Adhesive tape applicator for the door sash frame of an automobile

An adhesive tape applicator which is moved along a door sash frame of an automobile and releases a release liner from the adhesive tape assembly as the adhesive tape applicator is moved,

• the adhesive tape applicator comprising:
• a first holding piece and a second holding piece which hold the door sash frame therebetween,
• the first holding piece having a pressing portion for pressing the adhesive tape against an object face of the door sash frame,
• the second holding piece comprising at least one guide roller each having a groove engageable with a rib provided on the opposite side to the object face of the door sash frame and extending in the longitudinal direction of the door sash frame,
• wherein the first holding piece comprises an adhesive-tape guide means for leading the adhesive tape to the pressing portion separately from the release liner, the adhesive-tape guide means comprises a turning portion for reversing a transfer path of the adhesive tape and transferring the adhesive tape to the pressing portion, a lateral guide for controlling the widthwise portion of the adhesive tape to be transferred to the turning portion, a face guide for controlling the position in the direction of the thickness of the adhesive tape to be transferred to the turning portion, the face guide being swingable from a closed position to an opened position and reversely and resiliently forced in the closing direction, the lateral guide being provided in such a manner that the position of the lateral guide is adjustable in the widthwise direction of the adhesive tape assembly.