Liquid application apparatus and application method

A liquid application apparatus comprising:

• a guide roll for guiding a sheet for application;
• and
• a slit die having an opening extending in an axial direction of the guide roll and applying a liquid to a surface of the sheet for application guided by the guide roll,
• wherein the slit die has two flow paths spaced in a rotational direction of the guide roll and joining at the opening,
• in a cross section perpendicular to an axis of the guide roll,
• an angle α formed by a center line of an upper layer flow path on a front side in the rotational direction of the guide roll, of the flow paths, and a center line of a lower layer flow path on a back side in the rotational direction of the guide roll, of the flow paths, is 0.5 to 25°,
• an angle β formed by a line connecting an intersection point of the center line of the upper layer flow path and the center line of the lower layer flow path with the axis of the guide roll and by the center line of the upper layer flow path is 0 to 70° as measured from the connecting line toward the center line of the upper layer flow path in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the guide roll, and
• a distance γ between a point where the two flow paths join and the opening is 0.05 to 2.8 mm.