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US 2003/0226931 A1Published application
Reel
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorKiyoo Morita
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Abstract
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 formed of metal is provided at the hub by insert molding. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a reel in which can maintain a highly-accurate configuration of the hub, regardless of environmental changes.
Claims24
A reel comprising:
- 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,
- wherein a ring-shaped member formed of metal is provided at the hub by insert molding.
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A reel comprising:
- a hub which is cylindrical, which is molded of a resin material, and around which a recording tape is wound;
- a flange provided at an end portion of the hub, and holding a transverse direction end portion of the recording tape;
- and
- a ring-shaped member formed of metal and fixed to the hub so as to be concentric with the hub,
- wherein the hub has a biting-in portion of a configuration which is complementary to a specific portion of the ring-shaped member formed of metal, and the ring-shaped member and the hub are made integral by the ring-shaped member and the biting-in portion of the hub engaging with one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.