Recording tape cartridge
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuo Hiraguchi, Wataru Iino
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Abstract
The present invention provides a recording tape cartridge having: a case which accommodates a single reel, on which a recording tape is wound, such that the reel is rotatable; an opening formed by cutting off a portion of a front wall of the case which front wall faces a drive device at a time when the recording tape cartridge is loaded into the drive device, the opening being for pulling-out of a leader member which is attached to an end portion of the recording tape; and a door formed in a substantial arc shape as seen in plan view, and moving along a predetermined circumference, and opening and closing the opening.
Claims23
A recording tape cartridge comprising:
- a case which accommodates a single reel, on which a recording tape is wound, such that the reel is rotatable;
- an opening formed by cutting off a portion of a front wall of the case which front wall faces a drive device at a time when the recording tape cartridge is loaded into the drive device, the opening being for pulling-out of a leader member which is attached to an end portion of the recording tape;
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- a door formed in a substantial arc shape as seen in plan view, and moving along a predetermined circumference, and opening and closing the opening.
A recording tape cartridge comprising:
- a case which accommodates a single reel, on which a recording tape is wound, such that the reel is rotatable;
- an opening formed by cutting off a portion of a front wall of the case which front wall faces a drive device at a time when the recording tape cartridge is loaded into the drive device, the opening being for pulling-out of a leader member which is attached to an end portion of the recording tape;
- a door formed in a substantial arc shape as seen in plan view, and moving along a predetermined circumference, and opening and closing the opening;
- grooves formed along a predetermined circumference in upper and lower inner surfaces of the case;
- a plurality of projections provided at the door, and due to the plurality of projections engaging with the grooves, the door is guided along the predetermined circumference;
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- a hole formed in the case for allowing the drive device to contact the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.