Slot die coating device to which negative pressure generation is applied and method of using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12440864-B2
Application number	US-202217990674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2022
Priority date	Dec 27, 2021
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a slot die coating device, and more specifically, a slot die coating device in which negative pressure generation is applied into a slot die and a method of using the same. The slot die coating device includes a first main body including a first surface, a second main body including a second surface corresponding to the first surface, and located to be spaced apart from the first surface by a regular interval, a main body unit including a head lip that is a space between the first surface and the second surface, and a negative pressure generation unit installed on at least one of the first main body and the second main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A slot die coating device comprising:
a first main body comprising a first surface;
a second main body comprising a second surface and located to be spaced apart from the first surface;
a head lip that is positioned between the first surface and the second surface; and
a negative pressure generation unit installed on at least any one of the first main body and the second main body, and configured to generate a negative pressure in the head lip,
wherein the first main body further comprises a first protrusion unit extended a certain length from the first surface; and
the second main body further comprises a second protrusion unit extended a certain length in the same direction as the first protrusion from the second surface,
further comprising:
(a) a cavity formed to be recessed at a location spaced apart from the negative pressure generation unit, and in communication with the head lip, and having a coating agent therein; and
(b) a discharge unit formed between the first protrusion unit and the second protrusion unit, the discharge unit is in communication with the head lip,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit is directly in communication with the head lip,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit is embedded in the first surface and the second surface of the head lip.

2. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first protrusion unit is formed to protrude to be inclined in a first surface direction, and
the second protrusion unit is formed to protrude to be inclined in a second surface direction.

3. The slot die coating device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coating agent supply unit located outside the main body unit, and configured to supply the coating agent; and
a supply flow path installed within the second main body, having one end connected to the coating agent supply unit, and the other end connected to the cavity to receive the coating agent from the coating agent supply unit to transmit the coating agent to the cavity.

4. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit comprises a piezoelectric element contracted when a voltage is applied, and
the slot die coating device further comprises a power supply unit electrically connected to the piezoelectric element to supply a voltage to the piezoelectric element.

5. The slot die coating device of claim 4 ,
wherein the piezoelectric element is contracted when the voltage is applied and reduced in thickness.

6. The slot die coating device of claim 4 ,
wherein the piezoelectric element comprises: at least any one of Zinc oxide (ZnO), Barium Titanate (BaTiO 3 ), Lead zirconate titanate (PZT), Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (P(VDF-TrFE)), poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylenechlorotrifluoroethylene)) (P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)), poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylenechlorofluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE-CFE)), poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) or any combination thereof.

7. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit comprises a movable material having a certain thickness, and having an outermost surface installed to form the same plane as the first surface or the second surface, and
the slot die coating device further comprises:
a driving unit connected to the movable material to move the movable material in an inner direction of the first surface or the second surface; and
a power supply unit electrically connected to the driving unit to supply power.

8. The slot die coating device of claim 7 ,
wherein the movable material comprises: at least one of a metal, an inorganic material, an organic material or any combination thereof.

9. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein the negative pressure generation device expands an inner area of the head lip through contraction or movement.

10. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit increases the volume of the head lip through contraction or movement to reduce the pressure of the head lip.

11. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of negative pressure generation units are installed on the first main body or the second main body.

12. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit comprises:
a piezoelectric element installed on the first main body and contracted when a voltage is applied; and
a movable material installed on the second main body and installed to be movable into the second surface by a driving unit.

13. The slot die coating device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first surface and the second surface are uniformly spaced apart.

14. A method of using the slot die coating device of claim 1 , the method comprising:
supplying a coating agent to the slot die coating device; and
generating a negative pressure in the head lip by the negative pressure generation unit.

15. The method of claim 14 ,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit comprises a piezoelectric element contracted when the voltage is applied,
the operation of generating the negative pressure applies the voltage to the piezoelectric element, and
the piezoelectric element to which the voltage is applied is contracted to reduce the pressure of the head lip.

16. The method of claim 14 ,
wherein the negative pressure generation unit comprises a movable material installed to be movable into the first surface or the second surface by a driving unit, and
the operation of generating the negative pressure moves the movable material in the inner direction of the first surface or the second surface through the driving unit, and the movable material moves to reduce the pressure of the head lip.

17. The method of claim 14 ,
wherein the operation of supplying the coating agent and the operation of generating the negative pressure are alternately performed.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Jang Shin
• Kim Jun Tae
• Kim Ji Young
• Choi Jin Seong
• Kim Hyo Jong

Classifications

• H10N30/206

  using only longitudinal or thickness displacement, e.g. d33 or d31 type devices · CPC title

• H10N30/85

  Piezoelectric or electrostrictive active materials · CPC title

• B05D1/26

  performed by applying the liquid or other fluent material from an outlet device in contact with, or almost in contact with, the surface · CPC title

• B05C5/0254 Primary

  Coating heads with slot-shaped outlet (B05C5/0283 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H10N30/01

  Manufacture or treatment · CPC title