APPLICATION DEVICE AND APPLICATION METHOD

• Main Authors: TANI YOSHINORI, SUZUKI AKIO, ENZAKI SATOSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 06.08.2020
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

To detect whether coating liquid exists in a gap between an applicator and a surface to be applied or not to make an application device transfer to subsequent operation for application on the basis of the detected result.SOLUTION: An application device 10 comprises an applicator 12 in which a slit 26 opens at a tip surface 11, which applies coating liquid R to a surface 8 to be applied by discharging the coating liquid R through an opening 28 of the applicator 12 while moving relatively the applicator 12 and the surface 8 to be applied. The application device 10 comprises: a detection device having a light receiving part pointed toward a gap K between the tip surface 11 and the surface 8 to be applied; a detection processing part 54 that detects the coating liquid R in the gap K on the basis of a detection signal from the detection device; and an operation control part 56 that executes subsequent operation for application on the basis of the detected result by the detection processing part 54.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】塗布器と被塗布面との間の隙間に塗布液が存在するか否かを検出し、この検出に基づいて、塗布のための次の動作に移行させる。【解決手段】塗布装置１０は、先端面１１でスリット２６が開口する塗布器１２を備え、塗布器１２と被塗布面８とが相対的に移動しながら塗布器１２の開口２８から塗布液Ｒが吐出されることで被塗布面８に塗布液Ｒを塗布する。塗布装置１０は、先端面１１と被塗布面８との間の隙間Ｋに向けられた受光部を有する検出装置と、前記検出装置からの検出信号に基づいて隙間Ｋの塗布液Ｒを検出する検出処理部５４と、検出処理部５４の検出結果に基づいて塗布のための次の動作を実行する動作制御部５６とを備える。【選択図】 図１