JP3063938B2 - Pressure-sensitive transfer film sticking tool - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sticking tool for manually sticking a pressure-sensitive transfer film such as a sticker or a label to an object to be stuck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a pressure-sensitive transfer type film such as a decorative film which is affixed to the exterior of an automobile body or the like for decorative purposes or a protective tape for protecting a window frame is generally provided with a support made of a transparent resin film. And a transfer image film such as a character or a pattern supported on the attaching surface of the support, and a lining for protecting the transfer image film. Conventionally, when applying this kind of film to an object to be applied, a manual application step using an application tool called a squeegee is performed. Generally, a squeegee is a simple thin-plate tool made of a flexible resin molded product and provided with a gripping portion and a linear attaching edge. In the attaching step, first, the lining of the pressure-sensitive transfer type film is peeled off, and the film is positioned on the object to be adhered by visual inspection or landmark alignment. Then, the transfer image film is pressure-transferred onto the object to be adhered while expelling air between the surface to be adhered and the surface of the object to be adhered. Thereafter, only the support is manually peeled off from the object. Since the adhesive force of the adhered surface of the support is much smaller than the adhesive force of the adhered surface of the transferred image film, only the transferred image film is left on the surface of the object.

[0003]

The pasting process of a pressure-sensitive transfer type film using a conventional pasting tool involves several independent steps as described above, so that the work is time-consuming and the working efficiency is inferior. Further, when the film is long like a window frame protection tape, the lining of the film is removed by removing the lining in advance, so that it may be difficult to position the film with respect to the object to be stuck.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made intensively and devised to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the working time required for the step of attaching a pressure-sensitive transfer film and to reduce the length of the work. An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive transfer type film sticking tool capable of improving the working efficiency by enabling reliable and easy positioning even with the above film.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a support, a transfer image film supported on a surface to which the support is attached, and a lining for protecting the transfer image film. A sticking tool for sticking a pressure-sensitive transfer type film to a surface to be stuck, which is provided on a grip portion and an edge of the grip portion, and transfers a transfer image film of the pressure-sensitive transfer type film to a surface to be stuck. For the straight pasting edge to be crimped and the pasting edge,
A lining peeling means that is provided at the gripping portion at an upstream position in the relative movement direction of the pressure-sensitive transfer film and automatically peels the lining according to the movement of the film, and a relative movement direction of the pressure-sensitive transfer film with respect to the attached edge. Provided in the gripping portion at the downstream position, the film tip holding means for fixedly holding the tip of the film, so that the pressure-sensitive transfer film can be relatively moved in the orthogonal direction with respect to the sticking edge, A bonding tool comprising: a film positioning means for positioning a film with respect to a surface to be bonded.

According to a preferred embodiment, the backing peeling means comprises a rod-shaped member fixedly arranged with a predetermined gap between the backing and the grip portion, and extending parallel to the attaching edge. A configuration may be provided. Further, the film leading end holding means accommodates a block body movably disposed in a through hole formed through the grip portion and a leading end of the pressure-sensitive transfer type film which is recessed in the block body. It may be configured to include a housing recess to be formed and an inner wall surface of the through-hole of the gripping portion arranged to be separated from an opening of the housing recess.
Further, the film positioning means may be provided with an upright inner wall surface formed at the rear end of the housing recess of the block body in parallel with the attaching edge.

[0007]

The backing of the leading end of the pressure-sensitive transfer film is peeled off in advance, the support at the leading end is placed on the bonding edge through the backing peeling means, and is fixedly held by the film leading end holding means. In this state, the attaching edge is pressed against the surface to be attached, and the attaching tool is moved while attaching the support to the surface to be attached. The sticking edge slides on the support with the movement of the sticking tool, and the support is stuck together with the transfer image film to the surface to be stuck while excluding air from the adhesive surface. At this time, since the pressure-sensitive transfer film advances relatively in accordance with the movement of the application tool, the lining is automatically peeled off from the support by the action of the lining peeling means. When the pasting tool is further moved, the support is moved with the pasting tool because it is fixed to the pasting tool at the leading end, and is separated and removed leaving only the transfer image film on the surface to be pasted. In this attaching step, the pressure-sensitive transfer type film is arranged perpendicular to the attaching edge of the attaching tool by the film positioning means, and is positioned parallel to the attaching surface in the moving direction of the attaching tool.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an application tool 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The attaching tool 10 includes a thin plate-like gripping portion 12 made of a resin molded product having flexibility, and an attaching portion 16 fixed to a tapered edge portion 14 of the gripping portion 12 and made of a material having relatively high hardness. Is provided. The sticking section 16 has a straight sticking edge 18 at the tip. On the upper surface side of the grip portion 12, the attaching portion 1
6, a lining peeling means 20 is arranged. The lining peeling means 20 includes a rod-shaped member 22 extending parallel to the sticking portion 16 at a position above the tapered edge portion 14 of the grip portion 12.
And a support 24 fixed to the upper surface of the grip portion 12 and fixedly supporting the rod-shaped member 22 with a predetermined gap between the tapered edge 14 and the support base 24. In addition, the grip portion 12 includes a rectangular through hole 26 penetrating in the thickness direction in the vicinity of the tapered edge portion 14, and the film leading end holding means 28 is movably disposed in the rectangular through hole 26. You.

The film tip holding means 28 comprises a sliding block 30 slidably disposed in the rectangular through hole 26 in a vertical direction. The sliding block 30 is provided with an accommodation recess 32 for accommodating a front end portion of the pressure-sensitive transfer film at a lower end portion, which is recessed from the front surface. As shown in cross section in FIG. 2, the rectangular through hole 26 has an inclined inner wall surface 34 on the tapered edge portion 14 side, whereby the lower surface side opening 26 b is expanded more than the upper surface side opening 26 a of the grip portion 12. ing. Therefore, the front surface of the sliding block 30 is provided with the lower opening 26 of the rectangular through hole 26.
In FIG. 2B, the gap is arranged between the inner wall 34 and the inclined inner wall surface 34 with a gap. The accommodation recess 32 of the sliding block 30 is provided with an upright inner wall surface 36 extending in parallel with the attachment edge 18 of the attachment portion 16.
At the rear end. The upright inner wall surface 36 of the housing recess 32 functions as a film positioning means for positioning the film during the sticking process by housing the film leading end. The sliding block 30 is provided with well-known locking means and guide means (not shown) formed of grooves, projections, and the like on the sliding surface with the rectangular through-hole 26, thereby preventing the sliding block 30 from falling off from the rectangular through-hole 26. In addition, it is desirable to assist vertical translation.

The operation of the pasting tool 10 having the above configuration will be described below.
This will be described below with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the sliding block 30 is disposed at a lower position where the housing recess 32 is exposed below the lower opening 26 b of the rectangular through hole 26. And the lining B of the pressure-sensitive transfer type film F
From the slit S provided in the vicinity of the film front end portion E, and the film front end portion E having the remaining lining B was passed through the gap between the rod-shaped member 22 and the tapered edge portion 14 of the grip portion 12 and peeled off. The lining B is arranged above the bar-shaped member 22. The film tip E is further wound around the sticking edge 18 and inserted into the housing recess 32 of the sliding block 30 on the lower surface side of the grip portion 12. At this time, the extending direction of the film F is orthogonally arranged with respect to the sticking edge portion 18 by securely contacting the front edge of the film front end portion E with the upright inner wall surface 36 of the housing recess 32. In this state, the sliding block 30 is pushed into the rectangular through-hole 26, and is disposed at an upper position where the housing recess 32 is concealed in the rectangular through-hole 26 as shown in FIG. As a result, the film front end E is sandwiched and fixed between the front surface of the sliding block 30 and the inclined inner wall surface 34 of the rectangular through hole 26. At the same time, the upper end of the sliding block 30 projects upward from the upper side opening 26a of the rectangular through hole 26 to push up the film F, and applies tension to the film F in cooperation with the rod-shaped member 22. In this way, the pressure-sensitive transfer type film F is fixed to the attaching tool 10 in a predetermined posture, and the operation preparation is completed.

In the operation preparation state, as shown in FIG. 2B, the support C of the pressure-sensitive transfer type film F supports the transfer image film I, and the bonding edge 1 of the bonding portion 16 of the bonding tool 10.
8 is arranged. In this state, the attaching edge 18 is pressed against the surface to be attached, and the attaching tool 1 is attached while attaching the support C.
Move 0. The sticking edge 18 slides on the support C with the movement of the sticking tool 10, and the support C is stuck together with the transfer image film I on the surface to be stuck while excluding the air on the bonding surface. At this time, since the pressure-sensitive transfer type film F relatively advances with the movement of the application tool 10, the lining B
Is automatically separated from the support C by the action of the rod-shaped member 22. When the pasting tool 10 is further moved, the support C moves together with the pasting tool 10 because it is fixed to the pasting tool 10 at the tip, and is peeled off while leaving the transfer image film I on the surface to be pasted. In this attaching step, the pressure-sensitive transfer type film F is disposed orthogonally to the attaching edge 18 of the attaching tool 10 by the upright inner wall surface 36 of the housing recess 32 of the sliding block 30 as described above. It is positioned parallel to the surface in the moving direction of the application tool 10. In addition, by adjusting the moving direction of the attaching tool 10 during the attaching operation, the position of the pressure-sensitive transfer type film F with respect to the attaching surface, that is, the attaching direction can be changed. Can be attached to the correct position.

[0012]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the work time required for the step of attaching the pressure-sensitive transfer type film can be reduced, and reliable and easy positioning can be performed even for a long film. It becomes possible and work efficiency improves.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an attaching tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the attaching tool of FIG. 1 taken along line II-II,
(A) At the time of film insertion and (b) At the time of completion of preparation for pasting.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Grip part 16 ... Sticking part 18 ... Sticking edge 20 ... Lining peeling means 22 ... Bar-shaped member 26 ... Rectangular through hole 28 ... Film tip part holding means 30 ... Sliding block 32 ... Housing recess 34 ... Inclined inner wall surface 36 … Upright inner wall

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pressure-sensitive transfer type film having a support, a transfer image film supported on a surface to which the support is attached, and a lining for protecting the transfer image film, for attaching to a surface to be attached. A gripping part, a linear sticking edge provided on an edge of the gripping part, and pressing a transfer image film of a pressure-sensitive transfer type film onto a surface to be stuck; On the other hand, a lining peeling means provided on the gripping portion at a position upstream of the pressure-sensitive transfer type film in the relative movement direction and automatically peeling a lining according to the movement of the film; A film tip holding means provided at the gripping portion at a downstream position in the relative movement direction of the film to hold the tip of the film in a fixed manner; and a pressure-sensitive transfer film in a direction perpendicular to the attaching edge. The surface to be pasted should be relatively movable Film positioning means for positioning the film against, sticking tool characterized by comprising the city. 2. The lining peeling means comprises a rod-shaped member fixedly disposed with a predetermined gap between the lining and the gripping portion, and extending parallel to the attaching edge. Sticking tool. 3. The film tip holding means includes a block body movably disposed in a through hole formed through the grip portion, and a pressure-sensitive transfer-type film recessed in the block body. The attaching tool according to claim 1, further comprising a receiving recess that receives the distal end portion, and an inner wall surface of the through hole of the grip portion that is disposed apart from an opening of the receiving recess. 4. A sticking tool according to claim 3, wherein said film positioning means includes an upright inner wall surface formed parallel to said sticking edge at a rear end of said housing recess of said block body.