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Method and apparatus for coating strip shaped materials

US6562412B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1999
Grant dateMay 13, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05C11/06
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for coating a strip material with a coating material having the following elements: an oven; a bath with a coating material having an upper surface; a deflector roller, partially immersed in the coating material, which has a deflector bearing for facilitating rotation about its axis and the deflector bearing being arranged above the upper surface of the coating material; a first and second roller, each partially immersed in the coating material and each having a bearing, arranged above the upper surface of the coating material, for facilitating rotation of its respective roller about its axis; and a hood arranged above the rollers and having at least one nozzle for blowing a heated pressurized fluid onto the coated strip to ensure uniform coverage of the strip by the coating material.

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