Patent Document:

referring now to the drawings and particularly to fig1 there is shown a schematic partial view of an embodiment of the inventional applicator configured for direct application . the applicator includes a backing roll 2 , with a width b w , on which runs a material web 6 to be provided with an application , that is , with a liquid or pasty coating medium 4 . material web 6 is carried by backing roll 2 during the application process . material web 6 has a width b m . pasty coating medium 4 and the area to be coated with the pasty coating medium are shown stippled in fig1 . the direction of travel of material web 6 is indicated by an arrow . configured as an open - jet nozzle and extending transversely to the direction of travel of paper web 6 , an applicator a opposes backing roll 2 . the open - jet nozzle of applicator a is formed by a dosing slot 12 bounded by two lips 8 , 10 . applicator a is followed in the travel direction of the material web 6 by a doctor element extending across the entire machine width , presently a doctor blade 14 , scraping coating medium 4 , which is applied at surplus , down to a suitable profile . applicator a includes an adjustable coating edge delimiting apparatus 16 , 18 bounding dosing slot 12 on its two side edges , thus presetting a specific coating width of application 4 on backing roll 2 and on material web 6 running on it . the coating edge delimiting apparatus includes two coating edge delimiting elements , hereafter referred to as deckle slides 16 , 18 , with each of deckle slides 16 , 18 being coordinated with a corresponding side edge of traveling material web 6 . deckle slides 16 , 18 are positioned movably within a lateral edge area of dosing slot 12 . the movable arrangement of each of deckle slides 16 , 18 is such that it allows , for adjustment of coating width b g , easy sliding in the longitudinal direction of dosing slot 12 , i . e ., transverse to the direction of travel of material web 6 . the movable arrangement of each of deckle slides 16 , 18 also allows an oscillating movement for manipulation of the coating edge . the oscillating movability of deckle slides 16 , 18 is indicated in the figure by a double arrow , the plain slidability by two separate , opposed arrows of opposite direction . each of deckle slides 16 , 18 is , via suitable means of connection , coupled to a drive system , such as an electric actuator 20 , and is movable by actuator 20 in the manner described above . actuators 20 of both deckle slides 16 , 18 are incorporated in a closed loop r and a control circuit s of a common control / regulating system 22 , allowing an operator to adjust a mean coating width b gm for a given material web width b m or a given width b w of backing roll 2 , and to preset , as needed , the exact motion of deckle slides 16 , 18 . as already indicated above , two deckle slides 16 , 18 are , in the operation of applicator a , moved in a direction toward the center of the machine by means of actuators 20 . in the present embodiment , however , deckle slides 16 , 18 perform a slow harmonic oscillation with an amplitude of about 10 mm in the longitudinal direction of applicator a . as is evident from fig1 mean coating width b gm is selected such that two uncoated edges 6 . 2 are left on material web 6 . the motion of deckle slides 16 , 18 produces a wavy edge pattern 4 . 2 ( which shows graphically the harmonic motion of deckle slides 16 , 18 ) of applied liquid or pasty coating medium 4 without any abrupt transition between a coated area and uncoated areas 6 . 2 . accordingly , the relevant local width of uncoated edge 6 . 2 , for which a mean edge width b rm similar to mean coating width b gm , is to be suitably defined , varies before coated material web 6 passes through doctor blade 14 . wavy edge pattern 4 . 2 is then , under the effect of doctor blade 14 , wiped clean to a uniform uncoated edge 6 . 4 of essentially constant width b r as coated material web 6 passes doctor blade 14 . the technical problems associated with the prior art , with respect to the pronounced local wear of doctor blade 14 , do not occur with the present invention . fig2 a - 2e are graphical illustrations of the coating edge delimiting apparatus , i . e ., of relevant deckle slides 16 , 18 of the inventional applicator . the abscissa of each diagram represents the time axis , while the ordinate represents the amplitude axis . the illustrated forms of motion or oscillation are exclusively of an exemplary nature . the invention , naturally , is not fixed to these forms of oscillation . the motions of individual deckle slides 16 , 18 , furthermore , may basically take place in phase or out of phase , indicated in fig2 a by the dashed curve . moreover , the forms of oscillation of individual deckle slides 16 , 18 may be uniform or different . visible in fig2 e is an oscillating basic motion of respective deckle slides 16 , 18 with a superimposed stepwise motion . beyond that , the diagrams are self - explanatory , making further comments superfluous . the invention is not limited to the above exemplary embodiments , which merely explain the basic idea of the invention . within the scope of protection , the applicator according to the invention may also assume configurations other than described above . specifically , the transition between the coated and uncoated edge need not be located on the material web itself , as in the exemplary embodiment , but can also exceed the edge of the material web and be located , in part or exclusively , on the backing roll . the exact form of the oscillating motion of the coating edge delimiting apparatus may assume any suitable form of oscillation . the amplitude and / or wavelength and / or frequency of the oscillation may also vary . a coating edge delimiting apparatus other than the one described above can be used , as can other suitable drive systems for the coating edge delimiting apparatus . moreover , drive systems that are separate from each other may be used to adjust the coating width by the performance of the continuous , stepwise and / or oscillation motion of the coating edge delimiting apparatus . lastly , it is , in the sense of the invention , not absolutely necessary for the coating edge delimiting apparatus to be forced by the drive system to perform an oscillating motion ; the coating edge delimiting apparatus can also be stimulated to naturally oscillate in a suitable manner . while this invention has been described as having a preferred design , the present invention can be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure . this application is therefore intended to cover any variations , uses , or adaptations of the invention using its general principles . further , this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains and which fall within the limits of the appended claims .

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