An adhesive tape inserted into a tape inserting clearance defined between
a tape supplying roller and a tape guide is supplied to joining rollers
while being wound around the tape supplying roller under guidance. At the
tape inserting clearance, one side edge of the adhesive tape is guided to
a tape positioner in slide contact, to be positioned in a tape width
direction, and further, the adhesive tape T is inserted and moved while
allowing the tape to be moved toward the other side edge of the adhesive
tape.