JPH087913B2 - Recording medium drive - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium driving device using a loading method.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, recording medium drive devices such as VTRs have been changed from mainstream stationary type to compact and lightweight movie type
We are also expanding to portable types with built-in displays and small in-vehicle types.
As for the cassette loading method, the stationary front-loading method is the mainstream, but with the downsizing of the device, the side-loading method such as the VTR for vehicles has come to be seen.

A conventional recording medium driving device will be described below with reference to FIG.

This conventional device is a front loading type of cassette, and the cassette 1 inserted in the cassette insertion / removal opening 3 is engaged with the cassette holder 5 to
It is stored inside. The cassette holder 5 accommodating the cassette 1 is guided by the guide groove 6 and the cassette 1 is mounted on the tape driving means 7.

Next, by operating the operation button 4 on the front panel 2,
When the cassette discharging operation is performed, the cassette holder 5 is guided along the guide groove 6 by a route opposite to that when the cassette is mounted, and the cassette 1 is discharged from the cassette insertion / removal opening 3.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, for example, a vehicle
When another person uses this device from the front and back of the device in a very narrow space like in the case of a VTR, the cassette insertion / extraction opening 3 is only on the front panel 2, so the cassette can only be viewed from the front of the device. There was a problem that it was not possible to insert and remove.

The present invention solves the above conventional problems. An object of the first invention is to allow a recording medium to be inserted from either the front surface or the rear surface of the apparatus, and a second object is to insert the recording medium into the front surface of the apparatus. The recording medium can be discharged to either side of the rear surface irrespective of the insertion direction. The third purpose is to simplify the loading means of the apparatus and to determine whether the recording medium is inserted on the front side or the rear side. A fourth object is to provide a recording medium drive device capable of promptly confirming even from the front side, and corresponding to insertion from the front side or the rear side of the recording medium, displaying an image on a dedicated monitor display. It is to be.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a recording medium driving device according to claim 1 has a first insertion / removal opening provided on a front panel, and a rear panel facing the front panel. A second insertion / removal opening provided above, a drive unit for driving the recording medium, and a predetermined position that can be driven by the drive unit when the recording medium is inserted through either the first or second insertion / removal port. The recording medium driving device according to claim 2 further comprises a loading means for mounting a recording medium on the recording medium driving device according to claim 1, further comprising a first operation provided on the front panel. By operating the button, the second operation button provided on the rear panel, and the first operation button on the front panel, the recording medium is ejected from the first insertion / removal opening,
The recording medium driving device according to claim 3, further comprising: a recording medium ejecting unit that ejects the recording medium from the second insertion / removal opening by operating a second operation button on the rear panel. The driving means for driving, the recording medium loading means for moving the recording medium to a predetermined position along the insertion direction when the recording medium is inserted through either the first or second insertion / removal opening, and the recording medium at the predetermined position. The recording medium driving device according to claim 4, further comprising: a mounting unit that transfers the driving unit to a drivable position and mounts the recording medium on the recording medium. And a second insertion / removal opening provided on the rear panel, a first monitor display, a second monitor display, and a signal input is switched to the first monitor display when a recording medium is inserted from the first insertion / removal opening. Upon insertion of the recording medium from the second insertion slot has a control means for switching a signal input to the second monitor display.

The present invention has the above-described structure, and the recording medium can be mounted on the driving means by the loading means regardless of which side the recording medium is inserted from the front side or the rear side.

By operating the ejection operation button on the side to be ejected, the recording medium is ejected to the operated side.

Further, the loading of the recording medium is only a movement in the recording medium insertion direction, and there is no movement other than the insertion direction. That is, the movement of the recording medium is only in one direction, which is structurally very simple. Further, since there is no movement in the vertical direction, the recording medium is not hidden and the insertion state of the recording medium can be immediately confirmed as it is from the front surface and the rear surface.

In addition, video and audio signals are input to the monitor display on the side where the recording medium is inserted.

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

FIG. 1 is an external view of a recording medium driving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side sectional view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 3 is a front sectional view thereof. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the cassette mounted state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mounting body 11 has a front panel 12
And a rear panel 13 opposed to the front panel 12, a first cassette insertion / removal opening 14 and various operation buttons 15 are provided on the front panel 12, and a second cassette insertion / removal opening 13 is provided on the rear panel 13. ing.

Further, in FIG. 2, the cassette 18 wound with the magnetic tape is inserted into the apparatus main body 11 in the longitudinal direction of the cassette as shown in FIG. 1, but the cassette 18 is housed and moved to a predetermined position. Cassette holder 19
A drive roller 20 is provided which is provided on the upper side of the cassette 18 to pull in and eject the cassette 18. Is. The drive roller 20 rotates in both forward and reverse directions by a drive motor (not shown) on the cassette holder 19 to drive the cassette 18. The holder elevating / lowering guide member 21 has a thread on its outer shape, and is engaged with the cassette holder 19 at the engaging portions 19a (four corners). The four holder elevating guide members 21 are synchronously rotated by an external motor (not shown) to vertically move the cassette holder 19 in a parallel state. Reference numeral 22 is a tape driving means, and 23 is a cylinder provided on the tape driving means and having a rotary magnetic head.

The operation of the recording medium driving device of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below. When the cassette 18 inserted from the first cassette insertion / removal opening 14 on the front panel 12 side is pushed in by a predetermined amount, the drive roller 20 on the cassette holder 19 rotates in the clockwise direction, that is, the drawing direction, and the cassette 18 is located at the center of the holder. Part is pulled in to a predetermined position. Then, the rotation of the drive roller 20 is stopped, and then the holder elevating guide member 21 is synchronously rotated by the external motor, whereby the cassette holder 19 is vertically lowered while keeping the parallel state, and the cassette 18 is placed on the tape drive means 22. Installing.
(FIG. 4) A tape is pulled out from the mounted cassette 18, and recording and reproduction are performed by rotation of the cylinder 23.

Next, when the cassette 18 is inserted from the second cassette insertion / removal opening 16 on the rear panel 13 side, the drive roller 20 is rotated counterclockwise at the time when the cassette 18 is pushed in a predetermined amount as in the front panel side. The cassette 18 is pulled in, and rotation is stopped at a predetermined position in the center of the holder. Thereafter, similarly, the cassette holder 19 is lowered by the rotation of the holder elevating / lowering guide member 21, and the cassette 18 is mounted on the tape driving means 22. When the cassette is ejected by operating the operation button 15 on the front panel 12 after the recording and reproduction are completed, the cassette holder 19 remains in the parallel state from the position shown in FIG. Ascend to the position shown in FIG. Next, the drive roller 20 rotates in the cassette ejecting direction, and the cassette 18 is ejected in the inserting direction.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the first cassette insertion / removal opening provided on the front panel, the second cassette insertion / removal opening provided on the rear panel, and the cassette are inserted into the first and second cassettes.
Even when the tape is inserted from any one of the cassette insertion / ejection ports, by providing the cassette loading means for mounting the cassette in a predetermined position where the tape in the cassette can be driven by the tape driving means, either side of the front surface or the rear surface of the apparatus can be provided. The cassette can be inserted even from the inside, making it very easy to use and convenient.

FIG. 5 is an external view of a recording medium driving device showing a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the apparatus main body 11 includes a front panel 12, a rear panel 13, a first cassette insertion / removal opening 14,
The second cassette insertion / removal opening 16 and the first operation button 17 are provided, and the above is the same as the configuration of FIG. The difference from FIG. 1 is that a second operation button 24 is provided on the rear panel 13.

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the present apparatus. This figure is also almost the same as FIG. 2, except that the second operation button 24 is provided on the rear panel 13 as in FIG. It is a point.

With respect to the recording medium drive device configured as described above,
The operation will be described below.

The cassette is inserted in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the cassette inserted from either side of the cassette insertion / ejection port is mounted on the tape drive means 22. After the recording / playback ends,
When the cassette is ejected by operating the first operation button 17 on the front panel 12, the cassette holder 19 is raised by the rotation of the holder elevating guide member 21, and the cassette 18 is rotated by the counterclockwise rotation of the drive roller 20. It is discharged to the 12 side. When the cassette is ejected by operating the second operation button 24 on the rear panel 13, after the cassette holder 19 is raised, the drive roller 20 is now rotated clockwise and the cassette 18 is ejected to the rear panel 13 side. It

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the first operation button provided on the front panel, the second operation button provided on the rear panel, and the first operation button on the front panel are operated to make the first operation button. The cassette ejecting means ejects the cassette from the cassette inserting / removing port and ejects the cassette from the second cassette inserting / removing port by operating the second operation button on the rear panel. You can take out the cassette from either the rear side.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a recording medium driving device showing a third embodiment of the present invention before the cassette is mounted, and FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the cassette mounted state. In FIGS. 7 and 8, from the device main body 11 to the second operation button 24,
The configuration is similar to that shown in the figure. 6 is different from FIG. 6 in that instead of the holder elevating / lowering guide member 21 for elevating / lowering the cassette holder 19 of FIG. 6, an elevating / lowering member 25 is provided on the apparatus main body 11 so as to elevate / lower the tape driving means 22. is there. Lifting member
25 has threads formed on its outer shape and engages at multiple locations.
22a engages with the tape driving means 22 and a plurality of lifting members 25
Are driven to rotate in synchronism with the tape drive means 22.
Vertically move up and down while maintaining the parallel state. The tape drive means 22 moves from the lowered position shown in FIG. 7 to the raised position shown in FIG.

With respect to the recording medium drive device configured as described above,
The operation will be described below.

The cassette 18 inserted from the first cassette insertion / removal opening 14 on the front panel 12 side or the second cassette insertion / removal opening 16 on the rear panel 13 side is driven by the drive roller 20 on the cassette holder 19 at the time when it is pushed in by a predetermined amount. , Cassette holder 19
It is pulled to a predetermined position in the center of the and stopped. next,
A plurality of lifting members 25 rotate in synchronization with an external motor,
The tape driving means 22 is vertically moved up and the cassette 18 is mounted in the state shown in FIG.

When recording and playback are complete, this time the multiple lifting members 25
Rotates in the opposite direction to vertically lower the tape drive means 22 to a predetermined position. Next, the cassette on the cassette holder 19
18 is discharged to the discharge position by the rotation of the drive roller 20.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cassette loading means for transferring the cassette to the predetermined position along the insertion direction and the tape driving means are inserted even when the cassette is inserted through either the first or second insertion / removal opening. By providing a mounting means for moving the tape in the cassette at the predetermined position to a position where the tape can be driven and mounting it on the cassette, the cassette transfer by the cassette loading means can be performed only in one direction of the cassette. The means can be simplified. Further, since the cassette does not descend, there is an advantage that the mounting state can be immediately confirmed from both the first and second cassette insertion / removal ports.

Although the tape drive means 22 is vertically moved up and down in the embodiment, it is not necessarily required to be vertical. Further, in the third embodiment, the elevating member 25 has threads formed on the outer shape thereof, and engages with the tape drive means 22 at a plurality of points,
Further, the plurality of elevating members 25 are synchronously rotated to vertically elevate the tape drive means 22, but the tape drive means 22 is attached to the end portion of the cantilever support member, and the tape drive means 22 is attached. The tape drive means 22 may be moved up and down by turning.

FIG. 9 is an external view of a recording medium driving device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of its control means. In FIG. 9, the apparatus main body 11 to the cassette 18 have the same configuration as that of FIG. The difference from FIG. 1 is that the first monitor display 30 receives a signal when the cassette is inserted from the front panel 12, and the second monitor display receives a signal when the cassette is inserted from the rear panel 13. 31 is the point. In FIG. 10, the first cassette insertion / removal opening on the front panel 12 side
A first switch 32 for detecting the cassette from 14 and a second switch 33 for detecting the cassette from the second cassette insertion / removal opening 16 on the rear panel 13 side, and a cassette from the first and second cassette insertion / removal openings Control means 34 is provided for switching input of video and audio signals to the monitor display in association with insertion.

With respect to the recording medium drive device configured as described above,
The operation will be described below.

When the cassette 18 is inserted from the first cassette insertion / removal opening 14 on the front panel 12, the first detection switch 32 is actuated, and the video and audio signals from the magnetic tape after the cassette is installed are controlled by the control means 34. Will be input to the monitor display 30 of. When the cassette 18 is inserted from the second cassette insertion / removal opening 16 on the rear panel 13, the second detection switch 33 is actuated, and the control means 34 switches to input to the second monitor display 31. .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the signal input is switched to the first monitor display, the second monitor display, and the first monitor display when the cassette is inserted through the first cassette insertion / ejection slot. By providing a control means for switching the signal input to the second monitor display when the cassette is inserted from the cassette insertion / removal port, the image on the monitor display can be viewed at the optimum position for the cassette insertion side.

In the above first to fourth embodiments, the description has been given by taking the example of the apparatus using the recording medium such as the video cassette on which the magnetic tape is wound, but it is represented by the compact disc and the like. Even in the case of an apparatus using a disc-shaped recording medium, the same effect can be obtained with the same configuration.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments,
The recording medium driving device described above includes a first insertion / removal opening provided on a front panel, a second insertion / removal opening provided on a rear panel facing the front panel, and a recording medium which is one of the first and second insertion openings. Even when the recording medium is inserted from the insertion / removal opening of the recording medium, the recording medium is loaded from any of the front panel side and the rear panel side by providing the loading means for mounting the recording medium at a predetermined position that can be driven by the driving means. Can be inserted and mounted. For example, in the case of in-vehicle specifications, when the device is placed between the front and rear seats and it is difficult to move in a very narrow space, insertion operation from either the front side or the rear side is possible. It is very convenient and easy to use, and its practical effects are great.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium driving device, wherein the first operation button provided on the front panel, the second operation button provided on the rear panel, and the first operation button on the front panel are operated to make the first operation button. By providing a recording medium ejecting means for ejecting the recording medium from the insertion / removal opening of the rear panel and ejecting the recording medium from the second insertion / removal opening by operating the second operation button on the rear panel,
Recording media inserted from either the front panel side or the rear panel side can be ejected to the operated side by pressing the operation button on the side you want to take out, regardless of the insertion direction. is there.

The recording medium driving device according to claim 3 is the first
And a recording medium loading unit that moves the recording medium to the first position along the insertion direction when the recording medium is inserted from any of the second insertion / removal ports, and the recording medium at the first position is set to a drivable position. By providing the mounting means for transferring the driving means and mounting the driving means on the recording medium, the moving direction of the recording medium is only one-dimensional direction, so that the loading means can be simplified. Further, since the insertion state of the recording medium can be immediately confirmed from either the front panel side or the rear panel side, it is not necessary to mistakenly insert the second recording medium.

The recording medium driving device according to claim 4 switches the signal input to the first monitor display, the second monitor display, and the first monitor display when the recording medium is inserted through the first insertion / removal opening. By providing the second monitor display with the control means for switching the signal input when the recording medium is inserted through the second insertion / removal opening,
Since the image on the monitor display placed at the optimum position for the side into which the recording medium is inserted can be viewed, it is especially convenient in places where it is difficult to move in a narrow space, such as in a car. large.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is an external perspective view of a recording medium driving device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front sectional view thereof, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a cassette mounted state, FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a recording medium driving device in a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a recording medium driving device in a cassette inserted state in a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a cassette mounted state, and FIG. 9 is a fourth sectional view of the present invention. FIG. 10 (a) is a side sectional view of the recording medium driving device showing the control means, FIG. 10 (b) is a schematic diagram showing the relationship with the monitor, and FIG.
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a conventional recording medium driving device. 12 …… Front panel, 13 …… Rear panel, 14 …… First
Cassette insertion / removal port, 16 …… Second cassette insertion / removal port, 18…
... cassette (recording medium), 21 ... holder elevating guide member (loading means), 22 ... tape drive means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A first insertion / removal opening provided on a front panel, a second insertion / removal opening provided on a rear panel facing the front panel, drive means for driving a recording medium, and the recording medium A recording medium driving device comprising: a loading unit that mounts the recording medium at a predetermined position in the driving unit that can be driven when the recording medium is inserted through either the first or second insertion / removal opening. 2. A first operation button provided on a front panel, a second operation button provided on a rear panel, and a recording medium ejected from a first insertion / ejection opening by operating the first operation button. The recording medium driving device according to claim 1, further comprising a recording medium ejecting unit that ejects the recording medium from a second insertion / removal opening by operating the second operation button. 3. A first insertion / removal opening provided on a front panel, a second insertion / removal opening provided on a rear panel facing the front panel, drive means for driving a recording medium, and the first and the second 2. When the recording medium is inserted from any of the two insertion / removal ports, the recording medium loading unit that moves the recording medium to a predetermined position along the insertion direction, and the drive unit can drive the recording medium at the predetermined position. A recording medium driving device comprising: a mounting unit that is moved to a position and mounted on the recording medium. 4. A first insertion / removal opening provided on a front panel, a second insertion / removal opening provided on a rear panel facing the front panel, a first monitor display, and a second monitor display. Control for switching the signal input to the first monitor display when the recording medium is inserted from the first insertion / removal opening, and switching the signal input to the second monitor display when the recording medium is inserted from the second insertion / removal opening. 4. The recording medium drive device according to claim 1, further comprising: