Patent ID: 9551083
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: C25D,F02C

Claim:
1. A paddle for an electrochemical processing system, comprising: a housing; wherein the housing has a back portion and a front portion spaced apart from one another; wherein the housing has a first side portion and a second side portion spaced apart from one another; wherein the housing has a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart from one another; a first fin disposed laterally along a first external surface of the first side portion and offset and coupled to the first external surface to define a first passageway between the first external surface of the first side portion and a first internal surface of the first fin for flow of an electrolyte through the first passageway; a second fin disposed laterally along a second external surface of the second side portion and offset and coupled to the second external surface to define a second passageway between the second external surface of the second side portion and a second internal surface of the second fin for flow of the electrolyte through the second passageway; ingress openings of the first passageway and the second passageway being wider than egress openings of the first passageway and the second passageway, respectively; and the egress openings of the first passage way and the second passageway being proximate to or defined by the front portion of the housing.