公开(公告)号：EP0274197A3

公开(公告)日：1989-05-31

申请号：EP87309889.1

申请日：1987-11-09

申请人： SHAPE INC.

发明人： Gelardi, Anthony L. ,  Gelardi, John ,  Landry, Vincent E. ,  Pruneau, Diane C. ,  Lowry, Alan B.

IPC分类号： G11B23/087

CPC分类号： G11B23/08757

摘要： A tape cassette (79) has a separate, plastic molded, elongated, tape guide subassembly (80), which incorporates two bearing extensions (116,118) integrally molded at the left and right ends thereof. Each bearing extension has a pair of opposing, parallel, planar members (120,122) extending from support members (123) each of which is parallel to the planar top and bottom of the tape guide subassembly. Each planar member includes a roller receiving means (124) integrally formed therein and the rotational axles for the tape rollers (110) are either integrally molded as part of the bearing extension or the tape roller itself. The planar members in each pair have the ability to flex only in the direction perpendicular to their planes, allowing the rollers to be easily snapped into place during assembly. Once the rollers are inserted into the tape guide subassembly, the latter is assembled into the front of the tape cassette, wherein the rollers form part of the central tape support area of the tape cassette. Related methods are also described for manufacturing the tape guide subassembly and the whole cassette.

公开(公告)号：EP0274182B1

公开(公告)日：1992-09-23

申请号：EP87306040.4

申请日：1987-07-08

申请人： SHAPE INC.

发明人： Elliott, James P. ,  Landry, Vincent E.

IPC分类号： G11B23/087 ,  G11B23/037

CPC分类号： G11B23/08757 ,  G11B23/037 ,  G11B23/08728

公开(公告)号：EP0124873A3

公开(公告)日：1985-09-18

申请号：EP84104963

申请日：1984-05-03

申请人： SHAPE INC.

发明人： MacLeod, Robert B., Jr. ,  Landry, Vincent E. ,  Gelardi, Paul J.

IPC分类号： G11B23/04

CPC分类号： G11B23/08735 ,  Y10S29/028

摘要： A tape cassette dust door latch, a dust door latch spring assembly and a related method for assembling the dust door latch into the tape cassette. The dust door latch has a lock plate with a boss projecting perpendicularly therefrom and a coil spring with first and second ends, the first end of the spring surrounding the boss and the second end of the spring being a free end. The cassette has an upper half case and a lower half case, the upper half case having an abutment member located in the vicinity of the lock plate, and the lower half case having a means for rotatably receiving the dust door latch. In the method of assembling, first, the dust door latch is inserted into the receiving means in the lower half case, and then the upper half case is assembled onto the lower half case such that the abutment member receives the free end of the coil spring, directs it downwardly, and holds the coil spring in a biased position. This dust door latch, dust door latch spring assembly and the method for assembling the dust door latch into the tape cassette provide more efficient production and automated assembly of tape cassettes.

公开(公告)号：EP0274182A3

公开(公告)日：1989-06-07

申请号：EP87306040.4

申请日：1987-07-08

申请人： SHAPE INC.

发明人： Elliott, James P. ,  Landry, Vincent E.

IPC分类号： G11B23/087 ,  G11B23/037

CPC分类号： G11B23/08757 ,  G11B23/037 ,  G11B23/08728

摘要： A tape cassette is described having top and bottom cassette halves (52,54), tape reels (64,66) and low friction washers (88,90) between the tape reels and the cassette halves. Each tape reel (64,66) has a plastic hub (124) connected to two plastic flanges (110), each flange having intentionally curved circumferential edges (111). Each flange also has a raised, annular centring ring (120) abutting and rotating only on the washers (88,90) for rotatably supporting the tape reels relative to the tape cassette. These centring rings minimise friction, prevent skewing of the tape reels relative to each other and, along with the curved edges of the flanges, permit the tape to be wound without damage.

公开(公告)号：EP0124873A2

公开(公告)日：1984-11-14

申请号：EP84104963.8

申请日：1984-05-03

申请人： SHAPE INC.

发明人： MacLeod, Robert B., Jr. ,  Landry, Vincent E. ,  Gelardi, Paul J.

IPC分类号： G11B23/04

CPC分类号： G11B23/08735 ,  Y10S29/028

摘要： A tape cassette dust door latch, a dust door latch spring assembly and a related method for assembling the dust door latch into the tape cassette. The dust door latch has a lock plate with a boss projecting perpendicularly therefrom and a coil spring with first and second ends, the first end of the spring surrounding the boss and the second end of the spring being a free end. The cassette has an upper half case and a lower half case, the upper half case having an abutment member located in the vicinity of the lock plate, and the lower half case having a means for rotatably receiving the dust door latch. In the method of assembling, first, the dust door latch is inserted into the receiving means in the lower half case, and then the upper half case is assembled onto the lower half case such that the abutment member receives the free end of the coil spring, directs it downwardly, and holds the coil spring in a biased position. This dust door latch, dust door latch spring assembly and the method for assembling the dust door latch into the tape cassette provide more efficient production and automated assembly of tape cassettes.

公开(公告)号：EP0274197A2

公开(公告)日：1988-07-13

申请号：EP87309889.1

申请日：1987-11-09

申请人： SHAPE INC.

发明人： Gelardi, Anthony L. ,  Gelardi, John ,  Landry, Vincent E. ,  Pruneau, Diane C. ,  Lowry, Alan B.

IPC分类号： G11B23/087

CPC分类号： G11B23/08757

摘要： A tape cassette (79) has a separate, plastic molded, elongated, tape guide subassembly (80), which incorporates two bearing extensions (116,118) integrally molded at the left and right ends thereof. Each bearing extension has a pair of opposing, parallel, planar members (120,122) extending from support members (123) each of which is parallel to the planar top and bottom of the tape guide subassembly. Each planar member includes a roller receiving means (124) integrally formed therein and the rotational axles for the tape rollers (110) are either integrally molded as part of the bearing extension or the tape roller itself. The planar members in each pair have the ability to flex only in the direction perpendicular to their planes, allowing the rollers to be easily snapped into place during assembly. Once the rollers are inserted into the tape guide subassembly, the latter is assembled into the front of the tape cassette, wherein the rollers form part of the central tape support area of the tape cassette. Related methods are also described for manufacturing the tape guide subassembly and the whole cassette.

摘要翻译： 一种磁带盒（79）有一个单独的，塑料模制的，细长的，磁带导向子组件（80），其中包含两个轴承延伸部（116,118）在其左侧和右侧的端部一体成形。 每个轴承延伸部具有一对从支撑部件（123）的每一个的所有的平行于磁带导向子组件的平面的顶部和底部延伸的相对的，平行的，平面的构件（120,122）的。 每个平面部件包括辊接收装置（124）。其中整体形成，并在磁带辊（110）的旋转轴一体成形或者作为支承延伸部分或带辊本身的一部分。 每对中的平面构件具有在垂直方向仅弯曲到他们的计划的能力，从而允许辊被容易地组装期间卡在适当位置。 一旦辊子被插入到磁带导向子组件，后者是组装到带盒的前部，worin辊形成盒式磁带的中央带支撑区域的一部分。 因此相关的方法被描述用于制造该带导向器子组件和所述整体盒。

公开(公告)号：EP0274182A2

公开(公告)日：1988-07-13

申请号：EP87306040.4

申请日：1987-07-08

申请人： SHAPE INC.

发明人： Elliott, James P. ,  Landry, Vincent E.

IPC分类号： G11B23/087 ,  G11B23/037

CPC分类号： G11B23/08757 ,  G11B23/037 ,  G11B23/08728

摘要： A tape cassette is described having top and bottom cassette halves (52,54), tape reels (64,66) and low friction washers (88,90) between the tape reels and the cassette halves. Each tape reel (64,66) has a plastic hub (124) connected to two plastic flanges (110), each flange having intentionally curved circumferential edges (111). Each flange also has a raised, annular centring ring (120) abutting and rotating only on the washers (88,90) for rotatably supporting the tape reels relative to the tape cassette. These centring rings minimise friction, prevent skewing of the tape reels relative to each other and, along with the curved edges of the flanges, permit the tape to be wound without damage.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种磁带盒，其在带盘和半盒之间具有顶部和底部盒半部（52,54），磁带盘（64,66）和低摩擦垫圈（88,90）。 每个带盘（64,66）具有连接到两个塑料凸缘（110）的塑料毂（124），每个凸缘具有有意弯曲的圆周边缘（111）。 每个凸缘还具有凸起的环形对中环（120），其仅在垫圈（88,90）上邻接并旋转，用于相对于带盒可旋转地支撑带盘。 这些定心环最大限度地减少了摩擦，防止了磁带盘相对于彼此的偏斜，并且与凸缘的弯曲边缘一起允许磁带被卷绕而不会损坏。