Recording tape cartridge and drive device
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuo Hiraguchi
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Abstract
In the cartridge, the opening is formed diagonally to an arrow A direction by cutting away a corner portion at a drive device loading side of a case, and the opening faces both the arrow A direction and an arrow B direction. A leader pin and a magnetic tape are drawn out along the minimal length path from the opening. An operation projection of a door of the opening is pushed to move rearward by an operation of loading the case into the drive. The door, which is curvedly formed in a circular arc shape, rotates to turn at an outer side of a pin stand and the reel without deviating from a movement path along the curved form, and opens/closes the opening aperture.
Claims24
A tape cartridge which is insertable at a tape drive, the tape drive being provided with an opening member which is operably engageable with the tape cartridge at a time of insertion of the tape cartridge and carrying out at least one of reading and writing of data, the tape cartridge comprising:
- a case which includes
- a front wall portion facing in a direction of insertion of the cartridge,
- a side wall portion substantially parallel to the cartridge insertion direction, and
- an angled wall portion connected with the front wall portion and the side wall portion, and angled relative to the cartridge insertion direction;
- a tape access opening provided at the angled wall portion of the case;
- a covering member which is reciprocally moveable along a circular arc-form movement path between a closed position for closing the tape access opening and an open position for opening the tape access opening;
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- an operation portion provided at the covering member, the operation portion being capable of moving the covering member in an open position direction when engaged with the opening member of the tape drive by an operation of insertion of the tape cartridge.
A tape drive for carrying out at least one of reading and writing of data at a tape cartridge that includes:
- a case which includes a front wall portion facing in a direction of insertion of the cartridge, a side wall portion substantially parallel to the cartridge insertion direction, and an angled wall portion connected with the front wall portion and the side wall portion and angled relative to the cartridge insertion direction;
- a tape access opening provided at the angled wall portion of the case;
- a covering member which is reciprocally moveable along a circular arc-form movement path between a closed position for closing the tape access opening and an open position for opening the tape access opening;
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- an operation portion provided at the covering member, the operation portion being capable of moving the covering member in an open position direction when engaged with the tape drive by an operation of insertion of the tape cartridge,
- wherein the tape drive comprises an opening member which is capable of engaging with the operating portion of the covering member and moving the covering member in the open position direction at a time of insertion of the tape cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.