JP2600765B2 - Tape cassette mounting device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tape cassette mounting device.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a tape cassette mounting device has been provided with high added value by improving the ease of taking out a tape cassette, and a reduction in the size of a cassette lid due to an increase in the number of operation buttons on the front of the cabinet due to the higher functionality of the set body. Is required.

Hereinafter, an example of a conventional tape cassette mounting apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional tape cassette mounting apparatus, FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the apparatus in an open state. 1 is a cabinet main body and 4 is a cassette holder rotatably supported by the cabinet main body 1 and also serves as a cassette lid. Reference numeral 7 denotes a tape cassette held in the cassette holder 4, reference numeral 8 denotes a hook spring supported by the cassette holder 4 and the cabinet body 1, reference numeral 9 denotes a mechanism, and reference numeral 10 denotes a fixing piece provided in the mechanism 9 for fixing the cassette holder 4.

The operation of the tape cassette mounting device configured as described above will be described below.

First, when the fixing piece 10 moves upward in response to the eject operation, the fixed state of the cassette holder 4 is released.
Then, the cassette holder 4 is rotated by the opening force of the hook spring 8 to separate the tape cassette 7 from the mechanism 9 and at the same time bring the tape cassette 7 into a state where it can be removed from the cabinet body 1. FIG. 7 shows this state.

However, in the above configuration, the opening angle cannot be made large in order to secure the operability of the cassette holder 4, and the tape cassette 7 is almost in an upright state even when the cassette holder 4 is opened. Hard to remove by hand. In addition, the opening of the cabinet body 1 is not smaller than the front area of the tape cassette 7, and there is a problem that there is no place for disposing the operation buttons on the front of the cabinet, especially below the opening.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a tape cassette mounting device that can easily take out a tape cassette and can secure a place where an operation button group is arranged below an opening on the front surface of a cabinet. is there.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a tape cassette mounting device according to the present invention includes an arm member that can be opened and closed within a predetermined angle range with respect to a cabinet body, and a position above the rotation axis of the arm member. Is rotatably supported on the arm member,
A cassette lid having a width smaller than the width of the short side of the tape cassette; and a holding unit integrated with the cassette lid and adapted to correspond the tape cassette to the mechanism of the cabinet body when the cassette lid is closed. A cassette holder, a rotation restricting member provided on the cabinet main body, and configured to set a rotational position of the cassette lid and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member in accordance with a closed lid state and an open lid state; And an opening that is closed by the cassette lid.When the tape cassette is moved from the state in which the cassette is mounted to the mechanism to the open state of the cassette lid, the tape cassette is moved with respect to the opening of the cabinet body. The arm member is configured so that it can be brought out and taken out at a larger angle than the opening angle of the arm member. It is.

Action The present invention has the above-described configuration, and has an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body, and is rotatably supported by the arm member at a position above a rotation axis of the arm member, and A cassette having a cassette lid having a width smaller than the short side width of the tape cassette, and a holding unit which is integrated with the cassette lid and makes the tape cassette correspond to the mechanism of the cabinet body when the cassette lid is closed. A pivoting position of the cassette lid and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member can be set in a closed state and an open state by a rotation regulating member, and is provided on the cabinet body. In the opening to be closed by the cassette lid, the cassette lid is opened when the tape cassette is attached to the mechanism. When the tape cassette is moved to the state, the tape cassette can be brought into the opening of the cabinet main body at an angle larger than the rotation angle of the arm member and can be taken out. can do.

Embodiment A tape cassette mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the tape cassette mounting apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, FIG.
The figure is a side view of the device with the lid open. 1 is a cabinet body, 2 is an arm member which can be opened and closed with respect to the cabinet body 1 within a fixed angle range, and 3 is a rotating shaft 2a of the arm member 2.
A cassette lid that is supported above the arm member 2 so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 3a, and has a width smaller than the short side width of the tape cassette 7; And a cassette holder 5 having a holding portion 4a for integrally supporting the tape cassette 7 with the mechanism portion 9 of the cabinet main body 1 when the cassette lid 3 is closed, and a cassette holder 5 for the cassette lid 3 and the arm member 2 of the cassette holder 4. A rotation restricting member 6 for setting the rotation position in accordance with the closed state and the open state is provided on the cabinet body 1;
An opening closed by the cassette lid 3, a tape cassette 7 held by the cassette holder 4, a hook spring 8a having both ends supported by the arm member 2 and the cabinet body 1, and an arm member 2 and the cassette holder 4 8b 9 is a mechanism, 10 is a fixing piece provided on the mechanism 9 to fix the cassette lid 3, 11 is a damper gear provided on the cassette lid 3 and meshing with a gear formed on the cabinet body 1. Reference numeral 12 denotes a group of operation buttons arranged below the opening 6.

The operation of the tape cassette mounting device configured as described above will be described below.

First, when the fixing piece 10 moves upward in response to the eject operation, the fixed state of the arm member 2 is released. Then, the arm member 2 and the cassette holder 4 rotate about the rotation shaft 2a by the opening force of the hook spring 8a. At this time, the cassette holder 4 is fixed to the arm member 2 by restricting the rotation of the cassette holder 4 about the rotation axis 3a by the pulley 13 provided on the cassette holder 4 abutting against the lower surface 5a of the rotation restriction member 5. The cassette holder 4 can be rotated around the rotation shaft 2a, so that the tape cassette 7 can be detached from the mechanism 9. FIG. 3 shows this state.

Then, a stopper configured on the cabinet body 1
When the arm member 2 comes into contact with 14, the arm member 2 is stopped. At this time, pulley 13 of cassette holder 4
Is released from the lower surface 5a of the rotation restricting member 5, and the restriction of the rotation of the cassette holder 4 about the rotation shaft 2a is released.
The cassette holder 4 rotates around the rotating shaft 3a by the opening force of the hook spring 8b. The state is shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body, and is rotatably supported by the arm member above a rotation axis of the arm member, and A cassette having a cassette lid having a width smaller than the short side width of the tape cassette, and a holding unit which is integrated with the cassette lid and makes the tape cassette correspond to the mechanism of the cabinet body when the cassette lid is closed. Since the rotation position of the cassette lid and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member is set by the rotation restricting member corresponding to the closed state and the open state, the tape cassette is mounted on the mechanism. When the cassette lid is further moved to the open state, the tape cassette is inserted into the opening of the cabinet main body by an angle larger than the rotation angle of the arm member. It is possible to be taken out by Kitashi has in the stomach angle. Therefore, the tape cassette is taken out in a sideways state, which makes it easy to take out the tape cassette. Further, a large empty space can be provided below the opening of the cabinet body, and the operation component group can be arranged in that portion.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body, and is rotatably supported on the arm member above a rotation axis of the arm member, A cassette lid having a width smaller than the width of the short side of the tape cassette; and a holding unit integrated with the cassette lid and adapted to correspond the tape cassette to the mechanism of the cabinet body when the cassette lid is closed. A cassette holder, a rotation restricting member for setting a rotational position of the cassette lid and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member in a closed state and an open state, and the cassette lid provided on the cabinet body. With the opening closed by the body, the cassette lid can be opened from the state where the tape cassette is mounted on the mechanism. When the tape cassette is brought into the opening of the cabinet body at an angle larger than the opening angle of the arm member, the tape cassette can be taken out. it can. Further, a group of operation buttons can be arranged below the opening of the cabinet body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tape cassette mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, FIG.
FIG. 5 is a side view of the same device in an opened state, FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional tape cassette mounting device, FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the same device in the opened state. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cabinet main body, 2 ... Arm member, 3 ... Cassette lid, 4 ... Cassette holder, 5 ... Rotation regulating member, 6 ... Opening, 7 ... Tape cassette, 8 ... Hook spring, 9: Mechanism, 10: Fixed piece, 11: Damper gear, 12: Operation button group.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An arm member which can be opened and closed within a predetermined angle range with respect to a cabinet body, and a tape cassette which is rotatably supported at a position above a rotation axis of the arm member and is rotatable with respect to the arm member. A cassette lid having a width narrower than the side width, a cassette holder having a holding portion integrated with the cassette lid and allowing the tape cassette to correspond to a mechanism portion of the cabinet body when the cassette lid is closed, A rotation restricting member provided on the cabinet body for setting a rotational position of the cassette lid and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member in a closed state and an open state, and the cassette lid provided on the cabinet body With an opening that is closed by the body, moving from the state where the tape cassette is attached to the mechanism to the open state of the cassette lid When in the tape cassette loading apparatus characterized by the tape cassette is configured as retrieval by the Kitashi has at an angle larger than the opening angle of the arm member to the opening of the cabinet body.