JPH01220253A - Tape cassette mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To take out a tape cassette in a state that it collapses sideways by providing a cassette holder whose supporting part can be set upper than a supporting shaft for the cabinet main body of an arm member, and raising the bottom of the cassette holder upward centering the supporting part at the time of opening the cover of a cassette cover. CONSTITUTION:When a fixed piece 9 is moved upward reacting according to an eject operation, the fixed state of the cassette cover 2 is cancelled. Then, the arm member 3 is turned by the releasing force of a hook spring 7a, and the cassette cover 2 is rotated and moved by being pressed by the turning arm member 3. After that, by abutting the arm member 3 with a stopper 14 constituted in the cabinet main body 1, the arm member 3 is stopped. At this time, the cassette holder 4 is rotated by the releasing force of a hook spring 7b centering the supporting shaft 3a, and simultaneously, the cassette cover 2 is rotated and moved further for the cabinet main body 1 centering the supporting shaft 2a by an interlocking member 5 which handles an interlocking part with the cassette holder 4.

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 mounting devices have become more value-added by improving the ease of taking out tape cassettes, and the size of the cassette lid body has been reduced due to an increase in the number of operating parts on the front of the cabinet as the main body has become more sophisticated. ization is required.

An example of a conventional tape cassette mounting device will be described below with reference to the drawings. 5 to 7 show a conventional tape cassette mounting device. 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. 6 is a tape cassette held by the cassette holder 4, 7 is a hook spring supported by the cassette holder 4 and the cabinet body 1, 8 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 loading device constructed as above will be described below.

First, when the fixed piece 9 moves upward in response to an eject operation, the fixed state of the cassette holder 4 is released. Then, due to the opening force of the hook spring 7, the cassette holder 4
rotates to remove the tape cassette 6 from the mechanism 8 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 6 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 6, 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 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 can secure a place for arranging a group of operation buttons 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 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 rotatable at a small angle, a cassette holder that has a tape cassette holding portion and is rotatably supported by the arm member, and a difference in the rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member. Correspondingly, an interlocking member is provided for regulating the rotation angle of the cassette holder relative to the arm member, and when the tape cassette is opened from the mechanism, the position of the tape cassette in the open state of the cassette lid body is adjusted to the top. Further, the cassette is characterized in that it can be brought into the cabinet opening and taken out at an angle greater than the opening angle of the cassette lid. In addition, a support part for the arm member of the cassette holder is provided above the support axis of the arm member for the cabinet body, and when the cassette lid body is opened, the opening force of the cassette lid body moves the cassette through the interlocking member around the support part. The cassette holder is characterized in that the cassette holder is lifted upward by rotating the holder.

Further, the tape cassette mounting device of the present invention includes a cassette lid body having an arm portion that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range with respect to the cabinet body and having a width narrower than the short side width of the tape cassette; an arm member rotatable at an angle υ smaller than the opening/closing angle of the lid; a cassette holder having a tape cassette holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member; and a cassette holder provided on the cabinet body. an opening that is closed by the cassette lid; and an interlocking member that regulates the rotation angle of the cassette holder relative to the arm member in accordance with the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member; When the cassette is moved from the state where the cassette is attached to the mechanism to the state where the cassette lid is opened, the tape cassette is brought to the opening of the cabinet body at a larger opening angle than the cassette lid and taken out. This is a characteristic feature.

Operation The present invention has the above-described configuration, and includes a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a certain range of angles with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that can be rotated at an angle that is smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid, and a tape cassette. a cassette holder having a holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member; By providing an interlocking member that regulates the opening angle of the cassette lid, when the tape cassette is opened from a state where it is attached to the mechanism, the position of the tape cassette in the open state of the cassette lid body is at the top and the opening angle of the cassette lid body is adjusted to the cabinet opening. This means that it can be brought and taken out at a larger angle.

Furthermore, by providing the support part for the arm member of the cassette holder above the support axis of the arm member for the cabinet body, when the cassette lid body is opened, the opening force of the cassette lid body is centered around the support part, and the interlocking member is passed through. This causes the cassette holder to rotate and its bottom to lift upward. Therefore, the tape cassette is taken out while lying on its side, making it easier to take out the tape cassette.

In addition, the cassette lid body has an arm portion that can be opened and closed within a certain range of angles relative to the cabinet body, and has a width narrower than the width of the short side of the tape cassette, and an angle smaller than the opening/closing angle of the cassette lid body. and a cassette holder that has a tape cassette holding part and is rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder is rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder is rotatably supported by the arm member. Correspondingly, by providing an interlocking member that restricts the rotation angle of the cassette holder relative to the arm member, when the tape cassette is attached to the mechanism and the cassette lid is opened, the tape cassette is moved to the cabinet body. The cassette cover can be brought into the opening at a larger opening angle than the cassette lid, and a large empty space can be secured below the opening on the front surface of the cabinet to arrange the operation buttons.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, a tape cassette mounting device according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the tape cassette loading device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are side views of the device in an open state. . 1 is a cabinet body, 2 is a cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a certain angle range about the support shaft 2 with respect to the cabinet body 1, and 3 is an arm that can be rotated at an angle that is smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid 2. The arm portion of the member is supported coaxially with the support shaft 2a. 4 is a cassette holder rotatably supported by the arm member 3 around a support shaft 3a; 6 is an arm member 3 of the cassette holder 4 corresponding to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid body 2 and the arm member 3; 6 is a tape cassette held by the cassette holder 4, 7a is a hook spring supported by the arm member 3 and the cabinet body 1, and 7b is supported by the arm member 3 and the cassette holder 4. A hook spring, 8 is a mechanism, 9 is a fixing piece provided on the mechanism 8 and fixes the cassette lid 2, 10 is a damper gear provided on the cassette lid 2 and meshes with a gear configured on the cabinet body 1, 11 is a cabinet body Reference numeral 1 indicates a group of operation buttons located at the bottom of the cassette lid 2, and 12 indicates the rotational position of the cassette lid 2 and the cassette holder '4 relative to the arm member 3, corresponding to a closed state and an open state. The rotation regulating member is used to set the pulley 13 of the cassette holder 4.
are in contact with each other.

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 an eject operation, the fixed state of the cassette lid body 2 is released. Then, the arm member 3 rotates due to the opening force of the hook spring 7B, and the cassette lid body 2 is pushed by the rotating arm member 3.
rotates and moves. At this time, the pulley 13 of the cassette holder 4 is in contact with the rotation restriction member 12, and the rotation of the cassette holder 4 about the rotation fulcrum (support shaft 32L) is restricted and fixed to the arm member 3. Since the cassette holder 4 remains as it is, the cassette holder 4 can rotate together with the arm member 3 to remove the tape cassette 6 from the mechanism 8. The state is shown in FIG.

After that, the stopper 1 configured on the cabinet body 1
4, the arm member 3 is stopped. At this time, pulley 1 of cassette holder 4
3 is removed from the rotation regulating member 12, and the rotation regulating member 12 is removed from the rotation regulating member 12.
The rotation fulcrum of the cassette holder 4 (support shaft 31L)
Since the rotation restriction around the cassette holder 4 is released, the cassette holder 4 rotates around the support shaft 3a due to the opening force of the hook spring 7b, and at the same time, the cassette lid 2 uses the interlocking part with the cassette holder 4. The interlocking member 5 further rotates about the support shaft 2a with respect to the cabinet body 1.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a cassette lid body that can be opened and closed within a certain range of angles with respect to the cabinet body, an arm member that can be rotated at an angle that is smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body, and a tape The cassette holder has a cassette holding portion and is rotatably supported by the arm member, and the cassette holder rotates relative to the arm member in response to the difference in rotation angle between the force center lid and the arm member. By providing the interlocking member that restricts the corner, the tape cassette can be brought to the upper part and taken out to the cabinet opening, from when the tape cassette is attached to the mechanism to when the tape cassette lid is opened. Furthermore, the cassette holder is provided with a support part for the arm member above the support axis of the arm member for the cabinet body, and when the cassette lid body is opened, the cassette holder is interlocked with the opening force of the cassette lid body, centering on the support part. By lifting the bottom of the cassette holder upward via the member, the tape cassette can be taken out in a horizontally laid state, making it easier to take out the tape cassette.

In addition, the cassette lid body has an arm portion that can be opened and closed at a certain angle with respect to the cabinet body and has a width narrower than the short side width of the tape cassette, and a cassette lid body that can be rotated at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body. The device includes a movable arm member and a cassette holder having a tape cassette holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member, and is adapted to accommodate the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid body and the arm member. By providing an interlocking member that restricts the rotation angle of the cassette holder with respect to the arm member, when the tape cassette is attached to the mechanism and the cassette lid is opened,
The tape cassette can be taken out by bringing it into the opening of the cabinet main body at an angle larger than the opening angle of the cassette lid, and the cassette lid can be configured to be smaller than the width of the tape cassette, allowing the tape cassette to be removed from the opening of the cabinet front. A group of operation buttons can be placed on the screen.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a cassette lid body that can be opened and closed within a certain range of angles with respect to a cabinet body, an arm member that can be rotated at an angle smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid body, and a tape cassette. A cassette holder having a holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member, and a rotation angle of the cassette holder relative to the arm member corresponding to a difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid body and the arm member. By providing the interlocking member that regulates, when the tape cassette is opened from the state where it is attached to the mechanism, the position of the tape cassette when the cassette lid is opened is at the top and the opening is larger than the cassette lid at the cabinet opening. You can take it out by holding it at an angle. Furthermore, by providing the support part for the arm member of the cassette holder above the support axis of the arm member for the cabinet body, the interlocking member is moved by the opening force of the cassette lid body around the support part when the cassette lid body is opened. The cassette holder can be rotated through the cassette holder to lift its bottom part upward, and the tape cassette can be taken out while lying on its side, making it easy to take out the tape cassette.

In addition, the cassette lid body has an arm portion that can be opened and closed within a certain range of angles relative to the cabinet body, and has a width narrower than the width of the short side of the tape cassette, and an angle smaller than the opening/closing angle of the cassette lid body. and a cassette holder having a tape cassette holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member, the cabinet body being closed by the power center lid body. The tape cassette is attached to the mechanism by providing an opening and an interlocking member that regulates the rotation angle of the cassette holder relative to the arm member in accordance with the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid body and the arm member. When the cassette lid is in an open state, the tape cassette can be brought into the opening of the cabinet body at a larger opening angle than the cassette lid and taken out. It is possible to arrange a group of operation buttons by reducing the space occupied by the device and by increasing the empty space below the opening on the front surface.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a tape cassette loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, FIG.
Fig. 4 is a side view of the same device with the lid open, Fig. 5 is a front view showing a conventional tape cassette mounting device, Fig. 6 is a side view of Fig. 6, and Fig. 7 is the same device with the lid open. FIG. 1... Cabinet body, 2... Cassette lid body, 3... Arm member, 4...
Cassette holder, 5... Interlocking member, 6...
...table cassette), 72L, 7b...hook spring, 8...mechanism, 9...fixing piece, 1o...damper gear, 11...・
- Operation button group, 12... Rotation regulating member. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person/
--- Cabinet body 5 - Interlocking member 6 - Tape cassette 7b - Hook spring 12 - Rotation regulating member 1 Fig. 3 'l 7a Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A cassette lid that can be opened and closed within a certain range of angles relative to the cabinet body, and an arm member that is supported coaxially with the cassette lid and that can rotate at an angle that is smaller than the opening and closing angle of the cassette lid. , a cassette holder having a tape cassette holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member; and a rotation angle of the cassette holder relative to the arm member corresponding to the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid body and the arm member. When the tape cassette is installed in the mechanism and released, the position of the tape cassette in the opened state of the cassette lid is at the upper part and the opening of the cabinet is larger than the cassette lid. A tape cassette loading device characterized by being configured so that it can be carried and taken out at an opening angle. (2) In the cassette holder, the support part for the arm member is provided above the support axis of the arm member for the cabinet body, and when the cassette lid body is opened, the support part is interlocked with the opening force of the cassette lid body, centering on the support part. 2. The tape cassette mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the cassette holder is lifted upward through a member. (3) a cassette lid body having an arm portion that can be opened and closed within a certain angular range with respect to the cabinet body and having a width narrower than the short side width of the tape cassette; and a cassette lid body supported coaxially with the cassette lid body; an arm member rotatable at an angle smaller than the opening/closing angle of the cassette lid; a cassette holder having a tape cassette holding portion and rotatably supported by the arm member; and a cassette holder provided on the cabinet body. an opening that is closed by the cassette lid; and an interlocking member that regulates the rotation angle of the cassette holder relative to the arm member in accordance with the difference in rotation angle between the cassette lid and the arm member; The tape cassette is configured such that when the cassette lid is opened from a state where the cassette is attached to the mechanism, the tape cassette can be brought to the opening of the cabinet body at an opening angle larger than the cassette lid and taken out. Tape cassette loading device.