Patent ID: 6322627
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B05C,D21H

Abstract:
An applicator device for the application of a coating medium onto a moving fiber material web, the moving fiber material web having a direction of travel, said applicator device comprising:an applicator unit configured for applying the coating medium onto a first side of the moving fiber material web;a first backing element assigned to said applicator unit, said first backing element having a first outside surface configured to engage a second side of the moving fiber material web, said first outside surface having a first surface characteristic, said first surface characteristic including a first coefficient of friction;a metering element disposed subsequent to said applicator unit relative to the direction of travel of the moving fiber material web, said metering device configured for leveling the coating medium applied to the first side of the moving fiber material web; anda second backing element assigned to said metering device, said second backing element having a second outside surface configured to engage in a substantially slippage free manner the second side of the moving fiber material web, said second backing element having a second surface characteristic, said second characteristic including a second coefficient of friction;wherein said first surface characteristic and said second surface characteristic conjunctively define a means for allowing movement of the moving fiber material web relative to said first backing element, said allowing means including said first coefficient of friction being less than said second coefficient of friction.