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Method for applying coatings to surfaces

US7927669B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims

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Assignee

SCHMID RHYNER AG · CH

Inventors

Dirk Schlatterbeck · Friltschen, CH
Andre F Ceppi · Gross, CH
Frank Jenne · Ingolstadt, DE
Andreas Singer · Werdau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 2003
Grant date	Apr 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J25/304
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for applying coatings, such as in particular varnishes, to surfaces is provided. The apparatus includes a metering head that has at least one nozzle which can be actuated by a control signal. The method includes the steps of: moving a base having a surface that is to be coated along this surface relative to a metering head and/or moving the metering head relative to a surface of the base, and applying a fluid coating material to the surface through a nozzle in response to at least one control signal generated by a computer.

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