Tool for transferring a film

• US 20040182962A1
• Filed: 01/06/2004
• Published: 09/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kores Holding Zug AG
• Original Assignee: Kores Holding Zug AG
• Inventors: Koreska, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 6,976,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 242/370
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 37/007 Applicators for applying coatings, e.g. correction, colour or adhesive coatings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/18 Surface bonding means and/or assembly means with handle or handgrip

Abstract

The invention relates to a tool for transferring a film (11) from a strip (6) to a substrate (10), comprising a housing (2) from which a film transfer element (4) protrudes outwardly. Said housing comprises a film supply reel (7) which enables the strip (6) to be pulled over the transfer element (4) in order to transfer the film, and a winding reel (9), both reels being rotatably positioned and a sliding coupling (8) being provided in order to transfer torque from the supply reel (7) to the winding reel (9). After the film (11) has been transferred onto the transfer element, the empty strip (6) is coiled onto the winding reel (9). In the transition area (3″) between a part of the housing (3) receiving the transfer element (4) and a part (3′) of the housing receiving the reels (7, 9), the lower side (13) of the housing (2) which is oriented towards the substratc during the transfcr of thc film to the substrate (10) comprises a support (14) defining a tilting bearing on the two sides of the main central plane (15) of the housing, said support forming a three-point support (18) with the transfer element (4) on the substrate (10).

Claims

1. A hand-operated tool for transferring a film (11) from a tape (6) to a substrate (10), said tool comprising a housing (2) from which a film transfer member (4) projects outwards and in which a film supply reel (7), from which the tape (6) is pulled over the transfer member (4) for transferring the film (11), as well as a winding-up reel (9), which is coaxial to the supply reel (7), are rotatably mounted, and a sliding coupling (8) provided for a torque transmission from the supply reel (7) to the winding-up reel (9), the empty tape (6) being wound up on the winding-up reel (9) after transfer of the film (11) at the transfer member (4), characterized in that at a bottom side (13) of the housing (2) which, when transferring the film to the substrate (10), faces this substrate, in a transition region (3″

) between a housing part (3) accommodating the transfer member (4) and a housing part (3′

) housing the reels (7, 9), two separate supporting means (14) defining a tilting support for the housing, which tilting support is fixed relative to the housing, are externally provided on both sides of the housing main middle plane (15), which supporting means, in combination with the transfer member (4), provide a three-point support (18) on the substrate (10).

2. A hand-operated tool according to claim 1, characterized in that the supporting means (14) are formed by sliding surfaces (31) molded to the housing (2) and preferably widened as compared to the housing (2), in particular in the form of arcuate sliding skids (29, 30).

3. A hand-operated tool according to claim 1, characterized in that the supporting means (14) are formed by rollers (16, 17) laterally mounted on the housing (2).

4. A hand-operated tool according to claim 1, characterized in that the two rollers (16, 17) are put onto an axle (32′

) which passes through the housing (2).

5. A hand-operated tool according to claim 4, characterized in that the axle (32′

) in the housing interior (36) additionally supports the transfer member (4).

6. A hand-operated tool according to claim 3, characterized in that the two rollers (16, 17) are put onto separate lateral axles (21).

7. A hand-operated tool according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the rollers (16, 17) are mounted in snap fit on the (respective) axle (21;

32′

).

8. A hand-operated tool according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the lateral rollers (16, 17) are inserted, e.g. snapped into, undercut housing recesses.

9. A hand-operated tool according to claim 4, characterized in that the rollers (16, 17) are arranged on an axle (32″

) mounted on the bottom side of the housing (2).

10. A hand-operated tool according to claim 9, characterized in that the axle (32″

) is snapped into bearing projections (39, 40) provided on the bottom side of the housing (2).

11. A hand-operated tool according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the rollers (16, 17) are integrally formed with the axle (32″

), e.g. as an injection-molded part.