JPH09282756A - Cassette type recording/reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the breakage of a cassette determining member or the like during cassette ejecting by providing a control means for housing the cassette determining member or the like outside a cassette inserting space by moving a cassette stage. SOLUTION: By moving and returning a cassette stage 6 from a cassette loading position P3 to a cassette inserting position P1 in a direction a', a control means 44 is actuated and a cassette determining member 9 and a cassette insertion guide 10 are raised to an operation position in a cassette inserting space 43. On the other hand, by moving the cassette stage 6 from the cassette inserting position P1 to the cassette loading position P3 side, the control means 44 is actuated and the cassette determining member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 are lowered to a housing position in the lower side of the cassette inserting space 43. Thus, the damage to the constituting members caused by the unintentional jumping-out of the cassette determining member 9 or the cassette insertion guide 10 and the clashing of the tape cassette during cassette ejecting is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to recording information using a tape cassette such as a video cassette recorder.
The present invention relates to a cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus, and more particularly to a field of technology for loading and ejecting a plurality of types of tape cassettes having different sizes using a cassette stage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus such as a video tape recorder, as shown in FIG. 47, two types of tape cassettes 1 and ₂ having different sizes D ₁ and D ₂ can be selectively used. There is something I did. In this type of cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus, a cassette discriminating member 9 for discriminating the type (large or small) of the tape cassettes 1 and 2 is provided inside the cassette insertion opening 4 which is a horizontally long opening formed in the front panel 3. A cassette insertion guide 10 that can be switched by a lock lever and a lock lever (not shown) that locks the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 at a position where they are released downward from the cassette insertion space are arranged.

Then, a cassette stage 6 which is a cassette carrying means is arranged behind the cassette insertion guide 10, and the cassette stage 6 is placed at the cassette insertion position P ₁
And between the cassette retracting position P ₂ behind it and the cassette mounting position P ₃ below it, it reciprocates in the directions of arrows a, b and a ', b'along a substantially L-shaped movement path. A cassette loading mechanism is arranged. When loading the cassette, the tape cassette 1,
2 is selectively inserted from the cassette insertion port 4 into the cassette stage 6 in the direction of the arrow a. At that time, first, the type (size) of the tape cassettes 1 and 2 is discriminated by the cassette discriminating block 9, and the cassette Insertion guide block 1
Switch 0.

That is, when the large tape cassette 2 is inserted, the large tape cassette 2 is discriminated by the cassette discrimination member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 together with the cassette discrimination member 9 is allowed to escape to the lower part of the cassette insertion space. At the same time, the cassette discriminating member 9 is locked with a lock lever (not shown).
Locks in the lower position of the cassette insertion space. On the other hand, when the small-sized tape cassette 1 is inserted, the small-sized tape cassette 1 is guided by the cassette insertion guide block 10 to the stage center which is the central position in the left-right direction in the cassette stage 6. The cassette insertion guide block 10 prevents 1 from being erroneously inserted into the cassette stage 6 at an offset position to the right or left.

After the cassette is inserted, the cassette loading mechanism is operated to horizontally retract the cassette stage 6 from the cassette insertion position P ₁ to the cassette retract position P _{2 in the} direction of arrow a, and then the cassette retract position P.
The tape cassettes 1 and 2 are vertically lowered from ₂ to the cassette mounting position P _{3 in the} direction of the arrow b, and are floated above the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6 by a height H _{1 to be} placed on the plurality of cassette positioning pins 8. Load horizontally.
At this time, the front lids 1A and 2A attached to the front ends of the tape cassettes 1 and 2 are located at the upper side of the arrow b '.
The lid is opened in the direction.

After loading the cassette,
The magnetic tapes in the tape cassettes 1 and 2 are pulled out of the cassette by a tape loading mechanism and loaded on a rotary head drum (neither of which is shown) to record and reproduce information. When the cassette is ejected after recording and reproducing, the cassette stage 6 is vertically moved in the arrow b'direction from the cassette mounting position P ₃ to the cassette retracting position P ₂ by the reverse operation of the cassette loading, and then the cassette insertion position. The tape cassettes 1 and 2 are horizontally moved to P _{1 in the} direction of the arrow a ′, and the tape cassettes 1 and 2 are ejected from the cassette insertion opening 4 to the outside of the front panel 3 by the cassette ejecting means (not shown) and are locked by the cassette stage 6. The lever is unlocked so that the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 can be reinserted into the cassette insertion space together.

[0007]

However, conventionally, the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 and a lock lever for locking them at a position where they are released to the lower part of the cassette insertion space are easily operated by the operator in the cassette insertion opening 4. Because it was in a place that looks like, it looked ugly. Moreover, since the operator can easily touch the cassette discriminating member 9, the cassette insertion guide 10 and the lock lever from the outside of the cassette insertion port 4, for example, in the cassette loading state, the operator carelessly touches the lock lever, If the lock is released, the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide will inadvertently jump out into the cassette insertion space, and the tape cassettes 1 and 2 will detect the cassette discriminating member 9 during the subsequent cassette ejection. Also, there is a risk of accidentally colliding with the cassette insertion guide 10 and damaging them, leading to a serious accident.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and in the cassette loading state,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus capable of safely storing the cassette insertion guide and the cassette discriminating member outside the cassette insertion space.

[0009]

In the cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object, the cassette stage is moved from the cassette insertion position to the cassette mounting position side and the cassette insertion guide and the cassette discrimination are performed. The control means is provided to store the member from the operating position in the cassette insertion space to the storage position outside the cassette insertion space.

In the cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, when the cassette stage is moved from the cassette insertion position to the cassette mounting position side, the control means is operated to operate the cassette insertion guide and the cassette discrimination. The member is automatically stored from the operating position in the cassette insertion space to the storage position outside the cassette insertion space.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus in which the present invention is applied to a video cassette recorder or the like will be described below with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that the same structural portions as those in FIG. 47 are denoted by the same reference numerals to omit redundant description.

"Description of the Gist of the Present Invention" First, the gist of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention comprises a plurality of types of tape cassettes 1 and ₂ having different sizes D ₁ and D 2.
Is selectively inserted into the cassette stage 6 from the cassette insertion port 4 of the front panel 3, and these tape cassettes 1 and 2 are placed between the cassette insertion position P ₁ and the cassette mounting position P ₁₂ which will be described later by the cassette stage 6. In the case of reciprocating selectively, the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 are arranged inside the cassette insertion opening 4 of the front panel 3. When the cassette stage 6 is moved back from the cassette mounting position P ₃ to the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of the arrow a ′, the operation of the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 in the cassette insertion space 43 indicated by the dotted line. The cassette stage 6 to the cassette insertion position P.
_{When the} cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 are moved from ₁ to the cassette mounting position P ₃ side in the arrow a direction, the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 are moved to the storage position below the cassette insertion space 43 in the arrow i'direction. It is provided with a control means 44 for lowering to.

At this time, at the time of loading the cassette, the cassette stage 6 is moved back to the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of the arrow a ', and the tape cassettes 1 and 2 are inserted from the cassette insertion port 4 of the front panel 3 into the cassette stage 6. Is selectively inserted in the direction of arrow a. When the small tape cassette 1 is inserted, the small tape cassette 1 is guided by the cassette insertion guide 10 to the stage center, which is a central position in the left-right direction in the cassette stage 6 to be described later. The cassette insertion guide 10 prevents the cassette stage 6 from being erroneously inserted at the right side or a position shifted to one side.

On the other hand, if the cassette insertion guide 10 remains inserted into the cassette insertion space 43 from the direction of arrow i, the cassette insertion guide 43 becomes an obstacle when the large tape cassette 2 is inserted, and the large tape cassette 2 is removed. It cannot be inserted into the cassette stage 6.
Therefore, when the large tape cassette 2 is inserted, the large tape cassette 2 is discriminated by the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette discriminating member 10 is inserted together with the cassette insertion guide 10.
Is released downward in the cassette insertion space 43 in the direction of the arrow i ', and the large tape cassette 2 is smoothly inserted into the cassette stage 6.

On the other hand, in the cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, when the cassette stage 6 is moved back to the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of the arrow a, the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 are dotted by the control means 44. Although the cassette stage 6 is moved from the cassette insertion position P ₁ to the cassette mounting position P ₃ side in the direction of the arrow a, the controller 44 moves the cassette to the operating position in the cassette insertion space 43 shown in FIG. The discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 are moved down to the storage position below the cassette insertion space 43 indicated by the solid line in the direction of the arrow i'and stored. Therefore, in the cassette loading state in which the tape cassettes 1 and 2 are selectively loaded to the cassette mounting position P ₃ by the cassette stage 6, the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 1
0 is safely stored in the storage position below the cassette insertion space 43, and even if a finger or a foreign object is carelessly inserted into the cassette insertion opening 4 from the outside of the front panel 3, a so-called tampering operation is performed. It is possible to prevent the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 from accidentally popping out into the cassette insertion space 43. Therefore, while the tape cassettes 1 and 2 are being moved and returned by the cassette stage 6 from the cassette mounting position P ₃ to the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of the arrow a ′, the cassette accidentally ejected into the cassette insertion space 43. It is possible to prevent the tape cassettes 1 and 2 from accidentally colliding with the discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 and being damaged.

[Description of Embodiments of the Present Invention] Next, referring to FIG.
The embodiments of the present invention will be sequentially described with reference to FIGS.

[Description of Two Types of Tape Cassettes] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, small size having different sizes (depth in the front-rear direction and width in the left-right direction) D ₁ and D ₂ and thicknesses T ₁ and T ₂ Also, inside the large tape cassettes 1 and 2, magnetic tapes 62 wound around a pair of left and right tape reels 61 having different diameters are stored. These magnetic tapes 62 are attached to the front ends 1a, 2a of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2, and the front lid 1 having an inner / outer double structure.
Passed along the inside of A, 2A. A notch 64 of substantially the same shape is formed in the center of the bottom plates 1c, 2c on the front ends 1a, 2a side where the pair of left and right reel stand insertion holes 63 of the small and large tape cassettes 1, 2 are formed. ing.

A pair of left and right positioning reference holes common to the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are provided at both left and right positions of the cutouts 64 of the bottom plates 1c and 2c of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2. 14 is formed. That is, the pair of left and right positioning reference holes 14
Is the same dimension L ₁ in the left-right direction with respect to the cassette center P ₅ .
And is formed at a position recessed from the front ends 1a, 2a by the same dimension L ₂ . On both left and right ends of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2, both side surfaces 1 from the front lids 1A and 2A to the bottom plates 1c and 2c.
A pair of left and right slits 65 formed along b and 2b are formed in parallel with the cassette center P _5, and the lock levers 66 of the front lids 1A and 2A are arranged at the inner positions of these slits 65. However, the small tape cassette 1 is provided with the lock lever 66 only in one slit 65. And these small and large tape cassettes 1, 2
The front end faces of the bottom plates 1c and 2c which are the front ends 1a and 2a of
A pair of left and right detection target portions 15 and 16 for simultaneously detecting the insertion position into the cassette stage 6 and the type (size) detection which will be described later are formed. However, among the pair of left and right detected portions 15 and 16, the detected portions 15 and 16 on the right side in FIGS. 2 and 3 are formed at a common position with respect to the reference hole 14, and the detected portions on the left side are formed. The reference numerals 15 and 16 are formed at different positions with respect to the reference hole 14.

[Description of Cassette Stage] Next, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 26, the cassette stage 6 is formed of a metal plate or the like, and has a horizontal bottom plate 6a and a pair of left and right side plates 6b vertically rising upward from the left and right ends of the bottom plate 6a. The shape is upward and is formed in a substantially U shape. A pair of left and right cassette stoppers 11 for the large-sized tape cassette 2 are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the rear end of the bottom plate 6a (the end on the arrow a direction side). Also, this is on the bottom plate 6a, a pair of right and left stopper blocks 12 for positioning in the induction on the stage center P ₁₁ insertion reference position P _12, as will be described later a small tape cassette 1 is mounted.

[Explanation of Cassette Loading Mechanism] Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the cassette loading mechanism 71 is arranged inside the cassette insertion port 4 of the float panel 3, and the chassis of this cassette loading mechanism 71 is arranged. Has a pair of left and right vertical chassis side plates 32 formed by a sheet metal or the like, and the upper portions of the vertical chassis side plates 32 are integrally coupled by a horizontal chassis top plate 33 to have a substantially U-shaped cross section. The front base 34, which is a fixing member formed of synthetic resin or the like in an upward U-shape, is located between the front ends of the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32 (ends on the arrow a'direction side), and the cassette insertion port 4 It is installed horizontally along the lower edge and both side edges. The cassette stage 6 is horizontally arranged behind the cassette insertion port 4 between the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32. Then, a pair of left and right formed in an L shape by the horizontal path 72a and the vertical path 72b hanging downward from the rear end thereof, for a total of 4
One L-shaped guide groove 72 is formed in the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32. Then, on the inner side surfaces of the rack guide plates 73 that are attached in parallel to both side surfaces of the rear end sides (the end portions on the arrow a direction side) of the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32, the rack guide plates 73 are horizontally aligned along the upper edge side. A guide groove 74 is formed. Then, on both side surfaces of the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32,
A pair of left and right rack plates 75 are arranged in parallel inside the pair of left and right rack guide plates 74. A pair of front and rear guide rollers 76 mounted inside and outside the front and rear ends (both ends in the directions of arrows a and a ') of these rack plates 75 form one horizontal path 72a of the L-shaped guide groove 72. The rack plates 75 are loosely fitted in the horizontal guide grooves 74, and the rack plates 75 are configured to slide horizontally along the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32 in the front-rear direction of arrows a and a '.

A pair of front and rear inclined guide grooves 77 inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal reference are formed on the front end sides (arrow a'direction sides) of the pair of left and right rack plates 75. The inclined guide grooves 77 are arranged so as to intersect the pair of L-shaped guide grooves 72. Then, a pair of left and right guide rollers 78 mounted on both side surfaces of the pair of left and right side plates 6b of the cassette stage 6, a total of four guide rollers 78, play in both of these at the intersection of each L-shaped guide groove 72 and the inclined guide groove 77. It is fitted. A loading motor 80 is attached to the inside of the rear end side of one of the chassis side plates 32 via a motor holder 79, and a drive shaft 82 driven by the loading motor 80 to rotate in the forward and reverse directions via a gear train 81. It is horizontally installed between the upper portions of the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32. A pair of left and right pinions 83 fixed to the left and right ends of the drive shaft 82 are engaged with a pair of left and right racks 75a that are horizontally formed along the upper edges of the pair of left and right rack plates 75.

The cassette loading mechanism 7
1 is a gear train 8 by a loading motor 80.
When the pair of left and right pinions 83 are rotationally driven in the forward and reverse directions through the drive shaft 1 and the drive shaft 82, and the racks 75a of the pair of left and right rack plates 75 are driven by these pinions 83 in synchronization with the directions of arrows a and a ', these A pair of left and right rack plates 75 forms one horizontal path 72a of the L-shaped guide groove 72 and the horizontal guide groove 74.
And is horizontally moved along the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32 in synchronization with the directions of arrows a and a '. Then, each pair of left and right rack plates 75 has a pair of inclined guide grooves 7.
7, the pair of left and right guide rollers 78 of the cassette stage 6 are moved along the horizontal paths 72a and the vertical paths 72b of the pair of L-shaped guide grooves 72 of the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32 in the arrow a, b directions and the arrow a ', The L-shaped locus is synchronously moved along the b'direction. As a result, the cassette stage 6 moves vertically to the cassette insertion position P ₁ indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 5, the cassette retracted position P ₂ horizontally retracted to the rear thereof as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, and below it as indicated by the alternate long and two short dashed line. arrow between the cassette mount position P _3, which is lowered a, b-direction and the arrow a ', b' is configured to be reciprocally driven along the L-shaped locus in the directions.

[Description of Cassette Crimping Mechanism] Next, referring to FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 9, 28 and 29, a cassette crimping mechanism 91 is attached to the upper portion of the cassette stage 6. This cassette crimping mechanism 91 is used for the front panel 3
An opening / closing lid 5 for opening / closing the cassette insertion port 4 from inside, and a cassette pressure lever 92 for supporting the opening / closing lid 5 and rotating up and down. And cassette pressure lever 9
Reference numeral 2 denotes a pair of left and right side plates 92a and a top plate portion 92b that horizontally connects the upper end portions of the left and right side plates 92a to each other. The top plate portion 92b has a substantially U-shaped cross section. It is configured as a mounting table for the insertion prevention stopper. The cassette crimping lever 92 has a pair of left and right side plates 92a, and the rear ends of the left and right side plates 6b of the cassette stage 6. , D'direction so as to be freely rotatable. The cassette pressure lever 92 is rotationally biased in the arrow d'direction, which is the cassette pressure direction, by a pair of left and right pressure springs 94, which are rotation biasing means composed of tension coil springs, and the left and right side plates 6b of the cassette stage 6 are rotated. It is configured to come into contact with and stop on a pair of left and right stoppers 95 that are integrally formed with each other.

The opening / closing lid 5 is formed of synthetic resin or the like, and the opening / closing lid 5 has a pair of left and right horizontal ends inside the front ends of the pair of left and right side plates 92a of the cassette pressing lever 92. It is attached via a fulcrum pin 7 so as to be freely rotatable in the front-back and up-down directions indicated by arrows c and c '. The open / close lid 5 is rotationally biased in the direction of arrow c ′ by a pair of left and right open / close lid springs 96, which are rotation biasing means for closing the lid, which are torsion coil springs.
At the closed position of the cassette insertion port 4 shown in
Is abutted against a stopper 97 integrally formed inside the front ends of the pair of left and right arm portions 92a to be stopped.

As shown in FIG. 8, the cassette crimping mechanism 91 is provided with an opening / closing lid 5 when the cassette stage 6 is returned to the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of the arrow a '.
Is rotated in the direction of arrow c'to a substantially vertical closed position to close the cassette insertion opening 4 of the front panel 3 from the inside.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are selectively inserted from the cassette insertion opening 4 of the front panel 3 into the cassette stage 6 in the direction of arrow a, these small and large tape cassettes are inserted. The open / close lid 5 is pushed open in the direction of arrow c against the pair of left and right open / close lid springs 96 by the large tape cassettes 1 and 2, and the open / close lid 5 rides on the upper portions of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2. At this time, during the opening operation of the opening / closing lid 5 in the direction of the arrow c, the plurality of projections 5a integrally formed on the back surface of the opening / closing lid 5 come into contact with the top plate portion 92b of the cassette pressure lever 92 from below. The cassette pressure lever 92 is pushed up in the direction of arrow d against the pair of left and right pressure springs 94 together with the opening / closing lid 5. And the cassette crimping lever 9
The small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are pressure-bonded and fixed on the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6 through the opening / closing lid 5 by the cassette pressure force which is a reaction force of the arrow 2 in the direction of the arrow d '. .

[Description of Cassette Double Insertion Prevention Mechanism] Next, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 12, the cassette double insertion prevention lid 45 of the cassette double insertion prevention mechanism 101 has the rear end (arrow). Arrows j, j'in the up-and-down direction via a pair of left and right horizontal fulcrum pins 46 at the end portion on the a direction side).
It is attached so that it can rotate in any direction. A pair of left and right opening / closing mechanisms 47 for opening / closing the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 in the directions of arrows j and j ′ are attached to both side surfaces of the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32. These opening / closing mechanisms 47 are a seesaw type drive lever 103 that is rotationally driven in the up and down directions of arrows m and m ′ via a fulcrum pin 102 that is horizontal to the chassis side plate 32, and the drive lever 1 thereof.
A cam driven roller 104 attached to the rear end of 03,
A cam groove 105 formed along the lower edge on the front end side of the rack plate 75, a drive lever spring 106 that is a rotation biasing unit including a tension coil spring that biases the drive lever 103 in the direction of the arrow m, and a drive lever 103. The cam follower roller 108 is attached to the left and right side surfaces of the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 and is loosely fitted in the cam hole 107. The pair of left and right cam driven rollers 108 is a pair of left and right openings 109 formed in the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32.
And is loosely fitted in the pair of left and right cam grooves 107.

The cassette double insertion preventing mechanism 1
When the cassette stage 6 is returned to the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of arrow a ′ as shown in FIG. 8, 01 indicates the rack plate 75 returned in the direction of arrow a ′ as shown in FIG. From cam groove 105 to cam driven roller 104
8 is relatively pulled out in the direction of arrow a, the drive lever 103 is rotationally driven in the direction of arrow m by the drive lever spring 106, and the cam driven roller 108 is driven in the direction of arrow m by the cam hole 107.
As shown in FIG.
In the horizontal direction, and is retracted below the cassette stage 6.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, after the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are selectively inserted into the cassette stage 6 from the cassette insertion port 4, the cassette stage 6 is moved to the cassette shown in FIG. When the rack plate 75 of the cassette loading mechanism 71 is slid in the direction of arrow a in order to move from the insertion position P ₁ to the cassette mounting position P ₃ via the cassette retracting position P ₂ in the directions of arrows a and b, FIG. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the cam driven roller 104 relatively passes through the cam groove 105 in the arrow a'direction, and the cam groove 105 causes the drive lever 103 to resist the drive lever spring 106 in the arrow m'direction. Is driven to rotate. Then, the cam driven roller 1 is moved by the cam hole 107.
08 is driven in the direction of arrow m ', and the cassette double-insertion prevention lid 45 is vertically raised in the direction of arrow j as shown by the solid line in FIG.
Will close the cassette insertion port 4 from the inside.

When the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow j to the closed lid position shown by the solid line in FIG. 10, as shown in FIG. 13, the cam driven roller 108 has one end of the cam hole 107. Since it reaches 107a and is locked as it is, the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 is locked as it is at the closed position. That is, one end 107a of the cam hole 107 is an R surface with the fulcrum pin 102 as the center.
Even if an external force is applied to the cassette double insertion prevention lid 45 from the cassette insertion port 4 in the direction of arrow a, the external force is received by the fulcrum pin 102 and the cassette double insertion prevention lid 45 is indicated by an arrow. Since the force for rotating in the j'direction is not generated, the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 can be firmly locked at the closed position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 is offset OF from the center of the fulcrum pin 46 toward the arrow j'direction which is the opening direction. Therefore, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 10, between the tip of the cassette double insertion prevention lid 45 and the chassis top plate 33 during the closing operation of the cassette double insertion prevention lid 45 in the arrow j direction. When a finger or the like is carelessly pinched in the direction of the arrow and the pinched finger or the like is pulled out in the direction of the arrow a ', the cassette double-insertion prevention lid 45 has a relief force in the direction of the arrow j'which is the opening direction. , The fingers and the like can be safely pulled out in the direction of the arrow a '.

As described above, according to the cassette double insertion prevention mechanism 101, the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are moved by the cassette stage 6 to the cassette insertion position P ₁
When selectively loading the cassette mount position P ₃ from a cassette double insertion preventing lid 45, it is possible to close the cassette insertion port 4 from the inside, moreover, closed position the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 Since it can be firmly locked with, it is possible to prevent the so-called double-insertion of a cassette, which is a mistake in inserting the next tape cassette or a foreign substance from the cassette insertion port 4. When the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are ejected from the cassette mounting position P ₃ to the cassette insertion position P ₁ , the cassette double insertion preventing lid 45 is rotationally driven in the arrow j ′ direction by the reverse operation at the time of loading. , And can be retracted to the lower position of the cassette stage 6 shown in FIG.

"Description of cassette erroneous insertion prevention mechanism" Next,
As shown in FIGS. 14 to 21, the cassette erroneous insertion prevention mechanism 111 is provided with a pair of left and right rotary discriminating cassette discriminating members 9, a cassette insertion guide 10 and a control lever 12, which are molded of synthetic resin or the like. The cassette discriminating member 9, the cassette insertion guide 10 and the control lever 112 are attached to the front base 34 by fulcrum pins 113 and 46, respectively.
(Common to the cassette double insertion prevention lid 45) and 114 are attached rotatably in the up and down directions of the arrows n, n ', the arrows o, o'and the arrows p, p'. Then, the cassette discriminating member 9 is rotationally biased in the upward arrow n'direction by the discriminating member spring 115 which is a rotational biasing means formed of a torsion coil spring, and the cassette insertion guide 10 is a rotational biasing means formed of a leaf spring. The insertion guide spring 116 rotationally urges downward in the direction of arrow o, and the control lever 112 rotationally urges downward in the direction of arrow p by a control lever spring 117 that is a rotational urging means composed of a tension coil spring stronger than the discrimination member spring 115. Has been done.

A pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 are disposed inside the cassette insertion port 4 at both left and right positions, and are biased toward the cassette insertion direction side (arrow a direction side) from the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9. The cassette insertion guide 10 and a pair of left and right control levers 112 are arranged at the positioned positions. A cassette insertion guide 116 is arranged between the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9, and a pair of left and right control levers 112 are arranged at both left and right positions of the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9. A pair of left and right projections 118, which are contacted with and separated from the pair of left and right arms 112a integrally formed at the upper and left ends of the pair of left and right control levers 112 in the directions of arrows a and a ', form the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6. The control means 44 is formed on both the left and right sides of the front end (the end on the arrow a'direction side), and the pair of left and right control levers 112 and the protrusion 118 constitute the control means 44.

A pair of left and right engaging pins 112b integrally formed inside the upper ends of the pair of left and right control levers 112.
Are engaged with a pair of left and right engaging pieces 9a integrally formed in a substantially arc shape outside the upper ends of the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9, and a pair of left and right integrally formed inside the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9. The engaging pins 9b are engaged with a pair of left and right engaging pieces 10a integrally formed in a substantially L shape at both left and right ends of the cassette insertion guide 10. The cassette insertion guide 10 projects from the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 46 toward the cassette ejection direction side (arrow a'direction side), and the tip end side of the cassette insertion guide 10 (end portion on the arrow a'direction side). A pair of left and right convex portions 119 are integrally formed at both left and right positions. Then, the pair of left and right convex portions 11
9 is an end surface on the arrow a'direction side of the cassette stopper surface 12
The inner side surfaces of the pair of left and right protrusions 119 are formed as a pair of left and right cassette guiding surfaces 121 for guiding the small tape cassette 1 onto the stage center P ₁₁ in the cassette stage 6.

The cassette misinsertion prevention mechanism 11
First, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, when the cassette stage 6 is returned to the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of arrow a ′, the pair of left and right protrusions 118 causes the pair of left and right control levers 112 of the arms 112 a of the control lever 112. A pair of left and right control levers 112 are rotationally driven in the upward arrow p'direction against the control lever spring 117 and locked as they are. Then, with the rotation of the engagement pins 112b of the pair of left and right control levers 112 in the direction of arrow p ', the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 are moved upward and forward by the pair of left and right discriminating member springs 115, respectively.
When the cassette discriminating member 9 is driven to rotate in the direction, the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 enter the cassette insertion space 43 from below, and are projected from the direction of the arrow n ′ to the position closest to the cassette insertion port 4. Then, the pair of left and right engagement pins 9b of the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 push up the pair of left and right engagement pieces 10a of the cassette insertion guide 10 in the direction of arrow n, and the cassette insertion guide 10 causes the insertion guide spring 1 to move.
It is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow o'against 16 and the pair of left and right convex portions 119 is displaced in the direction of arrow a from the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 at the cassette insertion space 43.
Enter from below. Therefore, when the cassette stage 6 is returned to the cassette insertion position P ₁ , the control lever 112 causes the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 to move to the operating position in the cassette insertion space 43 by the arrow i.
Will be raised in the direction.

Then, FIG. 14 shows by a one-dot chain line, and FIG.
As indicated by the solid line, when the small tape cassette 1 is inserted from the cassette insertion opening 4 into the cassette stage 6 in the direction of arrow a, if the small tape cassette 1 is inserted substantially along the stage center P ₁₁ , the small tape The left and right side surfaces 1b of the cassette 1 are guided between the pair of left and right cassette guiding surfaces 121 of the cassette insertion guide 10 so that the small tape cassette 1 is correctly guided on the stage center P ₁₁ , and the small tape cassette 1 is moved to the cassette stage. 6
It can be correctly inserted up to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ inside.

At this time, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
When the small tape cassette 1 or another tape cassette similar to the small tape cassette 1 is erroneously inserted into the cassette stage 6 in the direction of the arrow a from a position largely displaced to the right or left with respect to the stage center P ₁₁ , the small tape cassette 1 Even if one of the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 is pushed in the direction of the arrow a, the cassette insertion guide 10 is not drawn below the cassette insertion space 43. 1
The small tape cassette 1 or other similar tape cassettes are prevented from being erroneously inserted by being brought into contact with the cassette stopper surface 120 of one of the pair of left and right convex portions 119 of 0.

Next, as shown by dotted lines in FIGS. 14 and 15, when the large tape cassette 2 is inserted into the cassette stage 6 from the cassette insertion port 4 in the direction of arrow a, the left and right sides of the large tape cassette 2 are Both side surfaces 2b are guided by the left and right side walls 34a of the front base 34, and the large tape cassette 2 is inserted along the stage center P ₁₁ . Then, as shown in FIG. 18, the large tape cassette 2 is attached to the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 by the arrow a.
The pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 are driven to rotate simultaneously in the direction of arrow n against the pair of left and right discriminating member springs 115 by being abutted simultaneously from the directions. Then, at the moment when the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 are slightly rotated in the direction of arrow n, the pair of left and right engaging pins 9b simultaneously move from the pair of left and right engaging pieces 10a of the cassette insertion guide 10 in the direction of arrow n. The cassette insertion guide 10 is rotated in the direction of arrow o by the insertion guide spring 116, and the pair of left and right convex portions 119 are instantaneously pulled below the cassette insertion space 43. Therefore, the cassette insertion guide 10 does not hinder the insertion of the large-sized tape cassette 2, and the large-sized tape cassette 2 can be continuously and smoothly inserted to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ in the cassette stage 6.

Next, after the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are selectively inserted into the cassette stage 6, the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are loaded into the cassette mounting position P ₃ so that the cassette stage 6 can be loaded. Is started to move in the direction of arrow a from the cassette insertion position P ₁ ,
As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the pair of left and right protrusions 118 of the cassette stage 6 are separated from the arms 112a of the pair of left and right control levers 112 in the arrow a direction. Then
The pair of left and right control levers 112 are simultaneously driven to rotate in the direction of arrow p by the pair of left and right control lever springs 117,
The pair of left and right engaging pins 112b push the pair of left and right engaging pieces 9a of the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 in the arrow p direction. Then, the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 are rotationally driven in the direction of arrow n against the pair of left and right discriminating member springs 115, and the cassette insertion guide 10 is inserted by the insertion guide springs 116.
Is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow o.

Therefore, immediately after the cassette stage 6 starts moving from the cassette insertion position P _{1 in the} direction of the arrow a, the pair of left and right control levers 112 causes the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 to move into the cassette insertion space 4.
3 is moved up from the operating position to a position below the cassette insertion space 43 in the direction of the arrow i ', and stored in the storage position in the front base 34. Then, the pair of left and right control levers 112 are directly locked by the pair of left and right control lever springs 117 in the rotational position in the arrow p direction, so that the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 are stored in the front base 34. It is locked as it is.

Therefore, in the cassette loading state, a pair of left and right cassette discriminating members 9 and the cassette insertion guide 1 are provided.
0 is drawn under the cassette insertion space 43 and is stored in the front base 34, so that the appearance is good and even if a finger or the like is carelessly inserted from the cassette insertion opening 4, these It is difficult to touch the cassette discrimination member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10. In addition, a pair of left and right control levers 1
Since the pair of left and right control lever springs 112 urges 12 to rotate downward in the direction of arrow p, even if a finger or the like is inadvertently touched by these control levers 112, if the finger or the like is released, these controls are performed. Since the lever 112 is immediately returned to the rotation in the direction of the arrow p, it is impossible to lock the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 into the cassette insertion space 34 by mischief. Therefore, when the cassette stage 6 is ejected, there is a risk that the cassette stage 6 collides with the cassette discriminating member 9 and the cassette insertion guide 10 that are carelessly drawn into the cassette insertion space 34, and they may be damaged. There is nothing, and high safety can be secured.

The cassette erroneous insertion prevention mechanism 11
16, the fulcrum pin 113 of the cassette discriminating member 9 and the fulcrum pin 114 of the control lever 112 are separately provided as shown in FIGS.
4 to the engagement pin 112b, the action point distance L ₁₁ is made longer than the action point distance L ₁₂ from the fulcrum pin 113 of the cassette discrimination member 9 to the engagement pin 9b.
The rotation angle of the control lever 112 required for rotating the cassette can be reduced, and the cassette erroneous insertion prevention mechanism 1
The depth space in the direction of arrows a and a'of the entire 11 can be made very small, and the depth dimension of the cassette stage 6 in the directions of arrows a and a'can be made larger by that much. The tape cassette 2 can be stably loaded and ejected. Then, the arm 112a of the control lever 112 can be shortened to reduce the friction area with the projection 118 of the cassette stage 6, and wear resistance can be improved.

[Description of Stopper Block] Next, referring to FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 27, a pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 formed of a synthetic resin in a left-right symmetrical shape is inserted into a pair of left and right openings 35 formed in the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6, and the stage center is inserted. It is arranged at a position evenly distributed in the left-right direction with respect to P ₁₁ . Then, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12
Arrow h, which is the outer side in the left-right direction, between the pair of protrusions 36 vertically bent downward from the bottom plate 6a by a pair of left and right horizontal fulcrum pins 41,
It is mounted rotatably in the h'direction. A pair of left and right cassette guides 12a are integrally formed on the upper surfaces of the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 in a symmetrical shape, and the upper surface of these stopper blocks 12 is located inside the cassette guide 12a in the cassette insertion direction side (arrow a direction side). A pair of left and right cassette stoppers 12b, which are vertical ribs, are integrally formed at the ends of the. Further, on the upper surface of the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 at the end portions on the cassette ejection direction side (arrow a'direction side), a slope 12c that is gradually raised in the cassette insertion direction (arrow a direction) is integrally formed. A stopper piece 12d is integrally formed on the lower surface of the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 at the end on the cassette ejection direction side.

The axis P of the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 41
₁₃ is set in the range of 0 ° to 90 ° with respect to the stage center P ₁₁ which is the cassette insertion direction, but here, the axis P ₁₃ of the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 41 is set to the stage center P ₁₁ .
_With respect to ₁₁ , the taper angle θ ₁₁ of the tapered end is set in the cassette insertion direction (direction of arrow a). Therefore, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 are configured to be freely movable in and out of the cassette stage 6 from below the bottom plate 6a in the directions of arrows h and h '. The pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 are inserted into the cassette stage 6 by a pair of left and right torsion coil springs 42, which are rotation urging means inserted and attached to the outer periphery of the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 41, as shown in FIG. It is configured to enter from the direction of the arrow h, and stop by contacting the stopper piece 12d with the bottom plate 6a from below. Therefore, when the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 are inserted in the cassette stage 6 from the direction of the arrow h, the pair of left and right cassette stoppers 12b are offset OF ₁ upward with respect to the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 41.

The pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 is constructed as described above, and as shown in FIG. 24, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 are paired with the left and right torsion coil springs 42 before the cassette is inserted into the cassette stage 6.
Is inserted into the cassette stage 6 from the direction of the arrow h, and these cassette stoppers 12b are attached to the bottom plate 6.
It is projected at a predetermined height H ₁₁ above a. It should be noted that this height H ₁₁ is set when the small tape cassette 1 is loaded on the plurality of cassette positioning pins 8 at the cassette mounting position P ₃ and floats upward with respect to the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6, as shown in FIG. It is set higher than the height of. That is, when the small tape cassette 1 is loaded at the cassette mounting position P ₃ and floats above the bottom plate 6a, if the cassette stopper 12b comes off below the bottom plate 1c of the small tape cassette 1, the cassette eject is performed. Sometimes, the small tape cassette 1 is attached to the bottom plate 6
When re-landed on a, but potentially the cassette stoppers 12b can not return to the original position where it engages the bottom plate 1c of the small-size tape cassette 1 is caused, thus the height H ₁₁ H ₁
If it is set higher, such inconvenience does not occur at all.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 25, when the small tape cassette 1 is inserted into the cassette stage 6 substantially on the stage center P _{11 in the} direction of the arrow a, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 is small. The pair of left and right torsion coil springs 42 are pushed by the bottom plate 1c of the tape cassette 1.
It is rotated a little in the direction of the arrow h'against, and stops when the cassette guide 12a and the cassette stopper 12b are in a substantially vertical posture. The pair of left and right cassette guides 12a are provided on both left and right side surfaces 1 of the small tape cassette 1.
The small tape cassette 1 is positioned on the stage center P ₁₁ by guiding b, and the pair of left and right cassette stoppers 12b are relatively inserted in the pair of left and right slits 65 of the small tape cassette 1 in the arrow a'direction. Then, the front end 1a of the small tape cassette 1 is inserted into the insertion reference position P.
Position at ₁₂ . At this time, one cassette stopper 12b is the lock lever 6 of the small tape cassette 1.
Push 6 in the direction of arrow a'to unlock the front lid 1A.

At this time, a pair of left and right stopper blocks 1
2 by the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 41 set in the range of 0 ° to 90 ° with respect to the stage center P ₁₁ .
The cassette stopper 12b is offset upward from the fulcrum pin 41 in addition to being rotatably attached to
Since it is F ₁ , a pair of left and right cassette stoppers 1
Even if the small tape cassette 1 violently collides with 2b in the direction of arrow a, these cassette stoppers 12b
Does not escape in the direction of the arrow h ', which is the lower side, and yet the small tape cassette 1 can be strongly received. Therefore, the front end 1a of the small tape cassette 1 can always be accurately positioned at the insertion reference position P ₁₂ . At this time, as shown in FIG. 22, the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 41 is set to a taper angle θ ₁₁ of a taper toward the cassette insertion direction (direction of arrow a), so that the small tape cassette 1 can move to the left and right. When the pair of cassette stoppers 12b are brought into contact with each other from the direction of arrow a and the thrust force in the direction of arrow a is applied to the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 is loosened in the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 41. The pair of left and right cassette guides 12a are pulled toward each other so as to sandwich the left and right side surfaces 1b of the small tape cassette 1 from both the left and right sides.
₁₁ can be positioned on the top with high accuracy.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 25, when the large tape cassette 2 is inserted into the cassette stage 6 in the direction of the arrow a, the tips 2a thereof ride on the slopes 12c of the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12. Thus, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 largely escape in the direction of arrow h'to the position where they are sunk below the bottom plate 6a against the pair of left and right torsion coil springs 42. Therefore, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 12 do not become an obstacle for the insertion of the large tape cassette 2, and the large tape cassette 2 can be smoothly inserted in the cassette stage 6 in the direction of arrow a. At this time, the pair of left and right cassette guides 37 formed on the bottom plate 6a are relatively inserted into the pair of left and right slits 65 of the large tape cassette 2 from the direction of arrow a ', and the large tape cassette 2 is moved to the stage. Center P ₁₁
Positioned on the front end 2 of the large tape cassette 2
When a is brought into contact with the pair of left and right cassette stoppers 11 on the bottom plate 6a and positioned at the insertion reference position P ₁₂ , the pair of left and right cassette guide pieces 37 relatively move the pair of left and right lock levers 66 in the arrow a'direction. The front lid 2A is unlocked by pressing.

Therefore, the pair of left and right stopper blocks 1
The pair of left and right torsion coil springs 42 that rotate and bias 2 in the direction of the arrow h need only generate a weak force to support the weight of the stopper blocks 12, and therefore the left and right torsion coil springs 42 react with each other by the reaction force of the torsion coil springs 42. The stopper block 12 can extremely weaken the force of pushing up the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 in the direction of the arrow h, and as described above, the cassette pressure lever 92 can be used to attach the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 to the bottom plate. The clamping force for crimping and fixing onto 6a can also be made sufficiently weak. Therefore, the insertion operation of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 into the cassette stage 6 can be easily performed with a weak force, and the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 can be easily inserted to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ and accurately. Can be positioned.

[Explanation of Oblique Cassette Insertion Prevention Mechanism] Next, as shown in FIGS. 28 to 31, the cassette oblique insertion prevention mechanism 49 includes a cassette oblique insertion prevention stopper 48 and a front lid opening / closing mechanism formed of synthetic resin or the like. Lever 131
have. The front lid opening / closing lever 131 is rotatably attached to the left and right side plates 6b of the cassette stage 6 through a pair of left and right horizontal fulcrum pins 132 in the up and down directions of arrows k and k ', and is obliquely inserted into the cassette. The rear end (end portion on the arrow a direction side) 48a of the prevention stopper 48 is vertically directed to the upper end 131a of the front lid opening / closing lever 131 through a pair of left and right horizontal fulcrum pins 133, and arrows q and q '.
It is configured to be rotatable in any direction.

At the lower end of the front lid opening / closing lever 131, the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are located near the center.
A hook portion 131b that is commonly engaged with the front lids 1A and 2A from below is integrally formed. At the front end (the end portion on the arrow a'direction side) of the cassette diagonal insertion prevention stopper 48, the cassette pressing lever 9 serving as a stopper support portion is provided.
A plurality of protrusions 48a for engaging on the second top plate portion 92b are integrally formed at intervals in the left-right direction, and a plurality of guide surfaces 48b are provided from the plurality of protrusions 48a to the lower surface of the cassette insertion prevention stopper 48. A plurality of semi-circular projections 48c formed on the upper surface of the cassette diagonal insertion preventing stopper 48 and abutting against the lower surface of the chassis top plate 33, which is a stopper pressing portion, are integrally formed at intervals in the left-right direction. There is.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 28 and 30,
Before the cassette is inserted into the cassette stage 6, the cassette diagonal insertion prevention stopper 48 and the front lid opening / closing lever 13 are inserted.
1 is rotated by its own weight in the direction of the arrow k ', and the plurality of protrusions 48a of the cassette diagonal insertion preventing stopper 48 are attached to the top plate portion 92.
It is mounted on b. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Small and large tape cassette 1 from cassette insertion slot 4,
2 is selectively inserted in the direction of arrow a, and while the opening / closing lid 5 is pushed open in the direction of arrow c by these tape cassettes 1 and 2, these tape cassettes 1 and 2 are inserted in the cassette stage 6 in the direction of arrow a. When selectively inserting the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 at a slant with a forward upward inclination θ _{1 as} shown by a dashed line with respect to a horizontal reference shown by a solid line, the small and large tape cassettes are inserted. When the front lids 1A and 2A of the cassettes 1 and 2 are obliquely contacted with the plurality of guide surfaces 48c of the cassette diagonal insertion preventing stopper 48 from below, and the cassette diagonal insertion preventing stopper 48 is pushed up in the direction of arrow q '. , The plurality of projections 48d of the cassette diagonal insertion preventing stopper 48 are brought into contact with the lower surface of the chassis top plate 33 from the direction of the arrow q ', and the cassette diagonal insertion prevention is prevented. The stopper stopper 48 is prevented from rising in the direction of arrow q '.

The front lids 1A and 2A of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are guided by a plurality of guide surfaces 48a and are pushed in the direction of the arrow r which is the lower front side. It is possible to prevent the tape cassettes 1 and 2 from being obliquely inserted into the cassette stage 6. Then, the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 selectively inserted into the cassette stage 6 are horizontally pressed and fixed on the bottom plate 6a by the cassette pressing force of the cassette pressing lever 92. Then, after this cassette is inserted, the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are horizontally drawn in the arrow a direction from the cassette insertion position P ₁ to the cassette drawing position P ₂ by the cassette stage 6, and then, as shown in FIG. When the loading position P ₃ is selectively loaded from the direction of the arrow b, the front lid opening / closing plate 134 integrally molded with one of the rack guide plates 73 and fixed at the fixed position as shown in FIGS. The opening / closing lever 131 is relatively pushed up in the direction of the arrow b ′,
This front lid opening / closing lever 131 is rotationally driven in the direction of arrow k.

Then, the front cover opening / closing lever 131 pushes the cassette diagonal insertion preventing stopper 48 in the direction of arrow k, and the cassette diagonal insertion preventing stopper 4 is pushed.
8 is pushed up by the guide surface 48b onto the top plate portion 92b of the cassette pressure lever 92 from the direction of arrow k, and at the same time, the hook portion 131b of the front lid opening / closing lever 131 causes the front lids 1A and 2A of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 to be pushed. Part of the front cover 1A, 2
A is opened in the direction of arrow k. That is, the front lid opening / closing lever 1
31 is a cassette diagonal insertion prevention stopper 48 for the front lid 1
Arrows k from the opening / closing space S ₁ of A and 2A to the rear and up
The front lids 1A and 2A can be smoothly opened while retracting in the direction. The small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 selectively loaded in the cassette mounting position P ₃ from the direction of the arrow b have the cassette mounting position P ₃
Of the plurality of cassette positioning pins 8 are selectively engaged by the common reference holes 14 to push the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 above the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6 by a height H _1. At the same time, the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are accurately crimped onto the plurality of cassette positioning pins 8 and horizontally fixed by the cassette crimping force of the cassette crimping lever 92. In FIG. 30, a small and large tape cassettes 1, 2 are provided by attaching a leaf spring member or the like that can elastically press the cassette diagonal insertion prevention stopper 48 downward to the lower portion of the chassis top plate 33. It is possible to more effectively prevent the slant insertion into the cassette stage 6 due to the forward upward inclination.

[Explanation of cassette insertion and type detection mechanism]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 32 to 41, the cassette insertion and type detection mechanism 141 for detecting the insertion positions and types of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 selectively inserted into the cassette stage 6 is Bottom plate 6a of stage 6
Attached to the bottom of the As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cassette insertion and type detection mechanism 141 is provided with one end of the pair of left and right detected portions 15 and 16 formed in the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2. The common detected portions 15 and 16 on the side are detected by one common detection lever 51, and the first and second detected portions arranged at different positions on the other end side are the first.
And a double lever mechanism 55 composed of the second detection levers 51 and 52. In addition,
The two symmetrical detection levers 51 are formed of sheet metal or the like, and the second detection lever 52 on the double lever mechanism 55 side is molded of synthetic resin or the like.

Here, one detection lever 51 and the first and second two detection levers 51 of the double lever mechanism 55,
The reference numeral 52 is rotatably attached symmetrically in the directions of arrows e and e'in the horizontal plane via vertical fulcrum pins 142 at positions near the left and right ends of the lower portion of the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6. Therefore, the first and second detection levers 51 and 52 of the double lever mechanism 55 are rotatably attached to the common fulcrum pin 142. Then, the two detection levers 51 on both the left and right sides are rotationally biased in the arrow e'direction by the pair of left and right tension coil springs 144 which are rotational biasing means, and the second detection lever 52 of the double lever mechanism 55 is rotationally biasing means. Is urged to rotate in the direction of arrow e ′ by the torsion coil spring 145. And one detection lever 5
A pair of light reflection type optical sensors 22 are attached to the lower side of the bottom plate 6 on the first side, and the first and second detection levers 51 and 52 are detected on the double lever mechanism 55 side, respectively. Two sets of light reflection type optical sensors 22 and 23 are attached downward to the bottom of the bottom plate 6a. And
Light reflecting plates 56 and 57 are attached to the three detection levers 51 and 52, respectively, and a double lever mechanism 55 is provided.
In the second detection lever 52, the protrusion 53 that pushes the first detection lever 51 in the direction of arrow e and the first detection lever 5
The optical shutter 54 that inhibits the operation of the optical sensor 22 that detects the position 1 is integrally formed. The optical shutter 54 is configured to be movable in the directions of arrows e and e ′ in the space between the optical sensor 22 and the light reflection plate 56. The one end 51a, which is the inner end of the two detection levers 51 on both the left and right sides, is configured as a detection portion, and the second detection lever 52 in the double lever mechanism 55 has the protrusion 5
3 is configured as a detection unit. Then, the one ends 51 a of the two detection levers 51 and the protrusion 58 of the second detection lever 52.
Is projected forward from the front end (the end on the arrow a direction side) of the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6 into the cassette stage 6 vertically.

The cassette insertion and type detection mechanism 141 is, as shown in FIGS. 32, 35 and 38,
In the state before the cassette is inserted into the cassette stage 6,
A total of three detection levers 51 and 52 are tension coil springs 1.
By 44 and the torsion coil spring 145, the rotation is returned in the arrow e'direction. And FIG. 33, FIG. 36 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, when the small tape cassette 1 is correctly inserted from the direction of the arrow a to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ on the stage center P ₁ in the cassette stage 6, one end which is the detection portion of the pair of left and right detection levers 51. The pair of left and right detected parts 15 of the small tape cassette 1 is brought into contact with 51a from the direction of arrow a, and the pair of left and right detection levers 51 is rotated in the direction of arrow e against the tension coil spring 145.
Then, the pair of left and right light reflection plates 56 of the pair of left and right detection levers 51 are moved to the lower side of the pair of left and right optical sensors 22, and the pair of left and right optical sensors 22 are turned on, so that the pair of left and right detection levers 51 rotate. The position is detected by the pair of left and right optical sensors 22, and the type of the inserted cassette is the small tape cassette 1 and the insertion position is detected that the small tape cassette 1 is correctly inserted to the insertion reference position. Are done at the same time.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 34, 37 and 40, the large tape cassette 2 is correctly inserted from the direction of arrow a to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ on the stage center P ₁₁ in the cassette stage 6. And one detection lever 51
End 51a, which is the detection part of the double lever mechanism 55, and projection 53, which is the detection part of the second detection lever 52 of the double lever mechanism 55, contacts the pair of left and right detected parts 16 of the large tape cassette 2 from the direction of arrow a. . Then, one detection lever 51 is simply rotated in the direction of arrow e in the same manner as described above, and one optical sensor 22 is turned on, whereas in the double lever mechanism 55, first, the second detection lever 52 is turned on. Torsion coil spring 145
Against the common fulcrum pin 142 in the direction of arrow e.

Then, the optical shutter 54 of the second detection lever 52 moves in the space between the optical sensor 22 and the light reflection plate 56 to the lower side of the optical sensor 22, and the optical shutter 54 of the optical sensor 22 moves. At the same time as prohibiting the operation (prohibiting the transition from OFF to ON and locking it in the OFF state), the projection 53 of the second detection lever 52 abuts the projection 58 of the first detection lever 51 from the direction of arrow e. In contact with each other, the first detection lever 51 is pushed and moved in the direction of arrow e against the tension coil spring 144 around the common fulcrum pin 142. Then, the light reflection plate 57 of the second detection lever 52 is moved below the optical sensor 23, the optical sensor 23 is turned on, and the rotational position of the second detection lever 52 is detected by the optical sensor 23. On the other hand, the light reflection plate 56 of the first detection lever 51 pushed in the direction of arrow e
Also moves below the optical sensor 22, but the optical shutter 54 that has moved ahead has already stopped under the optical sensor 22,
The optical sensor 22 keeps the OFF state as it is.

Therefore, when the large tape cassette 2 is correctly inserted to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ on the stage center P ₁₁ in the cassette stage 6, the two optical sensors 2
When 2 and 23 are turned on, the type detection that the inserted cassette is the large tape cassette 2 and the insertion position detection that the large tape cassette 2 is correctly inserted up to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ are performed at the same time. Moreover, at this time, the protrusion 53 of the first detection lever 52 pushes and moves the second detection lever 51 in the direction of arrow e.
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 40, the rotation angle of the first detection lever 51 in the arrow e direction becomes large, and one end 51a thereof is separated from the front lid 2A of the large-sized tape cassette 2 in the arrow a direction. A gap 24 is formed between them. Therefore, when the large tape cassette 2 is loaded to the cassette mounting position P ₃ and the front lid 2A is opened after this cassette is inserted, or the large tape cassette 2 is ejected from the cassette mounting position P ₃ and the front lid 2A is opened. When the lid is closed, the front lid 2A has one end 51a of the first detection lever 51.
It can be opened and closed smoothly without being interfered with.

This cassette insertion position and type discriminating mechanism 1
According to 41, since the first and second detection levers 51 and 52 of the double lever mechanism 55 can perform the insertion position detection and the type detection of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 mutually, they can be performed. The number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced, and space saving and cost reduction can be ensured. Moreover, when the second detection lever 52 detects the insertion position and the type of the large tape cassette 2, the first detection lever 5 detects the insertion position and the type of the small tape cassette 1.
Since the operation of the optical sensor 22 for 1 is prohibited by the optical shutter 54 of the second detection lever 51, the first and second
The operation of the two optical sensors 22 and 23 for detecting the positions of the detection levers 51 and 52 becomes clear, and it becomes unnecessary to perform a troublesome adjustment work at the time of assembly. Further, when the large tape cassette 2 is inserted, the protrusion 53 of the second detection lever 52 is
The first detection lever 51 is pushed to move the one end 51a of the first detection lever 51 forcibly away from the front lid 2A of the large-sized tape cassette 2, so that the front lid 2A is attached to the one end 51a of the first detection lever 51. It can be opened and closed smoothly without interference. The optical sensors 22 and 23 used in the cassette insertion and type detection mechanism 141 are not limited to the light reflection type optical sensors, and light transmission type optical sensors can also be used.

[Description of Cassette Ejecting Mechanism] Next, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 46, in the cassette ejection mechanism, the pair of left and right detection levers 51 and 52 are also used as the cassette ejection lever. Hereinafter, these detection levers 51 and 52 will be referred to as cassette ejection levers 51 and 52. . A pair of left and right cam driven levers 28 for driving the pair of left and right cassette ejection levers 51, 52 are provided on the pair of left and right side plate portions 92a of the cassette pressure lever 92 on the cassette stage 6 via a pair of left and right horizontal fulcrum pins 29. And is mounted rotatably in the directions of arrows g and g'in a vertical plane. Then, the pair of left and right cam driven levers 28
Are hung below the pair of left and right fulcrum pins 29, and inside the pair of left and right chassis side plates 32 shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the lower ends 28a of the pair of left and right cam driven levers 28 are in the directions of arrows a and a '. A pair of left and right cams 31 composed of rollers are rotatably attached within the horizontal movement locus.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 46, the pair of left and right cam driven levers 28 are formed of synthetic resin, and the other end 51b of the cassette ejection lever 51 is located inside the lower end 28a which abuts on the cam 31. A contact portion 39 is integrally formed, and a plate spring portion 38 that is curved upward in a substantially corrugated shape is integrally formed from the side surface of the contact portion 39 on the arrow g direction side. Fulcrum pin 2 at the top of
A stopper pin 38a parallel to the axial direction of 9 is integrally formed, and a mounting hole 28b for the fulcrum pin 29 is formed at the upper ends of the pair of left and right cam driven levers 28. And
The pair of left and right cam follower levers 28 are rotatably attached via a pair of left and right fulcrum pins 29 at the lower end edges of the pair of left and right side plates 92a of the cassette pressing lever 92.
Two stoppers 40a, 4a for restricting the positions of the stopper pins 38a within a certain range at two positions around the fulcrum pin 29.
0b is formed. Then, these leaf spring portions 38,
The stopper pin 38a and the two stoppers 40a, 4
0b constitutes a control means 50 for restricting the position of the cam driven lever 28 at an intermediate position of its swing range and with a degree of freedom within a fixed range.

That is, in the swing range θ ₁₁ shown in FIG. 45, the lower end 28a of the cam driven lever 28 has an appropriate overlap amount OV with respect to the cam 31 which is relatively horizontally moved in the directions of the arrows a and a '. This is a swinging range in which the cam driven lever 28 can be secured and smoothly driven to rotate the cam driven lever 28 in the directions of the arrows g and g ′ by the cam 31 which is relatively horizontally moved in the directions of the arrows a and a ′. The control means 50 is for controlling the position at an intermediate position within the swing range θ ₁₁ and with a degree of freedom within a fixed range θ ₁₂ .

The cassette discharge mechanism is as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, when the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are selectively inserted from the direction of arrow a to the insertion reference position P ₁₂ in the cassette stage 6, the pair of left and right cassette ejection levers 51 The small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are rotated symmetrically in the direction of the arrow e, and the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 are pressed and fixed on the bottom plate 6a of the cassette stage 6 by the cassette pressing force of the cassette pressing lever 92, whereby a pair of left and right cassettes The ejection lever 51 is stopped at the rotational position in the direction of the arrow e.

At this time, when the cam driven lever 28 rotates in the direction of the arrow g'to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.
The stopper pin 38a contacts one stopper 40b, and the free rotation of the cam driven lever 28 in the arrow g'direction is further restricted, and the cam driven lever 28 is stopped at the position indicated by the solid line. The stop position indicated by the solid line of the cam driven lever 28 becomes the maximum value of the swing range θ ₁₂ having the degree of freedom shown in FIG. 45 in the direction of the arrow g ', and at this time, as shown in FIG. , Cam driven lever 28
It is set so that a constant gap 27 is secured between the contact portion 39 and the other end 51b of the cassette ejection lever 51.

Next, when the cam follower lever 28 is rotated in the direction of arrow g to the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 43, the stopper pin 38a contacts the other stopper 40a, and the cam follower in the direction of arrow g is further moved. The free rotation of the lever 28 is restricted, and the cam driven lever 28 is stopped at the position indicated by the chain line. The position of the cam driven lever 28 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line is configured to be the maximum value on the arrow g direction side of the swing range θ ₁₂ having the degree of freedom indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 43, in order to load the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 selectively inserted in the cassette stage 6 to the cassette mounting position P ₃ , the cassette stage 6 is moved to the cassette insertion position P. _When the cam 31 is horizontally moved in the direction of arrow a from ₁ , the cam 31 is relatively abutted against the lower end 28a of the cam driven lever 28 from the direction of the arrow a ′ during the movement, and the cam driven lever 28 is stopped as indicated by the solid line. It is rotated in the direction of arrow g from the position to the stop position indicated by the one-dot chain line. Then, by the subsequent relative movement of the cam 31 in the direction of the arrow a ′, the cam driven lever 28 is further rotated in the direction of the arrow g from the stop position shown by the one-dot chain line so as to get over the cam 31, and at this time, the leaf spring portion 38
Bends against elasticity, and the leaf spring portion 38 is charged with the restoring force of the cam driven lever 28 in the direction of arrow g '.

Then, at the moment when the cam driven lever 28 gets over the cam 31 which is relatively moved in the arrow a'direction, the cam driven lever 28 rotates in the arrow g'direction by the restoring force charged in the leaf spring portion 38. Will be restored. But,
At the moment when the cam driven lever 28 passes the stop position of the one-dot chain line in the direction of arrow g ', the stopper pin 38a separates from the stopper 40a in the direction of arrow g', and at that moment, the arrow of the cam driven lever 28 caused by the leaf spring portion 38. Since the restoring force in the g'direction disappears, the reaction rotational force of the cam driven lever 28 in the arrow g'direction is very weak, and the cam driven lever 28 rotates in the arrow g'direction to the stop position shown by the solid line. Then, at the moment when the stopper pin 38a contacts the stopper 40b, the cam driven lever 28 is stably stopped at the stop position shown by the solid line.

Therefore, the contact portion 39 of the cam driven lever 28 rotated in the direction of the arrow g'and the cassette ejection lever 5 is rotated.
A gap 27 is secured between the other end 51b of the cassette 1 and the contact end 39 of the cam follower lever 28 so as not to contact the other end 51b of the cassette ejection lever 51 from the direction of arrow g '. Even if the contact portion 39 is brought into contact with the other end 51b from the direction of the arrow g ', the impact at that time is extremely weak, and the "click" is generated.
There is no unpleasant collision sound.

Therefore, the contact portion 39 of the cam driven lever 28 is
Collided strongly against the other end 51b of the cassette ejection lever 51 from the arrow g'direction, the cassette ejection lever 51 was inadvertently rotationally driven in the arrow e'direction, which is the cassette ejection direction, during cassette loading, and the cassette stage It is possible to prevent the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 in 6 from being inadvertently displaced in the direction of the arrow a ′ and causing a loading error of these small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2. Since the contact portion 39 of the cam driven lever 28 does not strongly collide with the other end 51b of the cassette ejection lever 51 from the direction of the arrow g ', the life of the cam driven lever 28 and the cassette ejection lever 51 is increased. In particular, the cam driven lever 28 can be easily manufactured at low cost by using synthetic resin or the like.

Next, as shown in FIG. 44, in order to eject the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 from the cassette loading position P ₃ to the cassette insertion position P ₁ by the cassette stage 6, the cassette stage 6 is moved to the cassette insertion position P.
_When the cam 31 is horizontally moved in the direction of the arrow a'to ₁ , the cam 31 is relatively abutted against the lower end 28a of the cam driven lever 28 from the direction of the arrow a during the movement, and the cam driven lever 2
8 is rotationally driven in the direction of arrow g'from the stop position shown by the solid line in FIG. 43 to the position shown in FIG. Then, the abutting portion 39 of the cam driven lever 28 moves to the cassette ejection lever 51.
The other end 51b of the cassette 51 is strongly pushed in the direction of the arrow g ', and as shown in FIGS.
Are simultaneously driven to rotate in the direction of arrow e ', and the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 in the cassette stage 6 are moved to the direction of arrow a'.
A certain distance is discharged in the direction. At this time, the discharge stroke of the small and large tape cassettes 1 and 2 in the direction of the arrow a'is determined by the thickness T ₁ of these tape cassettes 1 and 2.
With respect to T _{2 and the} like, the ejection stroke of the small tape cassette 1 is set to be large and the ejection stroke of the large tape cassette 2 is set to be small. Then, as shown in FIG. 44, when the cam driven lever 28 is rotationally driven in the direction of the arrow g ′, the leaf spring portion 38 flexes against the elasticity, and the leaf spring portion 38 has an arrow g of the cam driven lever 28. The return force in the direction is charged. Then, at the moment when the cam driven lever 28 gets over the cam 31 in the arrow a'direction, the cam driven lever 28 is rotated and returned in the arrow g direction by the restoring force.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the present invention is not limited to a video cassette recorder, but can be applied to other various cassette type recording / reproducing devices.

[0076]

The cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention constructed as described above has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cassette stage is moved from the cassette insertion position to the cassette mounting position side, the storage control means is operated to move the cassette insertion guide and the cassette discriminating member from the operating position in the cassette insertion space. Since it is automatically stored in the storage position outside the cassette insertion space, in the cassette loading state, it becomes difficult to see the cassette insertion guide and the cassette discrimination member from the outside of the cassette insertion port, which improves the appearance and improves the appearance of the cassette. Carelessly touch the cassette insertion guide or cassette discriminating member from the outside of the insertion slot, and carelessly eject them to the outside of the cassette insertion space. There is also an accident where they can be easily collided and damaged. It is possible to prevent the natural, improves the reliability and safety.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the cassette stage is moved from the cassette insertion position to the cassette mounting position side, the control lever is driven by the control lever urging means to be moved to the operation position in the cassette insertion space. Since the cassette discriminating member and the cassette discriminating member are configured to be stored in the storing position outside the cassette inserting space, the cassette inserting guide and the cassette discriminating member can be stored in the storing position outside the cassette inserting space by a simple structure. Can be made. Moreover, since the control lever and the cassette insertion guide are respectively driven by the biasing means, the storing operation is performed.
In addition to reliable operation, even if these are touched carelessly, they cannot be ejected out of the cassette insertion space at all, and high reliability and safety can be obtained.

The cassette discriminating members are arranged at two positions in the vicinity of the left and right ends of the cassette insertion opening, and the cassette insertion guide is placed outside the cassette insertion space only when the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members are simultaneously driven by the large tape cassette. Since a small tape cassette, etc. is mistakenly inserted from a position that is greatly offset to the right or left of the cassette insertion port and only one cassette discrimination member is driven, the small tape cassette is inserted incorrectly. Can be reliably prevented by the cassette insertion guide, and the reliability is extremely high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the gist of the invention in an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus such as a video cassette recorder.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a bottom surface, a front surface and a side surface of a small tape cassette.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a bottom surface, a front surface, and a side surface of a large tape cassette.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a cassette loading mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a front view of FIG.

7 is a partially cutaway plan view of FIG. 4 for explaining the cassette double insertion preventing mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a sectional side view for explaining a stored state of the cassette double insertion preventing lid of the above.

FIG. 9 is a sectional side view showing a state when the tape cassette is inserted into the cassette stage in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional side view when the cassette insertion opening is closed by the cassette double insertion prevention lid.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway side view showing the opening / closing mechanism of the opening / closing mechanism that drives the cassette double insertion prevention lid to open / close.

FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway side view showing a time point immediately before the lid of the opening / closing mechanism is closed.

FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway side view showing a time point when the opening / closing mechanism of the same is closed.

FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway plan view illustrating a cassette erroneous insertion prevention mechanism.

FIG. 15 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a partially cutaway side view illustrating a state in which the cassette discriminating member is moved to the operation position in the cassette insertion space by the control lever when the cassette stage is returned to the cassette insertion position.

FIG. 17 is a partially cutaway side view for explaining a state in which the cassette insertion guide is moved to the operating position in the cassette insertion space by the cassette determination member.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway side view for explaining a state in which the above cassette discriminating member discriminates a large tape cassette and the cassette insertion guide is released to the outside of the cassette insertion space.

FIG. 19 is a partially cutaway side view for explaining how the cassette determination member is moved to the storage position outside the cassette insertion space by the control lever when the cassette stage is moved from the cassette insertion position to the cassette mounting position side. .

FIG. 20 is a partially cutaway side view illustrating a state in which the cassette insertion guide is moved to the storage position outside the cassette insertion space by the cassette determination member.

FIG. 21 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the cassette erroneous insertion prevention mechanism of the same.

FIG. 22 is a bottom view showing a state in which the small tape cassette inserted in the cassette stage is positioned at the insertion reference position on the stage center by the stopper block.

FIG. 23 is a bottom view showing how a large-sized tape cassette inserted in the cassette stage is positioned at the insertion reference position on the stage center.

FIG. 24 is a front view showing a state where the stopper block is maximally inserted into the cassette stage from below.

FIG. 25 is a front view showing how the small tape cassette inserted into the cassette stage is positioned on the stage center by the stopper block.

FIG. 26 is a front view showing a state in which the stopper block is released below the cassette stage by the large-sized tape cassette inserted into the cassette stage.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view illustrating a stopper block.

FIG. 28 is a partially cutaway side view illustrating a cassette crimping mechanism and a cassette diagonal insertion preventing mechanism of the cassette stage.

29 is a plan view of the cassette stage shown in FIG. 28. FIG.

FIG. 30 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state of preventing the tape cassette from being obliquely inserted into the cassette stage by the cassette oblique insertion preventing mechanism.

FIG. 31 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state where the tape cassette diagonal insertion prevention stopper is released to the front and the upper side of the cassette stage when the tape cassette is loaded to the cassette mounting position.

FIG. 32 is a bottom view illustrating the cassette insertion and type detection mechanism attached to the cassette stage.

FIG. 33 is a bottom view for explaining the insertion position detection and type detection of the small tape cassette inserted in the cassette stage.

FIG. 34 is a bottom view for explaining how to detect the insertion position and the type of the large tape cassette inserted in the cassette stage.

FIG. 35 is a bottom view for explaining the double lever mechanism in the cassette insertion and type detection mechanism of the above.

FIG. 36 is a bottom view showing a state in which the double lever mechanism of the above embodiment detects the insertion position and the type of the small tape cassette.

FIG. 37 is a bottom view showing how the double lever mechanism of the above embodiment detects the insertion position and type of the large tape cassette.

38 is a plan view of FIG. 35. FIG.

FIG. 39 is a plan view of FIG. 36.

FIG. 40 is a plan view of FIG. 37.

41 is a front view of FIG. 32. FIG.

42 is a side view illustrating the cassette ejection mechanism. FIG.

FIG. 43 is a side view showing how the cam follower pin lever is driven by the cam of the cassette ejection mechanism during cassette loading.

FIG. 44 is a side view showing a state where the cam driven lever is driven by the cam of the cassette ejection mechanism during the cassette ejection.

FIG. 45 is a diagram illustrating a swing range driven by the cam of the cam driven lever and a swing range having a degree of freedom.

FIG. 46 is a perspective view illustrating a cam driven lever of the same.

FIG. 47 is a diagram illustrating a cassette discriminating member and a cassette insertion guide of a cassette insertion opening in a conventional cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a small tape cassette, 2 is a large tape cassette, 3
Is a front panel, 4 is a cassette insertion port, 6 is a cassette stage, 9 is a cassette discriminating member, 10 is a cassette insertion guide, 34 is a chassis front base (fixing member), 44 is control means, and 111 is a cassette erroneous insertion prevention mechanism. 112 is a control lever, 115 is a discrimination member spring (discrimination member urging means), 116 is an insertion guide spring (insertion guide urging means), and 117 is a control lever spring (control lever urging means).

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of types of tape cassettes having different sizes, a cassette insertion port formed on a front panel, and a cassette insertion position at which the plurality of types of tape cassettes are selectively inserted from the cassette insertion port, Inserting a small tape cassette into the cassette stage, which is reciprocated between the cassette mounting position for recording and reproducing the plurality of types of inserted tape cassettes and the cassette stage, which is disposed inside the cassette insertion opening. A cassette insertion guide that regulates the position, a cassette discriminating member that is arranged inside the cassette insertion opening, is driven by a large-sized tape cassette, and allows the cassette insertion guide to escape to the outside of the cassette insertion space, and the cassette stage is the cassette insertion position. Cassette guide and cassette discriminating member when moved to When the cassette stage is moved to the operation position in the cassette insertion space, and the cassette stage is moved from the cassette insertion position to the cassette mounting position side, the cassette insertion guide and the cassette discriminating member are stored in the storage position outside the cassette insertion space. A cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a control unit. 2. An insertion guide urging means for urging the cassette insertion guide to move from the inside of the cassette insertion space to the outside of the cassette insertion space, and the cassette discriminating member from outside the cassette insertion space to inside the cassette insertion space. The discriminating member urging means for moving and urging the cassette discriminating member into the cassette by the discriminating member urging means to drive the cassette discriminating member in one direction by being driven in one direction by the cassette stage returned to the cassette insertion position. A control lever for moving the cassette insertion guide to an operation position in the space and moving the cassette insertion guide to the operation position in the cassette insertion space by the cassette discriminating member against the insertion guide urging means; The control lever is moved by moving from the cassette insertion position to the cassette mounting position side. Is driven in the other direction, the control lever thereof causes the cassette discriminating member to escape to the storage position outside the cassette insertion space against the discriminating member urging means, and the cassette insertion guide is urged by the insertion guide urging means. 2. The cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control lever urging means for storing the control lever in a storage position outside the cassette insertion space. 3. The cassette discriminating member is arranged at two positions near the left and right ends of the cassette insertion opening, and the cassette insertion guide is provided only when the pair of left and right cassette discriminating members are simultaneously driven by a large tape cassette. The cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cassette type recording / reproducing apparatus is configured so as to escape to the outside of the cassette insertion space.