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US 7,168,655 B2Granted
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.
Claims12
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;
- wherein the ring-shaped member formed of metal has a bitten-in portion, and the hub has a biting-in portion of a configuration which is complementary to the bitten-in portion, and the ring-shaped member and the hub are made integral by the biting-in portion penetrating into the bitten-in portion.
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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;
- 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,
- wherein the ring-shaped member formed of metal is disposed concentrically with the hub
- wherein the ring-shaped member formed of metal is provided along an inner periphery of the hub, and the hub has an annular claw portion which contacts one inner peripheral edge of the ring-shaped member, and the ring-shaped member is fixed to the inner periphery of the hub via the claw portion.
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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 portion of the ring-shaped member formed of metal, and the ring-shaped member and the hub are made integral by the biting-in portion of the hub penetrating into the ring-shaped member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.