Application device

A coating apparatus comprising a nozzle having a flow channel therein, the nozzle configured to discharge a viscous material flowing through the flow channel to apply the viscous material discharged from the nozzle to an object, wherein the flow channel comprises:

• a first flow channel portion through which the viscous material flows, the first flow channel portion having a rectangular shape in cross-section on an orthogonal plane orthogonal to a flowing direction of the viscous material through the flow channel;
• a plurality of second flow channel portions which are smaller than a downstream end of the first flow channel portion and intercommunicate with the downstream end of the first flow channel portion so as to cause the viscous material flowing from the first flow channel portion to flow therethrough;
• a discharge portion that intercommunicates with downstream ends of all of the plurality of second flow channel portions and discharges the viscous material flowing from the plurality of second flow channel portions;
• an upstream-side flow channel portion provided at an upstream side of the first flow channel portion, the upstream-side flow channel portion having a circular shape in cross-section on the orthogonal plane, and the upstream-side flow channel having a longer cross-sectional diameter on the orthogonal plane than a cross-sectional length of an upstream end of the first flow channel portion on the orthogonal plane, and causes the viscous material to flow to the first flow channel portion;
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• a connecting portion which is inclined and configured to connect the upstream-side flow channel portion and the first flow channel portion.