JP2013107418A - Recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording apparatus that can maintain an excellent connection state of a recording medium and a control instrument without receiving influences of the vibration and the impact, etc.SOLUTION: The recording apparatus 11 has: an accommodation space that accommodates the recording medium 13 inserted from an insertion port; and a control instrument 15 that is electrically connected with the recording medium 13 accommodated in the accommodation space, and fixes the recording medium 13 to the accommodation space. The recording apparatus further includes a cable 42 which is connected with the control instrument 15 at one end and with the recording medium 13 at the other end, and provided in the accommodation space. The cable 42 is at least free to extend from the insertion port at the other end toward the external of accommodation space 16.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus including a recording medium that is attached to and detached from a medium accommodating portion.

  The recording apparatus to / from which the recording medium is attached / detached includes a medium accommodating portion into which the recording medium is inserted / extracted. When the recording medium is inserted into and accommodated in the medium accommodating portion, recording is performed on a connection connector provided in the medium accommodating portion. The connection part of the medium is electrically connected (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). These apparatuses have a structure in which the recording medium is fixed to the medium accommodating portion by fitting a projection provided on one of the recording medium or the medium accommodating portion into the other groove.

JP 2009-266028 A JP 2005-235293 A

  By the way, in a recording apparatus such as an in-vehicle camera that captures and records images inside and outside the vehicle, vibrations from the road surface and engine, impact during acceleration / deceleration, and the like act. When such vibrations and impacts act on the recording apparatus, there is a possibility that a connection portion between the connection portion of the recording medium and the connection connector of the medium housing portion is displaced, and problems such as poor contact may occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is recording capable of maintaining a good connection state between a recording medium and a control device without being affected by vibration or impact. To provide an apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, a recording apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) or (2).
(1) A storage space for storing the recording medium inserted from the insertion port, and a control device electrically connected to the recording medium stored in the storage space, the recording medium being placed in the storage space A recording device for fixing,
One end is connected to the control device, the other end is connected to the recording medium, further comprising a cable provided in the accommodation space,
At least the other end of the cable can be extended from the insertion port toward the outside of the accommodation space.
(2) In the recording apparatus configured as described in (1) above, a stay assembly that forms the accommodation space, and the recording medium in the accommodation space that is assembled to the stay assembly so as to cover an insertion port of the accommodation space. A holding plate; a first elastic body provided on a part of an inner wall forming the housing space; and a second elastic body provided on a surface of the plate facing the recording medium.

In the recording apparatus having the configuration (1), the control device and the recording medium are electrically connected by a cable. Therefore, even when mounted on a vehicle, etc., it is possible to prevent problems such as vibration from the road surface or engine, impact during acceleration / deceleration, etc., and damage to the connection location, and malfunction or malfunction due to poor connection. Can be prevented. That is, a good connection state between the control device and the recording medium can be maintained, and reliability can be improved.
Further, since the other end of the cable can be extended from the insertion port toward the outside of the accommodation space, the cable can be pulled out from the insertion port without difficulty when the recording medium is attached to or detached from the accommodation space. Thereby, the connection and disconnection of the cable to the recording medium can be easily performed while visually observing, and the workability of attaching and detaching the recording medium can be improved.
In the recording apparatus having the configuration (2), by assembling the plate to the stay assembly, the recording medium accommodated in the accommodation space can be securely held on the stay assembly and prevented from falling off. In addition, since the recording medium in the accommodation space is pressed against the first elastic body and the second elastic body and held without rattling, even if vibrations from the road surface or engine, impact during acceleration / deceleration, etc. act, Vibrations and impacts can be absorbed by the first elastic body and the second elastic body, damage to the recording medium can be suppressed, and occurrence of abnormal noise can be prevented.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a recording apparatus capable of maintaining a good connection state between a recording medium and a control device without being affected by vibration, impact, or the like.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the modes for carrying out the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment with the plate removed. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment with the plate removed. FIG. 4 is a front view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment with the plate removed. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating the recording apparatus, in which FIG. 7A is a perspective view seen from the rear side, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view seen from the rear side with the upper part opened. . 8A and 8B are diagrams for explaining the recording apparatus in a state in which the recording medium is pulled out. FIG. 8A is a perspective view as viewed from the rear side, and FIG. 8B is a rear side in a state where the upper part is opened. It is the perspective view seen from. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining how to attach and detach the recording medium in the recording apparatus, and FIGS. 9A to 9C are perspective views of the recording apparatus, respectively.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment with the plate removed, and FIG. 3 is a state with the plate of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment removed. 4 is a front view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment with the plate removed, FIG. 5 is a rear view of the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating the recording apparatus, FIG. 7A is a perspective view seen from the rear side, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view seen from the rear side with the top panel removed. 8A and 8B are diagrams for explaining the recording apparatus with the recording medium pulled out. FIG. 8A is a perspective view seen from the rear side, and FIG. 8B is a rear view with the top panel removed. FIG. 9 is a perspective view seen from the side, and FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining how to attach and detach the recording medium in the recording apparatus. (C) is a perspective view of each recording apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the recording apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment includes a recording apparatus main body 12 and a recording medium 13.

  The recording apparatus main body 12 includes a stay assembly 14 formed by pressing a metal plate, and a control device 15 attached to the stay assembly 14.

  The stay assembly 14 has an accommodation space 16 in which the recording medium 13 is accommodated above the control device 15. The storage space 16 has an insertion port 17 on the front side of the recording apparatus main body 12, and the recording medium 13 is inserted and removed through the insertion port 17. The recording medium 13 is accommodated in the accommodating space 16 of the stay assembly 14 by inserting the recording medium 13 into the accommodating space 16 from the insertion port 17.

  Further, a leaf spring 20 is provided on the back surface side of the upper surface plate 14a of the stay assembly 14, and the recording medium 13 inserted and accommodated in the accommodation space 16 is urged downward by the leaf spring 20, The backlash in the vertical direction is suppressed.

  A plate 21 made of a metal plate is attached to and detached from the front surface of the stay assembly 14. The plate 21 is formed in a U-shape in plan view, and a protruding portion 22 protruding sideways is formed on one side portion thereof. A screw insertion hole (not shown) is formed on the other side of the plate 21, and a screw 23 is inserted into the screw insertion hole from the front side. In addition, the plate 21 has an engagement protrusion 24 formed at the lower end of one side, and the engagement protrusion 24 can be engaged with an engagement hole 13 a formed on the front surface of the recording medium 13. ing.

  The stay assembly 14 is formed with two locking pieces 31 bent inward on the front side of one side, and one side of the plate 21 can be locked to these locking pieces 31. It is said that. Further, a screw hole 32 is formed in the front surface on the other side of the stay assembly 14, and a screw 23 inserted into the screw insertion hole of the plate 21 can be screwed into the screw hole 32. Yes.

  Then, the protruding portion 22 on one side of the plate 21 is inserted between the locking pieces 31, the one side of the plate 21 is locked to the locking piece 31, and the screw 23 inserted through the screw insertion hole is screwed. When screwed into the hole 32, the plate 21 is attached to the front surface of the stay assembly 14, and the insertion port 17 of the accommodation space 16 in which the recording medium 13 is accommodated is covered with the plate 21.

  The accommodation space 16 of the stay assembly 14 is provided with a first elastic body 35 formed of an elastic material such as rubber on a part of the inner wall on the back side. A second elastic body 36 made of an elastic material such as rubber is also provided on the surface of the plate 21 facing the recording medium 13 in the accommodation space 16.

  As shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, a part of one side of the accommodation space 16 of the stay assembly 14 is a cable wiring space 41. A cable 42 is disposed in the cable wiring space 41. One end of the cable 42 is connected to the connection portion 43 on the rear surface of the control device 15, and a portion near one end connected to the control device 15 is fixed to the rear surface of the control device 15 by a binding band 44. The other end of the cable 42 is connected to a connection portion 45 provided on the front side of the side surface of the recording medium 13 accommodated in the accommodation space 16 of the stay assembly 14. Further, the cable 42 is drawn into the cable wiring space 41 of the housing space 16, and a part of the cable 42 is drawn out to the rear side of the stay assembly 14 and has a slack.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the cable 42 having slack is thus freely extended from the insertion port 17 toward the outside of the accommodation space 16. Yes.

  Next, a case where the recording medium 13 is attached to and detached from the recording apparatus 11 will be described.

(When installed)
When the recording medium 13 is mounted, the cable 42 is pulled out to the front side of the recording apparatus 11 as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b), the cable 42 is slack on the rear side of the stay assembly 14, so that the cable 42 is shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b). As shown, the cable 42 can be pulled out to the front side of the recording apparatus 11 without difficulty.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, the drawn cable 42 is connected to the connection portion 45 of the recording medium 13. As a result, the recording medium 13 and the control device 15 are electrically connected by the cable 42.

  From this state, the recording medium 13 is inserted into the accommodation space 16 of the stay assembly 14 from the insertion port 17 and pushed into the back side of the recording apparatus 11 to be accommodated. At this time, the cable 42 is pushed into the cable wiring space 41 of the housing space 16, and a part of the cable 42 is loosened on the rear side of the stay assembly 14.

  As described above, when the recording medium 13 is accommodated in the accommodating space 16, the protrusion 22 on one side of the plate 21 is inserted between the locking pieces 31, and the one side of the plate 21 is engaged with the locking piece 31. The screw 23 inserted into the screw insertion hole is screwed into the screw hole 32. In this way, the plate 21 is attached to the front surface of the stay assembly 14 and the recording medium 13 accommodated in the accommodation space 16 is held.

  At this time, the first elastic body 35 and the second elastic body 36 are pressed before and after the recording medium 13. Thereby, the recording medium 13 is held by the stay assembly 14 of the recording apparatus 11 without rattling.

  Further, the recording medium 13 is urged downward by a leaf spring 20 provided on the back surface side of the upper surface plate 14a of the stay assembly 14, and the play of the recording medium 13 in the vertical direction is suppressed.

(When removing)
When removing the recording medium 13, first, the screw 23 is loosened to release the fastening state, one side of the plate 21 is removed from the locking piece 31, and the plate 21 is removed from the stay assembly 14. In this way, the front side of the recording medium 13 is opened.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, the engagement protrusion 24 of the plate 21 is engaged with the engagement hole 13 a of the recording medium 13.

  In this state, the plate 21 is pulled to the front side of the recording apparatus 11. Then, the recording medium 13 is pulled out from the accommodation space 16 by the plate 21. At this time, the cable 42 is pulled to the front side of the recording apparatus 11 together with the recording medium 13, but the cable 42 is loosened on the rear side of the stay assembly 14 as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the recording medium 13 is pulled out to the front side of the recording apparatus 11 without difficulty.

  Thereafter, the cable 42 is pulled out from the connection portion 45 of the recording medium 13 to release the connection state.

  As a result, the recording medium 13 is removed from the recording apparatus 11.

  As described above, according to the recording apparatus according to the embodiment, the control device 15 and the recording medium 13 are electrically connected by the cable 42. Therefore, even if this recording device 11 is mounted on a vehicle or the like, it is possible to prevent problems such as vibrations from the road surface or engine, impacts during acceleration / deceleration, etc., and damage to the connection location. Malfunctions and malfunctions can be prevented. That is, a good connection state between the control device 15 and the recording medium 13 can be maintained, and the reliability can be improved.

  In addition, since the other end of the cable 42 can be extended from the insertion port 17 toward the outside of the accommodation space 16, the cable 42 is pulled out from the insertion port 17 without difficulty when the recording medium 13 is attached to or detached from the accommodation space 16. Thereby, the connection and disconnection of the cable 42 to the recording medium 13 can be easily performed while visually observing, and the workability of attaching and detaching the recording medium 13 can be improved.

  Further, by assembling the plate 21 to the stay assembly 14, the recording medium 13 accommodated in the accommodation space 16 can be reliably held on the stay assembly 14 and prevented from falling off. Further, since the recording medium 13 in the accommodation space 16 is pressed against the first elastic body 35 and the second elastic body 36 and is held without rattling, vibrations from the road surface and engine, impact during acceleration / deceleration, and the like acted. However, the vibration and impact can be absorbed by the first elastic body 35 and the second elastic body 36, damage to the recording medium 13 can be suppressed, and occurrence of abnormal noise can be prevented.

  Further, the recording medium 13 can be easily taken out from the stay assembly 14 by pulling the engagement protrusion 24 of the plate 21 engaged with the engagement hole 13 a of the recording medium 13. Therefore, as compared with a case where a handle is provided for pulling out the recording medium 13 or a case where a dedicated tool is used, it is possible to improve the safety by eliminating the protruding portion, and also improve the detachability of the recording medium 13. Can be achieved. In addition, since the recording medium 13 is detachable with a simple structure, the cost can be reduced by simplifying the structure.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Recording apparatus 13 Recording medium 14 Stay assembly 15 Control apparatus 16 Storage space 17 Insertion port 21 Plate 35 1st elastic body 36 2nd elastic body 42 Cable

Claims (2)

A recording that has a storage space for storing a recording medium inserted from an insertion port and a control device electrically connected to the recording medium stored in the storage space, and fixes the recording medium in the storage space A device,
One end is connected to the control device, the other end is connected to the recording medium, further comprising a cable provided in the accommodation space,
The cable can extend from the insertion port at least at the other end toward the outside of the housing space.
A recording apparatus.   A stay assembly that forms the housing space; a plate that is assembled to the stay assembly so as to cover an insertion port of the housing space; and a plate that holds the recording medium in the housing space; and an inner wall that forms the housing space. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a first elastic body provided in a portion; and a second elastic body provided on a surface of the plate facing the recording medium.

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