Patent ID: 6409836
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B05C,D21H

Abstract:
An apparatus for one of direct and indirect application of a coating medium onto a traveling fiber material web having a width, said apparatus comprising:at least one working unit configured for being wetted by the coating medium and applying the coating medium onto the web, said at least one working unit being associated with the web and having a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the width of the web; an support element supporting at least one said working unit and extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction; a fixed-bearing/movable bearing assembly interconnecting said at least one working unit and said support element; and means for thermally shielding said at least one working unit and said support element from one another, said thermally shielding means comprising at least one substantially solid thermally insulating layer disposed between said at least one working unit and said support element.