JP2002150643A - Recording and/or reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make increasable or reducible the number of cassette racks in accordance with the number of required cassette tapes. SOLUTION: A table 11 on which a case 12 is placed is turnably provided in an enclosure 5 to constitute a cassette rack 9, and a drive omitted in Figure is provided under the cassette rack 9, and a carrying machine 10 which allows an elevating base 25 to ascend or descend to the cassette rack 9 or upper is provided, and thus a fundamental unit 2 is constituted, and an arbitrary number of extension units each of which is provided with the cassette rack 9 and a transportation space for ascent and descent of the elevating base 25 in an enclosure are piled on the fundamental unit 2 to constitute a recording and/or reproducing device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording and / or reproducing apparatus, in which the number of cassette tapes can be freely adjusted by adding an optional number of additional units to a basic unit. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In places where large data is handled, it is necessary to backup server data. The backup is generally performed by recording the data on a compact disk. When the capacity is large, a cassette tape such as an 8 mm tape is used. Since it takes time to access a cassette tape, normally used data is used by recording or reproducing it on a compact disk, while a cassette tape is used for backup. The capacity of one cassette tape is approximately 50-100 GB.

[0003] A recording and / or reproducing apparatus called a cassette library for recording or reproducing data on or from a cassette tape includes a housing means for housing the cassette tape, and a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording or reproducing the cassette tape. Means and a transfer means for transferring the cassette tape between the storage means and the recording / reproducing means are required.

A conventional recording and / or reproducing apparatus includes a cassette shelf capable of accommodating a fixed number of cassette tapes, and a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording or reproducing cassette tapes.
Or, it is generally composed of a plurality of drives and a transporter for transferring a cassette tape between the cassette shelf and the drives.

[0005]

However, in the conventional recording and / or reproducing apparatus, the number of cassette tapes that can be accommodated is determined to be, for example, X. Therefore, when a device that can accommodate X or more cassette tapes is desired. If a custom order is not immediately available and expensive, or if it becomes necessary to store more than X cassette tapes after purchase, it must be modified. On the other hand, even when X cassette tapes are not required, a cassette tape that can accommodate X cassette tapes must be purchased. That is, it was not versatile.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording and / or reproducing apparatus which solves such a problem.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising:
Alternatively, the basic unit includes a recording / reproducing unit for recording or reproducing data on a recording medium, a storing unit for storing the recording medium, a storing unit, and a recording unit. Transfer means for transferring a recording medium to and from the reproduction means is provided inside the housing, and the housing is provided with a communication portion for communicating with the expansion unit; The unit has, inside the housing, a housing means for housing the recording medium, and a transfer space for the transfer means to transfer the recording medium between the housing means for the additional unit and the recording / reproducing means of the basic unit. The housing is provided with a communication portion for communicating with the basic unit. The invention according to claim 2 is the configuration according to claim 1, wherein the housing unit is configured such that the basic unit and the basic unit are connected to each other. Extension unit 4. A plurality of storage sections for storing a recording medium are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a rotation member that rotates about a rotation axis substantially parallel to a coupling direction with a slot. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the housing portion is provided in a plurality of stages in a length direction of the rotation shaft.
The transfer means according to claim 3, wherein the transfer means is a guide means laid in a length direction of the rotating shaft, a moving table moving along the guide means, and provided on the moving table and the housing portion or The invention according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises an advancing / retreating table moving forward / backward with respect to the recording / reproducing means, and a clamp means provided on the advancing / retreating table and holding or releasing a recording medium. In the fourth aspect, the guide means is provided by connecting the basic unit and the extension unit by a length corresponding to the combined length thereof, and the invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that: Item 5. In the item 5, a plurality of the recording / reproducing means are provided in the basic unit, and the transfer means is provided with a slide for moving the advance / retreat table to a position facing each recording / reproducing means. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a fence for preventing the cassette tape of the housing portion from jumping out is provided outside the rotating housing portion. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect, the additional unit is provided with recording / reproducing means for recording or reproducing data on a recording medium. According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording / reproducing unit for recording or reproducing data on or from a recording medium, a storing unit for storing a recording medium, and a communication unit between the storing unit and the recording / reproducing unit. Transfer means for transferring the recording medium, and provided inside the housing, the storage means,
A plurality of accommodation sections for accommodating a recording medium are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a rotating member that rotates around a rotation axis, and the recording medium is opposed to at least one of the plurality of accommodation sections and the recording medium is stored in the accommodation section. The basic unit is constituted by providing an insertion / removal opening for taking in and out of the housing, and the structure of the invention according to claim 10 is a recording / reproducing means for recording or reproducing data on a recording medium. An additional unit for combining a storage unit for storing a recording medium, and a transfer unit for transferring a recording medium between the storage unit and the recording / reproducing unit with a basic unit provided inside a housing. In the case, at least one of a storage unit for storing a recording medium and a recording / reproducing unit for recording or reproducing data on or from a recording medium is stored in a housing, and the storage unit is coupled to the basic unit. Sometimes, a transfer space for transferring the recording medium by the transfer means between the extension unit and the basic unit is provided inside the housing, and the housing has a communication portion for communicating with the basic unit. The invention according to claim 11 is characterized in that an insertion / removal opening for inserting and removing a recording medium into / from the storage unit is provided in the housing in claim 10.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

(1) Overall Configuration of Recording and / or Reproducing Apparatus FIG. 11 shows an external perspective view of a recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention. This shows one of various possible combinations. Recording and / or playback device 1
Is the lowermost basic unit 2 and three additional units 3
And the uppermost extension unit 4. here,
The basic unit refers to an indispensable unit that is always required in this apparatus, and the additional unit is not necessarily provided, and means a unit that is provided as required according to the number of cassette tapes to be used.

The case where the units are connected to each other, for example, the case where the basic unit 2 and the extension unit 3 shown in FIG. 11 are connected will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, each unit has a housing 5 and various components are accommodated in the housing 5. The connection between the housings 5 is performed by removing the connection plate 6 connected to the side surface of each of the housings 5 with four screws and arranging the adjacent housings 5 so as to bridge the adjacent housings 5 as shown in FIG. The four plates are screwed into the plate 6 again to be joined. When the five housings 5 are connected by repeating the above connection, the recording and / or reproducing apparatus shown in FIG. 11 is obtained.

Through holes are formed in the upper and lower surfaces on the rear side of each of the casings 5 at positions corresponding to each other, and lids 7 are respectively attached before the casings 5 are connected to each other. ing. Then, in the combined state, only the lid 7 on the lower surface of the lowermost housing 5 and the lid 7 on the upper surface of the uppermost housing 5 are attached, while the other lids 7 are removed,
The interior of the five housings 5 communicates with this portion. This will be described later.

The procedure for explaining the internal structure of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus will be described below. ○ Basic unit ・ Case ・ Cassette shelf ・ Drive ・ Transporter (elevating platform) (Slide platform) (Advancing / retreating platform) (Clamping means) ○ Extension unit ○ Joint part between basic unit and extension unit ○ Function ・ Cassette shelf Storing and removing cassette tapes from cassette cassettes Removing cassette tapes from cassette shelves Conveying cassette tapes to drives Returning cassette tapes from drives to cassette shelves The following is a description along the above items.

(2) Basic Unit First, the basic unit will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a basic unit 2 includes a drive (recording / reproducing means) 8 for recording or reproducing data on a cassette tape (recording medium) inside a housing 5, and a cassette tape. (Conveying means) 9 for accommodating cassette tapes, and a transporter (transporting means) 10 for transporting cassette tapes between the cassette shelf 9 and the drive 8.

(A) Housing As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 5 includes a bottom plate 5a, a back plate 5b, and a side plate 5c formed integrally, a front panel 5d for covering the front surface, and an opening on the side surface. The auxiliary plate 5e to be covered and FIG.
And a ceiling plate 5f shown in FIG.

(B) Drive As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4, and FIG. 6, a pair of drives 8 are disposed on the bottom plate 5a of the housing 5 and at the middle part in the front-rear direction on the left side. ing. The surface indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 1 is the front surface of the basic unit 2, and the cassette tape insertion slot in each drive 8 is provided on the rear side of the drive 8 as can be seen from FIG.

(C) Cassette shelf As can be seen from FIG. 1, FIG. 2 viewed from below, and FIG. 6, the cassette shelf 9 is located on the upper stage of the drive 8 and is located on the front side of the housing 5. Have been. As shown in FIG. 3, a table including a circular support portion 11a and a mounting portion 11b.
(Rotating member) 11 is provided rotatably. Receiver 1
1b is formed in a ring shape outside the support portion 11a, and occupies a position lower than the support portion 11a. As shown in FIG. 1, a case (accommodating portion) 12 for accommodating the cassette tape 67 is integrally joined on the mounting portion 11b in two upper and lower stages. In the present embodiment, eight are connected. Each of these cases 12 is open outward in the radial direction.

The means for driving the table 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 viewed from below and FIG. 4 in which the table 11 is removed, the lower end of a vertical shaft (rotating shaft) 14 is connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate 5 a of the housing 5 via a mounting plate 13. A center gear 15 having a large outer dimension is rotatably provided on the vertical shaft 14. The lower surface of the support portion 11a of the table 11 is integrally connected to the upper surface of the center gear 15. A motor 16 is mounted on the upper surface of the bottom plate 5a of the housing 5, and the output shaft of the motor 16 and the center gear 15
7 and the like.

In order to stop the rotation of the table 11 at a predetermined position, a rotary plate 18a integral with the gear 17, an encoder 18, and a position sensor 19 are provided. Also, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a circle is drawn on the bottom plate 5a of the housing 5 so that the cassette tape does not drop from the case 12 on the rotating table 11 due to centrifugal force. A pair of fences 21 is mounted via mounting hardware 20. The gap between the fence 21 and the cassette tape in the case 12 is set to a small value. As can be seen from FIG. 1, a cassette tape is manually inserted into and removed from the inside of the case 12 from the front of the housing 5, and the cassette shelf 9 is inserted.
In order to insert / remove the cassette 8 from the rear side of the cassette shelf 9 and to insert / remove the drive 8 below, no fence 21 is set on the front side and the rear side of the cassette shelf 9. Make up. The front panel 5d on the front of the housing 5 corresponding to the outer gate 22 has an insertion opening 2
4 are formed. From the insertion opening 24, any of the cassette tapes in the two cases 12 stacked vertically can be taken out. An LCD display unit 62 is provided beside the slot 24.

(D) Carrier As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, the carrier 10 is provided for transferring cassette tapes between the cassette shelf 9 and the drive 8, so that the rear side of these Is located to the left of The structure of the transporter 10 will be described below.

(Elevating Table) As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the transporter 10 includes an elevating table (moving table) 25 and a pair of rack pillars (guide means) 26 for vertically guiding the elevating table 25. It consists of. As shown in FIG.
Has a rack portion 26c between the inner grooves 26a and 26b, a rack 26d and a rolling surface 26e on one side of the rack portion 26c, and a V-groove 26f on the opposite side.
At both ends of the rack pillar 26, connecting portions 26g projecting in the horizontal direction are respectively formed. Each of the rack pillars 26 is erected on the lid 7 by a screw that is screwed into the connecting portion 26g from below the lid 7 that closes the through hole (communication portion) 63 (see FIG. 7) of the bottom plate 5a. On the other hand, the upper part of the rack pillar 26 has a through hole 63 of the ceiling plate 5f (see FIG. 10).
Is connected to the lid 7 by a screw screwed in from above the lid 7 for closing the lid.

A structure for guiding the lifting table 25 so as to be able to move up and down along the rack pillar 26 will be described below. The pair of guide rollers 27 that roll on the rolling surface 26e is
5 are rotatably mounted on the left and right front sides. On the other hand, guide rollers 28 for positioning the elevator 25 in the left-right direction while moving up and down by rolling inside the V-groove 26f are rotatably mounted on the left and right front sides of the elevator 25 vertically. For this reason, by positioning the rack 26c between the two sets of guide rollers 27 and 28, the elevator 25 is positioned in the left-right direction.

Next, a structure for driving the lift 25 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, a connecting shaft 29 is rotatably provided on the elevating table 25, and pinions 68 meshing with the left and right racks 26 d are integrally connected to both ends of the connecting shaft 29. A motor 30 is mounted on one side of the elevating table 25, and a worm gear 31 connected to an output shaft of the motor 30 and a helical gear 32 fixed to a connecting shaft 29 are engaged with each other. The position of the lift 25 is determined and the motor 3
The encoder 65 for stopping the rotation of the encoder 65 is attached to the lift 25, and the rotating plate 66 of the encoder 65 is
Are connected to the connection shaft 29 via a link.

(Slide Table) A slide table 33 is provided on the lift table 25 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. That is, on the front side of the slide base 33, the connection shaft 29, which also serves as a guide, is inserted through a pair of slide bearings 34, while being connected to a pair of slide receivers 35 fixed to the back side of the slide base 33. The guide rod 36 on the elevating table 25 is inserted, and the slide table 33 is slidable in the left-right direction.

Next, a structure for driving the slide table 33 will be described. A rack 37 is integrally mounted on the back side of the lift 25. The guide rod 36 is attached below the rack 37. A motor 38 is attached to the slide table 33.
The drive gear 39 connected to the output shaft of the second gear meshes with the rack 37. 40 is a rotary plate integral with the drive gear 39, 41
Is an encoder.

(Advancing / Retreating Table) An advancing / retreating table 42 is provided on the slide table 33 so as to be able to reciprocate toward the inner gate 23 or the drive 8. That is, both ends of a pair of guide rods 43 arranged in the front-rear direction are fixed to the left and right sides of the slide table 33, and the guide rods 43 are inserted into the left and right bearings 42a of the advance / retreat table 42, so that the advance / retreat table 42 It can be moved forward and backward.

Next, a structure for driving the advance / retreat table 42 will be described. A rack 44 is integrally mounted on the right side of the slide table 33. The motor 4 is located on the right side of the table 42.
5 is mounted, and a drive gear 46 coupled to an output shaft of a motor 45 meshes with the rack 44. 47
Is a rotary plate integral with the drive gear 46, and 48 is an encoder.

(Clamping Means) On the reciprocating table 42, a clamping means 49 for clamping a cassette tape is provided. The structure of the clamping means 49 will be described below. A pair of pickers 50 and 51 are rotatably supported via fixed shafts 52 and 53 erected on the reciprocating table 42.
Each of the pickers 50 and 51 is formed in an L-shape, and claws 50a and 51a to be fitted into recesses on the side surface of the cassette tape are formed inside the respective outer ends. Nail 50
A configuration for opening and closing the portions a and 51a will be described. A motor 54 is mounted on the slide 42. Motor 5
The worm 55 connected to the output shaft of No. 4 meshes with the worm wheel 56, and a pin 57 is provided upright at an eccentric position of the worm wheel 56. A pin 59 is erected at the other end of the "-"-shaped lever 58 having a pin 57 rotatably inserted at one end.
The inner end of 51 is rotatably supported by a pin 59.
A spring 60 is provided to urge the outer ends of the pickers 50 and 51 in the closing direction. A pair of passage sensors 64 for detecting that the pickers 50 and 51 have moved forward and backward on the slide table 33 are provided.
It is fixed near the upper guide rod 43.

(3) Extension unit If the basic unit alone does not have enough cases for accommodating cassette tapes, it is necessary to add a cassette shelf. Also, if many extension units are added in the vertical direction, it may take a long time to transport the cassette tape from the top extension unit to the drive of the bottom basic unit. Sometimes you want.

For this reason, the additional units include those having only the cassette shelf inside the housing, those having only the drive inside the housing, and those having both the cassette shelf and the drive inside the housing. Each of the additional units is provided with a transfer space for allowing the transfer unit of the basic unit to function between the coupled housings when the expansion unit is connected to the basic unit.

As shown in FIG. 11, the expansion unit 3 shown in FIG. 11 includes a cassette shelf 9 in a two-stage case and a pair of drives 8 (not shown) below the cassette shelf 9 in the housing 5 as described above. And For these, Basic Unit 2
Is the same as A transfer space 61 is provided so that the elevator 25 of the transporter 10 in the basic unit 2 can move up and down inside the extension unit 3 to transport the cassette tape. A pair of rack pillars 26 (not shown) for raising and lowering the lifting table 25 is attached to the extension unit 3.

Next, the uppermost extension unit 4 shown in FIG. 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the additional unit 4 does not include a drive, but has an increased number of cases 12 of the cassette shelves 9 corresponding to the number of drives.
Transfer space 61 for carrying a cassette tape
And a pair of rack pillars 2 (not shown)
6 is attached. Since the case 12 has four steps,
The height of the insertion / removal opening 24 also has a size corresponding to the height of the case 12 stacked in four stages. The extension units 3 and 4
For, the LCD display unit 62 is omitted.

(4) Connection between the basic unit and the extension unit As described above, the bottom plate 5a and the ceiling plate 5f of each housing 5 have through holes as shown in FIG. 63 are formed, and as described above, FIG.
Are connected to each other at a through hole (communication portion) 63. Therefore, the transfer spaces 61 in the respective housings 5 are connected.

When connecting the extension units 3 and 4 to the basic unit 2, the number of rack pillars 26 is increased in the transfer space 61 by a number corresponding to the number of the extension units 3 and 4, and the rack pillars 26 are extended upward. I have. That is, immediately before the extension units 3 and 4 are connected to the basic unit 2, the connecting portions 26 g of the rack pillars 26 are connected by screws (not shown) as shown in FIG. Becomes protruding. The length of the additional rack pillar 26 is substantially the same as the height of the housing 5, and the length of the rack pillar 26 for the basic unit 2 is slightly smaller than the height of the housing 5. short. From the state of FIG. 9, the additional units 3 and 4 are sequentially overlapped and connected to each other as shown in FIG. 11, and finally, the lid 7 is connected to the ceiling plate 5f. When the screws are screwed in, the uppermost rack pillar 26 is connected to the lid 7. Thus, the elevating table 25 of the basic unit 2 can be moved up and down to the uppermost extension unit 4 in FIG.

(5) Operation Next, the operation of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus will be described.

(A) Storing and Removing Cassette Tape on Cassette Shelf To insert or remove a cassette tape on the cassette shelf 9, press the insert button or the remove button. Then, the case 12 of the cassette shelf 9 of either the basic unit 2 or the additional units 3 and 4 is selected. For example, if a certain case 12 in FIG. 1 is selected, the selected case 12 in FIG. The table 11 rotates until it reaches the position of the outer gate 22 corresponding to the insertion opening 24. Then, a cassette tape is inserted or taken out of the case 12 through the insertion opening 24.

The rotation of the table 11 is performed as follows. When the motor 16 in FIG. 4 rotates, the rotational force is transmitted to the center gear 15 via the gear 17, and the table 11 integrated with the center gear 15 rotates. Positioning at the time of stopping after the rotation of the table 11 is performed by the encoder 18 and the position sensor 19.

(B) Removal of the cassette tape from the cassette shelf When it is desired to record or reproduce the cassette tape, the user presses the cassette tape selection button and the recording button or the reproduction button. Then, the selected cassette tape is transported to the drive 8. The drive 8 is provided two each for the basic unit 2 and the extension unit 3, and the drive 8 closest to the case 12 of the selected cassette tape is provided.
Is selected. For example, when the upper cassette tape of the lowermost basic unit 3 is selected and the drive 8 on the left side when viewed from the front of the basic unit 3 is selected, the following is performed.

When the cassette tape is selected, the table 11 is moved to a position corresponding to the inner gate 23 in FIG.
Rotates and stops. On the other hand, at the same time, the elevator 25 of the transporter 10 moves toward the inner gate 23. That is,
Move as follows. In FIG. 5, the motor 30
Rotates, and the rotational force is transmitted to the pair of pinions 68 via the worm gear 31, the helical gear 32, and the connecting shaft 29, and the pair of pinions 68 rolls on the rack 26d. Then, when the position is detected by the encoder 65, the rotation of the motor 30 is stopped, and the lifting of the lift 25 is stopped. Thereafter, when the motor 38 rotates, the drive gear 39 rolls on the rack 37, so that the slide table 33 moves along the guide rod 36 and the connection shaft 29. And
When the position is detected by the encoder 41, the motor 3
8 stops, and the movement of the slide table 33 stops. Thereafter, when the motor 45 rotates, the drive gear 46 rolls on the rack 44, so that the advance / retreat table 42 advances along the pair of guide rods 43, and the pickers 50 and 51 are inserted into the case 12. Then, when the pickers 50 and 51 pass between the pair of passage sensors 64 and the position is detected by the encoder 48, the rotation of the motor 45 stops and the movement of the advance / retreat table 33 stops. Thereafter, when the motor 54 rotates, the worm wheel 56 is rotated by the worm 55, and the pin 57 at the eccentric position on the worm wheel 56 draws a circle.
One end of the "-"-shaped lever 58 into which 7 is inserted is retracted. At this time, the biasing force of the spring 60 also acts to close the pickers 50 and 51, and the claws 50 a and 51 a
The cassette tape enters the concave portion on the side surface of the cassette tape inside 2, and the cassette tape is clamped by the pickers 50 and 51. With the cassette tape clamped, when the advancing / retreating table 42 is moved backward by the reverse movement, the cassette tape is taken out of the case 12.

(C) Conveying the cassette tape to the drive In this state, after the elevating table 25 has been lowered by two steps in the opposite direction to the state shown in FIG. 6, the slide table 33 is moved to the right (from the front). Look to the left) and move toward it. As a result, the slide table 33 is opposed to the target drive 8, so that the advance / retreat table 42 moves forward and the clamped cassette tape 6
7 is inserted into the drive 8. Then, the motor 5
When the drum 4 rotates in the opposite direction, the pair of pickers 50 and 51 open against the urging force of the spring 60, and the cassette tape 67 is separated from the pickers 50 and 51 and placed in the drive 8. . Thereafter, the advancing / retreating table 42 moves backward, and the conveyance of the cassette tape 67 to the drive 8 ends.

(D) Returning the cassette tape from the drive to the cassette shelf When the recording or reproduction of the cassette tape is completed, the cassette tape is transferred from the drive 8 to the case 12 of the original cassette shelf 9.
Is stored in. In this case, the movement of each part is opposite to the above-described movement when the member is taken out of the case 12 and inserted into the drive 8, and therefore the description is omitted.

In the present embodiment, the number of storage sections in the storage means is two or four, but may be three or five or more. Further, as the additional unit, a unit provided with only recording / reproducing means and not having a housing means may be used. Further, each unit may be placed horizontally and expanded in the horizontal direction. Further, the insertion / removal opening may not be provided in all units, but may be provided only in the basic unit.

[0042]

As described above, according to the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the first to eleventh aspects, the recording and / or reproducing apparatus is constructed by connecting the extension unit to the basic unit. The number of additional units can be increased or decreased according to the necessity of the size of the storage section for storing the medium. Therefore, there is no inconvenience that, even if more accommodating portions are required, the number of accommodating portions cannot be easily increased, or conversely, the number of accommodating portions is increased when unnecessary. That is, it is possible to respond flexibly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a basic unit in an embodiment of a recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a basic unit in a recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from below.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a portion of a table constituting a cassette shelf in the basic unit in the embodiment of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a basic unit in a recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a table constituting a cassette shelf is removed;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a transporter in a basic unit in the embodiment of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a cassette shelf, a drive, and a transporter in a basic unit in an embodiment of a recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an additional unit according to the embodiment of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another extension unit according to the embodiment of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of rack pillars are attached to a basic unit according to the embodiment of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state where a plurality of rack pillars are attached to a basic unit and a ceiling plate is attached.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a basic unit and four additional units are combined.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state before connecting an extension unit to a basic unit according to the embodiment of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which an additional unit is connected to a basic unit according to the embodiment of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2: Basic unit, 3, 4: Expansion unit, 5: Housing, 8: Drive, 9: Cassette shelf, 10: Conveyor, 61: Transfer space, 63: Through hole, 67: Cassette tape,

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A basic unit in which one or two or more additional units are connected, wherein the basic unit houses recording / reproducing means for recording or reproducing data on a recording medium and a recording medium. Communication means for providing, inside the housing, a housing means for transferring a recording medium between the housing means and the recording / reproducing means, and a communication means for communicating with the additional unit. The expansion unit is configured to include a storage unit that stores a recording medium, a storage unit that stores the expansion unit, and a storage unit that stores the basic unit.
A transfer space for transferring the recording medium by the transfer means to and from the reproduction means is provided inside the housing, and the housing is provided with a communication portion for communicating with the basic unit. Recording and / or reproducing apparatus. 2. The accommodation means for accommodating a recording medium at an outer peripheral portion of a rotation member which rotates about a rotation axis substantially parallel to a coupling direction of the basic unit and the extension unit. The recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of units are arranged. 3. The recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the accommodation section is provided in a plurality of stages in a length direction of the rotation shaft. 4. The transfer means is a guide means laid in the length direction of the rotating shaft, a movable table moving along the guide means, and provided on the movable table and the accommodating portion or 4. The recording and / or reproducing device according to claim 3, wherein the recording and / or reproducing device comprises an advancing / retreating table for moving back and forth with respect to the recording / reproducing means, and a clamp means provided on the advancing / retreating table for holding or releasing a recording medium. apparatus. 5. The recording and / or recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said guide means is provided by connecting a length corresponding to a length at which said basic unit and said additional unit are connected. Playback device. 6. A plurality of said recording / reproducing means are provided in said basic unit, and said transfer means is provided with a slide table for moving said advance / retreat table to a position facing each recording / reproducing means. The recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that: 7. The recording and / or recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a fence for preventing the cassette tape of the storage section from jumping out is provided outside the rotating storage section.
Or a playback device. 8. The recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the additional unit is provided with a recording / reproducing means for recording or reproducing data on a recording medium. 9. A recording / reproducing means for recording or reproducing data on or from a recording medium, a storing means for storing the recording medium, and transferring the recording medium between the storing means and the recording / reproducing means. And a transfer unit for storing a recording medium on the outer periphery of a rotating member that rotates about a rotation axis. A basic unit, comprising: a housing provided with an insertion / removal opening for inserting and removing a recording medium into / from a storage unit, the storage unit facing at least one of the plurality of storage units. 10. A recording / reproducing means for recording or reproducing data on a recording medium, a storing means for storing the recording medium, and a recording / reproducing means for transferring the recording medium between the storing means and the recording / reproducing means. A transfer unit, and an extension unit used by being coupled to a basic unit provided inside the housing, wherein the storage unit for storing the recording medium and the recording / reproducing unit for recording or reproducing data on or from the recording medium. When at least one of them is housed inside the housing and is coupled to the basic unit, the transfer means transfers a recording medium between the extension unit and the basic unit by using a transfer space inside the housing. And a communication portion for communicating with the basic unit is provided in the housing. 11. The extension unit according to claim 10, wherein a slot for inserting and removing a recording medium into and from the storage section is provided in the housing.