Self-Adhesive Splicing Element for Component Tape Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for connecting the cover films of component tapes in component belts are complex, requiring skilled manual handling and additional tools, and do not allow for quick and precise alignment without templates, especially when dealing with different types of belts and automatic loading machines.
Innovation Solution
A self-adhesive splicing element with a protruding handling strip and pre-divided adhesive strip, featuring a perforation for easy application and alignment, which allows for precise positioning and connection of cover films without gluing around the belt, using colored or embossed markings for rapid positioning and a protective adhesive strip for easy removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a narrow piece of adhesive tape is applied to the narrow cover foil, then the cover films can be connected, but the work becomes complex in terms of handling and requires a good deal of skill
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive splicing element is divided into multiple functional segments: a handling strip for easy gripping, a self-adhesive strip for bonding, and a protective adhesive strip for controlled application. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function optimally while simplifying the overall application process.
Solution Approach 2:
The handling strip serves as an intermediary element that facilitates the application process. It provides a convenient gripping surface for operators, allowing precise positioning and application of the adhesive element without directly handling the narrow adhesive strip itself.
2Manufacturing precision
If additional tools are used to align the splice on the belts, then the connection precision can be improved, but the device complexity and tool dependency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The handling strip is provided with colored markings or printing that facilitate rapid visual positioning and alignment. These visual indicators allow operators to quickly identify the correct position and orientation of the splicing element without requiring complex alignment tools or templates.
Solution Approach 2:
The splicing element is designed to be self-aligning through its structural features, including the protruding handling strip and perforations that guide proper positioning. The element serves its own alignment function without requiring external alignment tools.
3Productivity
If the adhesive strip is pre-divided into two sub-strips by a perforation, then the application speed can be increased, but the manufacturing precision of the perforation must be consistently good
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive splicing element is pre-divided into sub-strips through perforations during manufacturing, preparing it for rapid application. This preliminary segmentation allows the element to be easily separated and applied in parts, increasing application speed while the perforation quality ensures clean separation.
4Ease of operation
If the adhesive protection strip and handling strip overlap transversely to the perforation, then the protective adhesive strip can be quickly removed, but the arrangement and dimensioning must be precise
Solution Approach 1:
The protective adhesive strip and handling strip are arranged with a specific transverse overlap in the area of the perforation. This localized overlap arrangement creates a mechanical interlocking effect that facilitates easy peeling and removal of the protective strip during application, while the precise dimensioning ensures consistent performance.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates quick and precise connection of cover films on component tapes, reducing manual complexity and tool dependency, enabling efficient operation with automatic loading machines by allowing easy alignment and application of the splicing element without additional tools or templates.
Implementation Method 1
a self-adhesive strip 14, which is adhesively fastened to a not inconsiderable part along its extension to a handling strip 10
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a splice element for connecting a film of a component belt with that of a front end of another belt with a self-adhesive strip (14) on a handling strip (10), wherein the self-adhesive strip (14) is pre-divided into two partial strips (24, 26) by a perforation in the longitudinal direction, wherein a part of one partial strip (24) of the self-adhesive strip (14) is adhesively bonded to an adhesive protection strip (12), the further part (26) of the self-adhesive strip (14) is adhesively bonded to the handling strip (10), and the adhesive protection strip (12) and the handling strip (10) overlap each other transversely to the perforation.