JPS62183085A - Storage shed for information recording medium cartridge of large capacity storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To replace easily a detaining member, and to improve the mounting efficiency of the whole device, by fixing a cartridge detaining member of a shape which can be attached and detached to and from an opening side, to the inner part of a storage part by using a fixing member which can be operated from the opening side. CONSTITUTION:When replacing a cartridge detaining member 14 which is damaged, a jig is inserted into an empty cartridge storage part 12 through an opening 12a, and a fixing member 16 is bent as shown by a middle two point chain line. By such bending, detaining parts 16e, 16f are detached from a bottom plate 12b, and by drawing the member 16 in the direction as indicated with an arrow E, the member 14 is taken out through the opening 12a together with 16. Also, a new member 14 is combined with 16, inserted into the storage part 12 through the opening 12a in a state that the member is bent in the direction which becomes narrower, an annular part is engaged to a round hole 12b-1, and thereafter, the member 16 is released, and the detaining parts 16e, 16f are detained and fixed to the bottom plate 12b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to an information storage medium cartridge storage for a large capacity 111 storage device.

[Background of the invention]

A very popular storage device that supplements the magnetic disk 1 of 1 M
A large number of cartridges containing magnetic tape are stored one by one in a storage container, and a groove bottom is used to select a cartridge as needed and take it out of the storage container to read and write information on the magnetic tape inside the cartridge. There is a device.

FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B) show a part of the cartridge storage of the above device. In the figure, there is an 11-unit storage block, in which a large number of hexagonal column-shaped cartridge storage sections 2 are formed in close contact with each other, and are attached to a slot plate 3 with screws 4. The cartridge storage section 2 is a hexagonal column-shaped space with an opening 2a on the front side and a bottom plate 2b on the back side, which is partially closed, and the car 1 to the rigid member 1 member 5 are provided at the back side. .

The car 1-ridge locking part shrine 5 is a synthetic resin molded product,
As shown in FIGS. 5(A) and 5(B), the annular portion 5aJ and the arm portions 5b to 5e of the wooden frame are protruded, and the arm portion 5b
-・5C can be elastically deformed in the direction of bending. Further, a collar portion 5a-1 is formed on the annular portion 5a, and each of the arm portions 5b to 5
Concave portions 5b-+ and 5d-1 (others t and not shown) are formed at the tip of e. As shown in FIG. 5 (Δ), this cartridge locking member 5 is assembled by fitting the annular portion 5a into the hole in the bottom plate 2b and connecting the n collar portions 5a-1 to the mounting plate 3 and the bottom plate 2b.
The arm portions 5b to 5e protrude toward the opening 2a.

A cartridge 6 containing a magnetic tape (not shown) has a substantially cylindrical shape, and has an annular protrusion 6b formed on the circumferential surface of a center hole 6a.

This cartridge 6 is moved in the direction of the arrow 17',] the opening 2a
It is inserted into the cartridge storage section 2 through the cartridge storage section 2.

The arm portions 5b to 5e relatively enter the center hole 6a, and are elastically bent in the direction of contraction by the annular protrusion 6b, so that each recess 5b
-+, 5d-+ (others not shown) are the annular protrusions 6
b is elastically fitted, and the cartridge 6 is shown in FIG. 4 (A>,
As shown in (B), it is stored in the non-notridge storage section 2 in a state where it cannot be easily handled.

Cartridge 5 is at Tsuji (IR is applied and clamped, and Tenjirushi B
When pulled in the direction h, the arm portions 5b to 5e are bent in the direction of contraction, and the C annular protrusion 6b is bent in each recessed portion 5b-+.

The cartridge 6 is removed from the cartridge 5d-1, the above-mentioned bullet f1 1θ: is released, and the cartridge 6 is taken out from the cartridge storage section 2 through the opening 2a.

In this way, the arm portion 5b of the car 1 to ridge member II and member 5 is
5d bends each time the cartridge 6 is inserted or removed, so if the storage device is used for many years, an accident may occur where the arms 5b to 5d break (0). 5. If the arm parts 5b to 5d are broken 1 (4), the cartridge 6 will be in a state where enemies can easily get out from the storage part 2, so remove the damaged cartridge locking member and attach a new cartridge locking member, Car 1~Rigid locking member needs to be replaced.

However, since the cartridge locking members 5 are attached as shown in FIG. Therefore, the replacement work becomes very troublesome, and the cartridge storage has a problem of poor maintainability.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4(A), the storage block 1 is
Since it is attached with screws 4 from the mounting plate 3 side,
It is necessary to prepare a maintenance space 7 on the back side of the mounting plate 3 for removing the storage block 1. This maintenance space 7 impairs the implementation efficiency of equipment downtime.

[Purpose of the invention]

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems, and to provide an information recording medium for an ancient hanging storage device that has the effect of facilitating replacement of the cartridge locking member and increasing the mounting efficiency of the entire device. The goal is to provide cartridge storage.

[Summary of the invention]

In the present invention, the cartridge locking member is shaped so that it can be attached and removed from the front opening side of the cartridge storage section, and the cartridge locking member is made of a plate spring type that can be operated from the upper two opening sides. The member is fixed to the inner part of the cartridge storage section. This configuration allows the cartridge locking member to be replaced without removing the storage block, changes one maintenance area to the front side of the cartridge storage section, and improves the mounting efficiency of the entire device.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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

1A and 1B show a part of the cartridge storage 10. FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a storage block, in which a large number of hexagonal columnar cartridge storage sections 12 are closely formed and fixed to a mounting plate 13. Cartridge storage section 1
Reference numeral 2 is a hexagonal column-shaped space with an opening 12a on the front side and a bottom plate 12b partially closed on the east side, and a cartridge locking member 14 is provided at the back so as to be exposed at the rear. There is a gap 1 between the bottom plate 12b and the mounting plate 13.
5 is formed, and this gap 15 is for a part of a fixing member to be described later to enter.

Further, a round hole 12b-+ having a diameter d is formed in the bottom plate 12b.

The car 1-ridge locking member 14 is shown in FIG. 2 (△).

As shown in (B), the outer diameter is the diameter d of the round hole 12b-+.
Corresponding to the diameter of the circle rζ; part 14aJ,
It is a resin molded product having projecting portions 14b to 14e, and arm portions 14[) to 1404. It can be elastically deformed in the U'J direction. Concave portions 1/Ib and 14G (others not shown) are formed on the outside of the tips of each of the arm portions 14b to 140.

As shown in Fig. 3, the fixing member 16 is made by bending a narrow metal plate piece into a substantially V-shape, and then bending the tip into a substantially ( )-shape to form and cover the locking part. A pair of arm portions 16a, 16b, and each arm portion 16a.

The first engagement 1F portions 16C, 16d at the tip of 16b and the second
The locking portions 160, 161' are arranged as indicated by arrows C+ and C.
2, D+, D,! The 3° car 1 to the rigid locking member 14, which can be elastically tilted in one direction, is fixed with the annular portion 14a fitted inside the round hole 12b, as shown in FIG. 1 (△). It is fixed by a member 16. That is, the fixing member 16
is surrounded by the arms 14b to 14e of the first part shrine 14 in a state where it is forcibly elastically deformed in the direction of converging η as shown by arrows C+ and D+ and elastically biased in the direction of expanding as shown by arrow C21D2. Space (this part is taken from Car 1 to Ritsuji 6 =
It is a part that interferes with the
)-shaped 117 curved portions engage with the inner peripheral side of the annular portion 1/Ia. The first connecting portions 1F 16c and 16d are the corners 14 of the inner circumferential edge of the annular portion i4a, which are located at an odd angle in the direction of the arrow E.
a=1, and the second locking portions 16e and 16r enter into the gap 15 and lock the tip of the cap against the back surface of the bottom surface 12E. As a result, the second locking portions 16e and 16f' of the fixing member 16 are locked to the bottom surface 12b, and displacement in the direction of arrow F is restricted, and displacement in the direction of arrow F is also prevented. 13 J:restricted.

Therefore, the car 1-ridge locking member 14 is secured by the first locking portions 16c and 16d at both radial positions of the annular portion 14a and displaced in the same direction. limited, and in the direction of arrow F, the annular portion 14
a is the second locking portion 16c.

16f to restrict displacement in the same direction, and is fixed by the fixing member 16 in the directions of arrows F and F.

The cartridge 6 is shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B).
Similarly to the conventional case, the one-flap-shaped protrusion 6b is inserted into the recess 14b-
+, 14 cm+, and is stored in the cartridge storage section 12 in a state in which it is not easily exposed.

When the cartridge 5 is removed and returned,
Although forces are applied to the cartridge locking member 14 in the directions of arrows E and 10, the cartridge locking member 14 is fixed as shown in F and therefore does not move.

In addition, replacement of the cartridge locking member 14 whose arm portions 14b to 1/Ie are damaged is carried out on the frontage 12Fl side of the cartridge storage section 12, as described below. Immediately 5, insert the fixing member 1 into the empty car 1 helicopter storage part 12 through the opening 12a, and fix the fixing member 16 in Fig. 1 (△
) As shown by the dotted line in the middle plate (1 degree), parts 16e and 16f of the second retainer 11 come off the bottom plate 12bJ: and the fixing member 16 becomes movable in the direction of arrow E, and moves in the direction of arrow E. By pulling it, the cartridge locking member 14 is taken out through the opening 12a together with the fixing member 16.The new car 1~ridge engagement member 1 must be assembled with the fixing member 16, and the fixing member 16 should be pulled in the direction in which the fixing member 16 is retracted. In a state where it is bent to
After inserting it into the cartridge storage part 12 through the opening 12a and engaging the annular part with the round hole 12b-+, the fixing member 16 is released, so that the fixing member 1G is deformed in the direction of expansion and engaged in the second engagement. Stop portion 16c.

16f locks the bottom plate 12b, and a first locking portion 16c.

16d is attached to the inner peripheral edge of the annular portion and is fixed to the inner part of the cartridge storage section 12 as shown in FIG. 1 (△).

Therefore, the replacement of the cartridge member 1/'I is as follows:
Without removing the storage block 11, the work can be easily done from the 011 port 12a side of the cartridge storage section 12 between the cartridge storage section 11 and the cartridge storage section 12.
0 provides excellent maintainability.

<t tJ3, the fixing member 16 is limited to the above shape b
Instead of, for example, assembling the two fixing members 16 in a crossed manner. It is possible to have a configuration in which four arm portions are spaced apart by 90 degrees.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the cartridge retainer 11 has a shape that can be removed from the opening side of the storage, and the fixing member can be manipulated from the opening side. The cartridge locking member can be replaced by working from the opening side of the storage, but without disassembling the storage, and the car 1 helibutment 1F member can be easily replaced and in accordance with type 1.1. It is possible to improve maintainability, and furthermore, it is possible to omit the maintenance space on the back side for disassembling the storage, which has the effect of increasing the mounting efficiency of the entire Taiko Prize storage device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 (A) shows a part of an embodiment of the information recording medium cartridge storage of the present invention. ) is a front view, FIGS. 2(A) and (B) are vertical side views and front views showing the cartridge locking member in FIG. 1 (△), respectively, and FIG. A perspective view showing the fixed part shrine taken out, Figure 4 (
A) (Showing an example of a conventional ↑l'1 information recording medium cartridge storage 1) Cross-sectional arrow along the ■△-rVA line in the same section (13)? Figure 41 and Figure 4 (B) are the front views, Figure 5 (△
>, (B) is a longitudinal sectional side view and a front view showing the car 1-ridge locking member taken out in Fig. 4 (Δ). 6... Cartridge, 6b... Annular protrusion, 1o...
・Cartridge storage, 11...Storage block [1 tsuk, 1
2... Cartridge storage section, 12a... Opening, 12
b...Bottom plate, 12b-,...Round hole, 13...Take-off plate, 14...Car 1~ridge locking member, 14a...
・・IFW, 14a-
1... corner, 14b-1°14c,... recess, 15
...Gap, 16...Fixed 8Ii material, 16a, 16b
...Arm portion, 16C, 16d,...First locking portion, 16
e, 16f... second locking part. Figure 1 (A) and 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 @ Figure 5 (A) (B) i 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an information recording medium cartridge storage for a mass storage device in which a cylindrical cartridge containing an information recording medium is stored, a part of the cartridge is elastically locked to prevent the cartridge from easily slipping out. The cartridge locking member held in the storage is shaped so that it can be attached and removed from the opening side of the storage, and one part locks the inner part of the storage and the other part locks the cartridge. An information recording medium cartridge of a large-capacity storage device, characterized in that the cartridge is fixed to the inner part of the storage by a flexible fixing member that locks the member and can be operated from the opening side of the storage. Storehouse.