High speed aluminum wire anodizing machine and process
First Claim
1. A high speed aluminum wire anodizing machine comprising:
- a wire anodizer tank having wire ingress and egress openings;
at least two adjacent rotatable wire accumulator drums in said tank with the axes of rotation of said drums in parallel alignment, said drums having means for urging the wire outwardly away from the outer surfaces of the drums so as to minimize contact between the wire and the drums and so as to cause the proximal surface of wire to be substantially in continuous contact with anodizing electrolyte while said wire encircles with drums;
an anode proximal to said wire ingress opening; and
at least one cathode in said tank.
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Abstract
A high speed aluminum wire anodizing machine and process are provided which includes anodizing aluminum wire in an anodizer tank having wire ingress and egress openings. At least two adjacent rotatable wire accumulator drums are provided in the tank, preferably with means for producing a flow of anodizing electrolytes into each of the drums through an end hub thereof and out of the sidewalls of the drums passed circumferential wire separators. An anode is located proximal to the wire ingress opening, preferably in a contact cell which has an adjustable wire egress window. At least one cathode is provided in the tank. The cathode is preferably either between the drums or a pair of cathodes are provided above and below the drums adjacent to the sidwalls thereof, or both.
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1. A high speed aluminum wire anodizing machine comprising:
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a wire anodizer tank having wire ingress and egress openings; at least two adjacent rotatable wire accumulator drums in said tank with the axes of rotation of said drums in parallel alignment, said drums having means for urging the wire outwardly away from the outer surfaces of the drums so as to minimize contact between the wire and the drums and so as to cause the proximal surface of wire to be substantially in continuous contact with anodizing electrolyte while said wire encircles with drums; an anode proximal to said wire ingress opening; and at least one cathode in said tank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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