Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Uwe Brinkmann

Roland Sold

Klaus Schoettle

Werner Wagner

Dietmar Pfefferkorn

Ludwig Kreitner

Norbert Schaeffer

Roland Sigwalt

A tape cassette, in particular a magnetic tape cassette, is provided, for tape and hub guidance, with bent support liners (7, 8) which are located between the roll (1) or rolls and the adjacent housing wall (6). According to the invention, bent-over or folded-over longitudinal strips (7a, 7b) which are bent at certain angles toward the housing wall (6) support the liners (7, 8) in such a way that it is possible to counteract deformation due to the weight of the rolls of tape. These liners (7, 8) can be used for all cassette recording media, but preferably for those having a very small tape thickness.

Tape cassette, in particular a magnetic tape cassette, and a support

In a tape cassette possessing symmetrically arranged support liners, a compressive force dependent on the tape roll diameter is exerted by the liner and utilized for centering the roll and the tape. Force/diameter relationships, and embodiments of folded liners for achieving individual forces are described. A novel dynamic liner arrangement can be used in any tape cassette possessing high winding speeds and sensitive tapes, with frequently alternating rewind/playback operation.

Tape cassette, in particular a magnetic tape cassette, and a reel

A support liner (20) for a magnetic tape cassette comprises a coherent double liner whose individual liner parts (20a and 20b) are supported against the inner walls of the cassette to provide a cushioned support for tape rolls of the cassette.

Tape cassette with liner

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Kehl, Germany

Uwe Brinkmann