Patent ID: 6852186

Claim:
A method for attaching an adhesive tape comprising the steps of: disposing the adhesive tape having an adhesive surface on a support body with said adhesive surface down such that said adhesive surface is in contact with said support body; rolling an attaching roller having adhesive strength on an opposite, non-adhesive surface of said adhesive tape so that said adhesive tape is transferred onto said attaching roller and is held in tight contact therewith; and rolling said attaching roller on a surface of a member which is located in a predetermined position so that said adhesive tape adhered to said attaching roller is transferred to and attached onto the surface of said member, wherein respective adhesive strengths A, B and C are set to have a relation of A<B<C, where A designates adhesive strength between the adhesive surface of said adhesive tape and said support body, B designates adhesive strength between the non-adhesive surface of said adhesive tape and said attaching roller, and C designates adhesive strength between the adhesive surface of said adhesive tape and said member, and wherein said member is a curved glass panel and said attaching roller is rolled onto a slanted upper or a slanted lower surface of said curved glass panel to transfer said adhesive tape to said slanted upper or slanted lower surface of said curved glass panel, said method further comprising moving and/or rotating the attaching roller along at least a pair of X, Y. Z, and θ axes to position and roll the attaching roller on a surface of the member located in the predetermined position.