Processing unit having condenser, and fully automatic gravure platemaking processing system using same

Abstract

Provided is a processing unit including a condenser, which is capable of condensing, during a plate-making process to be performed by the processing unit in a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system, a processing solution vaporized into the form of mist so as to reuse the resultant as the processing solution, and to provide a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system using the processing unit including a condenser. The processing unit includes a condenser, which is to be used for a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system for manufacturing a plate-making roll by performing a series of processes on an unprocessed plate-making roll. The processing unit includes: a processing bath; chuck means for holding a gravure cylinder inside the processing bath; an intake port for taking in air, which is provided in a part of the processing bath; an exhaust port for exhausting gas, which is provided in another part of the processing bath; a condenser provided between the processing bath and the exhaust port; and a processing solution return pipe for returning, to the processing bath, a processing solution obtained by the condenser that liquefies a part of the gas to be exhausted.

1 . A processing unit including a condenser, which is to be used for a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system for manufacturing a plate-making roll by performing a series of processes on an unprocessed plate-making roll, the processing unit comprising:
 a processing bath;   a chuck means for holding a gravure cylinder inside the processing bath;   an intake port for taking in air, which is provided in a part of the processing bath;   an exhaust port for exhausting gas, which is provided in another part of the processing bath;   a condenser provided between the processing bath and the exhaust port; and   a processing solution return pipe for returning, to the processing bath, a processing solution obtained by the condenser that liquefies a part of the gas to be exhausted.   
     
     
         2 . A processing unit including a condenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the condenser comprises an air-cooled condenser. 
     
     
         3 . A processing unit including a condenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit including a condenser comprises at least one processing apparatus, said at least one processing apparatus comprising one of a copper plating apparatus, a chromium plating apparatus and an etching apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . A fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system, comprising:
 processing unit including a condenser, said processing unit comprising:
 a processing bath; 
 a chuck means for holding a gravure cylinder inside the processing bath; 
 an intake port for taking in air, which is provided in a part of the processing bath; 
 an exhaust port for exhausting gas, which is provided in another part of the processing bath; 
 a condenser provided between the processing bath and the exhaust port; and 
 a processing solution return pipe for returning, to the processing bath, a processing solution obtained by the condenser that liquefies a part of the gas to be exhausted. 
   
     
     
         5 . A system according to  claim 4 , wherein the condenser comprises an air-cooled condenser. 
     
     
         6 . A system according to  claim 4 , wherein the processing unit comprises at least one processing apparatus, said at least one processing apparatus comprising one of a copper plating apparatus, a chromium plating apparatus and an etching apparatus. 
     
     
         7 . A system according to  claim 5 , wherein the processing unit comprises at least one processing apparatus, said at least one processing apparatus comprising one of a copper plating apparatus, a chromium plating apparatus and an etching apparatus. 
     
     
         8 . A processing unit including a condenser according to  claim 2 , wherein the processing unit including a condenser comprises at least one processing apparatus, said at least one processing apparatus comprising at least one of a copper plating apparatus, a chromium plating apparatus and an etching apparatus.