JPH0450579Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a tape running direction switching mechanism for an auto-reverse tape recorder that switches pinch rollers and the like according to the tape running direction.

(Prior art and its problems) Many methods have been considered for switching the tape running direction in an auto-reverse tape recorder, and some of the commonly used methods include pinch roller levers, etc. There is a method in which the drive system and electric circuit are switched by a plunger depending on the tape running direction, and a method in which the switching operation is performed by a cam.

However, according to the former method, it is necessary to separately provide an electric circuit to drive the plunger for switching the tape running direction, and the power consumption of the plunger becomes a problem, and furthermore, the plunger itself must perform the switching operation reliably. The latter method requires the use of a large device, making it difficult to implement in small devices intended for battery use. However, the switching mechanism has many problems, such as a complicated configuration, a large number of parts, and difficulty in downsizing the device.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, makes it possible to reliably switch the tape running direction with an extremely simple configuration, and makes it possible to downsize the tape of an auto-reverse tape recorder. The object of the present invention is to provide a running direction switching device.

(Summary of the invention) A control lever that controls the left and right pinch rollers toward and away from the capstan according to the tape running direction, a drive gear that is rotated by a motor and serves as a drive source for the reel stand, and a a swinging gear that swings left and right according to the tape running direction; and a swinging gear that is arranged at both ends of the swinging range of the swinging gear and is rotated by the swinging gear to switch the control lever to the side corresponding to each tape running direction. Consists of left and right switching gears,
By swinging the oscillating gear according to the rotational direction of the drive gear, the switching gear is rotated and the control lever is switched to a side corresponding to the tape running direction, and the drive A tape running direction switching device for an auto-reverse tape recorder capable of reversing the tape running direction simply by changing the rotational direction of a gear.

(Example) Figure 5 is a plan view of the tape recorder of the present invention.
On the chassis 1, there are left and right reel stands 2a, 2.
b. Capstans 3a and 3b each having flywheels 31a and 31b integrally attached thereto are rotatably provided, and cassette positioning pins 4a and 4b are also provided.

Chassis 1 between capstans 3a and 3b
A head chassis 6 on which the magnetic head 5 is placed is arranged above so as to be slidable back and forth through long holes 6a, 6b, pins 7, and positioning pins 4b, and is always biased downward by a spring (not shown). ing.

Chassis 1 opposing capstans 3a and 3b
On the top, pinch roller levers 8a and 81b, respectively, are rotatably attached.
8b is rotatably attached to shafts 9a and 9b and biased toward the capstan by springs 10a and 10b. Furthermore, engagement pins 82a and 82b that can engage with engagement portions 61a and 61b at both ends of the head chassis 6 and engagement slopes 191a and 191b of a control lever 19, which will be described later, are formed on the lower surfaces of the pinch roller levers 8a and 8b, respectively. .

A play lever 62 is located on the rear edge of the head chassis 6.
are integrally formed, and the upper side edge is provided with a pulley 11 for switching the tension of the belt between the play mode and the high-speed transfer mode and an engagement protrusion 63 for controlling the reel stand drive mechanism. It is arranged so as to be located below the chassis than 1a and 1b.

Fast forward to the left when looking at the headshield 6 diagram.
Rewind levers 12 and 13 are arranged so as to be slidable back and forth, respectively, and a stop lever 14 is arranged in an overlapping state on the upper surface of the fast-forward lever.

On the chassis 1 where each operating lever and the head chassis 6 are arranged, a lock lever 16 for locking these levers in the operating position is provided with elongated holes 16a, 1.
6b and shafts 9a and 17 so as to be slidable left and right, and biased to the left in the figure by a spring 18.

The lock lever 16 includes a protrusion 161 that engages with an engaging pawl 64 formed on the head chassis 6 to lock its forward position, a protrusion 121 formed on the fast forward and rewind levers 12 and 13, respectively;
Engagement pawl 16 that engages with and locks 131
2,163, engagement slope 14 of stop lever 14
1 are respectively formed. These locking and unlocking operations are well known in the art and will not be explained in detail. However, by pressing each operating lever upward as shown in the figure, its operating position is locked by the locking lever 16, and the stop lever 14 is locked. By pressing , the lock lever 16 can be slid to the right and the operating lever can be unlocked.

Figure 6 shows a configuration for switching the pinch roller lever according to the tape running direction.The bottom surface of the chassis has pinch roller levers 8 at both ends.
The control lever 19, which has engagement slopes 191a and 191b that engage with the engagement pins 82a and 82b, respectively, is connected to the long holes 19a and 19b and the shaft 20a,
20b so as to be movable left and right.

The control lever 19 can be selectively moved to the left and right positions by a reversing spring 22 disposed between the control lever 19 and the chassis 1.

When the control lever 19 moves to the left in the figure, the pinch roller lever 8a is pushed down by the engagement slope 191a at the left end, and the pinch roller 81a is separated from the capstan 3a, and the pinch roller lever 8b is pinch roller 81
b can be pressed against the capstan 3b,
The vehicle enters a forward running state.

When the control lever 19 moves to the right as seen in the figure, the pinch roller lever 8b is pushed down by the engaging slope 191b at the right end, and the pinch roller 81a becomes in a state where it can be pressed against the capstan 3a, and the reverse is started. It will be in running condition.

Further, 23 is a lever for switching the tape running direction to the forward direction in conjunction with the stop operation, and is rotatably attached to the chassis 1 by a pin 24, and protrudes from the long hole 1c of the chassis 1 at one end. A notch 231 that engages with the pin 193 of the control lever 19 is provided at the other end, and an engagement pin 232 that can engage with the tip of the lock lever 16 is provided at the other end.

Therefore, when the lock lever 16 is moved to the right by the stop lever 14 or an automatic stop mechanism (not shown), the tip of the lock lever 16 is moved to the right by the stop lever 14 or an automatic stop mechanism (not shown).
32 is pressed to rotate the lever 23 counterclockwise, thereby moving the control lever 19 to the left position, which is the forward running state.

On the other hand, on the chassis 1 in front of the head chassis 6, there is a switch _S1 that is closed when the head chassis 6 moves forward and turns the motor 25 energized.
Also, a motor 25 is mounted on the bottom surface of the chassis 1 on the right side of the control lever 19 depending on the position of the control lever 19.
A switch _S2 , which sets an electric circuit (not shown) according to the tape running direction, is placed on the chassis 1 in front of the fast forward and rewind levers 12 and 13 to set the motor 25 to that mode regardless of the switches _S1 and _S2 . A switch that changes the rotation in the direction according to the
A switch _S3 consisting of Sf and Sr is provided.

Therefore, when performing fast forward or rewind operations,
By pressing the fast-forward and rewind levers 12 and 13, switches Sf and Sr are closed, and the motor 25 is rotated clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively (the mechanism will be described later), and playback is performed. When performing the operation, the head chassis 6 is advanced, the switch _S1 is closed, and the motor 25 is energized.
The tape can be rotated in a direction corresponding to the tape running direction set by switch _S2 (always in the forward running direction when playing from a stopped state).

In the playback state, the tape running direction can be reversed by operating a tape running direction reversing switch (not shown) to change the rotational direction of the motor 25.

1 to 4 show the reel stand drive system arranged below the chassis 1, and the capstan 3b
A motor 25 is attached above, and the motor 2
a motor pulley 26 attached to the rotating shaft of 5;
Both flywheels 31b, 31a and a pulley 11 attached to the head chassis 6 are connected by a belt 27. The tape running direction can be switched by reversing the rotational direction of the motor 25.

In addition, when the head chassis 6 is in the rear position with its magnetic head 5 separated from the tape (not shown), the pulley 11 comes into deep pressure contact with the belt 27 to increase the tension of the belt 27 and to increase the tension of the belt 27.
The winding angle around the motor pulley 26 is increased,
It acts to increase the rotational transmission torque to the reel stand (Figs. 3 and 4), and when the head chassis 6 is in the forward position with its magnetic head 5 in pressure contact with the tape, it moves in the direction away from the belt 27. It acts to weaken the tension and reduce the winding angle around the motor pulley 26, thereby reducing the load (FIGS. 1 and 2).

That is, in the reproduction mode in which the head chassis 6 moves forward, the tape is transported at low speed and by the capstan, so the driving torque of the reel stand may be small. Therefore, the drive transmission torque from the motor is reduced to reduce the motor load and reduce power consumption.

On the other hand, in the high-speed transfer mode in which the head chassis 6 is retracted, the tape must be transferred at high speed only by the reel stand, which requires a larger driving torque than in the playback mode. Therefore, the winding angle of the belt is increased to increase the drive transmission torque and ensure the tape winding operation.

A sub-chassis 10 for arranging a reel stand drive system is provided below the chassis 1, and in the figure, the shafts provided on the chassis 100 are indicated by diagonal lines.

A gear 28 that rotates integrally with the capstan 3a
is attached, and above it is a drive gear 29 having a gear 291 formed on its outer periphery that constantly meshes with the gear 28.
is rotatably arranged around a shaft 30 on the chassis 100.

The drive gear 29 is further provided with gears 292 and 293 on the inner side of the outer periphery and at its rotation center.
A friction member (not shown) is interposed between the gear 293 and the gear 293 at the center of rotation.

In the figure, 21a and 21b are reel stands 2, respectively.
A gear attached integrally with a and 2b, gear 2
On the left side of 1b, gears 32 and 33 for rotation transmission are sequentially meshed with gear 21b, and shaft 3
4,35.

An actuating plate 36 constituting a reel stand drive system is rotatably attached to the rotating shaft 35 of the gear 33.

A gear 37 is rotatably mounted on the actuating plate 36 by a shaft 38, and is selectively engaged with the gears 292 and 293 by rotation of the actuating plate 36. A lever 39 is rotatably disposed coaxially with the gear 37, and a pair of planetary gears 40 are provided at both ends of the gear 37, which are always in mesh with the gear 37.
a and 40b are rotatably arranged. Furthermore, gear 4
A friction member 41 is disposed between Oa (or 40b) and lever 39, and is configured so that planetary gears 40a and 40b rotate around the rotational direction of gear 37.

Further, the actuating plate 36 is always biased clockwise by the spring 42, that is, in the direction of meshing the gear 37 with the gear 292, and when the head chassis 6 advances to the regeneration position, the actuating plate 36 is biased by the engaging protrusion 63. A leaf spring 361 attached to the actuation plate 36 is pressed and rotated counterclockwise against the spring 42,
The gear 37 is brought into mesh with the gear 293.

A lever 43 is rotatably attached to the rotation shaft 30 of the drive gear 29, and a gear 44 is attached to the free end of the lever 43.
is disposed so as to always mesh with the gear 293. Further, a friction member 45 is disposed between the lever 43 and the gear 293, and a friction member 45 is arranged between the lever 43 and the gear 293.
The gear 44 is configured to oscillate in accordance with the direction of rotation. And swing gear 44
The range of movement is regulated by the arc-shaped hole 101 formed in the shape of the chassis 100 and the rotating shaft 46 of the gear 44.

Gear portions 471 are partially provided on the bottom surface of the chassis 100 at both ends of the movement range of the oscillating gear 44.
Switching gears 47a and 47b formed with a and 471b
are rotatably attached by shafts 48a, 48b, and on the opposite side of the gear portions 471a, 471b, engagement pins 472a, 472b protrude upward from the long holes 102, 103 of the chassis 100. It is formed by a relationship of

Chassis 1 between switching gears 47a and 47b
00, an approximately Y-shaped operating lever 49 is rotatably arranged around a shaft 50. In the notches formed at the tips of the arm portions 49a and 49b, a switching gear 4 protruding from the elongated holes 102 and 103 is provided.
The engagement pins 472a and 472b of 7a and 47b are engaged, and the cut and raised piece at the tip of the arm 49c is aligned with the notch 1 of the pinch roller switching control lever 19 described above.
92.

Therefore, by controlling the rotation of the switching gears 47a and 47b by the oscillating gear 44, the operating lever 49 can be swung to move the control lever 19 to the left or right, thereby switching the tape running direction. can.

The operating lever 49 is swung by rotating the switching gears 47a, 47b with the oscillating gear 44, and the switching gear alternately rotates its gear portions 471a, 471b, 471b, is configured to move along the movement locus of the oscillating gear 44.

Here, the gear portion 47 of each switching gear 47a, 47b
1a, 471b, operating lever 49, swing gear 4
The relationship 4 will be explained in detail.

The switching gears 47a, 47b are designed to rotate in conjunction with the operating lever 49 in the same direction, and as shown in FIG. When the switching gears 47a and 47b are swung clockwise, the gear portion 471a of the switching gear 47a is disengaged from the movement trajectory where it does not engage with the oscillating gear 44, and the gear portion 471a of the switching gear 47b
1b is positioned on a movement trajectory that can be engaged with the oscillating gear 44, and as shown in FIG.
When a and 47b are swung counterclockwise,
The gear portion 471a of the switching gear 47a is the oscillating gear 4
4, and the gear portion 471b of the switching gear 47b is configured to be moved out of the movement trajectory where it does not engage with the oscillating gear 44.

On the other hand, the gear portion 471 of the switching gears 47a, 47b
a and 471b are not provided to correspond to the entire movement range of the control lever 19, and after they are rotated in mesh with the swing gear 44, they are at a position where they do not mesh with the swing gear 44. is now automatically moved.

That is, when the control lever 19 is moved more than half of its moving distance, the reversing spring 22 automatically moves the control lever 19 to a switching position corresponding to the direction of movement. Therefore, the gear portions 471a, 471b of the switching gears 47a, 47b need only be formed within a range necessary to rotate the operating lever 49 until the reversing spring 22 of the control lever 19 acts. When the switch gears 47a and 47b are rotated in the rotating direction by the reversing spring 22, the switching gears 47a and 47b are rotated in the rotating direction via the actuating lever 49, and the switching gear meshed with the oscillating gear 44 is rotated. The meshed state is released, and the unmeshed switching gear is moved onto the movement trajectory of the oscillating gear 44. As a result, the next time the rotation direction of the drive gear is reversed and the oscillating gear 44 approaches,
The control lever 19 can be switched by meshing with a switching gear whose gear portion faces the movement locus and rotating the operating lever 49 in the opposite direction.

By repeating the above operations, the states shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 can be selectively achieved depending on the tape running direction.

The drive mechanism of the tape recorder of the present invention is constructed as described above, and its operation will now be explained step by step.

Press the play lever 62 to release the head chassis 6.
By moving the magnetic head 5 forward, the magnetic head 5 comes into pressure contact with the tape (not shown) and enters the play mode. At the same time, the forward position of the head chassis 6 is held by the lock lever 16, the switch _S1 is closed, and the motor 25 is energized.

Further, by separating the engaging portions 61a and 61b at both ends, the pinch roller levers 8a and 8b become free, and the tape running direction is switched to the direction set by the control lever 19. Since the control lever 19 is switched to the forward running direction, that is, to the left, by the stop operation before the play operation, the pinch roller 81b is pressed against the capstan 3b, and the tape running direction is changed to the forward direction shown in FIG. Become.

In this state, the motor 25 is controlled by switch _S2 .
are rotated counterclockwise, and the flywheels 3a,
3b are also rotated in the same direction.

The drive gear 29 rotates clockwise, the oscillating gear 44 is moved clockwise, that is, toward the switching gear 47a, and its rotational position is maintained by the left end of the arcuate hole 101, but the operating lever 49 is swung clockwise, and since the gear 471a of the switching gear 47a is removed from the movement locus of the oscillating gear 44, no rotation is transmitted to the switching gear 47a. In addition, the switching gear 47b has a gear portion 471b that is connected to the oscillating gear 44.
, and is held in a position where it meshes with the oscillating gear 44 when the direction of rotation of the drive gear 29 is reversed and the oscillating gear 44 moves to the right.

On the other hand, as the head chassis 6 moves forward, the actuating plate 36 is rotated counterclockwise against the spring 42.
The gear 37 is the smallest diameter gear 293 of the drive gear 29
is engaged and rotates counterclockwise. Therefore, the planetary gears 40a, 40b move counterclockwise around the gear 37 while rotating clockwise, and the gear 40b meshes with the gear 33 to rotate it counterclockwise. As a result, the reel stand 2b is rotated counterclockwise at a low speed via the gear 32, and the tape can be wound at a low speed.

In this state, by reversing the rotational direction of the motor 25 using a tape running direction reversal switch (not shown), it is possible to switch to the reverse running state shown in FIG. 2.

When the rotation direction of the motor 25 is reversed clockwise, the rotation direction of the flywheels 31a and 31b is also reversed clockwise, and the drive gear 29 is rotated counterclockwise.

The oscillating gear 44 moves counterclockwise, that is, toward the switching gear 47b while rotating clockwise,
It meshes with the gear portion 47b of the switching gear 47b located on the movement trajectory. As a result, the switching gear 47b is rotated counterclockwise, and its engagement pin 4
The operating lever 49 is rotated counterclockwise by 72b. Therefore, the control lever 19 moves to the right, and the pinch roller 81b is moved to the capstan 3b.
At the same time, the pinch roller 81a is pressed against the capstan 3a to reverse the tape running direction. At the same time, switch _S2 is switched to set the motor and an electric circuit (not shown) to the reverse running state.

As described above, the gear portions 471a and 471b of the switching gears 47a and 47b are not formed over the entire rotation range, and are formed over half of the distance that the control lever 19 reaches its right switching position. Once moved, it disengages from the oscillating gear 44, and thereafter the actuating lever 49 is rotated counterclockwise by the movement switching operation by the reversing spring 22 of the control lever 19. Therefore, switching gear 4
7a and 47b are also rotated counterclockwise, and the gear portion 471b of the switching gear 47b that was meshed with the oscillating gear 44 is disengaged from the movement locus of the oscillating gear 44, and the switching gear 47b is moved from the gear 471a. moves to the top of the movement switch of the oscillating gear 44, and enters a standby state for the next reversal operation.

On the other hand, the rotation direction of the gear 37 on the actuating plate 36 is also reversed clockwise, and the planetary gears 40a and 40b move to the left while rotating counterclockwise. As a result, the gear 40b separates from the gear 33, and the gear 40a meshes with the gear 21a of the reel stand 2a, causing it to rotate clockwise at a low speed.

After the above switching operation, the reverse running state shown in FIG. 2 is reached.

Thereafter, by reversing the rotational direction of the motor 25, the tape running direction can be switched. It goes without saying that an electrical circuit (not shown) can also be switched by known means in accordance with the switching operation of the tape running direction.

By pressing the stop lever 14 and sliding the lock lever 16 to the right in the above-described state, the head chassis 6 can be unlocked and brought into a stopped state. At this time, the control lever 19 is returned to the forward running state by the right movement of the lock lever 16.

When the head chassis 6 returns downward, the magnetic head 5 separates from the tape T, and the pinch roller levers 8a and 8b also move toward the engaging portion 61 of the head chassis 6.
a, 61b forcibly separate it from the capstan.

In addition, the pulley 11 is deeply pressed against the belt 27 to increase the rotation transmission torque for high-speed transfer, and the actuating plate 36 is rotated clockwise by the spring 42 to connect the gear 37 to the large diameter of the drive gear 29. It becomes in a state of meshing with gear 292. Therefore, the gear 37 is set to rotate at a much higher speed than in the regeneration mode shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

By pressing the fast-forwarding lever 12 in this state, the pressing position is locked and the switch Sf of the switch _S3 is closed, and the motor 25 is rotated clockwise by a control circuit (not shown).
The fast forwarding state shown in FIG. 3 is reached.

The drive gear 29 is rotated counterclockwise and the gear 37 on the actuation plate 36 is rotated counterclockwise. As a result, the planetary gears 40a and 40b are rotated clockwise and moved clockwise, and the gear 40b is meshed with the gear 33, causing the gear 21b of the reel stand 2b to be rotated counterclockwise at high speed via the gear 32. do.

In addition, in the above-mentioned fast forward mode, drive gear 2
The oscillating gear 44 moves to the right in response to the rotation of the lever 9, and engages with the switching gear 47b to switch the control lever 19 to the right position, which is the reverse travel position, but both the pinch roller levers 8a and 8b are Since it is separated from the capstan, it does not interfere with high-speed tape transport operation.

In the above-mentioned state or the stop state, by pressing the rewind lever 13, the rewind mode shown in FIG. 4 can be established.

By pressing the rewind lever 13, the switch Sr of the switch _S3 is closed, the motor 25 is rotated counterclockwise, and the rotation direction of the drive gear 29 is also set clockwise. As a result, the gear 37 on the actuating plate 36 is rotated clockwise, and the planetary gears 40a,
40b moves to the left, and its gear 40a meshes with the gear 21a of the reel stand 2a. Therefore, the reel stand 2a is rotated at high speed and enters the rewind mode.

In addition, even in the rewind mode, the oscillating gear 44
moves to the left to operate the switching gear 47a and switch the control lever 19 to the left, that is, to the forward running position, but as in the fast-forward mode, there is no problem with the high-speed tape transport operation.

No matter which direction high-speed feeding is performed, if the stop lever 14 or an automatic stop device (not shown) brings the stop state, the control lever 14
9 is always moved to the left, which is the forward running position, so that the next time the reproducing operation is performed, it can always start in the forward running state.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, the tape running direction switching device of the present invention has a control lever that moves the left and right pinch rollers toward and away from the capstan depending on the tape running direction, and a reel that is rotated by a motor. A drive gear that serves as a drive source for the table, a swing gear that moves left and right depending on the rotation direction of the drive gear, and a swing gear that is arranged at both ends of the swing range of the swing gear and rotated by the swing gear. and left and right switching gears for switching the control lever to the side corresponding to each tape running direction, and switching the direction of movement by swinging the oscillating gear according to the rotational direction of the drive gear. Since the control lever is configured to be switched to the side corresponding to the tape running direction by rotating a gear, the above control lever can be moved without using a complicated mechanism using a plunger, its control circuit, and a cam as in the past. The tape running direction can be reversed by simply changing the rotational direction of the drive gear, that is, the rotational direction of the motor, and the tape running direction switching device is simple in configuration, has a small number of parts, and is compact and operates reliably. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows an example of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a plan view for explaining the configuration and operation of the drive system in the forward running state, Fig. 2 in the reverse running state, Fig. 3 in the fast forwarding state, and Fig. 4 in the rewinding state. Headshashi,
FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining each operating lever and its locking mechanism, and FIG. 6 is a partial plan view for explaining the switching operation of the pinch roller lever. Explanation of symbols, 2a, 2b...Reel stand, 3a,
3b... Capstan, 6... Headshashi,
8a, 8b...pinch roller lever, 11...pulley, 16...lock lever, 19...control lever, 25...motor, 29...driving gear, 36...
... Operating plate, 40a, 40b... Planet, 44... Swing gear, 47a, 47b... Switching gear, 49...
...Actuation lever.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a pair of capstans, a pair of pinch rollers disposed opposite to the capstans so as to be able to freely approach and separate from the capstans, a regulation lever for selectively bringing each pinch roller into pressure contact with each opposing capstan, a pair of reel stands, and a motor. a drive means for selectively transmitting the rotation of the motor to the reel stand according to the rotation direction of the reel; a swing means that swings to the right or left depending on the rotation direction of the motor via the drive means; an actuating lever that controls the control lever via a swinging means, selectively transmitting the rotation of the motor to the reel stand via the driving means depending on the rotational direction of the motor, and the driving means An auto-reverse tape recorder characterized in that the tape running direction is switched by selectively bringing each of the pinch rollers into pressure contact with each of the opposing capstans by controlling the control lever through a swinging means and an operating lever. tape running direction switching device.