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(11) | EP 0 149 763 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Electroplating method for carbon fibers and apparatus therefor |
(57) Performing continuous electric plating of a carbon fiber strand (5) in a plating
bath (11), an electric current is supplied to the carbon fiber strand (5) in a liquid
(12) or an inert gas outside the plating bath (11) and electric plating is performed
in the plating bath using the carbon fiber strand (5) as the cathode. A metal-coated carbon fiber strand having substantially no uneven color tone and plating defects may be obtained. |