JPS5931789B2 - Tape recorder push button device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention provides push buttons (including up/down and rotation) of a tape recorder.
It relates to a device, and more specifically, the operation buttons of a tape recorder are arranged in two stages, upper and lower, and the upper push button group is located in a groove (flat portion) 3 provided in the lower push button group or between the lower push button group. The upper and lower push button groups are attached to a single shaft, and the operating section of the lower push button group is positioned in front of the operating section of the upper push button group, making it easier to operate the push buttons, and the locking mechanisms of the upper and lower push button groups are the same. By making the shape
The present invention relates to a new push button device for a tape recorder that enables a simplified three-way mechanism.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail according to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a tape recorder when the device of the present invention is attached to the tape recorder, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the arrangement of push buttons in the device of the present invention.

To explain these figures, 1 is a play button, 2 is a record button, 3 is a fast forward button, 4 is a rewind button, 5 and 6 are song interval detection buttons, T is a stop button, 8 is a pause button, and 9 is a pause button. It is an eject button, and the upper push buttons are numbered 1 to 4, 8, and 9, and the lower push buttons are similarly numbered 5 to T.
In the lower push buttons, the song interval detection buttons 5 and 6 have protrusions 51, 52, 61, 62, and flat parts 5a, 5b, 6a.
, 6b, and the stop button T also has protrusions Ti, 72, 7
3. It has flat parts 7a and Ib, and among the upper push buttons, for example, a pause button 8 is an operating part 8 that the operator's finger touches.
1. It has a recessed part 82 and a flat part 83, and the flat part 83 of this pause button 8 comes into contact with the flat part 5a surrounded by the protrusions 51 and 52 of the song interval detection button 5, and detects the song interval. A pause button 8, which is an upper push button, is placed on top of the button 5, and in order to maintain this placed state, holes 53 and 54 are formed in the protrusions 51 and 52 of the song interval detection button 5, and a flat part 83 of the pause button 8 is formed. A hole 84 is also formed at a location corresponding to the hole 84, and the shaft 10 is communicated with these holes 53, 84, and 54.

Note that these holes are also formed in other push button groups in the same way, and in the end, shaft 1
One 0 connects the upper push button and the lower push button.

In this case, the fast forward button 3, play button 1, record button 2, rewind button 4, and eject button 9 are the lower push buttons 5, 6, and 7.
are placed in the respective flat portions 5b, Ta, 6a, 6b. FIG. 3 is a front view of the entire push button group installed in this manner, FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof.

As shown in Figure 3, the eject button 9, rewind button 4, record button 2, play button 1, fast forward button 3, and pause button 8 are the first button block, and the inter-track detection buttons 5 and 6, and the stop button are the first button block. Each push button is inserted into the shaft 10, and the shaft 10 is fixed to the angle 12a of the main chassis 12 by a stopper 11.

This allows each pushbutton to rotate around the shaft 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the button pressing section (operating section) of the second button block, for example, the operating section 55 of the song interval detection button 5, is operated by the button pressing section (operating section) of the first button block, for example, the pause button 8. It is located in front of the section 81 to facilitate button operation. As shown in Fig. 5, in order to return to the stopped state when each push button is unlocked, there is a song interval detection button 6, a rewind button 4, a record button 2, a stop button 7, a play button 1, a fast forward button 3, and a song interval detection button. Attach springs 21, 17, 22, 16, 18, and 20 to the button 5, respectively.

These springs are attached to the angle 12c of the main chassis 12 as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of the apparatus of the present invention in a stopped state. Each push button is connected to angle 1 of the main chassis 12 by a spring.
It is pulled in the direction 2c and stopped by the inner wall of the elongated hole 12f of the main chassis. Insert the shaft 15 into the first lock plate 13 and the second lock plate 14, and attach the shaft 15 to the angle 12b of the main chassis with a stopper (not shown).
Fix 5. First lock plate 13, second lock plate 1
4 are springs 23 and 24 that can rotate around the shaft 15 and are attached to the angles 12d and 12e of the main chassis.
is pressed against the lock portion of each button. FIG. 7 is a front view of the first and second lock plates 13, 14 superimposed, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are front views of the first and second lock plates 13, 14. . As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the first lock plate 13 has elongated holes 30, 28b, 26, 2.
7b, 29 are provided, and a second hole is provided for each elongated hole.
On the lock plate 14, there is an engaging part 36 with the song interval detection button, an engaging sliding part 34 with the rewind button, an engaging part 32 with the record button, an engaging sliding part 33 with the fast forward button, and a sliding part 33 with the fast forward button. An engaging portion 35 for engaging the detection button is provided. Further, the first lock plate 13 includes an engaging portion 28a for engaging the rewind button, and an engaging sliding portion 31 for engaging the stop button. An engaging portion 25 for engaging the play button and an engaging portion 27a for engaging the fast forward button are provided. In order to press the first and second lock plates 13 and 14 against the lock portion of each button, the first lock plate 13 has a round hole 13a for attaching the spring 23 and a round hole 13b for inserting the spring 24. is established,
14a of the second lock plate 14 is for mounting a spring 24. FIG. 10 shows the locked state of play.

When you press play button 1 in the direction of arrow A, the play button moves to axis 10.
The engaging portion 25 of the first lock plate 13 rotates around the
The lock portion 1a of the play button comes into contact with the play button and rotates the first and second lock plates 13, 14 about the shaft 15 in the direction of arrow B. Then, the lock part 1a of the play button 1
is engaged with the hook portion of the engaging portion 25 of the first lock plate 13, and the play button 1 is locked. Play button 1 is spring 16
is constantly pulled in the direction of the angle portion 12c of the main chassis 12, and the first and second lock plates 13, 14
is pulled by the springs 23 and 24 in the direction of pressing against the lock portion 1a of the play button 1.
is locked by the engaging portion 25 of the first locking plate 13. FIG. 11 shows the locked state of fast forward and rewind.

When the fast forward button 3 (or rewind button 4) is pushed in the direction of arrow C, the fast forward button 3 (or rewind button 4) rotates around the shaft 10, and the engaging portion 27a of the first lock plate 13 ( or 28a) and the engaging sliding portion 33 of the second lock plate 14
(or 34) comes into contact with the lock portion 3a of the fast forward button 3 (or the lock portion 4a of the rewind button 4) and rotates the first and second lock plates 13, 14 about the shaft 15 in the direction of arrow B. let Then, the lock part 3a of the fast forward button 3
(or the locking portion 4a of the rewind button 4) is engaged with the hook portion of the engaging portion 27a (or the engaging portion 28a) of the first locking plate 13, and the engaging sliding portion of the second locking plate 14 33 (or 34), the fast forward button 3 (or rewind button 4) is locked. The fast forward button 3 and the rewind button 4 are always pulled in the direction of the main chassis angle 12c by springs 18, 19. FIG. 12 shows the locked state of song interval detection.

After the play button 1 is locked as shown in FIG. 10, when the song interval detection button 5 (or 6) is pushed in the direction of arrow D, the song interval detection button 5 (or 6) rotates around the axis 10. The locking portion 5c (or locking portion 6c) of the song interval detection button 5 comes into contact with the engaging portion 35 (or 36) of the second locking plate 14, and the second locking plate 14 is moved in the direction of arrow B around the shaft 15. direction. Then, the play button 1 remains locked to the hook part of the engaging part 25 of the first locking plate 13, and the song interval detection button 5 (or 6) remains locked to the engaging part 35 (or 6) of the second locking plate 14. or 36) with the song interval detection button 5 (or 6) on the hook.
The lock section 5c (or 6c) is locked as shown in FIG. 12, and the song interval detection state is entered. FIG. 13 shows the locked state of the record button.

If you press play button 1 and record button 2 at the same time, play button 1
is locked as shown in Fig. 13, and record button 2 is on axis 10.
The locking part 2a of the record button contacts the engaging part 32 of the second locking plate 14, and the second lock plate 14 rotates in the direction of arrow E.
The second lock plate 14 is rotated about the shaft 15 in the direction of arrow B, and is locked by the hook portion of the engaging portion 32 of the second lock plate 14. FIG. 14 shows the state of Kyu-ichi and Review-ichi.

After play button 1 is locked as shown in Figure 10, if you press fast forward button 3 (or rewind button 4) in the direction of arrow F,
Rotates around the shaft 10, and the lock portion 3a (or 4a) of the fast forward button 3 (or rewind button 4) does not contact the engaging portion 27a (or engaging portion 28a) of the first lock plate 13. , comes into contact with the engaging sliding portion 33 (or engaging sliding portion 34) of the second locking plate 14, and locking the second locking plate 14 against the shaft 15.
Rotate in the direction of arrow B around . In this case, since the rotation of the fast forward button 3 (or rewind button 4) is restricted by the inner wall of the elongated hole 12f of the main chassis 12,
The lock plate 14 remains in contact with the engaging sliding portion 33 (or 34), but is not locked as shown in FIG. When the pressing force of the fast forward button 3 (or the rewind button 4) is released, the springs 18 and 19 return to the stopped state. 1st
FIG. 5 shows the state in which the stop button 7 is pressed.

When the stop button 7 is pushed in the direction of the arrow G, it rotates around the shaft 10, contacts the engagement sliding portion 31 of the first lock plate 13, and moves the first and second lock plates 13, 14 in the direction of the arrow G. Rotate around axis 15 in direction B. Since the contact surface 31a of the engaging sliding part 31 of the first locking plate has a larger slope than the other guide parts and engaging parts, the locked part of the button and the engaging part of the locking plate are separated. Once released, the spring returns the button to its stopped state and releases the lock. In addition,
The rotation of the stop button 7 is restricted by the inner wall of the elongated hole 12f of the main chassis 12, and is not locked as shown in FIG. As described above, according to the present invention, by configuring the operation buttons of a tape recorder in two stages (upper and lower) and attaching them to one shaft, it is possible to reduce costs by requiring only one shaft, and the shape of the locking portion of the upper and lower button groups can be reduced. By making them the same, the locking mechanism can have a simple structure.

Furthermore, by locating the operating section of the lower button group in front of the operating section of the upper button group, the lower button can be easily operated when the upper button is locked, thereby improving operability. Incidentally, the inter-song detection is a function that, when the inter-song detection button is pressed in the play state, detects the interval between songs on the tape, releases the inter-song detection button, and returns to the play state again.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings relate to the device of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an external view of the tape recorder when the device of the present invention is implemented in the tape recorder, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the arrangement of push buttons in the device of the present invention, and FIG. Figures 4 and 5 are a front view, side view, and plan view of the device, Figure 6 is a side view of the device in a stopped state, and Figure 7 is a diagram showing the first and second lock plates superimposed. 8 and 9 are front views of the first lock plate and the second lock plate, respectively. FIG. 10 is a side view of the device in the locked play state, and FIG. 11 is a front view of the device in the locked state. FIG. 12 is a side view of the device in the fast forward and rewind states; FIG. 12 is a side view of the device in the lock state for inter-track detection; FIG. 13 is a side view of the device with the record button in the lock state; FIG. 14 is a side view of the device in the lock state. FIG. 15 is a side view of the device in the review state, and FIG. 15 is a side view of the device in the state where the stop button is pressed. In each figure, 1: play button, 2: record button, 3: fast forward button, 4° rewind button 65, 6: song interval detection button, 7 list button 68: pause button, 9: eject button, 10: axis, 11:
Stopper 12: main chassis, 13: first lock plate, 14: second lock plate, 15: shaft.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 The push buttons of the tape recorder are arranged in two stages, upper and lower, and the upper push button group and the lower push button group are attached so that they can be rotated and locked on one shaft, so that the operation part of the lower push button group is placed in front of the operation part of the upper push button group. A push button device for a tape recorder in which the locking mechanism of the upper, lower, and push button groups are made to protrude in the same shape.