Patent ID: 7647882

Claim:
A strip coating device, comprising: at least one application head for applying coating substances to a strip passing through the coating device, the application head comprising: at least one application roller that applies the coating substance to the strip; at least one supporting roller disposed on a side of the strip opposite the application head; and at least one tensioning roller assigned to the supporting roller, said tensioning roller being located on a side of the strip that lies opposite the application head; wherein the application head works on the strip either in a first functional position, where the strip is supported by the supporting roller, or, in a second functional position, in a free strip region away from the supporting roller, wherein in the first functional position, the application roller is directly in a region of the supporting roller, and in the second functional position, the application roller is between the supporting roller and tensioning roller, wherein the supporting roller and the tensioning roller are mounted to rotate in a rotary frame that is rotatably mounted within a common roller frame, and wherein a position of the supporting roller or the tensioning roller within the roller frame is adjustable, for a switch between the first functional position and the second functional position.