Patent ID: 6562412
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
A coating plant for coating a strip material with a coating material, comprising:an oven; a bath located adjacent to the oven, wherein the bath contains a coating material having an upper surface; a deflector roller partially immersed in the coating material disposed in the oven and including a deflector bearing to facilitate rotation about a deflector roller axis, the deflector bearing being situated above the upper surface of the coating material; a first roller partially immersed in the coating material, such that less than half of the roller is immersed in the coating material, the first roller including a first bearing to facilitate rotation about a first axis, the first bearing being situated above the upper surface of the coating material; a second roller partially immersed in the coating material, such that less than half of the roller is immersed in coating material, the second roller including a second bearing to facilitate rotation about a second axis, the second bearing being situated above the upper surface of the coating material, the second roller being disposed proximately and parallel to the first roller such that a gap is defined between the first and second rollers; a hood disposed above the rollers; and at least one nozzle disposed within the hood for blowing a heated pressurized fluid; wherein the strip material is guided through the oven, into the bath of coating material via the deflector roller, into the gap between the first and second rollers, into the hood, and past the at least one nozzle to ensure uniform coverage of the strip material by the coating material.