US4537801A
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Coating method and apparatus
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-23
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Granted: 1985-08-27
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Expires: 2003-05-23
Abstract
Abstract In a coating method, a web is run along a stationary metering member having a curved smooth surface at the upper end in such a manner that the web is in contact with the smooth surface, a solution which is substantially the same in composition as a coating solution is continuously supplied to the web at a position which is before the metering member, to wet the coating surface of said web, and a predetermined quantity of coating solution is supplied continuously to the web at a position which is after the metering member.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Takeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:18
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21H; D21H23/00; D21H23/02; D21H23/22; D21H23/32; D21H23/40; B; B05; B05C; B05C5/00; B05C5/02; B05C5/0254; B05C9/00; B05C9/06; D21H5/00; D21H5/0005; D21H5/0012; D21H5/0015; G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/74; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/84; G11B5/842; G03C2001/7407; G03C2001/7459; G03C2001/7466; G03C2001/7481
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
In coating method which comprises applying a solution to a continuously running web, the improvement wherein the web is run along a stationary metering member having a curved smooth surface at the upper end in such a manner that said web is in contact with said smooth surface, a solution which is substantially the same in composition as the coating solution is continuously supplied to the web at a position which is before said metering member to wet the surface of the web to be coated and a predetermined quantity of coating solution is continuously supplied to the web at a position which is after said metering member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
In coating method which comprises applying a solution to a continuously running web, the improvement wherein the web is run along a stationary metering member having a curved smooth surface at the upper end in such a manner that said web is in contact with said smooth surface, a solution which is substantially the same in composition as the coating solution is continuously supplied to the web at a position which is before said metering member to wet the surface of the web to be coated and a predetermined quantity of coating solution is continuously supplied to the web at a position which is after said metering member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
131 words
In coating apparatus for coating a continuously running web, the improvement wherein the apparatus comprises a stationary metering member having a curved smooth surface at the upper end, a web wetting solution supplying slot which is located before the metering member, a coating solution supplying slot which is positioned after the metering member, a smoother which is disposed after the coating solution supplying slot, and a source of a solution which is substantially the same in composition as the coating solution, said solution of substantially the same composition continuously supplied through the web wetting solution supplying slot to the web which is run continuously along the upper surfaces of the metering member and the smoother while the coating solution is continuously supplied to the web through the coating solution supplying slot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
In coating apparatus for coating a continuously running web, the improvement wherein the apparatus comprises a stationary metering member having a curved smooth surface at the upper end, a web wetting solution supplying slot which is located before the metering member, a coating solution supplying slot which is positioned after the metering member, a smoother which is disposed after the coating solution supplying slot, and a source of a solution which is substantially the same in composition as the coating solution, said solution of substantially the same composition continuously supplied through the web wetting solution supplying slot to the web which is run continuously along the upper surfaces of the metering member and the smoother while the coating solution is continuously supplied to the web through the coating solution supplying slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said curved surface of said stationary metering member has a radius of curvature of less than 3 mm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said coating solution supply slot and said wetting solution supply slot have widths in the range of 0.2 to 0.6 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said coating solution supply slot and said wetting solution supply slot have widths in the range of 0.2 to 0.6 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein an angle θ between the running web and a horizontal line tangent to an upper surface of said metering member is 5°<θ<15°.
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