Strip coating device

Abstract

A strip coating device for coating of strips, particularly metal strips, has at least one application head for applying coating substances to the strip. The application head has at least one application roller that applies the coating substance to the strip, and having at least one supporting roller disposed on the side of the strip opposite the application head. The application head works on the strip either in a first functional position where the strip is supported by the supporting roller, or, in a second functional position outside of the supporting region of the supporting roller.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed as an illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the invention.

In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 shows a strip coating system having several strip coating devices according to the invention, in a schematic view;

FIG. 2 a shows an embodiment of a strip coating device according to the invention, in a first functional position;

FIG. 2 a shows the strip coating device according to FIG. 2a in a second functional position;

FIG. 3 shows the strip coating device according to FIG. 2b in a frontal view (without strip and without application head);

FIG. 4 shows the object according to FIG. 3 in a side view, from the direction of the arrow A, in the first functional position;

FIG. 5 shows the object according to FIG. 3 in a perspective view, from the direction of the arrow A;

FIG. 6 shows the object according to FIG. 3 in a perspective view, from the direction of the arrow B;

FIG. 7 a shows a modified embodiment of a strip coating device according to the invention, in a first functional position;

FIG. 7 b shows the strip coating device according to FIG. 7a in a second functional position; and

FIG. 8 shows the strip coating device according to FIG. 7a in a frontal view (without strip and without application head).

Claims

1. A strip coating device, comprising: at least one application head for applying coating substances to a strip passing through the coating device, the application head comprising: at least one application roller that applies the coating substance to the strip; andat least one supporting roller disposed on a side of the strip opposite the application head;wherein the application head works on the strip either in a first functional position, where the strip is supported by the supporting roller, or, in a second functional position, in a free strip region away from the supporting roller.

2. A device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one tensioning roller assigned to the supporting roller, said tensioning roller being located on a side of the strip that lies opposite the application head, wherein the first functional position is directly in a region of the supporting roller and the second functional position is between the supporting roller and tensioning roller.

3. A device according to claim 2, wherein a distance (a) between a surface of the application roller and a surface of the supporting roller approximately corresponds to a thickness of the strip to be coated in the first functional position, and wherein a distance between the surface of the application roller and the surface of the supporting roller or the surface of the tensioning roller is greater, by a predetermined dimension, than the thickness of the strip to be coated in the second functional position.

4. A device according to claim 3, wherein the distance between the surface of the application roller and the surface of the supporting roller and/or the surface of the tensioning roller in the second functional position is less than 20 mm.

5. A device according to claim 2, wherein a looping angle of the strip around the application roller is less than 40° in the second functional position.

6. A device according to claim 2, wherein the supporting roller and the tensioning roller are disposed in or on a common roller frame, and wherein a position of the supporting roller or the tensioning roller within the roller frame is adjustable, for a switch from one functional position into the other functional position.

7. A device according to claim 6, wherein the tensioning roller and the supporting roller are mounted to rotate in a rotary frame that is mounted to rotate within the roller frame.

8. A device according to claim 7, wherein the rotary frame has at least two rotary arms that connect the supporting roller and the tensioning roller with one another on their faces.

9. A device according to claim 8, wherein ends of the supporting roller and the tensioning roller are mounted on the rotary arms, and wherein the rotary frame can be rotated about a rotation axis disposed between the rotation axes of the rollers.

10. A device according to claim 7, further comprising one or more rotary drives connected with the rotary frame.

11. A device according to claim 9, wherein the rotary drives are configured as linear drives which are connected with the rotary arms directly or by way of at least one transfer lever.

12. A device according to claim 10, wherein the transfer lever is configured as a crank or turntable.

13. A device according to claim 6, wherein at least the tensioning roller is mounted to rotate on a pivot frame, and the pivot frame is mounted to pivot on the roller frame, and wherein the tensioning roller can be pivoted with the pivot frame for switching from one functional position into the other functional position.

14. A device according to claim 13, wherein the pivot frame has at least two pivot arms, which can be pivoted with the tensioning roller to switch the functional position, and wherein the tensioning roller is mounted on these pivot arms.

15. A device according to claim 13, further comprising one or more pivot drives connected with the pivot frame.

16. A device according to claim 15, wherein the pivot drives are configured as linear drives.

17. A device according to claim 14, wherein the supporting roller is displaceable within the roller frame.