Coating film transfer tool

Abstract

To provide a coating film transfer tool capable of sharing all components other than a transfer tape between transfer tapes having different tape widths.SOLUTION: There is provided a coating film transfer tool in which at least two types of leading end regulating portions for regulating the movement of a transfer tape and / or a base tape in a tape width direction are provided on or near a transfer head. The at least two types of leading end regulating portions have different regulation widths for regulating the movement of the transfer tape and / or the base tape in the tape width direction. The leading end regulating portion through which the transfer tape and / or the base tape pass is different depending on whether it is in contact with a route forming portion or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of a coating film transfer tool for pressing and transferring a coating film for correcting characters, an adhesive coating film for adhesion, a decorative coating film, or the like, onto a receiving surface of a receiving body. [Background technology]

[0002] In coating film transfer tools, the preference for the width of the coating film generally varies from user to user. For this reason, coating film transfer tools have been designed in which transfer tapes with the same external shape and coating films of multiple different widths are mounted. Even if the transfer tapes have coating films of different widths, the parts of the coating film transfer tool other than the transfer tape can be made common as long as the width of the transfer tape is made the same. For example, the width of the widest coating film can be made the same as the width of the transfer tape, and the other narrower coating films can be provided on a part of the width direction of the transfer tape of the same width, so that the width of the transfer tape can be made the same.

[0003] However, it is difficult and very inefficient to provide a coating film on a portion of the width direction of the transfer tape, and it is not practical to make the width of transfer tapes having coating films of different widths the same. The easiest and most efficient way to manufacture a transfer tape having a coating film on a substrate is to apply a coating film to the entire surface of a wide substrate and cut the substrate coated with the coating film to a predetermined width. For this reason, the transfer tape is generally manufactured by this method, but this method does not allow a coating film to be provided on a portion of the width of the transfer tape. On the other hand, if a coating film is to be provided on a portion of the width of the transfer tape, for example, if the coating film is 4 mm wide, the coating film needs to be stably applied to a width of 4 mm, but when the coating film is provided with such a narrow coating width, there is a problem that the yield of the transfer tape decreases due to the variation in the coating width. In addition, if the method of applying a coating film to the entire surface of the wide substrate and cutting the substrate coated with the coating film to a predetermined width is used, almost all of the coating film provided on the entire surface of the substrate can be used as a coating film for transfer, so the substrate can be used without waste and the transfer tape can be efficiently manufactured. On the other hand, if an attempt is made to apply a coating film only to part of the width of the transfer tape, extra substrate is required for the portion on which the coating film is not to be applied, and the number of transfer tapes that can be obtained from the same area of ​​substrate is reduced, resulting in a significant decrease in the production efficiency of the transfer tape.

[0004] As such, it is difficult and impractical to manufacture and use a transfer tape having coating films of multiple different widths while the tape width is the same, so in the past, Patent Document 1 and other documents have proposed a coating film transfer tool in which a pressing member (transfer head) has pressing sections with multiple different pressing widths, and the pressing width of the transfer tape can be changed by changing the pressing sections, and the transfer tape has a band-shaped base material layer (substrate) and a transfer material layer (coating film), and the transfer material layer (coating film) has a slit in the longitudinal direction, thereby enabling coating films of many transfer widths to be transferred with a single coating film transfer tool.

[0005] However, when such slits are provided in the coating film, for example, in the case of a correction tape coating film, the minute coating film between the slits is easily peeled off from the substrate before transfer, and in the case of an adhesive coating film, even if a slit is provided, the coating films on both sides of the slit are rebonded due to self-adhesive force, and no longer function as a slit. For this reason, it is not practical to change the transfer width of the coating film using a transfer tape with a slit provided in the coating film. On the other hand, in the case of a transfer tape without such a slit provided in the coating film, if the width of the coating film on the transfer tape is wider than the width of the pressing part, the coating film is not transferred consistently with the width of the pressing part. The coating film outside both ends of the pressing part in the width direction may or may not be transferred, and is transferred in a so-called jagged shape, and since it is not pressed by the pressing part, it is in a state of being raised from the transferred surface, and in the case of a correction tape, etc., there are problems such as the appearance of the transferred coating film being dirty. For this reason, in reality, coating film transfer tools that can change the transfer width have not been put into practical use, and the current situation is that coating film transfer tools that use transfer tapes with different tape widths for each transfer width and parts that fit that tape width are used.

[0006] Even in coating film transfer tools that use transfer tapes of different tape widths for each transfer width, if the widths of the transfer tapes are relatively close, there are coating film transfer tools that use the core that unwinds the transfer tape and the core that winds up the base tape after the coating has been transferred from the transfer tape as common parts between coating film transfer tools with different tape widths.

[0007] However, if the inner height of the coating film transfer tool through which the transfer tape runs is not dimensioned to match the width of the transfer tape, the transfer tape will meander, causing the coating film to be unable to be transferred straight as intended, or the widthwise ends of the transfer tape will come into contact with the inner wall of the coating film transfer tool, resulting in problems such as the transfer tape breaking, or the coating film at the widthwise ends of the transfer tape peeling off and chipping of the transferred coating film. For this reason, coating film transfer tool parts other than the core had to be prepared separately for each width of the transfer tape, making it impossible to share the parts of the coating film transfer tool. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] JP 11-166165 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and the problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a coating film transfer tool in which all parts of the coating film transfer tool other than the transfer tape, including the unwinding core that unwinds the transfer tape, can be shared between transfer tapes of different tape widths. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The first invention relates to a coating film transfer tool in which an unwinding core and a take-up core are rotatably stored in a case, a transfer head having a transfer pressure section protrudes from the case, a transfer tape is unwound from the unwinding core, the transfer tape is separated in the transfer pressure section into a coating film to be transferred to a receiving surface and a remaining base tape, and the base tape is taken up around the take-up core, At least two types of leading end regulating portions that regulate the movement of the transfer tape and / or the base tape in the tape width direction of the transfer tape and / or the base tape are provided at or near the transfer head during the period until the transfer tape unwound from the unwinding core reaches the transfer pressing section and / or the remaining base tape after the coating film has been transferred at the transfer pressing section reaches the take-up core, and the at least two types of leading end regulating portions have different regulating widths that regulate the movement of the transfer tape and / or the base tape in the tape width direction, and the transfer tape unwound from the unwinding core is prevented from moving in the transfer pressing section. This coating film transfer tool is characterized in that at least one route forming section that can come into contact with the transfer tape and / or the base tape and change the running path of the transfer tape and / or the base tape is provided between the tip regulating section on the unwinding core side of the pressure section and the remaining base tape from which the coating film has been transferred in the transfer pressure section reaches the winding core from the tip regulating section on the winding core side of the transfer pressure section and the remaining base tape from which the coating film has been transferred in the transfer pressure section reaches the winding core, and the tip regulating section through which the transfer tape and / or the base tape passes is different when the transfer tape and / or the base tape comes into contact with the route forming section and when it does not.

[0011] The second invention is a coating film transfer tool described in the first invention, characterized in that it further has a second regulating portion near the route forming portion that regulates the movement of the transfer tape and / or the base tape in the tape width direction with the same regulating width as the tip regulating portion through which the transfer tape and / or the base tape pass. Effect of the Invention

[0012] In the coating film transfer tool of the present invention, at least two types of leading end regulating parts with different regulating widths that regulate the movement of the transfer tape and / or base tape in the tape width direction are provided, and the leading end regulating parts through which the transfer tape and / or base tape pass are different depending on whether or not the transfer tape and / or base tape contact with the route forming part provided in the coating film transfer tool. In this way, it is possible to select a tape route that is suitable for the tape width of the transfer tape stored in a coating film transfer tool that shares parts other than the transfer tape. Therefore, it is possible to provide a coating film transfer tool that shares all coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape, even for transfer tapes with different tape widths. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 shows a coating film transfer tool M according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 2 shows a coating film transfer tool N according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 3 shows a coating film transfer tool P according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 shows a coating film transfer tool R according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] FIG. 1 shows a coating film transfer tool M according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1(a) is a front view with the upper case removed. FIG. 1(b) is an X arrow view (enlarged view) of FIG. 1(a). FIG. 1(c) is a YY cross-sectional view (enlarged view) of FIG. 1(a). FIG. 1(d) is a bottom view of the coating film transfer tool M. FIG. 1(e) is an enlarged view of the transfer head portion. However, FIG. 1(b), FIG. 1(c) and FIG. 1(d) show the state with the upper case attached.

[0015] The coating film transfer tool M is composed of a lower case 5, an upper case 6, a transfer tape T with a coating film coated on a base tape S, a supply reel with the transfer tape T wound around a winding core 2, a transfer head 4 protruding from an opening formed by the lower case 5 and the upper case 6 in order to transfer the coating film coated on the transfer tape T to a receiving surface of a receiving material such as paper, a take-up reel that takes up the base tape S around the take-up core 3 after the coating film has been transferred, and a belt 1 that is hung around pulleys provided on the winding core 2 and the take-up core 3 and transmits the rotation of the winding core 2 to the take-up core 3.

[0016] In the coating film transfer tool M, the belt 1 is used as a transmission method for transmitting the rotation of the unwinding core 2 to the winding core 3, but transmission by gears or the like is also possible, and there are no particular limitations. Also, in the coating film transfer tool M, the slip mechanism for absorbing the difference in peripheral speed between the unwinding side and the winding side utilizes the belt 1 and the slip between the pulley provided on the unwinding core 2 and the pulley provided on the winding core 3, but a slip mechanism using a slip ring, coil spring, resin spring, or the like can also be used, and there are no particular limitations on the method.

[0017] In the coating film transfer tool M, when the transfer tape T is pressed against a surface to be transferred, such as paper, by the transfer pressing part 4A at the tip of the transfer head 4, the coating film is transferred from the transfer tape T to the surface to be transferred, and the transfer tape T is unwound from the unwinding core 2. When the unwinding core 2 rotates as the transfer tape T is unwound from the unwinding core 2, the belt 1 wrapped around the pulley of the unwinding core 2 also moves with the rotation of the pulley. As the belt 1 moves, the rotation of the unwinding core 2 is transmitted to the take-up core 3, which rotates. The take-up core 3 takes up the remaining base tape S to which the coating film has been transferred by the transfer head 4 due to the rotation transmitted by the pulley, and the transfer tape T runs without slack. In the coating film transfer tool M, the rotation ratio between the unwinding core 2 and the take-up core 3 is set so that the length of the base tape S wound by the take-up core 3 is longer than the transfer tape T unwound from the unwinding core 2, so that the transfer tape does not slacken. In addition, the difference between the winding length of the base tape S and the unwinding length of the transfer tape T is absorbed by the slippage between the pulley of the winding core 3 and the belt 1, so the transfer tape T is not pulled and cut.

[0018] As shown in Fig. 1(a), the coating film transfer tool M has one route forming portion 7. The route forming portion 7 of the coating film transfer tool M is a guide pin 5A provided on the lower case 5. As shown in Fig. 1(a), the coating film transfer tool M allows the remaining base tape S, after the coating film has been transferred by the transfer pressure part 4A, to select either a route that comes into contact with the guide pin 5A or a route that does not come into contact with the guide pin 5A.

[0019] As shown in Fig. 1(b), the transfer head 4 of the coating film transfer tool M is provided with two leading edge regulating portions 4B and 4C of different widths. The leading edge regulating portions 4B and 4C are adapted to run tapes of different tape widths, and the groove width (regulating width) provided in the leading edge regulating portion 4C is set to be larger than the groove width (regulating width) provided in the leading edge regulating portion 4B. In the coating film transfer tool M, the transfer head 4 is a separate member from the lower case 5 and the upper case 6, but it is not necessarily required to be a separate member, and the transfer head may be provided integrally with the lower case 5 or the upper case 6 as long as it can fully function as a transfer head for transferring a coating film.

[0020] In the coating film transfer tool M, if the base tape S follows a route that does not come into contact with the guide pin 5A, The base tape S passes through leading edge regulating portion 4B, which has a narrower groove width (regulating width). On the other hand, when the base tape S passes through a route that contacts guide pin 5A, the base tape S does not pass through leading edge regulating portion 4B, but only passes through leading edge regulating portion 4C.

[0021] In this way, in the coating film transfer tool M, the leading edge regulating part through which the base tape passes is different depending on whether the transfer tape S contacts the guide pin 5A, which is the route forming part 7, or not, and the width of the leading edge regulating part through which the base tape passes can be selected by selecting either the route in which the transfer tape S contacts the guide pin 5A, which is the route forming part 7, or the route in which the transfer tape S does not contact the guide pin 5A. In the coating film transfer tool of the present invention, such a leading edge regulating part is provided in the vicinity of the transfer pressing part 4A of the transfer head 4. Such a leading edge regulating part is for regulating the movement of the transfer tape T and / or the base tape S in the tape width direction, and the range in which the movement in the tape width direction is regulated is preferably 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm wider than the tape width, and more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm wider than the tape width. This range in which the movement in the tape width direction is regulated is the groove width (regulating width) of the leading edge regulating parts 4B and 4C. If the dimension that restricts movement in the tape width direction, i.e., the groove width dimension (regulation width) of the leading edge restricting portion is wider than the tape width and the difference between the groove width dimension (regulation width) of the leading edge restricting portion and the tape width exceeds 0.5 mm, the transfer tape T will be more likely to move in the tape width direction in the transfer pressing portion 4A of the transfer head 4, and the transferred coating film will be more likely to meander. On the other hand, if the difference between the groove width dimension (regulation width) of the leading edge restricting portion and the tape width is less than 0.2 mm, the base tape S will ride up onto the leading edge restricting portion, making it easier for the end of the base tape S to fold.

[0022] As described above, the coating film transfer tool M is capable of selecting the width of the leading edge regulating portion through which the base tape S passes by selecting a route that contacts or does not contact the guide pin 5A, which is the route forming portion 7. For this reason, by setting the groove widths (regulating widths) of leading edge regulating portions 4B and 4C to dimensions that fit base tapes S (transfer tapes T) of different tape widths, it is possible to provide a coating film transfer tool in which all coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape T are shared, even for transfer tapes T of different tape widths.

[0023] For example, in the case of using a 6 mm-wide transfer tape T1 and a 4 mm-wide transfer tape T2 in the coating film transfer tool M, if the groove width (regulation width) provided in the leading edge regulating portion 4C is 6.3 mm and the groove width (regulation width) provided in the leading edge regulating portion 4B is 4.3 mm, a tape route suitable for the transfer tape T1 can be selected by selecting a route in which the base tape S contacts the guide pin 5A, while a tape route suitable for the transfer tape T2 can be selected by selecting a route in which the base tape S does not contact the guide pin 5A. As a result, it is possible to provide a coating film transfer tool that can be equipped with both transfer tapes with a transfer tape width of 4 mm and 6 mm by sharing all parts other than the transfer tape T. In addition, whether the transfer tape T1 with a width of 6 mm or the transfer tape T2 with a width of 4 mm is used, the base tape S passes through the leading edge regulating portion with an appropriate regulation width, so that the transfer tape T does not meander in the transfer pressing portion 4A.

[0024] In the coating film transfer tool M, the route forming portion 7 is the guide pin 5A, but when using such a guide pin, it is preferable to provide the guide pin integrally with the lower case 5 or the upper case 6, and provide a hole into which the guide pin is inserted in the upper case 6 or the lower case 5 on the side where the guide pin is not provided, thereby forming a so-called double-supported structure in which the guide pin is supported by both the lower case 5 and the upper case 6. In the coating film transfer tool M, as shown in Fig. 1(c), the guide pin 5A is provided in the lower case 5, and the guide pin 5A is inserted into a guide hole 6A provided in the upper case 6, so that the guide pin 5A has a double-supported structure in which it is supported by both the lower case 5 and the upper case 6, and since the guide pin 5A does not tilt, the base tape S does not meander due to the tilt of the guide pin 5A.

[0025] The width dimension of the tape route of the base tape S in the portion in contact with the guide pin 5A is preferably 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm wider than the tape width, and more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm wider than the tape width, similar to the groove width (regulation width) of the regulation portion 4C. In the coating film transfer tool M, the tape route width of the base tape S in the portion in contact with the guide pin 5A is the second regulation portion 5C, which is 6.3 mm, the same as the leading end regulation portion 4C. On the other hand, the tape route width dimension of the tape route of the base tape S in the vicinity of the guide pin 5A, which does not contact the guide pin 5A, is also preferably 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm wider than the tape width, and more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm wider than the tape width, similar to the groove width (regulation width) of the regulation portion 4B. In the coating film transfer tool M, the tape route width of the base tape S in the vicinity of the guide pin 5A in the portion in contact with the guide pin 5A is the second regulation portion 5B, which is 4.3 mm, the same as the leading end regulation portion 4B. In this way, in the coating film transfer tool M, similar to the leading end regulating portions 4B, 4C, the two tape routes around the guide pin 5A are formed as second regulating portions 5B, 5C whose regulating width is a dimension that prevents meandering of the base tape S, thereby reliably preventing meandering of the base tape S. The second regulating portions are preferably constituted by convex portions provided on the inner wall of the lower case 5 and convex portions provided on the inner wall of the upper case 6.

[0026] In the coating film transfer tool M of the present invention, a tape route between the leading end regulating part and the root forming part may be provided with a regulating part having a regulating width similar to the groove dimension (regulating width) of the leading end regulating part and the tape route width of the root forming part, i.e., an intermediate regulating part having a width preferably 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm wider than the tape width, more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm wider than the tape width. By providing such an intermediate regulating part, it is possible to more reliably prevent the base tape S from meandering. The intermediate regulating part is preferably configured by a convex part provided on the inner wall of the upper case 6 and the lower case 5. In addition, in the coating film transfer tool M, both of the two types of leading end regulating parts are provided on the transfer head 4, but it is not necessarily required to provide the leading end regulating part on the transfer head 4. As long as the effect of preventing meandering at the transfer pressing part of the transfer tape (base tape) can be sufficiently achieved, some leading end regulating parts may be provided on the transfer head, and the remaining leading end regulating parts may be provided outside the transfer head, for example, on the upper case and the lower case.

[0027] As described above, in the coating film transfer tool M, the route forming part 7 is the guide pin 5A fixed to the lower case 5, but the route forming part 7 may also be a roller that rotates relative to the lower case 5. In particular, in cases where the tension of the base tape S increases due to contact of the base tape S with the guide pin 5A and the winding force of the base tape S at the winding core 3 is insufficient to withstand the increased tension of the base tape S, which may result in problems with winding the base tape S on the winding core 3, it is preferable to use a roller as the route forming part 7 because this prevents an increase in the tension of the base tape S at the route forming part 7.

[0028] FIG. 2 shows a coating film transfer tool N according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a roller 8 is used in the route forming section 7. The coating film transfer tool N is similar to the coating film transfer tool M, except that a roller 8 is used in the route forming section 7. FIG. 2(a) is a front view with the upper case removed. FIG. 2(b) is an X arrow view (enlarged view) of FIG. 2(a). FIG. 2(c) is a YY cross-sectional view (enlarged view) of FIG. 2(a). FIG. 2(d) is a bottom view of the coating film transfer tool N. FIG. 2(e) is an enlarged view of the transfer head portion. However, FIG. 2(b), FIG. 2(c) and FIG. 2(d) show the state in which the upper case is attached.

[0029] As with the coating film transfer tool M, the coating film transfer tool N also preferably has second regulating parts 5B, 5C for regulating the movement of the base tape S in the width direction near where the base tape S comes into contact with the roller 8. As with the coating film transfer tool M, the width of the second regulating parts 5B, 5C is the same as the groove width (regulating width) of the leading end regulating parts 4B, 4C, and is preferably 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm wider than the tape width, and more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm wider than the tape width. As with the coating film transfer tool M, the second regulating parts are preferably composed of a convex part provided on the inner wall of the lower case 5 and a convex part provided on the inner wall of the upper case 6.

[0030] 2(c), the roller 8 is rotatably held by both the lower case 5 and the upper case 6, and the length of the roller 8 is longer than the width dimension of the second regulating portion 5C, and when the roller 8 is attached to the coating film transfer tool N, it is preferable that one end of the roller 8 is always located closer to the lower case 5 than the surface of the convex portion 5K of the lower case 5 that constitutes one end of the second regulating portion 5C, and the other end of the roller 8 is always located closer to the upper case 6 than the surface of the convex portion 6K of the upper case 6 that constitutes the other end of the second regulating portion 5C. Since both ends of the roller are thus inserted into both ends of the second regulating portion 5C, the end of the base tape S does not enter the gap between the end of the roller 8 and the second regulating portion 5C, increasing the running resistance of the base tape S and preventing the base tape S from being unable to run.

[0031] Compared to coating film transfer tool M, coating film transfer tool N requires roller 8 as an additional part, but like coating film transfer tool M, it is possible to select the groove width (regulation width) of the leading edge regulating part through which base tape S passes by selecting a route in which base tape S comes into contact with roller 8, which is route forming part 7, or a route in which it does not come into contact with roller 8. For this reason, by setting the groove widths (regulation widths) of leading edge regulating parts 4B and 4C to dimensions that fit base tapes S (transfer tapes T) of different tape widths, it is possible to provide a coating film transfer tool in which all coating film transfer tool parts other than transfer tape T are shared, even for transfer tapes T of different tape widths.

[0032] FIG. 3 shows a coating film transfer tool P according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The coating film transfer tool P has a route forming section 7 and leading end regulating sections 4D, 4E between the supply reel on which the transfer tape T is wound around the unwinding core 2 and the transfer pressing section 4A of the transfer head 4, and has second regulating sections 5D, 5E near the route forming section 7 (roller 8), and is the same as the coating film transfer tool N. FIG. 3(a) is a front view of the coating film transfer tool P with the upper case removed. FIG. 3(b) is an enlarged view of the X arrow in FIG. 3(a). FIG. 3(c) is an enlarged view of the YY cross section in FIG. 3(a). FIG. 3(d) is a bottom view of the coating film transfer tool P. FIG. 3(e) is an enlarged view of the transfer head portion. However, FIG. 3(b), FIG. 3(c) and FIG. 3(d) show the state in which the upper case is attached.

[0033] In the coating film transfer tool P, leading end regulating parts 4D, 4E are provided between the unwinding core 2 and the transfer pressing part 4A (hereinafter referred to as the unwinding side), a route forming part 7 is provided between the supply reel and the leading end regulating parts 4D, 4E, and second regulating parts 5D, 5E are provided near the route forming part 7 (roller 8), so that the transfer tape T can be more reliably prevented from meandering at the transfer pressing part 4A compared to the coating film transfer tool N. Also, on the unwinding side, when the transfer tape T passes through a route that does not contact the roller 8 which is the route forming part 7, the transfer tape T passes through the leading end regulating part 4D with a narrower groove width (regulating width), and when the transfer tape T passes through a route that contacts the roller 8, the transfer tape T does not pass through the leading end regulating part 4D but passes only through the leading end regulating part 4E. In this way, even on the unwinding side, the groove width (regulating width) of the leading end regulating part through which the transfer tape T passes can be selected by selecting a route where the transfer tape T contacts the roller 8 which is the route forming part 7 and a route where the transfer tape T does not contact the roller 8. For this reason, by making the groove width (regulation width) of the tip regulating portions 4D and 4E dimensions that are suitable for transfer tapes T of different tape widths, it is possible to provide a coating film transfer tool in which all coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape T are shared, even for transfer tapes T of different tape widths, as with coating film transfer tools M and N.

[0034] When a correction tape or the like in which the coating film is easily peeled off from the side of the transfer tape and the appearance of the coating film after transfer is required is used as the transfer tape T, in the coating film transfer tool P, the groove width dimension (regulation width), which is the width that regulates the movement of the transfer tape T and / or the base tape S in the width direction, is preferably larger on the unwinding side in the leading end regulating part 4B provided between the transfer pressing part 4A and the winding core 3 (hereinafter referred to as the winding side) and the leading end regulating part 4D provided on the unwinding side. Similarly, in the leading end regulating part 4C provided on the tape route (winding side) of the base tape S between the transfer pressing part 4A and the winding core 3, and the leading end regulating part 4E provided on the unwinding side, the groove width dimension (regulation width), which is the width that regulates the movement of the transfer tape T and / or the base tape S in the width direction, is preferably larger on the unwinding side. A coating film is laminated on the surface of the transfer tape T on the unwinding side, and the coating film on the side of the transfer tape T may be peeled off by the leading edge regulating portion 4D or 4E when the side of the transfer tape T comes into strong contact with the leading edge regulating portion 4D or 4E or rides up on the leading edge regulating portion 4D or 4E. When the coating film is peeled off from the side of the transfer tape T on the unwinding side, a part of the side of the coating film after transfer may be chipped, resulting in an unsightly appearance. For this reason, when the transfer tape T is used as a correction tape or the like that requires the appearance of the coating film after transfer, it is necessary to prevent the coating film on the side of the transfer tape T from being peeled off. In contrast, in the remaining base tape S to which the coating film has been transferred by the transfer pressing portion 4A, even if the side comes into strong contact with or rides up on the leading edge regulating portion 4B or 4C, no problems will occur because the coating film has already been transferred. For this reason, the side of the base tape S on the winding side can be made to come into stronger contact with the leading edge regulating portion than the side of the transfer tape T on the unwinding side. Therefore, between leading end regulating portion 4B and leading end regulating portion 4D, it is preferable to increase the groove width dimension of leading end regulating portion 4D, and between leading end regulating portion 4C and leading end regulating portion 4E, it is preferable to increase the groove width dimension (regulation width) of leading end regulating portion 4E.

[0035] In the coating film transfer tool P, the groove width (regulation width), which is the range for regulating the movement of the base tape S in the tape width direction of the leading edge regulating portion 4B and the leading edge regulating portion 4C, is preferably 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm wider than the base tape width, and more preferably 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm wider than the base tape width. In contrast, when the transfer tape T is used as a correction tape or the like in which the coating film is easily peeled off from the side of the transfer tape and the appearance of the coating film after transfer is required, the groove width (regulation width) of the leading edge regulating portion 4D and the leading edge regulating portion 4E is preferably 0.5 mm to 0.9 mm wider than the transfer tape width, and more preferably 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm wider than the transfer tape width. If the groove width (regulation width) of the leading edge regulating portions 4D and 4E is wider than the transfer tape width and the difference is smaller than 0.5 mm, the end of the transfer tape T may come into strong contact with or ride up on the leading edge regulating portion 4D or 4E, causing the coating film at the end of the transfer tape T to be peeled off, which is not preferable when using correction tape or the like in which the coating film is particularly susceptible to being peeled off and the appearance of the coating film after transfer may become dirty if peeled off. On the other hand, if the groove width (regulation width) of the leading edge regulating portions 4D and 4E is wider than the transfer tape width and the difference is larger than 0.9 mm, the leading edge regulating portion 4D and the leading edge regulating portion 4E cannot prevent the transfer tape T from meandering, which is not preferable.

[0036] In addition, in the coating film transfer tool P, just as the second regulating units 5B, 5C are provided on the winding side, it is preferable to also provide second regulating units 5D, 5E on the unwinding side as shown in Fig. 3. The groove width (regulating width) which is the range for regulating the movement of the transfer tape T in the tape width direction of the second regulating units 5D, 5E is preferably 0.5 mm to 0.9 mm wider than the transfer tape width, similar to the groove width (regulating width) of the leading edge regulating units 4D, 4E, and more preferably 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm wider than the transfer tape width.

[0037] The coating film transfer tools M, N, and P are coating film transfer tools that can be used with two different types of transfer tapes with different tape widths, and all the coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape can be used with the coating film transfer tool of the present invention. For example, the coating film transfer tools M and N are provided with one route forming section on the winding side, and the coating film transfer tool P is provided with one route forming section each on the winding side and the unwinding side, so that two types of transfer tapes T with different tape widths pass through different tape routes. However, the coating film transfer tools M and N may be provided with two route forming sections by adding another route forming section on the winding side, or the coating film transfer tool P may be provided with two route forming sections on each of the unwinding and winding sides. By providing two route forming portions in this manner, it is possible to select three different tape routes. Therefore, by providing end regulating portions with three different groove widths (regulating widths) at positions corresponding to each of the three types of tape routes, it is possible to create a coating film transfer tool in which all of the coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape can be shared with three types of transfer tapes with different tape widths.

[0038] In this way, by increasing the number of route forming parts, the coating film transfer tool of the present invention can provide a coating film transfer tool that can be used with transfer tapes of many different tape widths, with all coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape. However, providing many route forming parts for this purpose creates a problem in that the coating film transfer tool becomes larger. The coating film transfer tool of the present invention can also provide the coating film transfer tool R shown in FIG. 4 as a coating film transfer tool that can be used with transfer tapes of many different tape widths, with all coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape, without increasing the size.

[0039] Fig. 4(a) is a front view of the coating film transfer tool R with the upper case removed. Fig. 4(b) is an X arrow view (enlarged view) of Fig. 4(a). Fig. 4(c) is a YY cross-sectional view (enlarged view) of Fig. 4(a). Fig. 4(d) is a bottom view of the coating film transfer tool R. Fig. 4(e) is a Z arrow view (enlarged view) of Fig. 4(a). Fig. 4(f) is a WW cross-sectional view (enlarged view) of Fig. 4(a). Fig. 4(g) is an enlarged view of the transfer head portion. However, Figs. 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(e) and 4(f) show the state with the upper case attached.

[0040] Coating film transfer tool P is a coating film transfer tool that can be used with transfer tapes of two types of tape widths, with two types of tape routes: a tape route that passes through the route forming section on the unwinding side and through the route forming section on the winding side, and a tape route that does not pass through the route forming sections on both the unwinding side and the winding side.In contrast, coating film transfer tool R is a coating film transfer tool that can be used with transfer tapes of three types of tape widths, with a first tape route that does not pass through the route forming section on the unwinding side and through the route forming section on the winding side, a second tape route that passes through the route forming section on the unwinding side and through the route forming section on the winding side, and a third tape route that does not pass through the route forming section on the unwinding side and does not pass through the route forming section on the winding side.

[0041] For example, in the case where a 6 mm-wide transfer tape T1, a 4 mm-wide transfer tape T2, and a 5 mm-wide transfer tape T3 are used in the coating film transfer tool R, the groove width (regulation width) provided in the leading edge regulating portion 4C and the leading edge regulating portion 4E is 6.3 mm, the groove width (regulation width) provided in the leading edge regulating portion 4B is 4.3 mm, and the groove width (regulation width) provided in the leading edge regulating portion 4D is 5.3 mm. Also, as shown in Fig. 4, when the base tape S comes into contact with the route forming portion 7 on the winding side, the base tape S does not pass through the leading edge regulating portion 4B, and a route passing only through the leading edge regulating portion 4C is selected, and when the base tape S passes through a route not in contact with the route forming portion 7 on the winding side, a route passing through the leading edge regulating portion 4B is selected. Similarly, as shown in Figure 4, when the transfer tape T comes into contact with the route forming section 7 on the unwinding side, the transfer tape T does not pass through the leading edge regulating section 4D, and a route passing only through the leading edge regulating section 4E is selected, and when the transfer tape T passes through a route that does not come into contact with the route forming section 7 on the unwinding side, a route passing through the leading edge regulating section 4D is selected.

[0042] With this configuration, when using a 6 mm wide transfer tape T1 in the coating film transfer tool R, by selecting a tape route (the second tape route) in which the route forming section 7 and the transfer tape T (or base tape S) come into contact on both the unwinding side and the winding side, the transfer tape T1 can pass only through the end regulating section 4E, which has a groove width (regulating width) of 6.3 mm that matches the tape width, and the remaining base tape S onto which the coating film has been transferred from the transfer tape T1 can also pass only through the end regulating section 4C, which has a groove width (regulating width) of 6.3 mm that matches the tape width.

[0043] In addition, when using a 4 mm wide transfer tape T2 with the coating film transfer tool R, by selecting a tape route (the third tape route) in which the route forming section 7 does not come into contact with the transfer tape T (or base tape S) on both the unwinding side and the winding side, the transfer tape T2 can pass through the 5.3 mm leading end regulating section 4D, which has a groove width (regulating width) 1.3 mm wider than the tape width, and the remaining base tape S onto which the coating film has been transferred from the transfer tape T2 can pass through the leading end regulating section 4B, which has a groove width (regulating width) of 4.3 mm that matches the tape width.

[0044] Similarly, in the coating film transfer tool R, when a transfer tape T3 having a width of 5 mm is used, a tape route where the route forming section 7 and the transfer tape T3 do not come into contact on the unwinding side, and a tape route (the first tape route) where the route forming section 7 and the base tape S come into contact on the winding side are selected, so that the transfer tape T3 passes through the leading end regulating section 4D having a groove width (regulating width) of 5.3 mm that matches the tape width, and the remaining base tape S to which the coating film has been transferred from the transfer tape T3 passes through the leading end regulating section 4C having a groove width (regulating width) of 6.3 mm that is 1.3 mm wider than the tape width. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable to provide the second regulating sections 5B, 5C, 5D, and 5E in the coating film transfer tool R as in the coating film transfer tool P. In the coating film transfer tool R, one second regulating section may become a transfer tape route for two different tape widths. For this reason, the groove width, which is the regulation dimension that regulates the movement of the transfer tape in the width direction in the second regulating part, needs to be a value that fits the widest transfer tape that passes through that second regulating part. Therefore, the groove width (regulating width) of each second regulating part in the coating film transfer tool R is, respectively, 5C and 5E are values ​​(e.g., 6.3 mm) that fit a transfer tape width of 6 mm, 5D is a value (e.g., 5.3 mm) that fit a transfer tape width of 5 mm, and 5B is a value (e.g., 4.3 mm) that fit a transfer tape width of 4 mm.

[0045] As described above, in the coating film transfer tool, when the leading edge regulating portion is provided on both the unwinding side and the winding side near the transfer pressure portion in order to prevent the transfer tape from meandering at the transfer pressure portion, it is preferable that the groove width (regulating width) of the leading edge regulating portion to prevent the tape from meandering is narrower on the winding side than on the unwinding side. In contrast, in the coating film transfer tool R, when a 6 mm wide transfer tape T1 is used, the groove width (regulating width) of the leading edge regulating portion on the unwinding side and the winding side is equal, and when a 5 mm wide transfer tape T3 is used, the groove width (regulating width) of the leading edge regulating portion on the winding side is wider than the groove width (regulating width) of the leading edge regulating portion on the unwinding side. However, the reason for making the groove width (regulating width) of the leading edge regulating portion on the unwinding side wider than the groove width on the winding side is, as described above, to prevent the coating film on the side of the transfer tape T before the coating film is transferred at the transfer pressure portion from being peeled off by the leading edge regulating portion when the transfer tape T is used as a correction tape or the like that requires the appearance of the coating film after transfer. Therefore, for example, when a so-called adhesive tape for transferring an adhesive from a transfer tape is used as a transfer tape in a coating film transfer tool, the coating film (adhesive) at the end of the adhesive tape is not easily peeled off by the tip regulating part, and the adhesive transferred to the transferred surface is usually used to attach papers together, does not appear on the outside, and does not deteriorate the appearance after transfer in actual use, so there is no need to make the groove width (regulating width) of the tip regulating part on the winding side narrower than the groove width (regulating width) of the tip regulating part on the unwinding side. Therefore, when using a transfer tape such as an adhesive tape, by adopting the coating film transfer tool R, it is possible to provide a coating film transfer tool that can share all coating film transfer tool parts other than the transfer tape with transfer tapes of three different tape widths without particularly making the coating film transfer tool larger.

[0046] The coating film transfer tools M, N, P, and R cannot be reused unless the supply reel with the transfer tape wound around the unwinding core is replaced with a new one after all the coating film on the transfer tape is transferred, and are so-called disposable coating film transfer tools that are difficult for general coating film transfer tool users to reuse. However, the coating film transfer tool of the present invention is not limited to the disposable type, and it is also possible to make a coating film transfer tool of a so-called replaceable type in which a general user can easily replace the transfer tape and reuse a part of the coating film transfer tool. The coating film transfer tools M, N, P, and R are coating film transfer tools in a form in which the internal parts are directly stored in a housing composed of an upper case and a lower case that almost completely cover the periphery of the internal parts so that the user can hold them and use them. However, for example, in order to make these upper and lower cases reusable, it is also possible to make the replacement cassette in which the internal parts are attached to a single sheet-like part and to attach this replacement cassette to a main cassette composed of an upper and lower cases, making the replacement cassette replaceable.

[0047] 1: Belt 2: Rolling core 3: Winding core 4: Transfer head 4A: Transfer pressing section 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E: Tip regulation section 5: Lower case 5A: Guide pin 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E: Second Regulatory Section 5K, 6K: Convex 6: Upper case 6A: Guide hole 7: Root formation area 8: Laura M, N, P, R: Paint film transfer tool T: Transfer tape S: Base tape

Claims

1. A coating film transfer tool in which an unwinding core and a take-up core are rotatably stored in a case, a transfer head having a transfer pressure section protrudes from the case, a transfer tape is unwound from the unwinding core, the transfer tape is separated in the transfer pressure section into a coating film to be transferred to a receiving surface and a remaining base tape, and the base tape is taken up around the take-up core, At least two types of leading end regulating parts that regulate the movement of the transfer tape and / or the base tape in the tape width direction of the transfer tape and / or the base tape are provided at or near the transfer head during the period until the transfer tape unwound from the unwinding core reaches the transfer pressing part and / or the remaining base tape after the coating film is transferred at the transfer pressing part reaches the winding core, and the at least two types of leading end regulating parts have different regulating widths for regulating the movement of the transfer tape and / or the base tape in the tape width direction, and the transfer tape unwound from the unwinding core is prevented from moving in the tape width direction. A coating film transfer tool characterized in that at least one route forming section that can come into contact with the transfer tape and / or the base tape and change the running path of the transfer tape and / or the base tape is provided between the transfer tape and / or the base tape and the end regulating section on the unwinding core side of the transfer pressure section, and / or between the remaining base tape from the transfer pressure section on the winding core side of the transfer pressure section and the end regulating section on the winding core side of the transfer pressure section, and the end regulating section through which the transfer tape and / or the base tape passes is different when the transfer tape and / or the base tape comes into contact with the route forming section and when it does not.

2. The coating film transfer tool as described in claim 1, further comprising a second regulating portion near the route forming portion that regulates the movement of the transfer tape and / or the base tape in the tape width direction with the same regulating width as the leading end regulating portion through which the transfer tape and / or the base tape pass.

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