JP2745745B2 - Tape player cassette holder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention describes a cassette holder of a tape player in detail according to the following items.

A. Industrial application fields B. Summary of the invention C. Prior art "FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 22] D. Problems to be solved by the invention E. Problems to be solved F. F. Implementation Example [Fig.1 to Fig.21] a. Outline b. Cassette mounting part c. Cassette holder d. Head drum support e. Operating mechanism f. Operation G. Effect of the invention (A. Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a cassette holder for a novel tape player, and more particularly, to a tape cassette in which a tape is wound along a front surface of a cassette case and a front side of the tape is covered by a front cover rotatably supported by the cassette case. A tape player cassette holder having a function of opening the front cover in the process of mounting the tape cassette, with a small number of parts, and having sufficient rigidity. , Moreover, it is intended to provide a cassette holder of the novel tape player which can be formed inexpensively.

(B. Summary of the Invention) The cassette holder of the tape player of the present invention is formed by at least two sheet metal frame members, and the thickness of one sheet metal frame member is larger than the thickness of the other sheet metal frame member, and the other sheet metal frame member is formed. By integrally forming a guide portion for guiding the front cover of the tape cassette in the opening direction to the frame member,
The rigidity can be maintained by one sheet metal frame member, and the guide portion can be formed integrally with the other sheet metal frame member, so that the number of components is reduced, and the cost is low because the sheet metal material is used.

(C. Prior Art) [FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 22] A tape is hung along the front surface of a cassette case, and the front side of the tape is covered with a front lid rotatably supported by the cassette case. For example, the tape cassette 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 can be considered.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a cassette case, which has a flat box shape having a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction when viewed from above.

In the cassette case 2, two tape reels 3, 3
Are rotatably housed, and these tape reels 3,
A magnetic tape 4 is wound around 3.

The two walls facing each other in the thickness direction of the cassette case 2 are formed with two through holes 5, 5,.
The tape reel 3,
Engagement holes 3a, 3a provided in 3 are exposed to the outside.

Reference numerals 6 and 6 denote tape outlets formed at the left and right ends of the front surface of the cassette case 2, and the magnetic tape 4 is led out of the cassette case 2 from the tape outlets 6 and 6 and extends along the front surface of the cassette case 2. It is located in.

7 is a tape outlet 6 of the front end of the cassette case 2;
6 is a head drum insertion concave portion formed at a portion excluding both end portions where it is formed, which is opened forward and both upper and lower ends are closed.

Reference numerals 8 and 8 denote abutment surfaces formed at positions near the left and right ends on the inner side surface of the head drum insertion recess 7, and the head drum and the tape are brought into contact with the abutment surfaces 8 and 8 described later. Positioning with respect to the cassette 1 is performed.

Reference numerals 9 and 9 denote pinch rollers, which are rotatably supported at positions closer to the head drum insertion recess 7 among the tape outlets 6 and 6. Thus, the magnetic tape 4 is wound around the pinch rollers 9 and 9 around the front surface of the cassette case 2 so as to cross the front surface of the head drum insertion recess 7. The surface where the magnetic tape 4 traverses the front surface of the head drum insertion recess 7 is the tape wrapping surface.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a front cover, which is formed of a synthetic resin having flexural elasticity, and has a cover 10a for covering the front surface of the cassette case 2 and side pieces 10b, 10 protruding rearward from both ends of the cover 10a.
b are integrally formed, and the end portions of the side pieces 10b, 10b are rotatably supported on the left and right side surfaces of the cassette case 2,
It is designed to be rotated between a closed position shown in FIG. 3A and an open position shown by a solid line and a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3B.

Then, as viewed from the side, the cover portion starts from the pivot point of the front lid 10.
Since the distance from the pivot point to the upper end or the lower end of the front surface of the cassette case 2 is slightly larger than the distance up to 10a, when moving between the above two positions, the cover 10a When passing through the upper end or lower end of the cassette case 2, the cover 10a may pass through the upper end or lower end of the front surface of the cassette case 2 by bending as a whole in a gentle arch shape. it can. Then, in the closed position, the position is click-locked.

Then, as a cassette holder for holding the above-mentioned tape cassette 1, for example, the one shown in FIG. 22 is considered.

The cassette holder a is formed by integrally forming each part of a synthetic resin. The cassette holder a has a flat rectangular frame shape when viewed in the front-rear direction, and a rear end from the rear end of the cassette holder b. Arms c, c protruding toward each other, and are protrudingly provided on the inner side surfaces of the arms c, c, and the surface facing substantially forward gradually increases upward as it goes rearward, and
Guide portions d and d that draw an arc shape are provided so that the rate of change gradually increases.

When the tape cassette 1 is inserted into the cassette holding portion b of the cassette holder a, both ends of the lower portion of the front cover 10 come into contact with the guide portions d. Then, when the tape cassette 1 is further inserted into the cassette holding portion b, both ends of the front cover 10 are lifted up by the guide portions d and d and rotated to the open position.

(D. Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, when each part is integrally formed of a synthetic resin as in the above-described cassette holder a, a shortage in strength occurs. In particular, in the case of a small-sized one, it is difficult to obtain a required strength because there is also a restriction on the plate thickness.

Therefore, it is conceivable to form the sheet by using a sheet metal material so that sufficient strength can be obtained even when the size is reduced.
It becomes difficult to form d by squeezing.

Therefore, it is conceivable that most of the cassette holder is formed of a sheet metal material, and the guide portions d and d which are difficult to squeeze are formed as synthetic resin portions by so-called synthetic resin outsert molding. However, this often causes an increase in cost, such as the necessity of a mold for outsert molding in addition to the processing mold of the sheet metal material.

(E. Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the cassette holder of the tape player of the present invention is formed by at least two sheet metal frame members, and the thickness of one sheet metal frame member is made larger than the thickness of the other sheet metal frame member. A guide portion for guiding the front cover of the tape cassette in the opening direction is formed integrally with the other sheet metal frame member.

Therefore, in the cassette holder of the tape player of the present invention, the required strength can be obtained by increasing the thickness of one sheet metal frame member, and by reducing the thickness of the other sheet metal frame member, Since processing such as squeezing becomes easy, costly processing such as outsert molding is unnecessary. Therefore, a sufficient strength can be ensured while contributing to downsizing, and a portion requiring squeezing can be integrally formed.
Therefore, according to the cassette holder of the tape player of the present invention, the cassette holder of the tape player having the function of opening the front cover in the process of mounting the tape cassette is reduced in the number of parts and has sufficient rigidity. ,
Moreover, it can be formed at low cost.

(F. Embodiment) [FIGS. 1 to 21] Hereinafter, details of the cassette holder of the tape player of the present invention will be described together with an example of a tape player using the cassette holder according to the present invention.

(A. Outline) Reference numeral 11 denotes a main chassis, and reference numeral 12 denotes a sub-chassis fixed to the main chassis 11.

13 and 14 are reel stands that are rotatably arranged at positions near the front of the bottom plate portion of the main chassis 11 so as to be rotatable apart from left and right.
The reel base gears 15, 15 'and the reel engaging shafts 16, 16' are provided, and the reel base gears 15, 15 'and the reel engaging shafts 16, 16' are provided.
Are frictionally coupled to each other, and when the reel base gears 15 and 15 ′ are rotated by a drive system described later, the reel base gear 1
The reel engaging shafts 16 and 1 are driven by the frictional force acting between
6 'is to be rotated.

The sub-chassis 12 is supported by the main chassis 11 above the bottom plate of the main chassis 11 so as to be parallel to the bottom plate.

17, 17, 17 ′ are support pins protruding from appropriate portions of the main chassis 11, and the tips 17 a, 17 a, 17 ′ a of which are small-diameter portions, and which have small-diameter portions 17 a, 17 a , 17'a are further formed with screw grooves 17b, 17b, 17'b at the distal end.

Reference numerals 18, 18 and 18 ′ are support holes formed in the sub-chassis 12, and the support pins 17, 17 and 1 are inserted into the support holes 18, 18 and 18 ′.
The small diameter portions 17a, 17a, 17'a of 7 'are inserted, and the edges of the support holes 18, 18, 18' of the sub-chassis 12 are
It rests on shoulders 17c, 17c, 17'c which are continuous with the proximal ends of the small diameter portions 17a, 17a, 17'a of 7, 17 '. And the small diameter portion
Lock nuts 19, 19, 19 are screwed into screw grooves 17b, 17b, 17'b at the distal ends of 17a, 17a, 17'a.

20, 20, and 20 are compression coil springs and support pins 17, 1
Subchassis 1 of the small diameter portions 17a, 17a, 17'a of 7, 17 '
2 and the nuts 19, 19, 19, are externally fitted to the portions located between the lock nuts 19, 19, 19, and the elastic force of the support chassis 1
7, 17 and 17 'are pressed against shoulders 17c, 17c and 17'c.

The sub-chassis 12 thus has a compression coil spring 20,
Since the main chassis 11 is pressed against the main chassis 11 by the elastic force of 20, 20, even if the main chassis 11 is distorted due to any stress applied to the mechanical chassis, the distortion directly spreads to the sub-chassis 12. Without
The surface accuracy of the sub-chassis 12 is easily maintained.

The front part of the sub-chassis 12 is a cassette mounting part, in which the tape cassette 1 is mounted.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a head drum, which is supported on the upper surface of the sub-chassis 12 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

The head drum 21 is a middle drum rotating type,
Magnetic heads 23, 23, 23 are supported on the outer peripheral surface of 22, and are located in a gap 26 formed between the upper and lower drums 24, 25. The distance between the upper surface of the upper drum 24 and the lower surface of the lower drum 25 at the front portion 21a of the head drum 21 is slightly smaller than the vertical width of the head drum insertion recess 7 of the tape cassette 1. In the front portion 21a, abutting edges 24a, 25a projecting slightly outward are formed on the upper edge of the upper drum 24 and the lower edge of the lower drum 25. And
The distance between the abutting edges 24a and 25a is slightly larger than the width of the magnetic tape 4.

As shown in FIG. 9, the head drum 21 has a first position where most of its front portion 21a has entered the head drum insertion recess 7 of the tape cassette 1, as shown in FIG. Between the second position where the front part 21a is slightly inside the head drum insertion recess 7 and the third position where the head drum 21 is completely out of the head drum insertion recess 7 as shown in FIG. Can be moved.

Then, when the head drum 21 moves to the first position,
The magnetic tape 4 is pushed into the head drum insertion recess 7 and wound around the head drum 21 at a predetermined winding angle. In this state, recording and / or reproduction on the magnetic tape 4 by the magnetic heads 23, 23, 23 are performed.

When the head drum 21 moves to the second position, the magnetic tape 4 is wound around the head drum 21 at a smaller winding angle than at the time of the recording and / or reproduction. In this state, the magnetic tape 4 is fast-forwarded, rewound, and searched. It is done selectively.

When removing the tape cassette 1, the head drum 21 is moved to the third position.

(B. Cassette mounting part) The upper surface of the substantially front half of the sub-chassis 12 is the cassette mounting part.
It becomes 27.

In the front part 12a of the sub-chassis 12, insertion holes 28, 28 are formed at intervals in the left-right direction, and the reel engaging shafts 16, 16 'of the reel bases 13, 14 pass through the insertion holes 28, 28 to form the sub-chassis. It protrudes upward from twelve.

29 is a play gear arm whose base end is a reel base.
It is rotatably supported by 14 support shafts 14a. And
A play gear 30 is rotatably supported at the rotating end of the arm 29. The play gear 30 is formed by integrally forming a large gear 30a and a small gear 30b, and the small gear 30b is a reel base gear of the reel base 14. It is always meshed with 15.

The lower end of the support shaft 31 of the play gear 30 extends below the main chassis 11 and is inserted into a restriction hole 32 formed in the main chassis 11. The regulating hole 32 is provided on the support shaft 14.
It is formed in an arc shape centered on a, thereby restricting the rotation range of the arm 29.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a tension spring that is stretched between the play gear arm 29 and the main chassis 11, and a rotational power is applied to the play gear arm 29 in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above by the tension spring 33. ing. Therefore, the play gear arm 29
The lower end of the support shaft 31 is held at a position where the lower end of the support shaft 31 is in contact with the rear end of the restriction hole 32 unless the rotation end is pressed from behind.

Reference numeral 34 denotes an FF gear arm, the intermediate portion of which is the shaft shaft
The FF gear 35 is rotatably supported at its rear end by a rotatable support 14a. The FF gear 35 is always meshed with the small gear 15a of the reel base gear 15. A cam edge 36 is formed on the left edge of the front end of the FF gear arm 34 to be displaced leftward as it goes forward.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a tension spring that is stretched between the FF gear arm 34 and the main chassis 11, and the tension spring 37 urges the FF gear arm 34 to rotate clockwise as viewed from above.

38 is a REW gear arm, the middle of which is the reel base 1
3 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 13a, and a REW gear 39 is rotatably supported at the rear end thereof.
39 is always meshed with the reel base gear 15 '. The right edge of the front end of the REW gear arm 38 is formed with a cam edge 40 that is displaced rightward as going forward.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a tension spring that is stretched between the REW gear arm 38 and the main chassis 11.
The gear arm 38 is energized with a turning force in a counterclockwise direction as viewed from above.

The arms 34 and 38 are rotated by operating an operation lever described later, and the reel bases 13 and 14 are rotated.
The FF mode, the search mode, and the REW mode in which is rotated at high speed are formed.

Reference numerals 42, 42, 42 denote cassette support pins erected on the sub-chassis 12, and the tape cassette 1 is mounted on the upper surfaces of the cassette support pins 42, 42, 42 so that the tape cassette 1 can be positioned vertically. Done.

Reference numerals 43, 43 denote regulating pieces that rise from the left and right ends of the front edge of the sub-chassis 12, and are the rear surface of the tape cassette 1 mounted on the cassette mounting section 27 (the tape cassette mounted on the tape player). 1 is opposite to the front and rear direction of the tape player.), The tape cassette 1 is positioned in the front and rear direction.

(C. Cassette Holder) Reference numeral 44 denotes a cassette holder, which is a flat rectangular holder when viewed from the front and a cassette holder 44a.
Arms protruding rearward from the rear ends of both side walls
44b, 44b are integrally formed.

The cassette holder 44 includes two upper and lower sheet metal frame members 45 and 46.

The upper sheet metal frame member 45 is a member necessary for maintaining rigidity, and is formed of a slightly thick sheet metal material.

45a is a top plate part, viewed from above, has a horizontally long rectangular frame shape, and has pressing pieces 45b, 45b projecting rearward from positions near the left and right ends of the front edge of the opening. The pressing pieces 45b, 45b are inclined so that their rear ends are located slightly below the lower surface of the top plate 45a, and their rear ends are slightly upwardly curved.

Reference numeral 45c denotes a lid return piece protruding upward from a portion of the rear edge of the top plate 45a except for both ends.

The front edge of the top plate 45a is slightly inclined forward and upward.

45d, 45d are arms, the upper edge of the front end of which is the top plate
It is integrally connected to the rear ends of the left and right side edges of 45a.

45e, 45e are the top plate part 45a of the upper edge of the arm parts 45d, 45d
It is a connecting piece protruding upward from the near position,
The upper ends of the connecting pieces 45e, 45e are bent outward, and mounting holes 45f, 45f are formed in the upper ends.

The lower sheet metal frame member 46 is formed of a sheet metal material thinner than the sheet metal material of the upper sheet metal frame member 45 in consideration of workability such as squeezing.

Reference numeral 46a denotes a bottom plate portion, and the bottom plate portion 46a is formed with two insertion holes 46b, 46b spaced apart from each other. The front edge of the bottom plate 46a is slightly inclined forward and downward.

Reference numerals 46c, 46c denote side plate portions, and lower edges of substantially the first half thereof are integrally connected to both side edges of the bottom plate portion 46a.

Reference numerals 46d, 46d denote engagement pieces protruding upward from the front end of the upper edges of the side plates 46c, 46c, and the lower edges of the engagement pieces 46d, 46d are extensions of the upper edges of the side plates 46c, 46c. Notch 46 located above
e and 46e are formed.

46f, 46f are connecting pieces protruding upward from the rear end of the upper edges of the side plate parts 46c, 46c, and the upper ends of the connecting pieces 46f, 46f are bent outward, and Mounting holes 46g, 46g
Are formed.

46h, 46h are guide portions formed by squeezing the rear edge of the side plate portions 46c, 46c inward, the front surface of which is formed in an arc shape that starts from the lower end and is displaced upward as going backward. I have.

Thus, the upper sheet metal frame member 45 and the lower sheet metal frame member 46 are overlapped from above and below.

That is, the side plate portions 46c, 46c of the lower sheet metal frame member 46 are stacked inside the arms 45d, 45d of the upper sheet metal frame member 45, and
The connecting pieces 45e, 45e and 46f, 46f are overlapped. At the same time, the notches 46e, 46e of the lower sheet metal frame member 46 are engaged with both left and right ends of the front edge of the top plate 45a of the upper sheet metal frame member 45.

Therefore, the mounting holes 45f, 45f and 46
The rivets 47, 47 are inserted into the g, 46g and swaged, whereby the two sheet metal frame members 45, 46 are joined to form the cassette holder 44.

Such a cassette holder 44 has its arms 45d, 45d
Are rotatably supported by support walls 48 and 49 protruding from the main chassis 11, whereby the cassette holder 44 moves between an eject position shown in FIG. 12 and a mounting position shown in FIG. I am getting it.

When the tape cassette 1 is inserted into the cassette holding portion 44a of the cassette holder 44 at the eject position, both ends of the lower portion of the front cover 10 abut on the guide portions 46h, 46h. From there, further tape cassette 1
Is inserted into the cassette holding portion 44a, both ends of the front cover 10 are lifted up by the guide portions 46h, 46h, and are turned to the open position. When the front cover 10 reaches the open position, the cover return piece 45c provided at the rear edge of the top plate 45a of the cassette holding portion 44a is in a state of facing the front cover 10 almost in contact with the front cover 10. Therefore, the tape cassette 1 is moved to the cassette holding portion 44a.
Then, the front cover 10 is relatively pressed by the cover return piece 45c of the cassette holding portion 44a and returned to the closed position.

As described above, the tape cassette 1 is placed in the cassette holding section.
When the cassette holder 44 inserted in the cassette 44a is rotated downward, the tape cassette 1 is mounted on the cassette mounting section 27. That is, the reel engaging shafts 16 and 16 ′ of the reel bases 13 and 14 are inserted into the engaging holes 3 a and 3 a of the tape reels 3 and 3 of the tape cassette 1, respectively.
The lower surface of the cassette case 2, which is engaged through b and 46b, is placed on the upper end surfaces of the cassette support pins 42, 42 and 42.

(D. Head Drum Support) Reference numeral 50 denotes a head base, which is supported by the sub-chassis 12 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

The head base 50 has a plate-like sliding plate 51 and the sliding plate 51.
And a fixed support block 52.

Connecting pieces 53, 53 project outward from substantially the center of the left and right sides of the support block 52 in the vertical direction.

The sliding plate 51 is formed with a large notch 54 that opens rearward. The left and right ends of the rear end of the sliding plate 51 are fixed to the connecting pieces 53 of the support block 52. I have.

Reference numerals 55, 55 denote sliding pieces fixed to the upper surfaces of the connecting pieces 53, 53, which are formed of a synthetic resin having good slipperiness, and have sliding grooves 56, 56 which open outward.

57 is a slit formed at the center of the front edge of the sliding plate 51, extending in the front-rear direction and opening at the front end, and 58 is also a sliding plate.
51 is a guide elongated hole formed in the front end portion 51 and extending in the front-rear direction.

Reference numeral 59 denotes an engagement slot formed near the front end of the sliding plate 51 and elongated in the left-right direction.

Subchassis 12 has a hole that occupies most of the latter half
A hole 60 is formed, and both side edges 61 of the hole 60 serve as guide edges, and extend in the front-rear direction and are parallel to each other. The guide edges 61, 61 have rear ends 61a, 61a projecting slightly inward, and a gap between the rear ends 61a, 61a is formed in the sliding pieces 55, 55. Sliding grooves 56, back surfaces 56a, 5 of 56
The distance between the guide edges 61, 61
The interval between the parts 61b, 61b excluding a, 61a is the above-mentioned sliding groove 56,
It is slightly larger than the distance between the 56's inner surfaces 56a, 56a.

The sliding grooves 56 of the head base 50 are slidably engaged with the guide edges 61 of the sub-chassis 12, and the guide pins 62 implanted in the sub-chassis 12 guide the head base 50. The head base 50 is slidably engaged with the elongated hole 58, and the guide pin 63 similarly implanted in the sub-chassis 12 is slidably engaged with the slit 57 of the head base 50. The chassis 12 is supported movably in the front-rear direction.

When the sliding grooves 56, 56 are engaged with the rear ends 61a, 61a of the guiding edges 61, 61, the guiding edges 61a, 61a are substantially formed on the inner surfaces 56a, 56a of the sliding grooves 56, 56. Because it comes into contact with the head base
50 has almost no run-out to the left and right.
When 6, 56 are engaged with the portions 61b, 61b of the guide edges 61, 61, there is a slight gap between the portions 61b, 61b and the inner surfaces 56a, 56a of the sliding grooves 56, 56. Therefore, the head base 50 is in a state where it can slightly swing right and left.

Then, the above-described head drum 21 is fixed to such a head base 50.

The head drum 21 is a motor-integrated head drum, and 64 is a drum motor.

Reference numeral 64a denotes a rotation shaft, and the above-mentioned middle drum 22 and rotor 64b are fixed to the rotation shaft 64a. And rotor 6
A rotor magnet 64c is fixed to 4b. 64d is rotor 64
The stator is disposed so as to face b, and the stator coil 64e is supported so as to face the rotor magnet 64c. A back yoke 64f is fixed to the rotating shaft 64a so as to face the rotor 64b with the stator 64d interposed therebetween.

A drive gear 65 is formed integrally with a lower end of a rotating shaft 64a projecting downward from a lower end of the motor 64.

A gear base 66 has a rear end fixed to a lower end of the support block 52 of the head base 50.

Reference numeral 67 denotes a transmission gear rotatably supported on the gear base 66 on the left side of the drive gear 65. The transmission gear 67 is formed by integrally forming a large gear 67a and a small gear 67b, and the large gear 67a is meshed with the drive gear 65.

Reference numerals 68 and 69 denote relay gears arranged side by side at the front end of the gear base 66 and rotatably supported in a meshed state with each other. Reference numeral 68 denotes an FWD system, and reference numeral 69 denotes a REW system. In the FWD relay gear 68, a large gear 68a and a small gear 68b are integrally formed coaxially.

The large gear 68a of the relay gear 68 of the FWD system and the transmission gear 67
And a small gear 67b are linked by a linkage gear 70 rotatably supported by the gear base 66.

Therefore, when the drum motor 64 rotates, the two relay gears 68, 69 are moved in opposite directions, that is, when viewed from above,
FWD relay gear 68 moves counterclockwise, REW relay gear 69
Will be rotated clockwise, respectively.

Reference numeral 71 denotes a capstan arm whose base end is rotatably supported by the gear base 66 and the upper drum 24, and whose rotation axis is coaxial with the rotation axis of the transmission gear 67.

A capstan 72 is rotatably supported at a rotating end of the capstan arm 71, and a capstan gear 7 is attached to a shaft 72 a extending below the capstan 72.
The capstan gear 73 is engaged with the small gear 67b of the transmission gear 67. Therefore, when the drum motor 64 rotates, the capstan 72 is rotated.

74 is a tension spring stretched between the capstan arm 71 and the head base 50, whereby the capstan arm 71 is urged to rotate counterclockwise as viewed from above. .

Then, the head base 50 moves forward and the head drum 21
Is in the first position, the sliding groove of the head base 50 is
56, 56 are engaged with the portions 61b, 61b of the guide edge 61, and are in a state where they can slightly swing right and left. Accordingly, the head drum 21 corrects its own posture while the abutting edges 24a, 25a of the head drum 21 are pressed against the contact surfaces 8, 8 of the tape cassette 1. Therefore, if the contact surfaces 8, 8 of the tape cassette 1 are sufficiently accurate,
The relative position between the magnetic tape 4 and the head drum 21 is accurately defined.

In the process of moving the head drum 21 to the first position, the capstan 72 is moved to the reel engaging shaft 16 of the reel base 14 on the take-up side of the pinch rollers 9 of the tape cassette 1.
The magnetic tape 4 contacts the tape reel 3 side 9 which is engaged with the cap drum 72, and the capstan 72 is relatively slightly moved from there until the head drum 21 moves to the first position. The extension spring 74 is slightly extended by being retracted. Therefore, the capstan 72 is attached to the pinch roller 9 by the elastic force stored by the extension of the extension spring 74 and the magnetic tape 4.
Will be crimped.

(E. Operation Mechanism) Reference numeral 75 denotes a head moving lever which is formed to be long in the left-right direction, and a substantially middle portion thereof is rotatably supported by the main chassis 11.

At the left end of the head moving lever 75, a connecting pin 76 is erected, and the connecting pin 76 is
59 is slidably engaged. Therefore, when the head moving lever 75 is rotated, the connecting pin 76 moves substantially in the front-rear direction.
50, that is, the head drum 21 is moved in the front-back direction.

Of the leading edge of the head moving lever 75, the head moving lever 75
A pressed portion 75a is formed at a position closer to the left side than the turning fulcrum of the rotator. The rear edge 75b of the right end is a stopper edge, and a spring hooking piece 75c is formed at the right end.

Reference numeral 77 denotes a PLAY lever, which is slidably supported by the main chassis 11 in the front-rear direction. Reference numeral 78 denotes a pressing piece protruding leftward from a substantially middle position in the front-rear direction of the PLAY lever 77, and the left end of the side edge thereafter has a pressing edge 78a inclined to be displaced to the front side as going to the left. And also
The left edge 78b is a holding edge extending in the front-rear direction.

Reference numeral 79 denotes an arm piece protruding leftward from a position near the front end of the PLAY lever 77. A locked pin 79a stands upright at the tip of the arm piece 79.

Reference numeral 80 denotes a stopper piece that stands upright behind the right edge of the PLAY lever 77, 81 denotes a spring hook piece that protrudes rightward from the rear end of the PLAY lever 77, and 82 denotes a front end of the PLAY lever 77. It is a spring hook piece protruding rightward from a near position.

A push button 83 is attached to the front end of the PLAY lever 77.

A tension spring 84 is stretched between the spring engaging piece 75c of the head moving lever 75 and the spring engaging piece 81 of the PLAY lever 77, whereby the head moving lever 75 is counterclockwise viewed from above. The turning force in the circumferential direction is energized. When no force is applied to the head moving lever 75 to turn it clockwise,
The stopper edge 75b of the PLAY lever 77 abuts against the stopper piece 80 of the PLAY lever 77 from the front side, whereby the position of the head moving lever 75 is defined.

Reference numeral 85 denotes a tension spring that is stretched between the spring hook 82 of the PLAY lever 77 and the main chassis 11, and
The lever 77 is biased to move forward.

As long as the PLAY lever 77 is not pushed in,
As shown in the figure, the head moving lever 75 is positioned to extend substantially in the left-right direction, whereby the head drum 21 is located at the second position. Then, the PLAY lever 77 is
As shown in Fig. 17, when pushed, the head moving lever
Since the right end of the lever 75 is pulled backward by the PLAY lever 77 via the tension spring 84, the head moving lever 75 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above, and the connecting pin 76 moves substantially forward. The head drum 21 is moved to the first position. Until the lock is released, the PLAY lever 77 is held at the retracted position shown in FIG. 17 by the lock lever described later, and therefore, the head drum 21 is also held at the first position.

86 is a STOP / EJECT slidably supported in the front-rear direction by the main chassis 11 at a position slightly spaced to the left of the PLAY lever 77
It is a lever, and a pressing projection 87 is provided upright. Note that a forward moving force is applied to the STOP / EJECT lever 86 by a resilient means (not shown). Also, STOP / EJECT lever 86
The rear edge 86a is a pressing edge. 86b is STOP / EJE
This is a push button attached to the front end of the CT lever 86.

88 is a plate-shaped lock lever that is long in the left and right direction,
At a position near the front end of the main chassis 11, the main chassis 11 is slidably supported in the left-right direction.

Reference numeral 89 denotes a long hole in the front-rear direction formed at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center of the lock lever 88, and the right edge of the hole 89 has a pressed edge inclined so as to be displaced leftward toward the rear. 89a is formed. Incidentally, a moving force to the left is urged to the lock lever 88 by a spring means (not shown).

The pressing projection 87 of the STOP / EJECT lever 86 is located in the hole 89 of the lock lever 88, and is positioned so as to substantially contact a portion near the front end of the right edge of the hole 89. When the STOP / EJECT lever 86 is pushed backward, the pressing projection 87 presses the pressed edge 89a of the lock lever 88, so that the lock lever 88 moves rightward against the resilient force urged against it. Moved toward. And STOP / EJECT
When the lever 86 returns to its original position by the elastic force urged by it, the lock lever 88 also moves to the left by the elastic force urged by it and returns to the original position.

A lock claw 91 protrudes leftward from a left edge of a protruding piece 90 protruding rearward from a right end of the lock lever 88, and a rear edge 91a of the lock claw 91 is a lock extending in the left-right direction. An edge 91b extending forward from the left end of the lock edge 91a is a pressed edge inclined so as to be displaced rightward as going forward.

When the PLAY lever 77 is at the pushed-in position shown in FIG. 16, the locked pin 79a is
The lock pawl 91 of FIG. 8 is in contact with a position closer to the front of the pressed edge 91b. When the PLAY lever 77 is pushed in, the locked pin 79a presses the pressed edge 91b of the lock lever 88, so that the lock lever 88 is moved rightward. Then, when the PLAY lever 77 reaches the push-in position shown in FIG. 17, the locked pin 79a is disengaged rearward from the pressed edge 91b, and the lock lever 88 is moved leftward by the elastic force urged thereto. The locked edge 91a is positioned in front of the locked pin 79a so that even if the force pushing the PLAY lever 77 backward is removed, the locked pin 79a moves.
Is engaged from behind with the lock edge 91a of the lock lever 88, and the PLAY lever 77 is locked at the pushed-in position.

From the state where the PLAY lever 77 is locked at the pushing position
When the STOP / EJECT lever 86 is depressed, the lock lever 88 moves to the right as described above.
Lock edge 91a located in front of 77 locked pin 79a
Escapes to the right, the PLAY lever 77 is returned to the non-pushed position by the moving force urged by the tension spring 85.

Reference numeral 92 denotes a support lever slidably supported in the front-rear direction on the main chassis 11 at a position between the PLAY lever 77 and the STOP / EJECT lever 86, and a forward moving force is urged by a resilient means (not shown). Have been. 93 is a stopper edge of the left edge of the support lever 92 that is slightly rearward from the approximate center.

Reference numeral 94 denotes a support piece projecting leftward from the front side of the stopper edge 93 substantially at the center of the support lever 92 in the front-rear direction.

Reference numeral 95 denotes a relay lever, whose substantially center is rotatably supported by a support piece 94 of a support lever 92. The relay lever 95
Extends substantially in the front-rear direction, and has a pressed piece 96 protruding downward at a front end thereof, and a pressing piece 97 protruding upward at a rear end thereof. Further, a regulating piece 99 projects downward from a substantially middle position in the front-rear direction on the right edge of the rear piece 98.

A spring hooking piece 100 protrudes leftward from the left end of the pressing piece 97 of the relay lever 95, and is located between the spring hooking piece 100 and a spring hooking piece 92a formed at the rear end of the support lever 92. A tension spring 101 is stretched on the
Is rotated clockwise when viewed from above, and normally, the restricting piece 99 abuts the left side surface of the stopper edge 93 of the support lever 92 and its posture extends substantially in the front-rear direction. It is restricted to the relay position. When the support lever 92 is in the forward position and the relay lever 95 is in the relay position, the pressing edge 78a of the PLAY lever 77 in the non-push position contacts the front end of the regulating piece 99 of the relay lever 95 from the front right. It is in a state where it has been done.

From this state, when the PLAY lever 77 is moved to the pushing position, the pressing edge 78a presses the restricting piece 99 of the relay lever 95 toward the rear left in the meantime, so that the relay lever 95 is pulled by the tension spring 101. The PLAY lever 77 is turned counterclockwise against the force.
Is in contact with the holding edge 78b of the PLAY lever 77, and is held in the non-relay position rotated slightly counterclockwise from the relay position.

When the relay lever 95 is in the relay position, the pressed piece 96 is closely opposed to the pressing edge 86a of the STOP / EJECT lever 86 from behind, and the pressing piece 97 is pressed by the head moving lever 75. It faces and opposes the portion 75a from the front. Further, in the state in the non-relay position, the pressed piece 96 is stopped.
/ EJECT lever 86 is located to the right of the movement trajectory of the pressing edge 86a, and the pressing piece 97 is the head moving lever.
It is located at a position deviated to the left from the movement locus of the pressed portion 75a of 75.

Then, the PLAY lever 77 is moved to the pushing position,
When the head drum 21 moves to the first position and the recording and / or reproducing mode is formed, when the STOP / EJECT lever 86 is pressed to cancel the mode,
The pressing edge 86a does not press the pressed piece 96 of the relay lever 95, the lock lever 88 is moved to the right, that is, in the unlocking direction, and the PLAY lever 77 is returned to the non-pressed position,
Thereby, only the head drum 21 is returned to the second position. Then, the relay lever 95 is returned to the relay position.

When the STOP / EJECT lever 86 is pushed in with the PLAY lever 77 in the non-pushed position, the pushing edge 86a pushes the pushed piece 96 of the relay lever 95 in the relay position backward, so that the relay lever 95 is pressed. Is moved backward together with the support lever 92.At this time, since the pressing piece 97 of the relay lever 95 presses the pressed portion 75a of the head moving lever 75 substantially rearward, the head moving lever 75 is It rotates clockwise as viewed from above against the pulling force,
The head drum 21 is moved to the third position. Then, the cassette holder 44 by a locking means (not shown)
Is released, and the cassette holder 44 is moved to the eject position by a resilient means (not shown). When the cassette holder 44 reaches the eject position, the head base 50 is locked, so that the head drum 21 is held at the third position until the cassette holder 44 returns to the mounting position. ing.

Incidentally, for locking the head base 50, for example, a lock claw for locking the STOP / EJECT lever 86 to the pushed position is formed on the lock lever 88, and the cassette holder is locked.
A cam for moving the lock lever 88 in the unlocking direction in the process of moving the lock 44 to the mounting position can be realized by various means such as interlocking with the cassette holder 44.

Reference numeral 102 denotes a REW lever, which is supported on the left side of the STOP / EJECT lever 86 by the main chassis 11 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and which is urged forward by a resilient means (not shown). The locked piece 102a is attached to the REW lever 102.
And a pressing piece 102b are provided in a protruding manner.

Reference numeral 103 denotes a long hole in the front-rear direction formed on the left side of the hole 89 in the lock lever 88, and a right side edge of the hole 103 is provided with a lock claw 104 projecting leftward. The rear edge 104a is a lock edge extending in the left-right direction, and the edge 104b extending forward from the left end of the lock edge 104a is a pressed edge displaced rightward as going forward.

The locked piece 102a of the REW lever 102 is located in the hole 103 of the lock lever 88, and the REW lever 102 is
6 When it is in the non-pushed position shown in FIG.
a faces the pressed edge 104b of the lock claw 104 from the front. When the REW lever 102 is pushed in, the locked piece 102a presses the pressed edge 104b of the lock claw 104, so that the lock lever 88 is moved rightward. When the REW lever 102 reaches the push-in position shown in FIG. 20, the locked piece 102a is disengaged rearward from the pressed edge 104b, and the lock lever 88 is moved to the left by the elastic force urged thereto. The locking edge 104a is moved forward, and the locking edge 104a is positioned in front of the locked piece 102a, so that even when the force pressing the REW lever 102 backward is removed, the locking edge 102a
And the REW lever 102 is locked at the pushed position.

Then, while the REW lever 102 moves from the non-push position to the push position, the pressing piece 102b escapes backward from the cam edge 40 of the REW gear arm 38, so that the REW gear arm 38 Is rotated counterclockwise, and its REW gear 39 is meshed with the relay gear 69. Further, while the REW lever 102 is returned from the push position to the non-push position, the pressing piece 102b pushes the cam edge 40 of the REW gear arm 38 forward, so that the REW gear arm 38 resists the tensile force of the extension spring 41. And the REW gear 39 is separated from the relay gear 69.

Reference numeral 105 denotes an FF lever, which is slidably supported in the front-rear direction by the main chassis 11 on the left side of the REW lever 102, and which is urged forward by a resilient means (not shown). The FF lever 105 is provided with a locked piece 105a and a pressing piece 105b, respectively.

Reference numeral 106 denotes a long hole in the front-rear direction formed on the left side of the hole 103 in the lock lever 88, and a right side edge of the hole 106 has a locking claw 107 projecting leftward. The rear edge 107a is a lock edge extending in the left-right direction, and the edge 107b extending forward from the left end of the lock edge 107a is a pressed edge displaced rightward as going forward.

The locked piece 105a of the FF lever 105 is located in the hole 106 of the lock lever 88, and the FF lever 105 is
When in the non-pushed position shown in the figure, the locked piece 105a
Faces the pressed edge 107b of the lock claw 107 from the front. Then, when the FF lever 105 is pushed, the locked piece 105a presses the pressed edge 107b of the lock claw 107, so that the lock lever 88 is moved rightward. When the FF lever 105 reaches the push-in position shown in FIG. 21, the locked piece 105a is disengaged rearward from the pressed edge 107b, and the lock lever 88 is moved to the left by the elastic force urged thereto. The locking edge 107a moves forward and the locking piece 105a is positioned in front of the locked piece 105a, so that even when the force that has pressed the FF lever 105 backward is removed, the locking piece 105a moves
The FF lever lever 105 is locked at the pushing position.

Then, while the FF lever 105 moves from the non-push position to the push position, the pressing piece 105b is moved by the FF gear arm.
The FF gear arm 34 is rotated clockwise by the tensile force of the tension spring 37 because the FF gear arm 34 escapes backward from the cam edge 36 of the 34, and the FF gear 35 is meshed with the relay gear 68. Also, FF
While the lever 105 is returned from the push position to the non-push position,
Since the pressing piece 105b presses the cam edge 36 of the FF gear arm 34 forward, the FF gear arm 34 is rotated counterclockwise against the tension of the tension spring 37, and the FF gear 35 Leave 68.

(F. Operation) Next, the outline of the operation of the tape player will be described.

First, to install the tape cassette 1, STOP / EJECT
Push the lever 86 in. Then, the pressed piece 96 of the relay lever 95 is pressed by the pressing edge 86a of the STOP / EJECT lever 86, and the relay lever 95 moves backward together with the support lever 92,
Since the pressed portion 75a is pressed rearward by the pressing piece 97 of the relay lever 95 that moves rearward, the head moving lever 7
5 is rotated clockwise, and the head base 50 is moved backward, whereby the head drum 21 is moved to the third position.
Move to the position.

When the head drum 21 moves to the third position, the lock on the cassette holder 44 is released, and the cassette holder 44 is moved to the eject position shown in FIG.

Then, when the tape cassette 1 is inserted into the cassette holding portion 44a of the cassette holder 44 at the eject position,
The front cover 10 is moved to the open position. Note that the tape cassette 1 can be used upside down, and the front cover 10 is turned upward regardless of which direction the tape cassette 1 is inserted into the cassette holding portion 44a. The recording on the magnetic tape 4 is performed such that an oblique recording track is formed by a so-called helical scan in one of the two areas divided in the width direction.

The cassette holder 44 in which the tape cassette 1 is inserted is rotated downward to move to the cassette mounting section 27, and when the tape cassette 1 reaches the mounting position, the head drum 21 is moved.
Is released in the third position, the head moving lever 75 is moved counterclockwise by the tensile force of the tension spring 84 until the stopper edge 75b contacts the stopper piece 80 of the PLAY lever 77. The head drum 21 is rotated
Reach the position. The state shown in FIG. 16 is the stop state (stop mode), and the relay gears 68 and 69 are the play gears.
30, FF gear 35 and REW gear 39.

When the FF lever 105 is moved to the pushing position from this state, as shown in FIG. 21, the FF gear 35 is engaged with the relay gear 68, and the drum motor 64 of the head drum 21 is rotated. An FF mode in which the table 14 is rotated at a high speed in the tape winding direction is formed.

When the REW lever 102 is moved from the stop state to the pushing position, as shown in FIG. 20, the REW gear 39 is engaged with the relay gear 69, and the drum motor 64 is rotated. Is rotated at high speed in the tape winding direction
The REW mode is formed.

When the head drum 21 is at the second position, the magnetic heads 23, 23, and 23 move lightly in contact with the magnetic tape 4 and move the magnetic tape 4 as in the FF mode and the REW mode. Magnetic head 23, 2 while running at high speed
The search mode can also be formed by simultaneously reading the signals by 3 and 23.

Note that the high-speed running mode and the search mode described above can be directly shifted from modes other than the stop mode. That is, when the FF lever 105 and the REW lever 102 are pushed in, the lock lever 88 is moved in the unlocking direction, so that the mode immediately before that is released, and the FF lever 105 and the R
This is because a mode is formed by pressing the EW lever 102.

Next, when the PLAY lever 77 is moved to the pushing position, the head drum 21 is moved to the first position as described above,
The small gear 68b of the relay gear 68 is the large gear 3 of the play gear 30.
It is meshed with 0a. At this time, the play gear arm 29 is rotated slightly clockwise to extend the tension spring 33, whereby the small gear 68b of the relay gear 68 and the large gear 30a of the play gear 30 are appropriately pressed. And the drum motor 64
Is rotated, the reel base 14 is rotated in the tape winding direction, and the recording and / or reproducing mode is formed.

The recording and / or playback mode is STOP / EJE
When the CT lever 86, the REW lever 102, or the FF lever 105 is pushed, it is released, and the mode shifts to the mode by pushing each lever.

(G. Effects of the Invention) As is apparent from the above description, the tape holder of the tape player of the present invention has a tape wound along the front surface of the cassette case and the front side of the tape is rotatable around the cassette case. A tape holder for holding a tape cassette covered with a front lid supported by the at least two sheet metal frame members, wherein the thickness of one sheet metal frame member is reduced by the thickness of the other sheet metal frame member. A guide portion for guiding the front lid of the tape cassette in the opening direction is formed integrally with the other sheet metal frame member.

Therefore, in the cassette holder of the tape player of the present invention, the required strength can be obtained by increasing the thickness of one sheet metal frame member, and by reducing the thickness of the other sheet metal frame member, Since processing such as squeezing becomes easy, costly processing such as outsert molding is unnecessary. Therefore, sufficient strength can be ensured while contributing to miniaturization, and a portion that requires squeezing can be formed. Therefore, according to the cassette holder of the tape player of the present invention, the cassette holder of the tape player having a function of opening the front cover in the process of mounting the tape cassette is reduced in the number of parts and has sufficient rigidity. In addition, it can be formed at low cost.

It should be noted that the specific structures and shapes shown in the above embodiments are merely examples of the specific embodiments in carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is interpreted in a limited manner. Not something.

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1 to 21 show an embodiment of the cassette holder of the tape player according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tape cassette, FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, and FIG. 5A is a side view, FIG. 4A is a view showing a state in which the front cover is in a closed position, FIG. 5B is a view showing a state in which the front cover is in an open position, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a tape player, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cassette holder, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the cassette holder, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the whole, and FIG. 9 is a state where the head drum is in the first position. 10 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a state where the head drum is at a second position, and FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a state where the head drum is at a third position. Fig. 12 shows the main part of the cassette holder in the eject position. Side view, FIG. 13 is a side view of a main part showing a state where the cassette holder is in the cassette loading position,
FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway side view sequentially showing (A) to (F) a state in which the tape cassette is inserted into the cassette holder, opened, and then pulled out, and FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the head drum and above the gear base. Vertical sectional view showing the gears unfolded,
16 to 21 are plan views showing the movement of the operation mechanism, FIG. 16 shows a state in a non-pressing position, FIG. 17 shows a state in a recording and / or reproducing mode, and FIG. Record and / or
Or, press the STOP / EJECT button in playback mode,
FIG. 19 shows an ejected state, FIG. 20 shows a state in a rewind mode, FIG. 21 shows a state in a fast-forward mode, and FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a conventional cassette holder. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... tape cassette, 2 ... cassette case, 4 ...
Tape, 10 ... Front cover, 44 ... Cassette holder, 45 ...
... one sheet metal frame member, 46 ... the other sheet metal frame member, 46h ...
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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cassette holder of a tape player for holding a tape cassette having a front end covered by a front cover rotatably supported by the cassette case and having a tape wound over the front surface of the cassette case. The sheet cassette is formed by at least two sheet metal frame members, the thickness of one sheet metal frame member is larger than the thickness of the other sheet metal frame member, and the other sheet metal frame member opens the front cover of the tape cassette in the opening direction. Cassette holder for tape players, characterized in that the guide part for guiding