Patent ID: 6739014
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
A wiper apparatus for wiping liquid coating material on a surface of a moving strip, the wiper apparatus comprising:first and second wipers, each wiper for alternately wiping the liquid coating material on the surface of the moving strip; a wiper support coupled to the first and second wipers for moving the first and second wipers between a first orientation wherein the first wiper is adjacent the surface of the moving strip for wiping the liquid coating material on the surface of the moving strip and the second wiper is spaced from the surface of the moving strip, and a second orientation wherein the second wiper is adjacent the surface of the moving strip for wiping the liquid coating material on the surface of the moving strip and the first wiper is spaced from the surface of the moving strip; and a lift assembly arranged to move the first and second wipers between an engaged position in which the first and second wipers are in one of the first and second orientations and a disengaged position in which both of the first and second wipers are spaced from the surface of the moving strip.