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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1999
Coating apparatus and method utilizing a diluent and a method for producing a color filter substrate
Satoshi Kokubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Nagato Osano, Kawasaki, JP;
Junichi Sakamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A coating apparatus comprising a plurality of paint supply devices, a mouthpiece for dispensing a paint supplied from the paint supply devices, and a stage for holding a coated object. The mouthpiece comprises a plurality of outlet ports. Also, a coating method comprising relatively moving a mouthpiece and a coated object to coat the coated object with paint in which a diluent is added to the paint to form a paint/diluent mixture upon the start of the coating process. This paint/diluent mixture is used to coat the coated object upon the start of the coating process and until the process reaches a steady state. The flow of diluent is then stopped and the coating process is continued using only the paint in a steady state coating process. The flow of diluent is then started again to form a paint/diluent mixture as the coating process ends. A coating with a highly uniform thickness along the entire length of the coated object is produced by this method.