Perforated plate with a reduced diameter in one or both edge regions of a row of nozzles

An application device for application of a fluid without atomization of the fluid, the fluid being one of a paint, a sealant, a separating agent, or an adhesive, the application device, comprising:

• a perforated plate for application of the fluid onto a component without atomization of the fluid,
• the perforated plate having at least three through-holes for passage of the fluid, wherein the at least three through-holes are assigned to a row of nozzles with a central region and two edge regions, each of the at least three through-holes defining an axis, the axes linearly aligned and parallel to each other,
• wherein at least one outermost through-hole of the at least three through-holes is in at least one of the two edge regions and has at least one reference opening diameter that is smaller than at least one reference opening diameter of at least one through-hole in the central region of the at least three through-holes assigned to the row of nozzles,
• wherein at least two outermost through-holes in one edge region have different reference opening diameters than each other, and the reference opening diameters of the at least two outermost through-holes in the one edge region are smaller than reference opening diameters of the through-holes of the central region,
• wherein each through-hole of the at least three through-holes has a hopper shaped hole inlet opening, the hopper shaped hole inlet openings of the at least three through-holes all being a different depth relative to each other, and
• wherein an edge of the perforated plate is thicker along the axis than at the through-holes along the axis.