Patent ID: 8267039
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: B05C,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A coating apparatus comprising: conveying means having a plurality of rollers for conveying a belt-shaped article to be coated; a coating die for applying a coating liquid to the article to be coated, the article to be coated being conveyed by the conveying means; and positioning means for changing the position of the coating die with respect to the article to be coated in response to a coating width indicating the width of the coating liquid applied to the article to be coated; wherein the coating die applies the coating liquid to the article to be coated from a position where the article to be coated is wound by the roller and below the central portion of the roller; and the positioning means controls the width of the coating liquid applied to the article to be coated by moving the coating die in a direction substantially parallel to a direction in which the article to be coated is conveyed.