Edge removal apparatus including air-flow blocking means for curtain coating
US5763013A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S118/04
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is an edge blade attached to an edge guide for removing an edge of a falling curtain. The edge of the falling curtain is intercepted by the edge blade and is vacuumed away by a vacuum tube disposed near the edge blade wherein the air flow is blocked to said suction means from the outboard direction and directing said suction means to draw air from the inboard direction towards the curtain; and flushing liquid is distributed to encompass the intercepted liquids of the free falling curtain.
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