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- the present invention relates to tape cassettes for recording audio or video signals or computer data, and more specifically to a write protect device or erroneous erase preventing device.
- a tape cassette 101 includes a pair of rotatable tape reels 103 and 104 winding magnetic tape 102 , and a cassette body (or case) 105 enclosing the tape reels 103 and 104 .
- a cassette body (or case) 105 enclosing the tape reels 103 and 104 .
- an erroneous erase preventing device (or write protect device) 111 for discriminating a record enable state enabling the recording on the magnetic tape 102 and for preventing recorded data from being erased by error.
- the erroneous erase preventing device 111 consists of a detectable portion 112 for discrimination to prevent erroneous erasing (which serves as a detectable portion formed in the bottom 106 of the cassette body 105 ), and an erroneous erase preventive plug 113 serving as a discrimination plug for opening and closing the detectable portion 112 .
- the detectable portion 112 is formed by opening a round hole in the bottom 106 of the case 105 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 113 has an open-close portion 114 for opening and closing the detectable portion 112 , a slide operating portion 115 , and a lock portion 116 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 113 is right-left slidably attached in the cassette body 105 in the state that the slide control portion 115 projects out of an operation opening 108 on the back 107 of the cassette body 105 .
- the plug 113 is slidable in a right and left direction.
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 113 when the slide operation element 115 is operated to slide to one direction, closes the detectable portion 112 with the open-close portion 114 as shown in FIG. 23, while the lock portion 116 engages in a first lock opening 109 provided inside the case 105 to keep the closing state of the detectable portion 112 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 113 when operated to slide to direction A shown by an arrow from the state shown in FIG. 23, opens the detectable portion 112 which was closed by the open-close portion 114 as shown in FIG. 24, while the lock element 116 hooks to a second lock opening 110 provided inside the cassette body 105 to lock to keep the opening state of said detectable portion 112 .
- the erroneous erasing detection element provided on the recorder-player is lead into the cassette body 105 from the detectable portion 112 , which disables the recording on the magnetic tape 102 in the tape cassette 101 or, in other words, prevents erroneous erasing.
- the tape cassette that enables high-density recording on the magnetic tape (hereinafter called the second format tape cassette) has also been developed.
- the second format tape cassette 201 like the first format tape cassette 101 , is provided with a pair of tape reels 203 and 204 with magnetic tape 202 wound around them that are rotatably accommodated in the cassette body 205 , and, in one corner in the bottom 206 of the cassette body 205 , there is provided with an erroneous erasing preventive device 211 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive device 211 consists of a detectable portion 212 for discrimination or identification to prevent erroneous erasing and an erroneous erasing preventive plug 213 which closes/opens the detectable portion 212 .
- the detectable portion 212 is formed by opening a round hole in the bottom 206 of the cassette body 205 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 213 is formed roughly in the same way as the erroneous erasing preventive plug 113 of the first format tape cassette 101 , and when it is operated to slide to one direction, closes the detectable portion 212 , while when it is operated to slide to the other direction, releases open the detectable portion 212 .
- the cassette body 105 of the first format tape cassette 101 is also used as the cassette body 205 of the second format tape cassette 201 .
- the detectable portion for identification to prevent erroneous erasing 212 of the second format tape cassette 201 is formed, near the detectable portion 112 for identification to prevent erroneous erasing of said first format tape cassette 101 , with a predetermined spacing D between the portion 212 and the portion 112 .
- the detectable portion 312 for the third format tape cassette of the cassette body 305 is formed sufficiently away from the detectable portions 112 and 212 , the above-mentioned first problem (1) will be solved.
- the bottom plate 306 of said cassette body 305 is formed with various holes such as detection hole for magnetic tape type 331 , cassette positioning holes 332 and 333 , detection hole for recording format 334 , detection hole for tape end 335 . Therefore, there are imposed constraints in space.
- the position of the detection element for erroneous erasing of the recorder-player unit must also be moved in conformity with the position of the detectable portion 312 for the third format tape cassette.
- the change of the position of the detection element for erroneous erasing is also subjected to constraints in space, and difficulties in terms of cost.
- a tape cassette comprises: a casing formed with a plurality of discriminating detectable portions; and a discriminating plug slidably disposed in the casing, for moving into and out of at least one of the discriminating detectable portions.
- the discriminating detectable portions are collectively formed in a single cavity, and the discriminating plug faces at least one of the discriminating detectable portions in the recess.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape cassette according to one embodiment of the present invention as view from the upper side.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tape cassette shown in FIG. 1, as viewed from the lower side.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tape cassette of FIG. 1 with a lid being open.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the tape cassette of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a bottom side of a lower half of the tape cassette of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a front side of a discriminating plug of the tape cassette shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a back side of the discriminating plug of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the main portion of the tape cassette which receives the discriminating plug shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in the main portion of the tape cassette.
- FIG. 10 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in a first position.
- FIG. 11 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in a second position.
- FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in the tape cassette.
- FIG. 13 is a front view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a first operative state.
- FIG. 15 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a second operative state.
- FIG. 16 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a third operative state.
- FIG. 17 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a fourth operative state.
- FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing a first variation of the embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a sectional view showing a second variation of the embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the upper side of a conventional first-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the lower side of the conventional first-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing an erroneous erasing preventive plug of the tape cassette shown in FIGS. 20 and 21.
- FIG. 23 is a sectional view showing the erroneous erasing preventive plug of FIG. 22 in a first position.
- FIG. 24 is a sectional view showing the erroneous erasing preventive plug of FIG. 22 in a second position.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a conventional second-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a conventional third-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 27 is a sectional view taken across a line A-A in FIG. 26.
- FIGS. 1 ⁇ 19 shows a tape cassette 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the top
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the bottom
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view with a lid open
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower half from the bottom.
- the tape cassette 1 includes an erroneous erasing preventive device (or write protection device) 41 serving as means for protecting recorded information from being erased inadvertently, or as a cassette discriminating or identification means.
- the device 41 is formed on the bottom side.
- the erroneous erasing preventive device 41 of this example comprises an indented part (or cavity) 42 as a detectable element unit which includes three discriminating detectable portions or elements for discrimination or identification 42 a - 42 c put together (continuously without separating walls), and an erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 , as an discriminating or identification plug, placed to face the indented part 42 .
- the first discriminating detectable portion 42 a is formed at the position corresponding to the first format detectable portion 112 of the first format tape cassette 101 shown in FIGS. 20 - 21 .
- the second discriminating detectable portion 42 b is formed at the position corresponding to the second format detectable portion 212 of the second format tape cassette 201 shown in FIG. 25.
- the third discriminating detectable portion 42 c is formed at the position that corresponds to the third format detectable portion 312 of the third format tape cassette 301 shown in FIG. 26.
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 of this example is provided at the position facing the third detectable portion 42 c of the indented part 42 , and arranged to slide into the detectable portion 42 c to close it or slide out of the detectable portion 42 c to open it.
- the tape cassette 1 of the present invention is explained in detail in the following three sections: 1 . . . Overall Structure of the Whole Cassette, 2 . . . Erroneous Erasing Preventive Means, and 3 . . . Variations.
- the tape cassette 1 has the cassette body or casing 4 including the upper half 2 and the lower half 3 , a pair of tape reels 5 and 6 rotatably installed in the cassette body 4 , and the magnetic tape 7 wound around those tape reels 5 and 6 .
- Each of the upper and lower halves 2 and 3 of said cassette body 4 is integrally formed by injection molding of resin to have enough size to rotatably accommodate the pair of tape reels 5 and 6 with the magnetic tape 7 .
- the upper and lower halves 2 and 3 are joined together with their respective openings butted against each other, to form the box-shaped cassette body 4 .
- the upper face 4 a of the cassette body 4 is formed with a transparent window 4 b for making visible the wound magnetic tape 7 in the cassette body 4 .
- hubs 5 a, 6 a of the tape reels 5 , 6 are exposed to outside, and there are provided hub engagement holes 8 and 9 to regulate the rotation of the tape reels 5 and 6 .
- These hub engagement holes 8 , 9 are positioned to correspond to the tape supply reel 5 and tape take-up reel 6 , respectively, and formed as round holes having the diameter approximately equal to the outside diameters of the hubs of the tape reels 5 and 6 .
- the bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4 is further formed with a light emitting element inserting hole 10 through which the light emitting element of the light detection mechanism on the side of recorder-player unit is aimed into this cassette body 4 .
- the light emitting element inserting hole 10 is a round hole positioned to confront the light emitting element provided in the recorder-player unit.
- the light emitting element inserting hole 10 is positioned near the tape leading indented part 11 cut in the front face of the cassette body 4 where the tape leading pin of the recorder-player unit is inserted, and the hole 11 is roughly in the middle between the tape reels 5 and 6 .
- the bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4 is further formed with cassette positioning holes 12 , 13 where the cassette positioning pins of the recorder-player unit is inserted in order to set the position of the tape cassette 1 in relation to the recorder-player unit.
- These cassette positioning holes 12 and 13 are formed as a round hole and an elliptical hole respectively near the left and right ends of the tape leading indented part 11 .
- the bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4 is further provided with a recording format detection hole 14 .
- the detection hole 14 is positioned at the corner of the cassette body 4 near one hub engagement hole 8 , and formed as a small rectangle blind hole.
- a detection hole 15 is provided to identify the tape type. This detection hole 15 is formed as a small round hole. In the region adjacent to this detection hole 15 , there is formed the indented part 42 in which the first to third detectable portions 42 a - 42 c are collectively formed as a single continuous cavity.
- each of the tape reels 5 and 6 has a cylindrical hub 5 a or 6 a on which the magnetic tape 7 is wound, a disk-shaped lower flange 5 b or 6 b at a lower end of the hub 5 a or 6 a, and a transparent upper flange 5 c or 6 c at an upper end of the hub 5 a or 6 a . . .
- Each reel 5 or 6 is rotatable with the upper end of the hub 5 a or 6 a provided in the corresponding hub engagement hole 8 or 9 formed in the bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4 .
- Each tape reel 5 or 6 is pushed in the axial direction by a reel holding spring 16 or 17 attached to the upper half 2 at the center of rotation of said hub 5 a or 6 a, in order that the rattling of the tape reels 5 and 6 is reduced.
- the magnetic tape 7 is connected to each tape reel 5 or 6 by a transparent leader tape 19 having one end connected with the tape 7 and the other end fixed on the hub 5 a or 6 a by a damper 18 .
- the magnetic tape 7 and leader tape 19 are connected by a transparent thin connection tape 20 , called splice tape, having a sticky layer on one side.
- the magnetic tape 7 is guided by semicircular tape guide members 21 and 22 provided on both sides of the tape leading indented part 11 of the cassette body 4 and stretched rectilinearly across the tape leading indented part 11 .
- the magnetic tape 7 is stretched between a front lid 23 and a back lid 24 for protecting the magnetic tape 7 from dust and an external force when the tape cassette 1 is not in the loaded state in the recorder-player unit.
- These front lid 23 and back lid 24 when the cassette is not in the loaded state, cover the tape leading indented part 11 with the magnetic tape 7 therebetween.
- the front and back lids 23 and 24 are rotated in the direction A indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1, to expose the magnetic tape 7 in the front of the tape leading indented part 11 shown in FIG. 3.
- a return coil spring 25 urges the front lid 23 in the direction to close the tape leading indented part 11 .
- a lid lock 26 is designed to lock the front lid 23 in the closed position closing the indented
- a reel lock 27 is for locking the tape reels 5 and 6 nonrotatable.
- a coil spring 28 urges the reel lock 27 in the direction for reel locking.
- the lower half 3 is provided with the erroneous erasing preventive device 41 in one corner of the bottom.
- a plug receiving cavity (or chamber) 29 is formed in the cassette body 4 of the upper and lower halves 2 and 3 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 is received in the plug receiving cavity 29 so that the plug 43 can slide up and down.
- On the back side of the cassette body 4 there is formed an operation window 30 through which the erroneous-erasing preventive plug 43 is operated from outside.
- the erroneous erasing preventive device 41 of this example includes the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 , and the first, second and third detectable portions 42 a, 42 b and 42 c that are formed together as the continuous single indented part or cavity 42 .
- the indented part 42 is formed by arranging the first, second and third detectable portions 42 a, 42 b and 42 c consecutively in a line and uniting these three portions as a single cavity.
- An opening 42 e is formed in the middle of the indented part 42 .
- the third detectable portion 42 c is located between the first and second detectable portions 42 a and 42 b.
- the indented part 42 has a bottom 42 d.
- the opening 42 e is formed in the middle of the bottom 42 d of the indented part 42 , so that the third detectable portion 42 c is bottomless whereas the first and second detectable portions 42 a and 42 b are bottomed.
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 is installed in the cassette body 4 at the position facing the third detectable portion 42 c.
- an extension 44 of the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 moves into the third detectable portion 42 c to close the same, and moves out of the third detectable portion 42 c to open the same, as detailed later.
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 includes a main body 44 in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, the extension (closing portion) 45 projecting from the bottom of the body 44 , a slide guide 46 provided on the front side of the main body 44 , a slide operating portion 47 provided in the middle of the front side of the slide guide 46 , and a lock portion 48 extending from one side of the slide guide 46 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 is inserted in the plug receiving part 29 of the lower half 3 .
- both ends of said slide guide 42 are lead into slide guide slots 35 each formed between a guide wall 34 and a bottom wall section 3 a of the lower half 3 , and the slide operating projection 47 is exposed to outside through the slide operating window 30 .
- the extension 45 projects into the third detectable portion 42 c from the opening 42 e in the middle of the bottom 42 d of the plug receiving part 42 , and the front face 45 a of the extension 45 is approximately flush with the bottom face 4 d of the cassette body 4 so that the third detectable portion 42 c is entirely closed.
- the extension 45 is so sized and shaped as to fit in the opening 42 e in the bottom 42 d of the indented part 42 so that no undesired gap is formed therebetween.
- the front face of the slide guide 46 is so sized as to fully close the operation window 30 .
- the slide operating portion 47 has a semicircular cross sectional shape as shown in FIG. 6, and has such a height that the operating portion 47 cannot project from the back of the cassette body 4 .
- the lock portion 48 projects from one side of the slide guide 46 like a cantilever, and has a moderate degree of elasticity.
- the free end of the lock portion 48 is formed with a semicircular engaging protrusion 48 a for engaging in the first or second lock window 31 or 32 .
- the protrusion 48 a is colored with a conspicuous color such as red or yellow, to facilitate recognition from outside as to whether the protruding portion 48 a is in the first lock window 31 or the second 32 , or whether the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 is in the record enable position or the record disable position. In this case, it is optional to color only the protruding portion 48 a, or the entirety of the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 .
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 of this example is a single plastic piece.
- the upper and lower edges of the operating window 30 of the cassette body 4 are chamfered to form an inclined surface 30 a, to facilitate manual operation of the slide operating portion 47 of the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 .
- the thus-constructed tape cassette 1 is operated as follows.
- the under side 45 a of the extension 45 of the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 abuts against a first erroneous erasing detecting element 411 provided in the recorder-player as shown in FIG. 14, and thereby holds the detecting element 411 in the pushed down state to enable the recording to the tape cassette 1 .
- the first erroneous erasing detection element 411 is inserted into the third detectable portion 42 c, as shown in FIG. 15, so that the recording to said tape cassette 1 is disabled.
- FIGS. 16 - 17 show another example using, as the erroneous erasing detection element 411 of the recorder-player, a photo sensor consisting of a light emitting section 411 a and a light receiving section 411 b.
- a photo sensor consisting of a light emitting section 411 a and a light receiving section 411 b.
- the extension 45 of the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 intervenes between the light emitting section 411 a and the light receiving section 411 b, and thereby blocks sensing light emitted from the light emitting section 411 a toward the light receiving section 411 b, thus, enabling the recording to said tape cassette 1 .
- the extension 45 of the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 is located out of the intervening position between the light emitting section 411 a and the light receiving section 411 b as shown in FIG. 17, and allows the sensing light emitted from said light emitting section 411 a to reach the light receiving part 411 b, thus, disabling the recording to the tape cassette 1 .
- the recorder-player shown in FIGS. 14 - 15 is a so-called downward compatible recorder-player that can accept a tape cassette inferior in recording capacity to the tape cassette 1 .
- This recorder-player has a second erroneous erasing detecting element 412 on one side of the first erroneous erasing detecting element 411 and a third erroneous erasing detecting element 412 on the other side.
- the second erroneous erasing detection element 412 works to detect if the recording to said first format tape cassette 101 is enabled or disabled.
- the third erroneous erasing detecting element 413 works in the same manner.
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 is arranged to open and close the third detectable portion 42 c with the extension 45 . However, it is optional to arrange the erroneous erasing preventive plug 43 to open and close the first detectable portion 42 a, as shown in FIG. 18, or to open and close the second detectable portion 42 b as shown in FIG. 19.
- the indented part 42 consists of the first to third detectable portions 42 a - 42 c. However, it is also possible to form four or more detectable portions in the indented part 42 .
- the discriminating detectable portions can be used for various purposes such as for discriminating tape type or other conditions.
- the tape cassette according to the illustrated embodiment is easy to manufacture, and advantageous in that there are no separation walls separating the detectable portions.
- the erroneous erasing preventive plug makes it possible to detect the record enable and disable states by moving into one of the detectable portions.
- the tape cassette allows the use of both the plunger type detecting elements of the recorder-player shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 and the photosensitive type detecting elements shown in FIGS. 16 and 17.
- the discriminating plug 43 is arranged to slide up and down. Therefore, as compared to a plug slidable left and right, it is easier to operate and perceive the operating direction of the plug.
- the lock portion having the protrusion, the elasticity and the color facilitates the lock and slide operations, and improves the visibility.
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- The present invention relates to tape cassettes for recording audio or video signals or computer data, and more specifically to a write protect device or erroneous erase preventing device.
- As shown in FIGS.20˜24, a
tape cassette 101 includes a pair ofrotatable tape reels magnetic tape 102, and a cassette body (or case) 105 enclosing thetape reels lower face 106 of thecassette body 105, there is provided an erroneous erase preventing device (or write protect device) 111 for discriminating a record enable state enabling the recording on themagnetic tape 102 and for preventing recorded data from being erased by error. - The erroneous
erase preventing device 111 consists of adetectable portion 112 for discrimination to prevent erroneous erasing (which serves as a detectable portion formed in thebottom 106 of the cassette body 105), and an erroneous erasepreventive plug 113 serving as a discrimination plug for opening and closing thedetectable portion 112. - The
detectable portion 112 is formed by opening a round hole in thebottom 106 of thecase 105. - As shown in FIG. 22, the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 113 has an open-close portion 114 for opening and closing thedetectable portion 112, aslide operating portion 115, and alock portion 116. - As shown in FIG. 20, the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 113 is right-left slidably attached in thecassette body 105 in the state that theslide control portion 115 projects out of an operation opening 108 on theback 107 of thecassette body 105. Thus, theplug 113 is slidable in a right and left direction. - The erroneous erasing
preventive plug 113, when theslide operation element 115 is operated to slide to one direction, closes thedetectable portion 112 with the open-close portion 114 as shown in FIG. 23, while thelock portion 116 engages in afirst lock opening 109 provided inside thecase 105 to keep the closing state of thedetectable portion 112. - Also, the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 113, when operated to slide to direction A shown by an arrow from the state shown in FIG. 23, opens thedetectable portion 112 which was closed by the open-close portion 114 as shown in FIG. 24, while thelock element 116 hooks to a second lock opening 110 provided inside thecassette body 105 to lock to keep the opening state of saiddetectable portion 112. - Then, if the
tape cassette 101 is loaded in the recorder-player that is not shown in figures, while in the state that thedetectable portion 112 for discrimination to prevent erroneous erasing is closed by the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 113, the erroneous erase detecting element provided on the recorder-player is prevented by the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 113 from being lead into thecassette body 105 from thedetectable portion 112, which enables the recording on themagnetic tape 102 in thetape cassette 101. - Also, if the
tape cassette 101 is loaded in the recorder-player, while in the-state that thedetectable portion 112 is open, the erroneous erasing detection element provided on the recorder-player is lead into thecassette body 105 from thedetectable portion 112, which disables the recording on themagnetic tape 102 in thetape cassette 101 or, in other words, prevents erroneous erasing. - By the way, in addition to the conventional tape cassette (hereinafter called the first format tape cassette)101 shown in FIGS. 20-24, the tape cassette that enables high-density recording on the magnetic tape (hereinafter called the second format tape cassette) has also been developed.
- As shown in FIG. 25, the second
format tape cassette 201, like the firstformat tape cassette 101, is provided with a pair oftape reels magnetic tape 202 wound around them that are rotatably accommodated in thecassette body 205, and, in one corner in thebottom 206 of thecassette body 205, there is provided with an erroneous erasingpreventive device 211. - The erroneous erasing
preventive device 211 consists of adetectable portion 212 for discrimination or identification to prevent erroneous erasing and an erroneous erasingpreventive plug 213 which closes/opens thedetectable portion 212. - The
detectable portion 212 is formed by opening a round hole in thebottom 206 of thecassette body 205. - The erroneous erasing
preventive plug 213 is formed roughly in the same way as the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 113 of the firstformat tape cassette 101, and when it is operated to slide to one direction, closes thedetectable portion 212, while when it is operated to slide to the other direction, releases open thedetectable portion 212. - The
cassette body 105 of the firstformat tape cassette 101 is also used as thecassette body 205 of the secondformat tape cassette 201. - The detectable portion for identification to prevent
erroneous erasing 212 of the secondformat tape cassette 201 is formed, near thedetectable portion 112 for identification to prevent erroneous erasing of said firstformat tape cassette 101, with a predetermined spacing D between theportion 212 and theportion 112. - Because of the development of magnetic materials and the reduction in thickness of magnetic recording layers enabled by the recent technological advances, the third format tape cassette that enables higher-density recording than said second
format tape cassette 201 has also been developed. - By the way, in attempting to use, as the cassette body of the third format tape cassette, the
cassette body 205 of the secondformat tape cassette 201, the following problems have been arisen. - (1) As shown in FIG. 26, in attempting to form the detectable portion for identification to prevent
erroneous erasing 312 for the third format tape cassette between the detectable portion for identification to preventerroneous erasing 112 for the first format tape cassette and the detectable portion for identification to preventerroneous erasing 212 for the second format tape cassette provided on thebottom 306 of thecassette body 305 of the thirdformat tape cassette 301, these threedetectable portions separating walls 321 between thedetectable portions walls 321 are easy to break during usage. - (2) If the
detectable portion 312 for the third format tape cassette of thecassette body 305 is formed sufficiently away from thedetectable portions bottom plate 306 ofsaid cassette body 305 is formed with various holes such as detection hole formagnetic tape type 331,cassette positioning holes recording format 334, detection hole fortape end 335. Therefore, there are imposed constraints in space. Also, in the case that thedetectable portion 312 for the third format tape cassette is formed at a distance from thedetectable portions detectable portion 312 for the third format tape cassette. Again, on the recorder-player unit, the change of the position of the detection element for erroneous erasing is also subjected to constraints in space, and difficulties in terms of cost. - From the above viewpoints, it is desirable to form the detectable portions for identification to prevent
erroneous erasing cassette body 305. - Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide tape cassettes having a plurality of discriminating detectable portions formed closed in a narrow area.
- According to the present invention, a tape cassette comprises: a casing formed with a plurality of discriminating detectable portions; and a discriminating plug slidably disposed in the casing, for moving into and out of at least one of the discriminating detectable portions. The discriminating detectable portions are collectively formed in a single cavity, and the discriminating plug faces at least one of the discriminating detectable portions in the recess.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape cassette according to one embodiment of the present invention as view from the upper side.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tape cassette shown in FIG. 1, as viewed from the lower side.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tape cassette of FIG. 1 with a lid being open.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the tape cassette of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a bottom side of a lower half of the tape cassette of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a front side of a discriminating plug of the tape cassette shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a back side of the discriminating plug of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the main portion of the tape cassette which receives the discriminating plug shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in the main portion of the tape cassette.
- FIG. 10 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in a first position.
- FIG. 11 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in a second position.
- FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view showing the discriminating plug of FIGS. 6 and 7 in the tape cassette.
- FIG. 13 is a front view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a first operative state.
- FIG. 15 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a second operative state.
- FIG. 16 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a third operative state.
- FIG. 17 is a partly cutaway sectional view showing the main portion of the tape cassette according to the embodiment in a fourth operative state.
- FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing a first variation of the embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a sectional view showing a second variation of the embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the upper side of a conventional first-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the lower side of the conventional first-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing an erroneous erasing preventive plug of the tape cassette shown in FIGS. 20 and 21.
- FIG. 23 is a sectional view showing the erroneous erasing preventive plug of FIG. 22 in a first position.
- FIG. 24 is a sectional view showing the erroneous erasing preventive plug of FIG. 22 in a second position.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a conventional second-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a conventional third-format tape cassette.
- FIG. 27 is a sectional view taken across a line A-A in FIG. 26.
- FIGS.1˜19 shows a
tape cassette 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the top, FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the bottom, FIG. 3 is a perspective view with a lid open, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower half from the bottom. - As shown in FIG. 2, the
tape cassette 1 includes an erroneous erasing preventive device (or write protection device) 41 serving as means for protecting recorded information from being erased inadvertently, or as a cassette discriminating or identification means. Thedevice 41 is formed on the bottom side. - The erroneous erasing
preventive device 41 of this example comprises an indented part (or cavity) 42 as a detectable element unit which includes three discriminating detectable portions or elements for discrimination oridentification 42 a-42 c put together (continuously without separating walls), and an erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43, as an discriminating or identification plug, placed to face theindented part 42. - The first discriminating
detectable portion 42 a is formed at the position corresponding to the first formatdetectable portion 112 of the firstformat tape cassette 101 shown in FIGS. 20-21. - The second discriminating
detectable portion 42 b is formed at the position corresponding to the second formatdetectable portion 212 of the secondformat tape cassette 201 shown in FIG. 25. - The third discriminating
detectable portion 42 c is formed at the position that corresponds to the third formatdetectable portion 312 of the thirdformat tape cassette 301 shown in FIG. 26. - The erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 of this example is provided at the position facing the thirddetectable portion 42 c of theindented part 42, and arranged to slide into thedetectable portion 42 c to close it or slide out of thedetectable portion 42 c to open it. - The
tape cassette 1 of the present invention is explained in detail in the following three sections: 1 . . . Overall Structure of the Whole Cassette, 2 . . . Erroneous Erasing Preventive Means, and 3 . . . Variations. - 1 . . . Overall Structure of the Whole Cassette
- The
tape cassette 1 has the cassette body or casing 4 including theupper half 2 and thelower half 3, a pair oftape reels magnetic tape 7 wound around thosetape reels - Each of the upper and
lower halves tape reels magnetic tape 7. The upper andlower halves - The
upper face 4 a of the cassette body 4 is formed with atransparent window 4 b for making visible the woundmagnetic tape 7 in the cassette body 4. - In the
bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4, as shown in FIG. 2, portions ofhubs tape reels tape reels tape supply reel 5 and tape take-upreel 6, respectively, and formed as round holes having the diameter approximately equal to the outside diameters of the hubs of thetape reels - The
bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4 is further formed with a light emittingelement inserting hole 10 through which the light emitting element of the light detection mechanism on the side of recorder-player unit is aimed into this cassette body 4. The light emittingelement inserting hole 10 is a round hole positioned to confront the light emitting element provided in the recorder-player unit. In other words, the light emittingelement inserting hole 10 is positioned near the tape leadingindented part 11 cut in the front face of the cassette body 4 where the tape leading pin of the recorder-player unit is inserted, and thehole 11 is roughly in the middle between thetape reels - The
bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4 is further formed with cassette positioning holes 12, 13 where the cassette positioning pins of the recorder-player unit is inserted in order to set the position of thetape cassette 1 in relation to the recorder-player unit. These cassette positioning holes 12 and 13 are formed as a round hole and an elliptical hole respectively near the left and right ends of the tape leadingindented part 11. - The
bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4 is further provided with a recordingformat detection hole 14. Thedetection hole 14 is positioned at the corner of the cassette body 4 near onehub engagement hole 8, and formed as a small rectangle blind hole. At the opposite corner of the cassette body 4, adetection hole 15 is provided to identify the tape type. Thisdetection hole 15 is formed as a small round hole. In the region adjacent to thisdetection hole 15, there is formed theindented part 42 in which the first to thirddetectable portions 42 a-42 c are collectively formed as a single continuous cavity. - As shown in FIG. 4, each of the
tape reels cylindrical hub magnetic tape 7 is wound, a disk-shapedlower flange hub upper flange hub reel hub hub engagement hole bottom face 4 c of the cassette body 4. Eachtape reel reel holding spring upper half 2 at the center of rotation of saidhub tape reels - The
magnetic tape 7 is connected to eachtape reel transparent leader tape 19 having one end connected with thetape 7 and the other end fixed on thehub damper 18. Themagnetic tape 7 andleader tape 19 are connected by a transparentthin connection tape 20, called splice tape, having a sticky layer on one side. - The
magnetic tape 7 is guided by semicirculartape guide members indented part 11 of the cassette body 4 and stretched rectilinearly across the tape leadingindented part 11. - The
magnetic tape 7 is stretched between afront lid 23 and aback lid 24 for protecting themagnetic tape 7 from dust and an external force when thetape cassette 1 is not in the loaded state in the recorder-player unit. Thesefront lid 23 and backlid 24, when the cassette is not in the loaded state, cover the tape leadingindented part 11 with themagnetic tape 7 therebetween. When the cassette is set in the recorder-player unit, the front andback lids magnetic tape 7 in the front of the tape leadingindented part 11 shown in FIG. 3. - As shown in FIG. 4, a
return coil spring 25 urges thefront lid 23 in the direction to close the tape leadingindented part 11. Alid lock 26 is designed to lock thefront lid 23 in the closed position closing the indented - A
reel lock 27 is for locking thetape reels coil spring 28 urges thereel lock 27 in the direction for reel locking. - The
lower half 3 is provided with the erroneous erasingpreventive device 41 in one corner of the bottom. - A plug receiving cavity (or chamber)29 is formed in the cassette body 4 of the upper and
lower halves preventive plug 43 is received in theplug receiving cavity 29 so that theplug 43 can slide up and down. On the back side of the cassette body 4, there is formed anoperation window 30 through which the erroneous-erasingpreventive plug 43 is operated from outside. There are further formed first andsecond lock windows preventive plug 43 at record enable position and a record disable position, respectively. - After assembled with the
tape reels reel holding spring lid return coil spring 25,lid lock 26,reel lock 27,coil spring 28, and erroneous erasing preventive plug 431 the upper 5 andlower halves screw members 33 into a tape cassette. - 2 . . . Erroneous Erasing Preventive Means
- The erroneous erasing
preventive device 41 of this example includes the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43, and the first, second and thirddetectable portions cavity 42. - As shown in FIG. 5, the
indented part 42 is formed by arranging the first, second and thirddetectable portions opening 42 e is formed in the middle of theindented part 42. In this example, the thirddetectable portion 42 c is located between the first and seconddetectable portions indented part 42 has a bottom 42 d. - The
opening 42 e is formed in the middle of the bottom 42 d of theindented part 42, so that the thirddetectable portion 42 c is bottomless whereas the first and seconddetectable portions - The erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 is installed in the cassette body 4 at the position facing the thirddetectable portion 42 c. - Through the
opening 42 e, anextension 44 of the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 moves into the thirddetectable portion 42 c to close the same, and moves out of the thirddetectable portion 42 c to open the same, as detailed later. - As shown in FIGS.6-7, the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 includes amain body 44 in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, the extension (closing portion) 45 projecting from the bottom of thebody 44, aslide guide 46 provided on the front side of themain body 44, aslide operating portion 47 provided in the middle of the front side of theslide guide 46, and alock portion 48 extending from one side of theslide guide 46. - As shown in FIGS.8-9, the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 is inserted in theplug receiving part 29 of thelower half 3. - When the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 is inserted in the receivingpart 29, both ends of saidslide guide 42 are lead intoslide guide slots 35 each formed between aguide wall 34 and abottom wall section 3 a of thelower half 3, and theslide operating projection 47 is exposed to outside through theslide operating window 30. - When the
slide operating part 47 is pushed down manually with the tip of a fingernail or the like, aprotrusion 48 a of thelock portion 48 is fit into thefirst lock window 31 to lock the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 in the pushed-down state. - In the state in which the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 is pushed down, as shown in FIG. 10, theextension 45 projects into the thirddetectable portion 42 c from theopening 42 e in the middle of the bottom 42 d of theplug receiving part 42, and thefront face 45 a of theextension 45 is approximately flush with thebottom face 4 d of the cassette body 4 so that the thirddetectable portion 42 c is entirely closed. - When, from the state shown in FIG. 10, the
slide operating portion 47 is pushed up manually, as shown in FIG. 11, theprotrusion 48 a of thelock portion 48 is fit in thesecond lock window 32 to lock the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 in the pushed-up state. In this state, theextension 45 is in the upper position, out of the thirddetectable portion 42 c, and thefront face 45 a of theextension 45 is approximately flush with the bottom 42 d of theindented part 42. - The
extension 45 is so sized and shaped as to fit in theopening 42 e in the bottom 42 d of theindented part 42 so that no undesired gap is formed therebetween. - The front face of the
slide guide 46 is so sized as to fully close theoperation window 30. - The
slide operating portion 47 has a semicircular cross sectional shape as shown in FIG. 6, and has such a height that the operatingportion 47 cannot project from the back of the cassette body 4. - The
lock portion 48 projects from one side of theslide guide 46 like a cantilever, and has a moderate degree of elasticity. The free end of thelock portion 48 is formed with a semicircular engagingprotrusion 48 a for engaging in the first orsecond lock window protrusion 48 a is colored with a conspicuous color such as red or yellow, to facilitate recognition from outside as to whether the protrudingportion 48 a is in thefirst lock window 31 or the second 32, or whether the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 is in the record enable position or the record disable position. In this case, it is optional to color only the protrudingportion 48 a, or the entirety of the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43. - The erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 of this example is a single plastic piece. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper and lower edges of the operatingwindow 30 of the cassette body 4 are chamfered to form aninclined surface 30 a, to facilitate manual operation of theslide operating portion 47 of the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43. - The thus-constructed
tape cassette 1 according to this embodiment is operated as follows. When thetape cassette 1 is loaded in the recorder-player in the state where theslide operating part 47 is moved to the REC side at the lower end of the operatingwindow 30, as shown in FIG. 13, the underside 45 a of theextension 45 of the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 abuts against a first erroneous erasing detectingelement 411 provided in the recorder-player as shown in FIG. 14, and thereby holds the detectingelement 411 in the pushed down state to enable the recording to thetape cassette 1. When thetape cassette 1 is loaded in the recorder-player in the state where theslide operating part 47 is moved to the SAFE side at the upper end of the operatingwindow 30, the first erroneous erasingdetection element 411 is inserted into the thirddetectable portion 42 c, as shown in FIG. 15, so that the recording to saidtape cassette 1 is disabled. - FIGS.16-17 show another example using, as the erroneous erasing
detection element 411 of the recorder-player, a photo sensor consisting of alight emitting section 411 a and alight receiving section 411 b. When thetape cassette 1 is loaded in the recorder-player in the state where theslide operating portion 47 is to the REC side, thelight emitting section 411 a is inserted into the firstdetectable portion 42 a, and thelight receiving section 411 b is inserted into the seconddetectable portion 42 b as shown in FIG. 16. However, theextension 45 of the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 intervenes between thelight emitting section 411 a and thelight receiving section 411 b, and thereby blocks sensing light emitted from thelight emitting section 411 a toward thelight receiving section 411 b, thus, enabling the recording to saidtape cassette 1. - When the
slide operating part 47 is to the SAFE side, theextension 45 of the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 is located out of the intervening position between thelight emitting section 411 a and thelight receiving section 411 b as shown in FIG. 17, and allows the sensing light emitted from saidlight emitting section 411 a to reach thelight receiving part 411 b, thus, disabling the recording to thetape cassette 1. - The recorder-player shown in FIGS.14-15 is a so-called downward compatible recorder-player that can accept a tape cassette inferior in recording capacity to the
tape cassette 1. This recorder-player has a second erroneous erasing detectingelement 412 on one side of the first erroneous erasing detectingelement 411 and a third erroneous erasing detectingelement 412 on the other side. - When a first
format tape cassette 101 as shown in FIGS. 20-21 is loaded in the recorder-player, the second erroneous erasingdetection element 412 works to detect if the recording to said firstformat tape cassette 101 is enabled or disabled. When a secondformat tape cassette 201 as shown in FIG. 25 is loaded in the recorder-player, the third erroneous erasing detectingelement 413 works in the same manner. - 3 . . . Variations
- In the example of FIGS.1-17, the erroneous erasing
preventive plug 43 is arranged to open and close the thirddetectable portion 42 c with theextension 45. However, it is optional to arrange the erroneous erasingpreventive plug 43 to open and close the firstdetectable portion 42 a, as shown in FIG. 18, or to open and close the seconddetectable portion 42 b as shown in FIG. 19. - In the illustrated embodiment, the
indented part 42 consists of the first to thirddetectable portions 42 a-42 c. However, it is also possible to form four or more detectable portions in theindented part 42. - The discriminating detectable portions can be used for various purposes such as for discriminating tape type or other conditions.
- The tape cassette according to the illustrated embodiment is easy to manufacture, and advantageous in that there are no separation walls separating the detectable portions. The erroneous erasing preventive plug makes it possible to detect the record enable and disable states by moving into one of the detectable portions. The tape cassette allows the use of both the plunger type detecting elements of the recorder-player shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 and the photosensitive type detecting elements shown in FIGS. 16 and 17.
- The discriminating
plug 43 is arranged to slide up and down. Therefore, as compared to a plug slidable left and right, it is easier to operate and perceive the operating direction of the plug. - The lock portion having the protrusion, the elasticity and the color facilitates the lock and slide operations, and improves the visibility.
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