Patent ID: 6435248
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
An applicator for transferring a transfer material from a transfer tape carrying the transfer material to a substrate surface comprising an applicator body containing therein a transfer tape feeding/winding mechanism for feeding not-yet-used transfer tape having on a surface thereof the transfer material from a supply reel towards a winding reel for accomodating used transfer tape, and a transfer head protruding from said applicator body and having a tip around which the transfer tape is guided during its travel from the supply reel to the winding reel for transferring the transfer material from the transfer tape onto the substrate surface, said tip being formed on an elastic tongue piece held in said applicator body, wherein said tip having a curved downstream tape running surface whose radius of curvature is between 0.75 and 1.5 mm and a curved upstream tape running surface whose radius of curvature is between 1.5 and 2.5 mm.