EP1497212B1 - Adhesive tape application tool - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for applying an adhesive tape, particularly, an adhesive tape application tool and, more particularly, an adhesive tape application tool being usable when an adhesive tape is applied to an adherend having a projected line portion on the surface opposite to the application surface of the adhesive tape.
- A thin film is caused to adhere to the surface of an article to provide the article with a favorable design or to add some function to the article. For example, a colorful film imitating stained glass or a nontransparent film to protect privacy may be caused to adhere to a transparent window of a building, or a UV ray shielding film is caused to adhere to vehicle windows to protect the skin of passengers and drivers. Because applying film to an article can protect the surface from air (oxygen), applying films instead of providing a coating is favorably accepted.
- It is well known in the art that neatly applying a thin film onto the surface of an article is difficult. One reason is a difficulty in precisely positioning the film on the article. Another reason is invasion of air between the article and the film. The air may remain as bubbles after applying the film, resulting in an unfavorable appearance. If the application job is not quickly completed, a line mark (a shock line) may be formed in the area in which the application job is suspended, and this would result in impairing the external appearance. In the case where a film has an adhesive layer on the side contacting an article, the film must be so positioned that the adhesive does not come into contact with an application surface to maintain the adherence of the film to the article f or a long period of time. This requirement increases the difficulty of the job for neatly and accurately applying the film to an article.
- For instance, some automobile assembly lines have a step of applying a thin film (e.g., a narrow width paint replacement film) onto the surface of the automobile. More specifically, for example, in a door
sash frame 80 of a vehicle shown in Figure 9, a black adhesive tape (i.e., an adhesive-backed paint replacement film) is applied to improve the design of the vehicle by making the window outline of the door black. The black adhesive tape, for example, comprises a film layer (made of vinyl chloride, for example) as a substrate and an adhesive layer (an acrylic-type pressure sensitive adhesive, for example) provided on the back side of the film layer. In the past, the doorsash frame 80 was colored with a conventional coating of paint. However, a coating operation increases the environmental load due to splashing of solvent and liquid waste therefrom and requires a considerable number of process steps and a significant operation cost. For these reasons, an adhesive-backed tape having a colored film layer (i.e., an adhesive-backed paint replacement film) has become more popular in recent years. - A seam impairs the appearance when a black adhesive tape is applied along the door sash frame of a vehicle. Therefore, in the case where the door sash has a contour figuring a curve in a conspicuous position, a piece of long tape is preferably applied along the area including the curve. The curve herein refers to a
curve 91 of a doorsash frame 80 of a vehicle shown in Figure 9, for example. - However, when an adhesive tape is applied along the door sash frame of a vehicle, the application operation may not follow a curve in the door sash frame. The adhesive tape may deviate from the application surface, requiring that the application operation be carried out again from the beginning. There is another problem that a long period of time is required for an adhesive tape application operation because the adhesive tape cannot be properly positioned on curved lines in a short time. Because all these problems decrease productivity and increase costs, improvement of technologies has been desired.
- Tools useful for applying an adhesive tape have been proposed to solve these problems.
- For example,
Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 123127/2001 tape application tool 101 applies an adhesive tape with a release paper to a doorsash frame 80 while removing the release paper by causing the tool to move along a doorsash frame 80 of a vehicle. The adhesive tape can be applied without bubbles included therein because the tool is provided with anelastic roller 105 which presses the adhesive tape against the tape-applying surface of the doorsash frame 80. In addition, aguide roller 106 with aconcave groove 116 is formed on the back of the tapeapplying surface of the doorsash frame 80. Theguide roller 106 engages a projected line portion 83 (convex) extending longitudinally along the doorsash frame 80, whereby high precision positioning can be ensured. The tool can accurately apply an adhesive tape in this manner. - However, many vehicle designers in recent years prefer a curve with a small radius for a door sash configuration or a curved configuration with a corner rather than a smooth curve. This inevitably requires the projected line portion 83 (convex) extending longitudinally along the door
sash frame 80 to also be formed with a steep curve or a corner. In such an instance, aguide roller 106 with aconcave groove 116 can engage the projected line portion 83 (convex) at the curve of the doorsash frame 80 due to an inside-outside ring difference. As a result, if the adhesive tape is applied at a stretch, deviation of the adhesive tape may occur in the curve; or, if the tool is caused to travel slowly in the curve to avoid derailing theguide roller 106 with aconcave groove 116 from the projected line portion 83 (convex line), the adhesive tape may include bubbles which result in a shock line. - The present invention has been completed in view of the above situation and has an object of providing an adhesive tape application tool being usable for applying an adhesive tape, for example, to a door sash frame of a vehicle, quickly without causing bubbles incorporated or without deviation of tape applying positions even if the door sash has a form of a curve with a small radius or curves steeply with a corner.
- In view of the situation in which an adhesive tape application operation is becoming difficult due to changing designs for the vehicle's door sash configuration and the demand of customers for details in the appearance of vehicles is stringent, forbidding seams of adhesion tapes in the conspicuous area, the present inventors have conducted extensive studies for the development of an adhesive tape application tool to apply an adhesive tape on an adherend having a long and narrow application surface and a projected line portion on the back of the application surface. As a result, the inventors have achieved this object by the following means.
- Specifically, the present invention provides an adhesive tape application tool for applying a long adhesive tape to an adherend having a long application surface and a projected line portion formed on the back of the application surface in the longitudinal direction of the application surface. The adhesive tape application tool comprises an application part for pressing an adhesive tape against the application surface and a guidance part comprising three guide rollers (e.g., mountain type guide rollers) having a tapered shape portion, and being in contact with the projected line portion in such manner that said guide rollers pinch the adherend together with the application part, wherein the guidance part is provided with the guide rollers having a tapered shape portion positioned at both ends being installed with their top directed in one direction, and the other guide roller having a tapered shape portion (the central one) being installed with its top directed in the other direction.
- In the present invention, the central guide roller having a tapered shape portion is preferably installed swingably in the direction of the central axis. In other words, the guide roller having a tapered shape portion is preferably installed with some allowance. In addition, it is preferable that the adherend is pinched with resilience by the application part and guidance part, and an opening and closing means for disengaging the application part and guidance part from the adherend is provided.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention.
- Figure 2(a) to 2(c) show one embodiment of the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention, wherein Figure 2 (a) is a top view, Figure 2(b) is a side view, and Figure 2(c) is a front view.
- Figure 3 is a side view of a conventional tool.
- Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention and describes one example of the manner in which the tool is used, with the auxiliary roller area being omitted for convenience of explanation.
- Figure 5 shows another embodiment of the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention and describes another example of the manner in which the tool is used, with the auxiliary roller area being omitted for convenience of explanation.
- Figures 6(a) and 6(b) show one embodiment of the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention, describing still another example in which the tool is used, with the area other than the guide roller being omitted for convenience of explanation, wherein Figure 6(a) is a drawing viewing the cross-section of an adherend and Figure 6(b) is a drawing viewing the back of the adherend.
- Figures 7(a) and 7(b) show an example in which a conventional tool is used, with the parts other than guide roller being omitted for convenience of explanation, wherein Figure 7(a) is a drawing viewing the cross-section of an adherend and Figure 7(b) is a drawing viewing the back of the adherend.
- Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a part of cross-section of an example of adherend.
- Figure 9 is a partial side view of a vehicle describing a door sash frame which is an example of the adherend.
- Figures 10(a) to 10(d) show an embodiment of a guide roller having a tapered shape portion being usable in the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention, wherein Figures 10(a) to 10(d) are side views with the top upward.
- Preferred embodiments of the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as 'tool") will now be described.
- In the present invention, a guide roller having a tapered shape portion refers to a roller having a concave groove with a configuration of a rib formed therein and projected line portions protruding from the bottom surface of the groove provided coaxially with a concave groove, with the projected line portion on one side of the roller having been removed.
- The adhesive tape application tool of the present invention is a tool for applying a long adhesive tape to an adherend having a long application surface and a projected line portion formed on the back of the application surface in the longitudinal direction of the application surface, quickly without causing bubbles incorporated or without deviation of tape application position. A door
sash frame 80 of a vehicle shown in Figure 9 will be described as a specific example of the adherend. - A door
sash frame 80 generally has a cross -section as shown in Figure 8. An adhesive tape is applied to anapplication surface 81 which can be seen from outside in substitution for coating. A weather strip is attached to theback surface 82 which is on the opposite side of theapplication surface 81 of the doorsash frame 80. A projectedline portion 83 is formed on theback surface 82 of the doorsash frame 80 as a rib for securing the weather strip. As shown in the Figure 9, the doorsash frame 80 has a part formed by a straight line and a part formed from a curve (curved part 91). Conventionally, it has been difficult to apply an adhesive tape easily, quickly, beautifully, and precisely to thecurved part 91 of theapplication surface 81. The present invention has solved this problem. - Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention. The adhesive
tape application tool 1 has anapplication part 5 comprising atape guidance roller 13 and apress roller 15 to cause an adhesive tape to adhere to theapplication surface 81 of thedoor sash frame 80, shown in Figures 8 and 9, f or example, and aguidance part 6 comprising guide rollers having a taperedshape portion line portion 83 of theapplication surface 81 to hold theapplication surface 81 together with theapplication part 5 and guides the tool along the projectedline portion 83. Theguidance part 6 is provided with theguide rollers 17 having a tapered shape portion positioned at both ends being installed with the top directed in one direction and the central guide roller having a taperedshape portion 16 being installed with the top directed in the other direction. In addition, twoauxiliary rollers 27 are provided in contact with an application part for the weather strip of thedoor sash frame 80 and pinch the adhesivetape application tool 1. When the adhesivetape application tool 1 moves along the projectedline portion 83, theauxiliary roller 27 rotates, thereby contributing to stabilization of the adhesivetape application tool 1 when moving. - As shown in this adhesive
tape application tool 1, the present invention is characterized in that the guide rollers having a tapered shape portion are installed at both ends and the other guide roller having a tapered shape portion is installed in the opposite directions each other. The guide roller having a tapered shape portion other than those at both ends is preferably installed swingably in the direction of the central axis. - This feature will now be described in comparison with a conventional tool with reference to Figures 6 (a), 6 (b), 7 (a) and 7 (b). Figure 6 (a), 6 (b) show the manner in which the guide rollers having a tapered
shape portion line portion 83 of thedoor sash frame 80 in the case where the adhesivetape application tool 1 of the present invention is used. Parts of the tool other than the guide rollers are omitted. Figure 6 (a) is a drawing of the guide roller having a taperedshape portion 16 and thedoor sash frame 80 viewed from the direction facing the cross-section of thedoor sash frame 80, and Figure 6 (b) is a similar drawing viewed from the direction facing theback surface 82 of thedoor sash frame 80. In the same manner, Figures 7 (a), 7 (b) show the manner in which theguide roller 106 withconcave grooves 116 comes in contact with the projectedline portion 83 of thedoor sash frame 80 in the case where a conventional tool equipped with aguide roller 106 withconcave grooves 116 is used. Parts of the tool other than the guide roller are omitted. Figure 7 (a) is a drawing viewed from the direction facing the cross -section of thedoor sash frame 80, and Figure 7 (b) is a similar drawing viewed from the direction facing theback surface 82 of thedoor sash frame 80. In both the adhesivetape application tool 1 of the present invention and the conventional tool, the guide roller is pressed with resilience to the direction in which it is contact with the projected line portion (the direction indicated by the arrow R in the drawings) by a means which is not shown in the drawings. - In the conventional tool, as can be understood from Figure 7(a), the
concave groove 116 of theguide roller 106 engages the projectedline portion 83 of thedoor sash frame 80 so that theguide roller 106 can move along of the projectedline portion 83, thereby guiding the entire tool. Therefore, when the projectedline portion 83 is straight as shown in Figure 7 (b), theconcave groove 116 is in contact with the projectedline portion 83 and theguide roller 106 can smoothly move along the projectedline portion 83. However, when the projectedline portion 83 curves, the direction of theconcave groove 116 of theguide roller 106 does not coincide with the direction of the projectedline portion 83. The projectedline portion 83 cannot be in contact with the bottom of theconcave groove 116, but floats, thereby hindering stable running of theguide roller 106. Whentheprojectedlineportion83hasasmallradiuscurve, theguide roller 106 sometimes runs off the projectedline portion 83. - Such a problem can be obviated by using the tool of the present invention. In the adhesive
tape application tool 1 of the present invention, guide rollers having a tapered shape portion which forms a slope from the bottom toward the top are used as a guide roller of theguidance part 6 being in contact with the projectedline portion 83 instead of conventional guide rollers with a concave groove. In the adhesivetape application tool 1 of the present invention, one guide roller having a tapered shape portion does not engage the projected line portion. Even if this guide roller having a tapered shape portion is pressed toward the direction shown by the arrow R in Figure 6 (a), the guide roller only suppresses deflection of the door sash frame in the downward direction, i.e. the direction to the bottom of the guide roller having a tapered shape portion in Figure 6(a), for example (in other words, deflection to the opposite side or to the top of the guide roller having a tapered shape portion, as the tool itself The tool cannot move along the projectedline portion 83 in a stable manner using only one guide roller having a tapered shape portion. - As shown in Figure 6 (b), the
guidance part 6 is provided with the guide rollers having a taperedshape portion shape portion 17 positioned at both ends are installed with the top directed in one direction (downward in the drawing) and thecentral guide roller 16 having a tapered shape portion is installed with the top directed in the other direction (upward in the drawing). This configuration ensures that fluctuation of thedoor sash frame 80 provided with the projectedline portion 83 and the adhesivetape application tool 1 provided with the guide rollers having a taperedshape portion shape portion tape application tool 1 can smoothly and consistently move along the projected line portion. - Providing only two guide rollers having a tapered shape portion facing in opposite directions is not desirable because it is difficult to ensure straight run stability with this configuration. On the other hand, in the case where the tool has four guide rollers having a tapered shape portion, for example, when the guide rollers having a tapered shape portion positioned at both ends and two guide rollers having a tapered shape portion positioned therebetween are installed facing in opposite directions, the guide rollers having a tapered shape portion cannot be adequately operated in a curve and may run off the grooves as in the case of conventional tools, although straight run stability may be improved.
- In the adhesive
tape application tool 1 of the present invention, it is preferable that the central guide roller having a taperedshape portion 16 be installed swingably to the direction of the center axis, i. e. the direction of the arrow S in Figure 6(b). In other words, the central guide roller having a taperedshape portion 16 is preferably installed with a certain allowance. This configuration can improve operability at a curve. Even if the door sash has the form of a curve with a small radius or steeply curves at a corner, the adhesivetape application tool 1 can move steadily, with the guide rollers having a taperedshape portions line portion 83. - For example, when applying a tape to a
door sash frame 80 using the adhesivetape application tool 1 of the present invention, the central guide roller having a taperedshape portion 16 moves upward along the center axis (the S1 direction in the Figure) when the tool travels from the area where the projectedline portion 83 is straight as shown in the Figure 4 to the area where the projectedline portion 83 curves as shown in the Figure 5. This configuration ensures that the guide rollers having a taperedshape portion line portion 83 and the adhesivetape application tool 1 steadily moves along the projectedline portion 83. - In the adhesive
tape application tool 1 of the present invention shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6(b), the guide rollers having a tapered shape portion are installed so that the direction from the bottom to the top is in the order of downward, upward, and downward. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The adhesivetape application tool 1 of this configuration is an embodiment allowing the projected line portion to curve to the right (the direction shown by the projectedline portion 83 in Figure 5). If the tool is to be designed to allow the projected line portion to curve in the opposite direction, the guide rollers having a tapered shape portion should be installed so that the direction from the bottom to the top is in the order of upward, downward, and upward. - There are no limitations to the guide rollers having a tapered shape portion in the present invention. Any guide roller with a preferable mountain like shape, i.e. a shape whereby the slope of horizontal sectional area decreases from the bottom to the top, may be selected according to the curve drawn by the projected line portion. Rollers having a tapered shape portion of which the side views are shown in Figures 10 (a) to 10 (d) can be given as examples. Figure 10 (a) shows an almost truncated cone-shape guide roller having a tapered shape portion. Figure 10(b) shows a guide roller having a tapered shape portion with a cylinder mounted on a truncated cone (the same type as those shown in Figures 6 (a), 6 (b). The guide roller having a tapered shape portion shown in Figure 10(c) comprises a cylinder mounted on a truncated cone similar to that shown in Figure 10(b). A projected line portion protrudes from a groove bottom having the same axis with a rib-shaped concave groove with a form of a flange and the truncated cone slopes gradually. The guide roller having a tapered shape portion shown in Figure 10(d) comprises a flange and a truncated cone with a gradual slope in the same manner as that shown in Figure 10(c). The inside of the flange, i.e. the bottom of the groove, is thin around the circumference, but gradually becomes thick toward the axis up to the point where a cylinder is mounted on the truncated cone, with the inner side (axial side) of the cylinder having a uniform thickness.
- The entire adhesive tape application tool of the present invention including the above-described features will be explained with reference to the drawings.
- Figures 2 (a) to 2 (c) show one embodiment of the adhesive
tape application tool 1 of the present invention, wherein Figure 2(a) is a top view seen from the arrow Q in Figure 2(b) from which a lever is omitted, Figure 2 (b) is a side view, and Figure 2(c) is a front view viewed from the arrow P of Figure 2(b). - The adhesive
tape application tool 1 mainly comprises afirst support member 2 and asecond support member 3. Thefirst support member 2 has anapplication part 5, which comprises atape guide roller 13 to introduce an adhesive tape smoothly into the tool and discharge a delamination liner, and apress roller 15 to press the adhesive tape against the application surface of an adherend (for example, adoor sash frame 80 shown in Figure 2 (b)). Thetape guide roller 13 andpress roller 15 are axially mounted on thefirst support member 2. Of these, at least thepress roller 15 must be rotatably mounted. Thesecond support member 3 has aguidance part 6 comprises guide rollers having a taperedshape portion shape portion second support member 3. Thefirst support member 2 and thesecond support member 3 are retractably supported coaxial with ashaft 7. Acoil spring 8 acting to close thefirst support member 2 and thesecond support member 3 is inserted in theshaft 7. Thepress roller 15 of theapplication part 5 provided in thefirst support member 2 and the guide rollers having a taperedshape portion guide part 6 provided in thesecond support member 3 approach each other through the action of thecoil spring 8 to pinch thedoor sash frame 80 from both sides. - As can be understood from Figure 2 (a), two
tape guide rollers 13 are coaxially attached on both sides of thepress roller 15 in thefirst support member 2. Using thetape guide roller 13, not only it is possible to separate anadhesive tape 41 from thedelamination liner 42 and guide it to thepress side 14 of thepress roller 15, but also it is possible to regulate deviation of the tape in the width direction and to steadily send theadhesive tape 41 to thepress roller 15. Theadhesive tape 41 is sent along the surface of thepress roller 15. When the transfer route of theadhesive tape 41 is reversed by thetape guide roller 13, thedelamination liner 42 comes off the film andadhesive layer 43 and, at the same time, the film and theadhesive layer 43 are pressed against the application surface of thedoor sash frame 80 by thepressing side 14 of thepress roller 15. - In addition to the guide rollers having a tapered
shape portion second support member 3 be provided with anauxiliary roller 27 which comes in contact with a weatherstrip application part 84 projecting from the back of thedoor sash frame 80. Contact of theauxiliary roller 27 with the weatherstrip application part 84 of thedoor sash frame 80 ensures that the adhesivetape application tool 1 is attached to thedoor sash frame 80 so that the adhesivetape application tool 1 is prevented from swinging when an adhesive tape is applied, thereby improving stability of the adhesivetape application tool 1. - A method of using the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 2 (a) to 2 (c). Conventionally known adhesive tape can be used as the
adhesive tape 41. - First, an
adhesive tape 41 is caused to pass through the opposite side of thedoor sash frame 80 of a firsttape guide roller 13 so that thedelamination liner 42 does not face thepress roller 15. Next, theadhesive tape 41 is caused to pass through the side opposite to thepress side 14 of thepress roller 15 to reverse along a secondtape guide roller 13. Then, theadhesive tape 41 is sent to thepress side 14 of thepress roller 15. If part of thedelamination liner 42 of theadhesive tape 41 is peeled off when reversing theadhesive tape 41, thedelamination liner 42 can be removed from theadhesive layer 43 without going to the direction of the press roller 15 (Figure 2(a)). Then, only the film andadhesive layer 43 is sent to thepressing side 14 of thepress roller 15, and the adhesive layer of the film andadhesive layer 43 becomes exposed on the application surface side of thedoor sash frame 80. - In this state, the
first support member 2 and thesecond support member 3 are opened by the operation of thelever 10. Then, as shown in Figure 2(b), thefirst support member 2 and thesecond support member 3 are closed by the operation of thelever 10 so that thedoor sash frame 80 may be pinched by the guide rollers having a taperedshape portion press roller 15 from both sides, with the guide rollers having a taperedshape portion 16, 17 (only the guide roller having a taperedshape portion 17 is shown in the Figure) maintaining contact with the projectedline portion 83 of thedoor sash frame 80. In this manner, the adhesivetape application tool 1 is set on thedoor sash frame 80, and the film andadhesive layer 43 of theadhesive tape 41 is pressed against theapplication surface 81 of thedoor sash frame 80 by thepressing side 14 of thepress roller 15. - When this state is attained, the adhesive
tape application tool 1 is caused to move along thedoor sash frame 80, thereby causing theadhesive tape 41 to move. Only the film andadhesive layer 43 is applied to the application surface of thedoor sash frame 80, with thedelamination liner 42 being separated from theadhesive tape 41. - The adhesive
tape application tool 1 of the present invention is provided with afirst support member 2 and asecond support member 3 coaxially supported, acoil spring 8 working to close both thesupport members lever 10 working to open bothsupport members coil spring 8. The first andsecond support members lever 10, whereby an adherend can be quickly pinched by bothsupport members tape application tool 1. - In addition, using the adhesive
tape application tool 1 of the present invention anadhesive tape 41 can be applied to an adherend by pressing theadhesive tape 41 to the adherend by apress roller 15 formed from a resilient material. Therefore, theadhesive tape 41 is not easily damaged, nor do bubbles tend to remain between the adherend and theadhesive tape 41. - Furthermore, the adhesive
tape application tool 1 of the present invention is provided with three guide rollers having a taperedshape portion shape portion tape application tool 1 from swinging in the vertical direction and ensures stable and smooth movement of the adhesivetape application tool 1 in the areas where the projected line portion is formed straight or curved. - Material used for forming the adhesive tape application tool of the present invention will now be described. An adhesive tape application tool is a fixture which users operate by hand to apply an adhesive tape. This object of use requires the adhesive tape application tool to be light to the extent that the device does not provide pain during use over a long period of time. Also, the tool must be strong enough to resist the stress applied when one applies an adhesive tape to an application surface. In addition, the application part must be resilient to cause the adhesive tape to securely stick to the application surface. The material must maintain such resilience for a long period of time. There are no limitations to the material for the adhesive tape application tool inasmuch as these conditions are satisfied. For example, the following materials can be employed.
- Rubber materials such as natural rubber and synthetic rubber, foamed plastic materials such as foamed polyurethane, and various types of felt, and the like are preferably used for the press roller for the application part. Parts other than the press roller may be made from plastics such as polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin, polyacetal resin, ABS resin, nylon resin, acrylic resin, various types of fluorine-containing resin, metals such as aluminum and iron, and alloys of such metals. Especially, hard-type or soft-type plastic materials are preferable materials for the guide roller of the guide part.
- As can be understood from the above description, the adhesive tape application tool can quickly apply an adhesive tape to an adherend even if the surface of the adherend has a shape with a curve or the surface curves steeply with a corner, without incorporating bubbles or causing the tape adhesion position to deviate. While the preceding disclosure has specifically referred to the applicability of the present invention to automotive type vehicles, it is understood that the present invention may also be applicable to being used with other types of vehicles (e.g., aircraft, water vessels, etc.) and other adherends.
Claims (3)
- An adhesive tape application tool (1) for applying a long adhesive tape to an adherend having a long application surface (81) and a projected line portion (83) formed on the back of the application surface (81) in the longitudinal direction of the application surface (81) the adhesive tape application tool (1) comprising an application part (5) for pressing an adhesive tape against an application surface (81) and a guidance part (6) comprising three guide rollers (16, 17) having a tapered shape portion, and being in contact with the projected line portion (83) in such manner that said guide rollers (16, 17) pinch the adherend together with the application part (5) wherein the guidance part (6) is provided with guide rollers (17) having a tapered shape portion positioned at both ends being installed with their top directed in one direction, and the other guide roller (16) having a tapered shape portion being installed with its top directed in other direction.
- The adhesive tape application tool according to claim 1, wherein said other guide roller having a tapered shape portion is preferably installed swingably in direction of central axis.
- The adhesive tape application tool according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the adherend is pinched with resilience by the application part and guidance part, and an opening and closing means f or disengaging the application part and guidance part from the adherend is provided.
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