US 12,233,432 B2
Coating apparatus and coating method
Katsuyuki Naito, Bunkyo Tokyo (JP); Naomi Shida, Minato Tokyo (JP); Kohei Nara, Yokohama Kanagawa (JP); Takahiro Kokubo, Hiratsuka Kanagawa (JP); Hiroaki Hirazawa, Kawasaki Kanagawa (JP); and Yutaka Saita, Yokohama Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, (JP); and TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, (JP)
Filed by KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo (JP); and TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki (JP)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/670,843.
Application 17/670,843 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/029742, filed on Aug. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0161292 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. B05C 9/06 (2006.01); B05B 7/24 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B05C 11/04 (2006.01); B05D 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC B05C 9/06 (2013.01) [B05B 7/2491 (2013.01); B05C 5/027 (2013.01); B05C 11/04 (2013.01); B05D 1/26 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coating apparatus, comprising:
a first pipe including a first inflow port, a first outflow port, and a second outflow port;
a first pump configured to supply liquid toward the first inflow port;
a first nozzle including a first nozzle inflow port and a first nozzle discharge port, the first nozzle inflow port being connected to the first outflow port, the first nozzle discharge port being configured to discharge the liquid passing through the first pipe;
a second nozzle including a second nozzle inflow port and a second discharge port, the second nozzle inflow port being connected to the second outflow port, the second nozzle discharge port being configured to discharge the liquid passing through the first pipe;
a holder holding the first nozzle and the second nozzle,
the holder being configured to form a first state and a second state,
in the first state, a height of the first nozzle discharge port and a height of the second nozzle discharge port being not less than a height of the first pipe,
in the second state, the height of the first nozzle discharge port and the height of the second nozzle discharge port being lower than the height of the first pipe; and
a coating bar configured to face a coating member, in the second state, the first nozzle discharge port and the second nozzle discharge port are configured to supply the liquid toward the coating bar.