JPH04176084A - Recording and reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent loss of remote control and to omit the requirement for replacement of a battery by providing a constitution wherein a remote control means is held at the first position or moved from the first position to the second position when the remote control means is discriminated with a discriminating means. CONSTITUTION:In a main body 10 of a VTR, an inserting port 13 for inserting a cassette 11 wherein magnetic tape is wound or a remote control device 12 is provided. When the remote control device 12 is inserted into the inserting port 13, sensor 14 discriminates the remote control device. The device is moved from the first position to the second position for containing the remote control device 12 with a moving mechanism 15. At the second position, a terminal 18 which is provided at the side surface of the remote control device 12 is brought into contact with a terminal 20 of a charging circuit 19 which is provided in the VTR main body 10. The terminal 20 is engaged with the terminal 18 of the remote control device 12, and charging is performed. Thus, the loss of the remote control device 12 can be prevented, and the replacement of a battery 17 is not required. Therefore the operability of the VTR can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording and reproducing apparatus such as a video tape recorder (hereinafter referred to as VTR).

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, large-sized remote controllers have become mainstream for recording and reproducing equipment such as VTRs due to the increased functionality of remote controllers. Furthermore, as the number of functions increases, power consumption also increases, and the batteries used in remote controllers also become larger, leading to larger remote controllers.

In the past, models such as the NV-630 manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. had a configuration in which a small remote control was housed within the VTR body, but as the remote control has become larger, it has become difficult to house it in the VTR.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional configuration, it is difficult to secure a space to accommodate a large remote control without increasing the size of the VTR body.

Furthermore, since recent VTRs are primarily operated on the remote control side, if the remote control is lost, it is difficult to operate the VTR itself using only the VTR itself.Therefore, there is a need for a VTR that can be stored within the VTR itself.

Furthermore, since the main operating functions are located in the remote control, there is also the problem that operability deteriorates when the battery runs out and the remote control becomes unusable.

Means for Solving IS In order to solve the above problems, the recording and reproducing apparatus of the present invention includes an insertion port into which a recording medium is inserted, a recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing information on and from the recording medium, and a recording and reproducing means that can be remotely controlled. A remote control means having a shape that can be inserted into the insertion slot, a first position that holds the recording medium or the remote control means and partly stores the recording medium or the remote control means, and a first position that stores the entire recording medium or the remote control means. The second position and the third place for recording and playing back on the recording medium! a transportation means for reciprocating the
a discriminating means for discriminating between a recording medium and a remote operating means; when the discriminating means determines that the medium is a remote operating means,
The device is configured to be held at the first position or transferred from the first position to the second position.

It also includes a remote control means having a power storage unit, a charging means for charging the power storage unit, and an engaging means for charging, and when the determination unit determines that the remote control unit is a remote control unit, the power storage unit of the remote control unit is activated. The device is configured to charge the battery.

Function The present invention utilizes the cassette insertion slot of a VTR, etc. as a storage space for a remote control, and has a configuration that allows the remote control to be charged when stored, so that even a large remote control can be stored in the VTR body. This makes it possible to reduce the battery space of the remote control itself, making it possible to downsize the remote control.

Embodiment Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a recording/reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the first storage position of the cassette or remote control, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the second storage position of the cassette or remote control. The configuration diagram shown in Fig. 4 is the third cassette.
FIG.

This will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 4.

The VTR main body 10 is provided with an insertion slot 13 into which a cassette 11 loaded with magnetic tape or a remote control 12 is inserted. When the cassette 11 is inserted into the insertion slot 13, the sensor 14 determines that it is a cassette, and the fourth
The recording medium is transferred to the transfer mechanism 15 to the third position shown in the figure, set in the VTR mechanism 16, and recorded and reproduced as is well known.

The remote controller 12 has a built-in battery 17 having a charging function, and a terminal 18 for charging the battery 17 is provided on the side surface of the remote controller 12.

When the remote control 12 is inserted into the insertion slot 13 as shown in Fig. 2,
The sensor 14 identifies the remote controller and transports the mechanism 1 from the first position to the second position where the remote controller 12 is stored.
Transfer at 5. At the second position, the terminal 18 provided on the side surface of the remote control 12 and the terminal 20 that engages with the terminal 18 of the remote control 12 from the charging circuit 19 provided in the VTR main body 10 come into contact and charging is performed.

At this time, the power of the VTR body 10 other than the charging circuit 19 is automatically turned off to reduce power consumption. Further, when the remote control 12 is inserted into the VTR main body 10 and the power is OFF, the VTR main body 1
When the power switch 2 provided at I'm keeping it easy. If the sensor 14 determines that the remote control 12 is the remote control 12, it is displayed on the display section 23, which is comprised of a liquid crystal display panel or the like provided on the VTR main body 10, so that the operator can see the state in which the remote control is stored. It is configured as follows.

In this embodiment, the charging terminal of the remote controller is configured on the side of the remote controller, but the charging terminal is provided on the side of the remote controller.
It may be provided anywhere as long as it can be connected to the terminal of the R main body, for example, it may be provided on the bottom surface.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, by using the cassette insertion slot of a VTR, etc. as a storage space for a remote control when the VTR is not in use, even a large remote control can be stored in the VTR body, and furthermore, the power of the remote control can be stored. Since it is configured to be able to be charged at different times, the battery space for the remote control can be reduced and the remote control can be made smaller.

By storing the remote control inside the VTR body, it is possible to prevent the remote control from being lost, and there is no need to replace the battery, thereby improving the operability of the VTR.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of this embodiment, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the first position, Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the second position, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the third position. be. 10...VTR body, 12...Remote control, 13...Insertion slot, 4...Sensor, 15...Cassette transfer mechanism, 16・
...VTR mechanism, 17...battery,
18.20... terminal, 19... charging circuit, 21... switch, 22... detection control circuit, 23... display section .

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) an insertion slot into which a recording medium is inserted; a recording/playback means for recording/playing information on the recording medium; a remote control means configured to remotely control the recording/playback means and insertable into the insertion slot; A first position that holds a medium or a remote control means and partially houses the recording medium or the remote control means; a second position that houses all of the recording medium or the remote control means; and a discriminating means discriminating between the recording medium and the remote operating means, and when the discriminating means determines that the recording medium is the remote operating means, the first A recording/reproducing device characterized by being held at a position or being transported from a first position to a second position. (2) Consisting of a remote control means having a power storage section, a charging means for charging the power storage section, and an engaging means for charging, when the determination means determines that the remote control means is a remote control means, the remote control means 2. The recording/reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is charged. (3) The remote control means is stored in the insertion slot and the power is turned on.
2. The recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: a detection means for detecting that the remote control means has been moved to the first position; and a transport means for transporting the remote control means to the first position based on a detection signal from the detection means. Device. 4. The recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a display means for displaying a display when the determining means determines that the device is a remote control means.