Patent ID: 6719231
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A tape drive device that winds a recording tape, which is provided with a leader member at a distal end portion thereof, at a winding reel while carrying out at least one of recording of information to the recording tape and replaying of information that has been recorded to the recording tape, the tape drive device comprising:a hollow reel hub which structures the winding reel and includes an outer peripheral surface which constitutes a winding surface for the recording tape; a window portion formed penetrating through a peripheral wall of the reel hub, the leader member being passable through the window portion; and a closing member disposed entirely within the reel hub, the closing member being advanceable and withdrawable with respect to the window portion and, when the leader member has entered into the reel hub, the closing member advancing from within the reel hub to the window portion and structuring a portion of the winding surface.