JPS63300486A - Magnetic recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of a magnetic recording and reproducing device, by incorporating an adaptor for loading a small-sized tape cassette inside the device and controlling the adaptor by means of a detecting means so that the cannot be mounted on a tape driving device together with a standard type tape cassette. CONSTITUTION:When a standard tape cassette 25 is inserted into a device 1 from an inserting port 3 and a standard type tape cassette holder 8 is pressed, a sliding arm 21 turns counterclockwise and the standard tape cassette 25 is mounted on a tape driving device. When a small-sized tape cassette is mounted on an adaptor 7 through an inserting port 4 and a sliding arm 15 is turned counterclockwise at the time of loading the small-sized tape cassette, the adaptor 7 is mounted on the tape driving device. When the tape cassette 25 or adaptor 7 is mounted on the tape driving device, a mounting detecting switch 26 is turned on so as to avoid simultaneous mounting of the cassette 25 and adaptor 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus incorporating a small-sized tape cassette adapter.

Conventional technology As a conventional technology, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1983-19350
There is a magnetic recording/reproducing device as shown in Publication No. 2. The above-described conventional magnetic recording/reproducing device will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional magnetic recording/reproducing device, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are side views of an automatic adapter attachment/detachment mechanism in the device of FIG. 5 to 7, the magnetic recording/reproducing device 26 has an adapter (standard tape cassette) insertion slot 28 on the front panel 27 and a small tape cassette insertion slot 30 on the top plate 29.

A door 31 is provided in the insertion opening 30 with its back side being pivotally supported.

The device 26 is also provided with an automatic attachment/detachment mechanism for an adapter (standard tape cassette) as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The adapter housing 32 is guided into guide grooves 37a, 37b, and 37c of a vertical support plate 36 by driving a rack gear 34 on an L-shaped end surface of a side plate 33 by a pinion 35.

The operation of the conventional mi recording and reproducing apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

The small tape cassette adapter 38 is inserted into the adapter housing 32 at position A in FIG. 6 from the adapter (standard tape cassette) insertion opening 28. The adapter housing 32 into which the small tape cassette adapter 38 is inserted is moved between the position A shown in FIG. The seventh
The tape cassette is moved through the small tape cassette storage/retrieval position C shown in the figure.

Position C indicates that the small tape cassette insertion position of the small tape cassette adapter 38 inserted into the adapter housing 32 is the small tape cassette insertion opening 30 of the top plate 29.
The small tape cassette can be replaced at this position C.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, when a standard tape cassette is installed in a tape drive device, the adapter inserted into the device must be removed from the device and stored outside the device. . Furthermore, when using a small tape cassette, an adapter that has been removed from the device must be inserted into the device.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus that has a built-in adapter for attaching a small tape cassette to improve operability.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus of the present invention accommodates a small tape cassette that is smaller than a standard tape cassette, and has a tape running path approximately along the tape running path of the standard tape cassette. an adapter for a small tape cassette, the adapter having a tape pull-out means for drawing out the magnetic tape in the small tape cassette so that the magnetic tapes are equally drawn out; an insertion slot for inserting the standard tape cassette; and an adapter for the standard tape cassette or the small tape cassette. mounting means for mounting the adapter on the tape drive device; detection means for detecting that the standard tape cassette or the small tape cassette adapter is mounted on the tape drive device; Control means for controlling the mounting means so that the mounting operation of the small tape cassette adapter (or the standard tape cassette) is disabled when it is detected that the small tape cassette adapter (or the small tape cassette adapter) is mounted. It has the following configuration.

According to the above-described structure, the present invention has an adapter for a small tape cassette built into the device, so there is no need to remove the adapter from the device when using a small tape cassette, and the maintainability of the adapter is extremely high as well as the operability. It will improve.

In addition, since the tape drive device is designed so that a standard tape cassette and a small tape cassette adapter are not installed at the same time, reliability is improved.

Embodiment Below, a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views of an adapter and a standard tape cassette loading/unloading mechanism in the apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view of the attachment/detachment mechanism.

In FIG. 1, the apparatus 1 has a standard tape cassette insertion opening 3 on the front panel 2 and a small tape cassette insertion opening 4 on the top surface. Furthermore, the device 1 includes an attachment/detachment mechanism for an adapter and a standard tape cassette as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. In FIGS. 2 to 4, reference numeral 6 denotes an adapter holder which is integrated with the adapter 7. When a small tape cassette is inserted into the adapter 7 through the small tape cassette insertion slot 4, the adapter 7 has a tape pull-out mechanism that pulls out the magnetic tape from the small tape cassette so that the tape travel path is approximately the same as that of a standard tape cassette. . 8 is a standard tape cassette holder. Vertical support plate 9Q
Adapter guide grooves 11a and llb and standard type cassette holder guide grooves 12a and 12b are formed in I. Pins 13a and 13b are implanted in the adapter holder 6, and the pin 13a is the length of the adapter sliding arm 15: a17.
is engaged with. When the adapter holder 6 rotates around the adapter synchronization shaft 18 to which the adapter sliding arms 15 and 16 are fixed, the pin 13a slides on the long groove 17 and also slides up and down along the adapter guide grooves 11a and llb. You will be guided. The adapter holder 6 has a structure that always keeps it horizontal as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Similarly, the standard tape cassette holder 8 is implanted with pins 19a-19b, and the pin 19a engages with the long groove 23 of the cassette holder sliding arm 21. The standard tape cassette holder 8 has a cassette holder sliding arm 21.2.
2 rotates around a fixed holder synchronization shaft 24, the pin 19a slides in the long groove 23 and is slidably guided along the standard type force center holder guide grooves 12a and 12b.

The attachment detection switch 26 detects that the standard tape cassette 25 or the adapter 7 is attached to a tape drive device (not shown).

The operation of the magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

In FIG. 2, when the standard tape cassette holder 8 is pushed in at the first position shown by the solid line, where the standard tape cassette 25 is inserted into the device l from the standard tape cassette insertion slot 3, a detection switch (not shown) is inserted. detects that the standard tape cassette 25 is inserted into the standard tape cassette holder 8.

As a result, the cassette holder sliding arms 21, 22 are rotated counterclockwise by a drive source (not shown) from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 to the position shown by the broken line. At this time, the pin 19a installed in the standard tape cassette holder 8
By engaging with the long groove 23 of the cassette holder sliding arm 21, the standard tape cassette holder 8 moves along the standard cassette holder guide groove 12a to the second position shown by the broken line.
12b, the standard tape cassette 25 is loaded into a tape drive (not shown), and the loading switch 26 is turned on. Here, the adapter 7 integrated with the adapter holder 6 is located at a position shown in FIG. 2 in the apparatus where it does not obstruct the mounting path of the standard tape cassette 25.

Next, when attaching a small tape cassette (not shown) to the device 1, insert the small tape cassette (not shown) into the adapter 7 through the small tape cassette insertion slot 4, and the detection switch (not shown) The attachment of a tape cassette (not shown) to the adapter 7 is detected, and the tape drawer mechanism (not shown) inside the adapter 7 extracts the small tape cassette (
(not shown) to the standard tape cassette 25.
Make the loop approximately the same as the tape loop inside. Then, the adapter sliding arms 15 and 16 are rotated counterclockwise by a driving source (not shown) to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. By engaging with the long groove 17 of the adapter holder 6, the adapter guide groove 11 reaches the second position shown in FIG.
a-11b, the adapter 7 is attached to a tape drive device (not shown), and the attachment detection switch 26 is turned to O.
NL, a small tape cassette (not shown) is used for recording or playback.

When detaching the adapter 7 with a small tape cassette (not shown) attached from the tape drive device, press the eject button 5.
Press to move the adapter sliding arm 1 to the position shown in Figure 3.
5.16 is rotated clockwise by a drive source (not shown) to the position shown in FIG.

As a result, the adapter 7 and the adapter holder 6 are guided along the adapter guide grooves 11a-11b to the position shown in FIG. 2, and a small tape cassette (not shown) can be taken out. Further, when the mounting detection switch 26 detects that the standard tape cassette 25 is mounted on the tape drive device, the above-mentioned mounting operation of the adapter 7 of the adapter sliding arm 15, 16 is disabled. Conversely, when the attachment detection switch 26 detects that the adapter 7 is attached to the tape drive device, the drive source (not shown) is activated so that the above-mentioned attachment operation of the cassette holder sliding arms 21 and 22 cannot be performed. ), so both are not installed in the tape drive at the same time.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention accommodates a small tape cassette that is smaller than a standard tape cassette, and arranges the magnetic tape in the small tape cassette to be approximately equal to the chip travel path of the standard tape cassette. a small-sized cheap cassette adapter having a tape pull-out means; an insertion slot into which the standard tape cassette is inserted; a mounting means for mounting the standard tape cassette or the small-sized tape cassette adapter on a tape drive; and the tape. a detection means for detecting that the standard tape cassette or the small tape cassette adapter is attached to the drive device;
or control means for controlling the mounting means so that the mounting operation of the small tape cassette adapter (or the standard tape cassette) is disabled when it is detected that the small tape cassette adapter (or the small tape cassette adapter) is mounted. With this provision, when a standard tape cassette is used, there is no need to remove the adapter from the device as in the conventional case, and the operability and maintainability of the adapter can be greatly improved.

Furthermore, since the standard tape cassette and the adapter are not installed in the tape drive device at the same time, reliability can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views of an adapter and a standard tape cassette loading/unloading mechanism in the apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG.
5 is a perspective view of a conventional magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are side views of the adapter automatic attachment/detachment mechanism shown in FIG. 5. 1...Magnetic recording and reproducing device, 2...Front panel, 3...Standard tape cassette insertion slot,
4...Small tape cassette insertion slot, 6...
...Adapter holder, 7...Adapter, 8.
...Standard tape cassette holder, 9/10.
...Vertical support plate, lla/llb...Adapter guide groove, 12a-12b...Standard cassette holder guide groove, 13a-13b/14a/14b
...Pin, 15, 16...Adapter sliding arm, 17...Long groove, 18...Adapter synchronization shaft, 19a, 19b, 20a, 20b.・・・
...Pin, 23...Long groove, 24...
Holder synchronization axis, 26... Attachment detection switch. Name of agent Patent attorney Toshio Nakao 1 person 1- Record playback table 1 5- Eject button 1 Figure 8- Ring type 4 tape 7P bit holder 15.11h-
Atab9 sliding arm I8 - Atabda synchronous axis? +, 22-27 Set holder sliding arm Its
-Adapter 1v arm Z6- Technique, 1! F Tsuyude Zuizu Center Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] An adapter for a small tape cassette that houses a small tape cassette that is smaller than a standard tape cassette, and has a tape pull-out means for drawing out the magnetic tape in the small tape cassette so as to be approximately equal to the tape running path of the standard tape cassette. an insertion port for inserting the standard tape cassette; a mounting means for mounting the standard tape cassette or the small-sized tape cassette adapter on the tape drive device; a detection means for detecting that a tape cassette adapter is attached; and a detection means for detecting that the standard tape cassette (or the small tape cassette adapter) is attached. 1. A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: a control means for controlling the mounting means so that the mounting operation of the adapter (or the standard tape cassette) is disabled.