JP2595784Y2 - Cover device for recording medium insertion slot of player - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial application] This invention is applied to VCRs and CDs.
A cover for opening and closing a recording medium insertion opening of a player, and more particularly, a recording medium insertion opening of a player which cannot be easily opened by a child or the like unless both hands are used. To a cover device for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Video decks for recording and reproducing television broadcasts and video software and disk players for reproducing compact discs and laser discs are widely used in ordinary households. The VCR has a video cassette insertion slot on the front of the deck,
When a video cassette is inserted to some extent from this slot,
After that, the video cassette is automatically pulled into the deck, and the play mode is set. Even in a state where the power is not turned on, there is a model that is automatically turned on by inserting the video cassette. The insertion slot is usually provided with a lid, but this lid can be easily opened with a finger or the like.
There is a possibility to insert something other than a video cassette, such as a toy, a book, or a stick. As described above, in some models, the power is automatically turned on when the insertion of the video cassette is detected by the detection means, and this detection means operates by inserting a finger or something, and the VCR is driven The drive mechanism and the head may be damaged by fingers or a toy. On the other hand, in compact disc players and laser disc players, the tray is pulled out to the front, the compact disc or laser disc is placed on this tray, and the play switch or tray is pressed to enter the playback state. Although it will not be pulled inside, there is a possibility that the tray will be misplaced, the fingers will be pinched between the trays, the toys will be placed on the tray and the tray will be retracted, and the failure of the tray and the pickup will be damaged This can cause

Therefore, a support plate is attached to both sides of a player such as a video deck, and covers are provided between the support plates so that lower ends of both sides are rotatably supported by the support plate. A cover device has been proposed in which an unlockable lock mechanism is provided at the upper end of the cover so that the cover is not opened unless the lock mechanism is unlocked with both hands, so that it cannot be easily opened by an infant.

[0004]

However, since the width and height of the player differ depending on the model, and the cover is set to cover the entire front surface of the player, the player must be replaced. In addition, if the width of the player is different when the player is replaced, the cover must be replaced with a cover having a different size, resulting in a problem of lack of versatility.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and its purpose is to make it easy to attach to different types of players and to prevent children from easily opening and shifting. It is another object of the present invention to provide a recording medium cover for a player.

That is, when examining the models of various manufacturers, the positions of the recording medium insertion ports are not provided at extremely different positions, and the insertion ports of the majority of players are located close to the left side. Turned out to be. Therefore, in the present invention, if the length from one side of the player to the standard insertion slot is set and the cover is set to be large enough to cover the insertion slot, the insertion of the majority of models is possible. It focuses on covering the mouth.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a recording medium for a player for protecting an insertion slot of a player having an insertion slot for an information recording medium such as a video tape or a disc on a front surface. In the cover device for an insertion slot, a frame portion fixed to the upper surface of the player, a cover portion rotatably mounted on the frame portion and having a size large enough to cover the insertion slot, and protruding from one end of the cover portion. A main body portion having a stopper portion on the back surface of which a locking piece extends, a mounting portion fixed to a side surface of the player, and a cover portion elastically opening the cover portion when engaged with the locking piece of the stopper portion. It is characterized by comprising an opening / closing operation portion provided with a locking projection for blocking and a locking means for releasing the locking projection from engagement with the locking piece by operating with at least two fingers. .

[0008]

In the above-mentioned means, the frame portion is placed on the upper surface of the player.
Then, the opening and closing operation portions are fixed to the side portions of the player. When fixed in this manner, the main body is located in front of the insertion slot on the front face of the player, and the opening / closing operation section is fixed to one side of the frontage of the player. In most cases, the insertion slot of the player is generally provided at a position closer to one side from the center of the front panel of the player. Will be covered by this. The cover cannot be opened unless the cover is opened with the other hand by operating the locking means with two fingers of one hand to release the engagement between the locking protrusion and the locking piece. This cannot be performed, and the mischief of the infant with respect to the insertion slot can be prevented.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a cover device according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover device according to this embodiment is mounted on a video deck, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cover unit is opened, and FIG.

In these figures, a cover device 1 includes a main body 2 integrally formed of a synthetic resin material.
And an opening / closing operation section 3. The main body 2 includes a flat frame 4 and a cover 6 rotatably connected to the frame 4 by a plurality of hinges 5.
On the right side (left side when viewed from the front) of the cover portion 6 is a stopper portion provided with a pair of locking pieces 8 having locking locking projections 7 as shown in FIG. 9. The stopper 9 is provided so as to protrude from the right side of the cover 6. A band-shaped spring portion 10 is formed so as to be sandwiched between the two hinges 5.
The spring portion 10 is thinner than the frame portion 4 and the cover portion 6, and upper and lower ends thereof are integrally connected to the frame portion 4 and the cover portion 6, and each state when the cover portion 6 is opened and closed. It functions to hold elastically. Further, a projection 11 is formed at a lower center portion of the cover 6 so as to facilitate opening operation. Although not shown, a double-sided adhesive tape is attached to the lower surface of the frame portion 4 in advance.

The opening / closing operation section 3 has a pair of pressing operation members 12 provided on the upper and lower surfaces and a locking projection 7 as shown in FIG.
2, a lock piece 13 having an elasticity in which a locked state is released by a pressing operation, a mounting surface portion 16 formed on a portion facing the side surface 15 of the video deck 14, and an outer casing 17 containing these components. It is composed of The pair of pressing operation members 12 include an operation portion 21 exposed to the outside from the opening 18 of the outer housing 17 and a shaft portion 22 extending from the operation portion 21 to the inside. Is slidably inserted into a sleeve 23 provided at the front end. The locking piece 13 has a substantially U-shape. When the U-shaped portion at the tip thereof is elastically closed so as to be in contact with each other, the engagement of the locking piece 8 with the locking projection 7 is released. As described above, the locking projection 24 engaging with the locking projection 7 is formed. Pressing operation member 1
The lock piece 13 is in contact with the U-shaped portion at the tip of the second shaft portion 22, and is closed so that the U-shaped portions are in contact with each other by the pressing of the operating portion 21. The opening 20 of the outer casing 17 is
It is smaller and prevents the operation unit 21 from falling off. A double-sided adhesive tape (not shown) is attached to the mounting surface 18 in advance.

In the cover device 1 configured as described above,
The length and width of the main body 2 are set in consideration of the formation position of the video insertion port 25 on the front surface 19 of the video deck 14 which is widely used, and both the length and width are formed with a margin. As a result, even if the formation position of the video insertion slot 25 is slightly shifted from the initial design position, it is possible to sufficiently function.

When the cover device 1 is mounted on the video deck 14, the frame 4 and the opening / closing operating section are held in a state where the locking projections 7 of the main body 2 are locked with the locking projections 24 of the opening / closing operating section 3. The protective tape on the surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 3 is peeled off, and the lower surface of the frame portion 4 is attached to the edge of the upper surface 26 of the video deck 14 on the front surface 19 side, and the mounting surface portion 1
When the position is determined on both sides, the adhesive surface of the double-sided adhesive tape is pressed against and adhered to the upper surface 26 and the side surface 15 of the video deck 14. FIG. 1 shows this state.

In this state, the cover 6 is connected to the stopper 9
Abuts on the front surface of the opening / closing operation section 3 and covers the video insertion slot 25 as shown in FIG. 3 in a state where the cover section 6 is closed, so that no articles can be inserted from outside. At this time, the relationship between the locking projection 7 and the locking projection 24 of the opening / closing operation section 3 is as shown by the solid line in FIG.
Locks with the locking projection 24 to prevent the cover portion 6 from being opened, thereby maintaining the locked state. When the cover 6 is to be released from the locked state, the operating unit 21 of the upper and lower pressing operating members 12 is pressed with one hand as shown by arrows in FIG. 1 and as shown in FIG. Then, the locking protrusions 7
And 24 are released from the locked state. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover 6 is lifted with the other hand. As a result, the cover 6 is opened (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2). The cover portion 6 is not opened by simply releasing the lock by the pressing operation member 12.
In the case of 0, an elastic force always acts in the closing direction at the time of closing, and an elastic force acts on the opening side when opened at a predetermined angle.

Therefore, the cover device 1 can be easily attached to the video deck 14 with a double-sided adhesive tape, and the opening operation of the cover unit 6 cannot be easily performed unless both hands are used. In this case, when the child is older than, for example, a school child having a certain force, the operation of operating the pressing operation member 12 with the left hand, holding the pressed state, and opening the cover 6 with the right hand can be performed relatively easily. It is very difficult for a weak infant to perform this operation, so that the mischief of the infant can be reliably prevented.

In order to exert such a function, the elastic force of the locking projection 7 and the elastic force of the lock piece 13 may be set in consideration of the average gripping force of the infant.

In the above-described embodiment, a video deck has been described as an example. However, it is also possible to install the system so as to cover a tray opening of a compact disk player or a laser disk player. In many cases, these disc players are thinner than the video deck, but in this case, only the cover section 6 may be reduced in size accordingly.

[0019]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention constructed as described above, the opening / closing operation section is fixed to the side of the video deck, and the opening / closing operation section is connected to the front surface of the cassette insertion slot. Can be mounted on the player by a simple operation of fixing the frame portion of the main body portion so as to cover the main body portion, so that it can be easily mounted on different types of video decks. In addition, since the lock means must be simultaneously operated with the fingers of one hand and the cover must be opened with the other hand in accordance with the operation timing, the infant cannot easily open the cover. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the infant from playing inside the cassette insertion slot.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a video deck.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an opening / closing operation section of the cover device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an operation of opening a cover unit in a state where the cover device according to the embodiment is attached to a video deck.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cover device 2 Main body part 3 Opening / closing operation part 4 Frame part 5 Hinge 6 Cover part 7,24 Locking projection 8 Locking piece 9 Stopper part 10 Spring part 12 Pressing member 13 Lock piece 14 Video deck 15 Side surface 16 Mounting surface part 17 Outer case 19 Front 21 Operation unit 25 Video insertion port

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-6876 (JP, U) JP-A 4-126340 (JP, U) JP-A 63-113291 (JP, U) JP-A 6-113291 26093 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G11B 33/02 501

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A cover device for a recording medium insertion slot of a player for protecting the insertion slot of a player having an insertion slot for an information recording medium such as a video tape or a disc on a front surface thereof, being fixed to an upper surface of the player. A frame part,
A body rotatably attached to the frame portion and having a cover portion large enough to cover the insertion opening, and a stopper portion protruding from one end of the cover portion and having a locking piece extending on the back surface; A locking portion fixed to a side surface of the player, a locking protrusion for elastically preventing the cover portion from opening when engaged with the locking piece of the stopper portion; And a locking means for releasing the locking projection from engagement with the locking piece.