Patent ID: 6641073
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A reel mount for taking up/feeding a magnetic tape to/from a reel by rotating the reel, comprising:a first reel mount member having a portion engaged with the reel; a yoke board for providing a magnetic loop, the yoke board integrally formed with the first reel mount member and made of a ferromagnet; a magnet provided on the yoke board so as to be in contact therewith; a hysteresis board provided so as to be opposed to the yoke board with respect to the magnet, the hysteresis board made of a material having large magnetic hysteresis loss; and a second reel mount member integrally formed with the hysteresis board, wherein the reel is in direct contact with the yoke board when the reel is mounted on the reel mount.