JPS61220188A - Remote manipulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain multi-functional manipulation by making the outer shape of the titled manipulator the same as that of a cassette tape of beta-system. CONSTITUTION:The remote manipulator 18 is of the same type as the cassette tape used in a VTR main body 15 of beta-system. When using the manipulator 18, the manipulator 18 is taken out from the main body 15 by the same action used in case of normal cassette tapes, and the manipulation buttons of a manipulation part 6 are depressed so that the main body 15 executes various actions. Of the manipulator 18, when a timer reservation is set by depressing the button as referring to the set time displayed in a display 20, a control circuit 7 stores the content of the said reservation in a memory. And then, when the manipulator 18 is loaded in the main body 15, a system controller 19 incorporated in the body 15 recognizes the said loading. The reservation content is read out from the control circuit 7 through contacts 12 for data transmission and power supplying. Consequently, the content of the reservation performed on the manipulator 18 is set in the main body 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a remote control device suitable for remotely controlling a video tape recorder (V'l'R) and the like.

[Technical background of the invention]

Conventionally, many kinds of remote control devices have been attached to or housed in a VTR main body in a manner as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. That is, in FIG. 9, a method is adopted in which a remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) 3 is detachably attached to a side holder 2 provided on the side surface of a casing j1 of a VTR. In FIG. 1O, a method is adopted in which the remote control 3 is stored in a storage section 4 provided within the casing 11 of the VTR. In the example shown in FIG. 11, a mounting section 5 for detachably mounting a remote control 3 is provided on the front surface of the casing/l of the VTR, and this remote control 3 is also used as an operating device for the VTR main body.

[Interlayer point of background technology]

Although the method shown in FIG. 9 has a simple structure, it has the disadvantage that it is not excellent in design.

The method shown in FIG. 1O has disadvantages in that it is necessary to secure a storage section 4 for storing the remote controller 3, and there are limitations on the size of the remote controller 3 and the volume of the VTR body. In the method shown in Fig. 11, since the remote control 3 also serves as an operating device for the VTR main body, the remote control 3 is subject to space constraints and is not suitable for multi-function operations that require a large number of - buttons. There were drawbacks.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device having a size that allows multi-functional operations to be performed without imposing space constraints on the main body.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention provides a remote control device for remotely controlling a video tape recorder main body, in which the external shape of the remote control device is the same as that of a cassette tape so that it can be detachably mounted on a cassette tape mounting portion of the video tape recorder main body. In other words, it achieves the above objectives.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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

1 to 3 are a top plan view, a side view, and a bottom plan view showing an embodiment of the remote control device of the present invention. The remote control device 18 is of the same type as a β-type cassette F-P, and is provided with an operating section 6 on its upper surface in which a plurality of operating buttons 61 are arranged. The operation button 61 is located below the operation section 6.
A control circuit 7 is provided that generates a control signal in response to pressing of the button. Further, a light emitting section 8 is provided at the end of the remote control device 18 on the side of the tape outlet, and transmits a control signal generated by the control circuit 7 to the outside. Furthermore,
A tape supply and take-up reel 9,10 is provided inside the remote-controlled fi 18, and a tape (not shown here) having metal foil portions at both ends is wound thereon. At the center of the inner surface of the remote control device 18 on the side opposite to the tape outlet is provided a power supply section 11 that houses a battery, etc., and the power supply section 11 supplies power to the control circuit 7 and the light emitting section 8. Further, on the lower side of the remote control device 18, a contact point for data transmission and power supply, and a claw 13 for preventing accidental erasure are provided.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the configuration of this embodiment. Control circuit? Operation of Fi operation section 6 - tongue 61
0 Light emitting element 81F that generates a control signal in response to the press and sends it to the light emitting element (infrared LED, etc.) 81 of the light emitting unit 8
i Transmits an optical signal to the outside according to the input control signal. The control circuit 7 has this remote control device 18 connected to the VTR main body 15.
When it is independent from the power supply section 1, it is connected to the power supply section 1 through the switch 14.
Power is supplied from 1. Further, when this remote control device is attached to the cassette tape mounting section of the VTR main body 15, the switch 14 is changed over so that power is supplied from the power supply section 16 of the VTR main body 15 to the control circuit 7. Also, at this time, the remote control device 18
When installed in the R main body 15, the control circuit 7 is connected to the system controller 19 on the VTR main body 15 side via a data transmission line via the data transmission and power supply contacts 12. A display such as a liquid crystal is connected to the control circuit 7, and when a timer reservation setting operation is performed using the operation section 6, the set time and the like are displayed on the display 20. Although this display 20Fi is not shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, it can be easily attached to the top surface where the operating section 6 is provided.Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Figures 1 to 3
As shown in the figure, the remote control device of this embodiment is the same as a β-type cassette tape, and is also equipped with a supply and winding V-rule 9.10, a tape outlet, etc. In the cassette mounting part of the β-type VTR main body 15,
It can be attached and detached at will, just like a cassette tape. Therefore, when the remote control device 18 is not used,
This can be stored in the cassette mounting section of the VTR main body 15. In this case, when the remote control device 18 is attached to the cassette mounting portion of the VTR main body 15 as shown in FIG. 5, the tape 22 having metal foil portions 21 at both ends is loaded around the cylinder as shown in FIG. be done. However, unlike ordinary tapes, when this tape is loaded as shown in FIG.
Since it is designed to approach the tape start sensor and tape end sensor 5 of the l'R main body 15 at the same time,
The tape start sensor 24 and tape end sensor section work simultaneously.

Therefore, the system controller 519 of the VTR main body 15 recognizes that the loaded object is not a cassette tape but a remote control device, and an operation similar to that when loading a cassette tape is prevented from occurring. When this remote control device 18 is housed in the V'l'R main body 15, data is transmitted between it and the VTR main body 15, and the CYS point 12 and the switch 14 are connected to the VTR main body 15 side. Power is supplied through the

Next time you want to use the remote control device 18, take out the remote control w118 from the VT box body 15 by performing the same operation as when taking out a normal cassette tape, and use the same operation as a normal wireless remote control device. By pressing the operation button 61 of the operation unit 6 at the same time, the 'vTVTR 15 can be caused to perform various operations.

Particularly, in this remote control device [18], when a timer reservation is set by pressing the operation button 61 of the operation unit 6 while looking at the set time displayed on the display, the control circuit 7 controls the timer reservation contents. is stored in the memory, and then the remote control [18] is stored in the V'f'R body 15.
When tC is attached, the system controller 19 of the V'L'R main body 15 recognizes that the remote control device 18 is attached, reads out the timer reservation contents from the control circuit 7 via the data transmission and power supply contacts 12, The contents of the timer reservation made on the remote control device 18 can be set in the main body 15 of the VTR 1.

According to this embodiment, remote control! [18 is the same type as a cassette tape, so the remote-controlled [18] can be stored in the VTI (150 force set mounting part of the main body).
There is no need to provide a separate space for the remote control device on the VTR main body 15 side, and space constraints on the VTR main body 15 side can be removed. On the other hand, since the remote control device 18 is of the same type as a β-type tape cassette, it has the size of a pin.

Therefore, a large number of operation buttons 61 can be arranged on the operation section 6, and multi-function operations for, for example, multi-system control can be performed. Furthermore, since the state in which the remote control device 18 is housed in the VTR body 15 is the same as the state in which the cassette tape is attached, it is also excellent in terms of design. Furthermore, since the remote control device 118 is of the same type as the cassette tape, it can be easily stored in a cassette tape rack, and there is no need to worry about storing it outside the VTR main body.

6 to 8 are a top plan view, a side view, and a bottom plan view showing other embodiments of the remote control device of the present invention. The remote control device 26 is of the same type as a VH8 type cassette tape,
On the top surface thereof, there is provided an operation section 6 in which a large number of operations y61 are arranged. A control circuit 7 is provided below the operating section 6 to generate a control signal corresponding to the depression of the operating button 61. Furthermore, supply and take-up reels 9,10 are provided inside the remote control device 26, but no tape is wound thereon. Furthermore, a power supply section 11 is provided on the inner surface of the remote control device section, and a power source for the control circuit 7Vc'F4L is supplied from this power supply section 11. Furthermore, a light emitting section 8 is provided at the end on the tape outlet side. Furthermore, a contact 12 for data transmission and source supply is provided on the back side of the remote control device 26, and a claw 13 for preventing accidental erasure is provided on the side opposite to the tape drawer opening. .

Therefore, since the remote-controlled FF126 of this embodiment has the same type as the VH8 system cassette tape, it can be installed and stored in the VH8 system VT'R main body 150 cassette mounting section in the same manner as the previous example. This has the same effect as the previous embodiment. However, the difference from the previous example is supply and winding υ
The tape is not wound on reels 9 and 1o.

Therefore, when this remote control device 26 is attached to the VTR main body 15, both tape end detection functions work simultaneously, and the VT
It is possible to notify the system controller of the R main unit.

By the way, in the above-mentioned VH8 system vl"R, if the tape both ends detection is used for other detections such as the absence of a cassette tape, first check whether the cassette is installed or not by checking the state of the tape's accidental erasure prevention detection. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which it is recognized that the remote control device 26 is attached when the tape both ends detection is activated as described above in a state where the cassette is present.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the remote control device of the present invention, the shape is the same as that of a cassette tape and is stored in the cassette mounting portion of the VTR main body, thereby eliminating space constraints on the main body. This has the effect of allowing multi-functional operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 3 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the remote control device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the remote control device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the remote control device shown in FIG. FIGS. 6 to 8 are views showing other embodiments of the remote control device of the present invention, and FIGS. 9 to 11 are views showing the speed control device shown in FIG. The figure shows a conventional remote control device, VTR.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of how to attach the device to the main body. 6.-Operation section 7.Control circuit 8.Light emitting section 9.
... Tape supply reel 10 ... Tape winding reel 11 ... Power supply section 12 ... Contact for data transmission and power supply 15 ... VTR body 18.26 ...
Remote control device 19...System controller ■・
...Metal Foil Department 4...Tape S--Tape Start Senna Department...Tape End Sensing Agent Patent Attorney Noriyuki Chika (and 1 other person) Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 5vA Fig. 7

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) In a remote control device for remotely controlling a video tape recorder main body, the outer shape is the same as that of a cassette tape so that it can be detachably mounted on the cassette tape mounting portion of the video tape recorder main body. A remote control device featuring: 2) A contact point for data transmission with the video tape recorder main body and power supply from the video tape recorder main body is provided, and the data transmission is performed and the power supply is received when the video tape recorder main body is attached. A remote control device according to scope 1.