JPS5916968Y2 - Protective case for portable tape recorder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a protective case for a feather-touch button type pocket tape recorder.

When using a feather-touch button type pocket tape recorder in a pocket, it may malfunction if the operation button is touched carelessly.

Conventionally, in order to prevent this, a hold switch was provided and the switch was used to electrically prevent the tape recorder from operating, thereby preventing it from malfunctioning even if the tape recorder was touched through clothing. .

However, if you operate the small tape recorder in your pocket, you have to release the hold switch each time you need it, which is very cumbersome.
Another drawback was that the tape recorder could not be activated immediately in case of an emergency.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a protective case for a tape recorder that solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, prevents malfunctions when the tape recorder is used in a pocket, and allows easy operation when necessary.

This invention will be explained below based on an illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows a feather-touch button type tape recorder 1, in which a group of feather-touch buttons 2 are lined up on the top surface of the tape recorder.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation button 4 is loosely fitted into a hole in the outer case 3 of the tape recorder 1, and a button rubber with a spring action is placed underneath. 5 has a conductive rubber 6 and is installed on a printed circuit board 7 in which circuit components are installed.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation button 4 is usually held by a button rubber 5, and the conductive rubber 6 and the printed circuit board 7 are separated from each other. 7 makes contact and the circuit moves by 1.

Therefore, in this invention, for such a feather touch button, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the tape recorder is
Opening 11 of a size corresponding to the arrangement of the feather touch button group
The feather touch button group 2 is normally protected by the case 8 to prevent malfunction.

As shown in FIG. 5, a box-shaped case 8 with one side open has a tape recorder holder made of a coil spring 9 and a plate 10 disposed at its inner bottom.

The receiving plate 10 is provided so that it can move up and down within a guide groove 12 of a predetermined length by the action of a coil spring 9.

The relationship between the plate 10 and the opening 11 of the receiver is such that when the tape recorder is housed in the case 8, the feather touch side group 2 of the tape recorder 1 is above the opening 11, as shown in FIG. It is provided so as to be located inside the case 8.

Further, the receiver has a positioning stopper 13 formed on the lower side of the plate 10 so that the feather touch side group 2 is automatically positioned in the opening 11 when the tape recorder 1 is pushed down.

The case has a side surface facing the opening 11 that is longer than the surface having the opening so that the tape recorder can be easily inserted into the case.

When the tape recorder 1 is inserted into the case 8 configured as described above and placed in a breast pocket, for example, the tape recorder 1 is placed in the tape recorder holder inside the case 8, that is, the holder is placed on the plate 10.
By the action of the coil spring 9, it is held in the state shown in FIG.

And when you want to operate a tape recorder,
As shown in FIG. 6, by pushing down the tape recorder 1 against the spring 9, the plate 10 of the receiver moves to the bottom through the guide groove 12, and when the stopper 13 reaches the bottom, it no longer goes down, and the feather touch side The group appears at the opening 11 of the case 1 and becomes operable.

When the suppression is released, the tape recorder returns to its original position by the spring 9, and the feather touch side group 2 is hidden above the opening 11.

It goes without saying that in addition to this embodiment, the desired function can be obtained even if there are multiple openings, the spring part is made of only an elastic member, and the receiver does not have a plate or a stopper.

As explained above, according to this invention, when a pocket tape recorder is used inside a pocket, the tape recorder is protected by putting it in a hard case, so the feather
Touch side group 2 does not malfunction, and when necessary, it can be operated by simply pushing down on one end of the tape recorder while the tape recorder is in the pocket, and is for tape recorders that fully brings out the functionality of pocket tape recorders. A protective case can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a feather-touch button type tape recorder used in this invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views of the feather-touch lead part, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 5 figure,
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same side. 1... Feather-touch button type pre-coder,
2... Feather touch side group, 4... Feather touch button, 8... Protective case for tape recorder, 9... Spring, 10... ...Spring holder, 11...Case opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is used in a tape recorder having a feather touch button on at least one side, and includes a relatively hard case having an opening at a position corresponding to the feather touch button of the tape recorder, and a case arranged on the inner bottom of the case. The feather touch button is normally located at the top of the opening, and when in use, the tape recorder stored in the case is pushed against the elastic member at the bottom of the case. A protective case for a portable tape recorder, characterized in that a feather touch button is positioned within the opening when pressed down.