Patent ID: 8163334

Claim:
An electrode mixture paste application method for applying an electrode mixture paste containing different types of powders including a hydrogen-absorption alloy powder on a core material made of porous metal thin plate while traveling the core material, the method comprising: a first step of unwinding the core material wound in a coil shape; a second step of applying the electrode mixture paste to both sides of the core material; a third step of adjusting an application amount of the electrode mixture paste; a fourth step of drying a paste-coated sheet with the electrode mixture paste applied to the both sides thereof; and a fifth step of winding the paste-coated sheet in a coil shape, wherein, in the second step, the electrode mixture paste is circulated and supplied by circulation means, and wherein the circulation means has a storage function and a stirring function a rotation speed of which is 0.2 to 3.0 m/min as a peripheral speed.