Tape cartridge
AssigneeHitachi Maxell, Ltd.
InventorToshiro Nishiwaki
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Abstract
There is provided a tape cartridge capable of reliably preventing tight adhesion of a magnetic tape to the back side of a front plate portion of a front cover. A regulation body for preventing adhesion of the tape to the back side of the front plate portion of the front cover is integrally provided in a protruding manner in the region including a tape loading pocket on the front face of a main case. The regulation body includes a plurality of kinds of ribs different in protruding size from the back side. The top end of each rib is convex-curved to have a circular arc cross section. A plurality of kinds of the ribs are disposed in horizontal direction at intervals.
Claims3
A tape cartridge, comprising:
- a tape loading pocket formed in a center of a front face of a case body;
- and
- a tape protecting front cover provided on the case body for covering an outer front face of the pocket,
- wherein a regulation body for preventing adhesion of the tape is integrally provided in a protruding manner in a region facing the pocket on a back side of a front plate portion of the front cover facing a magnetic layer face of a tape,
- wherein the regulation body includes a plurality of ribs extending in vertical direction and disposed in horizontal direction at intervals, and
- wherein a top end face of each rib is convex-curved to have a circular arc cross section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.