EP 2478133 A2 20120725 - ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS APPARATUS
Title (en)
ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS APPARATUS
Title (de)
GERÄT FÜR ELEKTROLYSEVERFAHREN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT ÉLECTROLYTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0916253 A 20090916
- GB 2010051552 W 20100916
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2473617A] Electrolytic apparatus, and in particular electroplating apparatus comprises a voltage source for electrically coupling to first 1014 and second electrodes (figure 6, 1008), a detection circuit (figure 6, 36) electrically coupled to the voltage source. A guard 20 for providing a barrier between the first 1014 and second electrodes (figure 6, 1008) is described. The guard 20 is arranged to permit current to travel within an electrolyte between the electrodes 1014, (figure 6, 1008). It includes a guard conductor arranged to be electrically isolated from the electrodes. The conductor is arranged to be electrically coupled to the detection circuit such that the detection circuit (figure 6, 36) can detect the presence of a current path between the guard conductor and either electrode. The conductor may take the form of a coil around the anode 10, a cage-like formation, or may be directly attached to the tank.
IPC 8 full level
C25D 17/00 (2006.01); C25D 17/10 (2006.01); C25D 21/10 (2006.01); C25D 21/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
C25B 15/02 (2013.01 - GB); C25D 17/00 (2013.01 - GB); C25D 17/008 (2013.01 - EP US); C25D 17/10 (2013.01 - EP US); C25D 17/12 (2013.01 - GB); C25D 21/12 (2013.01 - EP US); C25F 7/00 (2013.01 - GB)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 0916253 D0 20091028; GB 2473617 A 20110323; CN 102597333 A 20120718; EP 2478133 A2 20120725; US 2012175246 A1 20120712; WO 2011033303 A2 20110324; WO 2011033303 A3 20120126
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0916253 A 20090916; CN 201080041325 A 20100916; EP 10766098 A 20100916; GB 2010051552 W 20100916; US 201013395650 A 20100916