Method for disassembly of tape cassettes

摘要

A tape cassette (5), such as a video cassette, having a spool of tape in a housing (6) and a sealing flap (10) attached to it, is taken apart in a method in which it passes through a disassembly station and, shortly before or during or shortly after the housing is opened, the sealing flap is separated from the housing. Separation preferably takes place by knocking off or cutting of at least one corner (E1, E2) of the housing and turning the free end of the flap in a direction in which the other end is separated from the housing. Also claimed is an arrangement for carrying out the method in which the cassette passes on a conveyor to disassembly stations with an opening device for the housing and at least one separating device.