JPS5828294Y2 - tape counter assembly - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a tape counter assembly, and more particularly to a tape counter assembly for mechanically counting the running time of a tape used in a tape recorder or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art A tape counter such as a tape recorder has a reset button integrated into the counter body for resetting all the displays to zero.

Therefore, the position of the reset button is necessarily determined by the mounting position of the counter, which is a disadvantage in that the degree of freedom in designing the external appearance of the tape recorder is reduced.

In addition, the precision of the mounting position of the reset button on the counter body is not sufficient, so when mounting the counter on a tape recorder, there is a drawback that the mounting position on the cheap recorder and the design of the decorative panel must be designed taking into account the mounting precision error. .

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tape counter assembly that increases the degree of freedom in designing a tape recorder and eliminates constraints on the design of decorative panels and the like due to mounting errors.

The present invention will be explained below using the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side view including a partially analyzed surface of an embodiment of the present invention;
The figures are perspective views of embodiments of the invention, in which identical parts are designated using the same reference numerals.

A tape counter 1 is attached to a counter attachment member 2.

This mounting member 2 is formed into a roughly oval shape with one flat plate 3 extending vertically for mounting a counter and another flat plate 4 extending from the lower end of this flat plate 3 at right angles thereto, that is, in the horizontal direction. .

The tape counter 1 is provided with a reset protrusion, ie, a reset claw 5, for setting all counter displays to zero, and normally a reset button is fixedly attached to the reset claw 5.

However, in the present invention, this reset button, which is originally attached to the counter body, is used without being used, and an operating arm 6 is provided at a predetermined distance from the reset claw 5.

The operating arm 6 has a sliding member 8 at its tip, and the sliding member 8 has a sliding plate portion I extending substantially parallel to the horizontal plate 4 of the single-shaped mounting member 2.

The sliding plate portion 7 of the sliding member 8 preferably extends through one flat plate 3 of the mounting member 2 and onto the horizontal plate 4 of the mounting member 2, as shown in the figure. It is supported slidably in a plane parallel to the flat plate.

For this purpose, a guide hole 9 is provided in a predetermined portion of the sliding plate portion 7, and a pin 12 is inserted through a ring solubility 11 onto a spacer 10 attached to the horizontal plate 4 in this portion.
Supported by

The opposing member 6 is urged leftward by a spring 13 so as to face the reset claw 5 of the counter at a predetermined distance.

A push button 14 for sliding the sliding member 8 to the right against the spring 13 is attached to the mounting plate 15 with a screw.
By pressing this push button 14 to the left, the sliding member 8 also slides to the right against the force of the spring 13, and as a result, the tip of the opposing member 6 abuts and engages with the reset claw 5 of the counter. However, the reset claw is further subjected to a pressing force, and the counter is reset.

When you release your finger from the button 14 to stop pressing it, the spring 13
The sliding member 8 returns to its original position due to the restoring force.

Therefore, by attaching the single-shaped mounting member 2 to a predetermined location such as the chassis of the recorder main body, the position of the reset push button 14 can be adjusted for ease of operation by appropriately setting the size of the mounting plate 15 and other members. It can be placed at a position on the decorative panel 16 with good visibility.

Reference numeral 17 is a pulley which transmits rotational force from, for example, a reel shaft (not shown) via a belt or the like to operate a counter.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the return spring 13 in FIGS. 1 and 2, in which a spring material 13' as shown is used to improve the operating feeling of the push button 14. .

In addition, as shown in a partial cross section in Fig. 1, the push button mounting plate 15
By making the mounting hole 18 larger than the shaft diameter of the push button, there is an advantage that the hole position corresponding to the push button on the decorative panel 16 does not have to be set with high accuracy.

As described in detail above (according to the present invention, the counter reset push button is not placed at the counter body's position (it can be set freely), so it can be set as desired without being subject to design constraints as described above. It becomes possible to provide it at a certain position.

Further, the return springs 13 and 13' allow the operability of the push button to be changed arbitrarily, making it possible to optimize the operation feeling.

Furthermore, there are advantages in that there is no restriction on the opening of the decorative panel for the reset push button, and the structure of the entire assembly is simplified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a side view including a two-part cross section of an embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing another example of the return spring. Explanation of symbols of main parts, 1...Counter, 2.
...Mounting member, 3, 4...Flat plate, 5...
...Reset claw, 6...Operating arm, 7
...Sliding plate part, 8...Sliding member, 13
．． 13'... Spring, 14... Push button.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) an L-shaped counter mounting member comprising a tape counter, a first flat plate portion to which the counter is attached, and a second flat plate portion extending substantially perpendicular to the end of the first flat plate portion;
a sliding member having an actuation arm portion facing the reset protrusion of the counter, disposed at a position substantially parallel to the second flat plate portion, and mounted slidably within a plane substantially parallel to the second flat plate portion; and a push button for sliding the sliding member within the plane to abut and engage the actuation arm with the reset protrusion. (2) Registration of a utility model characterized in that the sliding member is provided so as to pass through a first flat plate portion of the mounting member, and is slidably supported on a second flat plate portion of the mounting member. A tape counter assembly according to claim 1. (3) The sliding member is biased by a spring material so that the operating arm portion faces the reset protrusion of the counter at a predetermined distance. Tape counter assembly of Section 2.