Tape reel and tape cartridge

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12087327-B2
Application number	US-202318160310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2023
Priority date	Mar 2, 2022
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

The tape reel includes the cylindrical portion and a bottom portion having an installation surface on which the cylindrical portion is installed upright. The installation surface has a central surface located on a center side of the bottom portion, and a first inclined surface formed on an outer peripheral portion of the central surface along a peripheral direction of the cylindrical portion and inclined such that a wall thickness of the bottom portion gradually decreases toward an outer peripheral side. A through hole penetrating the bottom portion is formed in the outer peripheral portion, a pair of wall portions are installed upright on the first inclined surface on both sides of the through hole in the peripheral direction, and a second inclined surface having an inclination angle smaller than an inclination angle of the first inclined surface with respect to the central surface is formed on a surface of each of the wall portions, which is connected to the central surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tape reel comprising:
a cylindrical portion; and
a bottom portion having an installation surface on which the cylindrical portion is installed upright,
wherein the installation surface has
a central surface located on a center side of the bottom portion, and
a first inclined surface formed on an outer peripheral portion of the central surface along a peripheral direction of the cylindrical portion and inclined such that a wall thickness of the bottom portion gradually decreases toward an outer peripheral side,
a through hole penetrating the bottom portion is formed in the outer peripheral portion,
a pair of wall portions are installed upright on the first inclined surface on both sides of the through hole in the peripheral direction, and
a second inclined surface having an inclination angle smaller than an inclination angle of the first inclined surface with respect to the central surface is formed on a surface of each of the wall portions, which is connected to the central surface.

2. The tape reel according to claim 1 ,
wherein an angle ratio of the inclination angle of the second inclined surface to the inclination angle of the first inclined surface is 0.03 or more and 0.50 or less.

3. The tape reel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tapered surface formed on an opening edge of the through hole on a second inclined surface side and having a shape that expands toward the second inclined surface side.

4. The tape reel according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the through holes are formed at an interval in the peripheral direction, and
the wall portions are installed upright on both sides of the through hole in the peripheral direction, respectively.

5. A tape cartridge comprising:
the tape reel according to claim 1 ; and
a case that rotatably supports the tape reel and accommodates the tape reel and a tape wound around the tape reel.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

• Sumiya Yosuke

Classifications

• B65H75/14

  with two end flanges · CPC title

• B65H2701/37

  Tapes · CPC title

• G11B23/044

  Reels or cores; positioning of the reels in the cassette · CPC title

• G11B23/037

  Single reels or spools · CPC title

• G11B23/107 Primary

  using one reel or core, one end of the record carrier coming out of the magazine or cassette · CPC title