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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775472 | Information medium An information medium capable of preventing inclination of tape reels driven for rotation. The information medium includes a pair of tape reels around which a magnetic tape is wound, a casing body rotatably accommodating the tape reels, and a pair of sheets in which... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7552887 | Information medium An information medium capable of preventing tape reels from being inclined during driving and improving the manufacturing efficiency. The information medium includes a pair of tape reels having a magnetic tape wound around, a casing body rotatably accommodating the ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7380739 | Magnetic tape cassettes A magnetic tape cassette includes a case that is formed by joining an upper half and a lower half, one or more tape reels, a window and a reel urging member having a tape reel contacting portion which contacts an upper part of the tape reel(s), bent arms connected t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360291 | Method of manufacturing a recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge including: a reel, and gear teeth are provided at an inner side of a floor portion of a reel hub on which a recording tape is wound; a case which accommodates the reel, and an engaging projection is formed at a surface of the case opposing... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7261249 | Tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge which, with a structure having good produceability, can prevent wear of regions of abutment of a braking member and a releasing member at a time when a reel rotates. In the recording tape cartridge, when the braking member is positioned at... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7204444 | Media cartridge having reel suspension system and method of manufacture In one example of one aspect of the invention, a data storage cartridge is provided. The data storage cartridge includes a housing having at least one opening, a reel rotatably disposed within the housing and accessible through the opening, the reel capable of trans... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7168655 | Reel A reel has: a hub which is cylindrical, which is molded of a resin material, and around which a recording tape is wound; and a flange provided at an end portion of the hub, and holding a transverse direction end portion of the recording tape. A ring-shaped member fo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165738 | Record media cartridge In this recording media cartridge, a reel around which a recording medium is wound is rotatably received within a case body constituted by coupling upper and lower halves in a face-to-face relationship, the reel is urged toward the lower half by a planar reel presse... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7133256 | Recording medium cartridge having a cam actuated cover member A recording medium cartridge including a case with two main surfaces which are disposed substantially parallel to each other and side surfaces which connect the main surfaces. An opening is provided on one of the side surfaces which is disposed toward a direction in... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121493 | Magnetic tape cassettes, tape reels for use therewith, resinous leaf springs, and a process for producing them A magnetic tape cassette includes a case that is formed by joining an upper half and a lower half, one or more tape reels, a window and a reel urging member having a tape reel contacting portion which contacts an upper part of the tape reel(s), bent arms connected t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077352 | Magnetic tape cartridge A magnetic tape cartridge with an improved reel-rotation restraining mechanism is disclosed. The reel-rotation restraining mechanism has a reel locking member, which is movable toward and away from the reel, for restricting rotation thereof; an urging member for urg... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059555 | Tape reel assembly with radially symmetric deforming tape winding surface A tape reel assembly for a data storage tape cartridge is described. The tape reel assembly has a hub. The hub includes a cylindrical core, an annular arm, and a web. The cylindrical core defines a drive side and a top side. The annular arm is co-axially disposed ex... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028387 | Method of making a miniaturized positional assembly A method of producing a miniaturized set of inductive coils set mutually orthogonally inside a tube. In the method a positional template made of a sheet of substantially rigid material that defines a set of guide apertures, each of which is in the shape of one of th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6955317 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge including: a reel, and gear teeth are provided at an inner side of a floor portion of a reel hub on which a recording tape is wound; a case which accommodates the reel, and an engaging projection is formed at a surface of the case opposing... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932295 | Tape reel flange having an effective zero taper A tape reel within a tape path is disclosed for storing a tape. The tape reel includes a first flange having an inner surface and an outer surface. The first flange is attached to a hub. The tape reel also includes a second flange attached to the hub. The second fla... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929207 | Tape cartridge In one embodiment, a tape cartridge includes: a housing; a reel rotatably disposed in the housing; a reel lock operatively coupled to the reel, the reel lock operative between a first position in which the reel is locked and a second position in which the reel is un... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919511 | Power supply apparatus with vibration absorbing member for sliding structure A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure includes a wire harness 10 which is extended from a body 5 to a sliding structure, an elastic member 40 for urging the wire harness 10 in a warp absorbing direction, a harness supporting me... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913218 | Recording tape cartridge and method of manufacturing said cartridge In a recording tape cartridge, cut-out portions are formed at an inner peripheral edge portion of a metal plate. By providing gates at the cut-out portions, the metal plate is insert molded without depending on submarine gates. Because the gates are provided, at the... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910656 | Ink ribbon cartridge with leaf spring and method of assembling the same A method of assembling an ink ribbon cartridge comprises inserting a leaf spring having a mounting frame and a flat spring finger that longitudinally extends from the mounting frame, beginning at an opening in the mounting frame, and at an acute angle from the openi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6745968 | Single-reel cartridge for data processing having a multi-part braking system Magnetic-tape cartridge includes a substantially rectangular housing. At least one tape reel is rotatably mounted in the housing. The at least one tape reel is configured to receive wound magnetic tape. A first part is axially movably mounted in a center of the at l... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6736345 | Recording tape cartridge A metal plate of a recording tape cartridge which has a tapered portion at an outer circumference thereof. In a state in which the metal plate is attached at a fixed-side mold plate of a metal mold for molding a reel hub and a lower flange, a gap is formed between t... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6471151 | Reel spring for use of a magnetic tape cassette and a magnetic tape cassette The reel spring for use in a magnetic tape cassette comprises a fixing portion which is fixed to a boss of a cassette case by means of a boss hole, an arm portion which forces a reel in an axial direction of rotation and a bending portion provided between... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6279846 | Data tape cartridge with modified hub mounting arrangement A tape cartridge including a cartridge housing, one or more tape hub pins substantially fixed at both ends to the cartridge housing, and tape hubs, carrying tape, e.g., magnetic tape, that are mounted around the tape hub pins for rotation within the cartr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5901916 | Tape cartridge reel lock A tape cartridge and reel lock that allows the reel lock to be released away from the center of rotation of the tape reel while keeping the frictional interface between the moving and fixed parts at the center of rotation of the reel. The tape cartridge i... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5893527 | Single-reel tape cartridge A single-reel tape cartridge includes a rectangular flattened casing including upper and lower panels joined together to define a reel chamber therebetween. A tape reel includes a cylindrical hollow boss and upper and lower flanges protruding radially out... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5826811 | Method and apparatus for securing a reel in a cartridge A plug inserted into the access opening of a tape cartridge to prevent movement of the reel inside the cartridge. Damage to the tape media is thus prevented by contact of the reel with the tape media. The plug may also be used to seal the access opening a... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5620265 | Ink ribbon cartridge An ink ribbon cartridge includes a detachable ink ribbon spool which may be rotatably mounted in a lower shell of the cartridge via first and second shank portions axially projected from opposite sides of the spool. The first shank is of a rod shaped conf... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5593103 | Reel spring for tape cassette and method for preparing it A reel spring for tape cassettes includes at least two mounting holes which are formed in the base portion at opposite sides with respect to a tape reel centerline connecting reel centers and in such a manner to be spaced in the direction of the tape reel... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5582358 | Magnetic tape cassette with a reel spring to axially bias internal tape reels A magnetic tape cassette utilizes a pair of reel pressure springs to stably retain the tape reels therein. The reel pressure springs have a base plate and a plurality of legs each downwardly extending from the perimeter of the base plate to be fitted into... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5544834 | Video tape cassette An improved video tape cassette is molded from a plastic having good elastic memory in primarily two pieces, namely a housing piece and a dust cover piece. The housing is provided with an inwardly movable latching flap which holds the dust cover in latche... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5531394 | Magnetic tape cassette having variable force reel pressing device A magnetic tape cassette includes a leaf spring and magnetic tape reels in which the depression force of the leaf spring is varied such that, in assembling the cassette, the leaf spring provides a relatively weak depression force thereby to facilitate cas... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5516056 | Videotape cassette The upper cassette casing of a videotape cassette comprises a base panel and peripheral walls vertically extending from corresponding edges thereof. The base panel is provided with a first section which carries a pressure spring adapted to depress the tap... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5492422 | Ink ribbon cartridge An ink ribbon cartridge including a cartridge housing having a first side wall and a second side wall opposed to each other. The cartridge housing has a pair of first engaging portions on an inside surface of the first side wall. A supply spool and a take... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492283 | Tape casette and reel spring therefor A tape cassette capable of permitting a reel spring to be readily and accurately positioned on a casing for its mounting to highly improve workability and productivity in manufacturing of the tape cassette. The tape cassette includes a reel spring which i... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5484117 | Reel spring for a thin-walled videocassette A spring includes a central mounting portion mounted to an inner surface of a cassette housing and elongated pressure portions extending from the mounting portion to engage the cassette reels. Each pressure portion includes a central base and a pair of sp... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482222 | Lightweight solid-core video cassette cartridge A lightweight solid-core video cassette cartridge is provided. The lightweight solid-core video cassette cartridge includes a cartridge shell and a solid-core structural member. The cartridge shell includes spaced apart top and bottom panels which define ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5402296 | Tape cassette, in particular magnetic tape cassette, and support liners for this A tape cassette is provided with curved/bent support liners, the longitudinal bends having different cross-sectional shapes and lengths and hence different effective spring constants. The hubs or reels and, if necessary, the tape rolls are guided and the ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5398881 | Lightweight video cassette cartridge A lightweight, limited use video cassette cartridge that performs all of the needed functions of permanent-use video cassette cartridges, but comprises only eight parts, all made of thin gauge, recyclable synthetic resin material. The lightweight video ca... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5383733 | Ribbon cassette for a printer A cassette for ribbon for a printer, particularly a thermal printer, is disclosed. The cassette is configured to be stably mounted to a print carriage of a thermal printer, or to a storage turret mounted to the printer for storing a number of cassettes, a... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5379960 | Tape cassette casing having an attaching cylindrical portion with at least one rib for retaining a reel spring A tape cassette includes a case comprising synthetic resin upper and lower cases which are integrally combined and rotatably provided with a couple of tape reels wound with a tape-like medium and a reel spring for restricting a vertical motion of the coup... | 01/10/1995 |
