Coating apparatus

A coating apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of first gripping units configured to grip a first side of a film conveyed above a work to be coated, the plurality of first gripping units being aligned along the first side;
• a plurality of second gripping units configured to grip a second side of the film opposing the first side, the plurality of second gripping units being aligned along the second side;
• an elevating unit configured to raise and lower the plurality of first gripping units and the plurality of second gripping units along a shape of the work to be coated;
• and
• a plurality of heating units configured to heat the film conveyed above the work to be coated;
• wherein the plurality of first gripping units and the plurality of second gripping units are aligned at positions opposing each other, and
• each of the plurality of heating units is arranged corresponding to a set of a first gripping unit of the plurality of first gripping units and a second gripping unit of the plurality of second gripping units arranged at positions opposing each other.