Disclosed is a slot die coater adjusting device, which adjusts a slot die coater including a lower die having a lower discharge hole for discharging a first active material slurry and an upper die having an upper discharge hole for discharging a second active material slurry, to adjust a distance between the lower discharge hole and the upper discharge hole by allowing the upper die to move. The slot die coater adjusting device includes pressing block assemblies respectively provided to both longitudinal sides of the slot die coater and fixed to the upper die; a linear motion (LM) guide disposed at a lower portion of the pressing block assembly and connected to the pressing block assembly to guide a movement of the pressing block assembly; a servo motor configured to give a power for moving the LM guide; and a reducer connected between the servo motor and the LM guide.

A mortar applicator includes: a duct; a piston movably mounted within the duct, dividing the duct into first and second variable volume chambers; a pump fluidly connected to the first variable volume chamber; a nozzle operatively connected to a first end of the duct to discharge mortar contained in the first variable volume chamber; and a motor operatively connected to the piston. A rack and pinion assembly operatively connects the motor to the piston and includes a rack configured to drive the piston and a pinion connected to the motor. In a discharge mode, the motor drives the rack and pinion assembly, moving the piston to force mortar through the nozzle opening to discharge mortar from the mortar applicator. In a refill mode, the pump fills the first variable volume chamber with mortar, forcing the piston to retract. The rack moves with the piston in the discharge and refill modes.

A system comprises a slot die including an applicator slot extending about a width of the slot die, wherein the applicator slot is in fluid communication with a fluid flow path through the slot die, and a plurality of actuators spaced about the width of the slot die, wherein each actuator in the plurality of actuators is operable to adjust a cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path at its respective location to provide a local adjustment of fluid flow through the applicator slot. The system further comprises a controller configured to set the position of each actuator according to one of a plurality of discrete settings for operation of the slot die. The controller is further configured to, using fluid dynamics and a digital model of the die, predict a set of discrete settings from the plurality of discrete settings corresponding to a preselected cross-web profile for the extrudate.

A slurry distributor for use in a continuous manufacturing process includes an inlet opening and a shaped duct adapted to receive a flow of slurry provided at the inlet opening. The shaped duct has a parabolic guide surface adapted to redirect the flow of slurry. An outlet opening in fluid communication with the shaped duct is adapted to discharge the flow of slurry from the slurry distributor.

A slot die has a die gap which is formed by a first die surface and a second die surface where the second die surface opposes the first die surface. The die gap extends in a width direction and has a height. At least the first die surface has variable degrees of roughness in the width direction.

Disclosed are coating equipment and a coating method. The coating equipment comprises a coating die and a slurry parameter detector. The coating die comprises a first slot, a second slot, a first adjusting mechanism and a second adjusting mechanism. Through the arrangement of the first adjusting mechanism and the second adjusting mechanism, adjustment of the flow rate of slurry circulating in the first slot and the second slot can be realized, and parameters of coated slurry are detected by a slurry parameter detector, and are then compared with preset values, and comparison results are fed back to the first adjusting mechanism and the second adjusting mechanism for adjustment of the first adjusting piece and the second adjusting piece, so that automatic adjustment of double-layer die coating is realized, the debugging effectiveness is greatly improved, and the coating efficiency is further improved.

A mortar applicator includes: a duct having a first end and a second end; a piston movably mounted within the duct, the piston dividing the duct into first and second variable volume chambers on opposite sides of the piston; a piston actuator operatively connected to the piston, the piston actuator being operable to move the piston within the duct; a nozzle assembly located at the first end of the duct, the nozzle assembly having a tip defining a nozzle opening in fluid communication with the first variable volume chamber to discharge mortar contained therein; and a cover member selectively movable between an open position and a closed position to respectively allow and prevent mortar to be discharged through the nozzle opening; a cover member actuator operatively connected to the cover member, the cover member actuator being operable to move the cover member between the open position and the closed position.

A coating apparatus in which a coating solution p supplied to a coating solution housing 32 in a coating nozzle 30 is discharged onto a coating object W through a slit-shaped outlet 33 at a distal end of the coating nozzle and in which the coating nozzle and the coating object are moved relative to each other in a coating direction in which the coating solution is applied onto the coating object to apply the coating solution onto a surface of the coating object, includes: a coating width adjuster 50 that adjusts a width of application of the coating solution in the coating solution housing onto the coating object through the slit-shaped outlet; and an intersection direction mover 40 that moves the coating nozzle and the coating object relative to each other in a direction intersecting the coating direction.

Disclosed is a dual slot die coater capable of discharging a coating solution through an outlet after removing air bubbles contained in the coating solution. The dual slot die coater according to the present disclosure includes a first air vent installed in the first manifold region and a second air vent installed in the second manifold region.

The present disclosure pertains to a deposition system, a method and use of such system for filling a groove provided into surface of a workpiece with a printable medium, in particular a highly viscous paste. The system includes a deposition head that includes a first deposition chamber that extends to a first orifice. The orifice is reversibly closed off between at least two shutter elements. In some embodiments the system is a dual chamber system, each chamber having a reversible closable orifice. The system is arranged to maintain a flush physical relationship between the workpiece and the terminal ends of the shutter elements, so as to, upon application of a working pressure, fill the groove.