Coating nozzle, coating apparatus, and coating method using the same

Abstract

Provided are a coating apparatus which coats an article using a plurality of coating nozzles and is capable of performing the coating without restriction of the posture of the article, a coating nozzle used for the same, and a coating method. A coating apparatus includes: a first air jet port 20; a plurality of coating material jet ports 22 dispersedly disposed in the periphery of the first air jet port 20 across the whole circumference; and a plurality of second air jet ports 24 dispersedly disposed in the periphery of the coating material jet ports 22 across the whole circumference. The coating apparatus includes a plurality of coating nozzles 18 each of which performs jetting via a circulating passage formed along the dispersing arrangement of the second air jet ports 24. A controlling unit 34 independently controls individual adjusting units of the plurality of coating nozzles 18.

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