Laminating apparatus

A laminating apparatus for laminating a label on an information recording disk substrate comprising:

• a feeding means for feeding a strip material including a film for forming a label on a base sheet,
• a pre-cutting means for forming a label by making cuts on said film in accordance with the plane shape of said recording substrate,
• a peeling means for peeling said label from the base sheet, and
• a label laminating means for laminating the peeled label to said recording substrate;
• wherein said strip material traverses from said pre-cutting means through said peeling means to said label laminating means;
• wherein said pre-cutting means is motivated by a first motor;
• wherein said feeding means includes a second motor for feeding said strip material, and
• wherein said second motor of said feeding means is adapted to provide a predetermined feeding resistance so that said strip material is fed out while keeping a predetermined tension at a level such that the plane shape of the protective label thereon is maintained;
• said apparatus further comprising:
• a dancer roller providing tension on said strip material between said pre-cutting means and said peeling means, said dancer roller displaceable between an upper limit and a lower limit but defaulting to a middle position between said upper limit and said lower limit;
• at least one sensor for sensing the location of said dancer roller relative to said middle position, said upper limit and said lower limit;
• a controller for controlling said motor, said controller responsive to input from said sensors;
• wherein said controller slows said first motor when said dancer roller is between said middle position and said lower limit, and said controller increases the speed of said first motor when said dancer roller is between said middle position and said upper limit.