Abstract: The coating device (10) for coating a metal band or strip (12, 12?) in a melted metal mass (14 ) comprises a shaft (16, 18) rotatably supported in the melted metal mass (14) by a slide bearing (261, 262) is formed by a bearing housing (32) and an open bearing shell (34) held therein, with two bearing surfaces (36) . Between the two bearing surfaces (36), the bearing shell (34) comprises a deformation zone (40) with a deformation element (44) . With high radial forces of the shaft occurring, the two bearing shell halves (381, 382) are slightly spread. The flexible deformation zone ensures that the two bearing shell halves remain interconnected and resist breaking in this area.

Abstract: A coating device (10) coats a metal strip (12) in a melting (14) of a coating metal. For guiding and deviating the metal strip (12), a guiding device (16) is arranged in the melting (14). The guiding device (16) is configured as a magnetic guide with at least one electric guide magnet for the contactless guidance of the metal strip in the melting (14). Thereby, the use of rolls, shafts etc. for guiding the metal strip is avoided so that the coating of the metal strip (12) with the coating metal is of a better quality and has the same quality on both sides of the metal strip (12).

Abstract: The coating device (10) for coating a metal band (12,12′) in a melted metal mass (14) comprises a shaft (16,18) rotatably supported in the melted metal mass (14) by a slide bearing (261, 262), for guiding the metal band (12). The slide bearing (261, 262) is formed by a bearing housing (32) and an open bearing shell (34) held therein, with two bearing surfaces (36). Between the two bearing surfaces (36), the bearing shell (34) comprises a deformation zone (40) with a deformation element (44). With high radial forces of the shaft occurring, the two bearing shell halves (381, 382) are slightly spread. The flexible deformation zone ensures that the two bearing shell halves remain interconnected and cannot break in this area.