DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY COATING A WORK PIECE

The invention relates to an apparatus (1, 101, 201) for electrochemically coating a workpiece (22), including a coating reservoir (2, 102, 202) with a charge opening (5) and a supply reservoir (3, 103, 203), wherein the two reservoirs are in communication through a passage opening (4, 104, 204). The apparatus has at least one electrode (11) and one counter electrode (14). In order to prevent contamination of a coating liquid (20, 120, 220) during an electrochemical deposition process, the apparatus can be switched between a coating position and a rest position by rotating the supply and the coating reservoirs about at least one common axis (A, A′, A″) so that the center of gravity of the volume of the coating reservoir (2, 102, 202) in the coating position is lower in relation to the center of gravity of the volume of the supply reservoir (3, 103, 203) than in the rest position. The invention further relates to a method for coating workpieces.