Patent ID: 6033477
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B05C,D21H

Abstract:
An apparatus for coating a traveling fiber material web with a coating medium, said apparatus comprising:at least one oblong working unit associated with the web and having a longitudinal direction, each said oblong working unit being at least one of translatory adjustable and rotary adjustable, said at least one oblong working unit structured and arranged for applying coating medium onto the material web;at least one actuator having an actuating direction, said at least one actuator being configured for at least one of translatory adjustment and rotatory adjustment of said at least one oblong working unit;at least one coupling system interconnecting without substantial tolerances said at least one oblong working unit and said at least one actuator; andat least one force transmission element disposed between said at least one coupling system and at least one of said at least one actuator and said at least one oblong working unit, said at least one force transmission element being elastically bendable about at least one axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction of said at least one oblong working unit, said at least one force transmission element being substantially resistant to tension and compression in said actuating direction of one said actuator.