WO2003053801A1 - Systeme de formation de revetements de carbone sur la surface interieur de recipients de plastique et procede de production de recipients de plastique a revetement interieur de carbone - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container and a method for producing a plastic container coated with an inner carbon film.
- Plastic containers such as PET bottles, have a DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) inside to prevent the transmission of oxygen from the outside and the transmission of carbon dioxide from the inside (for example, carbonated drinking water). Attempts have been made to coat such a carbon film.
- DLC Diamond Like Carbon
- Patent No. 3072269 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228684 discloses a method for coating a carbon film corresponding to a specially shaped container. Patent No.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 10-2508825 discloses a method of simultaneously coating a plurality of containers as mass production technology. .
- a publication that disclosed the technology for coating a plastic container with a carbon film was published in K. Takemoto, et al. Proceedings of ADC / FCT '99, p285 "and” E. Shimamura et al, 10th years IAPRI World Conference 1997, p251 J ".
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a carbon film coating apparatus for plastic containers using a high-frequency plasma CVD described in this publication.
- the external electrode 201 is installed on the gantry 202 via a sealing plate 203 made of, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene.
- the external electrode 201 has an inner shape substantially along the outer shape of a plastic container to be housed, for example, a pet bottle B.
- the outer electrode 201 preferably has an inner shape along the screw shape for the bottle cap also at the base.
- the external electrode 201 is composed of a cylindrical main body 201a and a cap portion 20lb attached to the upper end of the main body 201a, and also serves as a vacuum container.
- the gas exhaust pipe 204 is communicated with the lower part of the external electrode 201 through the mount 202 and the seal plate 203.
- the internal electrode 205 is inserted into a socket B accommodated in the external electrode 201.
- the upper electrode 205 has a hollow structure, and a plurality of gas blowing holes 206 is formed on the surface thereof.
- a gas supply pipe 207 for supplying a medium gas for CVD penetrates the gantry 202 and the seal plate 203 and communicates with the lower end of the internal electrode 205.
- the medium gas for CVD passes through the supply pipe 207 and flows into the internal electrode 205.
- the gas is supplied into the bottle B by the gas blowout hole 206.
- the RF input terminal 208 is connected to the lower part of the external electrode 201 through the mount 202 and the seal plate 203.
- the RF input terminal 208 is electrically insulated from the gantry 202.
- the lower end of the RF input terminal 208 is connected to a high-frequency power supply 210 through a matching box 209.
- the external electrode 201 is applied with high-frequency power for plasma generation from the high-frequency power supply 210 through the matching unit 209 and the RF input terminal 208.
- the socket botton B is inserted into the main body 201a of the external electrode 201, and the cap 201b is attached to the main body 201a, whereby the bottle is inserted.
- B is hermetically stored in the external electrode 201.
- the gas in the external electrode 201 is exhausted through the gas exhaust pipe 204.
- gas in the space inside and outside the bottle B housed in the external electrode 201 is exhausted.
- the medium gas is passed through the gas supply pipe 207 to the internal electrode 205, for example, 10 to 50 Torr. Supply at a flow rate of 50 mL / min.
- the supplied medium gas is further blown into the bottle B through the gas blowout hole 206 of the internal electrode 205.
- the medium gas include aliphatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene, and cyclohexane, aromatic hydrocarbons, oxygen-containing hydrocarbons, and nitrogen-containing hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are used.
- the pressure in the bottle B, the gas supply amount and exhaust amount 2 example I by the balance of X 1 0 - set to 2 T orr - 1 ⁇ 1 XI 0 . After that, high-frequency power of 50 to 1000 W from the high-frequency power supply 210 is applied to the external electrode 201 through the matching box 209 and the RF input terminal 208.
- the thickness of the carbon film in the region from the mouth to the shoulder or the vicinity of the shoulder on the inner surface of the plastic container is thicker than other inner surface portions of the container. For this reason, there has been a problem that uniform coating is difficult. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention relates to a plastic container capable of coating a carbon film having a uniform film thickness on the entire inner surface of the plastic container.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a substrate.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a plastic container in which a carbon film having a uniform film thickness is coated on the inner surface.
- the present invention provides an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container, which is capable of coating a carbon film having good film quality and a uniform film thickness on the inner surface of a plastic container. Aim.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a plastic container in which a carbon film having good film quality and a uniform film thickness is coated on the inner surface.
- the present invention provides an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container, which is capable of coating a carbon film having a good film quality and a uniform thickness on the inner surface of the plastic container at a high speed. It is for this purpose.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a plastic container in which a carbon film having good film quality and a uniform film thickness is coated on the inner surface at a high speed.
- an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container and a method for manufacturing the plastic container described below are provided.
- An exhaust pipe attached via an insulating member to an end surface of the external electrode on the side where the mouth of the container is located;
- a gas blow-out hole for blowing out a medium gas was inserted into the container in the external electrode from the exhaust pipe side over substantially the entire length of the container, and connected to the ground side.
- Gas supply means for supplying a medium gas to the internal electrode, a high-frequency power supply connected to the external electrode,
- the plastic container to be treated is placed in a cylindrical outer electrode having a bottom and a spacer made of a dielectric material, at least the outer periphery of the mouth and the shoulder of the container is the spacer. And inserting the outer periphery of the container portion so as to be surrounded by the external electrode.
- a method for producing a plastic container coated with an inner carbon film comprising:
- a bottomed cylindrical external electrode having a size that surrounds the outer periphery of the plastic container, which is the object to be treated, excluding the mouth and the shoulder when the plastic container is inserted;
- a conductive member attached to the end surface of the spacer on the side where the mouth of the container is located so as to be connected to the external electrode;
- An exhaust pipe attached via an insulating member to an end surface of the external electrode on the side where the mouth of the container is located;
- a gas blow-out hole for blowing out a medium gas was inserted into the container in the external electrode from the exhaust pipe side over substantially the entire length of the container, and connected to the ground side.
- Gas supply means for supplying a medium gas to the internal electrode;
- a high-frequency power supply serving also as a bias connected to the external electrode; and a device for forming a carbon film on an inner surface of a plastic container.
- High-frequency power is supplied to the external electrode from a high-frequency power source also serving as a bias, and plasma is generated around the internal electrode located in the container, and the medium gas is dissociated by the plasma. Coating the inner surface of the container with a carbon film by using the above method.
- a bottomed cylindrical external electrode having a size surrounding the outer periphery of the plastic container, which is the object to be processed, excluding the mouth and shoulders when the plastic container is inserted;
- a conductive member attached to an end surface of the spacer on the side where the mouth of the container is located so as to be connected to the external electrode;
- An exhaust pipe attached via an insulating member to an end surface of the external electrode on the side where the mouth of the container is located;
- An internal electrode which is inserted into the container within the external electrode from the exhaust pipe side over substantially the entire length of the container and has a gas blowing hole for blowing medium gas;
- Gas supply means for supplying a medium gas to the internal electrode; a high-frequency power supply connected to the internal electrode;
- a plastic container which is a processing object, is made of a spacer made of a dielectric material in which a bottomed cylindrical outer electrode and a conductive member are attached so as to be connected to the outer electrode. At least the outer periphery of the mouth and shoulder of the container is surrounded by the spacer, and the outer periphery of the other container portion is surrounded by the external electrode. Insertion process, and
- High-frequency power is applied from the bias power supply to the external electrode through the matching device, and high-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power supply to the internal electrode through the matching device. Generating plasma around the internal electrode to be placed, dissociating the medium gas with the plasma, and coating a carbon film on the inner surface of the container.
- a method for producing a plastic container coated with an inner carbon film comprising:
- a bottomed cylindrical external electrode that surrounds a plastic container that is an object to be processed when the container is inserted
- An exhaust pipe attached to an upper portion of the external electrode on the side where the mouth of the container is located;
- An internal electrode which is inserted into the container inside the external electrode and also serves as a gas blowing pipe for blowing medium gas;
- a gas supply pipe also serving as a supplied power supply terminal
- At least a grounded earth shield tube which is arranged on the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe portion located in the external electrode and in the exhaust pipe near the mouth of the container,
- Gas supply means for supplying a medium gas to the gas supply pipe
- a high-frequency power supply connected to the gas supply pipe
- step (b) Simultaneously with or before or after the step (a), a gas supply pipe having a grounded earth shield disposed on the outer periphery thereof is connected, and the internal electrode serving as a pipe which blows out a medium gas and serves also as a pipe is provided.
- High-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power supply to the internal electrode through the gas supply pipe, and high-frequency power having a lower frequency than the frequency of the high-frequency power applied from the bias power supply to the internal electrode is supplied to the internal electrode.
- a bottomed cylindrical external electrode having a size to surround a plastic container which is an object to be treated when the container is inserted, and at least a mouth portion of the container when the container is inserted. And a spacer made of a dielectric material interposed between the shoulder and the external electrode, and attached to the end face of the external electrode on the side where the mouth of the container is located via an insulating member.
- An internal electrode inserted into the container inside the external electrode and having a gas blowing hole for blowing a medium gas;
- Gas supply means for supplying a medium gas to the gas supply pipe
- a high-frequency power supply connected to the gas supply pipe through a matching device
- a bias power supply connected to the external electrode through a matching box
- An inductor having one end connected to the conduction path between the gas supply pipe and the matching box, and the other end grounded;
- FIG. 1 shows a plastic container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on an inner surface.
- FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing the thickness of the carbon film from the mouth to the bottom of the bottle in Example 1 according to the first embodiment and Example 2 which is a conventional example.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows a change in the bias voltage with respect to the internal electrodes when a constant high-frequency power is applied to the external electrodes in Example 3 according to the second embodiment to change the gas pressure in the jet bottle and the exhaust pipe.
- FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in the bias voltage with respect to the internal electrode when a constant high-frequency power is applied to the external electrode and the gas pressure in the exhaust gas and the exhaust pipe in Example 4 is changed. .
- FIG. 6 shows the bias voltage with respect to the internal electrode when the high pressure power applied to the external electrode was changed while the gas pressure in the exhaust port and the exhaust pipe in Example 5 according to the second embodiment was kept constant.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing changes in
- Fig. 7 is a characteristic diagram showing the change in the bias voltage with respect to the internal electrode when the gas pressure in the jet bottle and the exhaust pipe in Example 6 was kept constant and the high-frequency power applied to the external electrode was changed. is there.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the carbon film forming apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 10 shows that in Example 7 according to the third embodiment, a constant high-frequency power is applied to the external electrodes, and a constant high-frequency power is applied to the internal electrodes, so that the inside of the exhaust bottle is exhausted.
- FIG. 9 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in bias voltage with respect to an internal electrode when the gas pressure of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on an inner surface of a plastic container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a modification of the apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a characteristic diagram showing the thickness of the carbon film from the mouth part to the bottom part of the pumphole in Examples 8 and 9 according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a principal part of the ground shield pipe of FIG.
- FIG. 16 is a sectional view of a principal part showing another embodiment of the earth shield pipe of FIG.
- FIG. 17 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a power supply system incorporated in the apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container.
- FIG. 1 A first figure.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to the first embodiment.
- a cylindrical support member 2 having flanges 1 a, lb at the upper and lower ends is mounted on an annular base 3.
- the cylindrical metal external electrode body 4 is arranged in the support member 2.
- a disk-shaped external electrode bottom member 5 made of metal is detachably attached to the bottom of the external electrode body 4.
- a bottomed cylindrical shape having a space large enough to accommodate a plastic container (for example, a pet bottle) B for forming a carbon film by the external electrode body 4 and the external electrode bottom member 5
- the disc-shaped insulator 7 is arranged between the base 3 and the external electrode bottom member 5.
- the external electrode bottom member 5, the disk-shaped insulator 7, and the base 3 move up and down integrally with the external electrode main body 4 by a pusher (not shown), and the bottom of the external electrode main body 4 Open and close.
- the cylindrical spacer 9 made of a dielectric material is inserted into the upper part of the main body 4 in the external electrode 6 so that the upper end of the spacer 9 is flush with the upper end of the main body 4. .
- the spacer 9 has a hollow portion 8 formed by combining a cylindrical container and a truncated cone corresponding to a mouth portion and a shoulder portion of a plastic container to be inserted therein, for example, a pet bottle B.
- the spacer 9 is fixed by a screw (not shown) screwed from an annular insulating member described later mounted thereon.
- the portion and the shoulder are located in the cavity 8 of the spacer 9, and the outer periphery of the socket B other than the parenthesis is located on the inner surface of the external electrode 6.
- dielectric material constituting the spacer 9 examples include plastics and ceramics.
- plastics can be used, but in particular, a fluororesin such as polytetrafluoroethylene having a low high-frequency loss and excellent heat resistance. Is preferred.
- Preferred ceramics are alumina, which has low high-frequency loss, steatite, or macol, which has high machinability.
- the annular insulating member 10 is mounted on the upper surfaces of the external electrodes 6 and the spacer 9 such that the upper surface of the annular insulating member 10 is flush with the upper flange 1 a of the tubular support member 2. Is placed. A screw (not shown) of the annular insulating member 10 is screwed from the insulating member 10 to the spacer 9 to insert and fix the spacer 9 into the external electrode 6.
- a gas exhaust pipe 12 having upper and lower flanges 11 a and 11 b is placed on the upper flange 1 a of the support member 2 and the upper surface of the annular insulating member 10.
- the gas exhaust pipe 12 is formed by screwing a screw (not shown) from a lower flange 11 b of the exhaust pipe 12 to an upper flange 1 a of the support member 2. It is fixed to.
- the body 4 of the external electrode 6 is connected to a screw (not shown) by a lower flange 1 1 b of the exhaust pipe 12.
- the fixing of the exhaust pipe 12 and the annular insulating member 10 and the main body 4 of the external electrode 6 is performed by electrically connecting the exhaust pipe 12 and the main body 4 of the external electrode 6 with a screw.
- the mounting structure is not suitable.
- branch gas exhaust pipe 13 One end of the branch gas exhaust pipe 13 is connected to a side wall of the gas exhaust pipe 12.
- the other end of the branch gas exhaust pipe 13 is provided with an exhaust facility such as a vacuum pump (not shown).
- the lid 14 is attached to the upper flange 11 a of the exhaust pipe 12.
- a high-frequency power supply 15 that outputs high-frequency power having a frequency of 13.5.6 MHz is connected to the main body 4 of the external electrode 6 through a cable 16 and a power supply terminal 17.
- the matching box 18 is interposed in the cable 16 between the high-frequency power supply 15 and the power supply terminal 17.
- the internal electrode 20 is arranged in the external electrode 6 and the spacer 9 (space in which the cut bottle B is inserted) over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction.
- the upper end of the internal electrode 20 is detachably attached to the lower end of the gas supply pipe 19 located on the spacer 9 side.
- the internal electrode 20 is hollowed out of a gas flow path 21 in the center axis.
- Cap 23 is the interior It is detachably attached to the bottom of the electrode 20.
- the cap 23 has a gas blowout hole 22 for blowing out the medium gas. .
- the gas outlet may be opened in the lower side wall of the internal electrode 20 so as to communicate with the gas flow path 21.
- the gas blow-out hole is preferably opened in a side surface region within a range from the bottom of the internal electrode 20 to a length of 25 ° / 0 inserted into the jet bottle B.
- the diameter of the internal electrode 20 is set to be equal to or less than the diameter of the base of the bottle B, and the length is set to a length that can be inserted over substantially the entire length of the pot B in the longitudinal direction.
- the ratio of the pet bottle B to the total length should be about ⁇ 1 — D / (2L) ⁇ .
- D is the inside diameter of the pet bottle
- L is the total length of the pet bottle
- the internal electrode 20 is made of a heat-resistant metal material such as tungsten or stainless steel, but may be made of aluminum. Further, if the surface of the internal electrode 20 is smooth, there is a possibility that the carbon film deposited on the surface of the internal electrode 20 may be easily peeled off. For this reason, it is preferable that the surface of the internal electrode 20 be subjected to a sand blast treatment in advance to increase the surface roughness so that the carbon film deposited on the surface is hardly peeled off.
- the gas inside and outside the exhaust pipe 12 and the jet bottle B is exhausted through the branch exhaust pipe 13 and the exhaust pipe 12 by exhaust means (not shown).
- the medium gas is supplied to the gas flow path 21 of the internal electrode 20 through the gas supply pipe 19, and the gas blowout hole 22 of the cap 23 attached to the bottom of the internal electrode 20 is supplied. Let them blow out into pet bottle B. This medium gas further flows toward the mouth of the pet bottle B. Subsequently, the gas supply amount and the gas exhaust amount are balanced, and the inside of the jet bottle B is set to a predetermined gas pressure.
- high-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power supply 15 to the external electrode 6 through the cable 16, the matching box 18, and the power supply terminal 17.
- a plasma is generated between the external electrode 6 (substantially the inner surface of the pet bottle B) and the grounded internal electrode 20.
- the medium gas is dissociated by this plasma, and the generated film-forming species accumulates on the inner surface of the pet bottle B and coats the coat. Film (carbon 'film) is formed.
- the supply of the high-frequency power from the high-frequency power supply 15 is stopped, the supply of the medium gas is stopped, the residual gas is exhausted, and the gas is exhausted. Stop. Subsequently, nitrogen, a rare gas, air, or the like is introduced from the gas supply pipe 19 through the gas flow path 21 of the internal electrode 20 and the gas blowing hole 22 of the cap 23, and then the top port is discharged. Tor B Thereby, the inside and outside of the pet bottle B are returned to the atmospheric pressure, and the pet bottle coated with the inner carbon film is taken out. After that, the sockets are replaced according to the above-described order, and the procedure proceeds to the next coating operation for the sockets.
- the medium gas is based on hydrocarbons, for example, phenolic compounds such as methane, ethane, propylene, butane, pentane, and hexane; ethylene, propylene, Anolekens such as butene, pentene and butadiene; Alkynes such as acetylene; Aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, tolylene, xylene, indene, naphthalene and phenanthrene Cyclonoraffin such as propane and hexane in the mouth; cyclopentene such as penten in the mouth and cyclohexene; Oxygenated hydrocarbons such as methylamine, ethylamine, aniline and the like can be used.
- hydrocarbons for example, phenolic compounds such as methane, ethane, propylene, butane, pentane, and hexane; ethylene, propylene, Anolekens such as butene, pen
- the high frequency power is generally 1 3. 5 6 MH z s 1 0 0 ⁇ 1 0 0 0 W but is used ones, not limited to this.
- the application of this high-frequency power is continuous or intermittent (pulsed) But it is fine.
- the cylindrical spacer 9 made of a dielectric material having the cavity 8 is inserted and fixed on the upper part of the external electrode 6, and at least the mouth of the jet bottle B is formed.
- the shoulder portion is housed in the hollow portion 8 of the spacer 9, and the bottom side from the shoulder portion of the jet bottle B is housed in the main body 4 of the external electrode 6.
- the external electrode 6 substantially the inner surface of the pet bottle B
- the internal electrode 20 that are grounded by the supply into the pet bottle B and the supply of high-frequency power to the external electrode 6. Generate a plasma between and.
- the spacer 9 is formed of a dielectric material such as a plastic that can be injection-molded, for example, so as to cover the mouth and shoulders of the pet bottle B. It can correspond to the shape of the member. For this reason, it can be manufactured more easily than in the case where the entire structure including these members is formed by external electrodes as in the conventional case. Furthermore, the entire device can be reduced in weight as compared with the conventional case in which all parts including these members are formed of a conductive material such as a metal with external electrodes.
- the pet bottle B is made of a dielectric material, such as a metal, to prevent damage to the mouth and shoulder when the mouth and shoulder come into contact with each other. And can be.
- the cylindrical spacer 9 made of a dielectric material having the cavity 8 is provided on the upper part of the main body 4 of the external electrode 6 so as to correspond to the shoulder of the mouth of the pet bottle B.
- a thin film made of a dielectric material may be extended from the shoulder of the pothole B to the bottom.
- the shoulder portion from the mouth of the pet bottle B is housed in the cavity 8 of the spacer 9 made of a dielectric material by contacting the inner surface thereof, and The bottom of the bottle B was contacted with the inner surface of the external electrode 6 from the shoulder to the bottom, and the carbon film was coated on the inner surface of the bottle B under the following conditions.
- the cylindrical spacer 9 has a portion corresponding to the mouth and shoulder (about 1 cm from the upper portion) of the approximately 22 cm-high socket pot B stored in the external electrode 6. (At a position of 1 cm).
- Cylindrical spacer 9 Made from Photoveel (trade name, manufactured by Sumikin Ceramics)
- the bottom of the bottom of the bottom plate B of about 22 cm in height was put in contact with the inner surface of the external electrode 201 and stored. Then, a carbon film was coated on the inner surface of the pet bottle B.
- Gas blowout hole 206 of internal electrode 205 1 mm diameter, 1 hole,
- Fig. 2 Example of the present invention in which a cylindrical spacer 9 made of photoveil is inserted into the external electrode 6 corresponding to the mouth and shoulder of the pet bottle B so that it is strong.
- a uniform carbon film is coated on the entire inner surface of the pet bottle B.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to a second embodiment.
- the same members as those in FIG. 1 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- a conductive member 24 having a ring shape on the upper end surface of the spacer 9 and extending downward from the peripheral edge of the spacer 9 is formed on the outer surface of the outer electrode 6.
- the external electrode 6 has a structure provided flush with the upper end so as to be connected to the inner surface of the main body 4.
- the high frequency power supply 15 also serves as a bias power supply.
- the external electrode bottom member 5, the disc-shaped insulator 7 and the base 3 are removed by a pusher (not shown), and the bottom of the external electrode body 4 is opened. Subsequently, a plastic container, for example, the bottom plate B is inserted from the bottom side of the external electrode body 4 having the opened bottom B into the opening side of the pot B. Thereafter, the external electrode bottom member 5, the disk-shaped insulator 7, and the base 3 are attached to the bottom of the external electrode body 4 in this order by a pusher (not shown).
- the shoulder from the mouth of the bottle B is housed in the cavity 8 of the cylindrical spacer 9 made of a dielectric material.
- the side from the shoulder to the bottom of the tor B is housed in the external electrode 6. At this time, the pet bottle B communicates with the exhaust pipe 12 through its mouth.
- the gas inside and outside the exhaust pipe 12 and the jet bottle B is exhausted through a branch exhaust pipe 13 and an exhaust pipe 12 by exhaust means (not shown).
- the medium gas is supplied to the gas flow path 21 of the internal electrode 20 through the gas supply pipe 19, and the gas blowout hole 22 of the cap 23 attached to the bottom of the internal electrode 20 Blow out into pet bottle B.
- the medium gas further flows toward the mouth of the pet bottle.
- the gas supply amount and the gas exhaust amount are balanced, and the inside of the pet bottle B is set to a predetermined gas pressure.
- high-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power supply 15 also serving as a bias to the external electrode 6 through the cable 16, the matching box 18 and the power supply terminal 17.
- plasma is generated around the internal electrode 20.
- the external electrode 6 is electrically connected to the conductive member 24 disposed on the spacer 9 made of a dielectric material, the grounded exhaust pipe 12 near the external electrode 6 is connected to the reference potential.
- a bias voltage can be applied from the external electrode 6 toward the internal electrode 20, that is, toward the generated plasma.
- the film-forming species obtained by dissociating the medium gas by the above-described plasma are applied with bias power.
- a uniform thickness and uniform carbon film is coated on the inner surface of the petroleum B inside the bottomed cylindrical external electrode 6. And can be.
- the supply of the high-frequency power from the high-frequency power supply 15 is stopped, the supply of the medium gas is stopped, and the residual gas is exhausted. Stop. Subsequently, nitrogen, a rare gas, air, or the like is passed through the gas supply pipe 12 through the gas passage 21 of the internal electrode 20 and the gas blowing hole 22 of the cap 23. Supply into Pet bottle B. As a result, the inside and outside of the pet bottle B are returned to atmospheric pressure, and the pet bottle coated with the inner carbon film is removed. After that, the sockets are replaced according to the above-described order, and the process proceeds to the next coating operation for the sockets.
- the high-frequency power a power of 13.56 MHz and 100 to 1000 W is generally used, but is not limited to this.
- the application of the high-frequency power may be continuous or intermittent (pulsed).
- a columnar spacer 9 made of a dielectric material having a cavity 8 is inserted and fixed above the external electrode 6, and the conductive member 24 is placed on the spacer 9. It is arranged so as to be connected to the external electrode 6, and at least the shoulder portion of the pet bottle B is housed in the hollow portion 8 of the spacer 9 from the mouth force, and the pet bottle B is provided. B is housed in the external electrode 6 from the shoulder to the bottom, and a medium gas is supplied into the pet bottle B, and a high-frequency power is supplied to the external electrode 6 so that the external electrode 6 (substantially) is supplied. Above Plasma is generated between the inside of the pet bottle B (the inner surface) and the grounded internal electrode 20.
- a carbon film having a uniform thickness can be coated on the inner surface of the shoulder portion, and furthermore, a uniform thickness from the mouth portion of the above-mentioned socket B to the entire inner surface including the shoulder portion.
- a homogeneous carbon film can be coated.
- the spacer 9 by forming the spacer 9 from a dielectric material such as a plastic that can be injection molded, for example, the mouth and the periphery of the shoulder of the pet bottle B are formed. It can correspond to the member of the complicated shape to cover. For this reason, it can be manufactured more easily than in the conventional case where all components including these members are constituted by external electrodes. Furthermore, the entire device can be reduced in weight as compared with the conventional case where all the members including these members are formed of external electrodes using a conductive material such as metal.
- the spacer 9 by forming the spacer 9 from a dielectric material such as plastic or soft ceramic, the complex mouth and shoulder of the pet bottle B can be obtained. This prevents damage to the area when the area contacts.
- a cylindrical spacer 9 made of a dielectric material having a cavity 8 is provided above the external electrode 6 so as to correspond to the shoulder from the mouth of the bottle B.
- a thin film made of dielectric material may be extended over the shoulder portion of the bottom bottle B and the bottom.
- the cavity 8 of the spacer 9 made of a dielectric material and having an annular conductive member 24 attached to the upper end of the pet bottle B from the mouth to the shoulder.
- the inner surface of the bottle B is contacted with the inner surface of the external electrode 6, and the carbon film is coated on the inner surface of the bottle B under the following conditions. I did it.
- the cylindrical spacer 9 has a portion corresponding to the mouth and shoulder of a socket B having a height of about 22 cin which is housed in the external electrode 6 within the external electrode 6 (from the top). (11 cm position).
- the cavity 8 of the spacer 9 made of a dielectric material to which no annular conductive member is attached from the mouth of the pet bottle B to the shoulder at the upper end.
- the inner bottom surface of the bottle B is brought into contact with the inner surface of the external electrode 6, and the bottom side from the shoulder of the bottle B is brought into contact with the inner surface of the external electrode 6, and housed under the same conditions as in the second embodiment.
- B A carbon film was coated on the inner surface.
- Example 3 when high frequency power of 13.56 MHz and output of 100 W was applied to the external electrode 6, the pressure was reduced. A bias voltage of 100 V to 130 V can be applied to the internal electrode 20 by the change.
- Example 4 which has no conductive member, even if the same high-frequency power is applied and the pressure is changed, the bias voltage toward the internal electrode 20 is increased. It can be seen that almost no can be applied. This is because, in Example 3, the conductive member 24 extending from the external electrode 6 is attached to the upper end of the spacer 9 so that the exhaust pipe 1 is opposed to the conductive member 24 and is grounded. This is because 2 can be used as the reference potential.
- the inner surface is contacted with the inner surface, and the bottom side from the shoulder portion of the bottle B is brought into contact with the inner surface of the external electrode 6, and stored under the following conditions.
- the membrane was coated.
- the cylindrical spacer 9 has a portion corresponding to the mouth and shoulder of the socket B having a height of about 22 cm, which is housed in the external electrode 6. (11 cm position).
- Cylindrical spacer 9 Photoveel (manufactured by Sumikin Ceramics), • Annular conductive member 24: stainless steel,
- Gas blow-out hole 22 of cap 23 1 hole, 1 mm in diameter • Medium: C 2 H 2 gas,
- Example 6 In the carbon film forming apparatus shown in FIG. 3 described above, the cavity 8 of the spacer 9 made of a dielectric material to which a ring-shaped conductive member is not attached from the mouth of the pet bottle B to the shoulder at the upper end.
- the inside of the external electrode 6 is housed by contacting the inner surface of the external electrode 6 with the inner side of the external electrode 6 and stored from the shoulder of the bottle B to the inner surface of the external electrode 6. A carbon film was coated on the inner surface of Tor B.
- Examples 5 and 6 apply 13.56 MHz to the external electrode 6 and apply a high-frequency power of 100 to 500 W to the external electrode 6, and set the output port B and exhaust pipe
- the bias voltage to the internal electrode 20 was measured when the gas pressure in 12 was kept constant at 0.2 Torr. The results are shown in Figure 6 (Example 5) and Figure 7 (Example 6).
- Example 5 As is clear from FIGS. 6 and 7, in Example 5 according to the second embodiment, the gas pressure was constant, and the high-frequency power of 13.56 MHz was applied to the external electrode 14 by changing its output. By applying a voltage of ⁇ 100 V, a bias voltage of ⁇ 500 V can be applied to the internal electrode 20.
- Example 6 which has no conductive member, it can be seen that the bias voltage can hardly be applied to the internal electrode 20 even when high-frequency power having a constant gas pressure and different output is applied. This is because in Example 5, a conductive member 24 extending from the external electrode 14 is attached to the upper end of the spacer 9 so that the exhaust pipe 12 is opposed to the conductive member 24 and grounded. This can be used as a reference potential.
- the plasma generated in the packet port B by the bias voltage described above is used.
- the carbon film can be drawn into the external electrode 6, and a carbon film having a uniform thickness can be coated on the inner surface of the pet bottle B.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to a third embodiment
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG.
- a cylindrical support member 42 having flanges 4 la and 4 lb at the upper and lower ends is mounted on an annular base 43.
- the cylindrical metal external electrode body 44 is disposed inside the support member 42.
- a disk-shaped metal external electrode bottom member 45 is detachably attached to the bottom of the external electrode 44.
- a bottomed cylindrical shape having a space of an effective size.
- the external electrodes 4 6 are formed.
- a disc-shaped insulator 47 is disposed between the base 43 and the external electrode bottom member 45.
- the external electrode bottom member 45, the disk-shaped insulator 47, and the base 43 move up and down integrally with the external electrode body 44 by a pusher (not shown). Open / close the bottom of the external electrode body 4 4.
- a cylindrical spacer 49 made of a dielectric material is inserted into the external electrode 46 above the main body 44.
- the spacer 49 has a cavity 48 having a shape combining a cylinder and a truncated cone corresponding to the mouth and shoulder of the socket B inserted into the spacer.
- the spacer 49 is placed on this It is fixed by a screw (not shown) screwed from an annular insulating member to be described later.
- the conductive member 50 has a cylindrical body provided on the upper end surface of the spacer 49 and in the external electrode 46 flush with the upper end of the external electrode 46.
- the conductive member 50 has a ring shape with a cylindrical body extending downward from the periphery thereof.
- the outer electrode 46 is pressed from the bottom side.
- the mouth and shoulder of the outer periphery of the top bottle B are stored in the hollow portion 55 of the spacer 56, and the outer periphery of the other bottom bottle B is opened. It is housed in the external electrode 46.
- the same material as that described in the first embodiment can be used.
- the annular insulating member 51 is placed on the upper surface of the external electrode 46 such that the upper surface of the annular insulating member 51 is flush with the upper flange 41 a of the tubular support member 42.
- a gas exhaust pipe 53 having upper and lower flanges 52 a and 52 b is placed on the upper flange 41 a of the support member 42 and the upper surface of the annular insulating member 51. This exhaust pipe 53 is grounded.
- the gas exhaust pipe 53 is supported by screwing a screw (not shown) from a lower flange 52 b of the exhaust pipe 53 to an upper flange 41 a of the support member 42. It is fixed to member 42.
- the exhaust pipe 53 is provided with a screw (not shown) from the lower flange 53 b of the exhaust pipe 53 through the annular insulating part 51 and an external power supply. It is fixed to the annular insulating member 51 and the external electrode 46 by screwing it to the main body 44 of the pole 46. The annular insulating member 51 is also fixed to the external electrode 46 by the screw. The fixing of the exhaust pipe 53 to the annular insulating member 51 and the external electrode 46 is performed so that the exhaust pipe 53 and the external electrode 46 are not electrically connected by a screw. It has a mounting structure.
- One end of the branch gas exhaust pipe 54 is connected to a side wall of the gas exhaust pipe 53.
- the other end of the branch gas exhaust pipe 54 is provided with exhaust equipment such as a vacuum pump (not shown).
- a high-frequency power source 55 that outputs high-frequency power having a frequency of 13.56 MHz is connected to the main body 44 of the external electrode 46 through a cable 56 and a power supply terminal 57.
- the matching unit 58 is provided on the cable holder 56 between the high-frequency power supply 55 and the power supply terminal 57.
- the housing 61 is mounted on the lid 60.
- the gas supply pipe 62 also serving as a high-frequency power terminal passes through the insulating ring 59 of the lid body 60 from inside the housing 61 and passes through the gas exhaust pipe 53 to the space. It is inserted in the support 49.
- the upper end of the gas supply pipe 62 is connected to the lower end of a gas introduction pipe 63 inserted through the housing 61 from outside through an insulating joint 64.
- An earth shield tube 66 with a flange tube 65 at the top is The gas supply pipe 62 is disposed so as to cover the gas supply pipe 62 located in the gas exhaust pipe 53 and the spacer 49.
- the earth shield pipe 65 is located in the spacer 49 and in the gas exhaust pipe 53 near the spacer 49.
- the upper end of the flange tube 65 is connected to the back surface of the lid 60. That is, the earth shield pipe 66 is connected to the grounded lid body 60 through the flange pipe 65.
- the internal electrode 67 is disposed in the outer electrode 4'6 and the spacer 49 (the space in which the socket B is inserted) over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction.
- the upper end of the internal electrode 67 is detachably attached to the lower end of the gas supply pipe 62 located on the spacer 49 side.
- the internal electrode 67 has a gas channel 68 cut out in the center axis.
- the cap 70 is detachably attached to the bottom of the internal electrode 67. This cap 70 is provided with a gas blowing hole 69 for blowing out a medium gas.
- the gas outlet may be opened in the lower side wall of the internal electrode 67 so as to communicate with the gas flow channel 68.
- the gas blow-out hole is opened to a side surface region within a range from the bottom of the internal electrode 67 to 25% of the length inserted into the socket B.
- the diameter of the internal electrode 67 is equal to or smaller than the diameter of the base of the bottle B, and the length is a length that can be inserted over substantially the entire length of the bottle B in the longitudinal direction.
- the ratio of the pet bottle B to the total length should be about ⁇ 11D / (2L) ⁇ .
- the internal electrode 67 is made of a heat-resistant metal material such as tungsten or stainless steel, but may be made of aluminum. Further, if the surface of the internal electrode 67 is smooth, there is a possibility that the carbon film deposited on the surface of the internal electrode 67 may be easily peeled off. For this reason, it is preferable that the surface of the internal electrode 67 is subjected to a sand blast treatment in advance to increase the surface roughness so that the carbon film deposited on the surface is hard to peel off.
- the high-frequency power supply 71 is connected through a cable 72 and a power supply terminal 73 to a side surface of the gas supply pipe 62 also serving as a high-frequency power terminal.
- the matching unit 74 is provided on the cable 72 between the high-frequency power supply 71 and the power supply terminal 73.
- the insulating film 75 is formed on the inner surface of the exhaust pipe 53 facing the ground shield pipe 66.
- the insulating film 75 is made of a fluorine resin such as, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene.
- the external electrode bottom member 45, the disc-shaped insulator 47 and the base 43 are removed by a pusher (not shown), and the bottom of the external electrode body 44 is opened. Subsequently, a plastic container, for example, the external electrode main body 44 having the open bottom is opened from the bottom side of the external electrode body 44 with the open bottom.
- a push (not shown)
- the external electrode bottom member 5, the disc-shaped insulator 47, and the base 43 are attached in this order to the bottom side of the external electrode body 44 by a shear.
- the shoulder of the bottle B is inserted into the cavity 48 of the cylindrical spacer 49 made of a dielectric material from the mouth force of the bottle B.
- the side from the shoulder to the bottom is housed in the external electrode 46.
- the pet bottle B is communicated with the exhaust pipe 53 through its mouth.
- the gas inside the exhaust pipe 53 and the inside and outside of the jet bottle B are exhausted through the branch exhaust pipe 54 and the exhaust pipe 53 by exhaust means (not shown).
- the medium gas is supplied to the gas flow path 68 of the internal electrode 67 through the gas introduction pipe 63 and the gas supply pipe 62.
- the supplied medium gas is blown into the pet bottle B from the gas blowout hole 69 of the cap 70 attached to the bottom of the internal electrode 67.
- This medium gas then flows toward the mouth of the V-bottoner B and flows therethrough.
- the gas supply amount and the gas exhaust amount are balanced to set the inside of the outlet pot B at a predetermined gas pressure.
- the bias power is supplied from the bias power supply 55 to the external electrode 46 through the cape notch 56, the matching box 59, and the power supply terminal 57.
- the high-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power supply 71 to the gas supply pipe 62 through the cable 72, the matching box 74, and the power supply terminal 73, and is supplied to the gas supply pipe 62. 2 to supply high-frequency power to the internal electrodes 6 7.
- plasma is generated around the internal electrode 67.
- the external electrode 46 is a spacer made of a dielectric material. 49 is electrically connected to the conductive member 50 disposed on the upper surface. For this reason, the grounded exhaust pipe 63 near the conductive member 50 is used as a reference potential, and the bias voltage is directed from the external electrode 46 to the internal electrode 87, that is, to the generated plasma. Can be applied.
- the medium gas is dissociated by the plasma.
- the obtained film type can be coated with a uniform thickness and uniform carbon film at a high speed on the inner surface of the bottle B in the external electrode 46 where the bias power is applied. it can.
- the supply of the bias power and the high-frequency power from the bias power supply 55 and the high-frequency power supply 71 is stopped, and the supply of the medium gas is stopped. Exhaust the residual gas and stop exhausting the gas. Subsequently, nitrogen, a rare gas, or air is supplied from the gas introduction pipe 63 to the gas supply pipe 62, the gas flow path 68 of the internal electrode 67, and the gas of the cap 70. The water is supplied into the jet bottle B through the blow-out hole 69, and the inside and outside of the jet bottle B is returned to the atmospheric pressure. Next, remove the PET bottle coated with the inner carbon film. After that, the sockets B are exchanged according to the above-described order, and the process proceeds to the coating operation of the next socket.
- the same gas as described in the first embodiment can be used.
- the high-frequency power is generally defined as 30 to 30 OMHHz, but is not limited to this.
- the application of these powers may be continuous or intermittent (pulsed).
- bias power a power of 13.56 MHz and 100 to 1000 W is generally used, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the application of the bias power may be continuous or intermittent (pulse-like).
- a cylindrical spacer 49 made of a dielectric material having a cavity 48 is inserted and fixed above the external electrode 46, and the conductive member 50 is connected to the space.
- the external electrode 46 is connected to the external electrode 46, and at least the shoulder from the mouth of the pet bottle B is housed in the cavity 48 of the spacer 49.
- the shoulder from the bottom to the bottom of the socket B is housed in the external electrode 46 to supply the medium gas into the socket B, and to the external electrode 46 for bias power.
- a high-frequency power is supplied to the internal electrode 87 to generate a plasma between the internal electrode 87 and the external electrode 46 (substantially the inner surface of the pet bottle B).
- the shoulder of the pet bottle B Not only on the inner surface on the bottom side but also on the inner surface of the shoulder of the mouth of the botton B facing the spacer 49 made of the above-mentioned dielectric material.
- a uniform carbon film having a uniform thickness can be coated on the entire inner surface including the shoulder from the mouth portion of the above-mentioned pet bottle B.
- the carbon film is coated at a higher speed on the entire inner surface of the cut-out port B as compared with the above-described second embodiment.
- the spacer 49 by forming the spacer 49 from a dielectric material such as a plastic that can be injection-molded, for example, the periphery of the mouth and shoulder of the pet bottle B can be obtained. It can correspond to a member with a complicated shape that covers the surface. For this reason, it can be manufactured more easily than in the conventional case in which everything including these members is composed of external electrodes. Furthermore, the entire device can be reduced in weight as compared with the conventional case where all parts including these members are composed of external electrodes using a conductive material such as metal.
- a dielectric material such as a plastic that can be injection-molded
- the spacer 49 by forming the spacer 49 from a dielectric material such as plastic or soft ceramic, the complex port of the When the part and the shoulder come into contact with each other, it is possible to prevent the part from being damaged.
- the conductive part connected to the external electrode 46 is provided between the conductive member 50 and the exhaust pipe 53, that is, in the exhaust pipe 53.
- the conductive member 50 and the exhaust pipe are used. Unnecessary plasma is generated between 53 and the exhaust pipe 53. For this reason, the coating efficiency of the carbon film decreases.
- Such unnecessary plasma is generated by exposing the inner surface of the exhaust pipe 60 near the conductive member 50 and covering the upper part of the exhaust pipe 63 with an insulating film 73. This makes it possible to prevent it.
- a cylindrical spacer 49 made of a dielectric material having a cavity 48 is provided above the external electrode 46 so as to correspond from the mouth of the pet bottle B to the shoulder.
- a thin film made of a dielectric material may be extended over the shoulder portion of the pet bottle B and the bottom.
- the pet bottle B was attached to a spacer made of a dielectric material having a ring-shaped conductive member 50 attached at its mouth to its shoulder at the upper end. It was housed in the cavity 48 of 49 by contacting its inner surface. Further, the side from the shoulder to the bottom of the pot B is brought into contact with the inner surface of the external electrode 46. Stowed. In this state, a carbon film was coated on the inside of the pet bottle B under the following conditions. Note that the cylindrical spacer 49 corresponds to the mouth and shoulder of the pet bottle B having a height of about 22 cm, which is housed in the external electrode 46 within the external electrode 46. The part (upper cap 11 cm) was inserted.
- Example 7 a high frequency power of 13.56 MHz and an output of 250 W was applied to the external electrode 46, and the gas pressure in the jet bottle B and the exhaust pipe 53 was set to 0.2 Torr. At this time, the bias voltage to the internal electrode 67 was measured.
- Figure 10 shows the results.
- Example 7 As is clear from FIG. 10, in Example 7 according to the third embodiment, a bias voltage of about ⁇ 45 OV was applied at a pressure of 0.2 Torr. It can be seen that almost the same bias voltage can be applied when a high frequency power of 250 W is supplied as in Example 5 (shown in FIG. 6) according to the second embodiment described above.
- high-frequency power can be supplied to the internal electrode 67 to generate high-density plasma in the jet bottle B, and the above-mentioned bias voltage can be used by the aforementioned bias voltage.
- the plasma can be drawn into the external electrode 54, and the carbon film having a uniform thickness can be coated on the inner surface of the bottom B at a high speed.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing an apparatus for forming a film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to the fourth embodiment.
- a cylindrical electromagnetic shield member 102 having flanges 101a and 101b at the upper and lower ends is placed on an annular lower shield member 103, and is mounted on the lower shield member 103. It is electrically connected so that high frequency does not leak from the device.
- the cylindrical metal external electrode body 104 is disposed in the electromagnetic shield member 102 so as to be located below the upper flange 101 a. .
- a metal external electrode bottom member 105 in the form of a disk is detachably attached to the bottom of the external electrode 104.
- a bottomed cylindrical outer shape having a space large enough to install a plastic container (for example, a pet bottle) B for forming a carbon film by the external electrode main body 104 and the external electrode bottom member 105.
- Electrodes 106 are configured.
- a disc-shaped insulator 107 is disposed between the lower shield member 103 and the external electrode bottom member 105.
- the external electrode bottom member 105, the disc-shaped insulator 107 and the lower shield member 103 are integrated with the external electrode body 104 by a pusher (not shown). To open and close the bottom of the external electrode body 104.
- a columnar spacer 109 made of a dielectric material is inserted into an upper portion of the main body 104 at the external electrode 106.
- the cylindrical spacer 109 has a hollow part 1 formed by combining a cylinder and a truncated cone corresponding to the mouth and shoulder of a plastic container (for example, a pet bottle) B to be inserted therein. 0 8.
- the spacer 109 is fixed by a screw (not shown) screwed from an annular insulating member described later mounted thereon.
- the shoulder of the outer periphery of the bottle B comes into contact with or close to the inner surface of the hollow portion 108 of the spacer 109, and the other bottles other than the brackets are placed.
- the outer periphery of B is in contact with or close to the inner surface of the external electrode 106.
- Examples of the dielectric material constituting the spacer 109 include the same materials as those described in the first embodiment.
- the annular insulating member 110 has an upper surface which is flush with the upper flange 101 a of the cylindrical electromagnetic shield member 102 on the upper surface of the external electrode 106. It is mounted as follows.
- the spacer 1 ⁇ 9 connects a screw (not shown) to the annular insulating member. It is inserted and fixed in the external electrode 6 by being screwed from 110 into the spacer 109.
- the lower surface of 0 may be aligned with the upper end surface of the mouth of the pet bottle B.
- Numeral 12 is placed on the upper flange 101 a of the electromagnetic shield member 102 and the upper surface of the annular insulating member 110.
- the gas exhaust pipe 1 1 2 is connected to the exhaust pipe 1 1
- the exhaust pipe 112 is provided with a screw (not shown) from the lower flange 111b of the exhaust pipe 112 through the annular insulating part 110 through the main body of the external electrode 106. 4 and fixed to the annular insulating member 110 and the external electrode 106 by screwing it.
- Branch gas exhaust pipe 1 is also fixed to the external electrode 106 by screwing the screw. Note that the exhaust pipe 112 and the annular insulating member 110 and the external electrode 106 are fixed to each other by fixing the exhaust pipe 112 and the external electrode 106 by screws.
- the mounting structure is not electrically conductive.
- Branch gas exhaust pipe 1 is not electrically conductive.
- One end of 13 is connected to the side wall of the gas exhaust pipe 11.
- the other end of the branch gas exhaust pipe 113 is a true Exhaust equipment, such as an empty pump, is installed.
- a bias power supply 114 for applying high frequency power of 13.56 M II z as bias power uses a coaxial cable 115 and an N-type receptacle (not shown).
- the power supply unit 16 is connected to the external electrode 106 through a power supply unit 16.
- the matching box 1 17 is interposed in the coaxial cable 1 15.
- the lower flange 111b of the exhaust pipe 112 is grounded by an outer shield (not shown) of the coaxial cable 115.
- members such as an electromagnetic shield member 102 electrically connected to the lower flange 111b are all grounded.
- the lid 1 19 is air-tightly fixed to the upper flange 111 a of the gas exhaust pipe 112.
- the lid 1 19 has an insulating ring 1 18 at the center, and is grounded by electrical connection with the lower flange 11 b.
- the housing 120 is mounted on the lid 1 19.
- the gas supply pipe 1 21 also serving as a high-frequency power terminal passes through the insulating ring 1 18 of the lid 1 19 from the inside of the housing 1 20 and passes through the gas exhaust pipe 1 1 2. Therefore, the spacer is inserted up to the inside of the spacer 109.
- the upper end of the gas supply pipe 122 is connected to the lower end of the gas introduction pipe 122 inserted through the casing 20 from outside through an insulating joint 123.
- An earth shield pipe 124 having a flange portion 125 at its upper end covers the gas exhaust pipe 122 and the gas supply pipe 122 located in the spacer 109. It is located in.
- the earth shield tube 1 2 4 is connected to the upper flange 1 2 5 is fixed and grounded by screwing it to the lid 1 19.
- the ground shield pipe 124 is located in the spacer 109 and in the gas exhaust pipe 112 near the spacer 109.
- the inner electrode 126 is connected to the outer electrode 106 and the spacer 1
- the upper end of the internal electrode 1 26 is connected to the gas supply pipe 1 located on the spacer 109 side.
- the gas channel 1 2 6 is cut out in the center axis.
- a gas blowout hole may be opened in the lower side wall of the internal electrode 126 so as to communicate with the gas flow path 127.
- the gas blowout hole it is preferable that the gas blowout hole be opened in a side surface region within a range from the bottom of the internal electrode 126 to 25% of the length inserted into the pet bottle B. .
- the diameter of the internal electrode 126 is set to be equal to or less than the diameter of the base of the bottle B, and the length is set to a length that can be inserted over substantially the entire length of the bottle B in the longitudinal direction.
- the ratio of the peto tonore B to the total length should be about ⁇ 111D / (2L) ⁇ .
- D is the inside diameter of the pet bottle
- L is the total length of the bottle
- the internal electrode 126 can be made of various metal materials, but its surface has a high electrical conductivity such as aluminum alloy in consideration of the effect of the skin effect in high frequency transmission. It is preferable that the material be stable and stable. However, considering the cost, It is preferable to make the whole with Lumi. Further, if the surface of the internal electrode 126 is half-finished, the carbon film deposited on the surface of the internal electrode 126 may be easily peeled off. For this reason, it is preferable that the surface of the internal electrode 126 be subjected to sandblasting in advance to increase the surface roughness so that the carbon film deposited on the surface is hardly peeled off. Conversely, there is also a method in which the surface is made very smooth and the carbon film deposited every time the coating process is performed is wiped off or blown off. .
- a high-frequency power supply 128 for supplying high-frequency power is connected to the gas supply pipe 122 through a coaxial cable 122 and a power supply part 130.
- the matching device 13 1 is interposed in the coaxial cable 12 9.
- the power supply section 30 is attached to the housing 120 using an N (type) receptor (not shown).
- the outer shield of the coaxial cable 127 is also connected to the housing 120 via the outer conductor of the N-type receptacle (both are not shown), and the high frequency power supply 28 is biased to the housing 120.
- the power supply 14 is grounded and all are at the same ground potential.
- the high frequency and the high frequency for the bias applied by the bias power supply 114 and the high frequency power supply 128 are applied to the lower shield member 103 and the cylindrical electromagnetic wave.
- the shield member 102, the exhaust pipe 112, the lid 119, and the housing 120 electromagnetically shield the inside of the device so that it is not released into the space.
- the external electrode bottom member 105, the disc-shaped insulator 107 and the lower shield member 103 are removed by a pusher (not shown) to open the bottom of the external electrode body 104.
- a plastic container for example, the external electrode body 104 having the bottle B opened is inserted from the bottom side of the outer electrode body 104 into the mouth of the bottle B.
- the external electrode bottom member 105, the disc-shaped insulator 107, and the lower shield member 103 are taken in this order on the bottom side of the external electrode body 104 by a pusher (not shown). wear.
- a pusher not shown
- the mouth force and the shoulder of the pet bottle B are placed inside the hollow portion 108 of the cylindrical spacer 109 formed of a dielectric material.
- the bottle B is stored in contact with or close to the inner surface of the external electrode 106 from the shoulder to the bottom of the bottle B.
- the pet bottle B communicates with the exhaust pipe 112 through its mouth.
- the gas inside and outside the exhaust pipe 112 and the jet bottle B is exhausted through the branch exhaust pipe 113 and the exhaust pipe 112 by exhaust means (not shown).
- the medium gas is supplied to the gas flow path 126 of the internal electrode 125 through the gas supply pipe 122 and the gas supply pipe 122, and is blown into the pet bottle B. This medium gas further flows toward the mouth of the pet bottle B. Subsequently, the gas supply amount and the gas exhaust amount are balanced, and the inside of the jet bottle B is set to a predetermined gas pressure.
- a bias power is applied from the bias power supply 114 to the external electrode 106 through the cable 115, the matching box 117 and the feeder 116.
- high High-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power supply 1 28 to the gas supply pipe 1 21 through the cable 1 2 9, the matching box 1 3 1, and the power supply section 1 3 0, and further supplied to the gas supply pipe 1.
- a high-frequency power is supplied to the internal electrodes 1 26 through the line 21. As a result, plasma is generated around the internal electrodes 126.
- the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe 12 1 is positioned so as to be located within the spacer 109, the annular insulating member 110, and the gas exhaust pipe 112. And grounded through flange section 125. Therefore, the bias voltage can be applied from the external electrode 106 toward the generated plasma with the earth shield tube 124 as a reference potential.
- the high-frequency electric field applied to the gas supply pipe 122 is shielded by disposing the earth shield pipe 124 on the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe 121. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a high-frequency electric field from being applied to the exhaust pipes 1 and 2.
- the high-frequency electric field applied to the gas supply pipes 12 1 and the internal electrodes 1 26 enters the ground shield pipes 124 from the mouth of the bottom hole B to the inside.
- the portion near the mouth of the jet bottle B is shielded. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the high-frequency electric field from being applied to the space at the mouth of the bottom bottle B.
- the bias voltage applied to the external electrode 106 is also reduced. It is necessary to prevent it from being applied to the space at the mouth of the pet bottle B. Will be possible.
- the coating speed and the film quality of the carbon film on the inner surface of the Pt-Potonore B can be improved by the following effects.
- the potential difference from the plasma potential can be made variable, so that the ion energy incident on the inner surface of the pet bottle B can be adjusted.
- the high-frequency electric field applied to the gas supply pipe 122 is shielded by arranging the ground shield pipe 124 on the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe 121. For this reason, it is possible to prevent a high-frequency electric field from being applied to the exhaust pipe 112. As a result, it is possible to prevent the plasma generated by the high-frequency electric field from being strongly generated near the mouth of the pet bottle B.
- the high-frequency power is not consumed by the plasma generated near the mouth of the bottom bottle B, but is allowed to reach the inner electrode 126 to improve the power transmission efficiency.
- the density of plasma generated inside B can be increased.
- Petttle B which tends to be thickened due to concentration of electric field
- the coating speed of the shoulder can be controlled by adjusting the thickness in the inner diameter direction of the spacer 109 and the length of the ground shield tube 124. For this reason, the coating speed and film quality of the carbon film on the inside of the pet bottle B can be improved.
- a uniform thickness and uniform carbon film can be coated on the inner surface of the pet bottle B at a high speed, and a good quality inner carbon film coated pet bottle can be manufactured. Can be done.
- the supply of bias power and high-frequency power from the bias power supply 114 and the high-frequency power supply 128 is stopped, the supply of medium gas is stopped, and the residual Exhaust gas and stop gas exhaust.
- nitrogen, a rare gas, air, or the like is introduced from the gas introduction pipe 122 through the gas supply pipe 121 through the gas flow path 127 of the internal electrode 126.
- the inside and outside of the pet bottle B is returned to the atmospheric pressure. After that, replace the pet bottles B in the order described above and proceed to the next pet bottle coating operation.
- the same gas as described in the first embodiment can be used.
- the high-frequency power is generally defined as 30 to 300 MHz, but is not limited thereto.
- the application of these powers may be continuous or intermittent (pulsed).
- the bias power is generally 13.56 MHz , and a range of 50 kHz to 20 MHz and 100 to 100 W is used. However, this is not a limitation. Also, this ba The application of the bias power may be continuous or intermittent (pulsed). As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, a grounded earth shield pipe
- the pet bottle B At least the shoulder from the mouth is housed in the hollow portion 108 of the spacer 109, and the bottom side from the shoulder of the bottle B is inside the external electrode 106.
- the gas is blown out of the gas supply pipe 122, the medium gas is blown out from the gas supply pipe 122, and the gas is supplied into the above-mentioned socket B through the blow-out hole of the internal electrode 126 serving also as a pipe.
- Plasma is generated between the electrode 126 and the external electrode 106 (substantially the inner surface of the pet bottle B).
- a carbon film having a uniform thickness can be coated on the inner surface of the wet pot B.
- the port of the jet bottle B is applied.
- a uniform carbon film with a uniform thickness can be coated on the entire inner surface including the part from the shoulder to the shoulder.
- the carbon film can be coated on the entire inner surface of the bottom bottle B at a high speed.
- the barrier film does not adhere to the inner surface of the mouth portion of the pet bottle tongue B in appearance.
- the earth shield tube 124 By inserting the earth shield tube 124 from the mouth of the bottom bottle B to the inside, plasma generation in this portion can be suppressed.
- the imprint D of the bias electric field on the mouth of the socket B is prevented by arranging the annular insulating member 110 between the upper end of the mouth of the socket B and the shoulder. I can do that.
- the cavity between the outer wall of the pet bottle B and the inner wall of the external electrode 106 is small. No plasma is generated in the area, and therefore no coating is applied to the outer wall of Pittbotton B.
- the spacer 109 by forming the spacer 109 from a dielectric material such as a plastic that can be injection-molded, for example, the mouth and the shoulder of the pet pot B are formed. It can correspond to the member of complicated shape covering the circumference. For this reason, it can be manufactured more easily than in the conventional case where all components including these components are constituted by external electrodes. In addition, these components are included as before. The entire device can be reduced in weight as compared to a case where all are made of a conductive material such as a metal and external electrodes. This is an important advantage when using a rotary (rotary) high-speed continuous coating device.
- a cylindrical spacer 109 made of a dielectric material having a cavity 108 is provided on the upper portion of the external electrode 106 with a mouthpiece of a jet bottle B.
- a thin film made of a dielectric material may be extended from the shoulder force of the pet bottle B to the bottom.
- the shape of the ground shield pipe 124 is not limited to the shape in which the lower end is located near the mouth of the socket B as shown in FIG.
- the lower end of the earth shield tube 124 may be located near the center of the trunk of the socket B, and the length of the internal electrode 126 may be effectively shortened. .
- unnecessary plasma generated near the mouth of the pet bottle B and in the exhaust pipe 112 can be suppressed.
- high-frequency power supplied to the internal electrode can be consumed by the effective plasma in the bottom bottle B. Therefore, the coating speed can be improved.
- the bias can be effectively applied to the plasma in the pet bottle B, and the coating quality can be improved.
- the shoulder from the mouth of the pet bottle B is brought into contact with the inner surface of the cavity 1 108 of the spacer 109 made of a dielectric material. Or let it be stored close to,
- the bottle B was housed in such a manner that the side from the shoulder to the bottom contacted or approached the inner surface of the external electrode 106.
- a carbon film was coated on the inner surface of the bottom bottle B under the following conditions.
- the cylindrical spacer 109 is placed inside the external electrode 106 at the mouth and shoulder of a 22-cm-high socket pot B, which is housed in the external electrode 106. It was inserted into the corresponding part (at the position of the upper cap 11 cm).
- Cylindrical spacers 109 Photoveel (manufactured by Sumikin Ceramics),
- Example 8 the thickness from the mouth part to the bottom part of the carbon-coated coating pot was measured.
- Figure 13 shows the results.
- Fig. 13 For a clear view, a cylindrical spacer 109 made of photoveil was inserted into the external electrodes 1 14 corresponding to the mouth and shoulders of Potton B. In Example 8, it can be seen that a uniform carbon film is coated on the entire inner surface of the bottom B.
- the inner face of the pet bottle B is A thick carbon film is coated on the inner surface near the shoulder of the head, and the thickness of the carbon film becomes non-uniform.
- the reason why the thickness of the portion having a height of 5 cm was not entered was that the carbon film at that portion was thickly peeled off.
- the earth shield pipe is not arranged on the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe, and the shoulder from the mouth of the water bottle B to the shoulder is made of a dielectric material made of dielectric material. 9, except that the inner surface of the external electrode 106 is brought into contact with or close to the inner surface of the external electrode 106, while the inner surface of the external electrode 106 is placed in contact with or close to the inner surface of the inner surface of the external electrode 106. Under the same conditions as in Example 8, a carbon film was coated on the inner surface of the cut bottom B.
- Example 8 As can be seen from Table 1 above, in Example 8 according to the fourth embodiment, at a pressure of 0.2 Torr, a noise voltage of about 1420 V was applied. Can be added. On the other hand, in Example 9 without the ground shield tube, it can be seen that even when the same high-frequency power is applied, almost no bias voltage can be applied to the internal electrode 126. This is because, in Example 8, the grounded ground shield pipe 124 is placed on the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe 122 so that the grounded ground shield pipe 124 is connected to the external electrode 110. This is because it can be used as the reference potential of 6.
- Example 8 high-frequency power can be supplied to the internal electrodes 126 to generate high-density plasma in the jet bottle B, and the bias voltage described above can be used.
- the plasma can be drawn into the external electrode 106, and a high-quality carbon film having a uniform thickness can be coated on the inner surface of the pet bottle B at a high speed.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an apparatus for forming a film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to the fifth embodiment.
- the carbon film forming equipment according to the fifth embodiment has a carbon film according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. It is the same as the film forming apparatus.
- the ground shield pipe 124 extends to near the center of the inside of the pet bottle B, and has a large surface area.
- the length of the inner electrode 126 is reduced by the length of the earth shield tube 124.
- the external electrode 106 extends to near the mouth of the hole B.
- the spacer 109 installed on the outer periphery of the mouth of the pothole B extends to the vicinity of the mouth of the pothole B similarly to the external electrode 106.
- the ground shield pipe 124 has a part of its outer peripheral surface (the outer peripheral part located at the exhaust pipe 112 and the inner part thereof) in order to increase the surface area. It has a structure in which the fins 13 2 are attached to the outer peripheral surface portion immediately above the electrodes 1 26. As shown in Fig. 16, part of the outer peripheral surface of the ground shield pipe 124 (as shown in Fig. 16) (part of the outer peripheral surface located on the exhaust pipe 112 and immediately above the internal electrode 126) Bellows-shaped projections 13 3 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface portion of the projection.
- the bias power can be applied to the external electrode 106 and the high-frequency power can be applied.
- the plasma is generated inside the internal electrode 126 and the external electrode 106 (substantially the inner surface of the jet bottle B) and the exhaust pipe 112 by supplying the internal electrode 126 to the internal electrode 126. .
- the plasma force and the surface area of the earth electrode that can be seen are the sum of the surface areas of the fins 13 and the earth shield tube 124, and this surface area is compared with that of the above-described fourth embodiment. It becomes bigger.
- the sheath voltage generated between the plasma and the electrode is approximately inversely proportional to the area ratio of the electrode.
- FIG. 17 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a power supply system incorporated in the apparatus for forming a film on the inner surface of a plastic container according to the sixth embodiment.
- the carbon film forming apparatus of the sixth embodiment has a structure similar to that of the carbon film forming apparatus of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 11 described above, except that the earth shield pipe is not arranged on the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe.
- the bias power supply 114 is connected to the external electrode 106 through the cable 115.
- the matching box 1 17 is interposed in the cable 1 15. Matching unit 1 1 7 of this during the first variable co and Nden Sa ⁇ 1, wherein one end of said bias power source 1 1 4 first variable capacitor C i interposed in the cable 1 1 5 of the branch from the cable 1 1 5, the branch cable 1 6 1 whose other end is grounded, and a second variable capacitor C 2 Metropolitan which is via instrumentation to the branch Kepunore 1 6 1 this.
- the high-frequency power supply 128 is connected to the internal electrode 126 through a cable 129.
- the cable 12 9 is connected to a gas supply pipe (not shown).
- the explanation was made by connecting to the electrodes 1 26.
- the matching box 13 1 is interposed in the cable 1 29.
- the matching box 13 1 is connected between the first variable capacitor C ′ interposed in the cable 12 9 and one end between the high-frequency power supply 128 and the first variable capacitor C i ′.
- a second variable capacitor C 2 ′ interposed in the branch cable 16 2.
- the branch cable 16 2 is branched from the other cable 12 9 and the other end is grounded.
- One end of the inductance L is connected to a conduction path between the matching device 131 and a gas supply pipe (not shown), and the other end is grounded.
- the bias power is supplied from the bias power supply 114 to the external device via the cable 115 and the bias matching unit 111.
- Electro 106 High-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power supply 128 to the internal electrode 126 through the cable 129 and the matching device 131.
- a discharge occurs between the internal electrode 126 and the external electrode 106, and plasma is generated.
- one end of the inductance L is connected to the conduction path between the matching box 13 1 and a gas supply pipe (not shown), and the other end is grounded, so that the high-frequency power is internally applied.
- the electrode 126 can be made to function as a ground electrode with respect to the external electrode 106.
- the bias voltage is generated from the external electrode 106 toward the internal electrode 126 as in the fourth embodiment without disposing the ground shield pipe on the outer periphery of the gas supply pipe. Can be applied to the plasma.
- the film has a uniform thickness. It is possible to provide an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container, which can coat the carbon film on the entire inner surface of the plastic container.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a method for producing a plastic container in which a carbon film having a uniform thickness is coated on the inner surface, and which has excellent barrier properties against oxygen and carbon dioxide. it can.
- the plasma generated in the plastic container by the bias voltage can be drawn toward the inner surface of the container, so that a good film quality and a uniform film thickness can be obtained. It is possible to provide an apparatus for forming a carbon film on the inner surface of a plastic container, which can coat the carbon film having the same over the entire inner surface of the plastic container.
- a plastic container in which a carbon film having good film quality and a uniform film thickness is coated on an inner surface, and a barrier property to oxygen and carbon dioxide is further excellent.
- high-density plasma can be generated in the plastic container by supplying high-frequency power to the internal electrode, and the plasma is applied to the inner surface of the container by a negative voltage.
- a carbon film having good film quality and a uniform film thickness is coated on the inner surface at a high speed, and oxygen and diacids are formed. It is possible to provide a method capable of mass-producing a plastic container having more excellent barrier properties to carbonized carbon.
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