Patent ID: 7118658
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: C25D

Abstract:
1. A reactor for electroplating a workpiece, comprising: a vessel; a ring contact within and carried by said vessel, the ring contact being arranged to support a workpiece in a substantially horizontal orientation; an electrode arranged below said ring contact; a pressing member arranged above said ring contact to press a workpiece onto said ring contact; said vessel configured to contain an electroplating fluid between a top of said ring contact and said electrode; an intermediate support assembly carried by said vessel and having workpiece supports, said assembly being actuatable to lower a workpiece carried thereby to said ring contact; and a reactor head, said reactor head coupled to said vessel to form a substantially enclosed chamber for electroplating a workpiece, said reactor head configured to uncouple from said reactor vessel in order to receive a workpiece, said reactor head having a workpiece gripping mechanism to receive and grip a workpiece and adapted to release the workpiece onto said intermediate support assembly.