JPH0690835B2 - Cassette mounting device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cassette mounting device used in a magnetic recording / reproducing device such as a video tape recorder.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, there has been proposed a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus including a cassette mounting device in which a cassette is placed upright in a mounted state. Such a cassette loading device will be described with reference to FIGS.

5 and 6 are a side view of a conventional cassette mounting apparatus and a plan sectional view showing the main part thereof, FIGS.
The figure is a side view showing the progress of the operation.

In FIG. 5, a base 2 is formed on both sides inside a main body 1 of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, and a mounting base 3 is fixed to the base 2.

Two track rollers 8 and 9 of a support arm 7 in which a support shaft 6 for rotatably supporting the cassette holder 5 accommodating the cassette 4 on both sides thereof are planted at the tip end are fitted to the mounting base 3. Guide slots 10 and 11 and guide pins 12 formed on the projections at both ends of the rear surface of the cassette holder 5.
Guide rails 13 for guiding the are formed horizontally.

Further, on the left mounting base 3, an input gear 15 for driving deformation gears 14 to be described later, which are fixed to both sides of the cassette holder 5, is provided.
Is rotatably mounted on a fixed shaft 3a that is planted on the mounting base 3, and is connected to a drive motor (not shown).

Gears 17 are fixed to both ends of a rotary shaft 16 that is rotatably mounted on the left and right mounting bases 3 (the right side is not shown), and meshes with the input gear 15 described above to drive the left and right drive gear trains. Distribute the power. Further, the left and right mounts 3 are provided with two idler gears 18 and 19 for power relay and the above-described deformable gear 14
And a drive gear 20 that meshes with the fixed shafts 3b, 3c and 3d planted in the mounting base 3 are rotatably mounted. Further, a retaining roller 21 that supports a component force in the direction perpendicular to the pitch line generated when the drive gear 20 transmits power to the deformable gear 14 is planted on the mounting base 3 on the opposite side with the deformable gear 14 interposed therebetween. It is rotatably mounted on the fixed shaft 3c.

The deformed gears 14 fixed to both side surfaces of the cassette holder 5 are
When the cassette holder 5 is mounted in the cassette shown in FIG. 5, the guide slots 10 and 11 of the mounting base 3 and the guide rail
It is composed of a straight line portion 14a parallel to 13, a circular arc portion 14b centered on the support shaft 6, and a circular arc portion 14c connecting these two portions smoothly. Further, the inner wall surface of the deformed gear 14 is formed in parallel with each pitch line, and forms a track 22 on which the retaining roller 21 rolls. Although it has been described that the deformation gear 14 is fixed to the cassette holder 5, as shown in FIG.
The bearing portion 14d is formed so as to project back and forth.
The support shaft 6 is rotatably fitted on the inner diameter surface of the
It is fixed to the cassette holder 5 based on the outer diameter surface of 14d.

A transparent window (not shown) is provided on the front surface of the cassette holder 5.
A front panel 23 having is fixed.

Although the guide slots 10 and 11 and the guide rail 13 of the mounting base 3 have been described as being horizontal, the rotation center line of the horizontally arranged reel base 24 on which the cassette 4 shown in FIG. 7 is mounted. It is formed almost parallel to 24a. Therefore,
The support shafts 6 of the left and right support arms 7 guided by these
Can move substantially parallel to the rotation center line 24a of the reel stand 24.

Returning to FIG. 5, the cassette 4 is always covered with a lid 25 pivotally attached to its side surface, and is provided in the main body 1 when the cassette is attached as shown in the drawing, and a lid opening device (not shown) is provided. The opening opened by is exposed.

As shown in FIG. 9, a claw portion 26a for preventing the cassette 4 from falling is attached to a fixed shaft 5a which is planted inside the left and right side walls of the cassette holder 5.
A locking arm 26 formed at the tip is rotatably mounted. The locking arm 26 has a notch 27a at the tip of a relay arm 27 rotatably mounted on the support shaft 6 at the end thereof.
An engaging pin 26b that engages with is attached, and a tension coil spring 28 is attached to a protrusion 26c formed in the central portion, so that it is constantly biased in the locking direction.

A bent portion 27b is formed at the rear end of the relay arm 27, which engages with the support arm 7 and serves to release the locked state of the locking arm 26. The cassette holder 5 and the deformed gear 14 fixed to the cassette holder 5 are formed with through holes 29 for engaging the relay arm 27 and the locking arm 26 which are arranged on both sides of the cassette holder 5.

FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view showing the details of the drive unit of the cassette holder 5. The support shaft 6 planted in the support arm 7 is rotatable between the relay arm 27 and the deformable gear 14 fixed to the cassette holder 5. A drive gear 20 and a retaining roller 21 rotatably attached to fixed shafts 3d and 3e which are mounted on the mounting base 3 are arranged with the deforming gear 14 therebetween. The relay arm 27 has a notch 27a at the front end at the center of the through hole 29, an engaging pin 26b at the end of the locking arm 26, and a bent portion 27b at the rear end.
Are engaged with the support arms 7, respectively. Further, the drive gear 20 meshes with the idle gear 19.

The operation of the cassette mounting device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7 to 9.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the cassette 4 is mounted on the reel stand 24. When the discharge button (not shown) is operated in this state, the drive motor (not shown) starts to rotate, and the input gear 15 connected to the drive motor rotates clockwise.

The rotation of the input gear 15 is transmitted to the gear 17, and is transmitted to the gear train on the back surface by the rotating shaft 16 on which the gear 17 is mounted. On the other hand, on the side surface shown in the drawing, the drive gear 20 is transmitted to the drive gear 20 via the idle gears 18 and 19 to rotate the drive gear 20 in the clockwise direction.

The rotation of the drive gear 20 is transmitted to the deforming gear 14 supported by the retaining roller 21 on the rear track 22 by the straight portion 14a thereof, and the cassette holder 5 to which the deforming gear 14 is fixed is formed on the mount 3. The cassette holder 5 is guided by the slots 10 and 11 and the guide rail 13 and is supported by the track rollers 8 and 9 and the guide pin 12, and the cassette holder 5 moves about 20 mm in parallel with the rotation center line 24a of the reel stand 24 to move the cassette. After removing 4 from the reel stand 24, move further about 5 mm and move to the 7th
It becomes the state of the figure. The cassette 4 is detached from the reel stand 24, and the open opening is covered with a lid 25.

When the drive gear 20 further rotates, the drive gear 20 becomes a deformed gear.
The meshing portion moves from the linear portion 14a of 14 to the arc portion 14c, and the deformable gear 14 is rotated counterclockwise. While the deformable gear 14 and the cassette holder 5 fixed to the deformable gear 14 rotate, the supporting arm 7
The track rollers 8 and 9 at the end and center of the are guided about 9 mm forward by being guided by the guide slots 10 and 11, respectively.
It moves and rotates about 19 ° counterclockwise to the state shown in FIG. At this time, the retaining roller 21 plays a role of supporting the deformed gear 14 by the track 22 thereof and holding the rotational position of the cassette holder.

When the drive gear 20 further rotates, the drive gear 20 becomes a deformed gear.
From the connecting circular arc portion 14c to the circular arc portion 14b centered on the support shaft 6, the deformable gear 14 and the cassette holder 5 fixed to this are rotated in the counterclockwise direction while moving forward.
At this time, the support arm 7 is rotated counterclockwise as the track roller 9 descends along the inclined portion 11a at the front end of the guide slot 11, and the support shaft 6 at the tip thereof is lifted by about 4 mm.
The state shown in FIG. 5 is such that the opening portion of the cassette 4 is downward by about 10 ° in the attaching / detaching direction shown by the arrow A.

On the other hand, the bent portion 27 of the relay arm 27 attached to the support shaft 6
B is engaged with the support arm 7 and the tension coil spring 28 acts to suppress the bottom of the cassette 4 and the claw portion 26 of the locking arm 26.
Rotate a in a counterclockwise direction so as to remove a from the cassette 4.

The drive motor stops in this state. When the movement of the cassette mounting device is stopped, the cassette 4 can be attached and detached in the direction of arrow A.

The operation from the cassette loading device to the cassette loading / unloading position has been described above in sequence, but the operation from the cassette loading / unloading position to the cassette loading position is performed in the reverse process, and the description thereof is omitted.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 9, when the cassette holder 5 is at the cassette loading position, a large opening 30 is formed in the upper portion of the front panel 23 thereof. In addition to being unsightly in appearance, there is a problem in that foreign matter enters the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus from the opening 30.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above problems and provides a cassette mounting device in which an opening is not formed between the upper end of the front panel 23 of the cassette holder 5 and the main body 1 at the cassette loading position. .

(Means for Solving Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cassette holder for accommodating a cassette and a position of the cassette holder when a user inserts the cassette as a first position. When the position of the cassette holder when the cassette is mounted on the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus main body is set to the second position, the cassette holder is reciprocally movable between the first position and the second position. A cassette holder guide mechanism that guides to move along a locus, a fixed panel that covers the front surface of the cassette holder and is fixed to the cassette holder, and a front surface of the cassette holder that is rotatably supported at one end with respect to the fixed panel. An oscillating panel and a spring for urging the oscillating panel to rotate inwardly of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus main body, and when the cassette holder is in the second position, When the fixed panel and the oscillating panel form substantially the same surface as the front surface of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus main body and the cassette holder is in the first position, the urging spring biases the other of the oscillating panel. It is characterized in that the swing panel is positioned at substantially the same position as the position of the swing panel when the end contacts the main body of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus and the cassette holder is at the second position.

(Operation) According to the present invention, when the cassette is mounted, the present invention covers the opening for the cassette mounting device formed on the front surface of the magnetic recording / reproducing device with the fixed panel and the oscillating panel in a single plane, and covers the cassette. At the time of loading, the swing panel is bent by the hinge shaft and is regulated by the guide board to cover the opening above the cassette holder.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a cassette mounting device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 to FIG. 4 are side views showing the progress of the operation.

In FIG. 1, the cassette 4 mounted on the reel stand 24 has a lid 25 opened by a lid opening device (not shown) to open its opening. The fixed panel 31 is fixed to the front surface of the cassette holder 5 that stores the cassette 4,
A swing panel 33 is rotatably attached to the upper end of the swing shaft 33 via a hinge shaft 32. One end of a tension coil spring 34 attached to the protrusion of the swing panel 33 is fixed to the cassette holder 5, and is biased counterclockwise toward the inside of the apparatus. The cassette holder 5 includes a swing panel 33 and a fixed panel.
The guide protrusion 5b, which is flush with 31, is also provided on the main body 1.
Guide boards 1a are integrally formed on the inside of the front surface of the.

The drive device for the cassette holder 5 other than the above description is the same as that in FIG. The mount 3 is fixed to the base 2 formed inside the main body 1, and this is also the same as in FIG.

The operation of the cassette mounting apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 shows the cassette holder when the cassette holder is in the second position and the cassette 4 is attached to the reel stand 24.
A fixed panel 31 fixed to the cassette holder 5 and a swing panel 33 connected to the fixed panel 31 via a hinge shaft 32 form a plane and are flush with the front surface of the main body 1.

The cassette holder 5 is driven and moves in parallel forward,
The swing panel 33 is supported by the guide protrusion 5b of the cassette holder 5 and maintains a state in which it is flush with the fixed panel 31.

Next, when the cassette holder 5 is rotated counterclockwise while moving forward, the upper end of the swinging panel 33 comes into contact with the guide board 1a formed inside the main body 1 as shown in FIG.

When the cassette holder 5 continues to rotate, the swing panel 33 rotates clockwise around the hinge shaft 32 along the guide board 1a by the tensile force of the tension coil spring 34, and the cassette shown in FIG. When in the cassette loading position, which is the first position of the holder, the swing panel 33 covers the space between the fixed panel 31 and the main body 1 and does not make an opening.

As described above, according to the present invention, the front panel is configured by the fixed panel 31 fixed to the cassette holder 5 and the swing panel 33 connected to the fixed panel 31 via the hinge shaft 32.
The swing panel 33 covers the space between the fixed panel 31 and the main body 1 at the cassette loading position so that no opening is formed.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, the swing panel rotatably attached to the fixed panel fixed to the cassette holder via the hinge shaft together with the fixed panel when the cassette holder is in the cassette mounting position. When it is on the same plane as the front surface of the main body and is in the cassette loading position, the lid is secured so that no opening is created between the rotated fixed panel and the main body. There is a remarkable effect of preventing the entry of foreign matter.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 are side views showing the main part of the cassette mounting apparatus according to the present invention and the course of its operation, FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventionally proposed cassette mounting apparatus, and FIG. 6 is its drive section. And FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 are side views for explaining the progress of the operation. 1 ... Main body, 1a ... Guide board, 2 ... Base, 3 ... Mounting base, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 5a ... Fixed shaft, 4 ... Cassette, 5 ... Cassette holder, 5b ... Guide protrusion, 6 ... Support shaft, 7 ... Support arm, 8, 9 ... Track roller, 10,
11 ... Guide slot, 11a ... Inclined part, 12 ... Induction pin, 13 ... Guide rail, 14 ... Deformed gear, 14a ... Straight part, 14b, 14c ... Arc part, 14d ... Bearing part, 15 …… input gear, 16 …… rotating shaft, 17 …… gear, 18,19 …… idle gear, 2
0 …… Drive gear, 21 …… Standing roller, 22 …… Orbit, 23…
… Front panel, 24 …… Reel stand, 24a …… Rotation center line, 25 …… Lid, 26 …… Locking arm, 26a …… Claws, 26b…
… Engagement pin, 26c …… Projection, 27 …… Relay arm, 27a… Notch, 27b …… Bending part, 28,34 …… Tension coil spring, 29
...... Through hole, 30 …… Opening part, 31 …… Fixed panel, 32 ……
Hinged shaft, 33 ... Swing panel.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-177668 (JP, A) JP-A-61-178772 (JP, A) Actually open 50-2333 (JP, U) Actual-open Sho 52- 143920 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cassette holder for accommodating a cassette and a position of the cassette holder when a user inserts the cassette as a first position, and the cassette holder when the cassette is mounted in a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus main body. When the position is set to the second position, the cassette holder guide mechanism that guides the cassette holder to reciprocate between the first position and the second position so as to move in a predetermined locus, and the front surface of the cassette holder. A fixed panel that covers and is fixed to the cassette holder, a swing panel that covers the front surface of the cassette holder and one end of which is rotatably supported with respect to the fixed panel, and the swing panel is installed in the main body of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus. When the cassette holder is in the second position, the fixed panel and the swing panel are provided in the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus main body. When the cassette holder is substantially flush with the front surface and the cassette holder is in the first position, the other end of the swing panel comes into contact with the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus main body by the urging of the urging spring, The cassette mounting device, wherein the swing panel is located at substantially the same position as the position of the swing panel when in the second position.