Patent ID: 7814861

Claim:
A device configured to coat a printed circuit board with a fluid coating compound which is sprayed onto the board surface, the device comprising: a conveyor for the printed circuit boards; a covering element on at least one side over an edge area of the printed circuit board, wherein the portion of the covering element covering the edge area of the printed circuit board can be moved away from the printed circuit board; a sprayer arranged over or under the conveyor, the sprayer configured to spray the coating compound onto a coating area, the coating area comprising a surface of the printed circuit board and the covering element; and a wiper, configured to wipe the coating compound moved away from the printed circuit board from the covering element and supply the wiped coating compound to a holding tank, wherein the covering element comprises a belt configured to revolve transverse to the conveying direction of the printed circuit boards, and wherein in the area of the edge, the belt is configured to be guided around a guide roller covering the edge area, and wherein the belt is covered by a covering sheet in an area remote from the coating area, and adjacent to the coating area a cut-out is provided in the covering sheet.