JPS596533Y2 - Tape recorder operation button device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an operation button device for a tape recorder, and is provided with operation buttons so that smooth operation can be performed with a simple structure.

Conventionally, with tape recorders equipped with a pause mechanism, it is often the case that the pause operation is performed during playback and the user forgets to release the lock.
The operation was time consuming and could not be performed smoothly.

For this reason, conventional tape recorders have a mechanical structure that allows the pause operation to be unlocked when the stop operation is performed, but the mechanical structure inside the tape recorder becomes complicated and the storage space is also limited. However, there were problems and it was not suitable for small cassette or micro cassette tape recorders.

The present invention has been developed in view of this point, and by using an extremely simple operation button device, the drawbacks of the conventional device can be eliminated and smooth operation can be performed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The figures show the device of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view thereof, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are schematic side views showing respective operating states. FIG. 2 shows the playback operation button when the pause operation button is operated. 3 shows the state in which the playback operation button is pressed from the state in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 shows a partially sectional state in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 shows the device equipped with the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a micro cassette tape recorder.

In the figure, 1 is a housing, and 2 is a reproduction operation button provided protrudingly on the housing 1, which is pressed by an operation finger 3.

Reference numeral 4 designates a temporary stop operation button that is provided protrudingly on the housing 1. The protruding portion of the temporary stop operation button 4 is approximately shaped like a crescent, and its arcuate inclined surface 5 is used for playback operation. It is arranged near the playback operation button 2 so as to face one side of the button 2.

The pause operation button 4 is rotatably provided inside the housing 1 by a shaft 6 so that it can be moved close to or away from the playback operation button 2, and each state is determined by a mechanism (not shown). For example, it is configured to be held by a two-position displacement spring, etc.).

Further, a protruding piece 7 is provided at the lower end of the temporary stop operation button 4 so as to come into contact with a contact piece A of a normally closed switch 8 provided in the power supply circuit of an electric motor (not shown). 7 bends the contact piece A clockwise as the pause operation button 4 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction (in a direction approaching the playback operation button 2) to open the normally closed switch 8; to stop the electric motor.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and its operation will be explained below.

First, FIG. 2 shows a stopped state in which the pause operation button 4 is not released and the stop operation button (not shown) is operated. Therefore, the pause operation button 4 is operated and the playback operation button 2 is pressed.
The normally closed switch 8 is held in a state close to , and the normally closed switch 8 is opened (in the dotted line state in FIG. 4) through the abutment between the protruding piece 7 and the contact piece A.

In this state, when the playback operation button 2 is pressed with the operating finger 3 as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the abdomen of the operating finger 3 comes into contact with the arcuate inclined surface 5 in the process of the pressing operation. The temporary stop operation button 4 is rotated clockwise to release the operation state.

Thus, the pause operation button 4 is held in a state close to the regeneration operation button 2 (dotted line state) and separated from it (solid line state), and the normally closed switch 8 is held in a state where the projection piece 7 and the contact piece A are in contact with each other. Since the contact relationship is released and the closed state (solid line state in FIG. 4) is achieved, the playback operation can be quickly performed from the state in which the pause operation button 4 has been operated.

FIG. 5 shows a micro cassette tape recorder equipped with the device of the present invention, where 9 is the main body of the micro cassette tape recorder, 10 is the micro cassette, 11 to 14
These are a stop operation button, a volume control knob, a fast forward/rewind operation button, an eject operation button, etc.

- And 2 and 4 are a playback operation button and a pause operation button placed near it.

In a micro cassette tape recorder in which each operation button is arranged so that it can be operated with one hand, the operability can be further improved by using the device of the present invention.

Although the case has been described in which the pause operation button is operated and the playback operation button is operated in a state in which the playback operation button is operated in a state where the playback operation button is operated, when the playback operation button is operated from a state where the pause operation button is separated, The system is designed to allow operation of only the playback operation button, and this is clear from the above-mentioned matters.

As described above, according to the device of the present invention, the pause operation button is arranged near the playback operation button so as to be close to or away from the playback operation button, and the state where the pause operation is performed and the user forgets to release the lock. Since the pause operation button is unlocked in accordance with the playback operation, smooth playback or recording operations can be easily performed without requiring an extra mechanical structure for releasing the pause operation. It is effective not only in terms of operability but also in terms of storage space.
It has high practical value.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show the device of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view thereof; FIGS. 2 to 4 are schematic side views showing operating states; and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a micro cassette tape recorder equipped with the device of the present invention. It is. 1... Housing, 2... Playback operation button, 3.
...Operating finger, 4...Pause operation button, 8
・・・・・・Normally closed switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a casing; a playback operation button that is provided protrudingly on the casing and that is pressed downward with an operating finger during a playback operation; and a pause operation that is provided that protrudes above the casing alongside the playback operation button. The pause operation button is rotated with the operating finger from a position away from the playback operation button to a position closer to the side of the playback operation button, and the pause operation button is rotated in a circle facing the playback operation button. An arcuate inclined surface is formed, so that when the playback operation button is pressed while the pause operation button is operated, the operating finger pressing the playback operation button is pressed against the arcuate slope of the pause operation button. 1. An operation button device for a tape recorder, characterized in that the button is brought into contact with a surface of the tape recorder at the same time so that a pause operation state is canceled at the same time as a playback operation is performed.