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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Takateru Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Takateru Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tape cartridge enabling a leader member fixing a leading edge of a tape-shaped recording medium led outside to acquire sufficient clamping force acting on the leading edge of the tape. The tape cartridge accommodates a reel hub unit rotatably, for winding a tape on its periphery, and includes a leader member for holding and fixing a leading edge of the tape. The leader member has a pin member having a pair of collar portions between which the tape-shaped recording medium is positioned, and a clamp member fitted in between the collar portions from through a longitudinal opening formed in a cylindrical body, and clamping the leading edge of the recording medium between the pin member and the clamp member. A diameter of the pin member is about 1.2 to 1.8 mm, and an inside diameter of the clamp member is about 90 to 96.6% of the diameter.