JPH02210656A - Recording and/or reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the insertion of another tape cassette again from an insertion port after insertion of a tape cassette from the insertion port by setting the moving quantity at which the tape cassette inserted from the insertion port is moved in the revolving shaft direction of a tape reel by a tape cassette transfer mechanism at the value smaller than the thickness of the tape cassette. CONSTITUTION:The tape cassette 301 with a lid 307 on a front side is operated to be inserted from the tape insertion port 201 into a cassette holder 2. The inserted tape cassette 301 moves horizontally in parallel with the bottom plate 1a of a chassis 1 and thereafter, a cassette loading control plate 3a is moved and controlled, by which the cassette holder 2 is operated to move by as much as the prescribed quantity t1 in the direction perpendicular to the bottom plate 1a. The moving quantity t1 is set smaller than the thickness (t) of the tape cassette 301 at this time, by which the distance t2 from the front surface of the cassette insertion port 201 to the cassette loading surface is decreased smaller than twice the cassette thickness (t). Namely, the double insertion by which another tape cassette is further inserted form the insertion port 201 in the completed state of the loading is prevented.

Description

Detailed description of the invention A. Industrial field of application B1 Overview of the invention C0 Prior art 1 Problems to be solved by the invention 88 Means for solving the problems 14 Effects G. Examples (G-1) Cassette loading mechanism (Figs. 1 to 18) (G-2) Tape loading mechanism (Figs. 16 to 24) The present invention relates to a recording and/or reproducing device that records and/or reproduces signals.

3. Detailed description of the invention The present invention will be explained as follows.

B0 Summary of the Invention The present invention provides a recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information signals using a tape cassette, in which a tape cassette inserted through a cassette insertion slot is supported within the tape cassette. The tape cassette transport mechanism is constructed by making the amount of movement of the tape cassette by the tape cassette transport am, which moves the tape reel in the direction of its rotation axis and inserts and engages the reel shaft into the tape reel, smaller than the thickness of the tape cassette. A part of the tape cassette that has been completely transferred by the cassette is made to face the cassette insertion slot, so that the tape cassette is not reinserted into the cassette insertion slot after the tape cassette has been completely loaded.

C8 Prior Art Conventionally, so-called digital audio tapes have been configured to record and/or play back information signals using tape cassettes, which are made up of a pair of tape reels with magnetic tape wound between them. Recording and/or reproducing devices such as recorders (DAT) have been proposed.

The tape cassette used in the digital audio tape recorder mentioned above can be sealed when not in use, such as during storage when not attached to the digital audio tape recorder, in order to completely protect the magnetic tape stored in the cassette half. It is made with a structure.

That is, the tape cassette shown in FIGS. 25 and 26 is
As shown in the figure, a pair of upper and lower halves 30Ia, 301b
A pair of tape reels 302 and 303 are rotatably supported within this cassette half 301. A tape body 304, such as a magnetic tape, is wound around the pair of tape reels 302, 303 between the pair of tape reels 302, 303. This tape body 304 extends outward from the front side of the cassette half 301 through tape pull-out holes 305 and 306 formed on both sides of the front side of the cassette half 301, and is extended outward from the front side of the cassette half 301 to transfer the tape from one tape reel 302 to the other tape. It is wound over the reel 303.

The tape reels 302, 303 are provided with reel shaft engagement holes 302a, 303a into which the reel shaft of a digital audio tape recorder is inserted and engaged to rotate the tape reels 302, 303. These reel shaft engagement holes 302a and 303a face outward from a pair of reel shaft insertion holes 309 and 310 formed on the bottom side of the cassette half 301.

Further, on the front side of the cassette half 301, in order to protect the tape body 304 that extends to the front side of the cassette half 301 when the tape cassette is not in use.
A lid 307 is rotatably attached. The lid 307 is biased to rotate in the direction of closing the tape body 304 extending to the front side of the cassette half 301 by a torsion coil spring wound around a rotation shaft 308 .

Further, on the bottom side of the cassette half 301, when the tape cassette is not in use, the pair of reel shaft insertion holes 309 and 310 are closed to prevent dust from entering into the cassette half 301. A bottom cover 311 having a U-shaped cross section and intended to protect the tape body 304 is attached so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. This bottom cover 311 has
A pair of insertion holes 312 and 313 are bored, and when the bottom cover 311 is moved to the rear side of the cassette half 301, as shown in FIG.
2.313 is the above pair of reel shaft insertion JL309, 31
0 so that a pair of reel shafts of a digital audio tape recorder can enter into the cassette half 301. When the bottom cover 311 is moved to the front side of the cassette half 301, the pair of insertion holes 312, 3
13 and the reel shaft insertion holes 309, 310 are shifted in position from each other, and are adapted to cover a tape pull-out portion 314 formed on the front side of the cassette half 301. The tape pull-out section 314 is formed by forming a notch on the front side of the bottom of the cassette half 301, and has a tape guide of the digital audio tape recorder inside the tape body 304 extending to the front side of the center half 301. The body is adapted to be inserted. The bottom cover 311 is biased in a direction to close the pair of reel shaft insertion holes 309 and 310 and the tape pull-out section 314 by a toshi connection spring.

The bottom cover 311 also includes the cassette half 3.
A pair of locking claws 3 provided at 01 and biased outward
15.316 engages to lock the bottom cover 311, front side retention holes 317, 318 and rear side retention holes 319,
320 is drilled. the pair of lock claws 315,
316 into the rear side engagement holes 319, 320, the bottom cover 311 is inserted into the pair of reel shaft insertion holes 309, 310 and the tape pull-out portion 314.
It is designed to be locked in the position where the lid is closed. When the pair of lock claws 315, 316 engage with the rear engagement holes 319, 320, the bottom cover 311 is inserted into the pair of reel shaft insertion holes 309, 320.
0 and the tape drawer portion 314 is opened.

The respective retaining holes 317, 318, 319, and 320 are formed by a pair of groove grooves 321, 322 provided on the bottom surface of the bottom cover 311 in the front-rear direction of the cassette half 301.
It is located inside. This pair of concave grooves 321, 322
is for the lock release means to enter into the bottom cover 311 of the digital audio tape recorder, and the lock release means that has entered the pair of grooves 321 and 322 is connected to the pair of lock claws 315. , 316 inward of the cassette half 301 to close the bottom cover 3.
11 can be released.

The cassette half 301 also has a positioning hole 323 for positioning the tape cassette in the digital audio tape recorder when it is installed in the digital audio tape recorder.
is provided.

By the way, among the digital audio tape recorders using tape cassettes as described above, one having a cassette loading mechanism called a so-called front loading system has been proposed. In such digital audio tape recorders,
The tape cassette is moved toward the front side where the lid 307 is provided, as shown by arrow m in FIG. 25, and is loaded into the digital audio tape recorder.

That is, according to this cassette loading mechanism, as shown in FIG. 27, the tape is inserted through the cassette insertion opening 325 formed on the front side of the housing 324 of the digital audio tape recorder with the lid 307 on the front side. The cassette is supported by a cassette transfer frame (not shown), and is first moved in the horizontal direction, which is a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of each tape reel 302, 303, as shown by arrow m in FIG. During this movement operation,
Locking release means such as protrusions enter the pair of grooves 321 and 322 to release the locking of the bottom cover 311, and at the same time, the front edge of the bottom cover 311 is provided with a protruding piece or the like to operate the bottom cover. The bottom cover 311 is moved relative to the cassette half 301 so that the pair of reel shaft engagement holes 302a and 303a are exposed to the outside of the cassette half 301. Next, the tape cassette is moved in the vertical direction, which is the rotation axis direction of each tape reel 302, 303, as shown by arrow n in FIG. 30
A reel shaft 326 is inserted into and engaged with 3a. During this vertical movement operation, the lid operating means comes into contact with the lid 307 to bring the lid 307 into an open state. Further, by this vertical movement operation, the tape guide body constituting the tape loading mechanism is inserted into the tape pull-out section 314.

The tape guide body is configured to be moved in the horizontal direction within the housing 324, and is moved from the tape drawer portion 314 to the outside of the cassette half 301. tape body 3
Pull out 04 and operate it. When the tape guide body is moved to a predetermined position, the tape body 304 is guided along a predetermined tape running path, and forms a recording and/or reproducing head device disposed within the housing 324. It is adapted to be wound around a tape guide drum 327.

D0 Problem to be Solved by the Invention By the way, in the so-called front-loading type digital audio tape recorder as described above, the cassette half 301 is operated by the force cent loading mechanism of the tape cassette inserted from the cassette insertion slot. The amount of movement of each of the tape reels 302 and 303 in the thickness direction, that is, in the direction of the rotation axis indicated by arrow n in FIG. 27, is greater than the thickness of the cassette half 301.

This is to prevent the tape cassette from coming into contact with the reel shaft or tape guide body disposed inside the housing of the digital audio tape recorder when the tape cassette is moved horizontally. .

Therefore, when the installation of the tape cassette is completed,
The tape cassette has been moved out of the range corresponding to the cassette insertion opening 325. Therefore, there is a possibility that another tape cassette may be mistakenly inserted into the cassette insertion slot again after the installation of the tape cassette is completed.

If a tape cassette is inserted twice in this way, it becomes difficult to take out the tape cassette that was inserted later from the cassette insertion slot, which may even damage the tape cassette or the digital audio tape recorder. There is a risk.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a recording and/or recording system that prevents another tape cassette from being inserted from the cassette insertion slot in a state where a tape cassette is attached. The purpose is to provide reproduction equipment.

E9 Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems and achieve the above objects, the recording and/or reproducing device according to the present invention provides a recording and/or reproducing device in which a tape cassette supporting a pair of tape reels is rotated by the rotation of the tape reels. A casing is formed with a cassette insertion slot that is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the axis, and a tape cassette that is inserted through the cassette insertion slot is moved in the direction of the rotation axis of the tape and reel to each of the tape reels. a tape cassette transfer mechanism for inserting and engaging a reel shaft, and the tape cassette transfer mechanism moves the tape cassette in the direction of the rotational axis of the tape reel to be smaller than the thickness of the tape cassette. do.

F9 action In the recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the tape cassette transfer mechanism that moves the tape cassette inserted from the cassette insertion slot moves the tape reel supported in the tape cassette in the rotational axis direction. Since the thickness of the tape cassette is smaller than the thickness of the tape cassette, a part of the tape cassette that has been completely installed faces the force center insertion opening, thereby preventing another tape cassette from being inserted through the force center insertion hole. be done.

G. Examples Specific examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

This example applies the present invention to a so-called digital audio tape recorder (DAT) configured to record and/or play back information signals using the tape cassette shown in FIGS. 25 and 26. This is an example of application.

This digital audio tape recorder has a cassette loading mechanism that serves as a tape cassette transport mechanism that transports a tape cassette inserted into a cassette insertion slot formed in the cassette of the tape recorder body to a predetermined position and mounts the tape cassette. and a tape loading mechanism that pulls out the tape body from the tape cassette and guides it to a predetermined tape running path.

The cassette loading mechanism and tape loading mechanism will be explained separately below.

(G-1) Cassette Loading Mechanism (Figures 1 to 18) The cassette loading mechanism of this tape recorder consists of a chassis 1, a cassette holder 2, and a cassette loading control frame 3, as shown in Figures 1 to 3. It is composed of

The chassis 1 has a bottom plate portion 1a and a pair of side wall portions 1b and 1c which are vertically provided on the upper surface side of both side edges of the bottom plate portion 1a by bending or other means. It is fixedly arranged within the housing 200. A pair of reel shaft protruding holes 4 and 5 are bored in the bottom plate portion 1a. A pair of reel shafts 6 and 7, which are rotatably operated by a reel stand driving device (not shown), protrude from the lower surface side of the bottom plate portion 1a to the upper surface side through the reel shaft protruding holes 4 and 5.

These reel shafts 6.7 are, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, reel shaft support shafts 6a, ?, which are rotated by the reel stand driving device. Engagement tubes 6b and 7b, which are inserted into the reel shaft engagement holes 302a and 303a of the tape cassette and engage with each tape reel 302 and 303, are attached to the tip of a so that they can move forward and backward within a predetermined range. It is constructed according to the following.

The above-mentioned engaging cylinders 6b, 7b are connected to each other.
b and the reel shaft support shaft 6a, ? The reel shaft support shaft 6a is supported by the engaging cylinder biasing springs 6c and 7c fitted between the
, 7a, as shown by arrow A in FIG. 4, so as to protrude toward the distal end side.

Further, on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 1a of the chassis 1, the reel shafts 6 and 7 are inserted into the reel shaft engagement holes 302a and 302a.
A cassette positioning pin 8 that inserts into and engages the positioning hole 323 of the tape cassette to position the tape cassette when the tape cassette is mounted by being inserted into the cassette positioning pin 8 and the end edge of the lid 307 of the tape cassette. A lid release pin 9 is provided in a protruding manner to support the lid 307 in an open state by contacting the lid 307.

On the upper surface side of the bottom plate portion 1a, there are a plurality of tape guide bodies constituting a tape loading mechanism, which will be described later.
A tape guide drum 68 and the like constituting a recording and/or reproducing head device are provided.

The cassette holder 2 is formed into a frame shape so that the tape cassette is inserted with the lid 307 on the front side. The cassette holder 2 is fitted between the pair of side walls 1b and lc so that the front and rear openings 2a and 2b of the frame span between the pair of side walls 1b and lc, and the tape cassette However, a pair of tape reels 302 and 303 supported within this tape cassette are inserted so that their rotating shafts are perpendicular to the bottom plate portion 1a. Further, the front opening 2a of this cassette holder 2 is
It faces a cassette insertion opening 201 formed in the housing 200. Further, the bottom plate portion la side of the frame of this cassette holder 2 includes an engaging cylinder 6b of each of the reel shafts 6, 7,
7b, the engaging cylinder biasing spring 6c,
It is being moved against the urging force of 7C.

This cassette holder 2 has a first and a second portion on the outer surface of the negative side.
A third engaging pin 12 is provided protruding from the outer surface of the other side. In this cassette holder 2, the first and second engagement pins IQ, 11 are inserted into first and second engagement holes 13.14 provided in the side wall portion 1b on one side of the chassis 1, respectively. engage and also
By inserting and engaging the third locking hole 15 into the third locking hole 15 provided in the side wall 1c on the other side of the chassis 1, the third locking hole 12 is inserted between the pair of side walls 1b and lc. Supported.

The first to third retaining holes 13, 14.15 are the tenth
As shown in the figure, it is formed into an L-shape including a portion parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a and a portion perpendicular to the bottom plate portion 1a that is continuous with the portion parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a. In the cassette holder 2, the locking pins 10, 11.12 are moved along the engagement holes 13.degree.
As shown by arrow C in FIG. 10, the opening 2a moves in a first direction parallel to the bottom plate 1a in a backward direction away from the cassette insertion opening 201,
Next, as shown by the arrow in FIG.
It is movable in a second direction perpendicular to a to approach the bottom plate portion 1a.

Further, on the bottom surface of the cassette holder 2, when the tape cassette is inserted into the cassette holder 2, the tape cassette enters a pair of grooves 321 and 322 and locks into a lock claw 315.
, 316 to release the lock from the bottom cover 311, and the bottom cover 31.
a pair of cover opening claws 1 that touch the front edge of the bottom cover 1 and move the bottom cover 311 relative to the cassette half 301;
? a and 17b are provided in a protruding manner.

Furthermore, a cassette holding piece 2C is provided on the upper edge of the rear opening 2b of the cassette holder 2 and projects slightly inwardly from the rear opening 2b.

The cassette holding piece 2C has spring properties and is configured to press and support the tape cassette inserted into the cassette holder 2.

One side of the cassette holder 2 extends rearward in the direction of movement of the cassette holder 2. A first lid operating lever 18 is rotatably attached to the inside of this extended piece 2d. This first lid operating lever 18 has a lid operating pin 19 planted at one end, and this lid operating pin 19 is attached to the lid 307 of the tape cassette inserted into the cassette holder 2 from the front to a predetermined position. Face the edge.

The other end of the first lid operating lever 18 is rotatably attached to the inside of the extending portion 2d, and is rotatably engaged with one end of the second lid operating lever 20. That is, by rotating the second lid operating lever 20 in the direction indicated by the arrow E in FIG. 307 can be rotated. The second lid operating lever 20 is rotatably biased in a direction to move the lid operating pin 19 away from the edge of the lid 307, as shown by arrow F in FIG.

The other end of the second lid operating lever 20 is
It protrudes upward from the extending portion 2d. The other end of the second lid operating lever 20 is connected to the eighth lid when the cassette holder 2 is moved parallel to the bottom plate 1a.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 9, the lid operation piece 21 that is vertically installed on the edge of the side wall portion 1b on both sides is brought into contact with the lid operating piece 21, and as the cassette holder 2 moves, the arrow E in FIG. As shown, it is designed to be rotated.

The cassette loading control frame 3 is composed of a top plate 3a and a pair of side plates 3b and 3c hanging down from both sides of the top plate 3a. In this cassette loading control frame 3, the top plate portion 3a is parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a of the chassis 1, and the pair of side plate portions 3b are parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a of the chassis 1.
, 3c are arranged so as to be located outside the pair of side wall portions 1b, lc.

First and second slide guide grooves 22, 23 are provided in the side plate portions 3b on both sides.

Further, a third slide guide groove 24 is provided in the side plate portion 3C on the other side. First guide pins 25 erected on the outer surfaces of the side wall portions lb on both sides are inserted into the first slide guide grooves 22, and are inserted into the second slide guide grooves 23 on both sides. Second and third guide pins 26 and 27 installed on the outer surface of the side wall portion 1b are inserted and engaged. In addition, the third slide guide groove 24
, there is a fourth erected on the outer surface of the side wall IC on the other side.
A guide pin 28 is inserted and secured.

In this cassette loading control frame 3, each of the slide guide grooves 22, 23, 24 is connected to each of the guide pins 25, 24.
6, 27, and 28 and are supported by the bottom plate 1a and each side wall portion relative to the chassis l, as shown by arrows G and H in FIGS. 2 and 3. 1b and is supported movably in a direction parallel to Ic.

A pair of opening/closing support arms 29 and 39 connecting the chassis l and the cassette loading control frame 3 are provided on the upper surface of the top plate portion 3a.

That is, on one side of the upper surface of the top plate portion 3a, a first
A support arm 29 is rotatably attached at its base end. The tip of the first support arm 29 is connected to a first arm support elongated hole of a first arm support piece 30 that is vertically disposed on the front edge of the side wall 1c on the other side of the chassis l. 31
It is consistent with Further, a second arm support piece 32 is vertically provided on the front edge of the side wall 1b on one side of the chassis 1, and a second arm support piece 32 is provided on the second arm support piece 32. The support arm 33 is rotatably attached at its base end. The tip of the second support arm 33 is connected to a second arm support elongated hole 34 bored on the other side of the top plate portion 3a.
is engaged in. These first and second support arms 29
．． 33 are intersected in an X-shape and are rotatably engaged with each other at their midpoints to prevent the cassette loading control frame 3 from tilting with respect to the chassis 1 and to facilitate smooth movement. There is.

First and second control cam grooves 35 and 36 are provided in the above-mentioned side plate portion 3b. Further, a third control cam groove 37 is provided in the side plate portion 3c on the other side. The distal ends of the first to third retaining pins 10.11.12 are inserted into and engaged with the first to third control cam grooves 35, 36.37. As shown in FIG. 10, these first to third control cam grooves 35, 36, 37 are formed in an inclined shape so as to approach the top plate portion 3a from the front side toward the rear side, They are provided corresponding to the first to third retaining holes 13, 14, and 15 described above. The portions of each of these control cam grooves 35, 36, 37 on the top plate portion 3a side correspond to portions of each of the engagement holes 13, 14, 15 parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a. Further, the portions of each of these control cam grooves 35, 36, 37 on the side separated from the above-mentioned top plate portion 3a are connected to each of the above-mentioned engagement holes 13, 14°15.
A portion perpendicular to the bottom plate portion la of the bottom plate portion la.
It corresponds to the side part.

The respective retaining pins 10, 11.12 are connected to the respective retaining holes 13, 14.15 by moving the cassette loading control frame 3 parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a and the side wall portions 1b, lc. and each of the control cam grooves 35, 36, 37 corresponding to each of these engagement holes 13, 14, 15 are moved so as to be located at a portion where they overlap. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the cassette loading control frame 3 is moved from the front to the rear as shown by arrow G in FIG. Along with the cassette loading control frame 3, the first
As shown by arrow C in Figure 0, the cassette insertion slot 20
1 in a first direction that is a direction away from the bottom plate portion 1a.
Then, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 10, it is moved in a second direction perpendicular to the bottom plate 1a so as to approach the bottom plate 1a.

As shown in FIG. 11, a pair of cassette insertion detection arms 38 and 39 are attached to the upper surface of the top plate portion 3a and are linked to each other.

These pair of cassette insertion detection arms 38 and 39 intersect with each other in an X-shape, and are linked by a detection arm engagement pin 43 and a detection arm engagement slit 44 provided at the intersection.

The base end of the first cassette insertion detection arm 3 is rotatably supported near the other side of the upper surface of the top plate 3a, and the first cassette detection pin 40 is suspended from the tip side. It is set up. This first cassette detection pin 40 faces an example of the opening 2b on the rear side of the cassette holder 2, which is the side opposite to the insertion direction of the tape cassette. Then, the first cassette detection lever 38
As shown by arrow I in the figure and FIG.
The cassette detection pin 40 is rotationally biased by a first torsion coil spring 41 so as to move toward the rear opening 2b.

The second cassette insertion detection arm 39 has a proximal end rotatably supported near one side of the upper surface of the top plate 3a, and a second cassette detection pin 42 is vertically provided on the distal end side. ing. This second cassette detection pin 42 faces the other side of the rear opening 2b of the cassette holder 2.

The detection arm engagement pin 43 is implanted in the center of the first cassette insertion detection arm 38.
The cassette insertion detection arm 39 is inserted into and engaged with a detection arm retaining hole 44 formed in the center of the cassette insertion detection arm 39 . therefore,
As shown by J in FIGS. 3 and 11, the second cassette insertion detection arm 39 is connected to the first cassette insertion detection arm 3 by the first torsion coil spring 41.
8, the second cassette detection pin 42 is urged to rotate toward the rear opening 2b.

These first and second cassette insertion detection arms 38.3
9, a tape cassette is inserted into the cassette holder 2 through the front opening 2a, and this tape cassette protrudes from the rear opening 2b, causing the first and second cassette detection bins 40, 42 to be inserted into the cassette holder 2. By pressing, it is rotated against the biasing force of the first torsion coil spring 41.

A cam plate support piece If is vertically provided on the rear edge of the side wall portion 1c on the other side of the chassis l, and a cam plate 45 is attached to this cam plate support piece 1f. The cam plate 45 is rotatably supported by the cam plate support piece 1f at its base end, and is disposed parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a with its distal end facing toward the cassette loading control frame 3.

Further, the cam plate 45 is rotated by a second torsion coil spring 46 in a direction in which the distal end faces outward of the chassis 1, as shown by the arrow in FIGS. 3 and 11. has been done.

As shown in FIG. 11, the tip of the cam plate 45 faces above the top plate 3a when no tape cassette is installed in the tape recorder, and as shown in FIG. 45a. This stopper cam surface 45a is connected to a stopper pin 47 that is erected on the top plate portion 3a before the tape cassette is attached.
This is to prevent the cassette loading control frame 3 from moving in the rearward direction as indicated by arrow G in FIGS. 2 and 3.

As shown in FIG. 12, a cam groove 45e is formed on the front end side of the cam plate 45, which is inward of the chassis 1. As shown in FIG. The cam groove 45e is closed toward the distal end of the cam plate 45, and is open toward the proximal end. The inner side of the chassis in this cam groove 45e serves as a stopper release cam surface 45b for rotating the cam plate 45 by the rotation of the second cassette insertion detection arm 39. There is. That is, the cam groove 45e
A stopper release pin 48 installed at the tip of the second cassette insertion detection arm 39 is fitted into and engaged with the second cassette insertion detection arm 39 so that the second cassette insertion detection arm 39 resists the rotation biasing force. When the stopper release pin 48 is rotated, the stopper release pin 48
presses the stopper release cam surface 45b, and the eleventh
As shown by the arrow in the figure, the cam plate 45 is rotated inward of the chassis 1.

When the cam plate 45 is rotated in this manner, the abutting engagement between the stopper cam surface 45a and the stopper pin 47 is released.

The side of the cam plate 45 facing outside the chassis 1 is formed to be continuous with the stopper cam surface 45a, and as the cassette loading control frame 3 moves, the cam plate 45 is moved by the stopper pin 47. 45 is a cam plate operating cam surface 45c for rotational operation. That is, when the cassette loading control frame 3 moves in the rearward direction indicated by arrow G in FIGS.
Since the cam plate operating cam surface 45C is brought into pressure contact with the stopper pin 47 by the biasing force 6, the cam plate operating cam surface 45C is rotated according to the shape of the cam plate operating cam surface 45c.

Further, the side of the cam plate 45 that is inward of the chassis 1 is formed continuously with the open side of the cam groove 45e, and is rotated when the cassette loading control frame 3 moves. The detection arm operation cam surface 45d rotates the second cassette insertion detection arm 39.
It is said that

By the way, a rack gear 49 is attached to the outer surface of the side plate 3c on the other side of the cassette loading control frame 3. This rack gear 49 is mounted parallel to the top plate 3a with the teeth 49a facing the bottom plate 1a. Further, this rack gear 49 is connected to the top plate portion 3.
It is movable over a predetermined minute range in a direction parallel to the side plate 3c on the other side, and is urged backward by a tension coil spring 50.

The cassette loading control frame 3 is connected to the chassis 1.
A motor 51 attached to the outside of the side wall portion 1c on the other side
The driving force is transmitted to the rack gear 49 via a plurality of transmission gears.
It is designed to be moved and operated by being transmitted to.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, the drive gear 52 attached to the drive shaft 51a of the motor 51 meshes with the first transmission gear 53. This first transmission gear 53 has a second transmission gear 5 having a smaller diameter than this first transmission gear 53.
4 are coaxially and integrally attached, and this second transmission gear 54 meshes with a third transmission gear 55. A transmission worm 56 is coaxially and integrally attached to the third transmission gear 55, and this transmission worm 56 is attached to the first transmission gear 55.
The worm wheel 57 is meshed with the worm wheel 57. A fourth transmission gear 58 is coaxially and integrally attached to this first worm wheel 57, and this fourth transmission gear 58 is
It meshes with the fifth transmission gear 59. A sixth transmission gear 60 is coaxially and integrally attached to this fifth transmission gear 59, and this sixth transmission gear 60 meshes with a seventh transmission gear 61. An eighth transmission gear 62 is coaxially and integrally attached to this seventh transmission gear 61.
This eighth transmission gear 62 meshes with the first partially toothed gear 63 . The first partially toothed gear 63 meshes with the first flanged gear 64 . This first flange gear 64 is
It meshes with the ninth transmission gear 65. A pinion gear 66 is coaxially and integrally attached to this ninth transmission gear 65, and this pinion gear 66 is connected to the rack gear 4.
It meshes with 9.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the first partially toothed gear 63 has teeth formed around the entire circumference of the portion where the eighth transmission gear 62 meshes. In the portion where the first flange gear 64 meshes, no teeth are formed over a predetermined angular range, resulting in a toothless portion 63a. A flange-shaped guide portion 63b is provided corresponding to the toothless portion 63a.

The first flange gear 64 is, as shown in FIG.
The gear is integrally formed with a flange portion 64a that abuts and engages with the guide portion 63b and is supported in a non-rotating state when facing the toothless portion 63a of the first toothless gear 63. .

Further, on the outer surface of the side wall IC on the other side of the chassis 1, a cassette is provided at a position in front of the third retaining hole 15 so as to be operated by the third retaining pin 12. A microswitch 67 for starting loading is attached.

In this cassette loading mechanism configured as described above, when the tape cassette is inserted into the cassette insertion opening 201 as shown by arrow M in FIG. 13, the tape cassette is inserted into the front opening. Part 2
a into the cassette holder 2, and the first and second cassette insertion detection arms 38, 39 are inserted into the first cassette holder 2.
It is rotated as shown by arrows N and 0 in FIG. 13 against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 41.

Then, the stopper release pin 48 presses the stopper release cam surface 45b, causing the cam plate 45 to
The chassis I is rotated inward as shown by the arrow in the figure. Then, the abutting engagement between the stopper cam surface 45a and the stopper pin 47 is released, and the cassette loading control frame 3 is moved toward the front side of the chassis 1 as shown by arrow G in FIG. It is made more freely movable in the rearward direction.

Thus, in this cassette loading mechanism, the tape cassette is inserted into the cassette holder 2 to a predetermined position, and the first and second cassette insertion detection arms 38 and 39 are rotated by a predetermined angle. When this happens, the cassette loading control frame 3 is made movable relative to the chassis 1.

When the tape cassette is inserted, the protrusions 16a and 16b enter the grooves 321 and 322 to release the bottom cover 311, and
The cover opening claw 17a.

17b, the bottom cover 311 is moved relative to the cassette half 301.

Furthermore, when the tape cassette is inserted in the rearward direction of the chassis 1 as indicated by the arrow M in FIG. Moved slightly. That is, since the rack gear 49 is movable over a predetermined range with respect to the cassette loading control frame 3, the cassette loading control frame 3 can be moved over a predetermined range while the rack gear 49 remains stopped. By moving the cassette holder 2 in this way, the second retaining pin 12 is separated from the microswitch 67, and the microswitch 6
7 is operated.

When the micro switch 67 is operated, the motor 51 is driven in the normal rotation direction, and the rack gear 49 is rotated.
is fed, and the cassette loading control frame 3 is moved as shown by arrow G in FIG. At this time, the first flange gear 64 meshes with the tooth portion 63c of the first partially toothed gear 63, as shown in FIG.

In this cassette loading mechanism, the cassette loading control frame 3 cannot be moved freely unless the tape cassette is inserted into the cassette holder 2 to a predetermined position, so if the tape cassette is inserted at an angle, etc., the above micro switch 6
7 is not operated, and the cassette loading control frame 3 is not moved.

By moving the cassette loading control frame 3, the cassette holder 2 is moved in the first direction parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the cassette holder 2 moves the engaging cylinders 6b, 7b of the pair of reel shafts 6, 7 to
The reel shafts 6a and 7a are moved in the proximal direction of the reel shafts 6a and 7a against the biasing force of the engaging cylinder biasing springs 6c and 7c. When the cassette loading control frame 3 is further operated to move, the other end of the second lid operating lever 20 comes into contact with the lid operating piece 21, as shown by arrow E in FIG. By engaging and rotating, the lid 307 is rotated by a predetermined angle of about 45° to 80°. By rotating the lid 307 in this manner, the lid 307 is moved to a position where it does not come into contact with a plurality of tape guide bodies that constitute a tape loading mechanism that will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the cam plate 45 is rotated by the stopper bin 47 moving in sliding contact with the cam plate operating cam surface 45c. At this time, as the stopper release bin 48 moves while slidingly contacting the detection arm operation cam surface 45d, each of the cassette insertion detection arms 38.39 is rotated, and each of the cassette detection pins 40.42 is rotated. The tape cassette is spaced apart from the tape cassette.

Furthermore, by moving the cassette loading control frame 3, the cassette holder 2 is moved to a position where it does not come into contact with the tips of the engagement tubes 6b, 7b of the respective reel shafts 6, 7, and these engagement tubes 6b , 7b are each reel shaft support shaft 6a due to the biasing force of the engaging cylinder biasing springs 6c, 7c.
,? Move toward the tip side of a.

Then, when the cassette loading control frame 3 is further operated to move, the cassette holder 2 is moved to the bottom plate portion 1.
a is moved in the second direction perpendicular to a, and as shown in No. 6@, each of the engaging cylinders 6b and 7b is inserted into and engaged with each of the reel shaft engaging holes 302a and 303a, and the positioning The pin 8 is inserted into and engaged with the positioning hole 323,
Furthermore, the tip of the lid opening pin 9 is connected to the lid 3.
The lid 307 is brought into an open state by contacting the end edge of the lid 307, and the cassette loading is completed.

As described above, in this cassette loading mechanism, at the start of cassette loading, the engaging cylinders 6b, 7b of each reel shaft 6.7 are connected to each reel shaft support shaft 6a, 7.
a, that is, toward the bottom plate portion la, and when the cassette holder 2 is moved parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a, the engaging cylinders 6b and 7b are moved toward the respective reel shafts. The support shafts 6a and 7a move toward the distal ends thereof. Further, when the cassette holder 2 is moved parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a, the lid 307 is rotated. As shown in FIG. 8, the edge of the lid 307 and the edge of the tape body 304 in the closed state are as follows.
The edge portion of the tape body 304 is spaced apart from the bottom plate portion 1a. Therefore, if the lid 307 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the tape cassette can be moved close to the bottom plate portion 1a within the range where the tape body 304 and the tape guide body do not come into contact with each other, as shown in FIG. It can be moved and operated. That is, the amount of movement of the cassette holder 2 in the direction perpendicular to the bottom plate portion 1a is made smaller than the thickness of the cassette half 301 of the tape cassette.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the cassette half 301 of the tape cassette has been completely loaded.
A part of the cassette half 301 faces the cassette insertion opening 201, and this part of the cassette half 301 prevents insertion of another tape cassette from the cassette insertion opening 201.

When the cassette loading is completed, each of the cassette insertion detection arms 38 and 39 has the stopper release pin 48 attached to the rear bent edge 45r of the detection arm operating cam surface 45d, as shown in FIG. By reaching the position, the cassette detection pins 40, 42 are rotated so as to be spaced apart from each other. In this way, each of the cassette detection pins 40, 42 is prevented from coming into contact with the tape guide drum 68 or the like when cassette loading is completed.

The motor 51 further continues to drive in the normal direction, and a tape loading mechanism, which will be described later, is operated. At this time, the first flange gear 64 is moved to the first flange as shown in FIG. While facing the toothless portion 63a of the toothless gear 63, the flange portion 64a of the first flanged gear 64 is supported by the guide portion 63b of the first toothless gear 63, thereby stopping. Therefore, the cassette holder 2
And the cassette loading control frame 3 is stopped.

When a so-called eject operation is performed to take out the loaded tape cassette from the tape recorder, the motor 51 is driven in the reverse direction. Then, the cassette loading control frame 3 is moved from the rear side to the front side with respect to the chassis 1 as shown by arrow H in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the cassette holder 2 is moved from the rear side to the front side A movement operation is performed in a direction away from the portion 1a. At this time, the second lid operating lever 20 contacts the lid operating piece 21 and is rotated, and the first lid operating lever 18 is rotated.

Therefore, the lid 307 is rotated by a predetermined angle, as shown in FIG.

Further, by moving the cassette loading control frame 3 in the forward direction, the cassette holder 2 is moved in a direction parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a. At this time, since the other end of the second lid operating lever 20 is in contact with the lid operating piece 21, the lid 307
has been rotated by a predetermined angle to a position where the lid 307 does not come into contact with the plurality of tape guide bodies.

Further, the engaging cylinders 6b, 7b of the respective reel shafts 6, 7 are operated to move the cassette loading control frame 3 in the forward direction indicated by the arrow H in FIG. 5 from the state shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the cassette holder 2 is pushed in by the edge of the front opening 2a on the bottom plate la side, as shown by arrow B in FIG.

The edge of the front opening 2a on the bottom plate la side has a so-called C chamfer or a so-called R chamfer so that the engaging tubes 6b and 7b can be pushed in easily.
Processing such as chamfering has been done.

When the cassette holder 2 is moved forward in parallel to the bottom plate portion 1a, as shown in FIG.
The second lid operating lever 20 is connected to the lid operating piece 2.
1, and the lid 307 is closed.

The cam plate 45 is rotated as the cassette loading control frame 3 moves, and the cassette insertion detection arms 38 and 39 are rotated. When the cassette loading control frame 3 reaches the front side of the chassis 1, the cam plate 45 is moved so that the stopper pin 47 touches the stopper cam surface 45, as shown by the arrow in FIG.
A is rotated to a position where it abuts and engages with the cassette loading control frame 3, thereby preventing the cassette loading control frame 3 from moving backward.

This rotation of the cam plate 45 causes the cassette insertion detection arms 38, 39 to cause the cassette detection pins 40, 42 to insert the tape cassette into the cassette, as shown by arrows 1 and j in FIG. It is rotated so as to be pushed out from the insertion port 201. At this time, the bottom cover 3
11 is moved to the lid 307 side with respect to the cassette half 301, and is inserted into the pair of reel shaft insertion holes 30.
9°310 is occluded. In this way, the eject operation is completed.

CG-2>Tape Loading Mechanism (Figs. 16 to 24) The tape loading mechanism of the tape recorder pulls out the tape body 304 of the tape cassette after cassette loading has been completed from the cassette half 301,
This is a device for guiding the tape along a predetermined running path and winding it around the tape guide drum 68 disposed on the bottom plate portion la of the chassis 1. This tape loading mechanism is configured to move a plurality of tapes on the bottom plate la from a position inside the tape drawer part 314 of the loaded tape cassette to a predetermined position outside the cassette half 301. It has a guide body.

That is, as shown in FIG. 19, the plurality of tape guide bodies are connected to the first guide roller 70. Second guide roller 71. Third guide roller 72° tape guide pin 7
3. It consists of a first inclined guide pin 82 and a second inclined guide pin 83. The tape guide pin 73 and each inclined guide pin 82, 83 are connected to the tape body 304, respectively.
It is formed into a cylindrical shape so that it can be rolled up. Further, the first to third guide rollers 70, 71, and 72 are rotatably formed cylindrical members on which the tape body 304 is wound.

The first guide roller 70 is located on the base end side or on the bottom plate portion 1.
a guide roller support arm 74 rotatably supported by
It is installed vertically on the tip side. The guide roller support arm 74 is biased to rotate in a direction in which the first guide roller 70 is positioned within the tape pull-out section 314, as shown by arrow P in FIG.

The second guide roller 71 is rotatably mounted on a first guide roller support base 75.

This first guide roller support base 75 includes the bottom plate 1a.
The first loading gear rotatably attached to the top?
? By rotating a, the pair of intermediate links 77.7
6, the roller is moved along a first guide roller guide groove 1d provided in the bottom plate portion 1a. That is, this first guide roller support base 7
5 is attached to the tip side of 1 and the first intermediate link 76. The first intermediate link 76 is rotatably attached to either the proximal end side or the distal end side of the second intermediate link 77.

The base end portion of this second intermediate link 77 is connected to the bottom plate portion 1a.
It is rotatably supported. This second intermediate link 7
The first loading gear 77a for rotationally operating the second intermediate link 77 is attached to the base end of the link 70.

The third guide roller 72 is rotatably mounted on a second guide roller support base 78.

This second guide roller support base 78, like the first guide roller support base 75, is formed by rotating the second loading gear 80a rotatably mounted on the bottom plate la. - It is configured to be moved along a second guide roller guide 1e provided on the bottom plate portion la through a pair of intermediate links 80 and 79. That is, this second guide roller support base 78 is attached to the tip side of the third intermediate link 79.

This third intermediate link 79 is rotatably attached to the base end side or the distal end side of the fourth intermediate link 80. A base end portion of the fourth intermediate link 80 is rotatably supported by the bottom plate portion 1a. The second loading gear 80a for rotating the fourth intermediate link 80 is attached to the base end of the fourth intermediate link 80.

The tape guide bin 73 is attached to the base end side or the bottom plate portion 1a.
The guide bin support arm 81 is provided vertically at the tip side of a guide bin support arm 81 that is rotatably supported by the guide bin support arm 81 . This guide bin support arm 81
As shown by an arrow Q in FIG. 19, the tape guide pin 73 is biased to rotate in a direction in which the tape guide pin 73 is positioned within the tape pull-out portion 314.

The first and second guide roller support bases 75
．． 78 includes the first and second inclined guide bins 82,
83 is planted with a predetermined slope.

Further, a pinch roller 85 is attached to the tip side of the pinch roller support arm 84 rotatably attached to the bottom plate portion 1a.
is rotatably mounted.

This pinch roller 85 is connected to the tape pull-out section 314.
It is movable from an inner position to a position where it abuts a capstan shaft 86 disposed on the bottom plate portion Ia and rotated at a predetermined speed. The pinch roller support arm 84 is biased to rotate in the direction in which the pinch roller 85 is located within the tape pull-out section 314, as shown by arrow R in FIG.

In this way, each of the guide rollers 70, 71, 72
, tape guide pin 73, each 1 diagonal guide bin 82.8
3 and the pinch roller 85 are movably supported on the bottom plate portion la.

And loading gears for moving and operating the guide roller support arm 74 that supports the first guide roller 70 and the first and second guide roller support bases 75 and 78? ? a, 80a.

A guide bin support arm 81 that supports the tape guide pin 73 and a guide roller support arm 84 that supports the pinch roller 85 are connected to the tape loading control cam 8.
It is designed to be rotated in accordance with the movement in the lateral direction indicated by the arrow S in FIG. 7 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 23, this tape loading control cam 87 is mounted by a slide guide groove 88, and the mounting mounted on the bottom plate part la is supported by a bin 100, and the tape loading control cam 87 is mounted on the chassis l by a slide guide groove 88. In Figure 19, it is attached so that it can freely reciprocate in the left and right directions. The tape loading control cam 87 includes a guide roller operating cam surface 89 for rotating the guide roller support arm 74, a guide roller operating cam groove 90 for rotating the second loading gear 80a, and a guide roller operating cam groove 90 for rotating the second loading gear 80a. Pinch roller operating pin 91 for rotating the pinch roller support arm 84
is provided.

When the tape loading control cam 87 is operated to move in the right direction in FIG. 20, as shown by arrow S in FIG. The projection piece 74a is pressed against the guide roller operating cam surface 89, and as shown by arrow T in FIG.
It is adapted to be rotated against the rotation biasing force.

The guide roller operating cam groove 90 includes the bottom plate portion 1a.
An engagement rod 102 is engaged with the fan-shaped gear 92, which is rotatably supported by a support shaft 101 and is installed on the base end side of a fan-shaped gear 92 that meshes with the second loading gear 80a. When the tape loading control cam 87 is operated to move rightward in FIG. 20 as indicated by arrow S in FIG. 20, the second loading gear 80a rotates the fan-shaped gear 92. It is rotated by being rotated. Further, when the second loading gear 80a is rotated, the first loading gear 77a is rotated.

The pinch roller support arm 84 is pressed by the pinch roller operating pin 91 when the tape loading control cam 87 is operated to move rightward in FIG. 20 as indicated by arrow S in FIG. , as shown by the arrow W in FIG. 20, is rotated against the rotation biasing force.

When this pinch roller support arm 84 is rotated, it abuts and engages with the arm operation pin 81a set on the guide pin support arm 81, as shown by arrow X in FIG. This guide pin support arm 81 is rotated.

By the way, the tape loading control cam 87 has the following features:
A control cam operation plate 93 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 24, this control cam operation plate 93 has a pair of mounting holes 94.95 for mounting on the tape loading control cam 87, and this pair of mounting holes 94.95 are used for mounting the tape loading control cam 87. Tape loading control cam 8
It is attached to 7.

This control cam operation plate 93 includes a control cam operation rack 9
6 is provided. That is, this control cam operation plate 9
3, the motor 51 is attached to the control cam operating rack 96.
The driving force is transmitted through a plurality of transmission gears, whereby the tape loading control cam 87 is moved.

The driving force of the motor 51 is transferred to the control cam operating rack 9.
As shown in FIG. 16, the plurality of transmission gears transmitting the transmission to the transmission worm 6 include a second worm wheel 97 that meshes with the transmission worm 56. A second partially toothed gear 98 is integrally and coaxially attached to the second worm wheel 97 . This second partially toothed gear 98 meshes with a second flange gear 99 . This second flange gear 99 meshes with the control cam operating rack 96.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the second toothless gear 98 has a toothless portion 98a in which no teeth are formed over a predetermined angular range. Further, a flange-shaped guide portion 98b is provided corresponding to the toothless portion 98a.

The second flange gear 99 is, as shown in FIG.
This gear has a flange portion 99a integrally formed so that when facing the toothless portion 98a of the second toothless gear 98, it is abutted and supported by the guide portion 98b and maintained in a stopped state.

In this tape loading mechanism configured as described above, when cassette loading is completed by the cassette loading mechanism, an operation for pulling out the tape body 304 from the tape cassette from which cassette loading has been completed is started.

That is, during cassette loading, the motor 5
1 is driven in the forward rotation direction, the transmission worm 56, the first partially toothed gear 63, and the first flanged gear 64 are sequentially rotated, and the rack gear 49 is moved. At this time, the second worm wheel 97 and the second toothless gear 98 are also rotated, but the second flange gear 99 is rotated by the second toothless gear 99, as shown in FIG. It faces the toothless portion 98a of the gear 98, and further,
By supporting the flange portion 99a of the second flange gear 99 by the guide portion 98b of the second partially toothed gear 98,
is held in a stopped state.

Then, when the cassette loading is completed, the second
The tooth portion 98c of the toothless portion 98 corresponds to the second flange gear 99.
reach the position where it engages with the At this time, as shown in FIG. side, that is, the tape pull-out section 31
It is located within 4. Then, when the motor 51 continues to drive in the forward direction, the transmission worm 56 is rotated, and as shown in FIG. 47, the rotation of the second flanged gear 99 is started.

As the second flanged gear 99 is rotated, the control cam operation plate 93 and the tape loading control cam 87 are rotated as shown by the arrow S in FIGS. 19 and 20, as shown in FIG. Movement operation is performed in the center right direction. When the tape loading control cam 87 is operated to move, the guide roller support arm 74 is rotated as shown by arrow T in FIG. 20, and the first guide roller 70 is moved to a predetermined position. Be manipulated. Further, the fan-shaped gear 92 is rotated, and the first and second loading gears 77a and 80a are rotated, so that each of the guides is rotated, as shown by arrow U and arrow ■ in FIG. The roller support bases 75 and 78 are moved to predetermined positions on both sides of the tape guide drum 68. Further, the pinch roller support arm 84 is rotated as shown by arrow W in FIG. 20, and the pinch roller 85 is moved to a predetermined position near the capstan shaft 86. By this rotation of the pinch roller support arm 84, the guide pin support arm 81 is rotated as shown by arrow X in FIG. 20, and the tape guide pin 72 is moved to a predetermined position. In this way, the tape body 3
04 is pulled out of the cassette half 301 and guided onto a predetermined tape running path.

At this time, the pinch roller 85 is not in contact with the capstan shaft 86, and the tape recorder having this tape loading mechanism is at a so-called stop.
p) mode.

In addition, by stopping the motor 51 in this state and rotating a predetermined one of the reel shafts 6.7, the so-called rewind (REW) mode or fast forward (FF) mode can be selected.
mode and can be made.

When the motor 51 is further driven in the normal direction, the tape loading control cam 87 is further moved rightward in FIG. 21, as shown by arrow S in FIG. The roller support arm 84 is further rotated as shown by arrow W in FIG. 21, and the pinch roller 85 is pressed against the capstan shaft 86.

At this time, the guide roller 70, the tape guide pin 73, and each guide roller support base 75, 78 are not moved. At this time, this tape recorder rotates the capstan shaft 86 in the forward direction and rotates the reel shaft 7 in a predetermined direction to feed the tape body 304 in the forward direction for recording and/or recording. Alternatively, a so-called forward (FWD) mode in which playback is performed can be used.

When the motor 51 is further driven in the forward rotation direction, the tape loading control cam 87 is further moved rightward in FIG. 22, as indicated by arrow S in FIG. At this time, this tape loading control cam 87
As a result, a mode switching mechanism (not shown) of the tape recorder is operated, and the capstan shaft 86 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the reel shaft 6 is also rotated in a predetermined direction, thereby rotating the tape body 304 in the reverse direction. So-called reverse (REV) recording and/or playback by feeding
) mode is made.

That is, mode switching between the forward mode, the reverse mode, and the stop, fast forward, and rewind modes can be performed by driving the motor 51 by a predetermined amount in the forward rotation direction or reverse rotation direction.

When the tape recorder is placed in a so-called eject mode, this tape loading mechanism performs so-called unloading to pull back the tape body 304 into the cassette half 301, that is, the motor 5
As shown in FIG. At the same time, a predetermined one of the reel shafts 6 and 7 is rotated in a predetermined direction to wind up the tape body 304, thereby pulling the tape-coded tape body 304 into the cassette half 301. do.

When this so-called unloading is completed, the motor 51
is driven in the normal rotation direction, the tooth portion 98c of the second partially toothed gear 98 and the second flanged gear 99 mesh with each other, and the tooth portion 63a of the first partially toothed gear 63 meshes with the tooth portion 98c of the second partially toothed gear 98. The first flanged gears 64 are arranged to face each other. vice versa,
When the motor 51 is driven in the reverse direction, the tooth portion 63c of the first partially toothed gear 63 and the first flanged gear 64
are in mesh with each other, and the toothless portion 98a of the second toothless gear 98 and the second flanged gear 99 are opposed to each other.

That is, when the so-called unloading is completed, by further driving the motor 51 in the reverse direction, the aforementioned cassette loading mechanism can be operated, and the so-called ejecting operation can be completed.

In this way, in a tape recorder to which this tape loading mechanism is applied, there are two gears each including a partially toothed gear.
By using a system transmission means, one motor performs both cassette loading and tape loading.

Note that the present invention is not only applicable to so-called digital audio tape recorders as in the above-described embodiments, but also applies to, for example, video tape recorders in which recording and/or playback is performed by pulling out a tape body from a tape cassette. It is also applicable to recording and/or reproducing devices such as tape recorders.

H0 Effects of the Invention As described above, in the recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the rotation axis of the tape reel of the tape cassette is controlled by the tape cassette transfer mechanism that moves the tape cassette inserted from the cassette insertion slot. The directional movement is made smaller than the thickness of the tape cassette. Therefore, a part of the tape cassette that has been installed can be made to face the cassette insertion slot, and this part of the tape cassette can prevent another tape cassette from being inserted into the cassette insertion slot.

Further, since a part of the tape cassette facing the cassette insertion slot can be visually observed from outside the device housing, erroneous operation can be prevented.

That is, the present invention can provide a recording and/or reproducing device in which it is possible to prevent another tape cassette from being inserted from the cassette insertion slot in a state where a tape cassette is installed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a cassette loading mechanism and a tape loading mechanism, which are the main parts of the recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the cassette loading mechanism and tape loading mechanism. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the cassette loading mechanism and tape coding ja structure, viewed from a different direction from FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the reel shaft of the recording and/or reproducing device, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of the reel shaft during cassette loading, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the reel shaft during cassette loading. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the state when cassette loading is completed. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the external appearance of the recording and/or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention upon completion of cassette loading. FIG. 8 is a side view of the main part showing the structure of the lid operating lever of the recording and/or reproducing apparatus, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the main part showing the state of the lid operating lever during cassette loading. FIG. 1O is a side view of a main part showing movement of the cassette holder of the recording and/or reproducing apparatus. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the configuration of the cassette loading mechanism, FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the shape of a cam plate constituting the cassette loading mechanism, and FIG.
14 is a plan view showing the state of the cassette loading mechanism at the time of starting cassette loading, FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the state of the cassette loading mechanism during cassette loading, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the state of the mechanism upon completion of cassette loading. FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a plurality of gears constituting the cassette loading mechanism and tape loading mechanism, and FIG. 17 shows a state in which the partially toothed gear and the flange gear of the plurality of gears are meshed. It is a plan view for explaining,
FIG. 18 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the flanged gear is supported in a stopped state by the partially toothed gear. FIG. 19 is a plan view showing the tape loading mechanism in a state where tape loading is started, FIG. 20 is a plan view showing the tape loading mechanism in a state where tape loading is completed, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the tape loading mechanism is in a forward side recording and/or playback mode;
The figure is a plan view showing the tape loading mechanism in a reverse recording and/or reproducing mode. FIG. 23 is a plan view showing the shape of a tape loading control cam constituting the tape loading mechanism, and FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the shape of a control cam operating plate constituting the tape loading mechanism. FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a tape cassette used in the recording and/or reproducing device according to the present invention and the conventional recording and/or reproducing device, and FIG. 26 shows the lid and bottom cover of the tape cassette. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an operated state. FIG. 27 is a schematic side view illustrating mounting of a tape cassette in a conventional recording and/or reproducing apparatus. 1...Chassis 2...Cassette holder 3...Cassette loading control frame 201...
...Cassette insertion slot 301...Cassette half

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A housing having a cassette insertion opening into which a tape cassette supporting a pair of tape reels is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis of the tape reel; and a tape cassette transfer mechanism for inserting and engaging a reel shaft into each of the tape reels by moving the tape cassette in the direction of the rotation axis of the tape reel; A recording and/or reproducing device in which the movement of the reel in the rotation axis direction is smaller than the thickness of the tape cassette.