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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Atsushi Ooshima, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoru Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuhito Naruse, Shizuoka, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A peripheral surface of a coating rod has an area where grooves (convex portions) are formed. This area is ground by a grinding apparatus by which a maximum height Ry of the rod surface is adjusted to 15 μm or less. Further, a ratio of D/W is adjusted to 0.01 or more, wherein D is a total distance of the convex portions of the rod actually abutting on a web in an axial direction of the rod, and W is a coating width of the web. Furthermore, straightness of the rod is adjusted to 30 μm or less per 1 m, and roundness of the rod is adjusted to 10 μm or less. Micro-projections are removed by grinding so that scratches of a coating surface are prevented from occurring. Coating unevenness is prevented by improving the straightness and the roundness.