Patent ID: 7644886
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: B65H,G11B

Abstract:
1. A reel comprising: a resin hub including an outer peripheral surface on which a recording tape is wound; a first flange integrally formed at one end portion of the hub; a second flange welded at the other end portion of the hub; and a reinforcing tubular member disposed at an inner peripheral surface of the hub by insert molding; wherein, a resin layer extending in a height direction of the hub from the one end portion side of the hub at which the first flange is integrally formed is disposed on an inner peripheral surface of the tubular member; the reel further comprising a connecting portion, which connects the hub and the resin layer integrally, on the other end portion side of the hub at which the second flange is welded, wherein the hub and the resin layer form a closed space for accommodating the tubular member; wherein the resin layer is substantially not formed on a predetermined area on an extended line, which links a center of the hub and a gate trace formed by an inlet of a resin material that forms the hub; and wherein the hub includes a cylindrical portion including an outer periphery on which a recording tape is wound, and a bottom portion closing a lower portion of the cylindrical portion.