Coating solution metering method and apparatus

• US 4,518,637 A
• Filed: 05/19/1983
• Issued: 05/21/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Takeda, Hideo, Sato, Tsunehiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Morgenstern, Norman
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bell, Janyce A.
• Application Number:
  US06/495,928
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 427/359, 427/371, 427/428, 427/331, 427/361, 118/206, 118/414, 118/118, 118/119, 118/259
• US Class Current: 427/359
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 11/025 with an essentially cylindrical body, e.g. roll or rod
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 3/18 only one side of the work coming into contact with the liquid or other fluent material B05C3/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 1/28 performed by transfer from the surfaces of elements carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. brushes, pads, rollers
• CPC Class Codes: G03C 1/74 Applying photosensitive compositions to the base; Drying processes therefor G03C1/496 takes precedence

Abstract

In method of metering a coating solution, a coil bar is rotatably supported on a holder, and after a coating solution is applied to a web which is continuously run, a surplus of coating solution is scraped off with the coil bar, metering is carried out while a solution which is substantially the same in composition as said coating solution is supplied continuously to both sides of the coil bar which are before and after in the direction of run of the web, at a predetermined flow rate.

Claims

1. A method of metering a coating solution wherein a coil bar is rotatably supported on a holder comprising the steps of:

continuously supplying a solution substantially the same as said coating solution to both sides of the coil bar at parallel positions upstream and downstream in the direction of running of the web, at a predetermined flow rate, applying said solution to said coil bar to wet said coil bar and, removing surplus solution by scraping said web with said coil bar.

2. An apparatus for metering a coating solution coated on a continuously running web comprising, a coil bar and a holder for rotatably supporting said coil bar, said holder having two solution-supplying slots with upper ends opening in parallel at both sides of the coil bar at positions upstream and downstream in the direction of running of the web, wherein slots are adapted to apply a solution which is substantially the same in composition as the coating solution is supplied from said source at a predetermined flow rate during metering.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said slots having openings spaced corresponding to the diameter of said coil bar.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said holder defines walls for each of said solution-supplying slots.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising slide surface adapted to remove excess solution disposed upstream and downstream of said solution-supplying slots in the direction of said running web.