IP Library Granted Patent US 7,044,187
Granted Patent B2
US 7,044,187 · App. 10/181,246 · Granted May 16, 2006

Device for transferring a substance applied to a support tape in the form of a film to a substrate

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Patent No.
US 7,044,187
App. No.
10/181,246
Granted
May 16, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for transferring film coating to a substrate with a carrier tape, the device having an applicator foot with at least one recess on the side facing the substrate during application of the coating to substrate.

Claims (11)

1. A device for transferring a substance to a substrate, comprising a carrier tape to which the substance is applied in the form of a film, a housing in which are arranged a storage reel for the film-coated carrier tape and an empty reel for receiving the carrier tape after the substance has been applied to the substrate, and an applicator foot for applying the substance to the substrate around which the carrier tape is looped, wherein the applicator foot has an underside disposed to face the substrate and a plurality of recess in said underside, said a plurality of recesses spacing portions of underside said from said carrier tape and said carrier tape bearing against said applicator foot at spaced contact areas wherein said plurality of recesses are adjacent to one another and extend from an applicator edge parallel to the direction of travel of the carrier tape.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of recesses extend into the region of the applicator edge.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the recesses are parallel.

4. The device of claim 2 , wherein the recesses are arranged conically towards the applicator edge.

5. The device of claim 2 , wherein the underside has at least one of said at least one recess arranged transversely to the carrier tape.

6. The device of claim 2 , wherein the applicator foot has an upper side that has at least one recess.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the underside has at least one of said at least one recess arranged transversely to the carrier tape.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the applicator foot has an upper side that has at least one recess.

9. A device for transferring a substance to a substrate, comprising a carrier tape to which the substance is applied in the form of a film, a housing in which are arranged a storage reel for the film-coated carrier tape and an empty reel for receiving the carrier cape after the substance has been applied to the substrate, and an applicator foot for applying the substance to the substrate around which the carrier tape is looped, wherein the applicator foot has an applicator edge and an underside disposed adjacent the applicator edge to face the substrate and a plurality of recesses adjacent to one another which extend from the applicator edge toward the underside, parallel to the direction of travel of the carrier tape.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the recesses are parallel.

11. The device of claim 9 , wherein the recesses are arranged conically towards the applicator edge.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS INDEXING Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: HENKEL CONSUMER ADHESIVES, INC.
To: HENKEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018901/0360 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 29, 2007
From: HENKEL CONSUMER ADHESIVES, INC.
To: HENKEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018815/0115 →
RE-RECORD TO CORRECT THE NAME AND THE ADDRESS OF THE ASSIGNEE, PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 013284 FRAME 0070, ASSIGNOR CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTEREST. Recorded Oct 24, 2003
From: BEBENSEE, INGO; HERRMANNSEN, WULF; BARTLING, OLIVER
To: PRITT PRODUKTIONSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Reel/Frame 014620/0792 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2002
From: BEBENSEE, INGO; HERRMANNSEN, WULF; BARTLING, OLIVER
To: HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA)
Reel/Frame 013284/0070 →