Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
An apparatus for coating a substrate with a coating material comprising: means for applying a coating material to a substrate having a flat surface and a non-circular periphery, the coating being applied to the flat surface; a support table; mounting means for fixedly mounting the substrate having a flat surface and a non-circular periphery on said support table; drive means for rotating said support table; a plurality of shaping members slidably mounted on and sliding along said support table for engaging the non-circular periphery of the substrate mounted on said support table and for thereby forming, together with the non-circular substrate, a circularly shaped surface; biasing means provided for biasing said slidably mounted shaping members into contact with the non-circular periphery of the substrate mounted on said support table; and level adjusting means for adjusting the levels of the slidable shaping members relative to said support table so that said shaping members are flush with the flat surface of the substrate mounted on said support table.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
166 words
An apparatus for coating a substrate with a coating material comprising: means for applying a coating material to a substrate having a flat surface and a non-circular periphery, the coating being applied to the flat surface; a support table; mounting means for fixedly mounting the substrate having a flat surface and a non-circular periphery on said support table; drive means for rotating said support table; a plurality of shaping members slidably mounted on and sliding along said support table for engaging the non-circular periphery of the substrate mounted on said support table and for thereby forming, together with the non-circular substrate, a circularly shaped surface; biasing means provided for biasing said slidably mounted shaping members into contact with the non-circular periphery of the substrate mounted on said support table; and level adjusting means for adjusting the levels of the slidable shaping members relative to said support table so that said shaping members are flush with the flat surface of the substrate mounted on said support table.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A coating apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said shaping members each are in the form of a segment having a curved outer side surface and a straight inner surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
103 words
A coating apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said biasing means comprises: a thrust rod extending through and pivotally supported on said support table for pivoting in a plane, said thrust rod having opposed first and second ends, said first end connected to one of said shaping members; and a weight connected to said thrust rod at said second end thereof, said weight being heavier than the shaping member connected to the first end of said thrust rod, said weight pivoting said thrust rod to move the shaping member toward said substrate mounted on said support table when said support table is rotated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A coating apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said level adjusting means comprises a plurality of adjusting screws threadedly engaging a shaping member and bearing on said support table.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A coating apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for applying comprises a roll coater for coating the flat surface of the substrate with a roller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A coating apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said mounting means comprises vacuum means disposed between said substrate and said support table for urging a substrate onto the support table.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A coating apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said vacuum means comprises: grooves formed in said support table; a through-hole formed through said support table at the center thereof and connected with said grooves; and a vacuum source connected with said through-hole.