Droplet removal apparatus for optical film

A droplet removal apparatus disposed between a final stage bath and a drying chamber in a production process of an optical film to remove droplets adhering to the optical film, said apparatus comprising:

• a first liquid-scraping unit and a second liquid-scraping unit which are positioned at opposite sides with respect to a moving direction of an optical film, and capable of being displaced in a substantially vertical direction along the movement direction of the optical film;
• wherein each of the first and second liquid-scraping units comprises:
• a liquid-scraping member for scraping off the droplets and a liquid-scraping member holding mechanism;
• said liquid-scraping member holding mechanism comprising a pressing-side holding member, and a support-side holding member, said support-side holding member having a pair of angle adjustment shafts provided, respectively, at longitudinally opposite ends thereof to protrude outwardly, the pressing-side holding member and the support-side holding member being detachably fastened together in such a manner as to cooperatively hold the liquid-scraping member;
• and
• a pair of angle adjustment mechanisms provided, respectively, on longitudinally opposite sides of the liquid-scraping member holding mechanism, each of the angle adjustment mechanisms comprising a locking block formed with at least an angle adjustment shaft-receiving space for receiving therein a corresponding one of the angle adjustment shafts, each of the angle adjustment mechanisms being configured to adjust and lock the liquid-scraping member holding mechanism in such a manner as to allow an angle of the liquid-scraping member with respect to the optical film to be set to a given value.