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US3916077A US40940373A US3916077A US 3916077 A US3916077 A US 3916077A US 40940373 A US40940373 A US 40940373A US 3916077 A US3916077 A US 3916077A
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D21H25/08Rearranging applied substances, e.g. metering, smoothing; Removing excess material
    • D21H25/16Rearranging applied substances, e.g. metering, smoothing; Removing excess material with a blast of vapour or gas, e.g. air knife
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D21H5/0047Processes or apparatus specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to finished paper or board, e.g. impregnating, coating by spraying or projecting
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21HPULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the web is conveyed and supported on a rotating roll, Liquid coating material is applied by atomizing the material with air to create a mist adjacent to and contiguous with the supported web.
  • a thin line of pressurized air from the discharge orifice of an air knife is directed toward the web on an angle against the direction of web travel and into a confined space away from the orifice to create a turbulent zone adjacent the web.
  • Liquid coating material is metered under pressure into the turbulent zone through a slot of a chamber.
  • the coating on the web is leveled by the same air stream in a second zone closely adjacent the air orifice.
  • This invention relates to a method for coating webs and more particularly to a method for applying a thin coat of a coating composition to a moving flexible web composed of paper or the like.
  • the coating device of the present invention comprises a low. pressure liquid applicator in-cooperation with a high velocity air knife, both located closely adjacent one another and directed against the web along the width thereof.
  • the air knife orifice is directed on an angle against the direction of web travel in such a manner as to cause a thin stream. of airito converge-and impinge the web along a distinct zone immediately adjacent the orifice.
  • the air is deflected and becomes divergent and increasingly turbulent toward the area of application after the first incidence of impingement and is confined adjacent the web by a spacer between the air knife and the outlet of the applicator.
  • the liquid coating composition is introduced-from a slot in the applicator toward the web and into the turbulent air from the air knife, such that the'composition is at least partially atomized.
  • a mist of coatingmaterial is thus deposited on the web, in contradistinction to direct liquid application of many prior art methods.
  • the. coated web passes through the zone of convergence of the air knife whereby the wet coating on theweb is leveled or skimmed.
  • the primary advantages are two in number, namely the ability to deposit thin or light weight coatings and-the ability to generate a relatively coarse or rough surface end a conventional coater may be placed in series with the present apparatus for the purpose of applying coating of high solids content, followed by a thin finish overcoat from the presently described apparatus.
  • Another application may be in the manufacture of electrostatic papers where a relatively rough top coat on the sheet is desirable to give the sheet good tooth that is receptive to writing instruments.
  • FIGURE illustrated in the drawing is a vertical sectional view of the novel web coating apparatus, said apparatus being shown in connection with a web support upon a-roll.
  • the web coating apparatus shown generally at 10, is supported in a position to operate in conjunction with a web 12 of paper or the like partially wrapped around and carried upon a backing roll 14.
  • the backing roll 14 rotates about its axis in the direction indicated by the arrow to continuously move the web 12 in the same direction past the coating apparatus and to enable application of a coating to the web in a continuous fashion.
  • the coating device is shown in isolation with the backing roll, but it will be understood that the device may be incorporated directly in the line of a web forming machine, such as a paper machine, or may be employed in a separate coating and finishing line. Also, it will be understood that related conventional equipment, such as driers and calendering rolls, have been omitted from the present description as being unessential for a full and complete understanding of the present invention.
  • the coating device generallycomprises an air impingement component or air knife 16 which cooperates with a liquid metering component 18 located ahead of the air impingement component in terms of direction of web travel.
  • the components 16 and 18 are pivotally mounted as an assembly and-are separated by a spacer 20.
  • the assembly is substantially enclosed at its sides by parallel side walls, such as 22 which also encompass the sides of the backing roll in the vicinity of application.
  • the air outlet orifice 24 of the air knife 16 is directed inward toward the supported web and toward the outlet orifi'ce 26 of the metering component 18, and there is a substantially enclosed space between said orifices defined by the spacer 20, side walls 22 and web 12, into which air from the air knife is channeled and becomes turbulent.
  • the turbulent air then impinges on liquid issuing from the orifice 26 of the metering component 18 and causes atomization of the coating liquid in an area adjacent the moving web ahead of said orifice.
  • the air knife 16 also serves the second function of skimming the wet coating on the web in a vicinity immediately ad- (on a fine scale) when formulations containing substantial amounts of pigment are applied. For example, the
  • the air impingement component or air knife 16 may be adjustably supported and more particularly comprises a partial cylindrical member 28 defining a pienum chamber to which is connected at source of pressurized pneumatic fluid (not shown), such as an air pressure tank supplied by a pump.
  • a pair of elongated converging lips 30 and 32 extend radially from the open side of the cylindrical member 28 to define the narrow outlet orifice 24 that extends across substantially the entire width of the web 12 along a zone perpindicular to the sides of said web.
  • One of the lips 32 may include a separate and replaceable end section 34, which may comprise a flat outer surface 36 and a convexly curved interior surface 37, terminating in a sharp edge and partially defining the air flow characteristics from the outlet orifice 24.
  • the other lip 30 comprises a flat interior surface 38, with the outer surface having a tapered portion 42 defining a sharp edge.
  • the lips 30 and 32 are narrowly spaced from one another at the outlet 24 and are closely spaced from the supported web 12 to cause a thin jet of air to be directed toward the web surface.
  • the distance between the lips 30 and 38 at the outlet 24 is in the order of about to thousandths of an inch.
  • the angle 41 of the air knife downward from horizontal toward the web is preferably maintained from about 45 to 53, and optimum results are achieved at about 47.
  • the distance between the air orifice 24 and the web, indicated at 43 is important in defining proper air flow characteristics and should be maintained between about oneeighth to one sixty-fourth inches. In this manner, the air issuing from the orifice 24 will initially be convergent and will impinge the web 12 along a sharp line to achieve a flexible skimming effect.
  • the external surface 36 of the lip section 34 is connected to a flat surface of the spacer 20, which may generally comprise a rectangular bar extending across the width of the web.
  • the spacer 20 is adjustable relative to the air knife in a direction toward and away from the web, and the surface thereof facing the web and spaced therefrom may have a groove 45 therein.
  • the groove 45 is preferably most sharply recessed immediately below the air outlet 24 to define an edge 44 even with the edge of the lip section 34.
  • the part of the groove 42 adjacent the liquid orifice 26 is more gradually curved to form a relatively thick edge 46, which projects slightly beyond the other edge 44.
  • the confined space between the groove 45 and the support web 12 forms a channel of fluid communication between the air orifice 24 and the liquid orifice 26 wherein the air stream, after its initial impingement upon the web, may become divergent or turbulent before encountering the coating liquid.
  • a thin, open end slot 48 between the lip section 38 and the spacer 20 facing the web will minimize this undesirable result.
  • the slot 48 is preferably in the order of about from one thirty-second to one-half inches in thickness and apparently causes minor air turbulence in a vicinity immediately below the air orifice 24, thereby minimizing spattering of liquid against the lip surfaces.
  • the liquid metering component 18 is connected to the side of the spacer 20 opposite to that of the air knife 16 and comprises a flanged L-shaped channel 50 secured from the spacer and carrying a corresponding reverse L-shaped blade support 52.
  • the channel 50 and the support 52 together define a fluid tight chamber 53 for containing a liquid coating composition, such as an aqueous mixture of a powdered mineral material and an adhesive, which may comprise, for example, clay and starch.
  • An inlet 54 to the chamber 53 may be provided in the channel 50 through which the desired coating mixture may be delivered under pressure from a pump (not shown).
  • a wide range of solids may be incorporated into the coating material, such as between about 5 percent (or lower) to 37 percent, and at viscosities ranging from at least 10 to 264 centipoises at 20 rpm Brookfield.
  • a blade 56 having a tapered end is mounted on the support 52 and extends across the width of the web 12 in a plane substantially parallel to a plane tangential to the backing roll 14.
  • the tapered end of the blade 56 is preferably located in a position level with or behind the edge 46 of the spacer 20 at a distance of up to about three-sixteenths of an inch, said distance being indicated at 58.
  • the offset spacing indicated at 58 is preferably adjusted to about one-eighth of an inch.
  • the blade 56 is also adjustably spaced from the spacer 20 to define the liquid orifice 26, said orifice being separated from the web by from three-sixteenths to three-eighths of an inch.
  • the metering component operates by means of maintaining positive pressure upon the liquid coating mixture within the chamber whereby liquid is forced out of the orifice 26 toward the facing surface of the web 12.
  • the pressure within the chamber is maintained at a constant level within the range of about 0.1 to 3 pounds per square inch.
  • the liquid coating mixture is therefore injected into the turbulent atmosphere created by the air knife 16, which causes the coating to atomize and be deposited upon the web.
  • a barrier 60 comprising a knife with a tapered edge extending closely adjacent the width of the web is spaced from and substantially parallel to the blade 56, and is located ahead of the metering component 18 in terms of web travel.
  • the barrier 60 is also encompassed by the side walls 22 and prevents escape of atomized coating material, part of which is deposited on the web between the blade 56 and the barrier 60.
  • a collecting chamber or separator pan and pump (not shown) may be located beneath the enclosed space between the blade 56 and the barrier 60, in order to return unused coating material to the chamber 53.
  • the coating apparatus is preferably supported in the position shown in the drawing, that is, the air knife is slanted downward about 47 from horizontal, with its orifice located below a horizontal plane passing through the axis of the backing roll 14. lt will be obvious, however, in view of the atomization concept by which the apparatus operates, that the apparatus may be located in other axial positions with respect to the backing roll 14.
  • the air knife 16 is pressurized to create a non-turbulent zone of air impingement immediately adjacent the orifice 24 thereof and substantially turbulent zone adjacent the liquid orifice 26. Thereafter, a stream of liquid coating material is injected I through the orifice 26 into the turbulent air and not directly onto the web 12. In this manner, the liquid is initially atomized to create a turbulent and homogeneous mist contiguous with the moving web, whereby a film of substantially uniform and constant thickness is deposited on the web between the orifice 26 and the barrier 60. The thus coated web is then immediately passed through the non-turbulent zone of the air knife 16, which serves to level or skim the coating without scraping coating material off of prominent surface fibers in the web. The web is then dried in a conventional drier and may then be subjected to a calendering operation.
  • the apparatus herein described is extremely versatile in terms of adjustability and may apply coat weights ranging from 0.5 to 5 pounds per ream and at web speeds in excess of 1500 feet per minute.
  • the coat weight may be varied by changing the pressure in the air impingement component 16 or in the liquid chamber 53, by changing either or both of the orifice gaps 24 and 26, by adjusting the air knife angle 41, by increasing or decreasing the distance between the apparatus and the roll 14, or by varying the coating solids, or by combinations of any of the above.
  • Another important feature of the present invention is that no parts of the coating apparatus contact the web.
  • the coating is applied by deposition of a mist of the liquid material onto the moving web, and the coating is immediately leveled or skimmed by an air knife which is also spaced from the web.
  • the cooperation between the air impingement component and the metering component is particularly advantageous in that the air component serves the two-fold purpose of atomizing the coating material and skimming the coated web.
  • the close proximity of the air knife to the metering device allows less time for moisture in the coating to migrate into the web and also allows for convenient recirculation of the unused coating liquid.
  • the apparatus may be used to apply low coat weights onto a dilutant wet coated surface without unduly disrupting the previous coat, and without substantial increase in the drying load.
  • the previous coat may be applied by a conventional blade coater, to be immediately followed by a lighter coat from the apparatus of the present invention, in order to cover prominent surface fibers, or to utilize a relatively expensive but highly advantageous coating material.
  • Method for applying liquid coating material to a moving web comprising the steps of directing a single stream of high velocity air across said web in a first distinct zone on an angle against the direction of web travel, channeling said stream of air from said first zone to a second distinct zone preceding said first zone and adjacent said web wherein said stream of air becomes substantially turbulent, depositing atomized coating material on said web in the vicinity of said second zone by injecting a stream of liquid coating material into said second zone adjacent said web, and the immediately leveling the coating on said web by said stream of air in said first zone.
  • Method for applying liquid coating material to a moving web comprising the steps of supporting the moving web on a rotating roll, directing a single stream of air against the supported web, applying a mist of coating material across said web with said single stream of air, and then immediately skimming the coated surface of said web with said single stream of air.

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In a coating method, the web is conveyed and supported on a rotating roll. Liquid coating material is applied by atomizing the material with air to create a mist adjacent to and contiguous with the supported web. A thin line of pressurized air from the discharge orifice of an air knife is directed toward the web on an angle against the direction of web travel and into a confined space away from the orifice to create a turbulent zone adjacent the web. Liquid coating material is metered under pressure into the turbulent zone through a slot of a chamber. The coating on the web is leveled by the same air stream in a second zone closely adjacent the air orifice.

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United States Patent [1 1 Damrau Oct. 28, 1975 [54] WEB COATING METHOD [75] Inventor: Wayne A. Damrau, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
[22] Filed: Oct. 25, 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 409,403
Related US. Application Data [62] Division of Ser. No. 220,895, Jan. 26, 1972, Pat, No.
[52] US. Cl. 428/537; 427/248; 427/345; 427/348; 427/424 [51] Int. Cl. B44D 1/44; B05C 1l/10; C23C 1l/00;BO5B 13/02 [58] Field of Search 117/64 R, 102 R, 105.3,
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,135,406 1l/l938 MacDonald 117/102 X 2,332,385 10/1943 Lauring 91/30 2,995,469 8/1961 Le Claire 117/34 3,229,447 l/1966 Kosta ll7/102 X 3,297,472 l/l967 Gilman et al. l17/65.2 X 3,341,351 9/1967 Brewer 117/64 R 3,635,192 l/l972 Herzhoff et a1 118/63 3,678,890 7/1972 Ehrensing et al. 118/63 Primary Examiner-Michael R. Lusignan Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Gary, Juettner, Pigott & Cullinan 57 ABSTRACT In a coating method, the web is conveyed and supported on a rotating roll, Liquid coating material is applied by atomizing the material with air to create a mist adjacent to and contiguous with the supported web. A thin line of pressurized air from the discharge orifice of an air knife is directed toward the web on an angle against the direction of web travel and into a confined space away from the orifice to create a turbulent zone adjacent the web. Liquid coating material is metered under pressure into the turbulent zone through a slot of a chamber. The coating on the web is leveled by the same air stream in a second zone closely adjacent the air orifice.
7 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure US. Patent Oct. 28, 1975 1. WEB COATING METHOD CROSS REFERENCE This is a divisional application of my copending application, Ser. No. 220,895, filed Jan. 26, 1972, now US. Pat. No. 3,799,l l l, issued Mar. 26, I974..
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method for coating webs and more particularly to a method for applying a thin coat of a coating composition to a moving flexible web composed of paper or the like.
It has been customary heretofore to utilize so-called dip or applicator roll devices with or without air or mechanical doctor blades to apply and spread a liquid composition onto one or both of the surfaces of a moving strip material or web. Coating compositions have also been applied to a moving web by pumping the composition through a slot in a hopper and onto the web surface. These methods have been satisfactory to the extent that uniform and usable coatings have been achieved at normal coat weights. At lower coat weights, such as thosein the order of about 0.5 to 1 pound of solids per ream, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain uniformity by these methods, and many proposals to apply uniform low weight coatings have been made. A particular difficulty in applying light weight coatings with blade coaters is the possibility of exposingprominent surface fibers. Attempts at applying coatings by spraying have been generally unsuccessful because; of the necessity of overlapping the spray patterns, resulting in an uneven coating.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The coating device of the present invention comprises a low. pressure liquid applicator in-cooperation with a high velocity air knife, both located closely adjacent one another and directed against the web along the width thereof. The air knife orifice is directed on an angle against the direction of web travel in such a manner as to cause a thin stream. of airito converge-and impinge the web along a distinct zone immediately adjacent the orifice. The air is deflected and becomes divergent and increasingly turbulent toward the area of application after the first incidence of impingement and is confined adjacent the web by a spacer between the air knife and the outlet of the applicator. The liquid coating composition is introduced-from a slot in the applicator toward the web and into the turbulent air from the air knife, such that the'composition is at least partially atomized. A mist of coatingmaterial is thus deposited on the web, in contradistinction to direct liquid application of many prior art methods. After deposition of the coating mist, the. coated web passes through the zone of convergence of the air knife whereby the wet coating on theweb is leveled or skimmed.
While the method of the present invention is useful in applying a wide range of coating weights to a web,
the primary advantages are two in number, namely the ability to deposit thin or light weight coatings and-the ability to generate a relatively coarse or rough surface end a conventional coater may be placed in series with the present apparatus for the purpose of applying coating of high solids content, followed by a thin finish overcoat from the presently described apparatus.
Another application may be in the manufacture of electrostatic papers where a relatively rough top coat on the sheet is desirable to give the sheet good tooth that is receptive to writing instruments.
Other advantages and objects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in connection with the appended claims and accompanying drawing.
' BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The FIGURE illustrated in the drawing is a vertical sectional view of the novel web coating apparatus, said apparatus being shown in connection with a web support upon a-roll.
I DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the preferred embodiment, the web coating apparatus, shown generally at 10, is supported in a position to operate in conjunction with a web 12 of paper or the like partially wrapped around and carried upon a backing roll 14. The backing roll 14 rotates about its axis in the direction indicated by the arrow to continuously move the web 12 in the same direction past the coating apparatus and to enable application of a coating to the web in a continuous fashion. The coating device is shown in isolation with the backing roll, but it will be understood that the device may be incorporated directly in the line of a web forming machine, such as a paper machine, or may be employed in a separate coating and finishing line. Also, it will be understood that related conventional equipment, such as driers and calendering rolls, have been omitted from the present description as being unessential for a full and complete understanding of the present invention.
The coating device generallycomprises an air impingement component or air knife 16 which cooperates with a liquid metering component 18 located ahead of the air impingement component in terms of direction of web travel. The components 16 and 18 are pivotally mounted as an assembly and-are separated by a spacer 20. The assembly is substantially enclosed at its sides by parallel side walls, such as 22 which also encompass the sides of the backing roll in the vicinity of application. The air outlet orifice 24 of the air knife 16 is directed inward toward the supported web and toward the outlet orifi'ce 26 of the metering component 18, and there is a substantially enclosed space between said orifices defined by the spacer 20, side walls 22 and web 12, into which air from the air knife is channeled and becomes turbulent. The turbulent air then impinges on liquid issuing from the orifice 26 of the metering component 18 and causes atomization of the coating liquid in an area adjacent the moving web ahead of said orifice. The air knife 16 also serves the second function of skimming the wet coating on the web in a vicinity immediately ad- (on a fine scale) when formulations containing substantial amounts of pigment are applied. For example, the
method may be employed in the application ofthin jacent to its outlet orifice 24.
The air impingement component or air knife 16 may be adjustably supported and more particularly comprises a partial cylindrical member 28 defining a pienum chamber to which is connected at source of pressurized pneumatic fluid (not shown), such as an air pressure tank supplied by a pump. A pair of elongated converging lips 30 and 32 extend radially from the open side of the cylindrical member 28 to define the narrow outlet orifice 24 that extends across substantially the entire width of the web 12 along a zone perpindicular to the sides of said web. One of the lips 32 may include a separate and replaceable end section 34, which may comprise a flat outer surface 36 and a convexly curved interior surface 37, terminating in a sharp edge and partially defining the air flow characteristics from the outlet orifice 24. The other lip 30 comprises a flat interior surface 38, with the outer surface having a tapered portion 42 defining a sharp edge.
The lips 30 and 32 are narrowly spaced from one another at the outlet 24 and are closely spaced from the supported web 12 to cause a thin jet of air to be directed toward the web surface. In order to define optimum air flow characteristics, the distance between the lips 30 and 38 at the outlet 24 is in the order of about to thousandths of an inch. The angle 41 of the air knife downward from horizontal toward the web is preferably maintained from about 45 to 53, and optimum results are achieved at about 47. Also, the distance between the air orifice 24 and the web, indicated at 43, is important in defining proper air flow characteristics and should be maintained between about oneeighth to one sixty-fourth inches. In this manner, the air issuing from the orifice 24 will initially be convergent and will impinge the web 12 along a sharp line to achieve a flexible skimming effect.
The external surface 36 of the lip section 34 is connected to a flat surface of the spacer 20, which may generally comprise a rectangular bar extending across the width of the web. Preferably, the spacer 20 is adjustable relative to the air knife in a direction toward and away from the web, and the surface thereof facing the web and spaced therefrom may have a groove 45 therein. The groove 45 is preferably most sharply recessed immediately below the air outlet 24 to define an edge 44 even with the edge of the lip section 34. The part of the groove 42 adjacent the liquid orifice 26 is more gradually curved to form a relatively thick edge 46, which projects slightly beyond the other edge 44.
The confined space between the groove 45 and the support web 12 forms a channel of fluid communication between the air orifice 24 and the liquid orifice 26 wherein the air stream, after its initial impingement upon the web, may become divergent or turbulent before encountering the coating liquid. In order to prevent excessive accumulation of the coating material on the lips 30 and 32 of the air knife 16, it has been found that a thin, open end slot 48 between the lip section 38 and the spacer 20 facing the web will minimize this undesirable result. The slot 48 is preferably in the order of about from one thirty-second to one-half inches in thickness and apparently causes minor air turbulence in a vicinity immediately below the air orifice 24, thereby minimizing spattering of liquid against the lip surfaces.
The liquid metering component 18 is connected to the side of the spacer 20 opposite to that of the air knife 16 and comprises a flanged L-shaped channel 50 secured from the spacer and carrying a corresponding reverse L-shaped blade support 52. The channel 50 and the support 52 together define a fluid tight chamber 53 for containing a liquid coating composition, such as an aqueous mixture of a powdered mineral material and an adhesive, which may comprise, for example, clay and starch. An inlet 54 to the chamber 53 may be provided in the channel 50 through which the desired coating mixture may be delivered under pressure from a pump (not shown). A wide range of solids may be incorporated into the coating material, such as between about 5 percent (or lower) to 37 percent, and at viscosities ranging from at least 10 to 264 centipoises at 20 rpm Brookfield.
A blade 56 having a tapered end is mounted on the support 52 and extends across the width of the web 12 in a plane substantially parallel to a plane tangential to the backing roll 14. The tapered end of the blade 56 is preferably located in a position level with or behind the edge 46 of the spacer 20 at a distance of up to about three-sixteenths of an inch, said distance being indicated at 58. To achieve optimum results, the offset spacing indicated at 58 is preferably adjusted to about one-eighth of an inch. The blade 56 is also adjustably spaced from the spacer 20 to define the liquid orifice 26, said orifice being separated from the web by from three-sixteenths to three-eighths of an inch.
The metering component operates by means of maintaining positive pressure upon the liquid coating mixture within the chamber whereby liquid is forced out of the orifice 26 toward the facing surface of the web 12. In order to assure a uniform coating, the pressure within the chamber is maintained at a constant level within the range of about 0.1 to 3 pounds per square inch. The liquid coating mixture is therefore injected into the turbulent atmosphere created by the air knife 16, which causes the coating to atomize and be deposited upon the web.
in the operation of the present apparatus, an excess of coating liquid is introduced through the orifice 26 and means are provided to collect and recirculate unused material back into the chamber 53. A barrier 60 comprising a knife with a tapered edge extending closely adjacent the width of the web is spaced from and substantially parallel to the blade 56, and is located ahead of the metering component 18 in terms of web travel. The barrier 60 is also encompassed by the side walls 22 and prevents escape of atomized coating material, part of which is deposited on the web between the blade 56 and the barrier 60. A collecting chamber or separator pan and pump (not shown) may be located beneath the enclosed space between the blade 56 and the barrier 60, in order to return unused coating material to the chamber 53.
The operation of the coating apparatus and the method of the present invention will now be apparent. The coating apparatus is preferably supported in the position shown in the drawing, that is, the air knife is slanted downward about 47 from horizontal, with its orifice located below a horizontal plane passing through the axis of the backing roll 14. lt will be obvious, however, in view of the atomization concept by which the apparatus operates, that the apparatus may be located in other axial positions with respect to the backing roll 14.
In the operation, the air knife 16 is pressurized to create a non-turbulent zone of air impingement immediately adjacent the orifice 24 thereof and substantially turbulent zone adjacent the liquid orifice 26. Thereafter, a stream of liquid coating material is injected I through the orifice 26 into the turbulent air and not directly onto the web 12. In this manner, the liquid is initially atomized to create a turbulent and homogeneous mist contiguous with the moving web, whereby a film of substantially uniform and constant thickness is deposited on the web between the orifice 26 and the barrier 60. The thus coated web is then immediately passed through the non-turbulent zone of the air knife 16, which serves to level or skim the coating without scraping coating material off of prominent surface fibers in the web. The web is then dried in a conventional drier and may then be subjected to a calendering operation.
The apparatus herein described is extremely versatile in terms of adjustability and may apply coat weights ranging from 0.5 to 5 pounds per ream and at web speeds in excess of 1500 feet per minute. The coat weight may be varied by changing the pressure in the air impingement component 16 or in the liquid chamber 53, by changing either or both of the orifice gaps 24 and 26, by adjusting the air knife angle 41, by increasing or decreasing the distance between the apparatus and the roll 14, or by varying the coating solids, or by combinations of any of the above.
Another important feature of the present invention is that no parts of the coating apparatus contact the web. The coating is applied by deposition of a mist of the liquid material onto the moving web, and the coating is immediately leveled or skimmed by an air knife which is also spaced from the web. The cooperation between the air impingement component and the metering component is particularly advantageous in that the air component serves the two-fold purpose of atomizing the coating material and skimming the coated web. Also, the close proximity of the air knife to the metering device allows less time for moisture in the coating to migrate into the web and also allows for convenient recirculation of the unused coating liquid.
Other important advantages of the presently described coating device are the ability to apply coatings of low solids content and to cover prominent surface fibers in the web. Since the apparatus does not contact the web, it may be used to apply low coat weights onto a dilutant wet coated surface without unduly disrupting the previous coat, and without substantial increase in the drying load. For example, the previous coat may be applied by a conventional blade coater, to be immediately followed by a lighter coat from the apparatus of the present invention, in order to cover prominent surface fibers, or to utilize a relatively expensive but highly advantageous coating material.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed 1. Method for applying liquid coating material to a moving web comprising the steps of directing a single stream of high velocity air across said web in a first distinct zone on an angle against the direction of web travel, channeling said stream of air from said first zone to a second distinct zone preceding said first zone and adjacent said web wherein said stream of air becomes substantially turbulent, depositing atomized coating material on said web in the vicinity of said second zone by injecting a stream of liquid coating material into said second zone adjacent said web, and the immediately leveling the coating on said web by said stream of air in said first zone.
2. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of applying a first coating of liquid material to said web .prior to the step of depositing atomized coating material thereon without drying the web between coats.
3. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of drying the web after it has passed through said first zone.
4. The method of claim 2 comprising the further step of drying the web after it has passed through the first zone, and then calendering the web.
5. The product made by the process of claim 4.
6. The product made by the process of claim 3.
7. Method for applying liquid coating material to a moving web comprising the steps of supporting the moving web on a rotating roll, directing a single stream of air against the supported web, applying a mist of coating material across said web with said single stream of air, and then immediately skimming the coated surface of said web with said single stream of air.

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1. A METHOD FOR APPLYING LIQUID COATING MATERIAL TO A MOVING WEB COMPRISING THE STEPS OF DIRECTING A SINGLE STREAM OF HIGH VELOCITY AIR ACROSS SAID WEB IN A FIRST DISTINCT ZONE ON AN ANGLE AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF WEB TRAVEL, CHANNELING SAID STREAM OF AIR FROM SAID FIRST ZONE TO A SECOND DISTINCT ZONE PRECEDING SAID FIRST ZONE AND ADJACENT SAID WEB WHEREIN SAID STREAM OF AIR BECOMES SUBSTANTIALLY TURBULENT, DEPOSITING ATOMIZED COATING MATERIAL ON SAID WEB IN THE VICINITY OF SAID SECOND ZONE BY INJECTING A STREAM OF LIQUID COATING MATERIAL INTO SAID SECOND ZONE ADJACENT SAID WEB, AND THE IMMEDIATELY LEVELING THE COATING ON SAID WEB BY SAID STREAM OF AIR IN SAID FIRST ZONE.
2. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of applying a first coating of liquid material to said web prior to the step of depositing atomized coating material thereon without drying the web between coats.
3. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of drying the web after it has passed through said first zone.
4. The method of claim 2 comprising the further step of drying the web after it has passed through the first zone, and then calendering the web.
5. The product made by the process of claim 4.
6. The product made by the process of claim 3.
7. Method for applying liquid coating material to a moving web comprising the steps of supporting the moving web on a rotating roll, directing a single stream of air against the supported web, applying a mist of coating material across said web with said single stream of air, and then immediately skimming the coated surface of said web with said single stream of air.
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