Global Patent Index - EP 0596817 B1

EP 0596817 B1 20000405 - Process and apparatus for surface treating metallic cans particularly made of aluminium or its alloys

Title (en)

Process and apparatus for surface treating metallic cans particularly made of aluminium or its alloys

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Oberflächenbehandlung von Metalldosen, insbesondere aus Aluminium oder dessen Liegierungen

Title (fr)

Méthode, dispositif et appareil de traitement de surface de corps de boites métalliques, en particulier en A1 ou ses alliages

Publication

EP 0596817 B1 20000405 (FR)

Application

EP 93420438 A 19931102

Priority

FR 9213437 A 19921103

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0596817A1] Method, device and apparatus for surface treatment, such as a coating and/or a cleaning of bodies of metal cans, preferably made of Al and its alloys, more particularly of bodies of cans obtained by deep drawing, drawing-deep drawing or impact extrusion. The device according to the invention comprises at least the following components: a) a nozzle (23) of electrically conductive material such as graphite or stainless steel, pierced with an axial channel, substantially vertical in direction, on which a can body to be treated can be arranged upside down, b) guiding means (6) permitting an easy displacement of the can body in a substantially vertical direction, c) an electrode (11) forming an electrical contact and situated above the bottom of the can body. The method consists in conveying a basket containing the cans from an (electrolytic) cleaning station to a rinsing station and then to an (electrophoretic) coating station and finally to a rinsing station. The invention finds its application in the packaging industry. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

C25D 13/14; C25D 13/12; C25D 13/22

IPC 8 full level

C23G 3/00 (2006.01); C25D 13/00 (2006.01); C25D 13/14 (2006.01); C25D 13/20 (2006.01); C25F 1/00 (2006.01); C25F 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

C25D 13/14 (2013.01 - EP KR US); C25D 13/22 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB GR IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0596817 A1 19940511; EP 0596817 B1 20000405; CA 2102248 A1 19940504; CA 2102248 C 19990608; CN 1087958 A 19940615; DE 69328280 D1 20000511; DE 69328280 T2 20001102; ES 2146605 T3 20000816; FR 2697539 A1 19940506; FR 2697539 B1 19941202; JP 2664861 B2 19971022; JP H06235093 A 19940823; KR 940011671 A 19940621; US 5435899 A 19950725

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93420438 A 19931102; CA 2102248 A 19931102; CN 93119828 A 19931102; DE 69328280 T 19931102; ES 93420438 T 19931102; FR 9213437 A 19921103; JP 27093193 A 19931028; KR 930022977 A 19931101; US 14296393 A 19931029