Patent ID: 6827117
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: B62D,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A positioning apparatus for applying adhesive tape to the surface of the tape application side of a vertical member of an automobile door sash, which comprises:a main body having a vertical member holder with a contact portion configured to make contact with the vertical member of an automobile door sash on a side opposite to the tape application side, a horizontal member holder with a contact portion configured to make contact with the horizontal member of the automobile door sash on the side opposite to the tape application side, and an engagement portion having a plurality of engagement projections to engage with a plurality of through-holes in the adhesive tape, the engagement portion being positioned relative to the contact portion of the vertical member holder and the contact portion of the horizontal member holder so as to be above the vertical member of the automobile door sash when the contact portion of the vertical member holder and the contact portion of the horizontal member holder are in contact with the vertical member and the horizontal member of the automobile door sash respectively; a holding member for holding the horizontal member of the automobile door sash between itself and the contact portion of the horizontal member holder by the restoring force of a spring, the holding member attached to the main body in such a manner that the holding member can swing up and down; and an adjustment means for adjusting the position and inclination of the engagement portion relative to the surface of the vertical member of the automobile door sash.