Recording tape cartridge

1. A recording tape cartridge which can be loaded into a drive device comprising a reel on which a recording tape is wound and which is rotatably accommodated in a case, the reel comprising:

a resin-formed main portion which includes a reel hub formed in a tubular shape having a floor portion, the recording tape being wound around an outer peripheral surface of the reel hub; and

a substantially disc-shaped metal plate attached firmly to an outer surface of the floor portion of the reel hub,

wherein a gate portion, through which a resin material is introduced at the time of molding the main portion, is provided at a radial direction outer side of the metal plate.

2. The recording tape cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the metal plate is attached firmly to the main portion by insert molding.

3. The recording tape cartridge of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of gate portions is provided.

4. The recording tape cartridge of claim 3 , wherein the gate portions are positioned at even intervals on a predetermined circumference which is coaxial with the reel hub.

5. The recording tape cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the reel further includes an annular reel gear, which is formed on an outer side of the metal plate at the outer surface of the floor portion of the reel hub and which can mesh with a driving gear of the drive device, and wherein the gate portion is provided at the region where the reel gear is formed.

6. The recording tape cartridge of claim 1 , further comprising a braking mechanism, which prevents rotation of the reel with respect to the case when the recording tape cartridge is not in use.

7. The recording tape cartridge of claim 6 , wherein the braking mechanism includes a braking member, which has a braking gear that can mesh with gear teeth of the reel, and due to the meshing of the gear teeth and the braking gear, the rotation of the reel is prevented.

8. The recording tape cartridge of claim 6 , wherein the braking mechanism includes a clutch member, which can move an axial central portion of the reel in a thickness direction of the case.

9. A reel around which a recording tape is wound, the reel comprising:

a resin-formed reel hub formed in a tubular shape having a floor portion, the recording tape being wound around an outer peripheral surface of the reel hub;

a lower flange having a diameter larger than that of the reel hub, the lower flange being provided integrally with the floor portion of the reel hub and forming a main portion of the reel;

an upper flange having a diameter substantially equal to that of the lower flange, the upper flange being provided at a top end portion, opposite to the floor portion, of the reel hub; and

a substantially disc-shaped metal plate attached firmly to an outer surface of the floor portion of the reel hub,

wherein a gate portion, through which a resin material is introduced at the time of molding the main portion, is provided at a radial direction outer side of the metal plate.

10. The reel of claim 9 , wherein the metal plate is attached firmly to the main portion by insert molding.

11. The reel of claim 9 , wherein a plurality of gate portions is provided.

12. The reel of claim 11 , wherein the gate portions are positioned at even intervals on a predetermined circumference which is coaxial with the reel hub.

13. The reel of claim 9 , further comprising an annular reel gear, which is formed on the outer side of the metal plate at the outer surface of the floor portion of the reel hub and which can mesh with a driving gear of a drive device, wherein the gate portion is provided at a section where the reel gear is formed.