COATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A LACQUER AND A SOLVENT TO A LACQUER MIXTURE

A coating device (10) for dip coating an ophthalmic lens is provided, the coating device (10) comprising a lacquer basin (12) for receiving a lacquer mixture (20), wherein the lacquer mixture (20) comprises a lacquer and a solvent. The coating device further comprises an overflow channel (14) arranged at the lacquer basin (12) for collecting the lacquer mixture (20) overflowing from the lacquer basin (12), and a tubing system (16), which is connected to the lacquer basin (12) for providing an influx of the lacquer mixture (20) to the lacquer basin (12), and which is connected to the overflow channel (14) for collecting a return flux of the lacquer mixture (20) from the overflow channel (14), such as to enable a circulation of the lacquer mixture (20) through the lacquer basin (12), the overflow channel (14) and the tubing system (16). Moreover, the coating device (10) comprises a supply unit (18) for dosing the lacquer and the solvent for supplying the lacquer mixture. The coating device (10) is characterized in that the supply unit (18) is connected to the tubing system (16) and adapted to feed at least one of the lacquer and the solvent directly into the tubing system (16). Moreover, a method for dip coating an ophthalmic lens is provided.