Reel
A reel includes: a hub in which plural through holes are formed at a connecting portion that interconnects a cylinder portion and an axial center portion; a first flange that is disposed on one end portion of the hub and equipped with a first inner peripheral portion, which contacts a first reference surface formed on the connecting portion and ensures that a first flange surface does not touch the cylinder portion, and first insertion portions, which are inserted into the through holes; and a second flange that is disposed on the other end portion of the hub and equipped with a second inner peripheral portion, which contacts a second reference surface formed on the connecting portion and ensures that a second flange surface does not touch the cylinder portion, and second insertion portions, which are inserted into the through holes and are joined together with the first insertion portions.
1. A reel comprising:
a hub that is equipped with an axial center portion, a cylinder portion, and a connecting portion that interconnects an outer peripheral surface of the axial center portion and an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion in a position away from axial direction end surfaces of the cylinder portion, with recording tape being wound around an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder portion and a plurality of through holes being formed at the connecting portion;
an annular first flange that is disposed on one axial direction end portion of the hub and is equipped with a first inner peripheral portion, which is inserted on an inner peripheral surface side of the cylinder portion, contacts a first reference surface formed on the connecting portion, and ensures that a first flange surface does not touch one axial direction end surface of the cylinder portion, and is equipped with first insertion portions, which are projectingly disposed on the first inner peripheral portion and are inserted into the through holes in the connecting portion; and
an annular second flange that is disposed on the other axial direction end portion of the hub and is equipped with a second inner peripheral portion, which is inserted on the inner peripheral surface side of the cylinder portion, contacts a second reference surface formed on the connecting portion, and ensures that a second flange surface does not touch the other axial direction end surface of the cylinder portion, and is equipped with second insertion portions, which are projectingly disposed on the second inner peripheral portion, are inserted into the through holes in the connecting portion, and are joined together with the first insertion portions,
wherein spaces between the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion and radial direction outside wall surfaces of the first inner peripheral portion and the second inner peripheral portion are the same as or larger than spaces between radial direction outside wall surfaces of the through holes and radial direction outside wall surfaces of the first insertion portions and the second insertion portions.
2. The reel according to claim 1 , wherein the first reference surface and the second reference surface include at least radial direction outside regions with respect to the through holes.
3. The reel according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is formed at an axial direction center portion of the cylinder portion.
4. The reel according to claim 3 , wherein the first flange and the second flange are formed in the same shape.
5. The reel according to claim 1 , wherein the axial center portion and the connecting portion are interconnected via a deformation absorbing portion that is formed in an annular shape and has a substantially U-shaped cross section.
6. The reel according to claim 1 , wherein fastening portions for fastening to a rotation transmitting member of a drive device are formed at the axial center portion.