JPH01238942A - Video tape recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and rapidly form an index label by incorporating a printer for printing a desired image projected on a television on a label in a body. CONSTITUTION:A cassette insertion/removal port 2 for inserting/removing a video tape cassette is formed at the left side of the front face of a box-shaped body 1, and a label discharge port 3 for discharging a label printed by a printer in the body 1 is formed at the right side. A print switch 4 for printing the label is disposed on the front face above the port 3, and a cutter 5 for cutting to remove the label is attached to the upper edge of the port 3. When the switch 4 is closed, the image projected on the screen of a television at the moment is stored in the memory of a computer in the body 1 as it is, and image information stored in the memory is printed on a label 14 at a predetermined timing. A user sticks the printed label 14 to the back of the video tape cassette in which recording is finished.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a video tape recorder, and particularly relates to a video tape recorder having a printer capable of printing a reproduced image displayed on a television on a label. .

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, people have been recording TV programs on videotape, or playing back videotapes that have previously recorded movies, inserts, etc.!
There are many videotape recorders for awards.

Generally, the video tape recorder has a magnetic head and a tape running mechanism disposed in a box-shaped main body for recording on a video tape and reproducing images recorded on the video tape. A cassette slot for inserting and removing a videotape cassette, operation switches for recording, playback, editing, etc., and a display device such as a counter and timer are provided on the front or top of the unit. It is composed of

In the conventional video tape recorder, a video tape cassette is inserted into the main body through the cassette slot, and a television program or the like can be recorded by operating the operation switch or setting a timer. You can play back images recorded on recorded videotapes.

By the way, in order to recognize the image content of a videotape recorded with a TV program, etc., as mentioned above,
Either the image content is manually written on a predetermined index label and this index label is pasted on the videotape cassette, or a title label attached to a magazine whose content is a television program schedule is pasted on the videotape cassette. I try to organize the recorded video tapes.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, organizing as described above requires the video tape recorder user to create an index label for each recording in order to recognize what is recorded on the recorded video tape. So,
The creation work was troublesome and extremely inconvenient. On the other hand, if you buy a magazine that has a title label attached,
Magazines are expensive to purchase, and not all TV program title labels are attached, so users have had to create their own index labels for some programs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a video tape recorder that can easily and quickly create index labels.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the video tape recorder according to the present invention houses a plurality of labels and a blinker capable of printing at least an image displayed on a television on the labels, and It is characterized by having a label discharge port formed in the main body to discharge the label after printing is completed.

[For production]

According to the present invention configured as described above, a desired image displayed on a television can be printed on a label.
Desired index labels can be quickly created. Therefore, by simply pasting this label on the videotape cassette, it is possible to easily organize the image contents recorded on the videotape.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the video tape recorder according to the present invention. On the left side of the front of the box-shaped main body 1, there is a section for loading and unloading video tape cassettes by a so-called front loading method. A cassette insertion/ejection opening 2 is formed on the front right side of the main body 1.
A label discharge port 3 is formed for discharging a label printed by a printer (not shown) disposed inside the main body 1. A print switch 4 for printing 1 to 1 on the label is disposed on the front surface above the label discharge port 3, and a print switch 4 for printing 1 to 1 on the label is provided at the upper edge of the label discharge port 3 for cutting and taking out the label. A cutter 5 is attached. When the print switch 4 is pressed and turned on, the image displayed on the TV screen at that moment is stored as it is in the memory of the computer in the main body 1, and this memory is stored at a predetermined timing to be described later. The image information obtained is printed on a label 14, which will be described later.

Although not shown, a display device such as a counter and operation switches are provided on the front surface of the main body 1.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the printer housed in the main body 1 described above, and a drive gear 7 rotatably driven by a step motor 6 has a drive gear 7 coaxially fixed to a cylindrical platen 8. A transmission gear 9 is engaged, so that the platen 8 is rotationally driven by the step motor 6. Above the platen 8, a thermal head 10 having a line-shaped heat generating section is disposed and supported by a lever 11. A coil spring 12 is attached that urges the platen 8 to be pressed against it. Further, a roll paper 13 is disposed near the platen 8 and the thermal head 10, and an adhesive layer is formed on the roll paper 13 due to blood loss and is removable from the roll paper 13. A large number of labels 14 are attached at predetermined intervals. The roll paper 13 is drawn out between the label 1 and the platen 8 and the thermal head 10.
4 is inserted so as to face the thermal head 10.

On the upstream side of the thermal head 10, a lap edge detection device 15 for detecting the tip of each label 14 attached to the lead-out portion of the roll paper 13 is disposed. As shown in detail in FIG.
A horizontal elongated hole 19 formed in the base end 18 of the horizontal support pin 16 protrudes from a fixing member (not shown).
The lever 17 is provided with a lever 17 that can swing and move in the horizontal direction by being fitted with the lever 17.
The tip is protruded so that the tip side is positioned diagonally downward in the downstream direction in the conveyance direction.

At the tip of the support part 20 of the lever 17, there are mutually 12
Points 21A and 21B protrude at an angle of 0° and have equal lengths in an acute angle shape on three sides.

A detection member 22 having a diameter of 21C and each tip 21 of which can engage with the tip of each label 14 of the roll paper 13 is rotatably attached. A coil spring 23 whose one end is supported by a fixed member is attached to the lower end of the base end 18 of the lever 17, and this coil spring 23 pulls the lever 17 to the right in the figure and counterclockwise. It is designed to rotate. In addition, the lever 17
On the left side of the proximal end 18, one of the tips f421 of the detection member 22 engages with the tip of the label 14, and as the label 14 is moved leftward in the figure, the lever 17
A detection switch 24 is installed which closes and outputs a detection signal by moving leftward against a coil spring 23, and the detection signal from this detection switch 24 controls the video tape recorder (not shown). When the image is input to the memory, the step motor 6 is stopped, and the image already stored in the memory is printed on the label 14 by the thermal head 10.

Therefore, the shape of each point 21 of the detection & i material 22 and the spacing of the labels 14 on the roll paper 13 are determined by the detection switch 24.
The dimensions are set so that when the detection member 22 is opened, the two labels 14 ahead of the label 14 engaged with the tip 21 of the detection member 22 are located at a predetermined printing position of the thermal head 10.

Next, the operation of this embodiment consisting of the above-mentioned depiction will be explained.

For example, in order to record a TV program while watching it, insert the video tape cassette 25 into the cassette slot 2 of the main unit 1, operate the operation switch, and record the TV program on videotape. This allows you to watch the recorded TV program again later. During this recording, when the print switch 4 is pressed and turned on while a desired image such as the title of the program is being broadcast, the computer installed inside the main body 1 digitally processes the image and stores it in the memory. At the same time, the step motor 6 is driven, and the rotation of the step motor 6 rotates the platen 8 via the drive gear 7 and the transmission gear 9, and conveys the roll paper 13 toward the label discharge port 3. Then, after the tip 21A of the detection member 22 of the label edge detection device 15 engages with the tip of the label 14, the lever 17 moves to the left along with the label 14 against the coil spring 23 as the roll paper 13 is conveyed. The detection switch 24 is opened. Then, a detection signal is output from the detection switch 24, the step motor 6 stops driving, and the conveyance of the roll paper 13 is stopped. As a result, the tip of the label 14 that is two labels ahead of the label 14 that is engaged with the tip 21A of the detection member 22 on the roll paper 13 stops facing the square head 10, and in this state, the computer The image stored in the memory of the thermal head 1 is contradictory to the intermittent drive of the step motor 6.
0 is printed on the label 14. When printing is completely completed, a predetermined control signal causes the step motor 6 to
By further driving the platen 8 to rotate, the label 14 on which the image has been printed is discharged from the label discharge port 3.

By the way, the printed image at this time is 8 pixels/ll11.
It is best to use 32 to 64 gradations, but 4 pixels/a
1-16 pixels/16-256I! Any one within the range of 2i tone may be used. Further, the width of the roll paper 13 is formed to match the width of the back of a video tape cassette, and for example, in the case of a VH8 video tape cassette, it is desirable to form the roll paper 13 to have a width of about 20M. In this case, if you print at 8 pixels/m, you can print an image of 160 pixels horizontally and 120 pixels vertically, and if it is this fast, it will be sufficient even if the memory storage capacity is small. can do. Note that as this storage device, it is also possible to share a still memory built in a digital video tape recorder, which has been widely used in recent years.

The label 14 printed as described above is delivered to the label outlet 3.
When the roll paper 13 is discharged from the label 14, the user cuts the roll paper 13 at the rear end side of the printed label 14, thereby obtaining an index label 14 on which a desired image is printed. Therefore, peel off this index label 14 from the roll paper 13 and attach it to the back of the video tape cassette 25, which has been taken out from the cassette slot 2 of the main body 1 after recording, as shown in FIG. For example, since the recorded image content of the video tape can be easily recognized, handling of the video tape cassette 25 during playback becomes very convenient.

Note that after the tip 21A of the detection member 22 engaged with the tip of the label 14 on the roll paper 13 moves to the left as the roll paper 13 is conveyed and closes the detection switch 24, further detection during printing is performed. As the roll paper 13 is transported, the detection member 22 is pressed against the label 14, but in this state, the lever 17 cannot move to the left because the support bin 16 is located at the right end of the elongated hole 19. Then, as the roll paper 13 is conveyed, the detection member 22 whose tip 121A is engaged with the label 14 starts to rotate clockwise in the figure, and the lever 17 is rotated clockwise against the coil spring 23. Finally, the next tip 21B of the detection member 22
lands on the roll paper 13 or the cover 14, and the lever 17 is pulled rightward by the coil spring 23 and returns to its original position, opening the detection switch 24.

In this way, according to this embodiment, the image projected on the TV screen can be stored as it is in the memory in the main body 1 and printed on the label 14, so that the index label 14 formed in this way can be printed on the label 14. By pasting this on the back of the video tape cassette 25, the video tape cassette 25 can be easily organized.

By the way, predetermined operation keys for the printer are arranged on the front of the main body 1, and by operating these operation keys, data such as recording time, recording date, etc., is created and this data is stored in the memory. Label 1 along with the image like this
4 may be printed.

It goes without saying that the index label 14 can also be created when playing back images that have been previously recorded on a videotape.

Furthermore, if the print switch 4 can be operated with a remote control, printing operations can be performed even from an isolated position, and when used in conjunction with a timer,
When recording using a timer, the image at that point in time may be automatically printed after, for example, several seconds have elapsed since the start of recording.

In addition, the present invention can be modified in various ways as necessary.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to quickly create a desired index label from the screen displayed on the television, so that this label can be peeled off from the roll paper and used to tape the video tape. Just by pasting it on the back of the cassette, you can easily recognize the recorded image content and organize it easily! It has the effect that it can be done easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a video tape recorder according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view of a printer built into the main body, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing how a label printed by the printer shown in the figure is used. 1...Main unit, 2...Cassette insertion/ejection port, 3...Label ejection port, 4...Print switch, 6...Step E-even, 8...Platen, 10...Thermal head , 13... Roll paper, 14... Label (index label), 17... Lever, 22... Detection member, 24... Detection switch, 25... Video Dave Capit. Applicant's agent Shunsuke Nakao Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] A printer capable of printing a plurality of labels and at least an image displayed on a television on the labels is housed in the main body, and a label discharge port is formed in the main body to discharge the labels after printing is completed. A videotape recorder featuring: