Cartridge housing for inhibiting damage to recording media
US6929208B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/107
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge assembly (10) includes a cartridge (12) and a cartridge retainer (14). The cartridge (12) includes a reel (22) having a rotational axis (46) and a flange (48, 50). The cartridge (12) also includes a cartridge housing (16) that rotatably secures the reel (22). The cartridge housing includes one or more interior surfaces (19, 21). The reel (22) is adapted to tilt relative to the cartridge housing (16). The cartridge housing (16) includes a plurality of ribs (30) each having a chamfer (72). The ribs (30) can be disposed on an upper housing section (18) and/or a lower housing section (20) of the cartridge housing (16). The reel (22) has a contact tilt angle θ1 relative to the interior surface (19, 21), and at least one of the chamfers (72) has a chamfer angle θ2 relative to the interior surface (19, 21) that is substantially similar to the contact tilt angle θ1. The flange (48, 50) contacts the chamfer (72) so that the flange (48, 50) is substantially parallel with the chamfer (72). The cartridge (12) can also include a positioner rib (66) for laterally positioning the reel (22). Further, a flange edge (56, 60) of the flange (48, 50) does not contact the cartridge housing (…
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