Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for curtain coating a composite layer formed from a plurality of coating compositions onto a moving receiving surface. Edge guides comprising two thin, parallel and closely spaced wires maintain the horizontal extent of the free falling curtain. A flushing and lubricating liquid is supplied to the edge guide. The present invention comprises a distribution body for delivering the flushing and lubricating liquid in laminar flow without initiating stationary waves in the curtain that lead to objectionable coating nonuniformities. The distribution body allows for replacement of the wires without its removal or disassembly. A horizontal conduit near the top of the curtain has an outlet face in contact with the wires that tapers in the upward and downward directions to horizontal edges. The wires pass across the outlet opening within its horizontal diameter. The upper edge of the outlet face positions and supports the wires.

Abstract: The present invention is an edge blade attached to an edge guide for removing an edge of a falling curtain. The edge of the falling curtain is intercepted by the edge blade and is vacuumed away by a vacuum tube disposed near the edge blade wherein the air flow is blocked to said suction means from the outboard direction and directing said suction means to draw air from the inboard direction towards the curtain; and flushing liquid is distributed to encompass the intercepted liquids of the free falling curtain.

Abstract: The present invention is an edge blade attached to an edge guide for removing an edge of a falling curtain. The edge of the falling curtain is intercepted by the edge blade and is vacuumed away by a vacuum tube disposed near the edge blade wherein the blade is extending from the edge guide into the falling curtain to intercept a part of the free falling curtain and positioning the blade above the impingement of the falling curtain on the support wherein the blade is angled into the free falling curtain so that the blade is closest to the support where the part of the free falling curtain is intercepted and farthest from the support at the edge guide. Air to the vacuum tube is blocked from the outboard direction, and the tube is directed to draw air from the inboard direction towards the curtain.