strip on both sides; in addition, in the case of strips of a relatively large thickness, the deviated or curved path of the strip can give rise to technical complications or high costs.
  • the feeding of the electrolytic solution to the bath takes place from above the latter by means of a supply pipe wherein flow regulation is carried out inside the bath tank the circulation is natural; draining takes place by means of an overflow; this causes too weak a circulation of liquid which, in turn, gives rise to scanty, poor quality plating of the coating metal and also limits the density of the current which can be used.
  • a further known drawback in the field consists in the fact that, because of the so-called "edge effect", the deposit on the longitudinal edges of the strip is of a greater thickness than at the centre of the strip and, in addition, has a spongy consistency from which particles easily become detached, which pollute the bath and are caught by the aforesaid lip seals, thus causing a scoring problem; where zinc plating is required on one face only owing to the edge effect, the other face is flooded also.
  • a solution adopted up to now, where greater thickness is not acceptable, consists in trimming the edges of the strip, thus involving waste of material and additional work costs.
  • a further solution adopted consists in placing "masks", that is two longitudinal hollow rods facing each other, along the edges of the strip; the masks are generally mounted so that their reciprocal distance can be regulated according to the width of the strip.
  • One drawback of the known plants is, however, that the strip can undergo transverse oscillations, thus moving from the position which is ideal with respect to the masks.
  • One aim of this invention is to produce a horizontal electrolytic, cell plant for the continuous treatment of strips by means of soluble electrodes positioned substantially lengthwise to the strip, in which it is possible to select the treatment of one face only or of both faces of the strip.
  • Another aim is to produce such a plant in which at every moment there is an optimal circulation of the solution of the electrolyte in the bath tank, on the one face and the other of the strip .
  • a further aim is to produce a coating whi ch is compact and adhering to the surface of the base strip to be treated.
  • a further aim is to produce a plant whi ch does not need fixed lip seals , so as to eliminate the problem of scoring.
  • a ye t further aim consists in providing the possibi lity of adapting the position of the masks to the oscillations of the strip .
  • a movable away supporting device is foreseen for the upper anodic bars , so as to allow the selective treatment of the lower face only or of both faces of the strip .
  • a double weir system is foreseen to determine two electrolyte levels, so as to allow the selective treatment of the lower face only or of both faces of the strip.
  • a masking device is foreseen, comprising lateral masks whose position can be regulated in respect to the position of the strip detected by a sensor.
  • the carrying out of the treatment is foreseen by regulating the flow or speed of the fluid according to the current density.
  • the first advantage consists in the fact that a coating is produced which is compact and adhering to the surface of the base strip to be treated.
  • Another advantage of the new plant consists in the fact that an optimal circulation of electrolyte in the bath is produced under the different process conditions.
  • Another advantage consists in the fact that the need for seals and for members in general subject to sliding on the strip is avoided, thus avoiding longitudinal scoring.
  • a further advantage consists in the fact that it is possible to provide treatment on one face only of the strip (when the movable anodic bars are moved away and/or the upper circulation of the electrolyte is interrupted), or of both faces of the strip (when the movable anodic bars are in the working position and the electrolyte circulates both above and below the strip).
  • a further advantage consists in the fact that the bath tank is symmetrical and can be used both for operation in the same or in counter flow direction.
  • Fig. 1 is a partly schematic, cut off longitudinal section of a horizontal cell plant for continuous electrolytic strip treament
  • Fig. la is an enlarged, cut off illustration of a part of fig. 1;
  • Fig. 2 is a cut off side view of the plant as a whole
  • Fig. 3 is a top view of the cell, on a reduced scale with respect to fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a section taken along 4-4 in fig. 3, with one part removed;
  • Fig. 5 is a side view of the mask supporting and moving device, on an enlarged scale with respect to fig. 1;
  • Fig . 5a is a top plan view of the masks and of their supporting and moving device, shown cut off;
  • Fig. 6 is a cut off section taken along 6-6 in fig. 5a;
  • Fig. 7 shows a variant of the plant, in a section similar to fig. la, In which the upper anodes are fixed and the level of the electrolyte In the bath tank is variable;
  • Fig. 8 shows the variant of the plant in fig. 7 in a section similar to fig. 4;
  • a horizontal cell plant for the continuous electrolytic treatment of strips N is indicated as a whole with 10 and comprises a fixed structure, indicated as a whole with 12, made, for example, of various sheet metal elements welded together, and supported on supports 11 anchored to uprights 11a (fig. 2).
  • the structure 12 forms internally a bath tank 14 for the electrolytic liquid, into which the strip N to be coated passes continuously, unwound from a coil of strip, not shown.
  • the fixed structure 12 (fig. 1a) forms a lower head 13 and an upper head 15 on which two adjustable inlet bars, 15 and 18 respectively are mounted, and define between them a strip inlet slit or orifice 20.
  • a distribution passage or chamber 23 is formed for the electrolytic liquid, and is preferably slightly sloping with respect to the level of the strip and directed towards it.
  • a distribution passage or chamber 25 for the liquid is formed, and is preferably sloping with respect to the level of the strip and directed towards it.
  • Each distribution chamber or nozzle extends transversely to the strip for a width greater than or equal to the latter.
  • Electrolyte feeding manifolds of which only end openings 13a, 15a are visible, are integral with the heads 13 and 15
  • the lower part of the fixed structure 12 of the bath tank bears two conductor bars 26 for the lower anodes.
  • the bars are generally made of carbon and are sup ported on the structure 12 by means of insulating plates 29. Positive electric polarity is supplied, in a known way , to conductor bars 26 through appropriate electrical bars 30, through connection studs 31.
  • the cell contains an anodic assembly made up of soluble type lower 32 and upper 34 anode bars .
  • the lower anode bars positioned sub stantially lengthwise or obliquely with respect to the axis of the path of the strip , and located side by side, are supported on sloping supporting surfaces consisting of the same carbon bars 26
  • the upper anode bars 34 are also positioned substantially lengthwise or obliquely with respect to the direction of movement of the strip and are sup ported with their extremities on sloping conducting support surfaces ( fig . 1a ) , integral with a mobile structure 40.
  • the slope of the longi tudinal anode bars supporting surface allows the wear on the bars to be compensated, in known manner; each more worn bar is removed from one side of the plant (on the right in fig . 4) and replaced with a new bar on the opposite side of the plant , (on the left in fig . 4) and each time a known pushing device 42 ( figs . 3 and 4) moves the assembly of upper and lower bars a distance equal to the width of a bar.
  • the positive polarity is supplied to the upper anodes 34, on each side , through a flexible electric bar 44 ( fig . 1 ; fig. 7) , a rigid electric bar 46, and a conductor plate 47 which forms the supporting surface 38 for the anode bars 34.
  • a flexible electric bar 44 fig . 1 ; fig. 7
  • a rigid electric bar 46 e.g., a rigid electric bar 46
  • a conductor plate 47 which forms the supporting surface 38 for the anode bars 34.
  • 3y means of an Insulating plate 48 the plate 47 is applied to a crosspiece 49 supporting the upper anodes, which, in its turn, is supported by a movable crosspiece 50. What has been described for one end of the upper anode group applies to the other end also.
  • the movable crosspieces 50 are integral with jack stems 54 (fig. 2) or with any other lifting system, so that the upper group of anodes can be lifted when treatment of a strip on the lower face only is required,
  • the strip meets two counter-rotating rollers (51, 53 and 91, 90), the lower of which is a conductor of negative polarity electric current and the upper acts as a press.
  • the strip meets a pair of counter-rotating wringer rollers, 59, 59; 60, 50 respectively, positioned with their horizontal axes transversal to the strip and having on their sides two lateral sealing sectors, 51, 62 respectively.
  • the strip slides into the space 56 defined along the lower and, if any, upper anodes.
  • Each of the sealing sectors 61, 62 is formed with two arc shaped cavities 63, 63, 64, 64, so as to form a seal against the wringer rollers.
  • the sealing sectors are integral with the respective heads 65, 65'.
  • An adjustable plate 66 is integral with one of these heads; an adjustable overflow port 68 for the discharge of the electrolyte is defined between the upper surface of the plate 66 and the lower wringer roller.
  • An adjustable sealing plate 67 which seals against the surface of the lower wringer roller, is integral with the other head 65.
  • the electrolyte containing zone is therefore defined by the heads 65 and 65', by the lateral sectors 61, 62, by the wringer rollers 59, 60 and by the plates 66, 67. At its outlet the strip passes between the wringer rollers and therefore has no sliding contact with any member.
  • a weir regulating valve is indicated with 69 in figure 1, and is also used for draining the plant.
  • a variant (fig. 9) is foreseen which includes a vertical drain duct 108 capable of creating a vacuum to facilitate the inflow of the electrolyte.
  • the plant also comprises a mask group 70 (fig. 1, fig. 5 and fig. 5a), to avoid excessive and irregular deposit phenomena on the longitudinal edges of the strip.
  • the mask group (figs. 1, 5, 5a, 5) comprises, in the known manner, two rods 72, being the said masks, having substantially 7 shaped longitudinal cavities, opposite to each other and positioned in the electrolytic bath along one side and the other of the strip, between the upper and lower anodes.
  • Each mask is mounted on a support 74; the two supports slide on a transverse guide bar 76.
  • Each support 74 is made integral, by means of an arm 75, with a slider 77 (fig. 6) whose position can be adjusted on a mask centering shaft 78.
  • the sliders 77 are made up of nut screws and the shaft 78 has opposite threads 78a, b.
  • the shaft 78 is rotatably supported on a fixed framework 80, to which a gearmotor unit 82 can be applied, in a known manner, to determine the rotation and therefore regulate the position of the sliders 77 according to the width of the strip.
  • a gearmotor unit 82 can be applied, in a known manner, to determine the rotation and therefore regulate the position of the sliders 77 according to the width of the strip.
  • a cylinder/piston unit 86 is applied to the shaft 78 by means of a sliding rotary coupling 84, available on the market. This is controlled "by a sensor (not shown) which detects the position of the edge of the strip so that the entire shaft 78/slider 77 unit and the relative masks 72 can be moved along the axis of the shaft 78, so as to follow the oscillations of the strip N, moment by moment, transversely to its feed direction.
  • the plant For its working the plant is prearranged with the upper anodes raised, for treatment of the lower face of the strip only, or with the anodes lowered, for treating both faces of the strip, and with the masks in an adjusted position with respect to each other, according to the width of the strip.
  • the electrolyte in the plant is injected under pressure through the distribution chambers 23, 25, at a pressure according to the speed required for recycling the elctrolyt e in the bath tank, and comes out through the overflow port 68.
  • the strip N travels along the bath tank in the same or in the opposite direction from the electrolyte, not having, in any case, any sliding contact, either when entering or leaving.
  • Number 120 shows an already known liquid collection funnel.
  • a variant of the described plant (figs. 7 and 8) consists of an electroplating cell having its upper anodes in a fixed position (fixed crosspiece 49'), and a hydraulic system which allows the level of electrolyte in the bath tank to be maintained alternately at two predetermined he ights , shown in fig . 8 with dotted lines and reference nos . 105 and 106.
  • the elements wi th identical reference nos . , as in fig . la, are identical and will not be described.
  • the electrolyte is maintained at the highest level , 105, the upper anodes are immersed and it is poss ible to carry out electrolytic coating on both s ides of the strip .
  • the electrolyte When the electrolyte is maintained at the lowest level 106, that is, slightly higher with respect to the path line of the strip, the upper anodes are not immersed in the electrolyte. In this case electrolytic coating is carried out on the lower side of the strip only.
  • the system for setting the electrolytic level at the two foreseen heights comprises an exhaust manifold with two chambers, an upper one 101 and a lower one 102 (fig. 8).
  • An on-off valve 103 connected to the lower chamber allows operation through the upper chamber weir 95 when it is closed, and operation through the lower chamber weir 115 when it is open.
  • the level of both the weirs can be regulated by an adjustable rod 104.
  • current density the ratio is meant between the electrolytic current intensity and the surface of the strip concerned. This allows the production of a compact coating, adhering to the strip surface.

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Abstract

La cellule de métallisation électrolytique horizontale décrite, qui sert au traitement en continu de feuillards (N), comprend une paire de cylindres d'étanchéité contrarotatifs au niveau de l'entrée (59) des feuillards et une paire de cylindres d'étanchéité contrarotatifs au niveau de la sortie (60) des feuillards. L'électrolyte est introduit sous pression par deux circuits indépendants, un circuit supérieur et un circuit inférieur, sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'utiliser d'autres éléments d'étanchéité, et est amené à s'écouler sur et sous le feuillard le long de deux canaux horizontaux contenus entre le feuillard lui-même et les anodes supérieure (34) et inférieure (32). Un dispositif de masquage pour les bords longitudinaux du feuillard comprend un système permettant de régler la position transversale des masques en fonction des oscillations transversales du feuillard. Le groupe supérieur des barres anodiques solubles est monté de façon à pouvoir être retiré, ce qui permet de traiter le matériau feuillard sur la face inférieure uniquement ou sur la face inférieure et supérieure à la fois. Un dispositif de poussée fait avancer et remplace les anodes dans la cellule, sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'interrompre le processus d'électrodéposition.
EP89908850A 1988-08-18 1989-08-02 Installation de cellule de metallisation electrolytique horizontale avec anodes solubles, pour le traitement electrolytique en continu d'acier feuillard sur une ou sur deux faces Expired - Lifetime EP0452324B1 (fr)

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AT89908850T ATE97173T1 (de) 1988-08-18 1989-08-02 Horizontale elektrolytische metallisierungsanlage mit loeslichen anoden fuer die kontinuierliche elektrolytische behandlung von stahlbaendern auf einer oder zwei flaechen.

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IT8821717A IT1227203B (it) 1988-08-18 1988-08-18 Impianto a cella orizzontale di metallizzazione elettrolitica, ad anodi solubili, per trattamento elettrolitico in continuo di nastrid'acciaio su una o due facce, e procedimento
IT2171788 1988-08-18

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