Patent ID: 6126751
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B05B,B05C,D21H

Abstract:
An application unit for directly or indirectly applying a liquid or pasty medium to a continuous material web comprising:two gap limiting walls spaced apart from one another, each formed on associated lip members and which between them define a metering gap for the liquid or pasty medium, anda gap-width adjustment device mated with at least one said lip member,wherein there is provided on at least one gap limiting wall an elastic adjustable wall member that can be expanded into said metering gap relative to said gap limiting wall, said wall member extending across the length of said metering gap and being actuatable by said gap-width adjustment device, said at least one gap limiting wall including a groove structure therein opening in a direction substantially parallel to said metering gap, said elastic adjustable wall member having at least two portions thereof fitted in opposing portions of said groove structure and attached to said at least one said gap limiting wall.