Patent ID: 7802745

Claim:
A magnetic tape winding apparatus for winding a magnetic tape onto a tape reel having flanges, said magnetic tape winding apparatus comprising: a rotary shaft movable in opposite axial directions thereof to which said tape reel is detachably coupled; driving means for driving said rotary shaft in a home position to wind said magnetic tape onto said tape reel; roll length detection means for detecting a roll length of magnetic tape roll growing on said tape reel; and shifting means for shifting an axial position of said rotary shaft in either said axial direction from said home position; wherein said shifting means shifts said rotary shaft in at least one of said opposite axial directions from said home position by a predetermined distance to additionally form a predetermined number of turns of said magnetic tape on a predetermined roll length of magnetic tape roll before termination of said winding of said magnetic tape onto said tape reel so as thereby to form an annular peripheral lip portion on at least one of opposite sides of said tape roll when said roll length detection means detects a predetermined roll length of magnetic tape roll, and said driving means is stopped when said predetermined number of turns of said magnetic tape are formed.