(19)
(11) EP 0 227 307 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.06.1988 Bulletin 1988/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.07.1987 Bulletin 1987/27

(21) Application number: 86309139

(22) Date of filing: 21.11.1986
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 09.12.1985 JP 27650785

(71) Applicant: YOSHIDA KOGYO K.K.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Yokoe, Kazuo
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(54) Method of severing an elongate tape


(57) A method of severing an elongate tape (l), such as a surface fastener tape, into pieces comprises:
providing a plurality of register marks (4) on the elongate tape (l) one at a position between each adjacent pair of ornaments (3); feeding the elongate tape (l) to a cutting station; sensing the foremost register mark (4) to stop the feeding of the elongate tape (l) when the foremost register mark (4) arrives at the cutting station; and severing the elongate tape (l) transversely at the foremost register mark (4) so as to remove the latter from the elongate tape (l) and a prospective tape piece.







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