摘要 |
<p>A die coating method and apparatus includes a die (100, 150, 220) having an upstream bar (104, 154, 226) with an upstream lip, a central bar, a downstream bar (108, 158, 232) with a downstream lip, and a vacuum bar (110, 160, 224). The upstream lip is formed as a land and the first manifold bar is formed as a sharp edge. The shape of the land conforms to the shape of the surface being coated. Changing at least one of the slot heights H, the overbites O, and the convergence C can improve coating performance. The die can have a slide surface (236, 244) and the coating fluid can exit the die from a passageway and slides along the slide surface to form a continuous coating bead between the manifold bar sharp edge, the upstream die lip, and the surface being coated. The die can include several passageways for coating multiple layers.</p> |