Patent ID: 6012412
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A23B,A23L,A23P,B05C

Abstract:
An apparatus for coating an article, the apparatus comprising:an article dispenser;a first vessel having an inner space for containing a first coating liquid, the first vessel being in such spatial relation to the article dispenser so as to accept the article within the inner space after the article is dispensed from the article dispenser;a belt at least partially disposed over the first vessel; anda belt synchronizer for synchronizing the belt with the article dispenser in a manner that(a) when the article dispenser dispenses the article, the belt is at least partially immersed in the inner space,(b) after the dispenser has dispensed the article and said dispenser is being prepared to dispense a new article, the belt is lifted so as to transfer the article outside the inner space,(c) the belt is immersed again into the inner space before the dispenser dispenses the new article, and(d) the belt repeats (b), (c), and (d).