JPS63261594A - Tape recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a compact tape recorder by forming a battery storing part into a dead space produced on the upper surface of a cassette stored in a cassette holder and storing a battery into the battery storing part. CONSTITUTION:A battery storing part 28 occupies a space on the upper surface of a video cassette 10 stored in a cassette holder 22 and protrudes into a space which has no interference with a cover 10B of the cassette 10 when this cover is opened and closed. When a battery 36 is stored into the part 28, the locking recess parts 36, 36 of the battery 36 engage the pawls formed at both sides of the part 28. Thus the battery 36 is set into the part 28. In such a way, the part 28 is secured in a dead space produced on the upper surface of the cassette 10 stored in the holder 22. Then a battery is put into the part 28 for drive of a tape recorder. Thus a dead space is effectively utilized within a tape recorder.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a tape recorder, and more particularly to a tape recorder using a cassette having a lid for protecting the tape.

[Conventional technology]

This type of tape recorder includes a video tape recorder (
VTR) and digital audio recorder CDAT
), and these are miniaturized by eliminating as much unnecessary space as possible.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional integrated video camera equipped with a VTR unit. A cassette holder 2 for storing a video cassette 1 shown in FIG. The video cassette 1 is loaded onto the reel rotating shaft on the main body 3 side. Note that 4 is a window for reading the remaining amount of tape.

By the way, the video cassette 1 stored in the cassette holder 2 is provided with a rotatable lid IB on the front surface of the cassette to protect the tape, and this lid IB is thicker than the top surface of the cassette body IA when opened. (Moves upward. Therefore, the cassette holder 2 is configured such that its maximum height Hl is larger than the maximum height H2 of the video cassette when the lid is opened.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional cassette holder 2 described above, a pressing spring 5 is only disposed in a space (dead space) 4 that is unnecessary for opening and closing the lid IB on the top surface of the video cassette 1 stored in the holder, and the dead space 4 is It was not used effectively. Further, in the case of the VTR described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-187042, the exterior portion is convex, which is undesirable in terms of size, strength, etc.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a tape recorder that can make effective use of the above-mentioned dead pace and reduce the size of the device.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses a cassette in which a lid is rotatably disposed on the front surface of the cassette, and in which the lid is positioned above the cassette body when the lid is opened, and a cassette holder for storing the cassette. In the tape recorder, the reel in the cassette is loaded onto the reel rotating shaft on the device main body side and the lid of the cassette is opened when the cassette holder is closed. The present invention is characterized in that a battery storage section is formed in a space above the cassette to be stored in the cassette holder that does not interfere with the lid of the cassette.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the battery storage section is formed in the dead space formed on the upper surface of the cassette in the cassette holder,
By storing a battery for driving the tape recorder in this battery storage section, the dead space can be used effectively.

〔Example〕

Preferred embodiments of the tape recorder according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a video cassette used in an 8mm VRT will be explained. FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the 8 mm video cassette with the lid closed and the lid open, respectively.

As shown in these drawings, the video cassette 10 has reels 12.12 rotatably housed in the cassette body 10A, and video tapes 1 and 12 are stored on these reels 12.12.
6 is wrapped around it.

Further, the cassette main body 10A is provided with a lid 10B that opens and closes by rotating around a support shaft 17, and this lid 10B is configured so that the tape on the front surface of the cassette is not exposed when it is closed. There is a lever 1 on the side of the cassette body 10A.
8 is disposed, and when this lever 18 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow, the lid 10B can be opened. The lid 10B is biased in the closing direction by a spring, and a hole (not shown) in the cassette body 10A is formed on the side surface of the lid 10B when the lid 10B is opened.
A window 19 for detecting the end of the tape is provided.

′! FIG. J1 and FIG. 2 are a perspective view and a sectional view of an integrated video camera to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 shows the state in which the cassette holder 22 is open, and FIG. It shows the current state.

As shown in these drawings, this integrated video camera has a VTR section housed within a main body 20, and is also integrally provided with a camera lens section 24 and a finder (not shown) as a video camera section. .

The cassette holder 22 is disposed on the main body 20 so that it can be raised and lowered in parallel to the main body 20 to open and close, and is always urged in the upward (opening) direction by a spring (not shown). This cassette/ ) holder 22 has cassette receiver members 26 and 26 disposed on both sides thereof, and
A battery storage section 28 is formed.

The battery storage section 28 is a space on the top surface of the video cassette 10 stored in the cassette holder 22, as shown in FIG.
It is formed in such a manner that it protrudes into a space that does not interfere with the lid 10B when the lid 10B is opened and closed. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a battery lock claw 30 is formed protruding from one side of the battery storage section 28, and a claw 30 for a battery lock is formed on the other side and the bottom surface, respectively, in conjunction with the operation of a battery ejection button 40. A retractable battery lock pawl (not shown) and a battery push-out member 32 are provided. Note that 34 is an electrical contact. Further, pressing springs (not shown) for the video cassette 10 are arranged on both sides of the outside of the battery storage section 28.

On the other hand, the battery 36 is provided with a locking recess 38, 38 at a position facing the battery locking pawl, and an electrical contact (not shown) for extracting power at a position facing the electrical contact 34. It is being

Therefore, when the battery 36 is inserted into the battery storage section 28, the lock rotation of the battery 36 i! The S36.36 and the claws on both sides of the battery storage section 28 fit together, and the battery 36 is stored and installed in the battery storage section 28. This battery 36 can be taken out from the battery storage part 28 by moving the puffer bag release button 40 in the direction of arrow C, a claw (not shown) retracts and the lock is released, and the battery push-out member 32 protrudes. .

Now, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body 20 is provided with a mechanical deck 42 and substrates 44Δ, 44B, 44C, and 44D. The mechanical deck rack 4°2 includes a rotating drum 46, a video cassette IO reel 12.
Mechanical parts (not shown) such as a reel rotating shaft 48, 48 to be loaded into the rotary head drum 46, a loading mechanism for winding the video tape around the rotary head drum 46, and a motor for driving these are provided, and a servo circuit is mounted on the board. , a system controller circuit, a recording circuit, an imaging circuit, and other electrical circuits are implemented.

In the integrated video camera configured as described above, the cassette holder 22 is opened and the video cassette 10 is opened as shown in FIG.
When the video cassette 10 is inserted in the direction of the arrow B, the lever 18 of the video cassette 10 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4, and the lid 10B can be opened.

Next, when the cassette holder 22 is closed, the reel 12.12 in the video cassette 1o is loaded onto the reel rotating shaft 48.48 on the main body 20 side, as shown in FIG. 2, and the lid 10B of the video cassette 10 is opened. Opens to allow tape loading.

The battery 36 housed in the battery housing section 28 is electrically connected to a motor and a circuit board for driving the mechanical parts through wiring (not shown), and acts as a power source for driving them. As a result, the VTR can be made smaller by the amount of space required for conventional batteries.

Incidentally, the main power source (another battery) for driving the VTR may be provided elsewhere, and the battery 36 may be used as an auxiliary battery. Alternatively, the battery 36 and other batteries may be set to different voltages (for example, 9■ and 5■), and the CCD driving battery and the mechanical driving battery may be made independent. In this case, the relatively large volume D
C/DCC/formula-ta becomes unnecessary.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of an integrated video camera to which the present invention is applied, in which a lid 54 is provided on a battery storage section 52 formed in a cassette holder 50. The lid 54 rotates around a fulcrum 54A to open and close the opening of the battery storage section 52, and is locked by a lock button 56 when closed to hold the battery stored in the battery storage section 52. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, there is no need to form locking claws or recesses in the battery storage section 52 and the battery, respectively.

Furthermore, the cassette storage section can be configured so that the battery can be stored in the cassette holder from the same direction as the direction of insertion of the video power set 10 (direction of arrow B in FIG. 1).

In this embodiment, a VTR was explained, but a DAT
In other words, the present invention can be applied to any tape recorder that uses a cassette with a lid for protecting the tape.

Further, in this embodiment, a parallel link type cassette holder has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can also be applied to a cassette holder rotatably disposed on the equipment main body by hinge connection.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the tape recorder according to the present invention, the battery storage a is formed in the dead space formed on the top surface of the cassette in the cassette holder, and the battery is stored therein, so that the dead space is saved. It can be used effectively, and the device can be made smaller.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are respectively a perspective view and a sectional view of an integrated video camera to which a tape recorder according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an integrated video camera showing another embodiment, and FIG. 5 and 5 are perspective views of an 8 mm video cassette with the lid closed and the lid open, respectively, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional integrated video tape recorder, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a cassette holder in the integrated video tape recorder shown in FIG. 10... Video cassette, IOA... Cassette body, 10B... Lid, 12... Reel, 16
...Video tape, 20...Main body, 22.50
...Cassette holder, 26...Cassette holder is a member, 28.52...Battery storage section, 36...
・Battery, 48...Reel rotation axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims] using a cassette in which a lid is rotatably disposed on the front surface of the cassette, and the lid is positioned above the cassette body when the lid is opened, and a cassette holder for storing the cassette is disposed in the apparatus body so as to be openable and closable; In a tape recorder in which, when the cassette holder is closed, a reel in the cassette is loaded onto a reel rotating shaft on the apparatus main body side and a lid of the cassette is opened, the space on the upper surface of the cassette stored in the cassette holder is A tape recorder characterized in that a battery storage section is formed in a space within the cassette holder that does not interfere with the lid of the cassette.