Patent ID: 8226805

Claim:
An insoluble anode for metal wire electroplating, in an insoluble anode of an electroplating apparatus for simultaneously electroplating a plurality of metal wires traveling in parallel in an electroplating solution, the insoluble anode comprising: a plurality of insoluble electrode plates in parallel alignment to be placed opposite sandwiching a wire travel path of each metal wire from both sides; a plurality of conductive spacers interposed in each gap between the plurality of the insoluble electrode plates to form a given gap in each gap therebetween; a plurality of through-bolts to tighten and fix the plurality of the insoluble electrode plates and the plurality of the conductive spacers at a plurality of places along a wire travel path direction in a parallel direction; and a conductive member disposed so as to contact all insoluble electrode plates and conductive spacers in bridging the insoluble electrode plates and the conductive spacers.