Patent ID: 6475280
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B05C,G03C

Abstract:
A coating apparatus suited for applying a photographic emulsion coating onto a backing sheet comprising,a framework having a table thereon for supporting a piece of flexible sheet material to be coated, a carriage mounted on the framework for rectilinear movement from a starting position along a path that is parallel to the surface of the sheet when the sheet is supported on the table, a coating applicator mounted upon the carriage for spreading the coating onto the backing sheet when the carriage is advanced across the framework along the rectilinear path parallel to the table, a coating dryer supported on the carriage to apply heat to the coating for drying freshly applied coating, a drive motor connected to the carriage for advancing the carriage across the table supporting the sheet that is being coated, the carriage being moveable in a reverse direction to the starting position whereby the coating can be applied by the applicator when the carriage moves in a first direction and the carriage is then able to move in the reverse direction to the starting position.