Cleaning device for a slit nozzle and coating apparatus

摘要

The device has a cleaning pad (3) wiping a tip end (2c) of a slit nozzle (2). A traverse device (5) moves the pad in a width direction of a coating web (1) in a reciprocal manner. The traverse device places the pad in a preset sheltering position in the width direction, when a cleaning operation is not activated. The pad is kept away from flow of a coating liquid (13) from a spout toward the coating web. Independent claims are also included for the following: (a) a coating apparatus comprising a cleaning device (b) a method of cleaning a slit nozzle for use in a coating apparatus.