Patent ID: 8992204
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
1. A coating die comprising: a die body having a die inlet for receiving a coating material, a die outlet for delivering the coating material, and a flow channel in fluid communication with said die inlet and said die outlet, said flow channel having a first wall with a passage therethrough and a second solid wall opposite said passage, said flow channel having an upstream necked region, an enlarged region, and a downstream necked region, a shut-off bar positioned to extend into said flow channel proximate a transition from said enlarged region to said downstream necked region; said shut-off bar positioned within said passage in said first wall and moveable from an open position to allow a flow of coating material from said die outlet to a closed position into said flow channel for blocking the flow of coating material from said die outlet, said shut-off bar having an end; and said shut-off bar end, in the closed position, extends into said flow channel without making contact with said second solid wall of said flow channel.