JP2538478Y2 - Video tape recorder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

The present invention can distinguish between a video tape recorder for rent such as rental or leasing and a video tape recorder for sale, and a video tape recorder adapted to both uses. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are cases where electric appliances such as video tape recorders are rented or leased to general consumers. At this time, since the video tape recorder used for rent is the same product as the video tape recorder which is usually sold, a problem has occurred that the rented video tape recorder cannot be returned.

Conventionally, in order to avoid the above-mentioned troubles, a display indicating that the rental is for rent is described on the appearance of a video tape recorder (first conventional example), or Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 57-154984 (H04N5 / Using the technique disclosed in (91), a problem has been solved in which a chassis number is called from a non-volatile storage device at the time of rent and is not returned by managing the number (second conventional example).

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the present invention]
In the prior art example, there is a risk that the rental display may be erased by the user, and in the second conventional example, which chassis number was used as the video tape recorder for rent, and the chassis number collation at the time of return, etc. There is a disadvantage that management work becomes complicated.

Further, it is not easy to distinguish between a video tape recorder for sale and a video tape recorder for rent,
It was difficult to convert a video tape recorder for sale to a video tape recorder for rent.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a video tape recorder according to the present invention is provided based on switch means for setting whether to rent or sell such as rental or lease, and based on the setting of the switch means. The configuration is such that a discriminating means for discriminating between rental and sales and a display means for displaying the result of this discriminating means are provided.

[0007]

According to the above arrangement, it is possible to easily set for rent or sale by the switch means, and to confirm on the display means whether it is a video tape recorder for rent or a video tape recorder for sale. Can be.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a main part of a video tape recorder according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a slide switch for setting the video tape recorder to either rental or sale, and a board (not shown) in the video tape recorder. ).
Reference numeral 2 denotes a discriminating circuit for discriminating between rental and sales according to the setting of the slide switch 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a group of switches for setting a clock, and reference numeral 4 denotes a clock circuit for counting the current time.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a power supply plug, 6 denotes a power supply circuit for supplying power to each circuit, and 7 denotes a backup circuit for backing up current time information of the clock circuit 4 for a predetermined time. Reference numeral 8 denotes a display control circuit that performs either display control for rental or sale according to the determination result of the determination circuit 2 only when the power is turned on (initial state), and displays the current time in a normal state. The output is displayed on the display circuit 9.
The hatched portion is constituted by a microcomputer.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, when the power is turned on (initial state) from a state where the clock circuit 4 is not backed up, a display for rent or for sale is displayed.

First, when the power plug 5 is inserted into an outlet (not shown), power is supplied to the microcomputer via the backup circuit 7. At this time, when the current time information of the clock circuit 4 is backed up by the backup circuit 7 (step S1), the current time information is supplied to the display control circuit 8, and the current time is displayed on the display circuit 9 (step S1). S2).

When the current time information of the clock circuit 4 is not backed up by the backup circuit 7 (step S
1), the setting state of the slide switch 1 is determined by the determination circuit 2, and for example, when the slide switch 1 is connected to the contact ab, it is determined that the slide switch 1 is for sale (step S3), and the clock is turned on as shown in FIG. The unset display “0:00” flashes on the display circuit 9 via the display control circuit 8 (step S
4) Yes.

When the slide switch 1 is connected to the contact bc, it is determined that the slide switch 1 is for rent (step S3).
As shown in FIG. 3B, the rental display "RENT" is displayed on the display circuit 9 via the display control circuit 8 (step S5). Here, the above-mentioned “0:00” display and “RENT”
If the current time is set by the switch group 3 during the display, the current time is displayed on the display circuit 9 (step S).
2).

[0015] Thus, when renting a video tape recorder to a general consumer by rental or leasing,
Slide switch 1 arranged in the video tape recorder
Is set to the rental side, the video tape recorder can be used for rent, and at the time of return, it is possible to confirm that the video tape recorder is for rent only by inserting the power plug 5 of the video tape recorder into an outlet.

In the present embodiment, the slide switch is set for rental or sales, but it is needless to say that a two-contact switch 1 'may be used as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the fluorescent display tube provided in the main body of the video tape recorder is used to indicate that it is for rent. However, a combination which is not displayed when the video tape recorder is normally used, for example, "FF""Indicationand" R
The "EW" display may be turned on in the initial state to indicate that it is for rent.

Further, in the present embodiment, the display for rent or sale is displayed only when the power is turned on from the state where the clock circuit 4 is not backed up. Alternatively, a display for sale may be displayed.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily set for rent with the switch means, and it is possible to confirm on the display means that the property is for rent when returning. Therefore, management work is facilitated, and it can be surely returned, and trouble can be prevented. In addition, a video tape recorder for sale can be easily distinguished from a video tape recorder for rent, and a video tape recorder for sale can be easily converted to a video tape recorder for rent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main block diagram showing a video tape recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the video tape recorder according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a main part block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Slide switch 2 Discrimination circuit 4 Clock circuit 6 Power supply circuit 7 Backup circuit 8 Display control circuit 9 Display circuit

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A switch for setting whether to rent or sell, such as rental or leasing, a discriminating unit for discriminating between rental and sales based on the switch, and a result of the discriminating unit. A video tape recorder comprising a display means for displaying.