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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a recording medium in which a tape-shaped recording medium such as a magnetic tape on which an information signal is recorded or a disk-shaped recording medium such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk is housed in a cartridge body. More specifically, when mounted on a recording and / or reproducing apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information signals, or recording and / or reproducing information signals, it records electronic components such as storage elements provided in the cartridge body. And a recording medium device having a contact terminal electrically connected to a playback device.
• a tape cartridge is used as a recording medium of a recording and Z or reproducing apparatus of a tape recorder, a video tape recorder, or the like.
• This tape cartridge has a cartridge main body formed by joining a pair of rectangular upper and lower butts, and a pair of tape reels is accommodated in the cartridge main body.
• a magnetic tape which is rotatably housed and on which information signals such as audio signals and video signals are recorded is wound between these tape reels.
• the magnetic tape is fed out of one of the tape reels on the tape supply side to the outside of the cartridge main body, travels along the front side of the cartridge main body, and is again moved to the power cartridge main body. Stuffed into And is wound on the other tape reel on the tape winding side.
• a magnetic tape is fed out from one tape reel and wound on the other tape reel.
• the front lid that opens and closes the front side of the cartridge body, which has a concave portion for loading in which the magnetic tape unreeled from one tape reel runs, is rotated in the cartridge body.
• the front cover is attached by being pivotally biased by a panel member in a direction to close the front surface ⁇ of the cartridge body.
• the front cover covers the magnetic tape extending to the front side of the cartridge body to protect the magnetic tape in a non-use state in which the front cover is not attached to the recording and Z or reproducing apparatus. .
• the front lid is rotated by an opening member provided on the recording and / or reproducing apparatus, and the front lid is rotated.
• the front side is opened to enable loading operation of the magnetic tape onto the tape running path.
• a tape cartridge containing a magnetic tape having a tape width of 8 mm is used as a recording medium of a drive device used as an external recording device of an information processing device such as a computer, and is exclusively used for digital recording.
• a data signal Used for recording a data signal as a signal, and used as a recording medium for a video tape recorder, Those used exclusively for recording video signals and audio signals are provided.
• Tape cartridges used for recording these data signals and tape cartridges used for recording video signals and audio signals use a magnetic tape with a tape width of 8 mm. They are housed in a cartridge body that has the same size and an almost identical external shape. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to visually discriminate between the tape cartridge used for recording these data signals and the tape cartridge used for recording video signals and audio signals. .
• the tape cartridge used for recording data signals and the magnetic tape contained in the tape cartridge used for recording video signals and audio signals conform to the specifications of the magnetic media used.
• Magnetic tapes used for tape cartridges for recording data signals have a larger storage capacity than magnetic tapes used for tape cartridges for recording video signals and audio signals.
• a tape cartridge for recording a video signal or an audio signal is erroneously attached to a drive device used as an external recording device of an information processing device, and is used as a tape cartridge for recording a data signal. If used, the recording capacity may be insufficient and the required data signal may not be recorded or may be lost.
• a part of the cartridge body is used for recording data signals or recording video signals and audio signals.
• a detection hole for identification is provided to indicate whether the This detection hole was visually stored in the cartridge body. It is possible to identify the specifications of the magnetic tape, and it is also possible to identify the specifications of the mounted tape cartridge by mechanical identification means on the recording and / or reproducing apparatus side.
• a cartridge provided with a detection hole for identifying the specification of the magnetic tape for example, is provided in a part of the cartridge main body. It is difficult to provide a large amount of identification information with a simple identification method, and only identification display of information that is extremely ⁇ 1 is possible.
• the content of the information signal recorded on the magnetic tape is described on a label or the like attached to the cartridge body.
• this label is also limited in size, it is difficult to record a large amount of information, and the contents of a tape cartridge on which information signals that need to be kept confidential are recorded. It cannot be recorded on the label.
• the method of using such a label is, for example, to store a large number of tape cartridges in a rack device or the like, and to take out a necessary tape cartridge from the rack device each time. It is necessary to take out one by one and check the label.
• the label has been peeled off or has no stains or contents, it must be loaded into a recording / reproducing device and the replaying operation must be performed each time to check. It was troublesome.
• the tape cartridge disclosed in this publication mounts a memory IC serving as a storage element capable of recording an information signal inside a cartridge body.
• the tape cartridge equipped with the memory IC is configured so that various information such as the specifications of the magnetic tape, the usage status, the recording position, or the content of the recorded information signal is stored in the memory IC. I have.
• the identification information stored in the memory IC is read by the auxiliary recording / reproducing device prior to the mouthing operation of the magnetic tape. At the end of the operation, new identification information is stored in the memory Ic by the auxiliary recording and reproducing device. Therefore, according to such a tape cartridge, the use range of the tape cartridge can be greatly expanded by using various kinds of identification information, and a large amount of the tape cartridge can be used. This is extremely advantageous when handling.
• a tape cartridge equipped with an auxiliary storage device having this memory IC when reproducing the identification information stored in the memory IC or storing the identification information in the memory IC, communicates with the auxiliary recording / reproducing device side. Electrical connection is required.
• the tape cartridge is provided with a contact terminal connected to the memory ⁇ c on the force cartridge main body.
• the contact terminals provided on the cartridge body are Since it is intended to connect to the terminal member of the playback apparatus, it is necessary to expose the cartridge to the outside of the cartridge body.
• the contact terminals provided on a conventional tape cartridge are always exposed to the outside. For this reason, in the conventional tape cartridge, dust or the like adheres to the contact terminals exposed to the outside of the cartridge body, and the contact terminals are contaminated or the surface of the metallic cartridge is coated with dust. The plating may have been corroded. For this reason, the tape cartridge has a problem in that the contact with the terminal member on the auxiliary recording / reproducing means side is defective and the recording of the identification information on the memory IC or the reproduction of the identification information from the memory IC is performed normally.
• An object of the present invention is to prevent damage to contact terminals provided on a cartridge body for electrical connection with a drive device, and to ensure that the drive device is electrically connected to the drive device in a reliable and stable state at all times.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium device capable of realizing connection.
• Another object of the present invention is to prevent dust and the like from adhering to the contact terminals provided on the cartridge body and prevent the occurrence of corrosion and the like, and to ensure a reliable and stable electrical connection with the drive device for a long period of time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium device capable of realizing a connection.
• Still another object of the present invention is to provide a contact terminal provided on a cartridge body. Is to provide a recording medium device that enables the user to easily and reliably face the outside.
• Still another object of the present invention is to prevent the contact terminals from being exposed to the outside when the storage device is in a non-use state such as a storage state where the drive device is not attached to the drive device, and to reliably prevent dust from adhering.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium device that can be used.
• Still another object of the present invention is to provide a storage device in which a recording medium housed in a cartridge body is housed in a cartridge body without performing a dictating operation on a recording and / or reproducing apparatus.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium device capable of writing or reading information to or from a computer.
• a recording medium device proposed to achieve the above-described object includes a cartridge main body in which a recording medium on which an information signal is recorded is stored, and a cartridge main body outside the cartridge main body. And a shutter member disposed on the cartridge body and serving as an electrical contact with the drive device, and a shutter member disposed on the cartridge body for opening and closing the contact terminal.
• the contact terminal is exposed to the outside of the cartridge body through an opening formed in the outer peripheral wall of the cartridge body.
• the shutter member when the shutter member is not attached to the drive device, the shutter member is held at a position where the opening provided in the cartridge body is closed, and is mounted on the drive device when attached to the drive device.
• the shutter terminal is moved to a position at which the opening is opened by the shutter release operating mechanism so that the contact terminal faces the outside of the cartridge body.
• the shutter member is normally urged by an urging member in a direction to close an opening that allows the contact terminal to face outward.
• the cartridge body is provided so as to be electrically connected to the contact terminal, and stores identification information such as the content of recording information of the recording medium stored in the cartridge body.
• Storage element At this time, a wiring board on which the storage element is mounted is further provided, and the contact terminal is provided on the wiring board.
• the cartridge body has a position for positioning the relative contact position between the contact terminal and the connection portion on the drive device side by being relatively engaged with positioning means for positioning the mounting position on the drive device side.
• a decision section is provided.
• the cartridge main body is integrally formed with a rotating operation part for rotating the connection terminal mechanism provided in the drive device to the contact terminal side when mounting the recording and / or reproducing device. Have been.
• the recording medium device includes a cartridge body having a through-hole formed therein, and a pair of tape reels each rotatably supported in the cartridge body and having a flange portion.
• a hook lever that is rotationally urged by an urging member in a direction that engages with the flange portion of the reel and that relatively engages with the flange portion to regulate the rotation of the tape reel; At least a part of the through hole formed in the cartridge body into which the operating member enters enters, and the operating member is moved and operated by the operating member that enters the through hole to bias the mouth lever.
• a reel lock mechanism that has a reel lock release member that moves in a direction away from the flanges of a pair of tape reels against the tape, and a tape-shaped recording medium that is built into the cartridge body and identifies the tape-shaped recording medium
• a storage element for storing information, a contact terminal electrically connected to the storage element and serving as an electrical contact to the drive device, and a reel lock release member of a linoleic lock mechanism interlocked with the storage element. Is dynamic operation comprising a finisher ivy member for opening and closing the contact terminals.
• a recording medium device includes a cartridge body, a pair of tape reels rotatably supported in the cartridge body and having a flange portion, and a pair of tape reels.
• the tape-shaped recording medium wound between the tape reels and the cartridge are rotatably mounted on the cartridge body, and are fed from one of the tape reels and wound on the other tape reel.
• the device includes a device, a contact terminal electrically connected to the storage device and serving as an electrical contact with the drive device, and a shutter member that opens and closes the contact terminal in conjunction with rotation of the front cover.
• a drive that records and / or reproduces information signals on and from the recording medium based on the appropriate identification information such as the contents of the information signals stored on the recording medium housed in the cartridge body, the specifications of the recording medium, and the status of use. Since the data is written to and read from the storage element by an auxiliary storage device independent of the device, the identification information can be obtained by the auxiliary recording / reproducing device without mounting the recording medium device on the drive device and performing the reproducing operation. Searched. Therefore, the recording medium device performs various controls based on the retrieved identification information. Also, in the auxiliary storage device, the updated identification information is sequentially input and written to the recording element via a contact terminal configured as an input / output terminal.
• the storage element housed in the cartridge body can be arranged in a spare space which is mounted on the wiring board and does not affect the storage of the recording medium in the cartridge body, There is no need to change the basic configuration of the tape cartridge as a recording medium device. Therefore, the conventional tape cartridge is provided with the storage element without any significant design change and the like, and the function is improved.
• the positioning part provided on the cartridge body is By relative engagement with the positioning member, positioning of the mounting position with respect to the drive device is achieved. Therefore, the contact terminals are accurately connected electrically to the connector device of the external device.
• the above-described recording medium device that opens and closes the shutter member in conjunction with a reel lock mechanism that is moved and operated by a reel unlocking member provided on the drive device side is a recording and reproducing device or a reproducing device. Since the contact terminal can be exposed to the outside of the cartridge body in connection with the mounting operation, the contact terminal can be easily and reliably opened.
• the recording medium device can be mounted on a recording and / or reproducing device. Since the contact terminals can be exposed to the outside of the cartridge body in connection with the operation, the contact terminals can be easily and reliably opened.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape cartridge in which a memory IC is housed in a cartridge body.
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front cover rotatably attached to a front portion of the above-described tape-powered cartridge is turned.
• FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tape cartridge from the back side.
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tape cartridge from the bottom side.
• FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an internal mechanism of the tape cartridge.
• FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the internal mechanism of the tape cartridge with the upper half removed.
• FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a shutter member and a part of a cartridge body to which the shutter member is attached.
• FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the shutter member is mounted in the force-trigging body.
• FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a cartridge mounting device for mounting a tape cartridge according to the present invention on a cartridge mounting portion of a drive device.
• FIG. 10 is a plan view of the cartridge mounting device.
• FIG. 11 shows the initial operation state in which the cartridge cartridge is inserted and held in the cartridge holder, and the cartridge holder is pulled into the cartridge mounting position side. It is a side view of a mounting device.
• FIG. 12 is a side view of the cartridge mounting device showing a state in which the cartridge holder is moved to the cartridge mounting position side and the cartridge holder is tilted.
• FIG. 13 is a side view of the cartridge mounting device showing a state where the cartridge holder is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion in a substantially horizontal state.
• FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state where the tape cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion. ⁇ _ _
• FIG. 15 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where the tape cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion and the connection terminal is in contact with the contact terminal.
• FIG. 16 is a rear view showing a state where the disk cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion and the contact terminals are exposed to the outside of the cartridge body.
• FIG. 17 is a rear view showing another embodiment of the tape cartridge according to the present invention.
• FIG. 18 is a rear view showing still another embodiment of the tape cartridge according to the present invention.
• FIG. 19 is a rear view showing still another embodiment of the tape cartridge according to the present invention.
• FIG. 20 is a side view, partially broken away, showing a rotary operation type connection terminal mechanism and a disk cartridge used in a drive device provided with the connection terminal mechanism.
• FIG. 21 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state in which a connection terminal provided in a rotary operation type connection terminal mechanism contacts a contact terminal of a disk cartridge.
• FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of a disk cartridge that enables the operation of moving the shutter member in association with the unlocking operation of the reel lock mechanism.
• FIG. 23 is a plan view showing a state where the upper half of the disk force trickle is removed.
• FIG. 24 is a plan view showing an arrangement relationship between a reel lock mechanism provided in the cartridge body and an auxiliary storage device.
• Fig. 25 is a perspective view of the tape cartridge when viewed from the bottom side. You.
• FIG. 26 is a plan view showing a state where the shutter member has the contact terminal of the auxiliary storage device facing outward.
• FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the shutter member and the auxiliary storage device are mounted in the cartridge body.
• FIG. 29 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the shutter member has the contact terminal facing the outside of the cartridge body.
• FIG. 30 is a plan view showing another embodiment of a disk cartridge which can move the shutter member in conjunction with the unlocking operation of the reel lock mechanism, excluding the upper half. is there.
• FIG. 31 is a longitudinal sectional view of the tape cartridge.
• FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing a disk cartridge that allows a shutter member to be moved in conjunction with a rotation operation of the front cover.
• FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front cover rotatably attached to a front portion of the tape cartridge is turned on the tape cartridge.
• FIG. 34 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal mechanism of the tape cartridge.
• FIG. 36 is an enlarged plan view showing an auxiliary storage device housed in the tape cartridge.
• FIG. 37 is a side cross-sectional view of the tape cartridge showing the arrangement relationship between the auxiliary storage device and the shutter member provided in the cartridge main body. You.
• Fig. 38 shows the disc cartridge with the front cover turned and the shutter moved.
• the contact terminal is exposed to the outside of the force cartridge body. It is a side sectional view.
• the present invention is applied to a tape cartridge in which a magnetic tape, which is a tape-shaped recording medium, is housed in a cartridge body as a recording medium.
• the tape cartridge 1 of this embodiment contains a magnetic tape 2 having a tape width of 8 mm.
• the tape force cartridge 1 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a substantially rectangular shape, butting a pair of upper and lower halves 3 and 4, and using a plurality of setscrews. And a cartridge body 5 coupled thereto.
• a pair of tape reels around which the magnetic tape 2 is wound and wound in a line in the longitudinal direction that is, a tape supply reel 6 and a tape take-up reel 7, are rotatable. It is stored in.
• the cartridge body 5 is provided with a rectangular display window 8 on the ceiling surface of the upper half 3 constituting the upper surface.
• the state of the magnetic tape 2 wound around the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 housed inside 5 is visible from the outside.
• the cartridge body 5 has a tape supply reel 6 and a tape take-up reel on a lower half 4 constituting a bottom surface.
• a hub fitting hole 9A, 9B is provided for exposing a part of the hub of the reel 7 to the outside and restricting the rotation of the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7.
• Various identification holes such as a tape length detection hole for detecting the length of the magnetic tape 2 or a tape specification identification hole for identifying the type of the magnetic tape 2 are provided on the bottom portion of the lower half 4. I have.
• the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 each include a cylindrical hub portion around which the magnetic tape 2 is wound, and a disk-shaped flange portion provided on one side of the hub portion.
• the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are rotatably stored in the cartridge body 5 by the hub portions being fitted into the hub fitting holes 9A and 9B, respectively. Is done.
• the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are arranged such that the center of rotation of the hub is located on the lower surface of the upper half 3 as shown in FIG.
• the lower half 4 is pressed and urged by the 10B and the rail holding members 11A and 11B to prevent the cartridge body 5 from sticking and support the lower half 4. ing.
• Both ends of the magnetic tape 2 are fixed to the hubs of the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 by clampers (not shown).
• the magnetic tape 2 is unwound from the tape supply reel 6 and is pulled out of the cartridge body. 5 and is guided by the tape guides 12 A and 12 B formed integrally with the lower half 4 and travels along the front part 13 of the cartridge body 5 to take up the tape. Wound on reel 7.
• the front part 13 of the cartridge main body 5 is opened over almost the entire area in the width direction, and a drive device is continuously provided from the front part 13. There is provided a concave tape pull-out portion 14 into which a part of the mouth digging mechanism arranged in the device enters.
• the cartridge main body 5 has a partition 15 between the internal space in which the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are rotatably stored and the tape drawer 14.
• a front cover 16 for closing the opened front portion 13 is rotatably attached to the trigger body 5.
• the front cover 16 has a length substantially equal to the width of the power cartridge main body 5, and side walls 17 A and 17 B opposing each other to form a fulcrum at both ends. It is integrally formed and has a substantially U-shape as a whole.
• support shafts 18A and 18B are formed in a body with their axes aligned.
• the fulcrum portions 19A and 19B are formed by projecting and extending both side walls of the lower half 4 side so as to surround the opened front portion 13. Make up.
• the fulcrum portions 19A and 19B are provided with shaft holes 20A and 20B corresponding to the support shafts 18A and 18B of the front cover 16 so that their axes are aligned with each other. I have.
• the front cover 16 pivots toward the front portion 13 of the cartridge body 5 by engaging the support shafts 18A and 18B with the shaft holes 20A and 20B. It can be installed freely.
• the front cover 16 is pivotally urged in a direction to close the opened front portion 13 of the cartridge body 5, and when the front cover 16 is not attached to the drive device, as shown in FIG. 3 is closed.
• the front lid 16 is assembled with an upper lid member 21 for closing a front open portion of the upper half 3 and a spring member (not shown).
• the upper lid member 21 is rotatably mounted on the inner surface of the front lid 16, and the front lid 16 rotates to move in front of the cartridge body 5 as shown in FIG. In a state where the surface portion 13 is opened, it moves along the upper surface portion of the upper half 3 while rotating and supported by the front cover 16.
• the details of the spring member are omitted, the elastic force is accumulated and the rotation urging force in the direction of closing the front portion 13 of the cartridge body 5 against the front cover 16 is provided.
• an inner lid member is rotatably mounted on the front lid 16 so as to face the inner main surface.
• the inner lid member is normally supported at a predetermined interval so as to face the inner principal surface of the front lid 16, and the gap is drawn out to the front part 13 of the cartridge body 5 through this gap.
• the magnetic tape 2 extends. Therefore, the magnetic tape 2 is usually covered by the front cover 16 and the inner cover member, and is protected from the adhesion of dust and the like and the external force.
• the inner lid member is rotated in conjunction with the above-described rotation of the front lid 16 so that the magnetic tape 2 faces the front portion 13 of the cartridge body 5.
• a reel lock mechanism 22 for preventing the tape 2 from loosening is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the reel lock mechanism 22 is provided at the center of the lower half 4 on the rear side, and is formed on the outer periphery of the flange 36 A of the tape supply reel 6.
• tooth 3 7 necked click lever one of relative engagement in the engaging teeth 3 7 B formed on the outer peripheral portion of the flange portion 3 6 B of lock lever 3 4 a and tape ⁇ reel 7 for relative engagement with the a 3 4 B, a reel unlocking member 3 3 on which the lock levers 3 and 4 are rotatably mounted at the tip end, and a reel unlocking member 33.
• a coil spring 35 that urges the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7.
• the reel unlocking member 33 is located between the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 by parallel guide walls 31 A and 31 B which are erected on the bottom of the lower half 4.
• An actuating part (not shown) that is movably assembled in the configured slide space part, penetrates a through hole 32 provided in the bottom part of the lower half 4 and faces outward is integrally formed.
• the tape cartridge 1 of the present embodiment is used for recording identification information such as the content of information signals recorded on the magnetic tape 2, the specifications of the magnetic tape, and the use status, for example.
• An auxiliary storage device 50 in which a memory IC as a storage element is mounted is incorporated.
• the identification information recorded in the memory IC 52 is read by an auxiliary recording / reproducing device provided in the drive device or an auxiliary recording / reproducing device which is another device via a connector device described later. Then, the updated identification information is recorded in the memory IC 52.
• the auxiliary storage device 50 is formed on at least a wiring board 51, a memory IC 5'2 mounted on the wiring board 51, and a wiring board 51 serving as an input / output terminal of the memory IC 52.
• Contact terminals 5 3 Have been.
• the wiring board 51 is configured as a so-called double-sided board, and a memory IC 52 is mounted on one main surface located on the inner side when assembled to the cartridge body 5 as described later.
• c auxiliary storage device 5 0 contact terminal 5 3 are formed by printing on the other main surface side located outside while being is the carts Li Tsu one cornering portion 3 9 on the rear side of the di body 5 As shown in FIGS.
• the contact terminals 53 are formed through the contact openings 41 provided in the rear wall 30 constituting the rising peripheral wall of the cartridge body 5. It is arranged facing the outside. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the cartridge main body 5 is formed so as to rise from the bottom portions of the upper half 3 and the lower half 4, and the tape supply reel 6 and the flange portion 3 of the tape take-up reel 7 are formed. A substantially triangular space is formed at both corners on the rear side, comprising a reel guide wall 38 surrounding the outer peripheral portion of the cartridge 6 and a rising peripheral wall constituting the outer peripheral wall of the cartridge body 5. ing.
• the outer peripheral surface of the reel guide wall 38 and the rising peripheral wall of the cartridge body 5 are provided in the space 39 formed on one corner side. Insertion grooves 56 A and 56 B in the height direction of the cartridge body 5 are formed on the inner side surface of the cartridge body 5 opposite to the one side wall 55.
• the space 58 at the other corner has a tape length detection hole for detecting the length of the magnetic tape 2 ⁇ various identifications such as a tape specification identification hole for identifying the type of the magnetic tape 2.
• a hole 27 is provided.
• the contact opening 41 is provided on the back wall 30 of the cartridge body 5 which forms the space 39 of one corner, and the contact terminal 53 of the auxiliary storage device 50 is formed outside.
• a rectangular opening having an opening dimension sufficient to face It is formed.
• the contact opening 41 is provided with a partition piece 24 so as to separate the plurality of contact terminals 53 from each other so as to face the outside of the cartridge body 5.
• the auxiliary storage device 50 has the memory IC 52 positioned inside and the contact terminal 53 exposed outward from the contact opening 1 so as to be inserted into the insertion grooves 56 A and 56 B.
• the wiring board 51 is fitted to the cartridge body 5 by fitting both side edges thereof.
• a shutter member 40 is arranged on the cartridge body 5 so as to close a contact opening 41 that exposes the contact terminal 53 to the outside.
• the shutter member 40 has a rectangular shutter portion 46 having an outer shape sufficient to close the contact opening 41, and one end of the shutter member 46 is closed.
• a slide guide piece 47 formed by being bent so as to be parallel to the part 46, and a pressing operation piece 43 projecting from the lower edge of the slide guide piece 47 are provided. You. Then, the shutter member 40 extends the shutter part 46 closing the contact opening part 41 on the outer surface of the rear wall 30 of the cartridge main body 5, and slides the slide guide piece 47.
• the shutter member 40 is bent at one end of the shutter portion 46 into the bent portion 45 formed on the rear wall of the cartridge body 5. 30 is engaged with an engaging groove 49 formed in a rising portion on one side of a shutter slide concave portion 48 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slide guide.
• the engagement piece 28 formed by bending one end of the locking piece 47 is engaged with the locking piece 57 provided in the cartridge body 5 and disposed on the cartridge 5.
• the locking piece 57 to which the engaging piece 28 provided on the slide guide piece 47 is engaged is formed so as to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the reel guide wall 38 into the space 39. .
• the shutter member 40 includes a bent portion 45 formed at one end of the shutter portion 46 and a locking piece 28 formed at one end of the slide guide piece 47.
• the force is applied to a part of the cartridge body 5 so that it can be moved linearly without swinging in the height direction of the cartridge body 5. It has been done.
• a spring locking piece 42 is formed on the upper edge of the slide guide piece 47 of the shutter member 40, and between the spring locking piece 42 and the bottom surface of the lower half 4, as shown in FIG.
• the coil spring 44 is stretched in an extended state.
• the shutter member 40 receives the urging force of the coil spring 44, and the shutter portion 46 closes the contact opening 41.
• the shutter member 40 is urged in the arrow X direction in FIGS. Attached to body 5.
• a rectangular through hole 5 opposing the pressing operation piece 43 of the shutter member 40 is provided on the bottom surface of the lower half 4 constituting the force cartridge main body 5. 4 are drilled.
• the through hole 54 is a portion into which the shutter pressing operation member 96 provided on the recording and / or reproducing apparatus enters.
• the pressing operation piece 43 is pressed by the shutter pressing operation member.
• the shutter member 40 is moved in the direction of the arrow Y in FIGS. 3 and 8 against the urging force of the coil spring 44.
• the contact opening 41 closed by 40 is opened, and the contact terminal 53 is exposed to the outside of the cartridge body 5 through the contact opening 41.
• positioning grooves 59 in the height direction that extend over the lower half 4 and the upper half 3 and that open to the bottom of the lower half 4. ing.
• the opening of the lower half 4 is slightly larger, so that the fitting operation with the positioning member on the drive device side is performed smoothly. It is formed as follows.
• the tape cartridge 1 configured as described above is mounted on a recording and / or reproducing device, so that a front cover 16 that covers the front side of the cartridge body 5 is provided. Opening operation, the operation of releasing the lock of the tape supplying reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 by the reel lock mechanism 22 are performed, and the shutter member 40 resists the urging force of the coil spring 44. The contact terminal 53 toward the outside of the cartridge body 5.
• the cartridge mounting device includes a cartridge holder 61 into which a tape cartridge 1 is inserted and held, and a cartridge holder 61.
• the vehicle has a chassis 64 having a pair of side plates 62 and 63 movably supported between a trigger insertion / removal position and a cartridge mounting position. Further, the cartridge mounting device moves the cartridge holder 61 into the cartridge insertion / removal position and the cartridge. And a holder moving operation mechanism 66 having a drive motor 65 for moving between the mounting position.
• the cartridge holder 61 has a pair of slide guide pins 67, 68 protruding from the outer surface of the opposing side walls.
• a power guide holder 61 is provided with a pair of side plates 62, 63 provided so that the slide guide pins 67, 68 are erected on opposite sides of the chassis 64, respectively. It is disposed between the pair of side plates 62 and 63 so as to be inserted into and supported by the groove portions 69 and 70. Then, the sliding guide holders 61 are guided in the sliding guide bins 67, 68 in the moving direction by the sliding guide grooves 69, 70, so that the cartridge insertion / removal position and the cartridge can be adjusted.
• the slide guide groove 69 located on the outer side of the main body of the device is moved to the position where the cartridge can be mounted at the position c , and as shown in FIG. 9a and an inclined guide groove 69b that is inclined toward the cartridge mounting portion 99 formed on the bottom plate 71 of the chassis 64 are formed in order.
• the other slide guide groove 70 located inside the main body of the device is, as shown in FIG. 11, a slope guide groove inclined upward from the bottom plate 71 of the chassis 64. 70 a, a horizontal guide groove 70 b and an inclined guide groove 70 c inclined toward the cartridge mounting portion 99 side are formed in order.
• the holder 61 is lifted so that the front end thereof is once turned upward about a slide guide bin 67 inserted into one of the slide guide grooves 69, and then the bottom plate 7 1 To the bottom plate 7 1 of the chassis 6 4 And moved to descend.
• the disk card inserted into the cartridge holder 61 is placed on both sides of the front end in the insertion direction side of the disk cartridge 1.
• the contact pieces 73, 73 projecting from the front side of the trigger 1 and restricting the insertion position of the disc cartridge 1 are provided on the side of the bottom plate 72 of the cartridge holder 61 where one of the contact pieces 73 is provided.
• a lid lock releasing piece 74 for unlocking the front lid 16 is formed by turning a lock lever for locking the front lid 16 to the closed position.
• the holder moving operation mechanism 66 is limited to a pair of slide plates 75, 76 disposed on the inner side of the pair of side plates 62, 63, and one of the slide plates 75. It has a limiter plate 78 connected via a spring 77.
• a pair of slide plates 75, 76 have rack gears 79 engraved on the upper edge side in the longitudinal direction, and have elongated holes 81, which are drilled in the longitudinal direction, as the plates 62, 63. It is inserted and supported by a support pin 82 planted at a position, and is movably supported over the range of the elongated hole 81.
• the pair of slide plates 75, 76 are connected to each other via a driving force transmission shaft 85 having gears 83, 84 coupled to rack gears 79, 79 mounted on both ends, and are connected to each other. Slide operation is performed in the same direction as expected.
• a rack gear 79 is also engraved on the upper edge side of the limiter plate 78, and a drive gear 86 mounted on the output shaft 65a of the drive motor 65 mounted via one side plate 62 is combined. Have been.
• the limiter plate 78 connected to one of the slide plates 75 via the limiter panel 77 has a long hole 88 having a longer diameter in the longitudinal direction.
• the slide plate 7 5 is inserted supported by the support pins 8 9 erected, thus c is movably supported relative to one slide plate 7 6 in the range of the long hole 8 8, Limiter plate 7
• the limiter spring 77 allows the movement of the limiter plate 78 while being extended to absorb the excess load.
• a pair of cam grooves 91 and 92 are formed in the pair of slides 75 and 76, respectively.
• the slide guide bins 67, 68 of the cartridge holder 61 which are inserted through and supported by the slide guide grooves 69.7 of the side plates 62, 63, are inserted through these cam grooves 91, 92. ing.
• the cam grooves 9 1 and 9 2 adjust the direction of movement of the slide guide pins 67 and 68 so that the slide guide pins 67 and 68 move along the slide guide grooves 69 and 70. It regulates.
• the front cover of the tape cartridge 1 which is lowered from the position where the cartridge can be mounted to the cartridge mounting portion 99 side.
• a lid opening member 93 is provided for rotating the cartridge 16 against the urging force of the urging member to open the front part 13 of the cartridge body 5.
• the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 of the tape cartridge 1 mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 99 are provided on the bottom plate 71 of the chassis 64.
• An operation member 95 for releasing the state is provided.
• the operating member 95 passes through the through hole 32 provided in the bottom of the cartridge main body 5.
• the reel unlocking member 33 is piled on the elastic force of the coil spring 35 and moved to the rear side of the force-trigger body 5.
• This reel lock release member 3 3 Therefore, the tip ends of the pair of hook levers 34A and 34B are rotated in a direction away from the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7, and the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel are rotated.
• the lock state of the reel 7 is released, and the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are made rotatable.
• a pressing operation piece of the shutter member 40 provided on the bottom surface of the tape cartridge 1 mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 99 is provided on the bottom plate 71 of the chassis 64.
• a shutter pressing operation member 96 is provided, which is inserted into a through hole 32 facing 43.
• a pair of height positioning pins 97, 9 for supporting the bottom of the tape cartridge 1 mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 99 is provided on the bottom plate 71 of the chassis 64.
• a pair of positioning pins 98, 98 that engage with positioning holes 23, 24 provided on the bottom surface of the tape cartridge 1 and the tape cartridge 1 are planted.
• connection terminal mechanism electrically connected to the contact terminal 53 of the tape cartridge 1 is provided on the bottom plate 71 of the chassis 64.
• the tape cartridge 1 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 99 of the drive device.
• the tape cartridge 1 is inserted into the cartridge holder 61 with the front lid 16 side as an insertion end.
• the tape cartridge 1 is inserted until the front edge contacts the contact pieces 73 and 73.
• the insertion position of the tape cartridge 1 with respect to the cartridge holder 61 is positioned and held.
• the tape cartridge 1 is pressed and supported by a leaf spring 102 provided on a top plate 101 of the cartridge holder 61.
• the lock of the front cover 16 is released by the cover release piece 74. Then, the front cover 16 is in a state in which the front cover 16 can be pivoted by the urging force of the urging member.
• the drive motor 65 starts forward rotation driving.
• the drive motor 65 is driven, it is transmitted to the limiter plate 78 where the drive gear 86 is engaged. Since the limiter plate 78 is connected to one of the slide plates 76 via a limiter spring 777, the slide plate 76 is integrated with the beam limiter plate 78.
• Fig. 11 1 Middle arrow Slide inward in the P direction. At this time, the other slide plate 75 connected via the driving force transmission shaft 85 also
• the cartridge holder 6 1 is moved in the direction indicated by the middle arrow P in Fig. 11
• the other slide guide bin 68 is moved by the cam groove 92 provided in the plate 63, and is guided upward by the inclined guide groove 70a of the other slide guide groove 70. It is moved to.
• one of the slide guide bins 67 is located in the horizontal guide groove 69a of the other slide guide groove 69, and moves in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the cartridge holder 61 is swung about the one slide guide bin 67 so that the front end side is raised.
• each slide guide bin 6 7 , 68 are moved by cam grooves 91, 92, respectively, as shown in FIG. 13, and the inclined guide grooves 69b, 96b, directed downward from the slide guide grooves 69, 70, respectively.
• Guided by 70 c it is lowered toward the bottom plate 71 side of the chassis 64.
• the force cartridge holder 61 descends from the state in which the front end side is inclined upward as shown in FIG. 12, so that the other slide guide bin 6 7 It descends so that it is rotated in the direction of arrow R in FIG.
• the lower edge of the front lid 16 of the tape cartridge 1 is a lid opening member 9 3 Abut. Then, the front lid 16 is pressed by the lid opening member 93 as the cartridge holder 61 descends, and is pivoted by the urging force of the urging member to rotate the cartridge main body 5. Open the front part 13. At this time, since the tape cartridge 1 is lowered so as to be rotated with respect to the lid opening member 93, the force cartridge main body 5 is fixed to the lid opening member 93 by being fixed.
• the front cover 16 rotatably mounted can be reliably rotated.
• the reel unlocking member 33 is strong, and as shown in FIG.
• the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are unlocked by the reel lock mechanism 22, the tape supply reel 6 is released. And the tape take-up reel 7 is made rotatable.
• the shutter pressing operation member 96 also enters the through hole 32 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, and presses the pressing operation piece 43 to move the shutter member 40 to the coil spring. Move the slider in the direction of arrow Y in Figs. 15 and 16 against the biasing force of 4 to open the contact opening 41 closed by the shutter member 40 and cart the contact terminal 53. Face the ridge body 5 outside.
• the front lid 16 of the tape cartridge 1 is opened by the lid opening member 93.
• the main body 5 is rotated to a position where the front part 13 of the main body 5 is completely opened.
• the mouth digging mechanism provided on the drive device enters the tape drawer portion 14, and the magnetic force is reduced. An operation is performed in which the tape 2 is pulled out from the power draw main body 5 and is loaded on a predetermined tape running path.
• connection terminal 106 of the connection terminal mechanism 105 arranged in the drive unit enters while being elastically displaced from the contact opening 41 and the contact terminal 53 of the auxiliary storage device 50 3 Contact
• connection terminal mechanism 105 for bringing the connection terminal 106 into contact with the contact terminal 53 is disposed on the bottom plate 71 of the chassis 64.
• the connection terminal mechanism 105 is used for reading the identification information recorded in the memory IC 52 and writing the updated identification information to the memory IC 52.
• auxiliary recording / reproducing device provided in the system. Therefore, when the tape cartridge 1 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 99 and the connection terminal 106 contacts the contact terminal 53, the memory IC 52 is connected to the auxiliary recording / reproducing apparatus. Electrically connected. Then, the reading of the identification information stored in the memory IC 52 and the writing of the updated identification information to the memory IC 52 are performed via the auxiliary recording / reproducing device.
• connection terminal 106 is formed of a conductive and elastic metal plate such as phosphor bronze, and is formed by bending the central portion so as to protrude. Therefore, the connection terminal 106 enters the contact opening 41 while the bulged central portion is elastically deformed, and when it enters the contact opening 41, the connection terminal 106 returns elastically to the contact terminal 53.
• Contact The cartridge mounting portion 99 is provided with a positioning member 107 which engages with a positioning groove 59 formed in the side wall 55 of the cartridge main body 5, and a tape cartridge is provided.
• the relative connection position between the contact terminal 53 and the connection terminal 106 is made by engaging the positioning member 107 with the positioning groove 59. Can be accurately positioned. Therefore, the tape cartridge 1 is prevented from being erroneously connected to the connection terminal 106 of the connection terminal mechanism 105 even if the terminal interval between the contact terminals 53 is very small.
• an auxiliary recording / reproducing device independent of the drive device for recording / reproducing an information signal on / from the magnetic tape 2 is realized.
• the reading of the identification information stored in the memory IC 52 and the writing of the updated identification information to the memory IC 52 are performed with high accuracy.
• the operation of reading the identification information by the auxiliary recording / reproducing This operation is performed prior to or independently of the reproducing operation of the magnetic tape 2 by the drive unit. Accordingly, necessary information on the tape cartridge 1 is grasped in advance by the drive device without performing the recording / reproducing operation of the magnetic tape 2.
• the tape cartridge 1 receives the updated identification information via the auxiliary recording / reproducing device via the connection terminal mechanism 105 electrically connected to the contact terminal 53.
• the data is stored in the memory IC 52 of the auxiliary storage device 50.
• a positioning through hole is provided in the rear wall 30 of the cartridge body 5 adjacent to the contact terminal 53. 17 1 may be provided.
• the tape cartridge 1 can be mounted on the drive device so that the positioning member provided on the drive device can be used as the positioning through-hole 17 1.
• the tape cartridge 170 is connected to the connection terminal 106 and the contact terminal 53 of the corresponding connection terminal mechanism 105 similarly to the tape cartridge 1 described above. Can be contacted with high accuracy.
• the means provided on the rear wall 30 of the force cartridge main body 5 for mounting the tape cartridge 1 to the drive device with accurate positioning is as shown in FIG.
• a positioning groove 181 which is open on the bottom side of the cartridge body 5, may be used.
• the positioning groove 18 1 is formed so as to extend in the height direction of the force trigger main body 5, and is provided adjacent to the contact terminal 53.
• the positioning member provided on the drive device is relatively engaged with the positioning groove 18 1. Accurate positioning is achieved.
• the tape cartridge 170 is connected to the connection terminal 106 and the contact terminal 53 of the corresponding connection terminal mechanism 105 similarly to the tape cartridge 1 described above. Can be contacted with high accuracy.
• the means provided on the rear wall 30 of the cartridge body 5 in order to mount the tape force cartridge 1 on the drive device with accurate positioning may be a ridge 191, formed continuously in the height direction of the rear wall 30. Also in the tape force trigger 1, when it is mounted on the drive device, the positioning groove provided in the drive device is engaged with the ridge portion 191 to achieve accurate positioning.
• connection terminal 106 is formed of a metal material having elasticity, and the connection to the contact terminal 53 is performed using the elastic displacement force of the connection terminal 106.
• the connection terminal mechanism 105 configured so as to achieve this is not limited to this example.
• connection terminal mechanism may be used in which the connection terminal is brought into contact with the contact terminal 53 by being rotated in connection with the mounting operation of the tape cartridge 1 to the drive device.
• the lower half 4 of the cartridge main body 5 is provided with a rotation operation section 240 for rotating the connection terminal mechanism 260 corresponding to the contact opening 41. That is, the rotating operation part 240 is shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. As shown in 2 2, carts Li Tsu c Note pivot operation part 2 4 0 that is configured as a recess having an arcuate bottom wall continuous with the rear wall 3 0 from the bottom portion of the di-body 5 The lower half 4 is located at a position corresponding to the space 39 formed at one corner of the cartridge body 5.
• a positioning groove is formed in the rear wall 30 of the cartridge body 5 in such a manner that the bottom wall of the cartridge body 5 is opened close to the rotating operation part 240 and the bottom surface of the cartridge body 5 is opened. Is provided.
• the tape pulling force 1 force, the positioning member provided in the force pulling mounting section in the drive device when the drive device is mounted is relatively engaged. I do. Therefore, the tape cartridge 1 is loaded into the cartridge mounting portion of the drive device while being positioned.
• connection terminal mechanism 260 When the tape cartridge 1 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion, the connection terminal mechanism 260 is rotated by the rotation operation portion 240 to connect the connection terminal 26 4. To the contact terminal 53.
• connection terminal mechanism 260 provided on the drive device side will be described.
• the connection terminal mechanism 260 reads or updates the identification information stored in the memory IC 52 of the auxiliary storage device 50. It is connected to an auxiliary recording / reproducing device that writes identification information to the memory IC 52.
• the connecting terminal mechanism 260 has a base part 261, a cam part 262 integrally formed with a lower end part of the base part 261, and a direction orthogonal to the upper end part of the base part 261.
• a terminal spring 265 that urges in the direction of rotation.
• the base 26 1 is formed to have a height approximately equal to the height from the bottom of the tape cartridge 1 to the contact terminal 53 of the auxiliary storage device 50.
• the cam portion 262 has a width slightly smaller than the opening width of the rotary operation portion 240 of the tape force cartridge 1 and is formed integrally with the base portion 261. I have.
• the connection terminal mechanism 260 has a shaft hole in the cam portion 262 (not shown), and is rotatably supported by a support shaft provided on the drive device side. Furthermore, although not shown, the connection terminal mechanism 260 has a torsion spring attached to the base 261, and the elastic force of the torsion spring causes the elastic force of the torsion spring to turn clockwise in the direction of the arrow T in FIG. It is biased to rotate.
• connection terminal mechanism 260 configured as described above is disposed on the bottom side of the cartridge mounting portion of the drive device.
• the connecting terminal mechanism 260 has a cam portion 262 mounted on the rotating operation portion 240 of the tape cartridge 200 mounted on the cartridge mounting portion in a positioned state. It is rotatably arranged on the cartridge mounting part so as to be located at the corresponding position.
• the connection terminal mechanism 260 has the elasticity of the torsion spring attached to the base part 26 1.
• the connection terminal 264 is held in a state of being retracted to the outside of the cartridge mounting portion by force.
• connection terminal mechanism 260 is provided with a torsion spring. 0 (
• the tape cartridge 200 is mounted on the drive device in a state where the positioning member provided in the side wall of the cartridge body 5 and the positioning member are relatively engaged with each other.
• the corresponding connection terminal mechanism 260 By being mounted on the mounting part, the corresponding connection terminal mechanism 260
• connection terminal 264 rotates and comes into contact with the contact terminal 53 of the auxiliary storage device, and this contact state is maintained by the elastic force of the terminal spring 265.
• connection terminal mechanism 260 described above includes a cam portion 262 which is relatively engaged with the rotary operation portion 240 of the tape force cartridge 200 and a contact terminal 5 of the auxiliary recording device 50. 3 and the connecting terminal 26 4 connected to the connecting member 2 6 4 are integrally formed through the base 26 1.
• the connecting terminal 26 4 is connected to the tape cartridge via a connecting mechanism such as a link mechanism.
• the cartridge 200 may be configured to enter from a direction perpendicular to the rear wall 30 of the cartridge body 5 provided with the contact opening 41 of the cartridge 200.
• the tape cartridge 200 of this embodiment also includes a shirt member 271, which covers the contact terminal 35 of the auxiliary storage device 50.
• the shutter member 27 1 is formed to have an outer shape sufficient to close the contact opening 41, and the rear wall 30 of the cartridge body 5 faces the contact opening 41. It is movably supported on the inner surface.
• the shut-off member 27 1 is normally held at a position that closes the contact opening 41, "0 0
• This shutter member 271 is also mounted on the tape cartridge mounting portion of the tape cartridge 200 in the same manner as the one mounted on the tape force cartridge 1 described above. In response to this, the shutter is pressed by the shutter pressing member and moved in the direction to open the contact opening 41, and the contact terminal 53 of the auxiliary storage device 50 is moved out of the cartridge body 5. To face.
• the tape cartridge 300 of the present embodiment has a magnetic tape 2 inside the cartridge body 5 as shown in FIG. 22 similarly to the tape cartridge 1 described above.
• the wound tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are rotatably housed.
• the tape cartridge 300 is inadvertently inserted into the cartridge body 5 when the tape cartridge 300 is not mounted on the drive device and is not used. 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are rotated, and in order to prevent the magnetic tape 2 wound between these reels 6 and 7 from being pulled out of the cartridge body 5, the above-mentioned reels 6 and 7 A reel lock mechanism 3 2 2 that locks 7 is provided.
• the reel lock mechanism 3 2 2 is disposed at the center of the lower half 4 on the rear side. That is, as shown in FIG. 24, the lower half 4 has a tape supply reel 6 and a tape take-up reel connected to the rear wall 330.
• the arc-shaped reel guide walls 331A and 331B surrounding the outer periphery of 7 are integrally planted from the bottom surface 332.
• the lower half 4 is positioned approximately between the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 by the rear wall 33 0 and the tape reel guide walls 331 A and 331 B.
• a triangular space is formed.
• the lower half 4 has a pair of moving guides located in this space and connected in parallel with each other so as to connect the rear wall 330 and the reel guide walls 331A and 3311B.
• the walls 33 33 A and 33 33 B are planted integrally with the bottom part 33 32, and are located in the space defined by the moving guide walls 33 33 A and 33 33 B.
• a through hole 334 is provided in the bottom surface 332.
• a reel lock releasing member 33 35 is movably housed.
• the reel unlocking member 335 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin material having lubricity, and has a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape having a spring mounting concave portion 336 opened on the back side. Further, the reel unlocking member 335 is provided between the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 through a gap 337 formed on the front side between the reel guide walls 331 A and 331 B.
• the lever mounting part 3 3 8 protruding from the body is formed on the body. Further, an operating portion 339 is provided on the bottom surface to be fitted into the through hole 334.
• a coil spring 340 is mounted on the spring mounting recess 336 in a state where the coil spring 340 is compressed between the spring mounting recess 336 and the rear wall 330. Therefore, in the normal state, the front surface of the reel unlocking member 335 abuts against the reel guide walls 331A and 331B due to the elastic force of the coil spring 340, and the front surface of the reel lock release member 335 comes into contact with the front surface.
• Lock lever mounting part provided 3 3 8 is a reel lock release member that protrudes from the gap 3 3 7 between the reel guide wall 3 3 1 A and 3 3 1 mm and is located between the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7. In FIG.
• mouth levers 34 1 ⁇ and 34 IB are rotatably mounted on both side surfaces of the lock lever mounting portion 33 38 respectively.
• the lock levers 3 4 1 A and 3 4 1 B have a lock lever mounting section 3 3 8 protruding from the gap 3 3 7 between the reel guide walls 3 3 1 A and 3 3 1 B.
• the springs are held open by a spring means (not shown) outward as shown in FIG.
• the lock levers 34 1 A and 34 1 B are moved by the movement of a reel lock release member 33, which will be described later, so that the lock lever mounting portion 3 3 8 is provided.
• a reel lock release member 33 which will be described later
• the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are respectively provided with engaging teeth 34 43 A, as shown in FIG. 23, on the outer peripheral portions of the lower flange portions 34 42 A and 34 42 B. 3 4 3 B is formed over the entire circumference.
• the engaging teeth 3443A and 3443B are formed as convex teeth in the embodiment, they may be constituted by one-way ratchet teeth or the like. Therefore, the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 normally prevent idle rotation by engaging the lock levers 34A and 3441B with the engagement teeth 3443A and 3443B. Is done.
• the reel lock mechanism 32 2 configured as described above is installed in the drive device when it is mounted on the drive cartridge mounting portion of the drive device using the above-described power draw mounting device.
• Operating member 9 5 The reel lock release member 3 3 5 is inserted into the through hole 3 3 4 drilled in the cartridge body 5, and is engaged with the operating portion 3 39 of the reel lock release member 3 35 and pressed. Is moved along the through hole 334 against the biasing force of the coil spring 340.
• the lock levers 34 1 A and 34 1 B are moved to the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel while closing to the side of the lock lever mounting portion 3 38 by the operation of the reel lock release member 3 35. 7 is disengaged so as to release the engagement with the engagement teeth 3443A and 3443B. Accordingly, the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are released from the locked state by the lock levers 3411A and 3411B.
• the positioning pin is engaged with the positioning hole 23 provided on the bottom surface of the lower half 4 to be positioned.
• the reel drive shaft on the drive unit fits into the hub fitting holes 9A and 9B.
• the tape cartridge 300 of the present embodiment also has the same contents as the contents of the information signal recorded on the magnetic tape 2 as shown in FIG.
• An auxiliary storage device 350 for recording identification information such as a tape specification or usage status is provided in the cartridge body 5.
• the auxiliary storage device 350 includes at least a wiring board 351, an IC memory 352 mounted on the wiring board 351, and an IC memory It is composed of a plurality of contact terminals 35 3 formed on a wiring board 35 1 serving as input / output terminals of 35 2.
• the wiring board 35 1 is configured as a so-called double-sided board, and has an IC memory 35 2 located on one main surface located inside when assembled to the force-trigger body 5 as described later. Is implemented
• the contact terminal 353 is formed by printing on the other main surface side located outside.
• the auxiliary storage device 350 is disposed along the bottom surface 3 32 of the lower half 4 constituting the cartridge body 5 adjacent to the tape reel lock mechanism 32 2 described above.
• the contact terminals 353 are arranged so as to face outward through a plurality of terminal openings 357 provided on the bottom surface 332.
• the auxiliary storage device 350 is inserted by inserting one end of the wiring board 351 into an insertion groove 358 formed in the rear wall 30 of the lower half 4.
• the terminal openings 357 have an opening dimension enough to allow the contact terminals 353 to face outward, and are formed in the bottom half 332 of the lower half 4 in the longitudinal direction. It is composed of a plurality of rectangular holes arranged side by side. These terminal openings 357 are closed by a shutter portion 356 of the normal shutdown member 354 as described later.
• the shutter member 355 is a member formed by bending a thin plate material into a substantially crank-shaped cross section, and the upper horizontal portion 355 at one end is a tape.
• the reel lock mechanism 3 2 2 The reel lock release member 3 3 5 is joined and fixed to the top surface of the member 3 3 5, and the rising portion extends along the outside of one of the slider guide walls 3 3 3 A.
• the lower horizontal portion, which is the other end, is configured as a shutter portion 356.
• the shirt part 3 56 extends between the wiring board 35 1 of the auxiliary storage device 350 arranged along the bottom part 3 32 of the lower half 4 and the bottom part 3 32 . Further, the shirt evening portion 356 has an outer dimension enough to close the terminal opening 357.
• the reel lock release member 33 is operated by the operating member 95 disposed on the drive device. 5 is moved, and the lock state of the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 by the lock levers 34 1 A and 34 1 B is released.
• the shutter member 354 is moved to the rear side of the cartridge body 5 by the movement of the reel unlocking member 335 as shown in FIG. 26.
• the shutter portion 356 is moved from the state in which the contact terminal 353 is closed by the entire movement of the shutter member 354, and the contact terminal 353 is connected to the car through the terminal opening 357. It is in a state where it faces outside of the trigger body 5.
• the tape cartridge 300 mounted on the drive device has a connection terminal mechanism 3 on the auxiliary recording / reproducing device side corresponding to the terminal opening 357, as shown in FIG. 60 are provided.
• the connection terminal mechanism 360 is connected to an auxiliary recording / reproducing device that reads the identification information stored in the IC memory 352 and stores the new identification information in the IC memory 352.
• the connection terminal mechanism 365 is connected to the auxiliary storage device 350 from which the closing state of the shutter member 354 has been released by the above-described operation after the connection terminal 365 entered the terminal opening 357. 3 5 3
• the relative position of the tape cartridge 300 and the connection terminal mechanism 360 is determined by an appropriate positioning mechanism (not shown). Is done.
• the auxiliary recording / reproducing device is electrically connected to the contact terminal 353 by the tape cartridge 300 being mounted on the drive device.
• an operation of reading the identification information stored in the IC memory 352 of the auxiliary storage device 350 is performed.
• the operation of reading the identification information by the auxiliary recording / reproducing device is performed prior to or independently of the above-described loading operation of the magnetic tape 2. Therefore, necessary information on the tape force cartridge 300 is grasped in advance by the drive device without performing the recording / reproducing operation of the magnetic tape 2.
• the tape cartridge 300 is electrically connected with the new identification information via the auxiliary recording / reproducing device to the contact terminal 353.
• the information is stored in the IC memory 352 of the auxiliary storage device 350 via the surrounding terminal mechanism 360.
• the tape cartridge 300 is driven by a direct operation that is the reverse of the loading operation of the tape cartridge 300 by the force-trigging device.
• the reel lock release member 3 3 5 of the reel lock mechanism 3 2 2 returns to the initial position by the biasing force of the coil spring 3 4 0, and the lock levers 3 4 1 A and 3 4 1 B Reengages with the engaging teeth 3443A and 3443B of the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7, and locks the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7.
• the shutter member 354 returns to the initial position in conjunction with the return operation of the reel unlocking member 335, and the contact opening 357 is closed by the shutter portion 356c. Therefore, the contact terminal 3553 of the auxiliary storage device 350 is covered with the shutter member 354, so that unnecessary external force is prevented from being applied, and adhesion of dust and the like is prevented.
• FIG. 30 Another embodiment in which the zero contact terminal 35 3 faces the outside of the cartridge body 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31.
• FIG. 30 Another embodiment in which the zero contact terminal 35 3 faces the outside of the cartridge body 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31.
• the tape cartridge 370 is a shutter member for opening and closing the contact terminal 353 of the auxiliary storage device 350, similarly to the tape force cartridge 370 described above.
• the shirt member 3733 is configured to be moved via a reel lock releasing member 335 of the tape reel locking mechanism 322.
• the tape cartridge 370 is provided with the auxiliary storage device 350 at one corner of the tape supply reel 6 along the rear wall 330 of the cartridge body 5. It is characterized by the configuration that was set up.
• the corner portion of the tape cartridge 3700 is a portion where a tape specification identification hole or the like is provided on the bottom surface thereof, for example. This is an extremely effective space for arranging the auxiliary storage device 350 on the 70th.
• the auxiliary storage device 350 has one main surface on which the IC memory 350 is mounted positioned inside, and has contact terminals 353 printed on the rear wall 330 of the cartridge body 5. The other main surface faces the cartridge main body 5.
• the auxiliary storage device 350 is formed by providing an insertion groove in a part of an arc-shaped tape reel guide wall provided in a corner portion, and inserting the wiring board 351 into the insertion groove. Assembled.
• the rear wall 330 has a contact opening 357 corresponding to the contact terminal 353, and a shirt member between the auxiliary storage device 350 and the wiring board 351. The gap where the shirt part 3 7 4 of 3 7 3 is inserted is formed.
• the tape cartridge 370 has the contact terminal 353 opened by arranging the auxiliary storage device 350 at one corner.
• one end of the first link lever 371a constituting the link mechanism 371 is connected to the reel lock release member 335 of the tape reel lock mechanism 322.
• the first link lever 37 1 a has the other end abutting against the rear wall 330 of the cartridge body 5 and has a second link lever 37 1 b substantially at the center. Are connected at one end.
• the other end of the second link lever 371 b is in contact with the rear wall 330.
• the coil spring 372 is stretched between the first link lever 37 la and the second link lever 37 1 b in a stretched state.
• the shirt member 375 is urged rightward in FIG. 30 by the elastic force of the coil spring 372, and the shirt member 374 closes the contact opening 357 corresponding to the contact terminal 353. It is closed.
• the shutter portion 374 is formed in a comb-like shape composed of a plurality of shirt pieces having an outer shape sufficient to close the plurality of contact openings 357.
• the reel is operated by the operating member 95 provided on the drive device.
• the unlocking member 3 35 is moved to release the lock state of the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 by the lock lever 3 4 1 A. 3 4 1 B.
• the shutter member 373 is moved leftward in FIG. 30 by the movement of the reel lock member 335 against the urging force of the coil spring 372 via the link mechanism. You.
• the shirt part 3 7 4 Due to the overall movement of the shutter member 375, the shutter terminals are closed at the contact positions corresponding to the contact openings 357, and the contact terminals 353 are closed.
• the cartridge body 5 faces the outside of the cartridge body 5 through the terminal opening 357.
• the contact terminal 353 of the cartridge body 5 is opened to the outside, and the connection terminal 361 of the connection terminal mechanism 360 enters from the terminal opening 3557 and comes into contact therewith.
• the auxiliary recording / reproducing device is connected to the auxiliary storage via the connection terminal mechanism 360 electrically connected to the contact terminal 353.
• the reading operation of the identification information stored in the IC memory 352 of the device 350 is performed.
• the reel lock release member 335 of the tape reel lock mechanism 322 is returned to the initial position by the biasing force of the coil spring 340. Then, the lock levers 3411A and 3411B are re-engaged with the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7, and the tape supply reel 6 and the tape take-up reel 7 are locked.
• the shutter member 354 returns to the initial position by the urging force of the coil spring 372 provided on the link mechanism 371 in conjunction with the return operation of the reel opening release member 335, The contact opening portion 357 is closed by the shutter portion 356. Therefore, the contact terminal 3553 of the auxiliary storage device 350 is covered with the shutter member 354, so that unnecessary external force is prevented from being applied, and adhesion of dust and the like is prevented.
• the tape cartridge 400 of the present embodiment is provided with an auxiliary storage device 4300 for recording identification information such as the content of the information signal recorded on the magnetic tape 2 and the magnetic tape specification or use status. Strongly, as shown in FIG. 32, FIG. 33 and FIG. 34, the cartridge main body 5 is disposed along the inner side of one side wall 401 of the cartridge body 5.
• the auxiliary storage device 430 used here is the auxiliary recording device described above.
• the wiring board 431 As in the case of 350, as shown in FIG. 34, at least the wiring board 431, the memory IC 43 mounted on the wiring board 431, and the input of the memory IC 43 It comprises a contact terminal 433 formed on a wiring board 431 serving as an output terminal.
• the wiring board 43 1 is configured as a so-called double-sided board, and has a memory IC C on one main surface side which is located inside when mounted on the cartridge body 5 as described later.
• the contact terminals 4 33 are printed and formed on the other main surface side which is mounted on the outside and the outside is located.
• the auxiliary storage device 30 is connected to the contact terminal 43 via a terminal opening 43 provided on one side wall 401 of the cartridge body 5.
• 3 is arranged to face outward. That is, the terminal openings 4 3 4 are formed in the U-shaped openings 4 3 4 A, 4 3 A provided opposite to the side walls of the upper half 3 and the lower half 4 constituting the cartridge body 5.
• 4B are formed by abutting each other, and usually this terminal opening 434 is closed by a shutter portion 437 of the shirt member 436. Have been.
• a substrate insertion groove 423 in the height direction is formed on the inner surface of the side wall 4A located near the terminal opening 434.
• the board insertion groove 4 2 3 is formed in one corner of the lower half 4 and has an arc shape surrounding the outer peripheral portion of the flange portion of the tape winding reel 7. It is formed using the corner walls 4 2 4. Therefore, the wiring board 431 is attached to the lower half 4 with the base end inserted into the board insertion groove 423 with the contact terminal 433 facing the terminal opening 434 as described above.
• the shutter member 436 extends forward along the side wall 401 of the cartridge body 5 and has an engaging portion 438 bent at one end.
• the shutter member 436 is formed by a thin plate material as a whole. As shown in 35, a shutter portion 437 which is large enough to close the terminal guide hole 434 and has a U-shape is formed at one end. At the other end, an engaging portion 438 is bent, and the shutter member 436 has a notch 439 at a part of the lower end. One end of the torsion coil spring 4400 is engaged with the notch 439.
• the torsion coil spring 440 has the other end on the inner surface of the side wall of the upper half 3 as shown in FIG. It is hung on the formed latch pin 4 4 1.
• the front cover 16 is pressed against the cover opening member 93. Then, the front portion 13 of the cartridge body 5 is opened, and the cartridge body 5 is rotated in a direction indicated by an arrow V in FIG. Shutter member 4 o U one
• the cover member 16 is rotated by the rotation of the cover member 16 by the movement of the engagement pin 435 which is engaged with the engagement portion 438. In accordance with the movement, it is moved in the direction of the arrow w in FIG. 38 which is the front side of the cartridge body 5.
• the shutter part 437 moves the shutter member 436 from the state where the contact terminal 433 is closed, and moves the contact terminal 433 to the car via the terminal opening 4334. It is in a state where it faces the outside of the trigger body 5.
• a connection terminal mechanism 4 25 on the auxiliary recording / reproducing apparatus side is located in the tape cartridge 400 mounted on the drive device, corresponding to the terminal opening 4 34.
• the connection terminal mechanism 4 25 is connected to an auxiliary recording / reproducing device which reads the identification information stored in the memory IC 4 32 and stores the new identification information in the memory IC 4 32. Then, the connection terminal mechanism 4 25 is connected to the auxiliary storage device 4 30 whose spring terminal 4 26 has entered through the terminal opening 4 34 and the closed state of the shutter member 4 36 has been released by the above-described operation.
• Contact with contact terminal 4 3 3 the shutter member 436 for opening and closing the contact terminal is constituted by one member directly connected to the lid member 16. However, the arrangement position of the contact terminal 433 Depending on the case, an appropriate coupling mechanism may be configured to drive the shutter section 437.
• a tape cartridge having a magnetic tape having a tape width of 8 mm has been described.
• the present invention provides a tape cartridge having a magnetic tape of another specification.
• the present invention can be similarly applied to a recording medium device in which a recording medium for other information signals is housed in a cartridge body.
• the identification information may be stored in a storage element other than the memory IC. Good.
• the auxiliary recording / reproducing device may be constituted by a dedicated auxiliary recording / reproducing device independent of the drive device, in addition to the one built in the drive device. It may be provided in a stocker device or the like that stores the lid.
• INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The recording medium device according to the present invention is covered with the contact terminal or the shutter member provided on the cartridge body, and thus is protected from external force and the like by the shirt member. Rutotomoni, therefore c adhesion of dust or the like is prevented, the contact terminal is always kept in a clean state.
• the shutter member is moved by an opening mechanism provided on the recording and / or reproducing device side to move the contact terminal to the cartridge body. Make it look outside. Therefore, the connector device or the like of the external device connected to the contact terminal is securely connected to the contact terminal without any breakage of the connection terminal portion against the shutter member.

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