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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mikio Tomaru, Odawara, JP;
Norio Shibata, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 3/02 ;
Abstract
A coating apparatus ( ) has a coating head having a front edge surface ( ) and a doctor edge surface ( ). The coating head of the coating apparatus ( ) is pressed onto a flexible support ( ) laid and running between pass rollers ( ) so that the support ( ) can be coated with coating composition. The doctor edge surface ( ) of the coating apparatus ( ) is formed so that the variation rate, in the support width direction, of blade thickness in the support running direction of the doctor edge surface ( ) does not exceed 5%.