Method for producing electroplated plastic sanitary articles
AssigneeHansgrohe SE
InventorAndreas Fath
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Abstract
In a method for producing plastic sanitary articles having surfaces metallized by electroplating, the sanitary article has at least one electrically nonconductive component, before said article is metallized by electroplating using an external current source. This component at least partially decouples the water-bearing regions of the sanitary article from the current flow during metallization by electroplating using the external current source. The component is preferably a separate component which can be reversibly connected to the sanitary article. The invention also includes the component for decoupling the current itself, and a sanitary article which is provided with the component.
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A method for producing a plastic sanitary article having surfaces metallized by electroplating which comprises, before the sanitary article is metallized by electroplating using an external current source, providing the sanitary article with at least one electrically nonconductive component, wherein said electrically nonconductive component at least partially decouples water-bearing regions of the sanitary article from current flow during metallization by electroplating using the external current source, wherein the sanitary article is a shower head and the water-bearing regions are where water and/or drinking water flow therethrough.
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