Turbulence-reducing device for stirring a surface treatment solution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11891698-B2
Application number	US-202017063256-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2020
Priority date	Oct 7, 2019
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

A surface treatment device includes at least one paddle in a plate shape, in a surface treatment tank, for stirring a surface treatment solution near a substrate by reciprocally moving the paddle with respect to the substrate. The paddle is configured by integrally forming multiple square bars provided in a depth direction or a horizontal direction of the surface treatment solution at regular intervals along the substrate. A liquid draining member for draining a liquid is arranged in at least one side of an end of the paddle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A surface treatment device comprising at least one paddle in a plate shape, in a surface treatment tank, for stirring a surface treatment solution near a substrate by reciprocally moving the paddle with respect to the substrate, wherein the paddle includes a plurality of square bars provided in a depth direction or a horizontal direction of the surface treatment solution and said plurality of square bars provided at regular intervals along the substrate, said plurality of square bars being integrally formed in the paddle, and a structure with a tapered or circular cross-section for decreasing a generation of turbulent flow while mixing a liquid is arranged on at least one side of an end of the paddle, wherein the square bars are located in a central region of the paddle to reduce vibration in the paddle and provide uniform stirring of the surface treatment solution, and wherein the structure is located in a region of the paddle that is outside of the central region; wherein a shape of the structure is a tapered shape or a circular shape in a cross section in a thickness direction of the structure; wherein each square bar of the plurality of square bars is provided with a curved surface with respect to the substrate in a cross section in a thickness direction of the plurality of square bars, and the curved surface is provided alternately facing left and facing right with respect to the substrate;
wherein each square bar of the plurality of square bars comprises a side of 5 to 10 mm in length; and wherein each square bar of the plurality of square bars includes a curved surface having a radius of 3 to 10 mm.

2. The surface treatment device according to claim 1 , wherein the intervals are distances between the square bars, wherein the distances correspond to spacing between adjacent square bars in an X direction or in a Z direction referenced to an XZ-coordinate axis, wherein the X direction is the horizontal direction and the Z direction is the depth direction, and wherein the intervals have a distance apart of 10 to 30 mm.

3. The surface treatment device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the paddle and the substrate is 10 to 30 mm.

4. The surface treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a means for powering for reciprocally moving the paddle with a stroke of 50 to 200 mm, and with a moving speed of 35 to 600 mm/s.

5. The surface treatment device according to claim 1 , wherein the paddle extends past both ends of the substrate.

6. A paddle in a plate shape for stirring a surface treatment solution near a substrate by reciprocally moving the paddle with respect to the substrate, wherein the paddle is configured by integrally forming a plurality of square bars provided in one direction at regular intervals along the substrate, said plurality of square bars being integrally formed in the paddle, and a structure with a tapered or circular cross-section for decreasing a generation of turbulent flow while mixing a liquid is arranged on at least one side of an end of the paddle, wherein the square bars are located in a central region of the paddle to reduce vibration in the paddle and provide uniform stirring of the surface treatment solution, and wherein the structure is located in a region of the paddle that is outside of the central region; wherein a shape of the structure is a tapered shape or a circular shape in a cross section in a thickness direction of the structure; wherein each square bar of the plurality of square bars is provided with a curved surface with respect to the substrate in a cross section in a thickness direction of the plurality of square bars , and the curved surface is provided alternately facing left and facing right with respect to the substrate;
wherein each square bar of the plurality of square bars comprises a side of 5 to 10 mm in length; and wherein each square bar of the plurality of square bars includes a curved surface having a radius of 3 to 10 mm.

Assignees

• Uemura Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Okuda Tomoji
• Matsuyama Daisuke
• Kiso Masayuki
• Hashimoto Daisuke
• Okada Akira
• Taniguchi Keita

Classifications

• C23C18/1628 Primary

  Specific elements or parts of the apparatus · CPC title

• B01F35/325

  Driving reciprocating or oscillating stirrers · CPC title

• B05C3/02

  the work being immersed in the liquid or other fluent material · CPC title

• B05C3/04

  with special provision for agitating the work or the liquid or other fluent material · CPC title

• C23C18/1683

  Control of electrolyte composition, e.g. measurement, adjustment (regeneration of bath C23C18/1617) · CPC title