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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2004
Morimasa Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takateru Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Momoi, Tokyo, JP;
Chotaro Kouzu, Tokyo, JP;
Morimasa Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takateru Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Momoi, Tokyo, JP;
Chotaro Kouzu, Tokyo, JP;
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tape reel includes: a hub in the shape of a bottomed-cylinder with a disc-like lower flange integrally formed at a lower end thereof and an opening formed at an upper end thereof; and an upper flange that is disc-like, has a center hole formed therein, and has a ring-shaped protrusion formed so as to protrude at a rim of the center hole, the protrusion being fitted into and fixed at the opening of the hub. The hub includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs that are respectively formed in an up-down direction on an inner circumferential surface of the hub.