JPH09233382A - Support for cassette door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the assembling/disassembling work and to reduce the cost by designing a rotary shaft of a cassette door to be removed freely from a U-shaped bearing of a VTR frame and covering an opening of the bearing through the movement of a bottom cover. SOLUTION: A cassette door 18 is set closer toward a main body in the direction of arrow A. Then the cassette door 18 is moved in a direction of the arrow C and a rotary shaft 19 is fitted to a bearing 15a. Then a bottom cover 17 is moved in a direction of the arrow B to cover an opening of the bearing 15a. Thus, the rotary shaft 19 is supported by the bearing 15a of the VTR frame 15 and the cover 17a of the bottom cover 17 and the cassette door 18 is open/closed by using the rotary shaft 19 as a fulcrum. Furthermore, the bottom cover 17 is removed from the VTR frame 15 to remove the rotary shaft 19 of the cassette door 18 from the bearing 15a of the VTR frame 15 so as to allow simple removal/mount of the cassette door 18, then the assembling and disassembling job is improved and the cost is reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a camera-integrated VT.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cassette door supporting device for rotatably supporting a cassette door for closing an opening for tape cassette exchange, which is suitable for use in R (Video Tape Recorder) or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cassette door supporting device, for example, a cassette door supporting device in a camera-integrated VTR with a liquid crystal monitor, will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 7 is a camera-integrated VTR with a liquid crystal monitor using a conventional cassette door supporting device.
FIG. 8 is a partially transparent front view showing a VTR with a camera and a liquid crystal monitor using a conventional cassette door supporting device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective side view of an essential part of a camera-integrated VTR equipped with a liquid crystal monitor using a conventional cassette door supporting device, and FIG. 10 is a sectional side view of an essential part of the conventional cassette door supporting device. FIG. 11 is an assembly perspective view showing a conventional cassette door supporting device.

7 to 11, 1 is a camera unit,
Reference numeral 2 is a main body portion, 3 is a rotary shaft that rotatably connects the camera portion 1 and the main body portion 2 with each other, 4 is an LCD (liquid crystal display) provided in the main body portion 2, and 5 is a part of the appearance of the main body portion 2. A VTR frame (cabinet) to be configured, 6 is a VTR drive mechanism, 7 is a bottom cover that covers the bottom of the VTR frame 5, 8 is a cassette door that closes an opening for replacing a tape cassette (not shown), and 9 is a cassette door 8 Is the axis of rotation.

In the conventional cassette door supporting device, a through hole 5a is provided in the lower portion of the VTR frame 5 of the main body 2, and the VTR is also provided in the lower portion of the cassette door 8.
The through holes 8 are provided at positions which are different from the through holes 5a of the frame 5.
By providing a and inserting one rotation shaft 9 into both through holes 5a and 8a, the cassette door 8 can be rotated with the center of the rotation shaft 9 as a fulcrum.

Further, since the rotary shaft 9 is loosely fitted into both the through holes 5a and 8a, the retainer 9 is attached to the rotary shaft 9.
By providing a, and the retaining portion 9a is fitted and locked to the convex portion 5b of the VTR frame 5, the removal of the rotary shaft 9 is prevented. The retaining portion 9a is provided so as to be hidden inside the main body 2 so as not to appear in the appearance due to design restrictions.

[0007]

However, in the conventional cassette door supporting device described above, the rotary shaft 9 is used.
Since the retaining portion 9a of the VTR frame 5 is fitted to the convex portion 5b of the VTR frame 5, when the cassette door 8 is removed, the rotary shaft 9 cannot be pulled out to remove the cassette door 8 and the VTR frame 5 After removing the cassette door 8 with the cassette door 8 connected, the rotating shaft 9 must be bent and removed, which causes a problem that workability is extremely poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cassette door supporting device capable of improving workability when removing the cassette door.

[0009]

A cassette door supporting apparatus of the present invention is a cassette door supporting apparatus for rotatably supporting a cassette door for closing a tape cassette exchange opening with respect to a main body. A bearing for holding the rotating shaft of the cassette door is formed by abutting a plurality of housing members constituting the main body. As a result, the cassette door can be easily attached to and detached from the main body, so that the workability of assembling and disassembling the cassette door can be improved.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a cassette door supporting apparatus according to the present invention will be described, for example, in a camera integrated type V with a liquid crystal monitor.
The cassette door supporting device in the TR will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, but the same parts as those in the conventional example described above will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. here,
1 is a perspective side view of a main part showing a camera-integrated VTR with a liquid crystal monitor using the cassette door supporting device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the cassette door supporting device of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part assembly showing the cassette door supporting device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the cassette door in the cassette door supporting apparatus of this embodiment, FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing the cassette door in the cassette door supporting apparatus of this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is this embodiment. It is a bottom view which shows the VTR frame in the support apparatus of a cassette door.

The cassette door supporting apparatus of this embodiment is
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, two pairs of rotary shaft press-fitting portions 18a are provided in the lower portion of the cassette door 18, and rotary shafts 19 each having a length substantially equal to the interval between the pair of rotary shaft press-fitting portions 18a are provided. It is press fitted into the press fitting portion 18a. That is, the two rotary shafts 19 are fixed to the cassette door 18.

Further, the VTR drive mechanism 6 is supported by the VTR frame 15 by penetrating the through hole of the VTR frame 15 and attaching the mechanical attachment screw 10 to the mechanical chassis 11. The VTR frame 15 is a cabinet that constitutes a part of the external appearance of the main body 2 of the camera-integrated VTR. At the lower part of the VTR frame 15, there is provided a bearing part 15a having a space slightly narrower than the space inside each pair of the rotary shaft press-fitting parts 18a of the cassette door 18.

On the other hand, a bottom cover 17 for closing the bottom of the main body 2
Is provided with a lid portion 17a for closing the opening of the U-shaped bearing portion 15a of the VTR frame 15. By fixing the VTR frame 15 and the bottom cover 17, a bearing for the rotary shaft 19 is formed. The rotating shaft 19 is rotatably supported.

Next, the procedure for assembling the cassette door supporting apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First,
The cassette door 18 is moved toward the main body 2 in the direction of arrow A. Next, in order to allow the rotating shaft 19 to get over the bank portion of the U-shaped bearing portion 15a, the cassette door 18 is moved in the direction of arrow C, and the rotating shaft 19 is fitted into the bearing portion 15a. Then, the bottom cover 17 is moved in the direction of arrow B, and the opening of the bearing 15a is closed by the lid 17a. As a result, the rotary shaft 19 is fixed to the bearing portion 15 of the VTR frame 15.
It is supported by a and the lid portion 17a of the bottom cover 17, and can be opened and closed with the rotary shaft 19 of the cassette door 18 as a fulcrum.

In the cassette door supporting apparatus of this embodiment, the bottom cover 17 is removed from the VTR frame 15 so that the rotary shaft 19 of the cassette door 18 is rotated by the VT.
Since the cassette door 18 can be easily removed and installed by removing it from the bearing portion 15a of the R frame 15, the workability of assembling the main body portion 2 can be improved and the workability of repairing the main body portion 2 can be improved. Can be improved. Further, since the rotary shaft 19 is formed integrally with the cassette door 18, the cost can be suppressed.

[0017]

Since the cassette door supporting apparatus of the present invention is constructed as described above, it can be easily attached to and detached from the main body of the cassette door. It is possible to improve. Further, it is possible to reduce the cost by integrally molding the rotary shaft with the cassette door.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a camera-integrated VTR with a liquid crystal monitor using an embodiment of a cassette door supporting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a supporting device for a cassette door of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part assembly showing an embodiment of a supporting device for a cassette door according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the cassette door in the embodiment of the cassette door supporting device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing the cassette door in the embodiment of the cassette door supporting device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing a VTR frame in one embodiment of the cassette door supporting apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially transparent front view showing a camera-integrated VTR with a liquid crystal monitor using a conventional cassette door supporting device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective front view of a main part of a camera-integrated VTR with a liquid crystal monitor using a conventional cassette door supporting device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part showing a camera-integrated VTR with a liquid crystal monitor using a conventional cassette door supporting device.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a main part showing a conventional cassette door supporting device.

FIG. 11 is an assembly perspective view showing a conventional cassette door supporting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Camera Part 2 Main Body Part 3 Rotating Shaft 4 LCD 6 VTR Drive Mechanism 10 Mechanical Mounting Screw 11 Mechanical Chassis 15 VTR Frame 15a Bearing Part 17 Bottom Cover 17a Lid Part 18 Cassette Door 18a Rotating Shaft Press Fitting Part 19 Rotating Shaft

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cassette door supporting device for rotatably supporting a cassette door for closing a tape cassette exchange opening with respect to a main body, wherein a bearing for holding a rotation shaft of the cassette door is provided in the main body. A supporting device for a cassette door, which is formed by abutting a plurality of constituent housing members. 2. The VTR drive mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the rotary shaft is formed integrally with the cassette door.