Patent ID: 9132444
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B05C,B41J

Abstract:
1. A coating apparatus comprising: a transport unit configured to transport an object to be coated, the object having a sheet-like shape; a coating liquid pan configured to store a coating liquid; a roller configured to be partially immersed in the coating liquid stored in the coating liquid pan, rotate around an axis to draw up the coating liquid, and coat the drawn coating liquid directly or indirectly on the object transported by the transport unit; a support unit configured to detachably support the coating liquid pan and slidably supports the coating liquid pan attached to the support unit in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the roller; a positioning unit configured to position the coating liquid pan attached to the support unit at an attachment position; a relative movement unit configured to relatively moves the support unit and the roller; and a receiving pan arranged below the coating liquid pan, the receiving pan being configured to recover the coating liquid overflowing from the coating liquid pan; wherein, when the support unit is located at an immersion position relatively with respect to the roller by the relative movement unit in a state where the coating liquid pan is located at the attachment position, a part of the roller is immersed in the coating liquid stored in the coating liquid pan, wherein, when the support unit is located at a retraction position relatively with respect to the roller by the relative movement unit, the coating liquid pan is slidably supported without being brought into contact with the roller, and wherein the support unit is provided in the receiving pan, and the relative movement unit moves the receiving pan relatively with respect to the roller and thereby moves the support unit relatively with respect to the roller.