KR0148074B1 - Tape loading device for a front loading type cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

In a front-loading cassette in which a tape loading assembly is protruded into a table to insert a tape, and a tape is loaded into a cassette deck, the configuration of the loading assembly is simplified to facilitate the manufacture of the product and to achieve compactness of the product. In order to be able to do so, the tray which is guided to the frame holding the kite deck and protrudes forward or vice versa, is guided and slid into the frame integrally with the tray, and is separated from the tray. A transfer guide guided to the transfer member, a stop pin interposed between the transfer tray and the tray so as to slide them integrally or to move separately, and a guide groove formed on both side walls by the transfer movement of the transfer. Movable hinge formed and opened to arc A front lug and a rear linker which rotates along the inner surface of the arc guide of the tray by an operation of the movable hinge, and hinged to protrusions protruding inwardly from the lug ends of the front and rear linkers, respectively. As the front and rear linker rotates down and up around the movable hinge, a platter member for mounting and detaching the cassette tape seated on the upper portion of the cassette deck, and the tray is guided and slides on the frame. While returning to each other together, the inward protrusion of the rear linker interlocked with the transfer is blocked so that the transfer is separated and the subsequent inward protrusion of the inward protrusion is directed downward to down / up the platter member. Guides, and stop guides are formed on both sides of the frame. A tape loading apparatus of a front loading cassette is provided.

Description

Tape Loading Device for Front Loading Cassette

1 is an overall perspective view showing a front loading cassette according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a tape loading apparatus of a front loading cassette according to the present invention.

3 is a bottom view showing a tray of a tape loading apparatus according to the present invention.

4 shows a transfer of the tape loading apparatus according to the present invention, the left side view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the A-A line of FIG. 2.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the tape loading apparatus according to the present invention.

[Industrial use]

The present invention relates to a tape loading apparatus for a front loading cassette, and more particularly, to a front loading cassette tape player for protruding or mounting a table on which a tape is seated and a tray supporting the tape. The present invention relates to a tape loading apparatus for mounting or detaching a tape to or from a cassette deck.

[Private Technology]

As is well known, conventional cassette tape players have been proposed to insert a tape into the interior of a door that is normally hinged and closed to close the door, or to force the insertion as in a car stereo.

However, the above-described conventional method is not only troublesome for the user to operate, but also lowers the product value of the product. In order to solve such a problem, in recent years, a sound device configured to adopt a front loading method such as a CD player or a video tape recorder to be convenient in use and to have a multifunction has been proposed.

As an example of such a prior art, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 93-8662 proposes a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) front loading apparatus.

In addition, as proposed by the present applicant, Korean Patent Application Nos. 94-20266 and 94-20267 propose front loading methods of cassette tapes.

Here, the front loading method of the above-described cassette tape is an apparatus which automatically draws the tape and mounts the inside of the cassette deck by placing the cassette tape on the tray and the auxiliary tray protruding from the table.

[Problem to Solve Invention]

However, according to the above-described method of front loading of the cassette tape, the configuration thereof is complicated, and the loading assembly of the cassette tape is thick, which makes it difficult to realize compactness of the apparatus.

More specifically, the front loading method of the cassette tape described above is coupled between the tray and the auxiliary tray via a long detachable means, and the back and forth advancing of the tray and the auxiliary tray is operated by the long detachable means.

In addition, the cassette tape is provided to provide a separate pressing hole, and is configured to be mounted on the cassette deck by the pressing operation, the structure is complicated and difficult to manufacture, and the thickness of the loading assembly assembled by the above configuration. Is formed to act to inhibit the compaction of the product.

[Means to solve the problem]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and its object is to simplify the construction of a loading assembly for attaching and detaching a cassette tape to a deck, thereby facilitating manufacturing and achieving compactness of a product. A tape loading apparatus of a front loading cassette is provided.

In accordance with the above object, the tape loading apparatus of the present invention is guided and slides forward or returned to the frame holding the cassette deck, and is guided and slides to the frame integrally with the tray, and the tray A transfer separated from the guide and guided to the tray, a stop pin interposed between the transfer and the tray so as to slide them integrally or to move separately, and guides formed on both sidewalls by the transfer of the transfer. A front and rear linker having a movable hinge formed along the groove and having an arc extending in arc shape, which rotates along the inner surface of the arc guide of the tray by the operation of the hinge, and the lugs of the front and rear linker Hinge on protrusions protruding inwardly from the tip And a platter member for mounting and detaching the cassette tape seated on the upper portion of the cassette deck to the cassette deck as the front and rear linkers are rotated down and up as the center of the movable hinge. While being returned to the body together with the tray, the transfer of the inward projection of the rear linker interlocked with the transfer is made to separate and transfer the transfer, and the guide of the inward projection continues downward to guide down the platter member. It guides / up operation, characterized in that it is composed of stop guides respectively formed on both sides of the frame.

As described above, since the tray and the transfer of the present invention are coupled to guide slides integrally or separately from each other, unlike the conventional configuration, the structure is simple and the assembly can be easily slimmed.

In addition, the present invention eliminates the extra long mounting and detachment means for joining the tray and the auxiliary tray of the prior art, and since the configuration of the platter member which is up / down with the tape seated is simple, the product can be made compact. Can be.

Here, the platter member of the present invention is moved up and down in the vertical direction by rotating the front and rear linkers while the transfer slides integrally with the tray separated from the tray, so that on the platter member The seated cassette tape is mounted on and detached from the cassette deck mounted on the frame by the lifting action.

EXAMPLE

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiment for implementing this invention is demonstrated in detail based on an accompanying drawing.

1 and 2 are an overall configuration diagram and an exploded perspective view of the front-loading cassette according to the present invention, wherein reference numeral 1 in the drawings shows a frame as a base.

The cassette deck 3 is mounted on the frame 1 as the player of the tape. In addition, the upper side of the frame (1) on which the cassette deck (3) is mounted is configured so that the tape loading assembly according to the present invention is also seated.

Here, the tape loading apparatus of the present invention is to insert a tape from the outside into the cassette deck 3, or to remove the loaded tape, which employs the front loading method as described above.

More specifically, the frame 1 is provided with a driving means for guiding and sliding the tape loading assembly, ie, the tray 5 and the transfer 7, forward or backward. The drive means includes a motor 11 fixed to the frame 1, an electric belt 13 for transmitting power of the motor 11, a plurality of gears 15, and a rack formed on the transfer 7. And a pinion 19 which is geared to the gear 17 and slides the transfer 7.

The pinion 19 installed on the frame 1 and driven by the motor 11 transfers the transfer 7 seated on the upper portion in a forward and backward direction, in which case the transfer 7 is a tray 5. The slides are guided while being seated on the frame (1) integrally or separated from each other.

In this case, as can be seen from FIG. 3, the tray 1 is formed so as to slidably engage the transfer 7 by forming the lay portions 21 on both lower walls thereof.

In addition, reference numeral 23 in the drawing represents a rack. The rack 23 is gear-coupled with the idle gear 25 installed in the frame body 1 to guide the slide of the tray 5.

In addition, the tray 5 has an opening 27 for charging and removing the tape, and arcuate guides 31 and 32 are formed on both sides of the tray 5. In this case, the arc guide 33 is provided with a cutout 35 formed in the longitudinal direction of the tray 5.

The transfer 7 is slidably coupled to the bottom rail portion 21 of the tray 5 configured as described above, and this transfer 7 is shown in FIG.

The figure shows a left side view of the transfer 7 shown in FIG. 2, wherein the right end of the transfer 7 is joined at a position in contact with the left end of the tray 5 (see FIG. 3) described above. At this time, the lock member 37 protruding outward from both sidewalls of the transfer 7 is fitted to the slits 39 of the tray 5, so that only the longitudinal slide thereof is possible.

The transfer 7 and the tray 5 thus configured are guided to the frame 1 and loaded in the front direction thereof, which is achieved by the drive motor 11 and the pinion 19 as described above.

In this case, the user loads the tape through the opening 27 of the tray 5 and places it on the platter member 61, or removes the tape therefrom.

In addition, a stop pin 41 is disposed between the transfer 7 and the tray 5 to adjust them to be integrally slid or separated from each other. This causes the tray 5, which has been retracted by a predetermined distance, to stop when the transfer 7 and the tray 5, which have been loaded to the front as described above, to be separated and moved.

Here, the stop pin 41 is a pedestal 43 of the tray 5 so as to be slidable in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tray 5 (left and right direction of the drawing) as can be seen through FIG. The projection 45 extending below is fitted in the long hole 47 of the transfer 7.

In this case, the stop pin 41 maintains the state of FIG. 5 when the transfer 7 and the tray 5 slide together, but when the tray 5 moves backward by a predetermined distance, the long hole By the action of the projection 45 which is moved along the 47 and is pushed out, the stop pin 41 is slid (left side of the drawing) so that the projection 49 at the tip end of the hole 51 of the tray 5. When fitted with the hole 53 formed in the frame 1 through, by being fitted in the hole 53, while locking the tray 5 and at the same time separate transfer only the transfer.

At this time, the continuous separation movement of the transfer 7 is also made by the drive of the pinion 19 which is gear-coupled with the rack 17.

On the other hand, when the transfer 7 starts to move apart as described above, the platter member 61 on which the tape is seated starts to descend and mounts the tape on the cassette deck 3 installed in the frame 1.

In order to achieve this operation, the tape loading assembly of the present invention is operated by guide means formed on both side walls of the transfer 7, and the front and rear linkers 55 and 57 which up / down the platter member 61. ) Is made.

Here, the front and rear linkers 55 and 57 are composed of a movable hinge 59 hinged to the guide means, and a lug 63 formed at the center of which the movable hinge 59 extends into an arc. It rotates along the inner surface of the arc guides 31 and 33 of the tray 5 about the movable hinge 59, and rotates the platter member 61 directly below.

In this case, the guide means is formed through both side walls of the transfer 7, the guide hole 65 and the tray 5 to which the movable hinges 59 of the front and rear linkers 55 and 57 are fitted. It is formed on both side walls of the) and consists of an arc guide (67) for guiding the movement of the movable hinge (59).

Accordingly, the movable hinge 59 is rotated along the arc guide port 67 of the tray 5 which is operated by the guide hole 65 of the transfer 7 and is fixed at the time of the separation movement of the transfer 7. It is done. At this time, the guide hole 65 of the transfer 7 to rotate the front and rear linkers 55, 57 so that the position at the time of up and down of the tape seated on the platter member 61 is on the same vertical line. It consists of the letter `a '.

In this case the rear linker 57 has a locking jaw 69 which is guided along the cutout 35 formed in the arc guide 33 of the tray 5, which is the front and rear linker 55. , 57) for easy rotation.

In addition, the front and rear linkers 55, 57 are provided with projections 71, 73 protruding inward, respectively, which are hinged to the holes 75 and the grooves 77 of the platter member 61, respectively. In combination with the front and rear linkers 55, 57 are rotated down / up around the movable hinge 59, the cassette tape seated thereon is mounted on the cassette deck (3). .

In addition, another means for down / up of the platter member 61 is provided in the frame 11, which means that while the transfer 7 is returned integrally with the tray 5, the transfer ( 7) by interfering with the transfer of the inward projection 73 of the rear linker 57 in conjunction with the transfer (7), and at the same time, to guide the progress of the inward projection (73) to continue downward linker The rotation of the 57 is guided and the down / up operation of the platter member 61 is easily realized.

More specifically, the stop guide 79 is formed on both inner sides of the frame 11 as a rear engaging member, which is the rear linker 57 which is integrally retracted with the tray 5 and the transfer 7. By blocking the inward projection 73 and guiding its progress downward, down / up of the platter member 61 is easily achieved.

The operation description of the tape loading apparatus of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 6 (a) and (b) as follows.

FIG. 6 (a) shows a state where the tray 5 and the transfer 7 are guided and slide by the frame 1 while being integrally coupled to each other.

In this state, the tape loading assembly is driven by the clockwise driving of the pinion 19 geared to the rack 17 of the transfer 7 to protrude into the cassette front to insert the tape. Is seated on the platter member 61 through the opening 27,

In this case, the tip of the transfer 7 is positioned in contact with the tray 5, so that the platter member 61 on which the tape is seated is in equilibrium with the transfer 7 and the tray 5; The base is lined up,

In addition, the front and rear linkers 55 and 57 are lengthened in the transverse direction, and each movable hinge 59 passes through the guide hole 65 of the transfer 7 so that the arc guide of the tray 5 ( 67).

In this state, the tape loading assembly is returned by the reverse driving of the pinion 19. The transfer 7 and the tray 5 are integrally slided while maintaining the state of FIG. 6 (a) (left side of the drawing). Direction).

Here, the transfer 7 and the tray 5 and the platter member 61 are guided and slide while being seated in the frame 1 (not shown). Therefore, only the transfer 7 is coupled to the pinion 19. Although falling, the tray 5 and the platter member 61 are prevented from falling.

The mutual coupling state of the transfer 7 and the tray 5 continues until the inward projection 73 of the rear linker 57 comes into contact with the stop guide 79 formed on the frame 1,

That is, the transfer (7) is separated from the tray (5) to move in the state that the inner port projection 73 of the rear linker 57 is blocked by the stop guide 79 and no further horizontal movement is possible. As a result, the platter member 61 on which the tape is seated descends to the state of FIG. 6 (b).

More specifically, the transfer 7 and the tray 5 are stopped by the stop guide 79 blocking the progression of the inward projection 73 in the horizontal direction. However, the transfer 7 is subject to the force to continue by the pinion 19, the stop guide 79 is to guide the inward projection 73 downward, the front and rear by such action The movable hinge 59 of the linkers 55 and 57 is guided along the 'a' guide hole 65 of the transfer 7 and rotated along the arc guide 67 of the tray 5, so that the front thereof is rotated. And by lowering the platter member 61 hinged to the front end of the rear linker (55, 57), the tape is mounted on the cassette deck (3).

Here, when the stop guide 79 blocks the inward projection 73 of the rear linker 57, the above-described stop pin 41 is moved along the long hole 47 of the transfer 7 to the front end thereof. The protrusion 49 is inserted into the hole 53 of the frame 1, which causes the tray 5 to be separated from the transfer 7 to stop further reverse.

6 (b) shows a state when the tape seated on the platter member 61 is mounted on the cassette deck 3 (not shown).

On the other hand, the up operation of the platter member 61 and the tabular protrusion of the loading assembly are made in the reverse order of the above-described operation, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

[Effects of the Invention]

As in the embodiment described above, it can be seen that the tape loading device of the front-loading cassette of the present invention is easy to use and enhance the product quality, away from the conventional hinge open or forced insertion.

In addition, the present invention simplifies the configuration of the front loading apparatus of the conventional cassette tape, thereby facilitating production and increasing productivity as well as achieving compactness of the product.

In addition, according to the present invention, by simplifying the sliding and up / down apparatus of the assembly supporting the tape, there is an advantage that the design and the utilization of a narrow space, which is always a problem when designing a cassette, can be efficiently achieved.

Claims (8)

A tray which is guided to the frame provided with a cassette deck and protrudes forward or vice versa, a transfer guided to the frame and slides integrally with the tray or separated from the tray and guided to the tray; A stop pin interposed between the transfer and the tray to adjust them to slide together or to be separated from each other, and a movable hinge moving along the guide means formed on both side walls of the transfer when the transfer of the transfer is carried out. And hinged to the front and rear ringers which rotate along the inner surface of the arc guide of the tray by the operation of the movable hinges, and the protrusions protruding inwardly from the lug ends of the front and rear linkers, respectively, And according to the rotation of the rear linker The rear linker is interlocked with the transfer while the cassette tape seated on the upper side of the hinge is mounted on the cassette deck, and the platter member and the transfer are returned integrally with the tray. Stop guides provided on both sides of the frame body to block the progress of the inward protrusion to separate the transfer, and guide the down / up operation of the platter member by guiding the progress of the inward protrusion downward. Tape loading device of the front loading cassette characterized in that consisting of. According to claim 1, wherein the tray and the transfer is a front-loading cassette, characterized in that the pinion connected to the drive motor and the rack of the transfer geared to the pinion, integrally or separated from each other to move before and after. Tape loading device. According to claim 1, The guide means comprises a guide hole formed in both side walls of the transfer to operate the movable hinges of the front and rear linkers, and arc guides formed on both side walls of the tray to guide the movement of the movable hinge. Tape loading apparatus of the front loading cassette characterized in that the. The guide hole of claim 1 or 3, wherein the guide hole of the transfer is in the form of a to rotate the front and rear linkers so that the position at the time of up and down of the tape seated on the platter member is on the same vertical line. Tape loading device of the front loading cassette characterized in that the hole is formed. The tape loading apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lock member of the transfer member is slidably coupled to the slits of the tray. The tape loading apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rear linker has a locking jaw that is guided along the cutout formed in the arc guide of the tray. According to claim 1, characterized in that the stop pin is provided with a projection which is fitted to the pedestal of the tray so as to be slidable in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tray and slidably inserted into the long hole formed in the longitudinal direction of the transfer. Tape loading device of the front loading cassette. The stop pin is moved in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction by the long hole of the transfer sledding in the longitudinal direction, and the protrusion is inserted into the hole of the frame to block the progress of the tray. Tape loading device of the front loading cassette characterized in that.