Double-Sided Coating Support Structure for Stable Foil Transport

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing coating apparatuses face issues with foil stability during transportation after double-sided coating, leading to reduced coating quality due to shaking, which is not addressed by existing technologies like JP 6742856B2.

Innovation Solution

A double-sided coating apparatus with a supporting assembly comprising a supporting wire wound bar and adjusting mechanisms to stabilize the foil during transportation, ensuring it does not shake, using rollers and air-floating plates to maintain stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the foil is transported after double-sided coating while the slurry is still liquid, then the coating process can be completed efficiently, but the foil shakes and coating quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoating efficiencyVSAvoidfoil stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a supporting wire wound bar as an intermediary element between the coating die and the foil. This supporting structure provides immediate support to the foil after coating, preventing shaking during transportation while maintaining the efficiency of the coating process. The supporting wire wound bar acts as a mediator that stabilizes the foil without interfering with the coating application.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If a supporting structure is added to prevent foil shaking, then coating quality improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoating qualityVSAvoidapparatus structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a supporting wire wound bar, which is a flexible thin-wire structure, to provide support to the foil. This flexible supporting structure effectively prevents foil shaking and improves coating quality without introducing bulky or complex mechanical components. The thin-wire design minimizes the increase in device complexity while achieving the desired stabilization effect.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentEP4438188B1Double-sided coating apparatus
Publication Date: 2026.03.18 KATOP AUTOMATION CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided herein is a double-sided coating apparatus, which comprises a coating frame (1), wherein a plurality of rollers (11), a first coating mechanism and a second coating mechanism are sequentially arranged on the coating frame (1), the first coating mechanism comprises a first coating die (21) and a first coating support roller (14), a gap exists between the first coating die (21) and the first coating support roller (14) for a foil to pass through, the second coating mechanism comprises a second coating die (22) and a support assembly, the supporting assembly and the second coating die (22) are sequentially arranged along the running direction of the foil. The apparatus can provide stable support for the coated foil, so as to prevent the coating from shaking during transportation, ensuring the quality of the coating.