Dip coating apparatus with height adjustable coating tubes and method of coating
US8245660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05D2254/00
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A dip coating apparatus and method of dip coating. The apparatus includes a guide surface, a bendable tube, a carriage, and a support assembly. The bendable tube redirectionally engages the guide surface intermediate the first and second longitudinal ends of the tube. The carriage is vertically repositionable and cooperatively engages the tube proximate the first longitudinal end of the tube, whereby vertical repositioning of the carriage effects a change in the vertical distance between the first and second longitudinal ends of the tube. The support assembly releasably suspends an elongate workpiece for introduction of at least a portion of the workpiece into the tube through the first longitudinal end of the coating tube as the carriage is vertically repositioned upwards towards the support assembly.
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