Adhesive tape dispenser having a deflecting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11667490-B2
Application number	US-201716471434-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2017
Priority date	Dec 22, 2016
Publication date	Jun 6, 2023
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023

Abstract

An adhesive tape dispenser having a holder for an adhesive tape roll ( 2 ) and a guide system for an adhesive tape ( 3 ) pulled off from the adhesive tape roll ( 2 ) and a deflecting edge ( 10 ) for the pulled-off adhesive tape ( 3 ). Deflecting edge is arranged at the end of the guide system in the pull-off direction (A) and deflects the pulled-off adhesive tape ( 3 ) from the pull-off direction (A). The deflecting edge ( 10 ) has a deflection axis, which has a component directed in the pull-off direction (A), and an affixing direction (B) is arranged transversely to the pull-off direction (A).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An adhesive tape dispenser comprising:
a holder for an adhesive tape roll;
a guide system for an adhesive tape pulled off from the adhesive tape roll; and
a deflecting device comprising a deflecting edge for the pulled-off adhesive tape, wherein the deflecting edge is arranged at an end of the guide system in a pull-off direction; wherein the deflecting edge is configured to deflect the pulled-off adhesive tape from the pull-off direction; wherein the deflecting edge has a deflection axis extending longitudinally in a plane parallel to the deflecting edge, and wherein the pulled-off adhesive tape is deflected around the deflecting edge in an affixing direction arranged transversely to the pull-off direction; wherein the pulled-off adhesive tape is deflected at an angle of 70° to 110° or 250° to 290° in the affixing direction; wherein the adhesive tape comprises an adhesive side; wherein when the adhesive tape exits the guide system, the adhesive side, prior to the deflecting of the adhesive tape, is oriented in a first orientation facing towards a user; wherein the adhesive side, after the deflecting of the adhesive tape, is oriented in a second orientation facing away from the user;
a pressing means arranged on a surface of the deflecting device facing the affixing-direction.

2. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 1 ,
wherein the affixing direction is arranged transversely to a plane of the adhesive tape.

3. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 1 ,
wherein the affixing direction is arranged at an angle between 1° and 179° or between 181° and 359° to the pull-off direction of the adhesive tape in a plane of the adhesive tape.

4. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 3 ,
wherein the deflection axis is arranged at an angle between 90.5° and 179.5° or between 180.5° and 269.5° to a longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape in the pull-off direction.

5. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 4 ,
wherein the deflecting edge is arranged at an angle of 115° to 155° or 205° to 255° to the adhesive tape plane.

6. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the deflecting device further comprises an abutment surface adjacent to the deflecting edge and configured to dictate a constant spacing between the adhesive tape and an edge of a component that the adhesive tape is to be affixed to.

7. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 6 , wherein the abutment surface is flat and the deflecting edge is arranged at a slant to the abutment surface.

8. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 6 ,
wherein the deflecting device is formed as a single piece and has the abutment surface on a side facing the pull-off direction and a flange projecting in the pull-off direction, wherein one corner of the flange is beveled and forms the deflecting edge.

9. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 1 ,
wherein the deflecting edge comprises a guide groove through which the deflected adhesive tape is led.

10. The adhesive tape dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the guide system comprises a roller having laterally radially lengthened cheeks and also a straight roller.

11. A method for affixing an adhesive tape to a component surface, the method comprising:
providing an adhesive tape dispenser comprising:
a holder for an adhesive tape roll;
a guide system for the adhesive tape pulled off from the adhesive tape roll; and
a deflecting device comprising a deflecting edge;

pulling the adhesive tape from the adhesive tape roll;
leading the adhesive tape through the guide system in a pull-off direction; and
deflecting the pulled-off adhesive tape around the deflecting edge in an affixing direction transverse to the pull-off direction; wherein the pulled-off adhesive tape is deflected at an angle of 70° to 110° or 250° to 290° in the affixing direction; wherein the deflecting edge comprises a deflecting axis extending longitudinally in a plane parallel to the deflecting edge; wherein the deflecting edge further comprises a pressing means arranged on a surface of the deflecting device facing the affixing direction; wherein the adhesive tape comprises an adhesive side; wherein when the adhesive tape exits the guide system, the adhesive side, prior to the deflecting of the adhesive tape, is oriented in a first orientation facing towards a user; wherein the adhesive side, after the deflecting of the adhesive tape, is oriented in a second orientation facing away from the user.

12. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the deflective device comprises an abutment; wherein the method further comprises guiding the adhesive tape dispenser at an edge of the component surface at a constant spacing from the edge of the component surface.

Assignees

• Tesa Se

Inventors

• Gerdsmann Thomas
• Himmelsbach Peter
• Zibull Michael

Classifications

• B65H2511/216

  Orientation, e.g. with respect to direction of movement · CPC title

• A47J42/38

  Parts or details · CPC title

• B65H2301/3411

  Right angle arrangement, i.e. 90 degrees · CPC title

• B65H35/0026 Primary

  for delivering pressure-sensitive adhesive tape · CPC title

• B65H35/0073

  Details · CPC title