JPH0648596Y2 - Cassette tape storage and take-out device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a cassette tape storage / ejection device for various other electronic devices such as cassette tapes.

<Prior Art> A conventional cassette tape accommodating and ejecting device in a tape recorder or the like is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 55-11683 or in FIGS. A straight guide hole 11a perpendicular to the surface of the chassis 5 is formed in each of the two left and right guide plates 1, 1 which are parallel to each other.
A front rising slope hole 12a is continuously provided at the outer end of 1a.

A cassette holder 6a capable of holding the cassette tape 13 in a predetermined posture is interposed between the left and right guide plates 1 and 1, and the tips of the guide pins 10 projecting on both sides of the holder 6a are inserted into the guide hole 11a. Insert it into the cassette holder 6
a is held so as to be movable back and forth toward the surface of the chassis 5, and a length L is provided between a point 9 on the holder 6a, which is separated from the guide pin 10 by a distance R, and a point 8 on the guide plate 1. The cassette holder 6a is connected by a link 7a and is configured to give a constant movement to the cassette holder 6a.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, when the cassette tape 13 is loaded, the operation of the cassette tape storage and take-out device is as shown in FIG.
It moves to the front end of 12a and the link 7a swings to the front to tilt the cassette holder 6a forward so that the cassette tape 13 can be easily loaded.
As shown in FIG. 7, the guide pin 10 moves to the portion of the linear guide hole, the cassette holder 6a becomes parallel to the surface of the chassis 5, and the tip of the capstan 4 and the capstan hole 14 of the cassette tape are aligned. I am ready to load.

The cassette holder 6a inclines as shown in FIG. 8 while the guide pin 10 is passing through the linear guide groove 11a, and finally the guide pin 10 of the cassette holder 6a has a linear guide hole.
When it reaches the rear end of 11a, it again operates so as to take a posture parallel to the chassis 5 (Fig. 5).

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> Here, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, as is clear from FIG. 8, when the cassette holder 6a is stored, that is, the capstan hole 14 of the cassette tape 13 is capped on the chassis. The cassette holder 6a inclines with respect to the capstan 4 from the time when the tip of the stun 4 enters and is fitted, and the inclination further increases until just before reaching the final position, and returns to the normal state at the final position. The capstan 4 and the capstan hole 14 are in contact with each other, resulting in a large resistance to fitting, or the capstan 4 collides with the rim of the capstan hole 14 and cannot be fitted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cassette tape storage and take-out device which can cope with the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional device and can be easily inserted and removed without any difficulty in the cassette tape.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The cassette tape storage / ejection device of the present invention has a cassette holder reciprocally movable between a cassette tape storage position and a cassette tape insertion / removal position, and a cassette holder at the cassette tape insertion / removal position. In a device that can be tilted, a pair of guide plates are provided so as to face each other on the left and right sides of the front surface of the chassis, and two links are provided between the other ends of two links whose one end is pivotally attached to the lower inner surface of the guide plates facing each other. The cassette holders are arranged so that the cassette tapes are lined up and down and can be inserted and removed in the vertical direction, and the guide plates are linked to the guide plates by using the virtual center near the bottom of the vertical center line passing through the center between both ends as a base point. Forming a first arc-shaped guide hole with a radius equal to the distance between the two fulcrums, and at the outer end of the first arc-shaped guide hole,
A second arcuate guide hole inclined forward from the connection point between the cassette holder and the link at the insertion / removal position is continuously provided, and on the other hand, on both sides of the cassette holder, the storage position of the cassette holder is set. And a guide pin that moves in the first arc-shaped guide hole with the movement between the insertion / removal positions and moves in the second arc-shaped guide hole with the tilting of the cassette holder in the insertion / removal position, It is characterized in that cassette tape guides for restricting and horizontally guiding the cassette tape between the storage position and the insertion / removal position are provided above and below the chassis, respectively, thereby achieving the above object. .

<Operation> In the cassette tape storage / ejection device of the present invention, the cassette holder supported by the pair of links moves from the cassette tape insertion / removal position to the storage position by the rotation of each link. Since the movement of the cassette holder is restricted by the first arc-shaped guide hole, the cassette holder moves in parallel without tilting. During this parallel movement, each cassette housed in the cassette holder is
The upper and lower surfaces are regulated by the respective cassette tape guides to maintain the vertical state.

<Embodiment> Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cassette tape storage / ejection device of the present invention has two guide plates 1 and 1 on the left and right sides of a chassis 5 provided in a main body of an electronic device such as a tape recorder with a certain space. A fixed connecting shaft 8 of the guide plates 1 and 1 and a cassette holder 6 capable of accommodating a cassette tape.
Is connected to the connecting shaft 9 approximately in the middle thereof by a link 7 having a length L, and at a substantially middle portion between the upper and lower sides of the guide plate 1, a first radius L ′ equal to the length L of the link 7 is provided. An arc-shaped guide hole 11 is formed, and a guide pin 10 projecting toward the inner part of the cassette holder 6 is fitted into the first arc-shaped guide hole 11 so that the cassette holder 6 can be guided to both the left and right guides. The first arcuate guide hole is supported so as to be translated back and forth between the plates 1 and 1.
A second arcuate guide hole 12 having a radius R, which allows the pin 10 to move around the connecting shaft 9 as a fulcrum, is provided at the tip of 11 continuously.

The cassette holder 6 can accommodate one or more cassette tapes at the same time.
In addition, above and below the surface of the chassis 5 facing the cassette holder 6, the cassette tape 6 is fixed in order to stabilize the correspondence between the capstan hole 14 of the cassette tape and the capstan 4 when the cassette holder 6 is moved horizontally. Cassette tape guides 2 and 3 that support the upper and lower surfaces are formed in a protruding manner.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, when the cassette tapes 13, 13 are loaded, the cassette holder 6 rotates about the connecting shaft 9 with the link 7 as a fulcrum, and the pin 10 moves in the second circular arc guide hole 12. It is located at the front end of the and is tilted forward so that the cassette can be inserted easily. Further, when the insertion of the cassette holder 6 is started, as shown in FIG.
The cassette holder 6 is held in the vertical state at the connecting portions 11 and 12.

At this time, the capstan holes 14, 14 of the respective cassettes 13, 13 in the cassette holder 6 face the front position of the capstan 4 in a fitable state, and the cassette tape 1
Since 3, 13 are held by the cassette tape guides 2 and 3, when the cassette holder 6 is further pushed in this state, the holder 6 enters in a vertical posture as shown in FIG. The cassette holder 6 has a first arc-shaped guide hole 11
And moves inward so as to approach the chassis 5. In this way, the cassette holder 6
Of the cassette tapes 13 accommodated in the cassette holder 6 in a vertical state when the cassette tapes 6 are moved in parallel in a vertical state without being inclined,
Guided by 3 and 3, respectively, the capstan 4 is inserted horizontally into the capstan hole 14 of each cassette tape 13 without inclining, while horizontally moving in parallel while maintaining the vertical state. It Finally, the respective cassette tapes 13 accommodated in the cassette holder 6 are brought into the accommodated state as shown in FIG.

<Effects of the Invention> The present invention is configured as described above, and supports the cassette holder by the tip of the link and the arcuate guide hole, and regulates the cassette tape vertically in the cassette holder and by the cassette tape guide. By doing so, during the insertion of the cassette holder (FIG. 3) to the end, the cassette holder moves in a parallel posture without tilting at all, so that the relationship between the capstan and the capstan hole is maintained from beginning to end. Since it is unchanged, the rim of the capstan hole does not hit the tip of the capstan, or the capstan hole does not contact the capstan at an angle,
Insertion and removal is extremely smooth.

Also, the capstan tip gets caught when taking it out,
It is a highly practical device with excellent effects such as pulling out the holder without any difficulty, the structure is extremely simple, and it can be provided at low cost without any difference from the manufacturing cost of conventional products. Is.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view of a main portion, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a cassette tape loading / unloading posture, FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a different state during operation, FIGS. 5 to 8 are conventional examples, FIG. 5 is a side view, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing a cassette tape loading / unloading posture. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state where the cassette holder is stored, and FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state where the cassette holder is being stored. 1 ... Guide plate, 5 ... Chassis 6 ... Cassette holder, 7 ... Link 11 ... First arc-shaped guide hole, 12 ... Second arc-shaped guide hole 13 ... Cassette tape

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A front surface of a chassis (5) in a device in which a cassette holder is reciprocally movable between a storage position and an insertion / removal position of a cassette tape, and the cassette holder is tiltable at the insertion / removal position of the cassette tape. A pair of guide plates (1) (1) are provided so as to oppose each other on the left and right sides, and two links are provided between the other ends of the two links (7) (7) whose one end is pivotally attached to the lower inner surface of the guide plates facing each other. The cassette holders (6) are arranged so that the cassette tapes can be inserted and removed in the vertical direction, and the guide plates (1) and (1) can be attached to the lower part of the vertical center line passing through the center between both ends. A first arcuate guide hole (11) is formed with a radius equal to the distance between the two fulcrums of the link with the virtual center located near the base as a base point,
At the outer end of the arc-shaped guide hole (11), the cassette holder (6) and the link (7) at the insertion / removal position are provided.
A second arcuate guide hole (12) that is inclined upward from the connection point with (7) is provided continuously, and on the other hand, on both sides of the cassette holder (6), the storage position of the cassette holder and The second arcuate guide hole (12) moves in the first arcuate guide hole (11) as it moves between the insertion / removal positions and as the cassette holder (6) tilts at the insertion / removal position.
A guide pin (10) for moving inside is provided, and cassette tape guides (2) (3) for restricting and horizontally guiding the cassette tape between the storage position and the insertion / removal position are provided above and below the chassis (5). A cassette tape storing and ejecting device characterized by being provided respectively.