Sealing tape bonding weakly or not at all on one side

Abstract

The invention relates to a sealing element with high sealing effect against air and moisture, which is easy to apply, and which moreover offers the possibility to reopen the sealed gap in an uncomplicated manner. Said solution is provided by an adhesive tape with differing adhesive power on the two main sides, which comprises a) a polymer foam layer and b) an outer adhesive compound layer and/or an outer thermoplastic film on one side of the polymer foam layer and is characterized in that, where the adhesive tape comprises an outer adhesive compound layer, the tape has a greater adhesive power on the side provided with the outer adhesive compound layer than on the opposing side and/or, where the adhesive tape comprises an outer thermoplastic film, the tape has a lower adhesive power on the side provided with the outer thermoplastic film than on the opposing side. The invention furthermore relates to the use of an adhesive tape according to the invention for sealing a joint between two components.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.