JPH02214055A - Structure for attaching rack of automatic cartridge loading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce assembling man-hours and to realize structure easy to attach and hard to detach by providing a T-shape projection on a belt to drive a rack, and grooves where the first engaging parts of the T-shape projection are fitted at two end parts of the rack. CONSTITUTION:A projection 17c whose cross-section is formed almost in T-shape constituted of the first engaging part 17a extending to the outside of the belt 17 and a second engaging part 17b extending from the tip part of the first engaging part 17a to the longitudinal direction of the belt 17 is provided on the belt 17 to drive the rack 16 which holds a cartridge 15 from a throw-in position to a loading position. Meanwhile, the groove 16a where the first engag ing part 17a of the projection 17c provided on the belt 17 is fitted is provided on both end parts of the rack 16. By employing such a constitution, it is possible to complete the attachment of the rack with a one easy step by spreading the gap of the belt 17 and inserting the rack between the gap and releasing the force spreading the gap. Thus, the assembling man-hours is reduced, and realizes the structure easy to attach and hard to detach is attained.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding the shelf mounting structure of a stacker type cartridge automatic loading device that passes stacked cartridges to a loading/unloading mechanism, assembly man-hours can be reduced, and the assembly is easy to install and difficult to remove. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shelf mounting structure for an automatic cartridge loading device, wherein a belt for driving a shelf holding cartridges from an input position to a loading position includes a first engaging portion extending outside the belt; Protrusions having a substantially T-shaped cross section are provided at both ends of the shelf, the protrusions having a substantially T-shaped cross section, each consisting of a tip of the first protrusion and a second engagement portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt.
A groove into which the first engaging portion fits is provided toward the inside.

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a shelf mounting structure for a stacker-type automatic cartridge loading device that delivers stacked cartridges to a loading/unloading mechanism.

In a stacker-type automatic cartridge loading device, it is necessary to attach to the belt more than twice the number of cartridges to be stocked. Therefore, it is easy to install,
There is a need for a shelf mounting structure that does not easily come off.

[Prior Art] Next, a conventional example will be explained using the drawings. 6 is a block diagram of the automatic cartridge loading device, FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the stacker in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the attachment of the belt and shelf in FIG. 7.

First, the configuration of the automatic cartridge loading device will be explained using FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a stacker section in which cartridges 3 to be read are set (held) on a plurality of shelves 2 driven by a belt. Reference numeral 4 denotes an ejection tray that stores cartridges that have been read. 5 takes in the cartridge at the loading position 6 among the cartridges set in the stacker section 1 and sets it in the magnetic tape drive device 7, and also removes the cartridge that has been read from the magnetic tape drive device 7 and sets it in the ejection tray 4. This is the loading/unloading section.

Next, the configuration of the stacker section 1 will be explained using FIG. 7.

On one side of the stacker section 1 there is a 1 which is synchronously rotated.
A set of belts 8 and 9 is provided on the other side, and a set of belts 1 is driven to rotate synchronously in the opposite direction to the set of belts 8 and 9.
0.11 is provided. One set of belts 8 and 9 includes
These belts 8 and 9 are bridged, and shelves 2 having an abbreviated cross-sectional shape are attached at equal pitches over the outer peripheral surface of the belts 8 and 9. Similarly, the other set of belts 10°11
Also, shelves 2 bridging these belts 10.11 are attached at equal pitches over the outer circumferential surface of the belts 10.11. 12 is a motor that rotationally drives the belts 8 to 11.

Next, the attachment structure of the belts 8 to 11 and the shelf 2 will be explained using FIG. 8. Two holes 8a to lla are bored at the positions where the belts 8 to 11 are attached to the shelves 2. On the other hand, at both ends of the belt-facing surface of the shelf 2, abbreviated protrusions 2a that engage with the holes 8a to lla are formed, respectively. Then, the protrusion 2a of the shelf 2 is connected to the hole 8a of the belt 8-11.
In engagement with lla, the shelf 2 is attached to the belts 8-11.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. A cartridge 3 to be read is set on the shelf 2.

The belts 8 to 11 are driven to rotate synchronously by the motor 12, and the shelf 2 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Then, the cartridge 3 held on the lowest shelf 2
is set to the loading position. Then, the loading/unloading unit 5 takes in the cartridge 2 at the loading position 6 and sets it in the magnetic tape drive unit f17. The data is then read by the magnetic tape drive device 7. When the reading is completed, the loading/unloading section 5 removes the cartridge 3 from which the reading has been completed from the magnetic tape drive device 7 and sets it on the ejection tray 4.

Then, the motor 12 operates again, and the lowermost shelf 2
The cartridge 3 held in the cartridge 3 is set in the loading position, and the same operation as above is repeated.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the mounting structure for the shelf 2 and the belts 8 to 11 having the above configuration, in order to attach one shelf 2 to the two belts 8, 9 (10, 11), four protrusions 2a are required. The belt 8.9 (1
0, 11), and the number of shelves 2 is large. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of assembly steps increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to reduce the number of assembly steps, and to facilitate installation.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a shelf mounting structure for an automatic cartridge loading device that is difficult to come off.

[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention. In the figure, 15 is a cartridge, 16 is a shelf that holds the cartridge 1, and 17
is a belt that drives the shelf 16 from the input position to the loading position. This belt 17 includes a first engaging portion 17a extending to the outside of the belt 17, and a first protruding portion 17a.
A protrusion 17c having a substantially T-shaped cross section is provided and includes a second engaging portion 17b extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt 17 from the tip thereof. On the other hand, in both ends of the shelf 16, there are grooves 16a into which the first engaging portions 17a of the belt 17 fit.
is provided.

[Function] In the shelf mounting structure of the automatic cartridge loading device shown in FIG.
c, and the shelf 16 is fitted into the first protrusion 17a of the belt 17.
can be attached to.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described using the drawings. Second
3 is a front view of the shelf shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the shelf shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a stacker section using the mounting structure of FIG.

The automatic cartridge loading device of this embodiment has the same configuration as the conventional automatic cartridge loading device except for the stacker section, so a description thereof will be omitted.

First, the stacker section of the automatic cartridge loading device will be explained using FIG. On one side of the stacker section, a set of belts 21.22 are driven to rotate synchronously, and on the other side, a set of belts 23.22 are driven to rotate synchronously in the opposite direction to the belts 21.22. 24 are provided. One set of belts 21.22 includes these belts 21.
22, and shelves 25 having an abbreviated cross-sectional shape are attached at equal pitches over the outer peripheral surface of the belts 21 and 22. Similarly, shelves 25 bridging these belts 23, 24 are attached to the other pair of belts 23, 241 at equal pitches over the outer peripheral surfaces of the belts 23, 24. 26 is a motor that rotationally drives the bells 21-24.

Next, the shelf 25 will be explained using FIGS. 3 and 4.

The shelf 25 includes a side portion 25a facing the belts 21 to 24 and a bottom portion 25b on which the cartridge 26 is placed. The bottom portion 25b is formed to have a downward slope toward the loading/unloading section so that the loading/unloading section can easily take in the cartridge 26 when the cartridge 26 is placed thereon.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
4a, and a second engaging portion 21b extending in the longitudinal direction of the belts 21 to 24 from the tips of the first engaging portions 21a to 24a.
- 24b and substantially T-shaped cross-section protrusions 21c to 24c.
are formed at equal pitch intervals.

Belts 21 to 21 are attached to both ends of the side 25a of the shelf 25.
A narrow first groove into which the 24 first engaging portions 21a to 24a fit, and a wide second groove 25d into which the second engaging portions 21b to 24C fit are provided. Furthermore, a sensor plate portion 25e is provided on the back side of the side portion 25a of the shelf 25. The sensor for detecting the loading position provided in the stacker section is this sensor plate section 25e.
By detecting this, a predetermined cartridge 26 is set at the loading position.

Further, since the operation of the above structure is the same as that of the conventional example, a description thereof will be omitted.

According to the above configuration, each protrusion 21c of the belts 21 to 24
When attaching shelf 25 to 24c, belt 21.22
(or 23, 24), inserting a shelf 25 between them, and releasing the force that widens the interval between belts 21, 22 (or 23, 24), the first engagement of belts 21 to 24 The parts 21a to 24a fit into the first groove 25c of the shelf 25, and the second engaging parts 21b to 24b fit into the second groove 25d, so that attachment can be completed with one touch.

Therefore, the number of assembly steps can be reduced compared to the conventional method, and it is easy to install and difficult to remove.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the belt that drives the shelf that holds the cartridges from the insertion position to the loading position includes a first engaging portion extending outside the belt, and a first engaging portion extending outside the belt. and a second engaging portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt from the tip of the protrusion, the protrusion having a substantially T-shaped cross section;
A shelf for an automatic cartridge loading device that can reduce assembly man-hours by providing inward grooves in both ends of the shelf into which the first engaging part fits, and that is easy to install and difficult to detach. A mounting structure can be realized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 3. Figure 5 is a configuration diagram of the stacker section using the shelf mounting structure shown in Figure 2. Figure 6 is an automatic cartridge loading diagram. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the stacker in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the attachment of the belt and shelf in FIG. 7. 1 to 5, 11.26 is a cartridge, 12.25 is a shelf, 12a, 25c, 25d are grooves, 13.21, 22, 23.24 are belts, 13a, 21
a, 22a, 23a, and 24a are first engaging portions; 13b, 21b, 22b, 23b, and 24b are second engaging portions; and 13c, 21c, 22c, 23c, and 24c are protrusions.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Loading the stacked cartridges (15)/
In a stacker type automatic cartridge loading device for delivering to an unloading mechanism, the cartridge (15)
A belt (17) that drives a shelf (16) holding a shelf (16) from an input position to a loading position has a first engaging part (17a) extending outside of the belt (17), and a first projection part. A protrusion (17c) having a substantially T-shaped cross section is provided, the protrusion (17c) consisting of a second engagement part (17b) extending from the tip of the belt (17a) in the longitudinal direction of the belt (17). A shelf mounting structure for an automatic cartridge loading device, characterized in that a groove (16a) into which the first engaging portion (17a) fits is provided toward the inside of the portion.