Splicing device for splicing band strips, in particular adhesive cord band strips

A method for operating a splicing device for splicing band strips, in particular adhesive cord band strips, wherein the splicing device comprises:

• a conveyor belt transporting a first band portion,
• a splicing apparatus comprising a splicing unit, in which a leading edge of a band strip conveyed over the conveyor belt is spliced with a trailing edge of a previously spliced band strip to form a spliced band, and comprising a transport belt for conveying the spliced band,
• and a sensor device for detecting a position of at least the conveyed band strip, on the basis of which the conveyed band strip and the spliced band are aligned with each other by means of an alignment device,
• wherein the sensor device has a first sensor apparatus arranged at a longitudinal position of the conveyor belt, by means of which the position of a longitudinal edge of the band strip is detected, wherein a lateral offset of the detected position of the longitudinal edge with the position of the longitudinal edge of the spliced band is determined, and, if an offset is detected, a drive means of the splicing apparatus, which is mounted so as to be displaceable transversely to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, is activated via the control device in order to align the two longitudinal edges and the splicing apparatus is moved to compensate for the offset.