Patent ID: 7811639

Claim:
Apparatus for paint or lacquer coating of a quasi-endless sheet element, capable of coiling, comprising: a first coiling mount for rotatable input-end holding of a first coil of the sheet element, a coater located downstream of the first coiling mount for applying the paint or lacquer coating on the sheet element, a radiation drier located downstream of the coater for drying the coating as the sheet element passes through, the radiation drier emitting an essential effective radiation component that lies in a range of near infrared or in a UV range, a second coiling mount located downstream of the radiation drier for rotatable output-end holding of a second coil of the sheet element with the dried paint or lacquer coating, or a cutting and stacking unit for cutting and stacking the sheet element with the dried paint or lacquer coating, and a drive system for transporting the sheet element through the apparatus at a predetermined speed, the drive system consists essentially of precisely one drive assigned in terms of its effect to the first or second coiling mount, wherein essentially no further means of influencing running characteristics of the sheet element are provided.