JPS6240656A - Magazine taking-out device for autochanger cassette stereo - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily take out the magazine rack by jumping out the magazine rack from the magazine inserting port of the cassette deck main body to the position to be able to pull up the handle of the magazine rack, only at the time of ejecting. CONSTITUTION:When the playing operation is executed in the storing condition of a magazine rack 1, the magazine rack 1 is pulled into the inserting port 12, a cassette pack 2 is sent to a cassette mechanism 16 and the automatic reproduction is executed. While the tape is reproduced, the magazine rack 1 is pulled into the magazine inserting port 12, and therefore, a handle 4 cannot be pulled up and the magazine rack 1 cannot be extracted. Next, when the ejecting operation is executed, the upper part of the magazine rack 1 is jumped out in the magazine inserting port 12 and a pulling-up projection 6 of the handle 4 appears at the position viewed from a pulling-up groove 14 of the magazine inserting port 12. For such a reason, the projection 6 is lifted up, the handle 4 is pulled up and the magazine rack 1 can be simply removed from the inserting port of the cassette deck maina body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Fields> The present invention allows automatic continuous playback by setting a plurality of cassette bags in a magazine rack. 4-Regarding the magazine ejecting device for the engine cassette stereo, especially the magazine ejecting device for the automatic engine engine V-power lot stereo used for heavy duty use)! Regarding in.

(Prior art) Conventionally, auto changer cassette stereos that can automatically play continuously by setting a magazine rack containing martyrdom cassette backs into a cassette deck are mainly known for home use. The magazine rack can be read by sliding it horizontally to the insertion slot (MTL-10, 5ONY
5TERE OCA S S E T E P L
A Y E R). Furthermore, in order to make it easier to take out the magazine pack, a part of the magazine rack is formed with a recess or knurled part for the user to place his or her fingers on, and the magazine rack is made to protrude significantly when the eject operation is performed. .

By the way, when installing such an A-totien cassette stereo in a vehicle, a certain amount of installation space is required, so it cannot be installed near the center of the first panel like a conventional cassette stereo. It is difficult, and therefore it is considered to be installed near the center console of the driver's seat board, and as a result, the magazine rack! The direction of relaxation must be in the vertical direction.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, when the magazine rack is installed in a vehicle in a structure where it can be attached and removed up and down, the magazine rack does not have recesses or knurling parts for removal, as in the conventional slide ejection method. If only a cassette bag made of metal tape or other heavy materials is stored, it will be difficult to remove the magazine rack.On the other hand, if the magazine pops out at the time of eject operation, it will require space for the magazine to pop out, and the If it were to fly out, there was a risk that it would fall out of the device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional art.The present invention has been made in such a way that the magazine rack can be easily pulled up and taken out without the need for the eject operation to cause the magazine rack to pop out. An object of the present invention is to provide a magazine ejecting device for an autochanger cassette stereo having a structure suitable for on-vehicle use.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a handle that can be pulled up freely in a recess formed on the upper surface of the magazine rack, a part of the recess for storing the handle is notched laterally, and a portion of the notch is A handle-lifting protrusion that fits into the handle is formed integrally with the handle, and the magazine rack is protruded from the magazine insertion slot to the extent that the handle-lifting protrusion stored in the recess can be operated only during eject operation, and the pulled-out handle is The magazine rack can be easily taken out from the magazine insertion slot by holding it.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a magazine rack used in the magazine take-out device of the present invention.

First, to explain the structure, reference numeral 1 is a box-shaped magazine rack made of plastic or the like, and can accommodate cassette bags 2 from the side as shown in the figure. 1 to 2 bags can be stored.

The upper surface 1a of the magazine rack 1 has 1. A recess 3 for storing the handle is formed, and a handle 4 having the same shape is attached to the recess 3 so as to be able to be raised freely. A handle storage recess 3 formed on the upper surface 1a of the magazine rack 1 is partially cut out on the side to form a cutout 5, and the tip of the handle 4 that fits into the cutout 5 has a A raising protrusion 6 is integrally formed. Furthermore, a recessed part 7 for inserting a fingertip is formed by carving on the lower side of the cutout part 5 of the handle storage recessed part 3.

The switches arranged in two rows on the front side of the magazine rack 1 are switches for selecting the type of cassette back 2 stored in the magazine rack 1, such as metal tape or chrome tape, or switches for noise reduction. This is a switch to select whether or not to use it.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the magazine rack shown in FIG. 1 stored in the magazine insertion opening of the cassette deck main body.

In FIG. 2, 10 is a cassette deck main body, and a magazine insertion port 12 is opened at the top of the cassette deck main body 10, and a plurality of cassette bags 2 shown in FIG. The magazine rack 1 is stored in a state where the magazine rack 1 is stored.

When the magazine rack 1 is stored in the magazine insertion slot 12, the handle 4 is folded down and stored in the recess 3 of the magazine rack 1 as shown in the figure. The protrusion 6 fits into the notch 5 of the recess 3, and a lifting groove 14 is formed in the magazine insertion port 12 opposite to the notch 5, so that the handle 4 fitted in the notch 5 can be moved. The lifting protrusion 6 can be easily pulled up by inserting a finger from the groove 14 side.

Further, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the cassette deck main body 10 is operated to eject, and when a tape operation other than the eject operation is performed, the magazine rack 1 in the illustrated state is further drawn into the magazine insertion slot 12, and the handle is 4 cannot be caused from the outside to become 1L:.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the eject state shown in FIG. 2 with the internal structure of the cassette deck main body omitted, and the magazine rack 1 storing a plurality of cassette bags 2 is moved to the eject state shown in FIG. 2 by the lift member 15. As shown, the lifting protrusion 6 of the handle 4 fitted in the notch 5 of the recess 3 for storing the handle is inserted into the magazine insertion slot 1 in the cassette deck main body 10.
The magazine rack 1 is held in a protruding state to the extent that it is located in the raising groove 14 of No. 2.

The cassettes are placed in a structure 16 on the left side of the storage section of the magazine rack 1 which is raised and lowered vertically by such a lift member 15.
For example, if you operate the operation panel on the cassette deck main body to play the third cassette back from the top, the lift member 1 will move as shown in FIG.
5 descends to pull the magazine rack 1 into the magazine insertion slot 12, and a transport mechanism (not shown) moves the third cassette bag 2 from the top stored in the magazine rack 1 so that it faces the insertion slot of the cassette structure. move it to the position where it hangs,
Thereafter, as shown at 2', the tape is fed into the cassette mechanism 16, and the cassette back 2' is further lowered within the cassette mechanism 16 to set the tape and start playing the tape.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, as shown in FIG.
Magazine insertion port 12 of the cassette deck main body 10 shown in the figure
Insert the magazine rack 1 into the housing, fold down the handle 4, and fit it into the recess 3 for storing the handle. When a play operation is performed in this stored state, the magazine rack 1 is pulled into the magazine insertion slot 12 as shown in FIG. will be carried out.

During tape playback, the magazine rack 1 is retracted into the magazine insertion slot 12, so the lifting protrusion 6 is not visible from the outside and the handle 4 cannot be pulled up. Therefore, if children or the like do not use the magazine insertion slot 12 during tape playback,
The magazine rack 1 cannot be pulled out even if one puts one's hand into it, and the cassette back transport mechanism and tape mechanism are surely prevented from being damaged by pulling out the magazine rack 1 during tape playback.

Next, when the eject operation is performed, the upper part of the magazine rack 1 pops out into the magazine insertion slot 12 as shown in FIG. A protrusion 6 appears.

Therefore, when you want to take out the magazine rack 1, you can pull up the handle 4 by inserting your finger into the lifter 1l 114 and lifting the lifting protrusion 6. Then, by holding the lifted handle 4 and pulling it upward, you can remove the magazine rack. 1 can be easily taken out from the magazine insertion opening 12 of the cassette deck main body 1o.

Such lifting of the handle 4 and taking out the magazine rack 1 by holding the handle 4 can be easily done with one hand, and even a woman or child can do it easily. In addition, the half of the magazine rack 1 that pops out when ejecting is only slightly lifted so that the lifting protrusion 6 of the handle 4 appears on the side, and the space for the magazine rack 1 to pop out when it is ejected is extremely small. It only takes a small amount.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, a handle is provided in the recess formed on the upper surface of the magazine rack so that it can be pulled up freely, and a part of the recess for storing the handle is notched laterally. A handle-lifting protrusion that fits into this notch is formed integrally with the handle, and the magazine rack is removed from the magazine insertion slot to the extent that the handle-lifting protrusion stored in the recess can be operated only during eject operation. Therefore, even if the amount of the magazine that pops out when ejecting is extremely small, the magazine rack can be easily and easily removed from the magazine insertion slot by pulling up the handle by operating the lifting protrusion and lifting the handle. Even if heavy cassette parts such as metal tape are stored in the magazine rack, it is extremely easy to take out the magazine rack, and the amount of protrusion during the first step to take out the magazine rack is small. Therefore, only a small amount of installation space is required to allow removal.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of the magazine rack used in the present invention, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the magazine rack used in the present invention.
The figure shows the storage L for the magazine insertion slot of the magazine rack.
FIG. 3.4 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of the magazine rack inside the cassette deck body. 1: Magazine rack 2: Cassette back 3: Recess 4: Handle 5: Notch 6: Lifting protrusion 7:. Concave portion 10: Cassette deck body 12; Magazine insertion port 14: Raising groove 15: Lift member 16: Cassette mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] A magazine rack that stores a plurality of cassette bags, a recess formed on the upper surface of the magazine rack and partially cut out on the side for storing a handle, and a recess that can be pulled up and freely attached to the recess on the side of the recess. a handle provided with a lifting protrusion at a position corresponding to the notch; and a magazine insertion opening that allows the magazine rack to pop out to a position where the lifting protrusion of the handle stored in the recess of the magazine rack can be operated only when ejecting the magazine. A magazine ejecting device for an autochanger cassette stereo, characterized by comprising: