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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Kazuo Katai, Nagano, JP;
Naomi Yoshiike, Nagano, JP;
Yutaka Shimizu, Nagano, JP;
Hideki Tanaka, Nagano, JP;
TDK Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A coating method and coating apparatus capable of providing a coated film of improved surface properties free from any streak and color shading and facilitating coating on a sheet of an increased width without causing enlargement of the apparatus and thus complicating its structure. A swirling motion imparting mechanism and an orifice are arranged at a connection between a liquid feed pipe and a coater. Swirling motion is imparted to coating liquid discharged from a pump and then a flow velocity of the coating liquid is immediately increased to a level as high as 200 cm/s or more, the liquid then being fed into a pocket of the coater within 0.1 second or less. This permits shearing to act on the coating liquid, to thereby effectively prevent a variation in viscosity of the coating liquid and flocculation thereof, so that the coated film may be improved in surface properties.