Continuous plating apparatus configured to control the power applied to individual work pieces within a plating tank

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PATENT NO 8940137
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12261127

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A continuous plating apparatus, when the number of the workpieces simultaneously transferred in the plating tank in a completely immersed state is N, (N+1) cathode relay members that extend in a workpiece transfer direction and (N+1) power supply units being provided outside the plating tank, anode terminals of the power supply units being connected to opposed anodes that are provided in the plating tank, cathode terminals of the power supply units being respectively connected to the cathode relay members so that power is supplied to each of the workpieces transferred in the plating tank from a corresponding power supply unit among the power supply units through a corresponding cathode relay member among the cathode relay members, and each of the power supply units being able to be controlled by constant current control when being transferred in the plating tank in a completely immersed state, by current gradual increase control when being carried into the plating tank in a partially immersed state, and by current gradual decrease control when being carried out from the plating tank in a partially immersed state.

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ALMEX PE INC19-17 KAMINARIMON 2-CHOME TAITO-KU TOKYO 111-8676

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akamatsu, Kazutoshi Nikko, JP 1 13
Noda, Tomohiro Kanuma, JP 16 43

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