MATERIAL TAPE SYSTEM, MATERIAL TAPE SYSTEM ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MATERIAL TAPE SYSTEM ASSEMBLY AND USE OF A MATERIAL TAPE SYSTEM
20240254370 ยท 2024-08-01
Assignee
Inventors
- Marten ROHDE (Bienenbuettel, DE)
- UTE ELLRINGMANN (HAMBURG, DE)
- Katja Meyer (Hamburg, DE)
- Henning CHACATTE (Pinnerberg, DE)
- Bj?rn ERDMANN (Hamburg, DE)
Cpc classification
C09J2301/18
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
C09J2301/50
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
C09J2301/208
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
International classification
Abstract
A material tape system having a backing tape having a first end section and a second end section, a fixing adhesive tape detachably connected to the first end section of the backing tape on a first side of the backing tape, and a first connecting adhesive tape connected to the first end section of the backing tape on a second side of the backing tape that is opposite the first side of the backing tape, wherein the fixing adhesive tape and the first connecting adhesive tape are connected to the backing tape in such a way that, when the fixing adhesive tape is connected to the backing tape, a connecting adhesive surface of the first connecting adhesive tape is covered, and, when the fixing adhesive tape is detached from the backing tape, the connecting adhesive surface of the first connecting adhesive tape is exposed.
Claims
1. Material tape system (1) having a backing tape (3), which has a first end section (13) and a second end section (15) and extends from the first end section (13) to the second end section (15), a fixing adhesive tape (5) having a fixing adhesive surface (31), by means of which the fixing adhesive tape (5) is detachably connected to the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3) on a first side (17) of the backing tape (3), a first connecting adhesive tape (7) having a connecting section (37), by means of which the first connecting adhesive tape (7) is connected to the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3) on a second side (19) of the backing tape (3), which is opposite to the first side (17) of the backing tape (3), wherein the fixing adhesive tape (5) and the first connecting adhesive tape (7) are connected to the backing tape (3) in such a way that, when the fixing adhesive tape (5) is connected to the backing tape (3), a connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) is covered, and, when the fixing adhesive tape (5) is detached from the backing tape (3), the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) is exposed.
2. Material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the material tape system (1) has a release tape (11) having a first side (61) and a second side (63), wherein, when the fixing adhesive tape (5) is connected to the backing tape (3), the release tape (11) is arranged between the fixing adhesive tape (5) and the first connecting adhesive tape (7) in such a way that the fixing adhesive surface (31) faces the first side (61) of the release tape (11) and the connecting adhesive surface (39) faces the second side (63) of the release tape (11).
3. Material tape system (1) according to claim 2, wherein the release tape (11) is connected on its first side (61) to the fixing adhesive tape (5) and is detachably connected on its second side (63) to the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) in such a way that, when the fixing adhesive tape (5) is detached from the backing tape (3), the release tape (11) is detached from the connecting adhesive surface (39).
4. Material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) is covered by the release tape (11).
5. Material tape system (1) according to claim 2, wherein a first adhesive force acting from the fixing adhesive surface (31) to the backing tape (3) is less than a second adhesive force acting from a connecting section (29) of the fixing adhesive tape (5) to the release tape (11).
6. Material tape system (1) according to claim 2, wherein the second adhesive force acting from the connecting section (29) of the fixing adhesive tape (5) to the release tape (11) is greater than a third adhesive force acting from the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) to the release tape (11).
7. Material tape system (1) according to claim 2, wherein the third adhesive force acting from the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) to the release tape (11) is less than a fourth adhesive force acting from the connecting section (37) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) to the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3).
8. Material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein, when the fixing adhesive tape (5) is connected to the backing tape (3), the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) is arranged on the first side (17) of the backing tape (3).
9. Material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting adhesive tape (7) extends in a first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent (45) away from the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3), wherein an extent of the connecting section (37) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) in the first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent (45) corresponds to between 20% and 40% of an extent of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) in the first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent (45).
10. Material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the material tape system (1) has a roll core with a circumferential outer surface, wherein the fixing adhesive tape (5) has a connecting section (29), by means of which the fixing adhesive tape (5) is connected to the outer surface.
11. Material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the material tape system (1) has a second connecting adhesive tape (9) having a connecting section (47), by means of which the second connecting adhesive tape (9) is connected to the second end section (15) of the backing tape (3) on the first side (17) of the backing tape (3), and having a connecting adhesive surface (49).
12. Material tape system (1) according to claim 11, wherein the material tape system (1) has a roll core with a circumferential outer surface, wherein the second connecting adhesive tape (9) is connected to the outer surface by means of the connecting adhesive surface (49).
13. Material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein a multiplicity of punched parts (75) is arranged on the first side (17) of the backing tape (3) and/or a multiplicity of punched parts (75) is arranged on the second side (19) of the backing tape (3).
14. Material tape system assembly (65) comprising a first material tape system (1) according to claim 1 and a second material tape system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) of the first material tape system (1) is connected to the second end section (15) of the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1) on a second side (19) of the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1).
15. Material tape system assembly (65) according to claim 14, wherein the connecting adhesive surface (49) of the second connecting adhesive tape (9) of the second material tape system (1) is connected to the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1) on the first side (17) of the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1).
16. Material tape system assembly (65) according to claim 14, wherein the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1) and the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1) are arranged in such a way that a first tangential surface running perpendicularly to the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) of the first material tape system (1) runs along a first edge region (67) of the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1) and along a first edge region (71) of the second end section (15) of the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1), and a second tangential surface running parallel to the first tangential surface runs along a second edge region (69) of the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1) and along a second edge region (73) of the second end section (15) of the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1).
17. Material tape system assembly (65) according to claim 14, wherein a first end face (21) of the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1) and a second end face (23) of the second end section (15) of the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1) rest against one another.
18. Method for producing a material tape system assembly (65) according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing the first material tape system (1); providing the second material tape system (1); detaching the fixing adhesive tape (5) from the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1); and connecting the connecting adhesive surface (39) of the first connecting adhesive tape (7) of the first material tape system (1) to the second end section (15) of the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1) on the second side (19) of the backing tape (3) of the second material tape system (1).
19. Method according to claim 18, wherein the method has the following additional step: connecting the connecting adhesive surface (49) of the second connecting adhesive tape (9) of the second material tape system (1) to the first end section (13) of the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1) on the first side (17) of the backing tape (3) of the first material tape system (1).
20. Method of using a material tape system (1) according to claim 1 in an automated robot applicator.
Description
[0053] Further features, advantages and possible applications of the present invention will be found in the following description of the exemplary embodiments and the figures. All of the features described and/or illustrated in the figures form the subject matter of the invention individually and in any combination, irrespective of their combination in the individual claims or dependency references thereof. In the figures, the same reference signs furthermore denote the same or similar objects.
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[0059] The backing tape 3 has a first end section 13 and a second end section 15. The backing tape 3 extends from the first end section 13 to the second end section 15. The backing tape 3 has a first side 17 and a second side 19 opposite to the first side 17. The first end section 13 has a first end face 21, which, in the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, is covered by the release tape 11 in the state shown in
[0060] The fixing adhesive tape 5 has a connecting section 29 and a fixing adhesive surface 31. The fixing adhesive tape 5 is detachably connected to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3, more specifically to a section of the release layer 25 of the backing tape 3, by means of the fixing adhesive surface 31 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3. The detachable connection between the fixing adhesive surface 31 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 ensures that the fixing adhesive tape 5 is connected to the backing tape 3 and can be detached therefrom. In particular, the detachable connection between the fixing adhesive surface 31 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the section of the release layer 25 of the backing tape 3 ensures that the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the backing tape 3 can be detached from one another particularly easily, in particular when the connection between the fixing adhesive surface 31 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the section of the release layer 25 of the backing tape 3 is to be broken. The connection between the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the backing tape 3 ensures that the backing tape 3 can be connected with the aid of the fixing adhesive tape 5 to, for example, a roll core of the material tape system 1 or to a section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, particularly when the backing tape 3 is wound around the roll core. The detachment of the fixing adhesive tape 5 from the backing tape 3 ensures that the backing tape 3 can be decoupled from the roll core of the material tape system 1 or from the section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, in that the fixing adhesive tape 5 can be detached from the backing tape 3 during this process or subsequently. The detachable connection between the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the backing tape 3 ensures that the function of connecting the backing tape 3, for example on the roll core of the material tape system 1 or on the section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, can be fulfilled by the fixing adhesive tape 5 and that the structural make up of the backing tape 3 can be chosen independently of this function.
[0061] The fixing adhesive tape 5 has a backing layer 33 and an adhesive layer 35. The backing layer 33 ensures that the fixing adhesive tape 5 is of mechanically robust design in its main plane of extent, in particular with respect to tensile loads in the main plane of extent. The adhesive layer 35 is connected to the backing layer 33. The adhesive layer 35 exhibits pressure-sensitive adhesion and thus ensures that the fixing adhesive tape 5 can be connected to other elements, such as, for example, the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 or to the release tape 11 or both to the first end section 13 and to the release tape 11. The adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 forms an adhesive surface which has a plurality of sections. A first section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 forms the fixing adhesive surface 31, by means of which the fixing adhesive tape 5 is detachably connected to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3. A second section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 forms an adhesive surface by means of which the fixing adhesive tape 5 can be detachably connected, for example, to the roll core of the material tape system 1 or to a section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3. The second section is exposed in
[0062] The first connecting adhesive tape 7 has a connecting section 37 and a connecting adhesive surface 39. By means of the connecting section 37, the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is connected to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 on the second side 19 of the backing tape 3, which is opposite to the first side 17 of the backing tape 3. The connection between the connecting section 37 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 ensures that, when the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is connected to a further element, the backing tape 3 is connected to this further element via the first connecting adhesive tape 7. In the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention illustrated in
[0063] The first connecting adhesive tape 7 has a backing layer 41 and an adhesive layer 43. The backing layer 41 ensures that the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is of mechanically robust design in its main plane of extent, in particular with respect to tensile loads in the main plane of extent. The adhesive layer 43 is connected to the backing layer 41. The adhesive layer 43 exhibits pressure-sensitive adhesion and thus ensures that the first connecting adhesive tape 7 can be connected to other elements, such as, for example, the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 or to the release tape 11 or both to the first end section 13 and to the release tape 11. The adhesive layer 43 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 forms an adhesive surface which has a plurality of sections. A first section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 43 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 forms the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7, said surface being covered by the release tape 11 in
[0064] The first connecting adhesive tape 7 extends in a first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 45, the vector representation of which is arranged in the main plane of extent of the first connecting adhesive tape 7. The first connecting adhesive tape 7 extends in the first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 45 away from the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3. It has proven particularly advantageous that an extent of the connecting section 37 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 in the first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 45 can correspond to between 20% and 40%, preferably between 30 and 35%, of an extent of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 in the first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 45 since it is thereby possible to ensure both a mechanically robust overlapping connection between the backing tape 3 and the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and a sufficiently large connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 for mechanically robust connections. This effect is observable over a total range of 20% to 40% and is particularly pronounced in a range of 30% to 35%. In the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention shown in
[0065] The second connecting adhesive tape 9 has a connecting section 47 and a connecting adhesive surface 49. By means of the connecting section 47, the second connecting adhesive tape 9 is connected to the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3. The connection between the connecting section 47 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 and the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 ensures that, when the second connecting adhesive tape 9 is connected to a further element, the backing tape 3 is connected to this further element via the second connecting adhesive tape 9. The connection between the connecting section 47 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 and the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 can ensure, for example, that the backing tape 3 can be connected with the aid of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 to, for example, a roll core of the material tape system 1 or to a section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, particularly when the backing tape 3 is wound around the roll core. In the first embodiment of the material tape system according to the invention illustrated in
[0066] The second connecting adhesive tape 9 has a backing layer 51 and an adhesive layer 53. The backing layer 51 ensures that the second connecting adhesive tape 9 is of mechanically robust design in its main plane of extent, in particular with respect to tensile loads in the main plane of extent. The adhesive layer 53 is connected to the backing layer 51. The adhesive layer 53 is pressure-sensitive and thus ensures that the second connecting adhesive tape 9 can be connected to other elements. The adhesive layer 53 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 forms an adhesive surface which has a plurality of sections. A first section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 53 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 forms the connecting adhesive surface 49 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9. A second section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 53 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9, said second section being adjacent to the first section, forms an adhesive surface by means of which the second connecting adhesive tape 9 is connected to the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3.
[0067] The second connecting adhesive tape 9 extends in a second connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 55, the vector representation of which is arranged in the main plane of extent of the second connecting adhesive tape 9. The second connecting adhesive tape 9 extends in the second connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 55 away from the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3. It has proven particularly advantageous that an extent of the connecting section 47 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 in the second connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 55 can correspond to between 20% and 40%, preferably between 30 and 35%, of an extent of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 in the second connecting adhesive tape direction of extent 55 since this ensures both a mechanically robust overlapping connection between the backing tape 3 and the second connecting adhesive tape 9 and a sufficiently large connecting adhesive surface 49 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 for mechanically robust connections. This effect is observable over a total range of 20% to 40% and is particularly pronounced in a range of 30% to 35%. In the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention shown in
[0068] As already described, the backing tape 3 can be connected with the aid of the second connecting adhesive tape 5 to the roll core of the material tape system 1 or to a section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, particularly when the backing tape 3 is wound around the roll core 3. In particular, when the backing tape 3 is wound around the roll core and the backing tape 3 is connected to the roll core of the material tape system 1 with the aid of the fixing adhesive tape 5, the backing tape 3 can be connected to the section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, with the aid of the second connecting adhesive tape 9. Alternatively, in particular when the backing tape 3 is wound around the roll core and the backing tape 3 is connected to the roll core of the material tape system 1 with the aid of the second connecting adhesive tape 9, the backing tape 3 can be connected to the section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, with the aid of the fixing adhesive tape 5. These two alternatives ensure that the backing tape 3 can be connected to the roll core and simultaneously to itself, in particular by means of a section on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, thus ensuring that the backing tape 3 remains in the state in which it is wound around the roll core. If the backing tape 3 is in the state in which it is wound around the roll core, the material tape system 1 can be stored in a particularly space-saving manner. In order to use the material tape system 1, it is possible, when the backing tape 3 is connected to the section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, with the aid of the second connecting adhesive tape 9, for the second connecting adhesive tape 9 to be detached from the section of the backing tape 3 and then for the backing tape 3 to be unwound from the roll core. If the backing tape 3 is connected to the section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, with the aid of the fixing adhesive tape 5, the fixing adhesive tape 5 can be detached from the section of the backing tape 3 in order to use the material tape system 1, and then the backing tape 3 can be unwound from the roll core. In connection with these two alternatives, the release layer 25, in particular, has proven to be advantageous since this can have a section to which, in particular, the pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces, such as, for example, the adhesive surface of the fixing adhesive tape 5, by means of which the fixing adhesive tape 5 can be detachably connected to the section of the backing tape 3 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, i.e. the second section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5, or the connecting adhesive surface 49, can be connected and from which these pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces can be detached particularly easily.
[0069] The release tape 11 has a release layer 57, which, in the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, is a release paper, and a backing layer 59 connected to the release layer 57. The release layer 57 preferably has a surface facing away from the backing layer 59, to which surface it is possible, in particular, to connect pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces, such as, for example, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7, and from which these pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces can be detached particularly easily. The backing layer 59 ensures that the release tape 11 is of mechanically robust design in its main plane of extent, in particular with respect to tensile loads in the main plane of extent. Furthermore, the release tape 11 has a first side 61 and a second side 63. The backing layer 59 is arranged on the first side 61 of the release tape 11. The backing layer 57 is arranged on the second side 63 of the release tape 11. The release tape 11 is arranged between the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the first connecting adhesive tape 7. The release tape 11 rests against the first end face 21 of the first end section 13 and thereby covers the latter, thus ensuring that the first end face 21 is protected from mechanical effects, such as, for example, elastic or plastic deformations of the first end face 21, such as, for example, cracks in the first end face 21. As already described, in the configuration shown in
[0070] In the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention shown in
[0071] Thus, when the fixing adhesive tape 5 is connected to the backing tape 3, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is covered, ensuring that when the material tape system 1 is used, the first connecting adhesive tape 7 does not adhere with the connecting adhesive surface 39 to objects to which it is not intended to adhere. Furthermore, when the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is covered, the connecting adhesive surface 39 is protected from contamination when using the material tape system 1.
[0072] Furthermore, when the fixing adhesive tape 5 is detached from the backing tape 3, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is exposed, thus making it possible, by detaching the fixing adhesive tape 5 from the backing tape 3, to selectively expose the connecting adhesive surface 39 in order to connect it selectively to other elements, such as, for example, to the connecting adhesive surface 49 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 of another material tape system 1 or to the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 of the other material tape system 1 on the second side 19 of the backing tape 3 of the other material tape system 1 or both to the connecting adhesive surface 49 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 of the other material tape system 1 and to the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 of the other material tape system 1 on the second side 19 of the backing tape 3 of the other material tape system 1.
[0073] In summary, the material tape system 1 ensures a plurality of functions by virtue of its construction and, in particular, by virtue of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the interaction of the fixing adhesive tape 5 with the other elements of the material tape system 1. First, the backing tape 3 can be detachably attached to further elements, such as, for example, to a roll core of the material tape system 1, with the aid of the fixing adhesive tape 5. Furthermore, the structural make up of the backing tape 3 can be selected independently of the function of detachable attachment of the backing tape 3 to further elements. This enables the backing tape 3 to be of particularly flexible design in terms of its intended use. For example, the backing tape 3 can be designed to be particularly light and at the same time mechanically robust, in particular tear-resistant. Moreover, the construction of the material tape system 1 and, in particular, the fixing adhesive tape 5 ensures the selective covering and exposure of the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7, ensuring, on the one hand, that it is protected from contamination and, on the other hand, that it can be exposed when required. The material tape system 1 thus ensures that the backing tape 3 can be of mechanically robust design and that the use of the material tape system 1 is particularly user-friendly. The user-friendliness is ensured, in particular, by the fact that the connecting adhesive surface 39 can be exposed in a simple manner by detaching the fixing adhesive tape 5 from the backing tape 3.
[0074] As already described, the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention has the release tape 11. The release tape 11 is designed, arranged and connected to the fixing adhesive tape 5 in such a way that, when the fixing adhesive tape 5 is connected to the backing tape 3, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is directly covered by the release tape 11, i.e. the latter rests against the connecting adhesive surface 39 and completely covers it. Furthermore, the release tape 11 is designed, arranged and connected to the fixing adhesive tape 5 in such a way that, when the fixing adhesive tape 5 is detached from the backing tape 3, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is exposed, i.e. the release tape 11 does not rest against the connecting adhesive surface 39 and also does not cover the latter. The release tape 11 is connected on its first side 61 to the fixing adhesive tape 5 and is detachably connected on its second side 63 to the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 in such a way that, when the fixing adhesive tape 5 is detached from the backing tape 3, the release tape 11 is released from the connecting adhesive surface 39. Thus, the connecting adhesive surface 39 can be exposed by removing the fixing adhesive tape 5 and thereby removing the release tape 11.
[0075] The first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention is advantageous, in particular, by virtue of the arrangement of the backing tape 3, of the fixing adhesive tape 5, of the connecting adhesive tape 7 and of the release tape 11 relative to one another and by virtue of their interactions with one another, in particular by virtue of the interaction of different pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces whose pressure-sensitive adhesive properties are matched to one another.
[0076] The fixing adhesive tape 5 has the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 35, which has the adhesive surface with the plurality of sections. The first section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 forms the pressure-sensitive fixing adhesive surface 5, by means of which the fixing adhesive tape 5 is detachably connected to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3. In this case, the pressure-sensitive fixing adhesive surface 31 is connected to a section of the release layer 25 of the backing tape 3, wherein the surface of this section of the release layer 25 does not have pressure-sensitive adhesive properties, and therefore the pressure-sensitive fixing adhesive surface 31 can be detached particularly easily from this surface of the section of the release layer 25.
[0077] Between the first section and the second section (which is exposed in
[0078] The first connecting adhesive tape 7 has the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 43, which has the adhesive surface with the plurality of sections. The first section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 43 forms the pressure-sensitive connecting adhesive surface 39, which is covered by the release tape 11 in
[0079] In the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, the pressure-sensitive adhesive properties of the different pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces are matched to one another as follows. A first adhesive force acting from the fixing adhesive surface 31 to the backing tape 3 is less than a second adhesive force acting from the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 to the release tape 11. In this case, the second adhesive force acts from the third section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 to the release tape 11. Furthermore, the second adhesive force acting from the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 to the release tape 11 is greater than a third adhesive force acting from the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 to the release tape 11. Furthermore, the third adhesive force acting from the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 to the release tape 11 is less than a fourth adhesive force acting from the connecting section 37 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3.
[0080] The first, second, third and fourth adhesive forces are each to be understood to mean a force threshold which must be overcome in order to detach the corresponding elements from one another under a load in the plane of the image in
[0081] When the material tape system 1 is then subjected to a tensile load in the plane of the image in
[0082] Owing to the geometrical construction of the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, the ratios of the adhesive forces to one another ensure the desired result of the described detachment of the individual elements. The first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention is furthermore built up in such a way that the pressure-sensitive adhesive properties of the different pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces are matched to one another as follows. A first strength threshold value of the connection between the fixing adhesive surface 31 and the backing tape 3 is lower than a second strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the release tape 11. In this case, the second strength threshold relates to the connection between the third section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the release tape 11. Furthermore, the second strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the release tape 11 is higher than a third strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and the release tape 11. Furthermore, the third strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and the release tape 11 is lower than a fourth strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting section 37 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3. The first, second, third and fourth strength threshold values are each to be understood to mean a strength threshold value which must be overcome in order to detach the corresponding elements from one another under a load in the plane of the image in
[0083] The features, technical effects and/or advantages described in connection with the first, second, third and fourth adhesive forces and in connection with the first, second, third and fourth strength threshold values also apply, at least in an analogous manner, to a first, second, third and fourth peeling force, which describes the force threshold which must be overcome in order to pull one element off another element. If, for example, in the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, the end of the fixing adhesive tape 5 which is on the outside left in
[0084] As already described, the material tape system 1 can have a roll core with a circumferential outer surface. The fixing adhesive tape 5 can be connected to the outer surface by means of the connecting section 29, in particular by means of the second section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5. Alternatively, the second connecting adhesive tape 9 can be detachably connected to the circumferential outer surface of the roll core by means of the connecting adhesive surface 49.
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[0086] In the second embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention too, the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the first connecting adhesive tape 7 are connected to the backing tape 3 in such a way that, when the fixing adhesive tape 5 is connected to the backing tape 3, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is covered, and, when the fixing adhesive tape 5 is detached from the backing tape 3, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is exposed. As shown in
[0087] The fixing adhesive tape 5 has the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 35, which has the adhesive surface with the plurality of sections. The first section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 forms the pressure-sensitive fixing adhesive surface 5, by means of which the fixing adhesive tape 5 is detachably connected to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3. In this case, the pressure-sensitive fixing adhesive surface 31 is connected to a section of the release layer 25 of the backing tape 3, wherein the surface of this section of the release layer 25 does not have pressure-sensitive adhesive properties, and therefore the pressure-sensitive fixing adhesive surface 31 can be detached particularly easily from this surface of the section of the release layer 25.
[0088] Between the first section and the second section (which is exposed in
[0089] The first connecting adhesive tape 7 has the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 43, which has the adhesive surface with the plurality of sections. The first section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 43 forms the pressure-sensitive connecting adhesive surface 39, which is covered by a surface of a section of the release layer 25 of the release tape 3 in
[0090] In comparison with the surface of the section of the release layer 25 of the backing tape 3 on the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, the surface of the section of the backing layer 27 of the backing tape 3 on the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 on the second side 19 of the backing tape 3 is designed in such a way that the material bond between the backing tape 3 and the first connecting adhesive tape 7 on the second side 19 of the backing tape 3 is mechanically more robust than the material bond between the backing tape 3 and the first connecting adhesive tape 7 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3.
[0091] In the second embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, the pressure-sensitive adhesive properties of the different pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces are matched to one another as follows. A first adhesive force acting from the fixing adhesive surface 31 to the backing tape 3 is less than a second adhesive force acting from the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 to the first connecting adhesive tape 7. In this case, the second adhesive force acts from the third section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 to the first connecting adhesive tape 7. Furthermore, the second adhesive force acting from the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 to the first connecting adhesive tape 7 is greater than a third adhesive force acting from the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 13. Furthermore, the third adhesive force acting from the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 13 is less than a fourth adhesive force acting from the connecting section 37 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3.
[0092] The first, second, third and fourth adhesive forces are each to be understood to mean a force threshold which must be overcome in order to detach the corresponding elements from one another under a load in the plane of the image in
[0093] When the material tape system 1 is then subjected to a tensile load in the plane of the image in
[0094] Owing to the geometrical construction of the second embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, the ratios of the adhesive forces to one another ensure the desired result of the described detachment of the individual elements. The second embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention is furthermore built up in such a way that the pressure-sensitive adhesive properties of the different pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces are matched to one another as follows. A first strength threshold value of the connection between the fixing adhesive surface 31 and the backing tape 3 is lower than a second strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the first connecting adhesive tape 7. In this case, the second strength threshold relates to the connection between the third section of the plurality of sections of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer 35 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the first connecting adhesive tape 7. Furthermore, the second strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting section 29 of the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the first connecting adhesive tape 11 is higher than a third strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and the first end section 13 of the backing tape 13. Furthermore, the third strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and the first end section 13 of the backing tape 11 is lower than a fourth strength threshold value of the connection between the connecting section 37 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 and the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3. The first, second, third and fourth strength threshold values are each to be understood to mean a strength threshold value which must be overcome in order to detach the corresponding elements from one another under a load in the plane of the image in
[0095] The features, technical effects and/or advantages described in connection with the first, second, third and fourth adhesive forces and in connection with the first, second, third and fourth strength threshold values also apply, at least in an analogous manner, to a first, second, third and fourth peeling force, which describes the force threshold which must be overcome in order to pull one element off another element. If, for example, in the second embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention, the end of the fixing adhesive tape 5 which is on the outside right in
[0096] The features, technical effects and/or advantages described in connection with the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention also apply at least in an analogous manner to the second embodiment of the material tape system according to the invention.
[0097]
[0098] As already described, the material tape system assembly 65 shown in
[0099] The first end section 13 of the backing tape 11 has a first edge region 67 and a second edge region 69. The second end section 15 of the backing tape 11 has a first edge region 71 and a second edge region 73. The backing tape 3 of the first material tape system 1 and the backing tape 3 of the second material tape system 1 are arranged in such a way that a first tangential surface running perpendicularly to the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 of the first material tape system 1 runs along the first edge region 67 of the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 of the first material tape system 1 and along a first edge region 71 of the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 of the second material tape system 1, and a second tangential surface running parallel to the first tangential surface runs along the second edge region 69 of the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 of the first material tape system 1 and along the second edge region 73 of the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 of the second material tape system 1. By virtue of this arrangement, the backing tape 3 of the first material tape system 1 and the backing tape 3 of the second material tape system 1 are aligned, which is advantageous particularly when the material tape system assembly 65 is used in an automated robot applicator.
[0100] In the embodiment of the material tape system assembly 65 according to the invention which is illustrated in
[0101] As already described, the detachable connection between the fixing adhesive tape 5 and the backing tape 3 ensures that the function of connecting the backing tape 3, for example to the roll core of the material tape system 1 or to the section of the backing tape 3, in particular on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, can be fulfilled by the fixing adhesive tape 5 and that the structural make up of the backing tape 3 can be chosen independently of this function. This has been found to be advantageous particularly in the case in which a multiplicity of punched parts 75 is arranged on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3 and/or a multiplicity of punched parts 75 is arranged on the second side 19 of the backing tape 3 since in this case the backing tape 3 can be constructed in a manner that is structurally adapted to the multiplicity of punched parts 75.
[0102] In particular, the release layer 25 has been found to be advantageous since it can have a section to which, in particular, the pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces, such as, for example, the adhesive surface of the fixing adhesive tape 5, by means of which the fixing adhesive tape 5 can be detachably connected to the section of the backing tape 3 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3, or the connecting adhesive surface 49, can be connected and from which these pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces can be detached particularly easily, in particular when the material tape system 1 is to be used, for example, in an automated robot applicator for applying a multiplicity of punched parts 75.
[0103] The material tape system assembly 65 is produced as follows. The first material tape system 1 and the second material tape system 1 are provided. The fixing adhesive tape 5 is then detached from the backing tape 3 of the first material tape system 1. After this, the connecting adhesive surface 39 of the first connecting adhesive tape 7 of the first material tape system 1 is connected to the second end section 15 of the backing tape 3 of the second material tape system 1 on the second side 19 of the backing tape 3 of the second material tape system 1. The connecting adhesive surface 49 of the second connecting adhesive tape 9 of the second material tape system 1 is then connected to the first end section 13 of the backing tape 3 of the first material tape system 1 on the first side 17 of the backing tape 3 of the first material tape system 1.
[0104] The features, technical effects and/or advantages described in connection with the first embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention and the features, technical effects and/or advantages described in connection with the second embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention also apply at least in an analogous manner to the third embodiment of the material tape system 1 according to the invention and to the embodiment of the material tape system assembly 65 according to the invention.
[0105] In addition, it should be noted that having does not exclude other elements or steps and one or a does not exclude a multiplicity. Attention is furthermore drawn to the fact that features which have been described with reference to one of the above exemplary embodiments can also be used in combination with other features of other exemplary embodiments described above. Reference signs in the claims should not be regarded as a restriction.
REFERENCE SIGNS
[0106] 1 material tape system [0107] 3 backing tape [0108] 5 adhesive fixing tape [0109] 7 first connecting adhesive tape [0110] 9 second connecting adhesive tape [0111] 11 release tape [0112] 13 first end section of the backing tape [0113] 15 second end section of the backing tape [0114] 17 first side of the backing tape [0115] 19 second side of the backing tape [0116] 21 first end face of the first end section [0117] 23 second end face of the second end section [0118] 25 release layer of the backing tape [0119] 27 backing layer of the backing tape [0120] 29 connecting section of the fixing adhesive tape [0121] 31 fixing adhesive surface of the fixing adhesive tape [0122] 33 backing layer of the fixing adhesive tape [0123] 35 adhesive layer of the fixing adhesive tape [0124] 37 connecting section of the first connecting adhesive tape [0125] 39 connecting adhesive surface of the first connecting adhesive tape [0126] 41 backing layer of the first connecting adhesive tape [0127] 43 adhesive layer of the first connecting adhesive tape [0128] 45 first connecting adhesive tape direction of extent [0129] 47 connecting section of the second connecting adhesive tape [0130] 49 connecting adhesive surface of the second connecting adhesive tape [0131] 51 backing layer of the second connecting adhesive tape [0132] 53 adhesive layer of the second connecting adhesive tape [0133] 55 second connecting adhesive tape direction of extent [0134] 57 release layer of the release tape [0135] 59 backing layer of the release tape [0136] 61 first side of the release tape [0137] 63 second side of the release tape [0138] 65 material tape system assembly [0139] 67 first edge region of the first end section [0140] 69 second edge region of the first end section [0141] 71 first edge region of the second end section [0142] 73 second edge region of the second end section [0143] 75 punched part