Laminating tape and to-be-laminated tape, as well as method and device for laminating the laminating tape to the to-be-laminated tape

Abstract

A laminating tape has an adhesive layer for adhering to a recording surface of a to-be-laminated tape, and is formed to have a substantially identical width to a width of the to-be-laminated tape. The laminating tape has a preliminary laminating portion formed at a leading end thereof, for being preliminarily laminated to the to-be-laminated tape, and a non-adhesive portion having a predetermined length and extending continuously from an trailing end of the preliminary laminating portion, for permitting lateral motion of the laminating tape with respect to the to-be-laminated tape. In another aspect of the invention, a to-be-laminated tape is provided which has a preliminary to-be-laminated portion formed at a leading end thereof for being preliminarily laminated to a leading end of the laminating tape, and an adhesion-refusing portion having a predetermined length and extending continuously from a trailing end of the preliminary to-be-laminated portion, for permitting lateral motion of the to-be-laminated tape with respect to the laminating tape. A method and device for initially laminating the laminating tape to the to-be-laminated tape are also provided.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A laminating tape that has an adhesive layer for affixing said laminating tape to a recording surface of a to-be-laminated tape, and is formed to have a substantially identical width to a width of said to-be-laminated tape, the laminating tape comprising: 
 a preliminary laminating portion formed at a leading end of said laminating tape, for being preliminarily laminated to a leading end of said to-be-laminated tape; and    a non-adhesive portion having a predetermined length and extending continuously from a trailing end of said preliminary laminating portion, for permitting lateral motion of said laminating tape with respect to said to-be-laminated tape.    
     
     
         2 . A laminating tape according to    claim 1   , wherein said non-adhesive portion is formed by omitting a portion of said adhesive layer.  
     
     
         3 . A laminating tape according to    claim 1   , wherein said non-adhesive portion comprises a tape strip affixed to said adhesive layer, for permitting lateral motion of said laminating tape with respect to said to-be-laminated tape.  
     
     
         4 . A laminating tape according to    claim 3   , wherein said tape strip is different in color from a ground color of said to-be-laminated tape.  
     
     
         5 . A to-be-laminated tape that has a recording surface to which is affixed a laminating tape having an adhesive layer, and is formed to have a substantially identical width to a width of said laminating tape, 
 the to-be-laminated tape comprising: 
 a preliminary to-be-laminated portion formed at a leading end of said to-be-laminated tape, for being preliminarily laminated to a leading end of said laminating tape; and  
 an adhesion-refusing portion having a predetermined length and extending continuously from a trailing end of said preliminary to-be-laminated portion, for permitting lateral motion of said to-be-laminated tape with respect to said laminating tape.  
   
     
     
         6 . A to-be-laminated tape according to    claim 5   , wherein said adhesion-refusing portion comprises a fluorine coating formed on said recording surface.  
     
     
         7 . A to-be-laminated tape according to    claim 6   , including a base tape having said recording surface formed thereon, and wherein said fluorine coating is different in color from a ground color of said base tape.  
     
     
         8 . A to-be-laminated tape according to    claim 7   , further including an adhesive layer formed on an opposite side of said base tape to said recording surface, and a release paper tape laminated to said adhesive layer.  
     
     
         9 . A method of laminating a laminating tape to a to-be-laminated tape having a substantially identical width to a width of said laminating tape, said laminating tape having a preliminary laminating portion formed at a leading end thereof, and a non-adhesive portion extending continuously from a trailing end of said preliminary laminating portion, for permitting lateral motion of said laminating tape with respect to said to-be-laminated tape, 
 the method comprising the steps of: 
 placing said leading end of said laminating tape and a leading end of said to-be-laminated tape on upon another;  
 affixing said preliminary laminating portion of said laminating tape to said leading end of said to-be-laminated tape; and  
 thereafter simultaneously feeding said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape to pressure contact means that brings said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape into contact under pressure while controlling a lateral position of said laminating tape and a lateral position of said to-be-laminated tape, at least until said non-adhesive portion of said laminating tape has passed through said pressure contact means, to thereby cause a portion of said laminating tape immediately following said non-adhesive portion thereof to be accurately laminated to said to-be-laminated tape.  
   
     
     
         10 . A method of laminating a laminating tape having an adhesive layer to a to-be-laminated tape having a substantially identical width to a width of said laminating tape, said to-be-laminated tape having a preliminary to-be-laminated portion formed at a leading end thereof, for being preliminarily laminated to a leading end of said laminating tape, and an adhesion-refusing portion having a predetermined length and extending continuously from a trailing end of said preliminary to-be-laminated portion, for permitting lateral motion of said to-be-laminated tape with respect to said laminating tape, 
 the method comprising the steps of: 
 placing said leading end of said laminating tape and said leading end of said to-be-laminated tape on upon another;  
 affixing said leading end of said laminating tape to said preliminary to-be-laminated portion of said to-be-laminated tape; and  
 thereafter simultaneously feeding said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape to pressure contact means that brings said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape into contact under pressure while controlling a lateral position of said laminating tape and a lateral position of said to-be-laminated tape, at least until said adhesion-refusing portion of said to-be-laminated tape has passed through said pressure contact means, to thereby cause said laminating tape to be accurately laminated to a portion of said to-be-laminated tape immediately following said adhesion-refusing portion thereof.  
   
     
     
         11 . A laminating device that at least carries out initial lamination of a laminating tape and a to-be-laminated tape having a substantially identical width to a width of said laminating tape by affixing a leading portion of said laminating tape to a leading portion of said to-be-laminated tape, said leading portion of said laminating tape including a preliminary laminating portion formed at a leading end thereof, and a non-adhesive portion extending continuously from a trailing end of said preliminary laminating portion, for permitting lateral motion of said laminating tape with respect to said to-be-laminated tape, 
 the laminating device comprising: 
 tape-feeding means for simultaneously feeding said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape in a state in which said preliminary laminating portion of said laminating tape has been affixed to said leading portion of said to-be-laminated tape;  
 pressure contact means for bringing said leading portion of said laminating tape and said leading portion of said to-be-laminated tape into contact under pressure in a manner interlocked with tape-feeding operation of said tape-feeding means; and  
 tape guide means for controlling a lateral position of said laminating tape and a lateral position of said to-be-laminated tape, as said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape are simultaneously fed to said pressure contact means by said tape-feeding means.  
   
     
     
         12 . A laminating device according to    claim 11   , wherein said laminating device is used with a single cartridge containing said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape each in the form of a roll.  
     
     
         13 . A laminating device according to    claim 11   , further including printing means for printing on said recording surface of said to-be-laminated tape.  
     
     
         14 . A laminating device according to    claim 11   , further including cutter means for cutting off a laminated portion of said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape into a strip having a desired length.  
     
     
         15 . A laminating device that at least carries out initial lamination of a laminating tape and a to-be-laminated tape having a substantially identical width to a width of said laminating tape by affixing a leading portion of said laminating tape to a leading portion of said to-be-laminated tape, said leading portion of said to-be-laminated tape including a preliminary to-be-laminated portion formed at a leading end of said to-be-laminated tape for being preliminarily laminated to a leading end of said leading portion of said laminating tape, and an adhesion-refusing portion having a predetermined length and extending continuously from a trailing end of said preliminary to-be-laminated portion, for permitting lateral motion of said to-be-laminated tape with respect to said laminating tape, 
 the laminating device comprising: 
 tape-feeding means for simultaneously feeding said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape in a state in which said leading end of said laminating tape has been affixed to said leading end of said to-be-laminated tape;  
 pressure contact means for bringing said leading portion of said laminating tape and said leading portion of said to-be-laminated tape to contact under pressure in a manner interlocked with tape-feeding operation of said tape-feeding means; and  
 tape guide means for controlling a lateral position of said laminating tape and a lateral position of said to-be-laminated tape, as said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape are simultaneously fed to said pressure contact means by said tape-feeding means.  
   
     
     
         16 . A laminating device according to    claim 15   , wherein said laminating device is used with a single cartridge containing said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape each in the form of a roll.  
     
     
         17 . A laminating device according to    claim 15   , further including printing means for printing on a recording surface of said to-be-laminated tape.  
     
     
         18 . A laminating device according to    claim 15   , further including cutter means for cutting off a laminated portion of said laminating tape and said to-be-laminated tape into a strip having a desired length.