Patent ID: 6772709
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A varnish coating apparatus comprising:a first varnish film forming cylinder having a first supply surface to which varnish is supplied; a second varnish film forming cylinder having a second supply surface to which varnish is supplied; a first blanket cylinder having a first transfer surface in contact with the first supply surface of said first varnish film forming cylinder and a first opposing surface corresponding to the second supply surface of said second varnish film forming cylinder; and a second blanket cylinder arranged in contact with said first blanket cylinder and having a second transfer surface in contact with the second supply surface of said second varnish film forming cylinder and a second opposing surface corresponding to the first supply surface of said first varnish film forming cylinder, wherein when a sheet passes through a contact point between said first and second blanket cylinders, the first transfer surface of said first blanket cylinder opposes the second opposing surface of said second blanket cylinder to perform varnish coating on a first surface of the sheet, and the second transfer surface of said second blanket cylinder opposes the first opposing surface of said first blanket cylinder so as to perform varnish coating on a second surface of the sheet, wherein a first plate member having the first supply surface is attached to a peripheral surface of said first varnish film forming cylinder, and a second plate member having the second supply surface is attached to a peripheral surface of said second varnish film forming cylinder.