JPH01220252A - Tape cassette mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily take out a tape cassette by taking out it by carrying at an angle larger than the opening angle of an arm member to the aperture part of a cabinet main body at the time of setting the tape cassette from a state to be mounted on a mechanism to the cover opening state of a cassette cover. CONSTITUTION:When a fixed piece 10 is moved upward reacting according to an eject operation, the fixed state of the arm member 2 is cancelled. Thereby, the arm member 2 and a cassette holder 4 are rotated and moved centering a turning shaft 2a by the releasing force of a hook spring 8a. After that, by abutting the arm member 2 with a stopper 14 constituted on the cabinet main body 1, the arm member 2 is stopped. At this time, the pulley 13 of the cassette holder 4 comes off the lower plane 5a of a turn regulation member 5, and the cassette holder 4 is released from rotational regulation centering the turning shaft 2a, thereby, the cassette holder 4 is rotated by the releasing force of a hook spring 8b centering the turning shaft 3b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape cassette loading device.

Conventional technology In recent years, tape cassette loading devices have become more value-added by making it easier to take out tape cassettes, and the size of the cassette lid body has been reduced by increasing the number of operation buttons on the front of the cabinet as the set body becomes more sophisticated. ization is required.

An example of a conventional tape cassette mounting device will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 6 is a front view of a conventional tape cassette mounting device, Fig. 6 is a side view of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a front view of a conventional tape cassette loading device.
The figure is a side view of the device in an open state. 1 is a cabinet body; 4 is a cassette holder rotatably supported by the cabinet body 1, which also functions as a cassette lid body. 7 is a tape cassette held in holder 4;

8 is a hook spring supported by the cassette holder 4 and the cabinet body 1, 9 is a mechanism, and 10 is a mechanism 9.
This is a fixing piece that is provided to fix the cassette holder 4.

The operation of the tape cassette loading device constructed as above will be described below.

First, when the fixed piece 10 moves upward in response to an eject operation, the fixed state of the cassette holder 4 is released.

Then, the cassette holder 4 is rotated by the opening force of the hook spring 8 to detach the tape cassette from the mechanism 9 and at the same time bring it into a state where it can be taken out from the cabinet body 1. The state is shown in FIG.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, the opening angle cannot be set large to ensure operability of the cassette holder 4, and even when the cassette holder 4 is opened, the tape cassette 7 remains in an almost upright state. It is difficult to remove by hand. Further, the opening of the cabinet body 1 is not smaller than the front surface area of the tape cassette 7, and there is a problem in that there is no place to arrange a group of operation buttons on the front of the cabinet, particularly at the bottom of the opening.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a tape cassette loading device that allows tape cassettes to be easily taken out and that allows a space for a group of operation buttons to be placed at the bottom of an opening on the front surface of a cabinet. be.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the tape cassette mounting device of the present invention includes an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body, and a tape cassette mounting device that is located above the rotation axis of the arm member. a cassette lid rotatably supported by the arm member and having a width narrower than the short side width of the tape cassette; a cassette holder having a holding part that corresponds to a mechanism part of the cabinet body; and a cassette holder provided in the cabinet body.

a rotation regulating member that sets the rotational position of the cassette lid body and the cassette holder relative to the arm member according to a closed lid state and an open lid state; and a rotation regulating member that is provided on the cabinet body and is closed by the cassette lid body. and an opening;
When the tape cassette is moved from the state where it is attached to the mechanism to the state where the cassette lid body is opened, the tape cassette can be taken out by bringing it to the opening of the cabinet body at an angle larger than the opening angle of the arm member. It is characterized by the fact that

Operation The present invention has the above-described configuration, and includes an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angular range with respect to the cabinet body, and a arm member that is rotatably supported with respect to the arm member at a position above the rotation axis of the arm member, and A cassette having a cassette lid having a width narrower than the short side width of the tape cassette, and a holding part that is integrated with the cassette lid and allows the tape cassette to correspond to a mechanism part of a cabinet body when the cassette lid is closed. The rotating position of the cassette lid body and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member can be set according to a closed lid state and an open lid state by a rotation regulating member.

When the tape cassette is moved from the state where it is attached to the mechanism to the state where the cassette lid is opened, the opening that is closed by the cassette lid provided in the cabinet main body has an opening in the cabinet main body that is closed by the cassette lid. Therefore, the tape cassette can be taken out while lying on its side, making it easier to take out the tape cassette.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, a tape cassette loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to one drawing.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the tape cassette loading device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are side views of the device in an open state.

1 is a cabinet body; 2 is an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body 1;

Reference numeral 3 denotes a cassette lid which is supported above the rotation axis 2a of the arm member 2 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis 3a, and whose width is wider than the width of the short side of the tape cassette 7. It has a narrow width. Reference numeral 4 designates a cassette holder that is integral with the cassette lid 3 and has a holding portion 4a that allows the tape cassette 7 to correspond to the mechanism portion 9 of the cabinet body 1 when the cassette lid 3 is closed, and 6 represents the cassette lid 3 and the cassette holder. a rotation regulating member 6 for setting a rotation position with respect to the arm member 2 of 4 in correspondence with a closed lid state and an open lid state;
is an opening provided in the cabinet body 1 and closed by the cassette lid body 3; 7 is a tape cassette held in the cassette holder 4; 8& is a hook spring whose both ends are supported by the arm member 2 and the cabinet body 1; 8b; 1 is a hook spring supported by the arm member 2 and the cassette holder 4; 9 is a mechanism; 10 is a fixing piece provided on the mechanism 9 to fix the cassette lid 3; and 11 is a cassette lid 3.
A damper gear 12 is provided and meshes with a gear configured in the cabinet body 1, and 12 is a group of operation buttons arranged at the lower part of the opening 6.

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

First, when the fixed piece 10 moves upward in response to an eject operation, the fixed state of the arm member 2 is released. Then, the arm member 2 and the cassette holder 4 are rotated about the rotation axis 2& by the opening force of the hook spring 8a. At this time, the pulley 13 provided on the cassette holder 4 comes into contact with the lower surface 52L of the rotation restriction member 5, so that the rotation of the cassette holder 4 about the rotation axis 31L is restricted and the cassette holder 4 is fixed to the arm member 2. Since the cassette holder 4 remains as it is, the tape cassette 7 can be removed from the mechanism 9 by rotating around the rotation axis 2a. The state is shown in FIG.

After that, the stopper 1 configured on the cabinet body 1
4, the arm member 2 is stopped. At this time, pulley 1 of cassette holder 4
3 is removed from the lower surface 6a of the rotation regulating member 6, and the cassette holder 4 is no longer restricted from rotating around the rotation axis 2a. Therefore, the cassette holder 4 rotates around the rotation axis 3& by the opening force of the hook spring 8b. and rotate. That state is the fourth
As shown in the figure.

As described above, according to this embodiment, there is an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angular range with respect to the cabinet body; and a cassette lid body having a width narrower than the short side width of the tape cassette, and a holding portion that is integrated with the cassette lid body and that allows the tape cassette to correspond to a mechanism part of the cabinet body when the cassette lid body is closed. Since the rotation position of the cassette lid body and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member is set by the rotation regulating member corresponding to the closed lid state and the opened lid state, the tape cassette can be attached to the mechanism. When the tape cassette is moved from the state to the open state of the cassette lid, the tape cassette can be brought to the opening of the cabinet body at an angle greater than the rotation angle of the arm member and taken out. Therefore, the tape cassette is taken out with the entire tape cassette lying on its side, making it easier to take out the tape cassette. Furthermore, the cabinet body can have a large empty space at the bottom of the opening, and a group of operating parts can be arranged in that part.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes an arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the main cabinet height, and an arm member that is rotatably supported with respect to the arm member above the rotation axis of the arm member, and a cassette lid body having a width narrower than the short side width of the tape cassette, and a holding portion that is integrated with the cassette lid body and that allows the tape cassette to correspond to a mechanism part of the cabinet body when the cassette lid body is closed. a cassette holder, a rotation regulating member configured to set the rotational position of the cassette lid body and the cassette holder relative to the arm member corresponding to a closed lid state and an open lid state; By providing an opening that can be closed by the body, when the tape cassette is attached to the mechanism and the cassette lid is opened, the tape cassette is inserted into the opening of the cabinet body through the opening of the arm member. The tape cassette can be taken out by carrying it at a larger angle than the tape cassette, and the tape cassette can be taken out while lying on its side, making it easier to take out the tape cassette. Furthermore, a group of operation buttons can be arranged on the cabinet body below the opening.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tape cassette mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1. 3 and 4 are side views of the device in an open state, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the conventional tape cassette mounting device. FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the device in an open state. 1... Cabinet body, 2... Arm member. 3...Cassette lid body, 4...Cassette holder. 6... Rotation regulating member, 6... Opening,
7... Tape cassette, 8... Hook spring, 9... Mechanism, 10... Fixed piece, 11... Damper gear. 12... Operation button group. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person
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Claims (1)

[Claims] An arm member that can be opened and closed within a certain angular range with respect to the cabinet body, and supported rotatably relative to the arm member at a position above the rotation axis of the arm member, and narrower than the width of the short side of the tape cassette. a cassette holder having a cassette lid body having a width of approximately 100 mm, and a holding portion that is integral with the cassette lid body and that allows the tape cassette to correspond to a mechanism portion of a cabinet body when the cassette lid body is closed;
a rotation regulating member provided on the cabinet body and configured to set the rotation position of the cassette lid body and the cassette holder with respect to the arm member corresponding to a closed lid state and an open lid state; and an opening that is closed by the lid body, and when the tape cassette is moved from the state where the tape cassette is attached to the mechanism to the state where the cassette lid body is opened, the opening angle of the arm member is adjusted so that the tape cassette is placed in the opening of the cabinet body. A tape cassette loading device characterized by being configured so that it can be carried and taken out at a larger angle.