Patent ID: 7918180
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: B05C,G03G

Abstract:
1. A film forming apparatus to form a coating film by applying a coating material to an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical object to be coated, comprising: a material applying device having a nozzle unit to apply the coating material to the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical object and a material supplying unit to supply the coating material to the nozzle unit; and a moving device configured to move the nozzle unit relatively to the cylindrical object such that the coating material is applied uniformly to the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical object, wherein the moving device includes wherein the guide unit includes a nozzle guiding portion which is fixed on the nozzle unit and movably disposed with respect to the object holding unit along the direction of the axis of the object holding unit, and wherein the guide unit further includes a nozzle carrying portion configured to carry and movably support the nozzle unit with respect to the nozzle moving unit in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the object holding unit.