Patent ID: 7419119

Claim:
A tape reel comprising: a reel body which includes a lower flange and a bottomed tubular hub formed integrally with the lower flange and opening at its upper end; an upper flange which is mounted on the upper end of the hub; and a plurality of locking teeth engageable with a reel retainer and a plurality of driving teeth engageable with a driving shaft of a tape drive, which are, respectively, formed circumferentially on upper and lower surfaces of an outer peripheral edge portion of a bottom wall of the hub so as to project therefrom; wherein on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the hub, a gate position for injection molding is provided at a position corresponding, in a radial direction of the hub, to that for forming the locking teeth, wherein an inner peripheral contour of the driving teeth is disposed between an inner peripheral contour and an outer peripheral contour of the locking teeth such that the locking teeth and the driving teeth overlap each other in a radial direction of the hub, and wherein the gate position is provided between the inner peripheral contour of the driving teeth and the inner peripheral contour of the locking teeth.