Abstract: A cassette container case including a casing having rotation-preventing projections formed thereon, a lid having a pocket portion for receiving a magnetic tape cassette pivotally connected to the casing in such a manner that the lid and the casing can be opened and closed like a door, recesses for receiving a thick portion of a magnetic tape cassette being formed in open sides of the lid and casing, and an index card attached to the index card covering the lid except for a region opposed to the recess which receives the thick portion of the cassette. In another embodiment, the index card includes a flap that covers the opening of the cassette through which the tape can be accessed.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette including a pair of hubs which are rotatably supported in an internal opening defined between upper and lower half portions of a body of the cassette and on which a magnetic tape is wound, and friction sheets provided between the tops and bottoms of the hubs and the upper and lower inside surfaces of the cassette. Each of the sheets includes projecting portions having substantially rectangular cross sections and extending substantially in a longitudinal direction of the sheet so that the protruding portions reach both ends of the sheet and at least two hub holes are located between the protruding portions. At least one side edge of the top of each of the protruding portions is wavily curved, and the width of each of the protruding portions is relatively small at both ends of the protruding portion. The hubs and the tape are supported by tops of the protruding portions.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette accommodating case has a cover member having a pocket for receiving one end portion of a magnetic tape cassette and a casing member having rotation stopper projections. At least (a) peripheral portions of the cover member and the casing member, which edge portions confront at least the thickened portion of the magnetic tape cassette, and (b) side wall portions of the cover member and the casing member, the side wall portions including the pivotably assembled portions, are molded with a resin, which is more slidable than the other portions of the cover member and the casing member. The other portions are molded with such a transparent resin as to allow the case to be seen through. A method for manufacturing such a magnetic tape cassette accommodating case utilizes a first slide core slidable in a direction of inserting a cassette, and a second slide core movable substantially orthogonal to the direction of moving the first slide core.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing the half body portions of a magnetic tape cassette or the like having an image transfer layer on its outer surface. An image transfer film is placed in a molding cavity, which film includes a base layer, a matting layer, and an image transfer layer. The function of the matting layer is to roughen the surface of the image transfer layer, while allowing easy subsequent peeling therefrom. A molten plastic is injected into the molding cavity against the image transfer layer. After the resulting product solidifies, the product is removed from the molding cavity, and the base layer and matting layer are peeled from the product, leaving the image transfer layer on an outside surface of the product.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette in which protrusions made of low friction resin are formed on the inner walls of the upper and lower halves by a two-color molding method in such a manner that they are located in correspondence at least to the magnetic tape winding diameter so as to be in contact with the edges of the magnetic tape. The protrusions of low friction resin replace the friction sheets in the conventional magnetic tape cassette, whereby the number of components and the number of manufacturing steps are reduced, with the result that the manufacturing cost is also reduced.

Abstract: A cassette casing for a magnetic tape cassette has a casing body and a slider member mounted for sliding motion between a closed position and an open position. The slider member has a pair of guide grooves formed on the outer surface thereof remote from the casing body and extending from a first end of the cassette casing toward the other end, each of the guide grooves having first and second engaging holes which are formed on the bottom of the guide groove to extend through the slider member and open to the inner surface of the same and are spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove. The casing body is provided with a pair of locking projections each of which is resiliently urged toward one of the guide grooves from the inner surface of the slider member and is adapted to be selectively engaged with the first and second engaging holes so that its tip portion projects into the guide groove.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette of reduced thickness which can be manufactured with high productivity. The cassette includes a lid having a pocket and a body, the latter having rotation-preventing projections formed integrally therewith, which are pivotally coupled to each other so as to open and close in the manner of a book. Recesses are provided in the lid and body in which the thick portion of the cassette is accommodated. Projections are provided on the bottom of the recess of at least the body of the case, which projections extend up from the bottom of the recess in the direction of thickness of the case. At least the tops of the projections are aventurine surfaces.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette casing is formed of upper and lower cassette halves each of which has a rear wall portion extending in the direction of thickness of the casing. The cassette halves are mated together with the top surfaces of the rear wall portions thereof abutting against each other. The cassette casing is provided with a hole defined by recesses formed in the top surfaces of the rear wall portions of the cassette halves substantially at the center between the left and right side ends. The hole is 0.04 to 1.0 mm in width and 2 to 20 mm in length.

Abstract: A method for image-transfer molding half portions of a casing body of a magnetic tape cassette in which no portions of an image transfer film are left in the cassette holes. The image transfer film includes a base layer, a peeling layer, a protective layer, an ink layer, and an adhesive layer. A band of the image transfer film is pinched between dies for molding said half portion, with the adhesive layer positioned so as to abut an outer surface of the molded half portion. A pair of pins is placed in the dies in a position where a hole is to be formed in the half portion, with an end of one of the pins having a peripheral edge portion projecting in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pin and forming a recess receiving the end of the other of said pins with a portion of the image transfer film sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette, particularly, a digital audio tape cassette, having an improved hub brake structure. The cassette includes upper and lower casing body half portions, and a window member secured to the upper casing body half portion. The window portion rotatably supports the pair of hubs on which a tape is wound. The hub brake includes a pair of lugs engageable with the hubs to prevent their rotation when the cassette is not in use. The hub brake is provided with a pair of engaging portions slidably received between respective support portions of the window member and the upper casing body half portion of slidably mounting the hub brake thereon. A spring urges the hub brake into engagement with the hubs.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette having a locking member locking the tape reels and a prism for transmitting light reflected therein across a tape transport path to detect the end of the tape. The prism receives and transmits the light through two holes in the cassette case. A projection on the locking member moves between the holes when the reels are unlocked to block light spuriously reflected from the incident surface of the prism from being detected as light transmitted through the prism.

Abstract: An magnetic tape cassette of the type in which the tape is wound on flangeless hubs and the tape is pulled out through an opening in the cassette for recording and reproducing having improved tape winding characteristics. An annular projection is formed around each of the flangeless hubs, and a rib having about the same height as the annular projection extends radially outwardly from the radial projection in an area corresponding to the first-wound portion of the tape. The rib keeps the tape from deviating sideways as it is initially wound onto the hub.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette in which a locking member is slidably biased away from a front opening of the cassette to lock the tape hubs. The locking member has a pair of side arms interlocked with a front panel of the cassette so that, when the panel is rotated open, the locking member disengages from the hubs.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette of two half cases. A locking member is slidable backwards to lock the hubs holding the tape. The locking member is biased by a spring fixed to a protrusion at the front of one of the half cases. Backward facing legs of the springs slidably engage a lateral recess in the locking member to bias it backwards against the hubs.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette in which the hubs are locked when the front panel is closed and having an optical prism adjacent the tape path between a tape guide member and a hub. A projection is provided between the prism and the hub so that the tape is tensioned between the tape guide member and the projection and never contacts the prism, even during cassette assembly.

Abstract: A core for a magnetic disk to be inserted onto a spindle. The spindle has an engaging surface for contacting two circumferential rigid points on the core and for contacting a circumferential spring which centers the disk on the spindle. According to the invention, the heights of the contacting points and of the spring do not exceed the height of the engaging surface of the spindle.

Abstract: A U-shaped slide guard is slidably mounted on the bottom of a lower half case of a magnetic tape cassette. The slide guard has a flat bottom wall which lies flush with the bottom wall of the lower half case. A cantilever type locking member integral with the lower half case bottom wall has an end part projecting downwardly from the bottom of the lower half case. The slide guard has aligned locking holes for selectively receiving the end part of the locking member so that the position of the slide guard is maintained by engagement of the end part of the locking member with a given one of the locking holes. A tapered ramp formed on the rear edge of the slide guard is aligned with the locking holes and the ramp extends rearwardly and downwardly.

Abstract: In a magnetic tape cassette which has a locking member (1), the locking member is provided with protrusions (6) for abutting and locking in place hubs 13 around which a magnetic tape (12) is wound. The hubs are supported in receiving parts (4) of a window member (3). The window member has protrusions (5) that fit in recesses (7) in a lower portion of the locking member, so that the locking member will be supported between the protrusions of the window member and the upper half (2) of the cassette case.

Abstract: The magnetic disk of a magnetic disk cartridge is provided with a center core assembly which comprises a main core, an upper core with grooves on one side for engagement with the ridges of a ridged, resilient ring which is provided on its non-engagement side with double-sided adhesive tape for holding the disk onto the ring. The disk attached to the ring can be held lightly but securely between the upper and main parts of the center core without the need to apply excessive clamping force.