JPH058737U - Tape cassette transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Even if the tape cassette is inserted in an inclined state with respect to the cassette holder, the tip corner of the tape cassette does not get caught at the edge of the insertion hole of one side plate of the cassette holder. To provide a tape cassette transporting device capable of smoothly and surely loading a tape cassette. A guide wall 7 is provided which is located in the insertion hole 6 of one side plate 4b of the cassette holder 4 when the cassette holder 4 is in the cassette insertion / removal position and which is substantially flush with the inner surface of the side plate 4b.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a tape cassette transporting device which is applied to a vehicle-mounted cassette type tape recorder so that a tape cassette can be smoothly and reliably loaded.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, a cassette is provided so as to be able to move up and down between a tape cassette inserting / removing position and a tape reproducing position with respect to a chassis, and the tape cassette is inserted horizontally from one longitudinal end thereof at the tape cassette inserting / removing position. A holder, an insertion hole provided in one side plate of the cassette holder along the insertion direction of the tape cassette, and a magnetic field provided in the cassette holder at the tape reproducing position through the insertion hole. A tape recorder including a head and a pinch roller is known from Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 162162/1989.

On the other hand, a vehicle-mounted cassette type tape recorder is arranged so as to be deviated to the approximate center of the vehicle body in the left-right direction, that is, leftward or rightward with respect to the driver's seat. When the driver inserts the tape cassette into the cassette holder of the tape cassette transporter installed in the tape recorder at such a position, he / she must insert it with one hand. Therefore, it was easy to insert the tape cassette in a state of being inclined with respect to the cassette holder.

Moreover, the dimensions of the cassette insertion opening of the cabinet in which the tape recorder is stored and the cassette storage portion of the cassette holder are larger than the maximum external dimensions of this tape cassette so that the tape cassette can be easily inserted. The tape cassette can be inserted into the cassette holder even when it is tilted.

[0005]

Therefore, in the above-described conventional tape cassette carrying device, when the tape cassette is inserted in a state inclined with respect to the cassette holder, the tip corner portion of the tape cassette is There is a possibility that the tape may be caught at the edge of the insertion hole of one side plate of the cassette holder, the insertion of the tape cassette may be blocked, and the loading of the tape cassette may be hindered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. Even when the tape cassette is inserted in an inclined state with respect to the cassette holder, the tip corner portion of the tape cassette is provided with an insertion hole of one side plate of the cassette holder. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tape cassette transporting device that allows a tape cassette to be smoothly and reliably loaded without being caught by an edge portion.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve such an object, the present invention is provided so as to be able to move up and down between a tape cassette insertion / removal position and a tape reproduction position with respect to a chassis, and in the tape cassette insertion / removal position, the tape cassette is inserted from one longitudinal end side thereof. A cassette holder that is inserted horizontally, an insertion hole provided on one side plate of the cassette holder along the insertion direction of the tape cassette, and an insertion hole that is inserted into the cassette holder at the tape reproducing position. In a tape recorder comprising a magnetic head and a pinch roller which are freely provided, when the cassette holder is in a cassette insertion / removal position, it is positioned in the insertion hole and forms a substantially flush surface with the inner surface of the side plate. It is characterized by the provision of a guide wall.

[0008]

[Action]

 When the cassette holder is in the cassette insertion / removal position, the guide wall is located in the insertion hole of one side plate of the cassette holder and forms the substantially same surface as the inner side surface of the side plate so that the insertion hole is closed. In this state, the tip corner of the tape cassette does not catch on the edge of the insertion hole.

[0009]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a cassette type tape recorder equipped with a tape cassette carrying device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a stopped state, and FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow II in FIG. Is a chassis of a tape recorder, and a support 2 is mounted above the chassis of the tape recorder so as to be vertically rotatable about a shaft 3.

A cassette holder 4 is rotatably attached to the support 2 below the support 2. The cassette holder 4 can be moved up and down between the tape cassette inserting / removing position and the tape reproducing position as the support 2 rotates.

The cassette holder 4 has a cassette insertion / removal opening 4 a on one end surface side. Then, when the cassette holder 4 is in the tape cassette insertion / removal position, the tape cassette 5 can be inserted / removed in the directions of arrows A and B while being horizontal along the longitudinal direction from the cassette insertion / removal opening 4a.

A head insertion opening 5b and a pinch roller insertion opening 5c are provided on one side wall 5a in the width direction of the tape cassette 5 (see FIG. 4). A magnetic head and a pinch roller, which will be described later, can be inserted into the tape cassette 5 through the respective insertion openings 5b and 5c.

With the tape cassette 5 inserted at a predetermined position in the cassette holder 4, the support 2 rotates downward together with the cassette holder 4 so that a reel receiver (not shown) on the chassis 1 is provided. ) Is engaged with a reel shaft hole (not shown) of the tape cassette 5, and the tape cassette 5 is loaded at the reproducing position as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, an insertion hole 6 is formed in one side plate 4b (right side in FIG. 1) of the cassette holder 4 along the insertion direction of the tape cassette 5. A head and a pinch roller, which will be described later, can be inserted into the cassette holder 4 through the insertion hole 6.

A guide wall 7 is provided on the upper surface of one side of the chassis 1. The guide wall 7 is bent vertically upward at one side edge of a plate member 8 arranged at a predetermined interval above the upper surface of one side of the chassis 1. The guide wall 7 is located inside the insertion hole 6 of one side plate 4b of the cassette holder 4 when the cassette holder 4 is in the cassette insertion / removal position (raised position) as shown in FIG. They form almost the same plane.

At the front and rear ends of the guide wall 7, inclined walls 7a and 7b that are inclined toward the outside are formed in a bent shape. Further, inclined walls 4d and 4e which are inclined outward are also bent and formed at the front end portions of both side plates 4b and 4c of the cassette holder 4, respectively.

Since the bent edge portion 7c of the guide wall 7 has an arc shape (rounded surface) as shown in FIG. 5, when the tape cassette 5 is raised from the tape reproducing position to the tape cassette inserting / removing position, it is folded. Even if the tape cassette 5 interferes with the curved edge 7c, the tape cassette 5 is not displaced inward (leftward in FIG. 5) and caught. Therefore, the upward movement of the tape cassette 5 is not hindered.

A magnetic head 9 is located below the plate member 8 and on the chassis 1 through a head mounting plate (not shown) in the directions of arrows C and D in FIG. 1 (the insertion / removal direction of the tape cassette 5). It is mounted so that it can reciprocate in the (direct direction). The magnetic head 9 is inserted into the cassette holder 4 through the insertion hole 6 of the one side plate 4b of the cassette holder 4 during the forward movement in the direction of the arrow C, and the tape (not shown) in the tape cassette 5 is shown. To contact. Further, when the magnetic head 9 is moved back in the direction of arrow D, it is positioned outside the cassette holder 4 and separated from the tape.

Pinch rollers 10, 10 are provided on the upper surface of the chassis 1 on both sides of the magnetic head 9. These pinch rollers 10, 10 are rotatably supported by a pinch roller arm 11 rotatably mounted on the chassis 1. When the magnetic head 9 moves in the direction of arrow D as shown in FIG. 1 and is in the return position (stop position), the pinch rollers 10 and 10 are separated from the capstan (not shown). Then, when the magnetic head 9 moves forward in the direction of arrow C to the reproduction position, the pinch rollers 10 and 10 are inserted into the cassette holder 4 through the insertion holes 6 of the one side plate 4b of the cassette holder 4. And selectively presses the corresponding capstan via the tape in the tape cassette 5.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 12 is a rising piece provided at the upper edge of the cassette insertion / removal opening 4 a of the cassette holder 4 for preventing double insertion of the tape cassette 5. Further, in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 13 denotes a cabinet, and the cassette insertion opening 13a thereof corresponds to the cassette insertion / removal opening 4a of the cassette holder 4 in the cassette insertion / removal position as shown in FIG.

Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 14 is a slider mounted on the support 2 so as to be slidable in the insertion / removal direction of the tape cassette 5. The tip engaging portion 14a of the slider 14 engages with the edge portion of one reel shaft hole of the tape cassette 5 in a detachable manner, so that the tape cassette 5 integrally with the slider 14 moves in the cassette holder 4 in the arrow direction. Move in the A and B directions.

Next, the operation of the tape recorder equipped with the tape cassette transporting device having the above-described configuration will be described.

1 and 2 show a stopped state. In this state, the magnetic head 9 moves in the direction of arrow D and is in the returning position, and the pinch rollers 10 and 10 are also separated from the capstan. Further, the cassette holder 4 is in the tape cassette insertion / removal position (raised position), and the guide wall 7 is located in the insertion hole 6 of one side plate 4b thereof, and forms a substantially flush surface with the inner surface of this side plate 4b. ing.

From this state, the tape cassette 5 is inserted into the cassette holder 4 through the cassette insertion opening 13a of the cabinet 13 from the cassette insertion / removal opening 4a in the direction of arrow A. At this time, even if the tape cassette 5 is inserted in a state inclined with respect to the cassette holder 4 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1, the insertion hole 6 of the one side plate 4b of the cassette holder 4 is guided by the guide wall 7. Since it is closed, the tip corner portion of the cassette holder 4 is guided by the guide wall 7 without being caught by the edge portion of the insertion hole 6, and the inclination of the tape cassette 5 with respect to the cassette holder 4 is corrected. This tape cassette 5 is correctly inserted into the cassette holder 4.

When the tape cassette 5 is inserted into the predetermined position in the cassette holder 4 in this way, the support body 2 rotates downward about the shaft 3 so that the cassette holder 4 descends to the reproducing position. Becomes At this reproducing position, both reel shaft holes of the tape cassette 5 are fitted in the reel receivers, and the magnetic head 9 is moved in the direction of arrow C to be inserted into the cassette holder 4 through the insertion hole 6. Touch the tape. At the same time, the pinch rollers 10 and 10 are also inserted into the cassette holder 4 through the insertion holes 6 and pressed against the corresponding capstans through the tapes to perform the reproducing operation.

When the eject operation member (not shown) is operated along with the end of the reproduction operation, the magnetic head 9 moves back in the direction of the arrow D and escapes to the outside of the cassette holder 4, and the pinch rollers 10 and 10 also move to the cassette. Escape to the outside of the holder 4.

Next, the support body 2 pivots upward about the shaft 3, and the cassette holder 4 rises accordingly and returns to the tape cassette insertion / removal position. Then, the tape cassette 5 in the cassette holder 4 is pushed out of the cassette holder 4 through the cassette insertion / removal opening 4a to be in the initial stopped state.

When the cassette holder 4 rises from the reproduction position to the tape cassette insertion / removal position as described above, even if the tape cassette 5 interferes with the bent edge 7c of the guide wall 7, this bent edge Since 7c has an arcuate shape, the tape cassette 5 is reliably raised to the tape cassette insertion / removal position without being caught by the bent edge portion 7c.

In the above embodiment, the insertion hole 6 of the one side plate 4b of the cassette holder 4 is a single elongated hole and is a common insertion hole for the magnetic head 9 and both pinch rollers 10, 10. without being limited to, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion hole ₆₁ of the dedicated magnetic head 9 and both the pinch rollers 10, 10, 6 _2, 6 ₃ provided, each of these interpolation in hole _61, Corresponding to 6 ₂ and 6 ₃ , guide walls 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ and 7 ₃ that are fitted into these may be provided.

Since the other configurations and operations in the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 are the same as those of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 5 described above, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and their description is omitted. Is omitted.

[0032]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the tape cassette transporting device of the present invention, even if the tape cassette is inserted in the inclined state with respect to the cassette holder, the insertion hole of one side plate of the cassette holder is blocked by the guide wall. Therefore, the tip corner portion of the tape cassette does not catch on the edge of the insertion hole, and the tape can be loaded smoothly and reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tape recorder equipped with a tape cassette carrying device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a stopped state.

FIG. 2 is a view on arrow II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is the same state diagram as FIG. 2 in a reproduction state.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the tape cassette transport device of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram when the tape cassette is lifted from the state of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway plan view of the same main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Chassis 4 Cassette Holder 4b One Side Plate 5 Tape Cassette 6 Insertion Hole 7 Guide Wall 9 Magnetic Head 10 Pinch Roller

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] 1. A tape cassette is vertically movable between a tape cassette insertion / removal position and a tape reproduction position with respect to the chassis, and the tape cassette has one longitudinal end at the tape cassette insertion / removal position. A cassette holder inserted horizontally from the side, an insertion hole provided in one side plate of the cassette holder along the insertion direction of the tape cassette, and the insertion hole in the cassette holder at the tape reproducing position. In a tape recorder including a magnetic head and a pinch roller that can be inserted freely, the tape recorder is located in the insertion hole when the cassette holder is in the cassette insertion / removal position, and is substantially flush with the inner surface of the side plate. A tape cassette carrying device, characterized in that a guide wall for forming the tape cassette is provided.