Cassette for magnetic tape with a reel locking assembly having a

Details Cassette for magnetic tape with a reel locking assembly having a Cassette for magnetic tape with a reel locking assembly having a

1996-04-03

1999-02-23

Stodola, Daniel P.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information...

Cartridge system

242343, 2423383, 2423431, G03B 2302

Patent

active

058735372

ABSTRACT:
A cassette for magnetic tape includes a pair of cassette halves cooperating with each other to form a cassette body; a pair of reels disposed rotatably in one of the cassette halves to wind the magnetic tape around the reels, each of the reels including a flange having a plurality of teeth formed at a circumference of the flange; and a reel locking assembly engaging the flanges for preventing rotation of the reels, the reel locking assembly includes: a slide body slidably disposed between the reels for sliding movement in a front-rear direction of the cassette body; an urging member urging the slide body towards a front of the cassette body; a pair of support members each disposed on a respective side of the slide body; and a pair of lock-engagement members, each having a central portion which is supported rotatably by a respective one of the support members, the lock-engagement members being made of a resilient spring wire rod. Each of the lock-engagement members further includes a first engagement end engaged to the slide body and a second engagement end which is enabled to engage the teeth of one of the flanges when the slide body is positioned towards the front of the cassette body.

REFERENCES:
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patent: 5433396 (1995-07-01), Kusumi et al.
patent: 5433398 (1995-07-01), Sawada
patent: 5506739 (1996-04-01), Iwahashi

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