JP2687516B2 - 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 added to the tape cassette mounting device with high added value by improving the ease of taking out the tape cassette, and a reduction in the size of the cassette lid due to an increase in the number of operating components 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. 8 to 10 show a conventional tape cassette mounting device. Reference numeral 1 denotes a cabinet main body, and 4 denotes a cassette holder rotatably supported by the cabinet main body 1, which also functions as a cassette lid. 6 is a tape cassette held in the cassette holder 4, 7 is the cassette holder 4 and the cabinet body 1
Is a mechanism, and 9 is a fixing piece provided on the mechanism 8 to fix 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 9 moves upward in response to the eject operation, the fixed state of the cassette holder 4 is released.
Then, the opening force of the hook spring 7 causes the cassette holder 4 to rotationally move to detach the tape cassette 6 from the mechanism 8 and at the same time bring the tape cassette 6 into a state in which it can be taken out 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 ensure the operability of the cassette holder 4, and the tape cassette 6 is almost in an upright state even when the cassette holder 4 is opened. Hard to remove by hand.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tape cassette loading device that is easy to take out a tape cassette and has good operability.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a tape cassette mounting device of the present invention is a cassette lid body which can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to a cabinet body, and an opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body. And an arm member whose rotation is restricted at a small angle,
A cassette holder having a tape cassette holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder rotating with respect to the arm member in response to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. With the interlocking member that works to rotate about the axis, the cassette holder when the cassette lid is in the open state has a larger opening angle in the cabinet opening than the cassette lid so that the bottom part is lifted. In addition to the above configuration, a display portion indicating the front and back direction of the tape cassette is provided on the lid body in a position where the cassette lid body is covered by the lid body in a closed state and near the tape cassette mounting position in the opened state. It is characterized by that.

Further, the tape cassette mounting device of the present invention includes a cassette lid body that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body, and an arm member that is rotationally regulated at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body. , A cassette holder having a holding portion for the tape cassette and rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder is rotated with respect to the arm member in response to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. With an interlocking member that works to rotate about the moving shaft,
The cassette holder in the opened state of the cassette lid body is configured to have an opening angle larger than that of the above-mentioned cassette lid body due to the action of the interlocking member so that the bottom portion is lifted up so that the tape cassette can be placed. One of the holding pieces on both sides is formed with an inclined surface for sliding one side surface of the tape cassette into the holder.

Further, the tape cassette mounting device of the present invention includes a cassette lid body that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body, and an arm member that is rotationally regulated at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body. , A cassette holder having a holding portion for the tape cassette and rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder is rotated with respect to the arm member in response to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. A cassette holder in the open state of the cassette lid is provided with an interlocking member that works to rotate about a moving shaft and a lid opening / closing drive motor that drives the cassette lid through a transmission unit such as a gear. By the action of the interlocking member, the cabinet opening is configured to have an opening angle larger than that of the cassette lid and the bottom portion is lifted up. In the position in a by and open lid state of being hidden by the lid in the position to appear on the front and is characterized in that a closure command switch of the cover opening and closing driving motor.

With the above-described structure, the present invention has a cassette lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the cabinet main body at a fixed angle, a biasing means that biases the cassette lid in the opening direction, and supports the cassette lid coaxially. And an arm member whose rotation is regulated at an angle smaller than the opening / closing angle of the cassette lid, a cassette holder having a holding portion for the tape cassette and rotatably supported by the arm member, and the arm. Although the member is restricted in rotation, the cassette holder is provided with an interlocking member that works to rotate the cassette holder about the rotation axis with respect to the arm member by the opening force of the cassette cover by the biasing means. Due to the action of the interlocking member, the cassette holder has a larger opening angle in the cabinet opening than the cassette lid, and the bottom is lifted upward. Therefore, the tape cassette is taken out sideways, which makes it easy to take out the tape cassette.

Further, it has a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that is restricted from rotating at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a holding portion for the tape cassette. In addition, the cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member and the cassette holder to rotate about the rotation axis with respect to the arm member in response to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. The cassette holder is provided with a working interlocking member, and when the cassette lid is opened, the cassette holder is configured such that the interlocking member causes the cabinet opening to have an opening angle larger than that of the cassette lid and the bottom to be lifted. When the lid is closed, the front and back sides of the tape cassette are placed on the lid near the tape cassette mounting position in a position where it is hidden by the lid. The displays section provided, it is possible to tape cassette when mounting the tape cassette clarity or first starts from any direction.

Further, it has a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that is restricted from rotating at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a holding portion for the tape cassette. In addition, the cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member and the cassette holder to rotate about the rotation axis with respect to the arm member in response to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. With the interlocking member that works, the cassette holder in the opened state of the cassette lid has an opening angle larger than the above cassette lid by the action of the interlocking member so that the bottom portion is lifted and the tape cassette can be placed. In addition, an inclined surface that slides one side of the tape cassette into the holder is formed on one of the holding pieces on both sides of the cassette holder. Accidentally Tsu door can also be checked without having to put in the correct mounting position, it is possible to not become cassette lid is also the closed state.

Further, it has a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member whose rotation is restricted at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a holding portion for the tape cassette. The cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member and the cassette holder work so as to rotate about a rotation axis with respect to the arm member corresponding to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. An interlocking member and a lid opening / closing drive motor that drives the cassette lid via a transmission means such as a gear are provided, and the cassette holder in the opened state of the cassette lid is installed in the cabinet opening by the action of the interlocking member. The opening angle is larger than that of the cassette lid and the bottom is lifted up. When the lid is open, the lid command switch for the lid opening / closing drive motor is provided at the position that appears on the front surface, and the lid opening command and the lid command are individually provided at positions that are easy to operate to facilitate operation. can do.

Examples Hereinafter, a tape cassette mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a tape cassette mounting apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are left side views of the apparatus in an open state. 5 is a plan view of the same apparatus, FIG. 6 is a left side view of the same apparatus in an open state, and FIG. 7 is a detailed view of the cassette holder. 1 is a cabinet main body, 2 is a cassette lid that can be opened and closed at a fixed angle range around a support shaft 2a with respect to the cabinet main body 3, and 3 is an arm that is rotatable at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid 2. The arm is supported coaxially with the support shaft 2a. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member 3 around the support shaft 3a, and 5 denotes the arm member 3 of the cassette holder 4 corresponding to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid 2 and the arm member 3. A tape cassette held by the cassette holder 4, 7 a hook spring supported by the cassette lid 2 and the cabinet body 1, 8 a mechanism, and 9 a mechanism 8. A fixing piece for fixing the cassette lid body 2, 10 is a damper gear which is provided in the cassette lid body 2 and meshes with a gear configured in the cabinet body 1, 11 is a cassette near the tape cassette mounting position when the cassette lid body 2 is open. A display section showing the front and back directions of the tape cassette 6 on the lid body 2,
Reference numeral 12 is a switch for opening / closing the cassette lid 2 opening / closing driving motor 15, 13 is a switch for opening / closing the cassette lid 2 opening / closing motor 15, and 14 is a motor 15 for opening / closing the cassette lid 2. Control circuit, 15 is a motor for opening and closing the cassette lid 2, 16 is a holding piece on both sides of the cassette holder 4, 17 is one of the holding pieces 16 on both sides of the cassette holder 4, and one side of the tape cassette 6 is a cassette. An inclined surface to be slid into the holder 4 and a stopper 18 for the cassette lid 2.

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

First, when the fixing piece 9 moves upward in response to the eject operation, the fixed state of the cassette lid body 2 is released. Then, the opening force of the hook spring 7 causes the cassette lid body 2 to rotate, and the rotating cassette lid body 2 rotates and moves the cassette holder 4 by the interlocking member 5 that controls the interlocking portion with the cassette holder 4. The rotation of the holder 4 around the rotation fulcrum (support shaft 3a) is restricted, and the arm member 3 also rotates together with the cassette holder 4 so that the tape cassette 6 can be detached from the mechanism 8.
FIG. 3 shows this state. Then the cabinet body 1
When the arm member 3 comes into contact with the stopper 18 configured as above, the arm member 3 is stopped. Further, the opening force of the hook spring 7 causes the cassette lid body 2 to rotate further, and the rotating cassette lid body 2 is connected to the cassette holder 4.
With the interlocking member 5 that controls the interlocking part with the cassette holder 4
However, since the arm member 3 has already stopped, the cassette holder 4 rotates about the rotation fulcrum (support shaft 3a) with the arm member 3, and the cabinet 1
The opening angle is larger than that of the cassette lid body 2 and the bottom portion is lifted. The state is shown in FIG.

Further, a display portion 11 showing the front and back direction of the tape cassette 6 is provided on the cassette lid body 2 near the tape cassette mounting position when the cassette lid body 2 is in a closed state and is hidden by the lid body in the closed state. Provided. That state is shown in FIG.

Further, an inclined surface 17 for sliding one side surface of the tape cassette 6 into the holder is formed on one of the holding pieces 16 on both sides of the cassette holder 4. FIG. 7 shows this state.

Instead of the hook springs supported by the cassette lid 2 and the cabinet body 1, a lid opening / closing drive motor 15 is used as shown in FIG. By pressing the switch 12 for opening the lid, the motor 15 for opening / closing the cassette lid 2 is opened.
The control circuit 14 of the motor for opening and closing the cassette lid 2
15 can be rotated. That is, the hook spring 7
The cassette lid 2 can be opened as shown in FIG. 6 by the same operation action as the above, and the same effect can be obtained. When the cassette lid 2 is in the open state, the opening / closing drive motor for the cassette lid 2 is in a position where it is hidden by the lid and is exposed at the front in the open state.
By pressing the closing command switch 13 of 15 in the opened state of the cassette lid 2, the operation opposite to the above-described opening operation of the cassette lid 2 is performed and the closed state is obtained.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to a cabinet body, a biasing unit that biases the cassette lid in the opening and closing direction, and the cassette lid. And a cassette holder that is coaxially supported, has an arm member whose rotation is restricted at an angle smaller than the opening / closing angle of the cassette lid, and a tape cassette holding portion, and is rotatably supported by the arm member. Although the arm member is restricted in rotation, the cassette holder is provided with an interlocking member that works to rotate the cassette holder about the rotation axis with respect to the arm member by the opening force of the cassette cover body by the biasing means. Due to the action of the interlocking member, the cassette holder in the lid state has an opening angle larger than that of the cassette lid body in the cabinet opening portion, and the bottom portion is lifted upward. Therefore, the tape cassette is taken out sideways, which makes it easier to take out.

Further, it has a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that is restricted from rotating at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a holding portion for the tape cassette. In addition, the cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member and the cassette holder to rotate about the rotation axis with respect to the arm member in response to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. The cassette holder is provided with a working interlocking member, and when the cassette lid is opened, the cassette holder is configured such that the interlocking member causes the cabinet opening to have an opening angle larger than that of the cassette lid and the bottom to be lifted. When the lid is closed, the front and back sides of the tape cassette are placed on the lid near the tape cassette mounting position in a position where it is hidden by the lid. The displays section provided, it is possible to tape cassette when mounting the tape cassette clarity or first starts from any direction.

Further, it has a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that is restricted from rotating at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a holding portion for the tape cassette. In addition, the cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member and the cassette holder to rotate about the rotation axis with respect to the arm member in response to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. With the interlocking member that works, the cassette holder in the opened state of the cassette lid has an opening angle larger than the above cassette lid by the action of the interlocking member so that the bottom portion is lifted and the tape cassette can be placed. In addition, an inclined surface that slides one side of the tape cassette into the holder is formed on one of the holding pieces on both sides of the cassette holder. Accidentally Tsu door can also be checked without having to put in the correct mounting position, it is possible to not become cassette lid is also the closed state.

Further, it has a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that is restricted from rotating at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a holding portion for the tape cassette. In addition, the cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member and the cassette holder to rotate about the rotation axis with respect to the arm member in response to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. It includes a working interlocking member and a lid opening / closing drive motor that drives the cassette lid through a transmission means such as a gear, and the cassette holder in the open state of the cassette lid is moved to the cabinet opening by the action of the interlocking member. The opening angle is larger than that of the cassette lid body so that the bottom portion is lifted up, and the position where the cassette lid body is concealed by the lid body in a closed state. When the lid is open, the lid command switch for the lid opening / closing drive motor is provided at the position that appears on the front, and the lid opening and closing commands are individually operated at positions that are easy to operate. Can be made easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a tape cassette loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. 1, and FIG.
Fig. 4 is a right side view of the device in the open state, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the device, and Fig. 6 is a left side view of the device in the open state.
FIG. 7 is a detailed view of the cassette holder, FIG. 8 is a front view showing a conventional tape cassette loading device, FIG. 9 is a side view of FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the same device in an open state. is there. 1 ... cabinet body, 2 ... cassette lid, 3 ...
Arm member, 4 ... Cassette holder, 5 ... Interlocking member, 6 ... Tape cassette, 7 ... Hook spring, 8 ...
Mechanism, 9 ... Fixing piece, 10 ... Damper gear, 11 ...
... Display section showing front and back direction, 12 ... Open lid command switch, 13 ... Close lid command switch, 14 ... Control circuit, 15 ...
… Open / close drive motor, 16 …… Holding piece, 17 …… Inclined surface, 18
……stopper.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takayoshi Yamazaki 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A 1-220253 (JP, A) JP-A 1- 220252 (JP, A)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cassette lid body which can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to a cabinet body, an arm member whose rotation is restricted at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body, and a holding portion for a tape cassette. And a cassette holder that is rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the arm member in response to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. With the interlocking member working to move, the cassette holder in the open state of the cassette lid is configured such that the interlocking member causes the cabinet opening to have a larger opening angle than the cassette lid and the bottom portion to be lifted. The front and back sides of the tape cassette are attached to the lid body near the tape cassette mounting position when the cassette lid is in the closed state and hidden by the lid body. Tape cassette loading apparatus characterized in that a display unit indicating the direction. 2. A cassette lid body that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that is restricted in rotation at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body, and a tape cassette holding portion. And a cassette holder that is rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the arm member in response to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. With the interlocking member that works to move, the cassette holder in the opened state of the cassette lid body has an opening angle larger than the above-mentioned cassette lid body due to the action of the interlocking member, and the bottom portion is lifted to mount the tape cassette. In addition to the above structure, one of the holding pieces on both sides of the cassette holder has an inclined surface for sliding one side of the tape cassette into the holder. Tape cassette loading apparatus according to claim. 3. A cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a fixed angle range with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that is restricted in rotation at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a holding portion for the tape cassette. And a cassette holder that is rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the arm member in response to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. An interlocking member that functions to move and a lid opening / closing drive motor that drives the cassette lid through a transmission means such as a gear are provided to open the cassette holder when the cassette lid is open by the action of the interlocking member. Is configured such that the bottom portion is lifted at an opening angle larger than that of the cassette lid body, and is a position hidden by the lid body when the cassette lid body is in the closed state. Te and the position that is to appear in front with open lid state, the tape cassette loading apparatus characterized in that a closure command switch of the cover opening and closing driving motor.