KR19980071699A - Recorder Carrier Insertion and Removal Structure in Automotive Operation Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

The recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in a vehicle operated recorder ensures the necessary dimensions for the openings for inserting and removing the carrier and ensures the necessary strength for the hinge of the cover while at the same time minimizing the vertical height of the recorder body as a whole. The cartridge insertion / removal port 13y is formed in the front plate 13 of the front panel 11 which forms the front side of the recorder body 1, through which the holder 31 passes, and outside of the recorder body 1. It is formed to open the lower part of the front plate 13 when it is transported between the mounting / removing position and the recording position therein and is opened and closed by the cover 14 in interlocking relation with the transport of the holder 31. Of the upper and lower cases 5, 2 arranged behind the front panel 11, the lower case 2 has a bottom plate 3 which forms the lower surface of the recorder body 1, so that the front end of the bottom plate 3 is provided. Is located in the lower case of the front plate 13 formed by the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y. The front end of the bottom plate 3 is provided with hinges 3e and 3e to pivotally support the lower end of the cover 14.

Description

Recorder Carrier Insertion and Removal Structure in Automotive Operation Recorder

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motor vehicle recorder for recording information such as vehicle speed and mileage on a record sheet, and more particularly to a record carrier carrier insertion and removal structure in a motor vehicle recorder allowing insertion or removal of a record carrier.

General purpose car operation recorders that record information about car speed and mileage are so-called round car-operated recorders that open and close case-receiving meters such as tachometers and odometers and are installed in recorders mounted on the instrument panel.

However, this round-type car-operated recorder has meters such as tachometers and odometers arranged on the front of the case, and the recording sheet is arranged on the back of the case so that it is parallel to the scale plate of the meter and occupied by the recorder. The drawback is that the area is large and other meters arranged on the instrument panel need to be as large as the recording sheet for equilibrium, limiting the design freedom of the instrument panel.

In addition, the applicant of the present invention proposed a box-type car operation recorder that can be installed in a console box such as car audio equipment, wherein a tray or cartridge having a rotary table for holding the recording paper horizontally, that is, rotatable recording paper. The recording paper carrier to be retained is inserted or removed from the recorder body with a meter in a form separate from the carrier.

The vehicle-operated recorder proposed by the applicant of the present invention, when installed in the console box, is only exposed to the driver from the front, and therefore openings for insertion and removal of the carrier into the recorder body, through which openings dust is introduced. A cover for preventing entry, a clock indicating the current time corresponding to the recording position on the recording sheet on which the vehicle driving information is recorded, and various control and display sections are all centrally arranged on the front of the recorder body. As a result, the boxed recorder case is designed differently in the front and in the other.

And, adopting a generally box-shaped case in which the upper and lower halves of the case are combined or the upper and lower sides of the partition are opened and covered with a cover for the automobile operation recorder, the structurally essential face is different from the front with a very different design. There is no real difficulty to form. In the case of a boxed motor vehicle recorder, it can be said that it is desirable to divide the case into a front panel and a rear case and adopt a common boxed case structure for the rear case.

Moreover, if the front panel is made up of unique parts, the composite design of the front panel can be easily manufactured by molding. Such a structure is also preferable in this respect.

Considering that the soleplate car-operated recorder is installed in the console box together with the car audio equipment, it is desirable that the size of the recorder body case, in particular the vertical dimension, be as small as possible since the console box has a limited space.

On the other hand, the recording paper carrier is integrated with a mechanism for moving a point on the recording paper on which the vehicle driving information is recorded in accordance with the current time, that is, a mechanism for rotating the recording paper over time. Therefore, there is a limit in reducing the vertical dimension or height of the recorder case.

And in the design of the front panel, it is important that the necessary components, such as clocks, controls and display devices, be arranged as effectively as possible around the opening which occupies the largest space in which the carrier is inserted or removed so as to minimize the vertical height. Moreover, other parts, except for the openings, are for example arranged intensively on top of the openings so that there is no need for a large space at the bottom of the openings except for the minimum space required.

With respect to the cover provided in the opening, the console box in which the vehicle operation recorder is installed is located at a lower position than the driver, so that a wide open space on the top of the carrier makes it easy for the operator to position or remove the recording paper from the carrier. In view of this fact, the cover preferably has a flap-down structure rather than a flap-up structure and is therefore pivotally supported at the lower end side.

When the cover is pivotally supported on the front panel, the hinge connecting the cover to the front panel is preferably arranged at the lower end of the opening in the front panel. However, as described above, there is almost no front face of the front panel at the lower side of the opening because it is necessary to minimize the vertical height of the front panel as in the entire recorder case. In order to ensure the strength of the hinge portion, the bottom surface of the front panel to be joined to the front surface needs to have a constant longitudinal depth.

Due to the opening formed in the front side of the front panel, there is virtually no front side joining the bottom surface and therefore there is only a small engagement of the L-shaped cross-section at the bottom of the front panel joining the front and bottom surfaces, which is more than a bottom body with a thin cross section. High strength Therefore, if the longitudinal depth of the front panel is small at the bottom surface, the warp inward or outward of the bottom surface cannot be checked. In this respect, it is important that the front panel has a constant longitudinal depth.

However, when the front panel is made by using a molding suitable for manufacturing a composite design, the recorder case needs to be inclined so that it can be taken out of the mold. This inclination increases the vertical height of the case from the front side of the front panel to the rear side. And although the hinge of the cover is disposed at the lower end of the opening, the basic work of reducing the vertical height of the front panel and therefore the overall recorder case cannot be achieved as desired due to the inclination.

The present invention has been accomplished under such circumstances. In a box-type car operated recorder in which the tray or cartridge transfer recording paper is loaded or removed horizontally from the recorder body through an opening that is opened and closed by a cover, the first object of the present invention is to measure the required dimensions of the opening for insertion or removal of the tray or cartridge. By providing a recordable carrier insertion and removal structure in a vehicle recorder which can be guaranteed, it ensures the necessary strength for the hinge portion of the cover and keeps the vertical height of the recorder body as a whole small.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide a recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure of an automobile operation recorder which is suitable for minimizing the vertical height of the automobile operation recorder body and which can minimize the required strength of the hinge portion of the cover.

1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a motor vehicle recorder utilizing the recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure of the present invention;

2 is an exploded perspective view of the automobile operation recorder of FIG.

3 is an enlarged partial plan view of the upper case of FIG.

4 is an enlarged partial rear view of the upper case of FIG. 2;

5 is an enlarged plan view of a blank hole in the upper case of FIG.

6 is a perspective view of the cap fitted into the blank hole of FIG. 5, FIG.

Figure 7 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the upper case of Figure 2,

8 is an enlarged partial front view of the upper case of FIG. 2;

9 is an enlarged plan view of the support lever of FIG. 8;

10 is an enlarged perspective view of the lock provided on the front panel of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the recorder body in a state in which the cover of FIG. 2 is opened; FIG.

12 is a perspective view of the recorder body with the cover of FIG. 2 closed;

FIG. 13 is a partial plan view of the lower case attached to the heat dissipation plate of FIG. 2;

14 is a plan view of the cartridge shown in FIG.

15 is a perspective view of a 7-day recording sheet accommodated in the cartridge of FIG. 1;

16 is a front view of the cartridge of FIG. 1;

17 is a right side view of the cartridge of FIG. 1;

18 is a left side view of the cartridge of FIG. 1;

19 is a bottom view of the cartridge of FIG. 1, FIG.

20 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the locking protrusion;

21 is an exploded perspective view of the internal structure of the recorder body of FIG. 1;

22 is an enlarged perspective view of the holder of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the bottom plate shown in FIG. 22;

24 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 22,

25 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 22,

FIG. 26 is an enlarged perspective view of the inner frame shown in FIG. 21;

27 is an enlarged perspective view of the outer frame shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 28 is a right side view of the transfer mechanism shown in FIG. 21;

29 is a right side view of the transfer mechanism of FIG. 21;

30 is a right side view of the transfer mechanism of FIG. 21;

31 is an enlarged plan view of the support lever shown in a state in which the pin shown in FIG. 9 is pushed outward of the side plate of the holder;

FIG. 32 is an explanatory view showing the positional relationship between the switch of FIG. 8 and the operating lever of FIG. 10 with the lock cylinder of FIG. 10 in the normal position;

FIG. 33 is an explanatory view showing the positional relationship between the switch of FIG. 8 and the operating lever of FIG. 10 with the lock cylinder of FIG. 10 in the open / closed position;

34 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing an upper case in a state in which a heat dissipation plate is mounted;

35 is a left side view of the transfer mechanism of FIG. 21;

36 is a left side view of the transfer mechanism of FIG. 21;

37 is a left side view of the transfer mechanism of FIG. 21;

FIG. 38 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the position of the empty holder of FIG. 21 transferred and the opening / closing state of the cover relative to the front panel of FIG.

39 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the position of the empty holder of FIG. 21 transferred and the opening / closing state of the cover relative to the front panel of FIG.

40 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the position of the empty holder of FIG. 21 transferred and the opening / closing state of the cover relative to the front panel of FIG.

FIG. 41 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the position of the holder of FIG. 21 transferred with the cartridge and the opening / closing state of the cover relative to the front panel of FIG.

According to the recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in the automobile operation recorder of the present invention described in claim 1, the base end of the cover which opens and closes the opening in the front panel of the front panel is pivotable to the bottom plate of the case formed behind the front panel through the hinge. It is supported so that it is not necessary to arrange covers and other reinforcing structures on the front plate side of the front panel. And, even when the base end of the cover is located at the lower end of the front panel, it is not necessary to extend the front plate below the opening of the front panel.

Therefore, it is possible to ensure the required vertical height of the opening for inserting or removing the carrier, so as to reinforce the hinge of the cover with the bottom plate of the case and still minimize the vertical height of the front plate of the front panel to minimize the recorder body as a whole.

According to the recording paper carrier inserting and removing structure of the automobile-operated recorder of the present invention described in claims 2 and 3, when the carrier is transported from the recording position to the ejecting position with an opening in the front plate of the front panel closed by the cover, The constant spacing front end pushes up a portion of the cover at regular intervals from the hinge of the cover to the opening of the cover.

The angular moment calculated by the carrier is greater when pushing the cover than when the carrier pushes the cover near the hinge, so that the force the carrier applies to the cover for opening is smaller. This reduces the reaction force acting on the hinge so that the required strength of the hinge is small. This also eliminates the need to have a large structure to reinforce the hinge and prevent the vertical height of the bottom plate of the case from increasing. And, the vertical height of the recorder body can be easily kept small as a whole.

Furthermore, according to the recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in the motor vehicle recorder of the present invention described in claim 4, the cover is removed from the carrier when the cover is pressed by the pressing means to be bonded to the guide protrusion of the carrier and to close the opening. The reaction force received is reduced in the same way that the force by which the carrier pushes the cover down is reduced. Therefore, when the cover is pressed by the pressing means in the closing direction, the force acting on the cover and the hinge can be reduced, which in turn reduces the required strength of the hinge, thereby increasing the vertical height of the bottom plate of the case for reinforcement of the hinge. To prevent it from growing. And, the vertical height of the recorder body can be easily minimized as a whole.

Furthermore, according to the recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in the automobile operation recorder of the present invention described in claim 5, the guide protrusion of the carrier protruding forward from the front end of the carrier is bonded to the cover from the back, so that the front end of the carrier is attached to the cover. The joining force is smaller when joining the cover near the hinge. In this way, by joining the front end of the carrier with the part of the cover at regular radial intervals from the rotating shaft of the cover, the force acting on the hinge can be surely reduced.

(Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments)

The recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in the motor vehicle recorder according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a motor vehicle operated recorder incorporating the recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure of the present invention. The motor vehicle-operated recorder of this embodiment consists of a box-shaped recorder body indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 and a flat cartridge 17 inserted or removed from the recorder body 1.

As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 2, the recorder body 1 includes a lower case 2 and an upper case 5, a front panel 11 attached to the front of these lower and upper cases 2, 5, and an upper portion thereof. And a heat dissipation plate 15 attached to the rear case 5 and 2, and a mounting plate 16 attached to both the upper and lower cases 5 and 2. In this embodiment, the upper and lower cases 5, 2 correspond to the cases in the claims.

The lower case 2 has a bottom plate 3 and side plates 4 and 4, and the rear end side thereof is opened.

At both ends of the front upper surface of the bottom plate 3, the projection receivers 3a and 3a (only the left end are shown in Fig. 3) are erected. The rear part of the bottom plate 3 has an almost arcuate recess 3b formed from the bottom at both ends and almost at the center (only the left end and the center are shown in FIG. 2). 3 C of columnar screw storage members are attached on the upper surface of the recessed part 3b which extended to the upper surface side of the bottom plate 3. As shown in FIG. A bottom hole (not shown) for mounting the heat dissipation plate 15 is formed into the screw storage member 3C from the bottom surface of the bottom plate 3 through the recessed portion 3b.

The engaging grooves 3d and 3d extending in the longitudinal direction are formed at laterally spaced positions on the top surface of the bottom plate 3 and extend from the substantially longitudinal center of the bottom plate 3 to the rear end.

The side plates 4, 4 are each formed of substantially rectangular recesses 4a extending longitudinally and vertically over the entire length. At the lower edge of the recess 4a, the two mounting grooves 4b and 4b are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. On the stepped portion 4d of the recessed portion 4a extending on both sides of the mounting grooves 4b and 4b, four push pieces 4c (see Fig. 8 in which only one push piece is shown) are spaced in the longitudinal direction. Protrude from

The upper case 5 includes the upper plate 6, the connecting plate 7 extending vertically from the front end of the upper plate 6, the storage plate 8 extending forward from the lower end of the connecting plate 7, and both sides of the upper plate 6. It has a side plate 9 extending vertically from the edge and having the rear side open like the lower case 2.

The upper plate 6 has a width substantially equal to the width of the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2 and a lengthwise length shorter than that of the bottom plate 3. On the side of the aft, the upper plate 6 has a substantially arcuate recess 6a formed from the upper side, which shows the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2 as shown in an enlarged plan view of the essential part in FIG. Similar to the recessed portion 3b.

As shown in the essential part rear view in FIG. 4, a columnar screw-containing member 6b is attached to the bottom of each recess 6a protruding from the bottom of the top plate 6. The bottom hole 6c for mounting the heat dissipation plate 15 is formed into the screw storage member 6b from the top surface of the top plate 6 via the recess 6a.

Further, a columnar blank hole 6d having a bottom portion at an intermediate position between two recesses 6a on the upper surface of the upper plate 6 is formed as shown in FIG. The blank hole 6d has a locking piece 6e protruding from the inner circumferential wall at the position 120 (out of phase from each other as shown in the enlarged plan view of FIG. 5).

There is a through hole 6f at the center of the bottom of the blank hole 6d. Reference numeral 6g in FIG. 5 denotes an escape hole formed in the inner circumference of the bottom of the blank hole 6d at a position corresponding to the locking piece 6e to facilitate the formation of the locking piece 6e. As shown in FIG. 3, the blank hole 6d accommodates the cap 6h as shown in FIG.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 6, the cap 6h is columnar and has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the blank hole 6d and a height corresponding to the depth of the blank hole 6d with the top closed and the bottom open. Have in condition. The outer circumferential surface of the cap 6h is formed of an annular groove 6j for accommodating the locking piece 6e when the cap 6h is fitted into the blank hole 6d.

As shown in Fig. 4, on the underside of the rear end at the position corresponding to the blank hole 6d, the upper plate 6 has a downwardly open position and a positioning portion 6k having a substantially U-shaped cross section.

The connecting plate 7 has an opening 7a almost at the central side as shown in the enlarged perspective view of the main part of FIG. Reference numeral 7b in FIG. 8 represents a reinforcing rib protruding from the left end of the connecting plate 7.

The receiving plate 8 has a width corresponding to that portion of the connecting plate 7 on the right side of the rib 7b. When the upper case 5 is viewed from above, the combined longitudinal length of the upper plate 6 and the receiving plate 8 substantially corresponds to the longitudinal length of the lower case 2. On the upper surface of the front end of the storage plate 8, columnar screw storage members 8a are mounted at positions laterally spaced apart. Each of the screw receiving members 8a has a bottom hole (not shown) formed therein from the bottom of the receiving plate 8 for mounting the front panel 11.

On the storage board 8, a rectangular printed circuit board 10 having a transverse length with the right end of the storage board 8 exposed is mounted. On the printed circuit board 10 at the position near the connecting plate 7 and the right end, a self-healing type switch 10a facing upward is mounted. On the upper surface near the left end, a self-healing type switch 10b faces forward.

On the underside of the housing plate 8 to the right of the printed circuit board 10, a support lever 54 is suspended so as to be vibrated horizontally with respect to the shaft 53, as shown in the main enlarged front view of FIG. The support lever 54 is provided through the arm 55 with an arc-shaped gear portion 56 concentric with the shaft 53 formed with the gear 56a by the outer edge as shown in an enlarged plan view in FIG. 9. .

The base end of the pin 52 is attached to the support lever 54 at a point outside the line connecting the front end of the arm 55 and the shaft 53. The front end of the pin 52 extends under the storage plate 8 while supporting the support lever 54 by the storage plate 8.

As shown in FIG. 8, the coil spring 58 is sleeved on a portion of the shaft 53 which protrudes through the receiving plate 8 from the upper surface of the receiving plate 8. The coil spring 58 is fixed at its end to the top of the shaft 53 and to the locking member 57 to press the support lever 54 to vibrate counterclockwise with respect to the shaft 53 in FIG. 9. have.

Vibration of the support lever 54 pushed by the coil spring 58 causes the pin 52 to extend on the underside of the receiving plate 8 when the pin 52 is positioned at the projection of the upper case 5 behind the shaft 53 in the longitudinal direction. It is constrained by the side edges of the arm 55 that abut against the staircase (not shown).

The side plates 9 and 9 are formed as rectangular recesses 9a extending in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction over the entire length of the side plate 9, as shown in FIG.

As shown in Fig. 8, two mounting grooves 9b and 9b (only one is shown in Fig. 8) are formed spaced apart in the longitudinal direction from the upper edge of the recess 9a. On the stepped portion 9d of the recessed portion 9a extending on both sides of the mounting grooves 9b and 9b, four push pieces 9c (only one is shown in Fig. 8) are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. It protrudes.

At the lower end of the front part of the side plates 9 and 9, the projections 9b and 9b having a height corresponding to the height of the side plates 4 and 4 of the lower case 2 have one half of the side plates in the storage plate 8. It is projected downward in the installed state.

The front panel 11 is a top plate 12 having a longitudinal length substantially equal to the longitudinal length of the storage plate 8 of the upper case 5 and a width approximately equal to the width of the upper plate 6 of the upper case 5. ) And the front plate 13 extending vertically downward from the front of the top plate 12.

The front plate 13 has a vertical height equal to the height of the side plates 9 and 4 of the combined upper and lower cases 5 and 2. A clock 13a is provided at the left end of the front plate 13 with a clock setting button 13c on the right side, a lock 13d on the upper half of the front plate 13 and a pilot lamp 13k and a cartridge insertion / removal on the lower half. There is a port 13y.

Among them, the clock setting button 13c advances the clock 13a by actuating the switch 10b on the printed circuit board 10 when the recorder body 1 is operated after being assembled.

As shown in an exploded perspective view in FIG. 10, the lock 13d is arranged on the rear surface of the cylinder 13f and the front plate 13 inserted into the hole 13e of the front plate 13 from the front and penetrates the hole 13e. A case 13j attached to the rear of the cylinder 13f, and an operating lever 13r connecting the case 13j and the front plate 13 to each other.

The cylinder 13f is formed with a keyhole 13g at the front end to receive the key 13A and retracts inward from the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder 13f when the key 13A is inserted into the keyhole 13g and the key The rear portion is also provided with a tumbler 13h which projects outwardly from the outer circumferential surface when 13A is removed from the key hole 13g and engages with a portion of the back surface of the front plate 13 on which the hole 13e is formed.

The case 13j is almost cylindrical so that it can fit on the rear part of the cylinder 13f. The case 13j has a notch 13k that exposes the tumbler 13h outward when the case 13j is fitted on the rear portion of the cylinder 13f. At the rear of the case 13j, the arm 13m extends in the direction in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the case 13j. The arm 13m has a connecting pin 13n protruding toward the front plate 13 at its front end.

In Fig. 10, reference numeral 13p denotes a mounting screw for fixing the case 13j to the cylinder 13f.

The actuating lever 13r is a slot 13s in which the connecting pin 13n of the arm 13m is loosely inserted, and a pivot shaft 13v (corresponding to a rotating shaft) in which the first end is inserted into the rear surface of the front plate 13. And a sleeve-connected protrusion 13t over the second end of the sleeve. In Fig. 10, reference numeral 13w denotes a coil spring which is locked to the case 13j and the front plate 13 at the end.

When the key 13A is inserted into the key hole 13g of the cylinder 13f and rotated, the lock 13d is in a normal position in which the key hole 13g extends vertically and the key hole 13g is directed downward to the right. Rotate between open and closed positions that are inclined. The cylinder 13f is pressed by the coil spring 13w clockwise in FIG. 10 from the open position to the normal position.

As shown in Fig. 2, the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y (corresponding to the opening) has a width substantially the same as that of the storage plate 8 of the upper case 5, and the side plates 4, of the lower case 2; It has a laterally long rectangular shape with a vertical height almost equal to 4), so that the cartridge 17 can be horizontally penetrated through the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y. On the rear surface of the front plate 13, two mounting pieces 13z (only one on the left side is shown in FIG. 2) projected from the upper edge portion of the cartridge insertion / removing port 13y are laterally spaced apart.

The cover 14 has a laterally long rectangular shape corresponding to the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y and both sides of the lower end by hinges 3e and 3e provided at the front end of the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2. It is pivotally supported at. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 3f denotes the cover 14 in a vertically closed state as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 12 from a flat forward opening state as shown in the perspective view of the recorder body 1 in FIG. 11. The coil spring (corresponding to the pressurizing means) for pressurizing) is shown.

The heat dissipation plate 15 is sized to close the rear openings of the upper and lower cases 5 and 2, as shown in FIG. The heat dissipation plate 15 has an approximately arcuate mounting piece 15a formed and curved at the left and right ends, and an approximately center portion of the lower edge corresponding to the recess 3b of the lower case 2. The similar mounting piece 15b is also formed and curved at the left and right portions of the upper edge of the heat dissipation plate 15 corresponding to the recess 6a of the upper case 5.

At approximately the center of the upper edge of the heat dissipation plate 15, the mounting piece 15c is slightly moved down and formed at a position that corresponds to the positioning portion 6k of the upper case 5. In Fig. 2, reference numeral 15d denotes a connector hole.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 13 as a plan view of the main part of the lower case 2 attached to the heat dissipation plate 15, the rear surface of the heat dissipation plate 15 is mounted to the printed circuit board 72 through the mounting frame 74. As shown in FIG.

The printed circuit board 72 has a laterally long rectangular shape smaller than the heat dissipation plate 15, and the surface thereof is supported by the mounting frame 74. Behind the printed circuit board 72 is mounted a gate type light circuit breaker 71 which has two forked portions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the printed circuit board 72 and the two forked portions are detected light therebetween. Send and receive (not shown). With the heat dissipation plate 15 mounted on the upper and lower cases 5 and 2, the light interrupter 71 is installed to open the front end to the front of the upper and lower cases 5 and 2.

The mounting frame 74 attaches the power transistor 73 to the printed circuit board 72. The power transistor 73 is positioned between the printed circuit board 72 and the heat dissipation plate 15 when mounted to the printed circuit board 72 through the mounting frame 74.

In FIG. 13, reference numeral 75 denotes a female connector soldered to the surface of the printed circuit board 72. As shown in FIG. The free end of the female connector 75 fits into the connector hole 15d of the heat dissipation plate 15 when the printed circuit board 72 is mounted by the mounting frame 74.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the mounting plates 16 has a vertical height such as the recesses 9a and 4a of the side plates 9 and 4 of the combined upper and lower cases 5 and 2, and the recesses ( It has the same width as the longitudinal length of 9a, 4a). The mounting plate 16 has engaging pieces 16a and 16a that can be fitted into the mounting grooves (not shown) of the recesses 9a at the upper edges and the mounting grooves 4b and 4b of the recesses 4a. It has engaging pieces 16b and 16b at its lower edge that can be fitted to it. The mounting plate 16 also has a plurality of threaded holes 16c for mounting the recorder body 1 on a console box (not shown) of the car.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cartridge 17 has a thin box-shaped cartridge body 18 of a size corresponding to the width of the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y and the depth of the recorder body 1. On the upper side, the cartridge 18 has a recording sheet accommodating portion 18b which is almost circular in a plan view as shown in Fig. 14 and can accommodate a 7-day recording sheet 21 (see Fig. 15).

As shown in the perspective view of Fig. 15, the 7-day recording paper 21 (corresponding to the recording paper) is made up of seven circular recording papers 21a on which operation information can be recorded for seven days, and seven stacked circular recording papers 21a ( In Fig. 15, the recording paper includes a supporting sheet 21e for supporting the recording paper) for easy discrimination.

The recording sheet 21a has a wedge-shaped notch 21c and a circular center hole 21b that allow continuous recording of two stacked recording sheets 21a. The upper surface of each recording sheet 21a is formed of the same line and scale (both not shown) as by printing extending concentrically with and radially from the central hole 21b.

The bottom recording paper 21a for the seventh day is not formed with the notch 21c but instead is provided with the blank area 21d, where no information is recorded at the position corresponding to the notch 21c.

The recording sheets 21a are arranged so that the notches 21c, or notches 21c, and the blank area 21d of the recording sheets stacked from each other and moved circumferentially and stacked vertically adjacent to each other are not stacked.

The supporting cardboard 21e is formed of a central hole 21f having the same inner diameter as the central hole 21b. The recording paper holding member 21g is provided at the lower end of the recording paper holding member 21g at the center hole 21f and through the annular flange portion 21h having an outer diameter larger than the central hole 21f. The recording paper holding member 21g can be mounted on the cartridge 17 and is formed as a cylinder having an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the center holes 21b and 21f.

The vertical height or axial length of the recording paper holding member 21g is set larger than at least the entire thickness of the seven stacked recording papers 21a.

The seven recording papers 21a of the seven-day recording papers 21 stacked as described above are located on the supporting sheet 21e with the center hole 21b being sleeve-coupled on the recording paper holding member 21g. The back of the seventh recording sheet 21a at the bottom is joined to the supporting sheet 21e. The strip of the connection tape 21j is an outer edge portion of the recording paper 21a downstream of the blank area 21d and the notch 21c in the rotational direction of the 7-day recording paper 21 indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 15. One end is attached to the other end, and the other end is attached to the corresponding outer edge of the support cardboard 21e to prevent relative rotation of the recording paper 21a relative to the support cardboard 21e.

At the central portion of the bottom surface of the recording index receiving portion 18b, a rotary table 19 of synthetic resin is rotatably arranged as shown in FIG. The rotary table 19 has a disc shape and has an outer diameter sufficiently larger than the central holes 21b and 21f of the supporting sheet 21e and the recording sheet 21a.

At the center of the rotary table 19, a mounting shaft 19a having an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the central holes 21b and 21f of the recording paper 21a and the supporting sheet 21e and a height larger than the recording paper holding member 21g is provided. Protruding. The mounting shaft 19a has the positioning projection 19b which has the recessed part 19c at the center upright from the center. The outer side of the positioning projection 19b at the end of the mounting shaft 19a is a cap 19d. And removably fitted.

A cutter 18c is provided to separate and lift the recording sheet 21a of the 7-day recording sheet 21 recorded by the recording sheet receiving section 18b. The cutter 18c is made of elastic metal sheeting and has a base portion 18d mounted to the front of the cartridge body 18, ie the cartridge is inserted into the cartridge insertion / removing port 13y, as shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 14, it is composed of a cutter body 18e extending inwardly of the recording paper container 18b and bent from the base 18d.

The cutter body 18e is inclined so that the portion of the cutter body 18e near the base portion 18d is spaced apart from the bottom of the recording paper receiving portion 18b by a distance slightly larger than the thickness of the 7-day recording paper 21. The cutter body 18e gradually approaches the bottom of the recording paper container 18b toward its end until the body 18e contacts the bottom. The stop piece 18f protrudes at a position on the cutter body 18e near the base portion 18d.

The cutter body 18e is now bent to provide a gap between the front end of the cutter body 18e and the bottom of the recording paper receiving portion 18b. While the outer edge of the 7-day recording sheet 21 is inserted into this gap, the recording sheet holding member 21g is sleeve-coupled onto the mounting shaft 19a of the turntable 19 and the cap 19d is mounted on the mounting shaft 19a. Is fitted on. The cap 19d pushes the recording paper holding member 21g toward the rotary table 19 to hold the 7-day recording paper 21 with the rotary table 19.

While the cutter 18c is rotated by the rotary table 19 in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. The recording tape 21a is cut by the other recording paper 21a and the supporting paper 21e by cutting the connecting tape 21j which makes the recording paper 21a secure to the supporting paper 21e and spreads it over the 18e. Insulated).

Further, the cutter 18c stops the rotation of the recording paper 21a when the edge of the notch 21c of the recording paper 21a across the cutter body 18e abuts against the stop piece 18f, so that recording is stopped. It is structured so that it continues on the next recording paper 21a immediately below through the notch 21c of ().

As shown in the right side view of Fig. 17, the side of the cartridge body 18 is provided with a shutter 18g. In front of the cartridge body 18, a gear 18h is provided as shown in FIG. 16 and in the left side view of FIG.

There is a driven gear (not shown) which is driven to rotate the rotary table 19 in the recorder body 1 with the passage of time in the position opened and closed by the shutter 18g of the cartridge body 18. This driven gear is connected in the cartridge body 18 to an unshown gear of the turntable 19 via a gear train (not shown).

The gear 18h is connected to the gear train via another gear train (not shown). When the gear 18h is rotated in one direction defined by the one-way clutch provided in one of the two gear trains not shown, the time adjustment can be made of the seven-day recording paper 21 held on the rotary table 19.

On the underside of the cartridge body 18, two sliding protrusions 18j extend forward and backward of the cartridge body 18 as shown in the rear view of FIG. An engaging portion 18k that engages with the holder 31 side is formed in front of its bottom surface.

The engaging portions 18k are two substantially rectangular locking grooves 18m extending from the front to the predetermined width and length, spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the locking groove 18m, and formed in the locking grooves 18m at positions near the ends. The locking projections 18n and 18n, and the locking projections 18n and 18n further include the escape grooves 18p formed at the rear of the locking groove 18m further behind.

The locking groove 18m and the escape groove 18p are formed at the same depth from the bottom of the cartridge body 18. As shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 20, the locking projections 18n and 18n lock from the inclined surface 18r and the top of the inclined surface 18r to gradually increase the height from the front to the back of the cartridge body 18. It has a locking surface 18s lowered substantially vertically into the groove 18m. The locking projections 18n and 18n have almost the same height as the depth of the locking groove 18m and the escape groove 18p.

As shown in Figs. 16 and 19, the underside of the cartridge body 18 is provided with inclined surfaces on both sides of the front part, and the inclined surface is formed by cutting the edge at a predetermined angle.

21 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the recorder body 1. In the recorder body 1, the holder 31 in which the cartridge 17 inserted into the recorder body 1 from the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y is loaded, and the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y and the recorder body 1 A transfer mechanism 41 for transferring the holder 31 between the insides is provided.

The holder 31 (corresponds to the carrier) includes a bottom plate 32, a transfer plate 33 connected to the bottom plate 32, and a bottom on which the cartridge 17 is inserted from the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y. Side plates 34, 34 erected from the sides of the plate 32, and retaining plates 35, 36 bent from the ends of the side plates 34, 34 and extending inwardly.

As shown in the enlarged perspective view of FIG. 22, the bottom plate 32 has an appearance corresponding to the bottom surface of the cartridge 17 inserted into the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y from the front. At the rear of the bottom plate 32 located behind the recorder body 1, two stop pieces 32a and 32a are erected.

The rear end of the bottom plate 32 between the stop pieces 32a and 32a is formed as an enlarged perspective view of the main portion of the bottom plate 32, as shown in FIG. The bottom plate 32 also has a rectangular window 32c in a position spaced forward from the front end of the recess 32b.

On both sides of the recess 32b and the window 32c, the bottom plate 32 is formed of guides 32d and 32d (corresponding to the supporting means) extending from the rear of the window 32c to the front end of the recess 32b. do. These guides 32d and 32d have circular portions 32e and 32e on the recessed portions 32b and are shaped like a keyhole.

The forked portions 37a and 37a of the spring plate member 37 are fixed to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 32 on both sides of the recess 32b. The locking piece 37b of the spring plate member 37 connected to these forked parts is arranged at the rear side of the window 32c. The vertex bend of the locking piece 37b is located on the line connecting the front ends facing the circular portions 32e, 32e of the guides 32d, 32d and through the window 32c from the bottom as shown in FIG. Protrudes to the upper surface side. It is formed by the support pieces 32e and 32e which have the release prevention hole 32f in the tail part on the right side surface.

As shown in Fig. 21, the transfer plate 33 has a base plate 33a arranged on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 32 at its rear end and a base plate 33a in a state where the front end extends beyond the support piece 32e. It consists of the support plate 33d extended to the side on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 32 from the right end of ().

The base plate 33a is formed like a frame having a window 33b inside. Base plate on both sides of the window 33b facing the guide holes 32d and 32d with the guide pins 38 and 38 mounted on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 32 at the rear part. It is erected at the position on 33a), and the hook 33c is erected at a position on the base plate 33a near the trailing edge. The support plate 33d has a staged locking piece 33e extending from the end in the vicinity thereof and an operating piece 33g erected at the end thereof.

The transfer plate 33 is assembled as follows. The locking piece 33e passes from the bottom to the top surface through the non-slip hole 32f of the bottom plate 32. The projection 33f at the front end of the locking piece 33e is engaged with the side edge of the non-slip hole 32f as shown in FIG. At the same time, the heads 38a and 38a of the guide pins 38 and 38 pass from the bottom to the upper surface through the circular projections 32e and 32e of the guide holes 32d and 32d of the bottom plate 32. And the coil spring 39 is attached to the locking hole 32g formed in the part of the bottom plate 32 between the recessed part 32b and the window 32c, and to the hook 33c of the base board 33a. In this way, the transfer plate 33 is assembled on the bottom plate 32.

Therefore, the transfer plate 33 assembled to the bottom plate 32 applies a restoring force to the transfer plate 33 to press the hook 33c of the base plate 33a toward the locking hole 32g of the bottom plate 32. Positioned at the normal position by the coil spring 39, the guide pins 38 and 38 face the circular portions 32e and 32e and abut against the front ends of the guide holes 32e and 32e. At this normal position, the recess 32b and the window 32c are located inside the window 33b.

As shown in FIG. 22, the side plates 34 and 34 have an inclined surface 34a near the bottom plate 32 and a vertical surface 34b extending vertically upwardly from the inclined surface 34a. An outline corresponding to the outline of the formed cartridge 17 is formed. Each vertical surface 34b, 34b is provided with three guide pins 34c, 34c spaced in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 32 and protruding out of the holder 31.

Protruding from the front ends of the vertical surfaces 34b and 34b are guide protrusions 34f and 34f that can come into contact with the rear portion of the cover 14 on the hinge (not shown). The front part of these guide protrusions 34f and 34f extends so that the distance between them gradually increases toward the front end.

An engaging piece 34g extending inwardly of the holder 31 is formed on the vertical surface 34b of the left side plate 34 between the two front guide pins 34c and 34c.

The holding plate 35 located on the left side of the bottom plate 32 has a base plate 35a connected to the side plate 34 and a guide plate 35b extending forward from the front end of the base plate 35a. The base plate 35a is spaced apart from the bottom plate 32 by a distance corresponding to the height of the cartridge 17 and extends substantially parallel to the bottom plate 32. As shown in FIG. 24, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 22, the guide plate 35b is gradually inclined further forward from the bottom plate 32 so as to be inclined such that the front end is positioned higher than the base plate 35a.

The holding plate 36 on the right side of the bottom plate 32 is the holding plate 35 from the side of the base plate 36a, the guide plate 36b extending forward from the front end of the base plate 36a, and the base plate 36a. A flap plate 36c extending to the side, an L-shaped outer edge plate 36d connecting the front end of the guide plate 36b and the free end of the flap plate 36c, and the guide plate 36b, the flap plate 36c and the outside It has a connecting plate 36e surrounded by the edge plate 36d.

As in the case of the base plate 35a of the retaining plate 35, the base plate 36a is spaced apart from the bottom plate 32 by a distance corresponding to the height of the cartridge 17 and substantially parallel to the bottom plate 32. Stretched Like the guide plate 35b of the holding plate 35, the guide plate 36b is inclined and is gradually spaced apart further from the bottom plate 32 in the forward direction.

As shown in FIG. 25 in cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 22, the shroud plate 36c is inclined so as to be gradually spaced further away from the bottom plate 32 toward the free end, that is, the holding plate 35. The outer edge plate 36d extends substantially parallel to the bottom plate 32, and the height from the bottom plate 32 is set equal to the height of the front end of the guide plate 36b of the retaining plate 35.

As shown in Fig. 22, the connecting plate 36e is formed with a blank hole 36f so as to absorb deformation caused by the difference in the inclined direction between the guide plate 36b and the escape plate 36c. 36) to prevent twisting.

When the cartridge 17 has the above-described structure and is inserted into the holder 31 of this embodiment earlier, the stop piece 18f of the cutter 18c of the cartridge 17 is in the gap between the left and right holding plates 35,36. Is located. The cartridge 17 is further inserted so that the vertices of the inclined surface 18r of the locking projections 18n and 18n deflect the spring plate member 37 to generate a click over the locking piece 37b, at which time the cartridge 17 Is fully loaded in the holder 31.

With the cartridge 17 fully loaded in the holder 31, the locking surface 18e of the locking pieces 18n and 18n of the cartridge 17 is locked from the rear side of the bottom plate 32 and at the same time the locking projection 18n. 18m of locking grooves on both sides of the circumferential surface of the head portions 38a and 38a of the guide pins 38 and 38 at the normal position of the transfer plate 33 from the front end side of the bottom plate 32. Abut against The engagement and locking of the locking projections 18n and 18n by the spring plate member 37 are combined to position the cartridge 17 in the longitudinal direction with respect to the holder 17.

When the cartridge 17 positioned in the longitudinal direction in the holder 31 is pushed further, the guide pins 38 and 38 in which the head portions 38a and 38a are in contact with the locking groove 18m are guide holes 32d and 32d. Of the holder 31 against the restoring force of the coil spring 39 with the transfer plate 33 having the guide pins 38 and 38 standing on the base plate 33a. To be moved together with the cartridge 17 to the rear side.

Since the cartridge 17 is fully loaded in the holder 31 and positioned longitudinally, further insertion of the cartridge 17 causes two stops at the rear of the bottom plate 32 against which the cartridge 17 abuts. This is prevented by the pieces 32a and 32a.

In this state, the locking piece 37b of the spring plate member 37 of the holder 31 is located in the escape groove 18p on the underside of the cartridge 17 and the guide pins 38 and 38 of the transfer plate 33. Head portions 38a, 38a are located at positions closer to the front than circular portions 32e, 32e. As a result, the entire transfer plate 33 is moved from the normal position to the push-in position, and the unloaded coil spring 39 is in a taut state.

Reducing the pushing force of the cartridge 17 causes the restoring force of the tensioned coil spring to move the transfer plate 33 from the push-in position to the normal position. As a result, the cartridge 17 is returned to the fully loaded state in the holder 31, in which the locking surface 18s of the locking projections 18n and 18n of the cartridge 17 becomes the locking piece of the spring plate member 37. 37b) and the head portions 38a and 38a of the guide pins 38 and 38 engage the locking groove 18m.

When the cartridge 17 is inserted, the engaging piece 34g of the left side plate 34 engages and opens the shutter 18g so that the cartridge 17 is not shown inside the cartridge body 18 before the cartridge 17 is fully loaded. Exposed driven gear.

When the cartridge 17 is retracted from the holder 31, the engagement piece 34g is released from engagement with the shutter 18g and the shutter is closed by a force of a spring not shown inside the cartridge body 18.

As shown in FIG. 21, the transfer mechanism 41 (corresponding to the transfer means) has an inner frame 42 supporting the holder 31 and an outer frame 46 supporting the inner frame 42.

As shown in the enlarged perspective view of FIG. 26, the inner frame 42 has a bottom plate 43 and side plates 44, 44 erected from both sides of the bottom plate 43.

The bottom plate 43 has a width that allows the bottom plate 32 of the holder 31 to rest on. At the rear side, the bottom plate 43 is formed with a recess 43 to avoid interference with the transfer plate 33 moving between the normal position and the push-in position.

On the left edge of the recess 43, the rear end of the bottom plate 43 is mounted to the rack 43c through the support piece 43b so as to transmit a driving force for transferring the holder 31 to the inner frame 42. The light shielding piece 43d protrudes rearward from the rear edge of the support piece 43b.

The sliding pieces 44 and 44 have a front side 44a at the front end and a rear side 44g at the rear end. The front piece 44a has an inclined surface 44b near the bottom plate 43 and a vertical surface 44c extending vertically upward from the inclined surface 44b to correspond to the outer shape of the side plate 34 of the holder 31. Form the appearance. The front piece 44a has a height greater than the height of the side plate 34.

The water surface 44c is formed as an inclined guide groove 44d which is opened forward and extends rearward and downward to gradually extend the inclined surface 44b toward the rear. It is formed at the upper rear of the water surface 44c and has two step portions 44e and 44f, and the higher step portion 44e near the front end of the double side plate 44 has the height of the open end of the guide groove 44d. Have almost the same height.

The rear piece 44g extends continuously behind the water surface 44c of the front piece 44a. Two steps 44h and 44j are formed at the front of the back 44g, and the lower step 44h near the front 44a has the height of the lower step 44f of the front 44a. Have almost the same height.

The other step 44k is formed on the rear side 44g at the rear of the side plate 44 and has a height substantially equal to the height of the lower step 44h.

Also, the back piece 44g is formed of a guide groove 44m similar to the guide groove 44d of the front piece 44a, which is open at the rear part of the lower step portion 44j near the rear part of the side plate 44 and is rearward. It extends downward and gradually approaches the bottom plate 43 toward the rear end.

The guide pin 44n extends outward of the inner inner frame 42 at the front end of the rear piece 44g provided by the lower staircase 44h. The guide screw 44p is fastened from the outside into the inner frame 42 at the rear end of the back piece 44g provided in the step 44k.

The longitudinal spacing between the guide grooves 44d and 44m of the front side 44a and the rear side 44g of the side plates 44 and 44 in the inner frame 42 structured as described above is the holder 31. Is set substantially equal to the longitudinal gap between the guide pins 34c and 34e before and after the side plate 34 of the side plate 34.

As shown in the enlarged perspective view of FIG. 27, the outer frame 46 has a base plate 47 and side plates 48, 48 extending vertically downward from both sides of the base plate 47.

The base plate 47 has a longitudinal length that is sufficiently longer than the longitudinal length of the bottom plate 32 of the holder 31 and a transverse width that is slightly larger than the width of the bottom plate 43 of the inner frame 42.

On a bottom surface of the base plate 47, a recording mechanism (not shown) for recording vehicle driving record information on the 7-day recording paper 21 accommodated in the recording paper container 18b of the cartridge 17, and a recording mechanism such as a stepping motor. A drive power source (not shown) is installed to operate the engine.

As shown in Fig. 8, on the upper side of the base plate 47, a printed circuit board 65 has a space on the upper side of the plate and is provided by the spacer 65a and the mounting screw 65b.

The printed circuit board 65 is mounted with an electrical part (not shown) such as a microcomputer 81 which controls the operation of the recording mechanism and the operation of the transfer mechanism 41. In the state where the printed circuit board 65 is mounted on the upper surface of the base board 47, these electrical parts are located between the printed circuit board 65 and the base board 47.

On the bottom surface of the printed circuit board 65 is mounted a gate type light interrupter 66 opened at a bifurcated end through which detected light is sent and received. In the state in which the printed circuit board 65 is mounted on the upper surface of the base plate 47, the light interrupter 66 has a double diaphragm which is spaced apart in the lateral direction of the outer frame 46 and opened downward. The free end of the light interrupter 66 protrudes below the base plate 47 through an opening 47f formed in the front right side of the base plate 47.

As shown in the right side view of FIG. 28, at the front right end of the base plate 47, the support piece 47a is bent and extends downward. The support piece 47a is provided with a microswitch 51 mounted so that the switch piece 51a is pressed toward the rear of the outer frame 46.

As shown in FIG. 21, at the left rear of the base plate 47, the mounting piece 47a is formed through an extension piece 47b extending laterally. The mounting piece 47c is mounted by the motor 70 for the transfer mechanism 41. The bottom surface of the extension piece 47b is mounted in a gear train (not shown) for transmitting a drive source of the motor 70 to the rack 43c of the inner frame 42.

In Fig. 21, reference numeral 47d denotes a mounting piece bent from the base board 47 on which the printed circuit board 72 is fixed by screws.

The support plate 64 is suspended from the front end of the base plate 47 as shown in FIG. On the support plate 64, a gear 61 having an arc-shaped light shielding plate 62 standing on the outer circumferential portion of the upper surface is rotatably supported with respect to the shaft 63 horizontally.

As shown in Fig. 27, the side plates 48 and 48 each have a front portion 48a extending near the lower end portion. The front ends of these extensions 48a and 48a extend so that the distance between them gradually increases toward the front end.

The side plates 48 and 48 are also formed in the vicinity of the lower end with two longitudinally extending inner frame guide grooves 48b and 48b arranged on a single line. At the front of the inner frame guide groove 48b, the holder guide groove 48d is L-shaped with a groove 48e extending in the longitudinal direction and a vertical groove 48f extending upward from the rear of the longitudinal groove.

The engaging piece 48g at the lower edge portions of the side plates 48 and 48 including the front plate portion is formed to correspond to the engaging grooves 3d and 3d of the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2.

The front end of the longitudinal groove 48e of the holder guide groove 48d and the front end of the inner frame guide groove 48b extend into the front end of the extension portion 48a which extends forward as shown in FIG. The tail of the longitudinal groove 48e of the holder guide groove 48d is located closer to the front of the rear of the inner frame guide groove 48b.

With the above structure, the holder 31 and the transfer mechanism 41 are assembled in the following manner.

First, the rear guide pin 43e on each side plate 34 of the holder 31 has two step portions 44h and 44j of the rear side 44g of each side plate 44 of the inner frame 42. The middle guide pin 34d is located on the upper edge of the middle high step 44j and at the same time the two step 44e and 44f of the front side 44a of each side plate 44 of the inner frame 42. It lies on the upper edge of the middle step 44e.

Next, the front guide pin 34c of the holder 31 is formed on the front side 44a of each side plate 44 of the inner frame 42 while moving the holder 31 toward the rear of the inner frame 42. It moves toward the opening of the guide groove 44d, and the guide pin 34e on the stepped portion 44j comes close to the opening of the guide groove 44m.

Then, as the rear guide pin 34e is guided along the upper edge of the step 44j, it fits into the guide groove 44m and at the same time the front guide pin 34c fits into the guide groove 44j to hold the holder 31. ) Is assembled into the inner tape. As a result, the position of the guide pin 34e in the guide groove 44m is almost the same as the position of the guide pin 34c in the guide groove 44d.

With the holder 31 assembled to the inner frame 42, the center guide pin 34d of the side plate 34 of the holder 31 is formed of the high steps 44e of the front piece 44a and the back piece 44g. It is located between the high steps 44j and above the low steps 44f of the front piece 44a and above the low steps 44h of the back piece 44g almost behind the front piece 44a.

Next, as described above, the center guide pin 34d of the side plate 34 of the holder 31 assembled to the inner frame 42 is formed by the holder guide groove 48d formed in the side plate 48 of the outer frame 46. ) Into the longitudinal groove 48e. At the same time, the guide pin 44n of the inner frame 42 fits into the inner frame guide groove 48d of the side plate 48.

Since the distance between the front ends of the side plate 48 extends forward, the guide pin 44n of the inner frame 42 and the holder into the longitudinal groove 48e of the holder guide groove 48d and the inner guide groove 48b. If the operation of fitting the guide pin 34d of 31 is performed at the front end of the side plate 48, it is not necessary to expand the gap between the side plates 48 when fitting these pins.

The guide pins 34d of the holder 31 and the guide pins 44 of the inner frame 42 are fitted into the longitudinal grooves 48e of the inner frame guide grooves 48b and the holder guide grooves 48d and then guided. The screw 44p is fastened from the outside into the rear part of the rear side 44g of the inner frame 42 in which the step 44k is formed.

In the state in which the inner frame 42 including the holder 31 is assembled to the outer frame 46, the micro switch 51 is attached to the support piece 47A, and the support plate 64 is attached to the base plate 47. Suspended from the bottom, the gear 61 is mounted on the support plate 64 to rotate about the shaft 63. At the same time, the printed circuit board 65 on which the light circuit breaker 66 is mounted is fixed to the base plate 47 of the outer frame 46 without the electrical portion of the recording mechanism shown.

The motor 70 is mounted on the mounting piece 47 of the base plate 47, the gear train (not shown) is mounted on the extension piece 47B, and the output shaft of the motor 70 is connected to the inner frame through the gear train. The rack 43C is connected to the rack 43C.

In this state, the inner frame 42 is moved forward with respect to the outer frame 46 by the reverse rotation of the motor 70 of the transfer mechanism 41, thereby removing the guide screw 44P at the front end of the inner frame guide groove 48C. Position it. This allows the guide pins 34d and 44n to be positioned at the front ends of the inner frame guide groove 48b and the holder guide groove 48d near the extension 48a, but as shown in FIG. These guide grooves 48d and 48b are moved rearward from the fore end of the groove outwardly at the ends of the < RTI ID = 0.0 >

With the guide screw 44p positioned at the front end of the inner frame guide groove 48c, the guide pins 34c, 34e of the holder 31 are located at the rear of the corresponding guide grooves 44d, 44m of the inner frame 42. Is located in. As a result, the holder 31 is guided 34f of the side plate 34 of the holder 31 with the bottom plate 32 of the holder 31 positioned on the bottom plate 43 of the inner frame 42. ) Is positioned in the attach / detach position, which projects forward from the front end of the side plate 44 of the inner frame 42.

When the transfer plate 33 is in the normal position at the mounting / removing position of the holder 31, the operating piece 33g of the transfer plate 33 engages the switch piece 51a of the micro switch 51 to form a micro switch ( When the 51 is turned on and the transfer plate 33 is in the push-in position, the operating piece 33g is separated rearward from the switch piece 51a to turn off the micro switch 51.

On the other hand, when the inner frame 42 is moved backward with respect to the outer frame 46 by the forward rotation of the motor 70, the guide pin 44n and the guide screw 44p are the inner frame guide grooves 48b and 48c. Is guided backward along. Following this movement, the guide pin 34d of the holder 31 is guided backward along the longitudinal groove 48e of the holder guide groove 48d of the outer frame 46 such that the holder 31 is moved to the outer frame 46. Relative to the inner frame 42.

The guide pin 44n when the guide pin 34d of the holder 31 is positioned at the rear of the longitudinal groove 48e of the holder guide groove 48d of the outer frame 46 as shown in the right side view of FIG. 29. The guide screw 44p is located in front of the rear of the inner frame guide grooves 48b and 48c.

When the holder 31 in the mounting / removing position is moved rearward with the inner frame 42 relative to the outer frame 46 as described above, the operating piece 33g of the transfer plate 33 is the micro switch 51. Is separated rearward from the switch piece 51a.

Next, when further forward rotation of the motor 70 moves the inner frame 42 further back relative to the outer frame 46, the guide pin 34d merely moves the inner frame 42 rearward and the holder ( Further rearward movement by the trailing end of the longitudinal grooves 48e is prevented while 31 is prevented from moving backward with the inner frame 42.

As the inner frame 42 moves rearward with respect to the outer frame 46, the guide pins 34c, 34e of the holder 31 move from the rear end to the corresponding guide grooves 44d, 44m of the inner frame 42. Relative to the upper side so that the guide pin 34d moves from the lower end toward the upper end of the vertical groove 48f of the holder guide groove 48d of the outer frame 46.

As a result, the holder 31 is conveyed upward with respect to the inner frame 42 and the outer frame 46. As shown in the right side view of FIG. 30, when the guide pin 44n and the guide screw 44p reach the rear of the inner frame guide grooves 48b and 48c, the guide pin 34d is almost at the upper end of the vertical groove 48f. Reached simultaneously so that the bottom plate 32 separates upward from the bottom plate 43 of the inner frame 42 and the left and right retaining plates 35 and 36 are positioned below the recording mechanism mounted on the outer frame 46. The holder 31 is moved to the recording position.

The front end of the side plate 44 of the inner frame 44 at the position of the holder 31 retreats backward from the front end of the extension 48a of the outer frame 46. The front end of the guide protrusion 34f is further retracted rearward from the front end of the side plate 44.

In Fig. 30, reference numeral 47e denotes a positioning pin that projects downward from the bottom of the base plate 47 to position the cartridge 17 loaded in the holder 31 at the recording position. This positioning pin 47e is formed to fit into the positioning projection 19b of the mounting shaft 19a of the rotary table 19 in the cartridge 17 loaded on the holder 31 at the recording position.

Next, the printed circuit board 10 is fixed on the housing plate 8 of the upper case 5 by screws. The support lever 54 is suspended from a part of the accommodating plate 8 to the right side of the printed circuit board 10 and is vibrable with respect to the shaft 53. The coil spring 58 is sleeve-coupled to a portion of the shaft 53 protruding onto the receiving plate 8. The locking member 57 is also mounted on the upper end of the shaft 53 and the ends of the coil spring 58 are fixed to the locking member 57 and the receiving plate 8. In this state, the light interrupter 66 mounted on the printed circuit board 65 is arranged on the focal point of the light shielding plate 62 which moves as the gear 61 rotates.

The rotational position of the gear 61 relative to the support plate 64 is set such that the light shield plate 62 is located between the two end portions of the light interrupter 66. The set screw (not shown) then enters into the four corners of the base plate 47 of the outer frame 46 from below and extends vertically downward from the four corners of the bottom of the top plate 6 of the upper case 5. The holder 31 and the transfer mechanism 41 are mounted on the upper case 5 with the side plates 48 and 48 of the outer frame 46 being fastened into the protrusions (not shown).

With the holder 31 and the transfer mechanism 41 mounted on the upper case 5, the printed circuit boards 65 and 10 pass through a connector cable through the opening 7a of the connecting plate 7 (see FIG. 7). Is connected by.

In the state where the holder 31 and the transfer mechanism 41 are mounted on the upper case 5, the pin 52 is engaged with the gear 61 by the gear 56a of the gear portion 56 of the support lever 54. The side edges of the lever 54 are in a protruding position which abuts against the stepped portions of the bottom surface of the storage plate 8. In this state, the pin 52 is bottom plate 32 from the gap between the guide plate 36b and the side plate 34 of the holding plate 36 located on the right side of the holder 31 in the mounting / removing position. It is located at a position closer to the left side plate 34 than to the right side plate 34 protruding inwardly of the holder 31 toward.

In this state, the light shielding plate 62 of the gear 61 is the bifurcated ends of the light interrupter 66 in the protruding position where the pin 52 is located on the inner side surface of the right side plate 34 of the holder 31. It is located in between to block the detected light (not shown) and turn off the light interrupter 66. Here the cartridge 17 is not yet inserted into the holder 31 and becomes empty.

When the cartridge 17 is inserted into the empty holder 31, both sides of the cartridge body 18 of the cartridge 17 contact the inner surface of the vertical surface 34b of the both side plates 34 and 34 of the holder 31. Thereby applying the minimum holding force required of the cartridge 17 from the holder 31 to the cartridge 17 to follow the longitudinal movement of the holder 31. In the very early stages of cartridge insertion, before the minimum holding force acts on the cartridge 17, the cartridge 17 pushes the pins 52 from the front end of the outer frame 46 to the rear end and the force of the coil spring 58 By vibrating the support lever 54 against it, the pin 52 is pushed outward of the side plate 34 of the holder 312.

When the support plate 54 is vibrated by the pin 52 as it is pushed, the gear 61 meshed with the gear 56a of the gear portion 56 is rotated, so that the light breaker 66 is rotated as shown in FIG. The light shield plate 62 located between the bifurcated ends causes the light shielding plate 62 to be retracted from between the bifurcated ends as shown in the enlarged plan view of FIG.

As a result, the optical path of the light circuit breaker 66 for the detection light blocked by the light shield plate 62 is removed to turn on the light circuit breaker 66. The light interrupter 66 thus detects whether the cartridge 17 has been inserted completely or incompletely into the holder 31.

Conversely, when the cartridge 17 inserted in the holder 31 is pulled out until the holding force of the holder 31 no longer acts on the cartridge 17, the force of the coil spring 58 becomes The support lever 54 vibrates in a direction opposite to the direction in which the vibration vibrates when it is inserted, thereby pressing the pin 52 pushed out of the side plate 34 of the holder 31 by the cartridge 17 so as to press the side plate ( Return to the inside of 34).

The vibration of the support lever 54 accompanied by the return movement of the pin 52 then rotates the gear 61 so that the light shielding plate 62 retracted out of the light path of the light interrupter 66 is one position on the light path. To block the detection light to turn off the breaker 66. At this time, the light interrupter 66 detects whether the cartridge 17 is completely removed from the holder 31 and the holder 31 is empty.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the set screw 81 is inserted into the mounting piece 13z of the front plate 13 of the front panel 11 to which the lock 13d is fitted from below. The set screw 81 is then fastened in a self-tapping manner into the bottom hole (not shown) in the corresponding screw receiving member 8a of the receiving plate 8 of the upper case 5 to top the front panel 11. It is fixed to the front end of the case (5).

In this state, as shown in FIG. 32, the intermediate portion of the operating lever 13r of the lock 13d is disposed on the switch 10a mounted upward on the printed circuit board 10. As shown in FIG.

Then, the key 13a inserted into the key hole 13g of the cylinder 13f rotates the cylinder 13f from the normal position to the open / closed position against the force of the coil spring 13w so that the middle portion of the operating lever 13r is rotated. It vibrates about the pivot shaft 13v to press the switch 10a and turn it to turn on as shown in FIG.

When the cylinder 13f is released from the rotational force of the key 13a, the coil spring 13w pressurizes the cylinder 13f to return to the normal position from the rotational position so that the intermediate portion of the operating lever 13r is shown in FIG. Likewise to be separated upward from the switch (10a).

In the state where the front panel 11 is mounted at the front end of the upper case 5, the clock setting button 13c is disposed in front of the switch 10b mounted facing forward on the printed circuit board 10. As shown in FIG. When the clock setting button 13c is pressed, the switch 10b is pressed to turn on the switch. When the clock setting button 13c is released, the clock setting button 13c is separated from the switch 10b in front of the switch. Off. The pilot lamp 13x is exposed forward from the front plate 13.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, both side surfaces of the lower end of the cover 14 are pivotally attached to the hinges 3e and 3e together with the coil springs 3f at the front ends of the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2. It is. The lower case 2 has the front case 11, the holder 31, and the upper case 5 on which the transfer mechanism 41 is mounted while the cover 14 is opened flatly in front of the lower case 2. It is located underneath so that the upper and lower cases are aligned in the longitudinal direction.

For this purpose, the engaging pieces 16a and 16a of the mounting plate 16 are previously inserted into the mounting grooves (not shown) of the recess 9a of the side plate 9 of the upper case 5. The engaging pieces 16b and 16b of these mounting plates 16 are inserted into the mounting grooves 4b and 4b of the recesses 4a and 4a of the lower case 2 and the lower case 2 is attached to the upper case 5. ) And the mounting plate 16 is mounted on both side surfaces of the upper and lower cases 5 and 2.

The engaging pieces 16a and 16a of the mounting plate 16 inserted into the mounting grooves (not shown) of the upper case 5 and the mounting grooves 4b of the lower case 2 are located next to the mounting plate 16. The push pieces 9c and 4c of the upper and lower casings 5 and 2 positioned on the recesses 9a and 4a are pressed out of the recorder body 1 in the mounting grooves and come into contact with their backs. Thus, the mounting plate 16 is prevented from loosening into the inner portion of the recorder body 1.

After the mounting plate 16 is mounted on both sides of the upper and lower cases 5 and 2, the end portions of the protrusions 9b and 9b on both sides in front of the upper case 5 are provided with protrusions of the lower case 2. Engaging grooves 3d, which are inserted into 3a and 3a and engaging pieces 48g and 48g of side plates 48 and 48 of the outer frame 46 are formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2, respectively. Inserted into 3d).

The mounting screws 68 and 68 are inserted from under the bottom plate 3 through the holes (not shown) of the lower case 2, and through the portion of the bottom plate 3 on which the protrusion storing portions 3a and 3a are formed. It enters into the projection storing parts 3a and 3a. The mounting screw is then fastened in a self-tapping manner into the bottom holes (not shown) of the projections 9b and 9b of the upper case 5.

As a result, the upper and lower cases 5 and 2 are connected at the front and the hinges 3e and 3e at the front of the lower case 2 are covered by the lower end of the front plate 13 of the front panel 11 so that they can be secured from the outside. It is hidden. When the cover 14 is released from the open state, the pressing force of the coil spring 3f is determined by the stopper formed at the inner edge of the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y of the front plate 13 of the front panel 11. Rotate the cover 14 toward the upright position until it is locked in the closed position to close the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y.

The printed circuit board 72 and the power transistor 73 are mounted on the heat dissipation plate 15 through the mounting frame 74 disposed in front of the connector hole 15d while the upper and lower cases are connected from the front side. While inserting the mounting piece 15c into the positioning portion 6k at the rear of the upper case 5, the mounting pieces 15b on both sides of the mounting piece 15c are provided with the corresponding recesses 6a of the upper case 5. ) And the mounting piece 15a is inserted into the recess 3b of the lower case 2 to fit the heat dissipation plate 15 to the rear of the upper and lower cases 5 and 2.

The mounting screw 69a is then inserted from the outside into a hole (not shown) in the mounting pieces 15a and 15a and fastened into the bottom hole 6c of the screw receiving members 3c and 6c in a self-tapping manner. At the same time, the mounting screw 69b inserted into the blank hole 6d of the upper case 5 is fastened into the hole 6f by the same self tapping method as the mounting screw 69a, as shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. The front end of the mounting screw 69b passes through the hole 15e of the mounting piece 15c. The cap 6h is inserted into the blank hole 6d to fit the locking piece 6e in the annular groove 6j of the cap 6h to bring the blank hole 6d close to the cap 6h.

Now the upper and lower cases 5 and 2 are also connected at the rear side to complete the assembly of the recorder body 1.

Thus, the assembled recorder body 1 is inserted into the console box from behind, and the mounting screw hole formed in the side wall of the console box and the threaded hole 16c formed in the mounting plate 16 on both sides of the recorder body 1 Fixing screws (not shown) aligned with each other and inserted into the mounting grooves from the rear of the console box are fastened into the threaded holes 16c of the mounting plate 16.

Since the push pieces 9c and 4c of the upper and lower cases 5 and 2 remove the gap of the mounting plate 16 into the inside of the recorder body 1 by engaging the mounting plate 16, the recorder body ( 1) is firmly mounted in the car's console box.

When the holder 31 is in the recording position with the assembly of the recorder body 1 completed, the shielding piece 43d of the inner frame 42 is heat dissipation plate 15 as shown in the left side view of FIG. It is located between the bifurcated portions of the light circuit breaker 71 on the printed circuit board 72 mounted on the block to block the detection light (not shown) to turn off the light circuit breaker 71.

Meanwhile, as shown in the left side view of FIG. 36, the holder 31 is moved downward from the recording position in a state where the bottom plate 43 of the inner frame 42 and the bottom plate 32 of the holder 31 are in contact with each other. When or when the holder 31 is positioned in the mount / detach position as shown in the left side view of Fig. 37, the light shielding piece 43d of the inner frame 42 is separated from between the bifurcated portions of the light blocker 71. It retreats forward to remove the optical path of the detection light and to turn on the light interrupter 71. The light interrupter 71 now detects that the holder 31 is separated from the recording position.

On the contrary, when the holder 31 conveyed from the mounting / removing position reaches the recording position, the light shielding piece 43d retracted from the optical path of the detection light of the optical blocker 71 returns to the optical path to block and stops. Turn off (71). The light interrupter 71 now detects whether the holder 31 is located at the recording position.

When the recorder body 1 is assembled, a space is formed in the upper and lower cases 5 and 2 on the left side of the transfer mechanism 41 behind the clock 13a of the front panel 11. In this space, the driving force is transmitted to the clock 13a through another gear train split from the first gear train, not shown, and the rotary table 19 is pivoted on the driven gear of the cartridge 17 through the gear train (not shown). A motor (not shown) is provided for supplying a driving force to make it work. Also installed in this space are these gear trains not shown. The motor and gear train are installed prior to the assembly of the upper and lower cases 5, 2.

In an unshown gear train, the drive gear is exposed to the outside of the cartridge body 18 from the open shutter 18g of the cartridge 17 by positioning the holder 31 loaded with the cartridge 17 in the recording position. Combined with the drive gear. Through the gear train including the drive gear in the upper and lower cases 5 and 2 and the gear train including the driven gear in the cartridge body 18, the power of the motor 82 is loaded to the holder 31 at the recording position. It is delivered to the rotary table 19 of the cartridge 17.

The motor, not shown, which operates the clock 13a always rotates forward only at a constant speed over time. As the drive gear and the driven gear (not shown) are combined, the rotary table 19 rotates in the direction of advancing the time scale (not shown) formed on the 7-day recording paper 21. The clock 13a moves in the direction of time.

Next, the operation (operation) of the vehicle operation recorder of this embodiment will be described.

First, when the key 13A is inserted into the key hole 13g of the lock 13d and turned to turn the cylinder 13f from the normal position to the open position, the empty holder 31 is in the recording position and the cover 14 is closed. With the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y closed, the motor 70 is started to transfer the holder 31 from the recording position to the mounting / removing position.

Then, the holder 31 is temporarily moved downward from the recording position and placed on the inner frame 42. Then, together with the inner frame 42, the holder 31 moves directly forward along the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2, during which the front end of the guide protrusion 34f of the side plates 34, 34 is A cover 14 spaced radially away from the rotational shaft of the cover 14, as shown in FIG. 38, at a fixed distance upward from the lower end of the cover 14 pivotally supported by the hinge 3e. At one point after the back is joined against the back of the cover 14. Further advancement of the holder 31 causes the cover 14 to begin to open against the pressing force of the coil spring 3f.

And, as the holder 31 and the inner frame 42 further move forward, the front end of the bottom plate 32 of the holder 31 is the point where the front end of the guide protrusion 34f is coupled as shown in FIG. It is engaged with the back of the cover 14 at a point closer to the lower end of the cover 14. The front end of the bottom plate 32 pushes open the cover 14 and at the same time the front end of the guide protrusion 34f is far from the back of the cover 14.

As the holder 31 approaches the mounting / detachment position somewhat, the bottom plate 32 climbs behind the cover 14 and from the lower end side until the cover 14 is fully open as shown in FIG. 40. It slides toward the upper end, and then the motor 70 stops, causing the holder 31 to stop in the attached / detached position.

Then, the cartridge 17 having the 7-day recording paper 21 positioned on the rotary table 19 with its peripheral position aligned with the current time has a locking projection 18n with a locking piece of the spring plate member 37. It is inserted into the holder 31 until it is lifted on 37b) and locked to fully load the cartridge 17 in the holder 31. Thereafter, the cartridge 17 is temporarily pushed back into the holder 31 until it can no longer be inserted. This starts the motor 70 and causes the holder 31 to be transferred from the mounting / removing position to the recording position.

In the loading of the cartridge 17 into the holder 31, when the recording sheet accommodating portion 18b is directed toward the bottom plate 32, the cartridge 17 is turned over, or when the cartridge 17 is inserted from its rear end, that is, When turned upside down in the longitudinal direction, the rear lower end corner and the front upper end corner of the cartridge body 18 interfere with the inclined surfaces 34a and 34a of the holder 31 because they are not provided with the inclined surfaces 18t and 18t. The insertion of the 17 into the holder 31 is prevented.

Since the front portions of the side plates 34 and 34 including the guide protrusions 34f and 34f are formed so that the gap therebetween gradually increases forward, the side position of the cartridge 17 relative to the holder 31 is changed to the cartridge 17. If it is biased when inserting into the holder 31, the cartridge 17 is reliably guided into the holder 31 by the front of the side plates 34 and 34.

Similarly, the guide plates 35b, 35b of the left and right retaining plates 35, 36 of the bottom plate 32 are inclined so that the guide plates 35b, 36b are gradually spaced forward from the bottom plate 32 further, If the vertical position of the cartridge 17 with respect to the holder 31 is slightly shifted when the cartridge 17 is inserted into the holder 31, the cartridge 17 is reliably inserted into the holder by these guide plates 35b and 36b. Can be guided.

Then, by the operation of the motor 70, the holder 31 loaded with the cartridge 17 is moved from the mounting / removing position to the recording position. In the initial stage of this transfer, the front end of the bottom plate 32 is lower case as a result of the movement of the inner frame 42 and the back of the holder 31 immediately above and along the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2. When retracted backward from the front end of the bottom plate 3 of (2), the force of the coil spring 3f causes the cover 14 to contact the front end of the bottom plate 32 and cross the back of the cover 14. do.

When the holder 31 and the inner frame 42 move further rearward so that the front end of the bottom plate 32 is closer to the rear end of the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2 than the front end thereof, the bottom plate 32 ) Is separated from the rear of the cover 14, which contacts the lower end of the rear side of the cartridge 17, as shown in FIG. As the holder 31 and the inner frame 42 move further to the rear, the coil spring 3f presses the cover 14 into close contact with the lower end of the cartridge 17 while maintaining contact with the lower end of the rear of the cartridge 17.

As with the inner frame 42, when the holder 31 moves further back and approaches a point just below the recording position, the cover 14 fully accesses the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y and the cover 14 Is bonded against a stopper (not shown) provided at the inner edge of the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y, to prevent further access of the cover 14. Then, when the holder 31 reaches the point directly under the recording position, the lower end of the rear surface of the cartridge 17 is separated from the back of the cover 14.

The holder 31 whose further movement to the rear of the holder 31 is suppressed at a point just below the recording position moves up by the further rearward movement of the inner frame 42 and reaches the recording position, at which time the motor 70 ) Stops and stops the holder 31 at the rearward movement and recording position of the inner frame 42.

When the holder 31 reaches the recording position, the positioning pin 47e protrudes downward from the base plate 47 of the outer frame 46 and is positioned on the mounting shaft 19a of the cartridge 17. The 7-day recording paper 21 is placed on the cartridge 17 with respect to the recording mechanism (not shown) inserted in the projection 19b, and the recording needle (not shown) of the recording mechanism is in contact with the top recording paper 21a.

Then, the 7-day recording paper 21 on the cartridge 17 starts to rotate along the rotation table 19 so that the recording needle of the recording mechanism (not shown) continuously records the next drive information from the top recording paper 21a. .

The base plate 35a of the left holding plate 35 facing the portion of the upper recording paper 21a of the 7-day recording paper 21 immediately downstream of the cutter 18c in the rotational direction of the rotary table 19 is the cartridge 17 Since the vehicle travel information is recorded on each recording sheet 21a of the 7-day recording sheet 21 because it is spaced apart from the bottom plate 32 and extends substantially parallel to the bottom plate 32 by a distance corresponding to the height of the i). In the meantime, the base plate 35a is disposed just above the portion of the recording paper 21a immediately downstream of the cutter 18c.

Similarly, the right holding faces the portion of the upper recording paper 21a of the 7-day recording paper 21 near the right end of the cartridge body 18 slightly upstream of the cutter 18c in the rotational direction of the rotary table 19. The base plate 36a of the plate 36 is spaced apart from the bottom plate 32 by a distance corresponding to the height of the cartridge 17. Therefore, the base plate 36a is disposed directly above the portion of the recording paper 21a near the right end of the cartridge body 18 while the vehicle driving information is recorded on each recording paper 21a of the 7-day recording paper 21. .

Therefore, when the recording paper 21a of the 7-day recording paper 21 isolated from the support plate 21e is wrapped and started to rise by cutting the connecting tape 21j with the cutter body 18e, the left and right holding plates 35, The base plates 35a and 36a of the 36 hold the recording sheet 21a down on the supporting plate 21e, so that the left and right holding plates 35 and 36 of which the notch 21c of the recording sheet 21a faces the recording sheet. The damage is prevented by reliably preventing the edge portion of the grip.

When the vehicle operation is stopped and the recording of the vehicle driving information on the 7-day recording sheet 21 is completed, the key 13A inserted into the key hole 13g of the lock 13d rotates the cylinder 13f from the normal position to the open / close position. Is turned on.

Then, the operation of the motor 70 causes the holder 31 to move downward from the recording position to separate the recording paper 21a from the recording needle in contact with the recording needle of an unshown recording mechanism. The cover 14 is then opened and the holder 31 loaded with the cartridge 17 is transferred from the recording position to the mounting / removing position. Then, the cartridge 17 is completely removed from the holder 31 in the resting state at the attaching / detaching position.

Then, the lower end of the rear side of the cartridge 17, which is placed in the inner frame 42 just below the recording position, is covered at a point higher than the lower end of the cover 14 pivotally supported by the hinge 3e. Are joined against the back.

Then, as the holder 31 and the inner frame 42 move further forward, the front end of the bottom plate 32 is joined to the lower end of the back of the cover 14 which immediately begins to open and the back of the cartridge 17 The lower end of is separated from behind the cover 14. Thereafter, the cover 14, like the empty holder 31, continues to open until the holder 31 reaches the mounting / detaching position. When the holder 31 is loaded into the cartridge 17 and is transported from the recording position to reach the mount / detach position, the motor 70 stops and stops the holder 31 at the mount / detach position.

The cartridge 17 is then taken out of the holder 31 and placed in a mounting / removing position.

The skin plate 36c of the right holding plate 36 facing the portion of the recording paper 21a of the 7-day recording paper 21 immediately upstream of the cutter 18c in the rotational direction of the rotary table 19 is the skin plate 36c. ) And the bottom plate 32 are inclined so as to gradually increase toward the holding plate 35. Therefore, when the cartridge 17 is removed from the holder 31 in the mounting / detaching position, the cover plate 36c extends almost parallel to the cutter body 18e in the cartridge 17 loaded in the holder 31.

Similarly, in the rotational direction of the rotary table 19 of the right holding plate 36 arranged at one position to pass by the portion of the recording sheet 21a of the seven-day recording sheet 21 immediately upstream of the cutter 18c. The outer edge plate 36d has a height from the bottom plate 32 that is equal to the height of the portion of the cover plate 36c closest to the retaining plate 35.

This structure provides the following advantages when pulling the cartridge 17 out of the holder 31 in the mount / detach position. When the connecting tape 21j adhered to the supporting plate 21e is cut by the cutter body 18e and the edge portion of the notch 21c abuts against the stop piece 18f, the recording paper 21a is not recorded. It is isolated from 21a and stops rotation. Part of the recording paper 21a upstream of the notch 21c in the rotational direction of the rotary table 19 over the cutter body 18e when the cartridge 17 is removed from the holder 31 in the mounting / removing position in this state. Is not in contact with the holding plate 36. This prevents the recording paper 21a from grasping the holding plate 36 to prevent it from being damaged when the cartridge 17 is pulled out.

The key 13A inserted into the key hole 13g of the lock 13d after the cartridge 17 is completely removed from the holder 31 in the mounting / removing position rotates the cylinder 13f from the normal position to the open / close position. Is turned on. This causes the cover 14 to be closed and the empty holder 31 to be transferred from the mounting / removing position to the recording position.

When the cartridge 17 is inserted into the holder 31 by a small distance less than the position at which the holding force of the holder 31 starts to act when the holder 31 is transferred from the mounting / removing position to the recording position, the holder 31 Is not transferred to the recording position even when the cylinder 13f is rotated from the normal position to the open / closed position by the key 13A inserted into the key hole 13g of the lock 13d.

Thus, the non-empty holder 31 cannot be transferred from the mounting / removing position to the recording position except by fully loading the cartridge 17 into the holder 31 and then pushing it further into the holder 31.

In the vehicle-operated recorder of the present embodiment, when the clock setting button 13c is pressed with the holder 31 positioned in the mounting / detaching position, the clock 13a determines whether the holder 31 is loaded with the cartridge 17. Regardless of whether or not the clock setting button 13c is pushed forward in time. Pressing the clock setting button 13c when the bin holder 31 is in the recording position similarly causes the clock 13a to advance in time while the clock setting button 13c is pressed.

When the holder 31 loaded with the cartridge 17 is in the recording position and the car is driving, the pressing operation of the clock setting button 13c is ignored and the clock 13a is not advanced.

On the other hand, when the vehicle is stopped and the holder 31 loaded with the cartridge 17 is in the recording position, pressing the clock setting button 13c causes the holder 31 to be forcibly transferred from the recording position to the mounting / removing position. When the holder 31 reaches the mounting / detaching position, the pressing operation of the clock setting button 13c is enabled and the clock 13a is advanced while the button 13c is pressed.

When the holder 31 is transferred from the mounting / removing position to the recording position, the elapsed time t1 after the forward rotation of the motor 70 starts, such as when the holder 31 hangs along the way, is recorded by the holder 31. If the predetermined time T is exceeded before reaching the position, or if the motor 70 is overloaded, the motor 70 is temporarily stopped.

The motor 70 is then reversed, i.e. rotated backwards, to transfer the holder 31 towards the mounting / detaching position and the elapsed time after the motor 70 is reversed to reach the mounting / detaching position. If it has crossed before, or if the motor 70 is overloaded, the motor 70 is temporarily stopped and then reversed again, ie rotated forward.

The reverse operation of the motor 70 is repeated four times in total. After the motor 70 is rotated forward for the third time including the first forward rotation, the elapsed time t1 after the forward rotation of the motor 70 is a predetermined time before the holder 31 reaches the recording position. When (T) is exceeded or when the motor 70 is overloaded, the motor 70 is stopped and the pilot lamp 13x emits light, indicating that there is an abnormality.

Conversely, when the holder 31 is transferred from the recording position to the attaching / detaching position, the holder 70 is not reversed before the holder 70 reaches the attaching / detaching position, such as when the holder 31 hangs along the way. When the elapsed time t3 exceeds the predetermined time T or when the motor 70 is overloaded, the motor 70 is temporarily stopped.

Then, the motor 70 is reversed, that is, rotated forward to transfer the holder 31 to the recording position. If the elapsed time t1 after the forward rotation of the motor 70 exceeds the predetermined time T before the holder 31 reaches the recording position, or if the motor 70 is overloaded, the motor 70 temporarily It stops and then reverses again, ie rotates backwards.

The reverse operation of the motor 70 is repeated four times in total. After the motor 70 is rotated rearward for a third time including the first rearward rotation, the elapsed time t1 after the rearward rotation of the motor 70 is determined before the holder 31 reaches the mounting / removing position. When the time T is exceeded or when the motor 70 is overloaded, the motor 70 is stopped and the pilot lamp 13x emits light, indicating that there is an abnormality.

In order to deal with the abnormalities that occur when the holder 31 is transferred from the recording position to the mounting / detaching position, the reverse operation of the motor 70 is a clock setting button when the holder 31 loaded with the cartridge 17 is in the recording position. It is executed during the forced conveyance of the holder 31 from the recording position caused by the pressing operation of the 13C to the attaching / detaching position.

When the cylinder lamp 13f is rotated from the normal position to the open / closed position by the key 13A with the pilot lamp 13x being turned on by the abnormality generated during transfer between the mounting / removing position and the recording position as described above. The motor 70 is reversed to transfer the holder 31 toward the mounting / removing position.

When the elapsed time t3 after the reversal of the motor 70 exceeds the predetermined time T before the holder 31 reaches the mounting / removing position, such as when the holder 31 hangs on the way, or the motor 70 ) Is overloaded, the motor 70 is temporarily stopped and the reverse operation of the motor 70 is repeated up to four times.

If the elapsed time t3 after the reversal of the motor 70 exceeds the predetermined time T before the holder 31 reaches the mounting / removing position, or if the motor 70 is overloaded, the motor 70 stops. The pilot lamp 13x is turned on to indicate that there is an abnormality.

As described above, with the vehicle-operated recorder of this embodiment, a cartridge insertion / removal port 13y is formed on the front plate 13 of the front panel 11 forming the front side of the recorder body, through which the recorder body 1 The holder 31 is formed to pass through and open the lower part of the front plate 13 when being transported between the mounting / removing position on the outside of the center and the recording position on the inside, and the cover 14 is mutually locked by the transfer of the holder 31. It is opened and closed by). Of the upper and lower cases 5, 2 placed behind the front panel 11, the lower case 2 is provided with a bottom plate 3 which forms the lower surface of the recorder body 1, so that The front end is located at the lower end of the front plate 13 formed by the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y. The front end of the bottom plate 3 is provided with hinges 3e and 3e to pivotally support the lower end of the cover 14.

Compared to the structure in which the cover 14 is pivotally supported via a hinge on the front plate 13 of the front panel 11, the structure of this embodiment allows the front plate 13 to be moved downward from the cartridge insert / removal port 13y. Eliminating the need to extend to provide a hinge reinforcement and eliminating the need to extend the plate portion rearward from the lower end of the front plate 13 so that the extended plate portion faces the ceiling plate 12. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an increase in the vertical height of the front plate 13 or to prevent an increase in the vertical height of the front panel 11, which is a slope for moldings formed at the plate portion extending from the lower end of the front plate 13 as a whole. Will be caused by.

Since the bottom plate 3 which pivotally supports the lower end of the cover 14 through the hinges 3e and 3e extends to the rear end of the recorder body 1 and has side plates 4 and 4, it is constant. Originally equipped with a level of strength. In addition, the bottom plate 3 can reinforce the hinges 3e and 3e well without providing a structure for reinforcing the hinges 3e and 3e, which increases the vertical height of the recorder body 1 as a whole.

Guide protrusions 34f and 34f joined to the rear surface of the cover 14 at a point higher than the lower end of the cover 14 pivotally supported by the hinges 3e and 3e are provided with the side plate (of the holder 31). 34, the structure provided at the front end of the 34 can be removed.

However, the structure having the guide protrusions 34f and 34f at the front ends of the side panels 34 and 34 as in this embodiment provides the following advantages. That is, the front end of the bottom plate 32 of the holder 31 is hinged 3e, 3e when the cover 14 for closing the cartridge insertion / removing port 13y is pushed open by the holder 31 from behind. A greater angular moment acts on the cover 14 than when pushing the cover 14 at a point near the bottom end. This means that less force is needed from cover 31 to cover 14 to open cover 14. The reaction force acting on the hinges 3e and 3e is thus smaller, which in turn can reduce the required strength of the hinges 3e and 3e.

Therefore, no large structure is required for the reinforcement of the hinges 3e and 3e, and the vertical height of the bottom plate 3 of the lower case 2 is prevented from increasing, minimizing the vertical height of the recorder body 1 as a whole.

This embodiment has described the case where the cover 14 is pressed in the closing direction by the coil spring 3f, but the cover 14 closing the cartridge insertion / removing port 13y is provided with the cartridge insertion / removal port 13y. It can take a structure that is closed by a hook (not shown) provided at the periphery of the cover, wherein the cover is locked when the cover 14 is pushed back by the guide protrusions 34f and 34f of the holder 31. It is released and the cover 14 is opened by its own weight.

In this case, the cover 14 can be connected to the holder 31 by a string so that when the holder 31 is transferred from the mounting / removing position to the recording position, the cover 14 is pulled by the holder 31. It is closed along the line.

The present invention can also be applied to an automobile operating recorder which does not press the cover 14 by the coil spring 3f.

Although this embodiment has been described as an example of an automobile operation recorder for recording automobile operation information on a 7-day recording sheet 21, the present invention can of course also be applied to an automobile operation recorder for recording driving information on a 1-day recording sheet. have.

Although this embodiment has been described in the case of a cartridge type vehicle operated recorder in which a cartridge 17 loaded with a 7-day recording sheet 21 is removably inserted into the holder 31, the present invention is, of course, proposed and proposed by the present applicant. It can also be applied to a tray type automotive actuated recorder described in which a tray with a rotatable table is inserted or removed from the recorder body.

Claims (5)

The recording paper carrier is transported horizontally between the discharge position and the recording position outside of the recorder body, with the carrier at the recording position and the vehicle driving information recorded on the recording paper located on the carrier. CLAIMS 1. A carrier insertion and removal structure comprising: an opening formed in the front of a recorder body through which a carrier passes when transported between a discharge position and a record position; And a cover for opening and closing the opening in a locking relationship with the transfer of the carrier. Wherein the recorder body consists of a front panel having a front plate forming a front surface and a case provided with a bottom plate provided behind the front panel and forming a bottom surface of the recorder body; Here, the base end of the cover is pivotally supported by the hinge at the front end of the bottom plate; Wherein the front end of the bottom plate is located at the lower end of the front plate in which the opening is also formed. 2. A carrier according to claim 1, wherein the carrier has a bottom surface positioned along and immediately above the bottom plate when positioned at the ejection position, the carrier being transported from the recording position toward the ejection position and from the inside of the recorder body to the outside at the front plate. When passing through the opening, it is pushed by a portion of the front end spaced up from the underside of the carrier, and the back side of the closed cover is radially spaced from the hinge from the hinge at one point to allow the cover to open the opening. Carrier recorder insert and removal structure in a vehicle operated recorder. The recording paper carrier is transported horizontally between the discharge position and the recording position outside of the recorder body, with the carrier at the recording position and the vehicle driving information recorded on the recording paper located on the carrier. CLAIMS 1. A carrier insertion and removal structure comprising: an opening directed at the front side of a recorder body through which a carrier passes when transported between a discharge position and a record position; And a cover for opening and closing the opening in a locking relationship with the transfer of the carrier. Wherein the carrier has a bottom surface positioned directly above it along the bottom plate when positioned at the discharge position; Here, the carrier is pushed by a portion of the front end spaced up from the underside of the carrier, when transported from the recording position toward the discharge position and when passing through the opening in the front plate from the inside of the recorder body to the outside, the back of the closed cover And the recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in the vehicle-operated recorder, wherein the cover is opened radially spaced from the rotary shaft at one point so as to open the opening. 4. A press according to claim 2 or 3, wherein pressing means is provided between the front end of the bottom plate and the base end of the cover so as to press the opening cover in the direction of closing the opening, and the carrier is transferred from the discharge position to the recording position. When passing through the opening in the front plate from the outside to the inside of the recorder body, the cover is pressed by the pressing means to close the opening, and to the point on the back side of the opening cover radially spaced from the rotating shaft of the cover, And recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in an automobile operated recorder, characterized in that it is contacted. The front end portion of the carrier is provided with guide protrusions projecting forward from the carrier, and the guide protrusions are joined to one point at the back of the cover radially spaced from the rotation shaft of the cover. And recording paper carrier insertion and removal structure in a vehicle-operated recorder.