JPH0527842U - Tape cassette eject structure of cassette loader device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention is a cassette loader used in a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus such as a VTR (video tape recorder), and particularly for automatically replacing a tape cassette containing a magnetic tape. Regarding the device.

(Prior Art) A device that automatically inserts and ejects a cassette containing a magnetic tape into and from a magnetic recording / reproducing device such as a VTR or DAT so that dubbing or the like can be efficiently performed in a short time. It is proposed as Kaisho 58-153264.

 This equipment is equipped with a cassette loader device (cassette autochanger) on the front of the VTR deck unit, and this cassette loader device automatically inserts the tape cassette one by one into the cassette holder in the deck unit and uses it. The cassette is ejected.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the above device, since the tape cassette ejected from the deck unit is ejected to the tape cassette receiver below the changer, it is ejected to the tape cassette receiver below the tape cassette. As a result, the cassette loader device becomes large in size, and a large space for installing the deck is required.

 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the conventional technique. The purpose of the present invention is to save space and prevent the ejected tape cassette from returning. The present invention aims to provide a tape cassette ejection structure for a cassette loader device that can be used.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a cassette loader device mounted on the front surface of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus main body so as to automatically supply / discharge a tape cassette to / from the main body. In addition, an ejection tray for ejecting the recorded or reproduced tape cassette ejected from the main body is provided beside the cassette loader device, and a bank portion is provided at the end of the ejection tray on the cassette loader device side. It was formed.

(Function) The tape cassette ejected to the ejection tray does not return to the cassette loader device.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, for convenience of description, an outline of the overall configuration and operation of a VTR device as a magnetic recording / reproducing device in which the cassette loader device according to the present invention is assembled will be described.

 FIG. 2 is a side view of the entire VTR device as a magnetic recording / reproducing device in which the cassette loader device according to the present invention is assembled, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the VTR device, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the VTR device. The VTR device is composed of a device body 1 and a cassette loader device 100 detachably attached to the front surface of the device body 1.

 The apparatus main body 1 is a box-shaped cabinet 2, and a signal processing unit 3 and each unit for selectively replacing a recording signal processing substrate and a reproduction signal processing substrate for video / audio signals in a portion near one side. A control unit 4 for controlling the above is arranged, and VTR deck units 5 are vertically stacked in three stages on the sides of the signal processing unit 3 and the control unit 4. On the front surface of each deck unit 5, the cassette loader device 100 corresponding to each deck unit 5 is similarly provided in three stages in the vertical direction.

 This cassette loader device 100 has a right arm portion 100a and a left arm portion 100b that bulge toward the front side, and left and right flaps 101a and 101b are arranged in the space between these arm portions 100a and 100b, and the front surface of the right arm portion 100a is A lamp 102 indicating that the deck unit 5 is being driven is attached, a discharge tray 130 is attached from the left arm portion 100b to the outside, and a diagonal portion is provided between the left and right arm portions 100a and 100b toward the front side. A standing guide plate 103 is provided, and guide parts 104 are formed on the back sides of the front surfaces of the left and right arms 100a and 100b as shown in FIG. When the cassette loader device 100 is stacked, the notch 105 is formed in the upper and lower cassette loader devices, that is, the first stage cassette loader device and the second stage cassette loader device, or the second stage cassette loader device. Device and third stage cassette loader The tape cassette C is guided between the notches 105 and 105 when the tape cassette C is inserted.

Then, when the tape cassette C is inserted along the notches 105, 105, the tape cassette C is guided by the guide plate 103 and the guide portion 104 and slides on the flaps 101a, 101b as shown in FIG. In this way, whether or not the tape cassette C has entered the predetermined position on the flaps 101a and 101b is detected by the sensor 106 provided in the cassette loader device 100.

 The cassette loader device 100 and the control unit 4 of the device body 1 are connected by a cord 107.

 Next, the outline of the operation of the above VTR device will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (E) are schematic front views showing a process until the waiting tape cassette is set in the cassette holder, and FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (E) are waiting. 7A to 7E are schematic side views showing the process of moving the tape cassette to the recording / reproducing position, and FIGS. 7A to 7E are schematic views showing the process of moving the tape cassette returned to the cassette loader device onto the output tray. It is a front view.

 First, as shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 6 (A), when the tape cassette C is set on the left and right flaps 101a and 101b of the cassette loader device 100 and is in the standby state, the starting point is From this state, one flap 101b rotates downward as shown in FIG. 5 (B), and then the other flap 101a rotates with a delay as shown in FIG. 5 (C). As a result, one side of the tape cassette C is dropped into the cassette holder 10 before the other side as shown in FIGS. 5 (D), (E) and FIGS. 6 (B), (C). . By doing so, the tape cassette C shifts in the side direction in which the tape cassette C has dropped first, and its side surfaces come into contact with the right and left rising portions 12 of the cassette holder 10, so that the left and right positioning is accurately performed. The tape cassette C is positioned in the front-rear direction by applying the tape cassette C rear end to the taper projection 11 provided at the rear end (left side in FIG. 6) of the cassette holder 10 when the tape cassette C falls. This is done by pushing C forward and applying it to the left and right positioning pieces 13 of the front end (right side in FIG. 6) of the cassette holder 10.

 Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (D), the cassette holder 10 is pulled into the deck unit 5 together with the tray 20 supporting the cassette holder 10, and the tape cassette C is held as shown in FIG. 6 (E). The cassette holder 10 being operated is lowered to the recording / reproducing position for recording or reproduction.

 When recording or reproduction is completed, the tape cassette C is returned to the cassette loader device 100 with the cassette cassette 10 still in the cassette holder 10 as shown in FIG. After that, as shown in FIG. 7 (B), one side of the tape cassette C is lifted from the cassette holder 10 by the arm 110, and the traveling body 120 is moved sideways as shown in FIGS. 7 (C) to (F). By moving the tape cassette C in the direction, the recorded or reproduced tape cassette C is pushed onto the discharge tray 130 to complete a series of operations.

 Next, the discharge tray 130 and the bank portion 131 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

 The discharge tray 130 is arranged beside the cassette loader device 100, and the tape cassette C passes over the cassette holder 10 and is fed onto the discharge tray 130.

 Further, a bank portion 131 is formed at the end of the discharge tray 130 on the loader side, and this bank portion 131 causes the tape cassette discharged onto the discharge tray 130 to move to the cassette loader device 110 side for some reason. I'm making sure to prevent me from returning.

 Also, when the next tape cassette is ejected by the ejection mechanism while the cassette ejected on the ejection tray 130 is still present, the previous ejection cassette on the ejection tray 130 will drop, so that the ejection cassette on the ejection tray 130 will be dropped. The presence or absence of a tape cassette is detected by the sensor 132, and when there is no tape cassette, the ejection operation of the next tape cassette is performed, and when it is present, the ejection operation of the tape cassette is stopped.

 FIGS. 9 and 10 are views showing another embodiment. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, when the tape cassette C which has been recorded or reproduced on the discharge tray 130 is discharged, the horizontal plane is shown. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, it can be rotated about 45 ° in the vertical plane, and both can be easily picked up from the discharge tray 130. It is what

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the cassette loader device can be made thin and compact, and the installation space of the magnetic recording / reproducing device main body can be reduced.

 In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the tape cassette ejected to the ejection tray from returning to the cassette loader device side, which does not hinder the cassette loader device.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tape cassette ejecting structure of a cassette loader device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of a magnetic recording / reproducing device in which the cassette loader device according to the present invention is assembled, and FIG. A plan view of the recording / reproducing apparatus, FIG. 4 is a front view of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, and FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (E) show a tape cassette waiting for the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus in a cassette holder. FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (E) are schematic side views showing the process until the tape cassette stands by in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus moving to the recording / reproducing position. (A) to (F) are schematic front views showing a process in which the tape cassette returned to the cassette loader device moves onto the discharge tray. FIG. 8 is a side view of the cassette loader device, FIGS. 9 and 10. Is in the output tray of the tape cassette It is the top view and front view which show another Example. 1 ... VTR device as magnetic recording / reproducing device main body, 100 ... Cassette loader device, 130 ... Ejection tray, 131 ... Bank part, C ... Tape cassette.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] Flat. 4.1.13 The brief description of the drawings is amended as follows. Delete "(A) to (E)" on page 10, line 20 of the specification.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cassette loader device mounted on the front surface of a main body of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus for automatically supplying / discharging a tape cassette to / from the main body, wherein a recorded or reproduced tape cassette ejected from the main body. A tape cassette discharging structure for a cassette loader device, wherein a discharging tray for discharging the tape is provided beside the cassette loader device, and a bank portion is formed at an end portion of the discharging tray on the cassette loader device side.