JPS60148481A - Cartridge stacker - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stacker for storing cartridges, and particularly to a cartridge stacker having a structure such that the cartridges do not move within the stacker during transportation.

(b) Prior Art and Problems Conventionally, a cartridge stacker, which is attached to a magnetic chip device and stores multiple cartridges and cartridges for reading/writing and is portable, is the one shown in Fig. 1, for example. The cartridge stacker 1 is formed of a crosspiece 2 that constitutes a plurality of shelves for storing cartridges 5, and a box 3 that contacts the outer periphery of the stored cartridges 5, and a handle 4 on the top.
It is attached so that it can be opened and closed, and when carrying it, open the handle 4. As shown in Figure 2, the area (shelf) B where each cartridge 5 is stored is slightly larger than the cartridge tray 5, and the phthalo (phthalo) on the front of the cartridge stacker 1 is installed to prevent the cartridge 5 from flying out. There is a hole 8 for the cartridge 5 to enter and exit, and the claw 7 matches the crosspiece 2 of the partition shelf depending on the top and bottom of the phthalo. It can move freely within the range.Finally, when the cartridge stacker 1 is transported, the cartridge 5 moves inside, so the magnetic tube inside the cartridge 5 moves up and down and left and right, and the cartridge stacker 1 may move into the device. There is a drawback that the cartridge 5 may jump out of the cartridge stacker 1 when it is installed and taken out automatically.
An object of the present invention is to provide a cartridge stacker that protects magnetic tapes, cartridges, etc. by providing a mechanism for inhibiting the movement of the cartridges, and enables automatic cartridge replacement in a stable manner.

(d) Structure of the Invention and its Objectives According to the present invention, there is provided a cartridge stacker that stores a plurality of cartridges each having a magnetic tape therein, and a cartridge movement system that prevents the cartridges from moving within the cartridge stacker. This is achieved by providing a cartridge stacker characterized in that it is provided with a regulating means.

(e) Embodiments of the Invention The following embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to all the drawings. FIG. 3 shows the cartridge stacker of the present invention. This is a front view showing Example A, and is a view of FIG. 1 seen from direction C, and FIG.
This is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in the figure.

In Figure @3, the cartridge and stacker 9 can be roughly divided into a cartridge 5t, a box 10 that is stored inside, and a lid 1 that slides up and down when inserting and removing the cartridge 5.
A plate spring 13 is provided at the partition bar 12 on the side of the 0 box 10, which is made up of 1 and 1.
．． It is made into a shape as shown in Fig. 4 with a thickness of 5 m and a width of XlO, so that the head of the spring moves into the hole a' of the crosspiece 12.
It is integrated with the crosspiece 12, and normal force is applied to the upper side. When the cartridge 5vl'' is inserted from the left side in FIG. is integrally molded with the crosspiece 12 from resin, and is formed into a tongue-like shape with good temperature stability 0. When loading or unloading the cartridge 5 (see Figure 4), manually slide the lid 1lt upwards to open the partition on the box 10 side. The crosspiece 12 and the claw 14 on the side of the 7 tab 11 are in the same line, allowing the cartridge 5 to be taken in and taken out. 0 When the cartridge 5 is inserted and taken out and the lid 11 is released, the lid 11 is attached to the box. The claw 14 slides downward by a spring (not shown), and the claw 14
The front surface of the cartridge stacker 9 is completely covered, and the cartridge 5 is prevented from coming out from inside the cartridge stacker 9. Further, the above operation can be performed automatically by mounting the present cartridge stacker 9 on a magnetic tape device 16 equipped with a cartridge and automatic cartridge exchange mechanism 15f as shown in the skylark of FIG. For subsequent reading/writing, the cartridges 5 are sequentially sent to the deck section 18 by the cassette loading mechanism 17 for reading/writing, and then stored in the cartridge and stacker 9. Naori - The stacker holder 19 to which the cartridge stacker 9 is attached moves up and down to insert and remove cartridges 5t one by one.
20 is a control unit, 21 is a control unit, and 22 is a window.Open the window 22 to insert and remove the cartridge stacker 9 from diagonally above the device. During a series of operations, the cartridge 5 is fixed by the uninvented leaf spring 13.
The cartridge 5 is prevented from freely moving inside the cartridge stacker 9. As a result, the tape inside the cartridge 5 will not be damaged or the cartridge 5 will not fly out from inside the cartridge stacker 9, and the automatic replacement operation of the cartridge 5 can be performed stably. The cartridge stacker 9 is provided at the front side of the crosspiece 12 (almost in the center of the crosspiece 11 side), but the mechanism is not limited to this, and an elastic member such as sponge or rubber other than a spring may be used to prevent the cartridge from moving during transportation. The installation location of the crosspiece 12, which is fixed with a pressing force that does not move due to vibrations, may be at both ends of the crosspiece 12 instead of at the center.

(f) Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, the cartridge stacker of the present invention is provided with a cartridge movement restraining mechanism within the cartridge stacker, and the cartridges are free to move within the cartridge stacker except when the cartridge is installed or removed from the device. This will prevent the cartridge from moving around in the circular section during transport, damaging the tape inside the cartridge, or when automatically loading and unloading cartridges from the cartridge stacker. This prevents tapes and cartridges from popping out of the stacker, and provides a stable automatic cartridge exchange mechanism that protects tapes and cartridges.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a conventional cartridge stacker, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. The figure is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a diagram explaining a cartridge tape device to which the uninvented cartridge stacker is fully applied. be. In the figure, 5 is a cartridge, 9 is a cartridge stacker, 10 is a box, 11 is a lid, 12 is a crosspiece, 13 is a leaf spring, 14 is a claw, 15 is an automatic cartridge exchange mechanism, 16 is a cartridge tape device, and 17 is a cassette loading device. 18 is a deck section, 19 is a stacker holder, 20 is a control section, 21 is a power supply section, and 22 is a window. Kusa 3 Mezo 9 5th Ward I (Ino (p')

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cartridge stacker that stores a plurality of cartridges each having a magnetic chip therein, the cartridge stacker comprising a cartridge movement restricting means for restricting the cartridges from moving within the cartridge stacker.