Tape cartridge having a transparent panel covering the tape sensing opening
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsMasanori Sato, Osamu Koizumi
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Abstract
A tape cartridge including an improved housing is disclosed. The housing has a base plate on which tape packs are rotatably mounted and a cover secured to the base plate and having an opening. A transparent panel is fitted to the opening of the cover and allows a light to pass from an outside to an inside of the housing. The transparent panel has on peripheral portions thereof projections engageable with grooves which are formed on peripheral portions of the cover adjacent the opening.
Claims25
A tape cartridge including a housing accommodating therein two tape packs of a magnetic recording tape, a plurality of tape guides, an endless drive belt, a belt driving roller on which the drive belt is wrapped to be driven, and a plurality of belt guide rollers over which the drive belt is wrapped, said housing comprising:
- a base plate;
- a cover secured to said base plate and provided with an opening, said cover cooperating with said base plate to define an inner space for receiving said tape packs therein;
- a transparent panel fitted into said opening of said cover to allow a light to pass from an outside to an inside of said housing;
- and
- engaging means for securing said transparent panel to said cover, said engaging means being respectively provided on peripheral portions of said cover and peripheral portions of said transparent panel opposed to the peripheral portions of said cover.
A tape cartridge with increased tape capacity including a housing having a front section at which the tape cartridge is inserted into a tape drive, and a rear section connected with said front section and projecting outwardly from the tape drive upon insertion of the tape cartridge, said housing accommodating therein two tape packs of a magnetic recording tape, a plurality of tape guides, an endless drive belt, a belt driving roller mounted to said front section, and a plurality of belt guide rollers, said housing comprising:
- a base plate on which said tape packs, said tape guides, said belt driving roller and said belt guide rollers are mounted;
- a cover secured to said base plate and provided with an opening, said cover cooperating with said base plate to define an inner space for receiving said tape packs therein;
- a transparent panel fitted into said opening of said cover to allow a light to pass from an outside to an inside of said housing;
- and
- engaging means for securing said transparent panel to said cover, said engaging means being respectively provided on peripheral portions of said cover and peripheral portions of said transparent panel opposed to the peripheral portions of said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.