JPS6196578A - Cartridge magazine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decide immediately an error when a wrong cartridge is inserted by equipping an opening, whose section is smaller than that of the required cartridge and larger than that of other small cartridge, on a cartridge magazine. CONSTITUTION:On the cartridge magazine 13 the opening 15 whose section is smaller than that of the prescribed (normal) cartridge 1 and larger than that of the other small cartridge 14 is equipped. The wrong insertion by falling when the cartridge 14 is inserted can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a cartridge magazine for storing cartridges used in a cartridge type recording/reproducing device equipped with an automatic cartridge exchanger.

The magnetic tape device is operated according to instructions from the machine, etc.
A device that records information on a magnetic tape or reads information recorded on a magnetic tape. The magnetic tape wound on a reel is mounted on a magnetic tape device, and reciprocated between the two reels, during which time it comes into contact with a magnetic head to read/write information.

Recently, magnetic tape and two reels have been made into cartridges, and a plurality of cartridges 1 and ridges 1 are stacked and stored in a cartridge magazine (referred to as magazine) 2 as shown in FIG. The magnetic tape is then mounted on a stand 5 fixed to the magazine moving mechanism 4 of the automatic cartridge exchanger 3, pushed out by the cartridge push-out mechanism 6, loaded into the recording/reproducing device 7, read/written to the magnetic tape, and then finished. If so, put cartridge 1 back into magazine 2 and move on to the next step. There is a device that automatically and repeatedly takes out the cartridge 1 from the magazine 2.

Note that the magazine transfer mechanism 4 moves the magazine 2 up and down in order to select the cartridge 1 within the magazine 2. Further, 8 is a cartridge loading/unloading mechanism, which is a mechanism for returning the cartridge 1 after reading/writing processing to the magazine 2.

In the recording and reproducing apparatus equipped with the automatic cartridge exchanger 3 as described above, when recording and reproducing, the cartridge 1 in the magazine 2 is selected and taken out and set on the reel boss 10 of the recording and reproducing apparatus 7. At this time, a cartridge of a different size is inserted into the magazine 2 by mistake, and even though it is sent to the automatic cartridge exchanger 3 without being noticed, it is not inserted, and the recording and playback operation stops, resulting in wasted time. Become.

Therefore, there is a need for a magazine that prevents the wrong cartridge from being inserted.

[Conventional technology]

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional magazine (in shows a front perspective view, and (b) shows a rear perspective view. Magazine 2 has a storage shelf for storing cartridges L inside, and the front side shows cartridges L insertion and ejection. For this reason, a cartridge slightly larger than the cross section of the cartridge 1 is provided with a 7-gear insertion opening 11, and a hole 1 on the back side into which the push rod of the cartridge push mechanism 6 is inserted.
There are 2.

Cartridge 1 is inserted into and removed from magazine 2 through cartridge insertion slot 11, and cartridge 1 is inserted into magazine 2.
The extrusion is performed by an extrusion rod inserted into the hole 12.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional magazine '72 has a cartridge insertion opening 11 for inserting and ejecting the cartridge, and the size of this cartridge insertion opening is slightly larger than the cross section of the cartridge L to be used.

However, there are many types of cartridges, and although a cartridge larger than the cartridge insertion slot 11 cannot be inserted, even if a cartridge smaller than the cartridge 1 is inserted into the magazine 2 by mistake, the cartridge is automatically inserted without any hesitation. There is a high possibility that it will be installed on the AC tAa3.
If an attempt is made to install another cartridge that has been incorrectly stored in the recording/reproducing device 7, it will not be possible to install it, and there is a risk of damaging the mechanism of the recording/reproducing device 7 or the other cartridge.

Also, when reading/writing over several cartridges in succession for recording and reproducing large-capacity information, one
If another cartridge is inserted at any time, recording and playback will stop when that cartridge starts operating.
The problem is that the time until then is wasted.

[Means for solving problems]

The above problems are solved by the cartridge magazine of the present invention, which has an opening with a cross-section smaller than the cross-section of a cartridge defined in the cartridge magazine, and larger in cross-section than another smaller cartridge.

[Effect]

In other words, by providing an opening in the magazine that is slightly smaller than the cross section of the cartridge, even if another small cartridge is inserted, it will not be possible to load the other cartridge by passing through the opening. I try not to.

Therefore, when inserting a cartridge into a magazine, it is possible to avoid accidentally inserting the wrong cartridge into the recording/reproducing apparatus.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the gist of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a plan view. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the plan.

In FIG. 1(A), the difference from the conventional example in FIG. 3(A) is that the cross section (plane area) parallel to the top and bottom surfaces of the cartridge 1 defined in the magazine 13 when used is smaller, and the cartridge The opening 15 is provided with a larger cross section than other smaller cartridges.

The opening 15 of the magazine 13 is provided at right angles to the insertion direction of the cartridge L (in the vertical direction in Figure 1), and the size of the opening 15 is smaller than the opening 15 (see Figure 1 (B)). It is larger than the small cartridge 14 of , and smaller than the prescribed cartridge (regular cartridge) 1.

For example, in Figure 1 (B), a is 20 mm and b is 160 mm, and when we inserted the regular cartridge with a long side of 200 mm and another cartridge with a long side of 150 mm, we found that one of the other cartridges had one side closer to the storage shelf. Either the cartridge was inserted diagonally, or it fell out, making it impossible to insert another cartridge, and it was soon discovered that the cartridge was incorrect. Of course, cartridges larger than the regular cartridge will not fit.

By configuring the magazine 13 as described above, if another cartridge smaller than the predetermined cartridge 1 is inserted, it will be inserted diagonally or will fall out, and the mistake will be obvious at that moment, so it will not be inserted into the magazine by mistake. This will prevent things like this from happening.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a modification of the present invention, in which (A) is a front perspective view;
(b) is a rear perspective view.

The difference from the conventional example of the magazine 16 shown in FIG. ) in the position.

When a cartridge is inserted into this magazine 16, the regular cartridge 1 does not come out from the opening hole 17 on the back side, but another thin cartridge 18 pops out from the opening hole 17 on the back side, so the mistake in the cartridge is discovered as in the previous embodiment. can.

By configuring the magazine as described above, it is possible to prevent the mechanical part of the recording/reproducing device from being damaged by an incorrect cartridge or from damaging another cartridge, and furthermore, it is possible to prevent continuous recording/reproducing operation from stopping midway. It can be prevented.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, by providing the magazine with an opening that is slightly smaller than the defined cross section of the cartridge, it is possible to identify that the cartridge is a smaller cartridge at the time of insertion. This is highly effective in preventing damage to other cartridges or wasting time due to stopping continuous recording/playback midway.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a plan view 1, and Fig. 2 is a diagram of a modification of the present invention. (a) is a front perspective view, (b) is a back perspective view, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional magazine, (a) is a front perspective view, (b) is a back perspective view, Fig. 4 is a cartridge automatic FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a recorder/printer including a replacement device. In the figure, 1 is a cartridge, 11 is a cartridge insertion slot, 12 is a hole into which an ejector rod is inserted, 13, 16 is a magazine, 14 is another small cartridge, 15 is a small hole, 17 is an opening hole, and 18 is another cartridge. be. Mine 1st

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A cartridge magazine that stores specified cartridges, is loaded into an automatic cartridge exchange machine, and is used with a cartridge recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing, the cartridge magazine containing the specified cartridges. A cartridge magazine characterized by having an opening having a cross section smaller than the cross section of the cartridge and larger than another cartridge smaller than the cartridge. (2) The cartridge magazine according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the cartridge magazine is provided at right angles to the insertion direction of the cartridge. (3) The cartridge magazine according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the cartridge magazine is provided on the back side of the cartridge magazine in the direction in which the cartridge is inserted into the cartridge magazine.