JPS62172496A - Automatic feeder for cassette tape - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic cassette tape dispensing device that is applied to automatic lending of audio cassette tapes, video cassette tapes, and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, in the video cassette tape rental business, rental companies set up stores for rental business, took out the video cassette tapes desired by users from the cupboard, and rented them out in exchange for a rental fee. All lending work is done manually.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional video cassette tape lending process is as described above, so when renting a large number of tapes, the process is complicated and time consuming.1 Selecting one video cassette from among, for example, 500 video cassettes. If these denominations are not well managed and organized, it will take a lot of time to find that one denomination. In addition, since we have one store, one person is required, and service hours are limited.
There were also problems such as inconvenience for users on the lender side.

This invention was made in order to solve such conventional problems, and it is possible to automatically select and send out the necessary video cassette tapes and audio cassette tapes from among a large number of video cassette tapes and audio cassette tapes. The purpose of this invention is to obtain automatic feeding and positioning of a cassette tape, which enables automatic lending of tapes, etc., using a cassette ejection command.

[Means for solving problems]

The automatic cassette tape feeding device according to the present invention includes a plurality of cassette holders for holding cassette tapes on one rotating body, and uses a cassette ejecting mechanism to extract the cassette tape from at least one of the cassette holders selected in accordance with a cassette ejection command. It is configured to be pushed out to the outlet.

[Effect]

The rotating body in this invention rotates the selected cassette holder according to the cassette ejecting command to a position facing the cassette tape ejecting port, and then the cassette ejecting mechanism automatically moves the cassette tape in the selected cassette holder to the ejecting port. It acts to push out the cassette tape, making it easier for the user to take out or borrow the cassette tape.

〔Example〕

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an outer casing of an automatic video cassette tape feeder, which has a rectangular shape as a whole as shown in FIG. 2, and the front part thereof is a panel part 2. 3 is a rotating drum as a rotating body provided inside the outer casing 1; 4 is a rotating shaft for supporting this rotating drum 3f as shown in FIG. 3; A cassette extrusion mechanism is provided, 6 is an arm of the cassette extrusion mechanism that is movable in a storied manner, and 7 is a rectangular cylindrical cassette holder protruding from the outer periphery of the rotating drum 3 in a fixed arrangement.
The wall of the rotating drum 3 has a through hole at a portion corresponding to the cylindrical hole, and the arm 6 can reciprocate within the through hole and the cylindrical hole.

Although FIG. 1 shows three cassette holders 7t provided on the outer periphery of the rotating drum 3, a large number of cassette holders 7t are generally provided at regular intervals around the entire outer periphery. 8 is a cover provided to surround the outer periphery of the one-rotation drum 3 in order to prevent the video cassette tape inserted into the cassette holder T from popping out; 9 is a notch provided on the panel portion 2 side of the cover 8; A rectangular cylindrical video cassette tape outlet 11 is provided on the panel portion 2 so as to face the notch 9 and arranged vertically in parallel, and a shutter plate 11 is provided between the cassette holder T and the outlet 1G. 12t - A shutter mechanism for entering and exiting.

In addition, in FIG. 2, 13 is the drive shaft of the rotating drum 3;
A gear 14 meshes with a gear 15 integral with the end of the drive shaft 13, and is attached to a reduction shaft 17 of a reduction gear 16. 1B is a motor, the rotation of which is reduced by a reducer 16 and transmitted to the drum 3 for one rotation. 19 is a rotating drum 30
A rotation angle sensor %20 that detects the rotation angle is a bearing of the drive shaft 13.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the outer casing 1, and the panel portion 2 of this
At the center of the front side, an outlet 10 is provided to protrude vertically, and an outlet indicator lamp 21 is provided to the left of each outlet. Further, on the right side of the front side of the panel section 2, there is a guidance display section 22.
Magnetic card reader section 23. 24% rental button 25, cancellation button 26. A mode switch 27 for switching between lending and returning is provided. Reference numeral 28 denotes a control section installed at the bottom of the outer casing 1, which is equipped with a control circuit shown in FIG. The extrusion operation of the shutter mechanism 11 and the operation of the shutter mechanism 11 are controlled according to a fixed program and timing. In addition, 29 is an illumination panel attached to the upper part of the panel part 2.

FIG. 4 shows a control circuit of the control section 28 as described above. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes a logic control unit, which includes data recorded on a magnetic card 32, a magnetic card reader for reading 23%, a numeric keyboard 24%, a lending button 25°, a cancel button 26. These calculation processes are performed using each output signal from the mode switch 27 as input, and the following driving units are controlled. 33 is an inventory memory for storing video cassette tapes (video cassette tape storage list);
4 is a drum control section which controls the drum drive section 35 of the one-rotation drum 3 according to the calculation result of the logical calculation section 31; The rotation angle sensor 19 detects the rotation angle of the drum drive section 35 and inputs it to the drum control section 34 . Reference numeral 36 denotes an extrusion mechanism control section, which controls the driving section 37t of the cassette extrusion mechanism 5 according to the above calculation result.

38 is a position sensor of the arm 6, and the output of this position sensor 3B is input to the extrusion mechanism control section 36.

A shutter control section 39 controls the shutter drive section 40 of the shunter mechanism 11. 41 detects the position of the shutter drive section 40 and inputs its output to the control section 39;

Next, the operation will be explained according to diagram 70- in FIG. 5.

First, when taking out a desired video cassette tape, use the keys on the middle board 24 to search for the number representing the type of tape (@name, etc.) in the guidance display, and then It is input to the logic control section 31.

This logic control unit 31 reads the number (step V), checks the storage list stored in the inventory memory 33 and checks the inventory (step ■), and if there is no inventory, a display lamp indicates this. Display is performed in step 21 (step ■), and if there is stock, the cassette holder number is determined (step ■). Next, in order to position the determined cassette holder 7 at the outlet 10, the logic control unit 31 determines the rotation direction of the rotary drum 30 (step (2)).
Subsequently, a drive command is given to the drum drive unit 35 from the drum control unit 34 (step O). Next, whether or not the gusset holder 7 has reached the target position is determined based on the output of the rotation angle sensor 19 (step (2)), and if it does not reach the target position, an instruction is given to stop the drum 3 for one revolution (step (2)). Subsequently, the logic control section 31 gives instructions to the extrusion mechanism control section 36 and the shutter control section 39 (step -), and the extrusion mechanism drive section 37. After driving the shutter drive unit 41t and retracting the shutter plate 12 (step O), the arm 6 is made to protrude into the cassette holder T and the ejection port 10 (step ◎), and the video cassette tape in the cassette holder T is is forced out through the outlet 10. In this way, when the arm 6 reaches the stroke end, it automatically returns, and then the shirt shirt plate 12 also returns, completing the series of delivery operations.

On the other hand, how to return video cassette tapes.

A number indicating the type of video cassette tape is input to the logic control section 31 by key operations on the numeric keyboard 24. This logic control section 31 determines the cassette holder number from the storage list in the inventory memory 33.

A drive command is given to the drum drive section 35 to position the cassette holder 7 at the outlet 10.

At the same time, the Kuyanta drive unit 40 is operated to release the shutter plate 1.
2f: Evacuate. At this time, the user manually inserts the video cassette tape from the opening 10.

Insert into cassette holder T. Upon completion of this insertion, the shirt top plate 12 is returned to its original position, and a series of return operations are completed.

In this way, in this practical example, video cassette tapes can be automatically sent out and returned, so that it can be used as an automatic video cassette lending device or library.

In the above embodiment, the sending and returning of video cassette tapes has been described, but the present invention can also be used for audio cassette tapes, records, etc.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of cassette holders for holding cassette tapes are provided on a rotating body such as a one-rotation drum, and a cassette ejecting mechanism is used to extract a tape from at least one of the cassette holders selected in accordance with a cassette ejection command. Since the configuration is such that the cassette tape is pushed out to the outlet, automatic lending of cassette tapes can be carried out without the need for one person's intervention, and the lender can obtain economic benefits in terms of one person, equipment, and equipment. , also for the lessee.

This has the effect of eliminating restrictions on usage time and providing extremely practical convenience.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main parts of an automatic cassette tape dispensing apparatus ft according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the same main parts, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a control circuit diagram of the control section, and FIG. 5 is a flow diagram showing the operation. 3 is a rotating body, 5 is a cassette extrusion mechanism, 7 is a cassette holder, 10 is an outlet, and 12 is a shirt plate. In Figure 1, the same reference numerals indicate the same parts, and the symbols indicate corresponding parts. Patent applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 1) Agent: Masaru 1) Hiroshi Sawa (2 others)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A rotating body equipped with a plurality of cassette holders that hold cassette tapes, and a cassette extrusion mechanism that extrudes the cassette tape from at least one of the plurality of cassette holders selected according to a cassette ejection command toward an ejection port. An automatic cassette tape feeder equipped with (2) The automatic set tape feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body is rotated by a motor whose rotation angle is controlled and is stopped at a specified position.