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JP3630944B2
JP3630944B2 JP29044897A JP29044897A JP3630944B2 JP 3630944 B2 JP3630944 B2 JP 3630944B2 JP 29044897 A JP29044897 A JP 29044897A JP 29044897 A JP29044897 A JP 29044897A JP 3630944 B2 JP3630944 B2 JP 3630944B2
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孝志 隅田
信隆 宮崎
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、データカートリッジなどのテープカートリッジに関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
例えば、データカートリッジでは、オートローダ等で使用するために、カートリッジの個体情報を表示するバーコード等の機械で判別可能な識別記号などの表示が要求される場合がある。かかる表示内容をもつ情報記録カードはカートリッジの外側面上に貼り付けておくと、経時的に剥がれたり、浮くため、オートローダ等で自動装填する場合に問題が生じる。そのため、図6および図7に示すごとく本体ケース1の外側面に凹溝7を設け、この凹溝7内に情報記録カード6をカード差し入れ口9から差し込んで収納するようになっている。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記表示はカートリッジ固有のものであるため、使用者が勝手に取り出しできない収納方式が望ましいが、上記データカートリッジでは情報記録カード6を凹溝7から自由に取り出し可能であるため、使用者が勝手に情報記録カード6を取り出してしまうという厄介な問題があった。
【0004】
本発明の目的は、上記のような問題を解消するためになされたもので、使用者が勝手に情報記録カードを取り出すのを防止できるテープカートリッジを提供することにある。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、図1ないし図5に示すごとく本体ケース1の外側面に、情報記録カード6をこれの記録表示面6aが外部に露出するよう収納する凹溝7を設け、この凹溝7の長手方向一端に、カード差し入れ口9を設けているテープカートリッジにおいて、前記凹溝7内のカード差し入れ口9の近傍位置に、情報記録カード6の差し入れは許すが、抜き出しは規制する抜き出し規制手段10を備える。
【0006】
より具体的には、上記抜き出し規制手段10は、断面T形の凹溝7の内部に設けた切欠12から凹溝7内に出没するよう設けられた弾性突起14で構成する。弾性突起14はプラスチック製の本体ケース1に一体に形成する。弾性突起14のカード差し入れ口9に面する一側面にはテーパ15を、凹溝7内の情報記録カード6に面する他側面に規制面16をそれぞれ設ける。本体ケース1には弾性突起14が外部から見えないよう該弾性突起14を覆う覆い壁片18を設ける。
【0007】
【作用】
凹溝7内に差し込まれた情報記録カード6は抜き出し規制手段10で抜き出し規制されるので、使用者によって勝手に取り出されることが無くなる。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
図1ないし図5は本発明に係るテープカートリッジの一実施例を示す。図1は単一リール型のデータカートリッジを示しており、角箱状の本体ケース1の内部に単一のリール2を可回転に収容し、リール2にテープ3を巻回している。テープ3はこれの巻終端側に引き出し操作するための連結具(図示省略)を備えていて、本体ケース1の正面壁4の開閉自在なローディング開口から外部へ引き出し可能にしている。
【0009】
本体ケース1の背面壁5の外側面に、情報記録カード6・11を各記録表示面6a・11aが露出するよう収納するための凹溝7を左右に2個並べて設けている。左右の各凹溝7は、図3に示すごとく共に断面T形に形成して外側に臨む幅狭溝部7aと、この幅狭溝部7aの内奥に連通形成される幅広溝部7bとを有する。幅狭溝部7aの上下幅は情報記録カード6・11の上下幅よりも少し狭く設定し、この幅狭溝部7aから情報記録カード6・11の記録表示面6a・11aを露出させる。幅広溝部7bの上下幅は情報記録カード6・11の上下幅より僅かに広い幅に設定して、この幅広溝部7bに沿って情報記録カード6・11を摺動自在とする。
【0010】
図上において左側の凹溝7はこれの左側端に、右側の凹溝7はこれの右側端に、それぞれカード差し入れ口9を各幅広溝部7bに向けて下り傾斜して該幅広溝部7bと連通するよう設ける。そして、一方の凹溝7、図上において左側の凹溝7内のカード差し入れ口9の近傍位置には情報記録カード6の抜き出し規制手段10を備えて、情報記録カード6の差し入れは許すが、抜き出しは規制するものとする。図上において右側の凹溝7には前記抜き出し規制手段10を備えないで、他の情報記録カード11の差し入れ、抜き出しを自在とする。
【0011】
上記抜き出し規制手段10は、図4および図5(a)に示すように、凹溝7の幅広溝部7bの内部に切欠12を設ける一方、本体ケース1に細いアーム13を片持ち状に一体形成し、このアーム13の先端に一体に設けた弾性突起14をアーム13の弾性作用で前記切欠12から幅広溝部7b内に出没自在とする。弾性突起14のカード差し入れ口9に面する一側面にはテーパ15を、凹溝7内の情報記録カード6に面する他側面に直壁状の規制面16をそれぞれ設ける。図示例では前記切欠12が本体ケース1の上ケース1aの内壁19に形成され、弾性突起14を有するアーム13が下ケース1bの内壁20に切込溝17を介して上向きに突設され、上下ケース1a・1bを突き合わせると、弾性突起14が切欠12内に組み込まれる。上ケース1aの背面壁5には、弾性突起14が外部から見えないように該弾性突起14を覆う覆い壁片18を垂設している。この覆い壁片18は下ケース1bに付設することもできる。
【0012】
しかるときは、図5(a)に示すごとく情報記録カード6をカード差し入れ口9から凹溝7に押し込むと、その情報記録カード6の差し込み側始端6bが弾性突起14のテーパ15に当接し、更に押し込むと、情報記録カード6の差し込み側始端6bがテーパ15上を滑り、図5(b)に示すごとくその押し込み力の分力でアーム13の弾性突起14がその弾性力に抗して切欠12に没入するため、情報記録カード6は弾性突起14を没入させたまま凹溝7内に奥深く差し込まれてゆく。情報記録カード6の終端6cが図5(c)に示すごとく弾性突起14の上を通過するや否や情報記録カード6は凹溝7に完納され、同時に情報記録カード6の終端6cが弾性突起14から外れて弾性突起14が弾性復帰力で凹溝7内に突出復帰する。これにより情報記録カード6は弾性突起14の規制面16でカード差し入れ口9方向への移動が規制され、使用者によって勝手に抜き出されるのを防止できる。従って、この抜き出し規制手段10を備えた凹溝7は、オートローダ等で識別するためのカートリッジ固有のバーコード等の識別記号などを表示した情報記録カード6を収納するのに適する。弾性突起14が覆い壁片18で覆われていると、使用者による情報記録カード6の抜き出し防止効果を一層高めることができる。
【0013】
上記実施例のように抜き出し規制手段10を備えた凹溝7以外に、抜き出し規制手段10を備えない凹溝7をも並設しておくと、2種類の情報記録カード6・11を収納可能とするが、本発明はこれに限定されず、抜き出し規制手段10を備えない凹溝7は必ずしも設ける必要がない。
上記実施例では弾性突起14を下ケース1bに、切欠12を上ケース1aにそれぞれ形成するが、それとは逆に切欠12を下ケース1bに、弾性突起14を上ケース1aにそれぞれ形成することもできる。弾性突起14は本体ケース1と一体に形成すれば、かかる弾性突起14の組み付け手数を省略できて有利であるが、必ずしもこれに限定されず、本体ケース1とは別体に構成し、これを凹溝7内に組み込むものであってもよい。
【0014】
【発明の効果】
本発明のテープカートリッジによれば、凹溝7内に情報記録カード6の差し入れは許すが、抜き出しは規制する抜き出し規制手段10を備えるという簡単な手段で、この凹溝7に収納された情報記録カード6が使用者によって勝手に取り出されるのを防止でき、オートローダー等にも好適に使用できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施例を示すテープカートリッジの斜視図である。
【図2】図1のテープカートリッジの要部の斜視図である。
【図3】図2におけるA−A線断面図である。
【図4】図2に示す要部の分解斜視図である。
【図5】図1のテープカートリッジの情報記録カードの差し込み動作図である。
【図6】従来例のテープカートリッジの斜視図である。
【図7】図7のテープカートリッジの情報記録カード収納用の凹溝の断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 本体ケース
6 情報記録カード
7 凹溝
9 カード差し入れ口
10 抜き出し規制手段
12 切欠
14 弾性突起
15 テーパ
16 規制面
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tape cartridge such as a data cartridge.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in order to use a data cartridge with an autoloader or the like, there is a case where display of an identification symbol that can be discriminated by a machine such as a bar code for displaying individual information of the cartridge is required. If an information recording card having such display contents is pasted on the outer surface of the cartridge, the information recording card peels off or floats with time, which causes a problem when automatically loading with an autoloader or the like. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a concave groove 7 is provided on the outer surface of the main body case 1, and the information recording card 6 is inserted into the concave groove 7 from the card insertion slot 9 and stored.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the display is unique to the cartridge, it is desirable that the storage system cannot be removed by the user. However, in the data cartridge, the information recording card 6 can be freely removed from the concave groove 7, so that the user can freely take it out. There was a troublesome problem of taking out the information recording card 6.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to provide a tape cartridge that can prevent a user from taking out an information recording card without permission.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a concave groove 7 is provided on the outer surface of the main body case 1 so that the information recording card 6 is accommodated so that the recording display surface 6a is exposed to the outside. In a tape cartridge provided with a card insertion slot 9 at one end in the longitudinal direction, an extraction restricting means 10 that allows insertion of the information recording card 6 at a position near the card insertion slot 9 in the concave groove 7 but restricts extraction. Is provided.
[0006]
More specifically, the extraction restricting means 10 is constituted by an elastic protrusion 14 provided so as to protrude into and out of the concave groove 7 from a notch 12 provided in the concave groove 7 having a T-shaped cross section. The elastic protrusion 14 is formed integrally with the main body case 1 made of plastic. A taper 15 is provided on one side surface of the elastic protrusion 14 facing the card insertion slot 9, and a regulating surface 16 is provided on the other side surface of the concave groove 7 facing the information recording card 6. The body case 1 is provided with a covering wall piece 18 that covers the elastic protrusion 14 so that the elastic protrusion 14 cannot be seen from the outside.
[0007]
[Action]
Since the information recording card 6 inserted into the concave groove 7 is controlled to be extracted by the extraction restricting means 10, it is not taken out by the user without permission.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 5 show an embodiment of a tape cartridge according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a single reel type data cartridge. A single reel 2 is rotatably housed inside a rectangular box-shaped main body case 1 and a tape 3 is wound around the reel 2. The tape 3 is provided with a connecting tool (not shown) for pulling out on the winding end side of the tape 3 and can be pulled out from a loading opening that can be opened and closed on the front wall 4 of the main body case 1.
[0009]
On the outer surface of the back wall 5 of the main body case 1, two concave grooves 7 are provided side by side for storing the information recording cards 6 and 11 so that the recording display surfaces 6a and 11a are exposed. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the left and right concave grooves 7 has a narrow groove portion 7a that is formed in a T-shaped cross section and faces the outside, and a wide groove portion 7b that is formed to communicate with the inside of the narrow groove portion 7a. The vertical width of the narrow groove portion 7a is set to be slightly narrower than the vertical width of the information recording cards 6 and 11, and the recording display surfaces 6a and 11a of the information recording cards 6 and 11 are exposed from the narrow groove portion 7a. The vertical width of the wide groove portion 7b is set to be slightly wider than the vertical width of the information recording card 6/11 so that the information recording card 6/11 can slide along the wide groove portion 7b.
[0010]
In the figure, the left groove 7 is at the left end, the right groove 7 is at the right end, and the card insertion slot 9 is inclined downward toward each wide groove portion 7b so as to communicate with the wide groove portion 7b. Provide to do. And, in the vicinity of the card insertion slot 9 in one of the concave grooves 7, the left concave groove 7 in the figure, the information recording card 6 is provided with an extraction restricting means 10 to permit the insertion of the information recording card 6. Extraction shall be regulated. In the drawing, the right concave groove 7 is not provided with the above-mentioned extraction restriction means 10, and other information recording cards 11 can be inserted and extracted freely.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5A, the extraction restricting means 10 is provided with a notch 12 inside the wide groove portion 7b of the concave groove 7, while a thin arm 13 is integrally formed in the body case 1 in a cantilever manner. The elastic protrusion 14 integrally provided at the tip of the arm 13 can be protruded and retracted from the notch 12 into the wide groove portion 7 b by the elastic action of the arm 13. A taper 15 is provided on one side surface of the elastic protrusion 14 facing the card insertion slot 9, and a straight wall-like regulation surface 16 is provided on the other side surface of the concave groove 7 facing the information recording card 6. In the illustrated example, the notch 12 is formed in the inner wall 19 of the upper case 1a of the main body case 1, and the arm 13 having the elastic projection 14 is provided on the inner wall 20 of the lower case 1b so as to project upward through the notch groove 17, and When the cases 1 a and 1 b are brought into contact with each other, the elastic protrusion 14 is incorporated into the notch 12. A cover wall piece 18 is provided on the back wall 5 of the upper case 1a so as to cover the elastic protrusions 14 so that the elastic protrusions 14 cannot be seen from the outside. The covering wall piece 18 can be attached to the lower case 1b.
[0012]
At that time, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the information recording card 6 is pushed into the concave groove 7 from the card insertion slot 9, the insertion-side start end 6b of the information recording card 6 abuts against the taper 15 of the elastic protrusion 14, When the card is further pushed in, the insertion side starting end 6b of the information recording card 6 slides on the taper 15, and the elastic projection 14 of the arm 13 is notched against the elastic force by the component of the pushing force as shown in FIG. 5B. 12, the information recording card 6 is inserted deeply into the concave groove 7 with the elastic protrusion 14 being immersed therein. As soon as the end 6c of the information recording card 6 passes over the elastic projection 14 as shown in FIG. 5C, the information recording card 6 is completely stored in the concave groove 7, and at the same time, the end 6c of the information recording card 6 is connected to the elastic projection 14. The elastic protrusion 14 is protruded and returned into the groove 7 by the elastic return force. As a result, the information recording card 6 is restricted from moving in the direction of the card insertion slot 9 by the restriction surface 16 of the elastic protrusion 14, and can be prevented from being pulled out by the user. Therefore, the concave groove 7 provided with the extraction restricting means 10 is suitable for storing the information recording card 6 on which an identification symbol such as a barcode unique to the cartridge for identification by an autoloader or the like is displayed. If the elastic protrusion 14 is covered with the covering wall piece 18, the effect of preventing the user from pulling out the information recording card 6 can be further enhanced.
[0013]
In addition to the concave groove 7 provided with the extraction restricting means 10 as in the above embodiment, if the concave groove 7 not provided with the extraction restricting means 10 is provided in parallel, two types of information recording cards 6 and 11 can be stored. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not always necessary to provide the groove 7 without the extraction restricting means 10.
In the above embodiment, the elastic protrusion 14 is formed in the lower case 1b and the notch 12 is formed in the upper case 1a. Conversely, the notch 12 is formed in the lower case 1b and the elastic protrusion 14 is formed in the upper case 1a. it can. If the elastic protrusion 14 is formed integrally with the main body case 1, it is advantageous that the number of assembling steps of the elastic protrusion 14 can be omitted. However, the elastic protrusion 14 is not necessarily limited to this, and is configured separately from the main body case 1. It may be incorporated in the concave groove 7.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
According to the tape cartridge of the present invention, the information recording card 6 can be inserted into the concave groove 7, but the information recording card accommodated in the concave groove 7 can be simply provided with an extraction restricting means 10 for restricting the extraction. The card 6 can be prevented from being taken out by the user, and can be suitably used for an autoloader or the like.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape cartridge showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of the tape cartridge of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the main part shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an insertion operation of the information recording card of the tape cartridge of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional tape cartridge.
7 is a cross-sectional view of a groove for storing an information recording card of the tape cartridge of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 6 Information recording card 7 Concave groove 9 Card insertion slot 10 Extraction control means 12 Notch 14 Elastic protrusion 15 Taper 16 Control surface

Claims (1)

本体ケース1の外側面に、情報記録カード6をこれの記録表示面6aが外部に露出するよう収納する凹溝7を設け、この凹溝7の長手方向一端に、カード差し入れ口9を設けているテープカートリッジにおいて、
前記凹溝7内のカード差し入れ口9の近傍位置に、情報記録カード6の差し入れは許すが、抜き出しは規制する抜き出し規制手段10を備えており、
凹溝7が、断面T形に形成されて外側に臨む幅狭溝部7aと、この幅狭溝部7aの内奥に連通形成されて情報記録カード6を摺動自在とする幅広溝部7bとを有し、
抜き出し規制手段10が、凹溝7の幅広溝部7bの一部に設けた切欠12と、本体ケース1に片持ち状に設けたアーム13と、このアーム13の先端に一体に設けられてアーム13の弾性作用で前記切欠12から幅広溝部7b内に出没する弾性突起14とを含み、
弾性突起14には、カード差し入れ口9に面する一側面にテーパ15が、凹溝7内の情報記録カード6に面する他側面に規制面16がそれぞれ設けてられており、
弾性突起14が凹溝7の外部から見えないよう該弾性突起14を覆う覆い壁片18が、本体ケース1に設けられていることを特徴とするテープカートリッジ
A concave groove 7 is provided on the outer surface of the main body case 1 so that the information recording card 6 is accommodated so that the recording display surface 6a is exposed to the outside, and a card insertion slot 9 is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the concave groove 7. In the tape cartridge that
In the vicinity of the card insertion slot 9 in the concave groove 7, the information recording card 6 is allowed to be inserted, but is provided with an extraction restricting means 10 for restricting the extraction .
The concave groove 7 has a narrow groove portion 7a that is formed in a T-shaped cross section and faces the outside, and a wide groove portion 7b that is formed in communication with the inner depth of the narrow groove portion 7a to allow the information recording card 6 to slide. And
The extraction restricting means 10 includes a notch 12 provided in a part of the wide groove portion 7 b of the concave groove 7, an arm 13 provided in a cantilever manner on the main body case 1, and an arm 13 provided integrally with the tip of the arm 13. Elastic protrusions 14 that protrude from the notch 12 into the wide groove portion 7b by the elastic action of
The elastic protrusion 14 is provided with a taper 15 on one side facing the card insertion slot 9 and a regulating surface 16 on the other side facing the information recording card 6 in the groove 7.
A tape cartridge , wherein a cover wall piece (18) covering the elastic protrusion (14) is provided in the main body case (1) so that the elastic protrusion (14) cannot be seen from the outside of the groove (7) .
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