JPH0424560Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] Industrial field of application The invention is a system in which a program card, which is an electronic circuit unit, is stored in, for example, a VTR (video tape recorder) body, and a set program is executed.
The present invention relates to an electronic circuit unit storage device that can be advantageously used to transmit programs to a VTR main body and execute programs.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Traditionally, timer recording in VTRs and the like has been set by an electronic circuit unit built into the VTR body, but recently electronic circuit units such as program cards that can set timer programs have been developed. However,
There is no device to store such program cards in the VTR body, which hinders their effective use.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic circuit unit storage device that can store electronic circuit units with a simple configuration.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention consists of (a) an electronic circuit unit 3 whose overall shape is roughly a flat rectangular parallelepiped, a push button switch 2 facing the operation surface 3a; It includes a light emitting element 10 that is provided on a surface different from the orthogonal front surface 3b and emits light to the outside, and a battery is housed therein, and when the push button switch 2 is pressed, light is emitted from the light emitting element 10 by the power of the battery. (b) an inner storage case 5 having a first storage space 11 connected to the first insertion opening 4 into which the electronic circuit unit 3 is inserted; When inserted into the first storage space 11, the push button switch 2 is located within the first storage space 11, with the front surface 3b facing forward, and is elongated along the insertion directions C and D of the electronic circuit unit 3. A long hole 5b is provided, and within this long hole 5b is provided a substrate 13 that extends long and thin along the long hole 5b, and a base end 13a of this substrate 13 is provided.
is connected to the wall portion 5b of the inner storage case 5 and is provided so as to be bendable in the thickness direction thereof, and the electronic circuit unit 3 is attached to the free end portion 13b of the substrate 13.
A key-pressing part 14 is provided at a position directly above the push-button switch 2 when stored in the storage space 11,
Furthermore, such an inner storage case 5 is provided with a guide protrusion 16 projecting outward; A first guide hole 19 having a storage space 18 and extending along the substrate 13 is formed, and a second guide hole 20 is formed extending along the movement path of the guide protrusion 16. (d) a spring 37 that applies a spring force to the inner storage case 5 from inside the outer storage case 6 to the outside; (e) an actuating member 7, the actuating member 7 comprising: Inner storage case 5 housing electronic circuit unit 3
is pushed into the outer storage case 6 against the spring force of the spring 37. During the insertion movement, the board 13 is pressed and the key-pressing part 14 presses the push-button switch 2.
is pressed, and then the pressure is released, and when the storage of the inner storage case 5 into the outer storage case 6 is completed, the electronic circuit unit is latched to the guide protrusion 16 to maintain its storage state. When the inner storage case 5 containing the electronic circuit unit 3 is pushed into the outer storage case 6 against the spring force of the spring 37, the engagement with the guide protrusion 16 is released and the inner storage case 5 containing the electronic circuit unit 3 is pushed into the outer storage case 6 against the spring force of the spring 37. and (f) when the push button switch 2 is pressed by the key pressing section 14, the light emitting element 10 is activated. This electronic circuit unit storage device is characterized in that light from the electronic circuit unit can be detected by passing through an inner storage case 5 and an outer storage case 6.

Function According to the present invention, the push button switch 2 is
The electronic circuit unit 3 formed as shown in FIG. By pushing in, the guide protrusion 16 provided on the inner storage case 5 locks with the actuating member 7, keeping the locked state in which the electronic circuit unit 3 and the inner storage case 5 are stored, and the inner storage case 5 is locked. While the case 5 is being inserted, the push button switch 2 of the electronic circuit unit 3 is pressed by the key-pressing part 14 at the free end of the board 15 attached to the inner storage case 5, and then the push-button switch 2 is pressed by the key-pressing part 14. Therefore, electronic circuit unit 3
There is no problem that the battery that powers the light emitting device 10 is exhausted.

When the inner storage case 5 is thus stored in the outer storage case 6 and is in the locked state, when the inner storage case 5 is pushed in, the locked state is released and the inner storage case 5 is moved into the outer storage case 6. The electronic circuit unit 3 can be taken out.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
This storage device 1 basically has a push button switch 2.
a program card 3 which is an electronic circuit unit having a program card 3; and an insertion slot 4 into which the program card 3 is inserted
an inner storage case 5 having an inner storage case 5; an outer storage case 6 that stores the inner storage case 5; and a lock that is attached to the outer storage case 6 and holds or releases the stored state of the program card 3 and the inner storage case 5. An operating member 7 as a means, and a pressing piece 8 formed on the operating member 7 to press the push button switch 2 of the program card 3 before the program card 3 is maintained in the state stored in the inner storage case 5. include. This storage device 1 is attached to, for example, a VTR main body (not shown), and a program card 3
Depending on the program data set, for example, timer recording of a VTR can be performed.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the storage device 1. Program card 3 stored in inner storage case 5
is formed into a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape in which electronic circuit components such as memory are housed. A key switch 9 is provided on the operation surface 3a of the program card 3, and the timer program can be set using the key switch 9. Also, the operation surface 3
A is provided with a push-button switch 2, and by pushing the push-button switch 2, program transmission is performed.
Program data set in the program card 3 can be transmitted from the LED 10 to the VTR main body. Program card 3 is inside storage case 5
It can be stored in a removable manner.

The inner storage case 5 has a storage space 11 connected to the insertion slot 4, and the program card 3
A pressing member 12 is provided on the wall portion 5a of the inner storage case 5 facing the operation surface 3a. Pressing member 12
consists of a rectangular base plate 13, a key-pressing part 14 formed on the base plate 13, and an actuating protrusion 15. Board 1
3 extends within a long hole 5b formed in the wall 5a, and its base end 13a is connected to the wall 5a,
The free end portion 13b can be bent in the thickness direction of the substrate 13 with the base end portion 13a as an axis. A key press portion 14 corresponding to the push button switch 2 of the program card 3 is formed on the free end portion 13b side of the inner surface 13c facing the storage space 11 of the board 13. Further, on the outer surface 13d of the substrate 13, an actuation protrusion 15 facing the pressing piece 8 of the actuation member 7 is formed near the base end 13a. The actuation protrusion 15 has a pressing slope 15a that slopes from the base end 13a to the free end 13b of the base plate 13, and a top surface 15b that extends in the horizontal direction and is continuous with the pressing slope 15a. When the operating protrusion 15 is pressed by the pressing piece 8, the board 13 is bent toward the storage space 11, and the key-pressing portion 14 presses the push button switch 2 of the program card 3 stored in the inner storage case 5. This turns on the push button switch 2. A guide protrusion 16 that protrudes in the same direction as the operating protrusion 15 is formed on the side of the pressing member 12 . The inner storage case 5 having such a pressing member 12 and the guide protrusion 16 is stored in the outer storage case 6.

The outer storage case 6 has a storage space 18 connected to a storage opening 17. A pair of guide holes 19 and 20 are formed in the wall 6a of the outer storage case 6 and extend from the storage opening 17 in the longitudinal direction of the wall 6a in parallel to each other. The operating protrusion 15 of the inner storage case 5 is guided by one guide hole 19, and the guide protrusion 1
6 is guided by the other guide hole 20. Wall portion 6a of outer storage case 6 facing guide holes 19 and 20
An actuating member 7 is attached to.

The actuating member 7 is constituted by a roughly Y-shaped rigid plate, and includes a locking piece 21 and a locking piece 21.
It consists of a pressing piece 8 that is continuous with the . A through hole 22 is formed in the base end 21a of the lock piece 21.
A shaft portion 23 formed on the wall portion 6a of the outer storage case 6 is inserted through the shaft portion 2. A mounting piece 24 extending from the wall portion 6a abuts on the head portion 23a of the shaft portion 23. Shaft part 2
A presser spring 25 is fitted into 3. One end of the presser spring 25 is supported by the mounting piece 24,
The other end is supported by the base end 21a of the lock piece 21. Thereby, the locking piece 21 can be angularly displaced about the shaft portion 23 in both horizontal directions indicated by arrows A and B. Further, the base end 21a of the lock piece 21 is always elastically urged toward the wall 6a of the storage case 6 by the spring force of the presser spring 25.

An L-shaped connecting piece 26 is formed at the free end 21b of the locking piece 21, and one end of a coil spring 27 is connected to this connecting piece 26. coil spring 2
The other end of 7 is connected to a connecting pin 28 erected on the side wall 6 a of the guide hole 19 . Due to the spring force of this coil spring 27, the free end 2 of the lock piece 21 is
1b is always resiliently biased in the direction indicated by arrow A. From the free end 21b of the locking piece 21 to the center 21c, there is a guide protrusion abutting part 29, a slope 30 that becomes wider as it goes from the free end 21b to the center 21c, and a guide connected to the slope 30. The protrusion engaging portions 31 are formed in this order. The guide protrusion engaging portion 31 includes a guide notch 33 having a lock recess 32 from the guide protrusion sliding surface 31a toward the free end 21b of the lock piece 21, and a guide notch 33 that is connected to the lock recess 32 and has a guide notch 33 extending from the guide protrusion sliding surface 31a toward the free end 21b of the lock piece 21. A release notch 35 having a piece 34 is formed. As will be described later, when the guide projection 16 fits into the lock recess 32, the inner storage case 5 becomes locked, and when the guide projection 16 fits into the release notch 35, the locked state is released.

An L-shaped pressing piece 8 is formed in the center portion 21c of the locking piece 21. The tip 8a of the pressing piece 8 is
It is bent in a direction away from the outer storage case 6 and presses and displaces the actuation protrusion 15 toward the storage space 11 side of the inner storage case 5 while in contact with the actuation protrusion 15 guided along the guide hole 19. fulfill a function.
In addition, an inverted L-shaped stopper 36 is attached to the wall 6a of the outer storage case 6 together with the operating member 7. This stopper 36 operates when the pressing piece 8 of the actuating member 7 is in contact with the actuating protrusion 15.
To prevent the actuating member 7 from being displaced in a direction away from the outer storage case 6. As a result, the pressing operation of the actuating protrusion 15 by the pressing piece 8 is achieved. As shown in FIG. 3, below the storage device 1 is a coil spring 37 that has one end fixed to a bracket 38 extending from the inner storage case 5 and the other end fixed to a bracket 39 attached to the outer storage case 6. is provided. Due to the spring force of the coil spring 37, the inner storage case 5 is always elastically biased in the direction shown by arrow D.

The operation of storing and removing the program card 3 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. First, insert the program card 3 into the inner storage case 5 until it touches the rear end. Furthermore, the program card 3 is pushed in with a force greater than the spring force of the coil spring 37 shown in the third figure, and the inner storage case 5 is disposed at the rear end of the outer storage case 6 and displaced. At this time, the operating protrusion 15 and the guide protrusion 16 of the inner storage case 5 move in the direction shown by arrow C along the guide holes 19 and 20 of the outer storage case 6. Guide projection 1
6 is a coil spring 2 that locks the lock piece 21 of the actuating member 7.
An angular displacement is made in the direction shown by arrow B against the spring force of 7. This condition is shown in FIG. From this state shown in FIG. 4, the operating protrusion 15 and the guide protrusion 16
When the actuating member 7 further moves in the direction of arrow C, the actuating member 7 engages with the stopper 36, so that the actuating member 7
The pressing piece 8 presses the operating protrusion 15 downward. The pressing force of the pressing piece 8 causes the key pressing section 14 to press the push button switch 2 of the program card 3 to turn it on. Light from the light emitting element, which is the program transmission LED, can be received by the VTR (video tape recorder) main body through the through hole 50a of the inner storage case 5 and the through hole 50b of the outer storage case 6. In addition, the program card 3 as shown in FIG.
After pushing the inner storage case 5 and letting the guide protrusion 16 reach the relief notch 40 of the actuating member 7,
When the force to push the program card 3 in the direction of arrow C is removed, the inner storage case 5 is returned in the direction of arrow D by the spring force of the coil spring 37, so that the guide protrusion 16 slides against the guide protrusion of the operating member 7. It moves in the direction of arrow D along the moving surface 31a and fits into the lock recess 32 through the guide notch 33 of the lock piece 21, as shown in FIG. At this time, the operating member 7
is angularly displaced in the direction of arrow A by the spring force of the coil spring 27, so that the pressing piece 8 separates from the operating projection 15. Therefore, the pressing force on the operating projection 15 is released, and the key-pressing section 14 is separated from the push-button switch 2 of the program card 3. In this state, the program card 3 and the inner storage case 5 are locked to the outer storage case 6, and the program set on the program card 3 is transferred from the program transfer LED 10 to each window of the inner storage case 5 and the outer storage case 6. Through holes 50a and 50b
The data is transmitted to the VTR and the program is executed.

To take out the program card 3, push in the program card 3 with a force greater than the spring force of the coil spring 37, and move the inner storage case 5 to the arrow C.
direction. At this time, the guide protrusion 16 fits into the release notch 35, and the locked state between the inner storage case 5 and the outer storage case 6 is released. When the guide projection 16 is fitted into the release notch 35, the actuating member 7 is separated from the stopper 36 by the spring force of the coil spring 27, and this state is shown in FIG. 5. Next, when the force pushing the program card 3 in the direction of arrow C is removed, the inner storage case 5 is returned in the direction of arrow D by the spring force of the coil spring 37. At this time, the guide protrusion 16 in the release notch 35 returns to its original position in the guide hole 20 through the lower surface of the guide piece 34 and the lock piece 21, as shown by a phantom line 41. At this time, since the actuating member 7 is located away from the stopper 36, it is in a state where it can be displaced in a direction away from the outer storage case 6. Therefore, the guide projection 16 is connected to the actuating member 7
can be moved along the guide hole 20 by lifting it up. Further, during such an operation of ejecting the program card 3, the pressing piece 8 of the actuating member 7 is at a position away from the actuating protrusion 15, so that the actuating protrusion 15 is not pressed again by the pressing piece 8. Therefore, the push button switch 2 of the program card 3 is prevented from being pressed again.

When the program card 3 is stored and held in the inner storage case 5 in this way, the program card 3
By pressing the push button switch 2 of the program card 3 and not pressing the push button switch 2 at the ejection port of the program card 3, it is possible to eliminate unnecessary program transmission operations of the program card 3.
Furthermore, the battery stored in the program card 3 can be saved. That is, this program card 3 houses a battery, and is configured so that the LED 10, which is a light emitting element, emits light using the power of the battery while the push button switch 2 is pressed. Therefore, in the present invention, the push button switch 2 is only temporarily pressed by the key pressing part 14 during the insertion movement when the inner storage case 5 containing the program card 3 is pushed into the outer storage case 6. Therefore, the pressing time of the push button switch 2 is short, and as a result, the battery can be saved as described above. This LED
As clearly shown in FIG. 2, 10 is a surface different from the front surface 3b orthogonal to the operation surface 3a facing the push button switch 2, that is, in the embodiment of FIG. It is provided near the back of the side surface (toward the right in Figure 2). In addition, simply by pushing the program card 3 into the inner storage case 5, the inner storage case 5 and the outer storage case 6 can be automatically locked and unlocked, and the program on the program card 3 can also be automatically locked. VTR
Since the program can be transmitted to the main body and executed, the operability is improved and the practical value is greatly increased.

The storage device 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the program card 3 as in the embodiment described above, but also includes a push button switch 2, and can store or read various data by turning on the push button switch 2. It can be widely used for storing electronic circuit units that can be used. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to video tape recorders, but can also be implemented with respect to audio devices and the like.

Effects As described above, according to the present invention, by storing the electronic circuit unit 3 in the inner storage case 5 and pushing it in, the inner storage case 5 is stored in the outer storage case 6 and becomes locked. At this time, the pressing operation of the key press part 14 of the push button switch 2 is temporarily performed, light is generated from the light emitting element 10, and the light from the light emitting element 10 is detected, thus preventing battery consumption. Moreover, the operability will be improved. Further, in this locked state, the push button switch 2 is located within the first storage space 11 within the inner storage case 5, so that the push button switch 2 is prevented from being operated by, for example, a small child. . Moreover, since the front surface 3b faces forward, it can be seen that the electronic circuit unit 3 is stored in the inner storage case 5, which is convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a perspective view of a storage device 1 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is a simplified side view of the storage device 1, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are views of a program card 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining storage and takeout operations. 1...Storage device, 2...Push button switch, 3...
Program card, 5... Inner storage case, 6...
Outer storage case, 7... Operating member, 8... Pressing piece,
21...Lock piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (a) An electronic circuit unit 3 whose overall shape is a generally flat rectangular parallelepiped, including a push button switch 2 facing an operation surface 3a, and a front surface 3b perpendicular to the operation surface 3a. A light emitting element 1 that is provided on a surface different from that of the light emitting element 1 and emits light outward.
0, in which a battery is housed, and light is emitted from the light emitting element 10 by the power of the battery while the push button switch 2 is being pressed.
(b) The inner storage case 5 has a first storage space 11 connected to the first insertion opening 4 into which the electronic circuit unit 3 is inserted, and when the electronic circuit unit 3 is inserted into the first storage space 11, The push button switch 2 is located in the first storage space 11, and has a front surface 3b facing forward, and is provided with an elongated hole 5b along the insertion directions C and D of the electronic circuit unit 3. is provided with a substrate 13 that extends long and narrow along the elongated hole 5b, and a base end 13a of this substrate 13.
is connected to the wall portion 5b of the inner storage case 5 and is provided so as to be bendable in the thickness direction thereof, and the electronic circuit unit 3 is attached to the free end portion 13b of the substrate 13.
A key-pressing part 14 is provided at a position directly above the push-button switch 2 when stored in the storage space 11,
Furthermore, such an inner storage case 5 is provided with a guide protrusion 16 projecting outward; A first guide hole 19 having a storage space 18 and extending along the substrate 13 is formed, and a second guide hole 20 is formed extending along the movement path of the guide protrusion 16. (d) a spring 37 that applies a spring force to the inner storage case 5 from inside the outer storage case 6 to the outside; (e) an actuating member 7, the actuating member 7 comprising: Inner storage case 5 housing electronic circuit unit 3
is pushed into the outer storage case 6 against the spring force of the spring 37. During the insertion movement, the board 13 is pressed and the key-pressing part 14 presses the push-button switch 2.
is pressed, and then the pressure is released, and when the storage of the inner storage case 5 into the outer storage case 6 is completed, the electronic circuit unit is latched to the guide protrusion 16 to maintain its storage state. When the inner storage case 5 containing the electronic circuit unit 3 is pushed into the outer storage case 6 against the spring force of the spring 37, the engagement with the guide protrusion 16 is released and the inner storage case 5 containing the electronic circuit unit 3 is pushed into the outer storage case 6 against the spring force of the spring 37. and (f) when the push button switch 2 is pressed by the key pressing section 14, the light emitting element 10 is activated. A storage device for an electronic circuit unit, characterized in that light from the electronic circuit unit can be detected by passing through an inner storage case 5 and an outer storage case 6.