Patent ID: 6132120
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B26D,B41J

Abstract:
A tape cassette comprising:a cassette housing having a head recess;a tape wound on a tape spool supported within the housing for feeding tape to the head recess;a feed capstan downstream of the head recess for drawing the tape from the tape spool;a feed path along which the tape moves from the tape spool, across the head recess and to the feed capstan;a recess in the cassette housing adjacent the feed capstan and having a length extending in the feed path on opposite sides of the feed capstan, a first end of the recess being located upstream of the feed capstan and downstream of the head recess, a second end of the recess being located downstream of the feed capstan, the length of the recess between the first and second ends of the recess being larger than a diameter of the feed capstan;first and second tape regulating members extending from the cassette housing and across the tape, the first and second tape regulating members being respectively located near the first and second ends of the recess for positioning the tape in the recess between the feed capstan and the first and second tape regulating members;wherein the recess receives a drive roller for driving the tape in a nip between the feed capstan and the drive roller, the drive roller when received in the recess being located between the first and second tape regulating members so that the drive roller contacts the tape without contacting the first and second tape regulating members and the cassette housing.