JPH0279251A - Cartridge assembled-type magnetic tape memory - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the erroneous insertion of a magnetic tape cartridge by providing an elastic piece and a guide plate having a groove to fit the side part of a magnetic tape cartridge at one side part of a storing room and a holding plate at other side part. CONSTITUTION:An elastic piece 6 faced in a storing room 4 at one side part of a storing room 4 of a device enclosure, abutted with an inclination surface 2b formed at the insertion direction front edge part of a magnetic tape cartridge 2a and moved in the side direction of the storing room 4, and a guide plate 7 having a groove 7a to fit a projection 2c provided along an inserting direction at the side part of the magnetic tape cartridge 2a are provided. At other side part facing with the guide plate 7, a holding plate 8 to press the side of the magnetic tape cartridge 2a while it is energized to the storing room 4 inside with a spring is provided. Thus, when the magnetic tape cartridge 2a is inserted into the storing room 4 in a proper direction, the cartridge is automatically inserted up to the device position, and when the cartridge 2a is inverted and directed in an erroneous direction, the inserting action is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device equipped with a cartridge insertion and ejection mechanism for inserting and removing magnetic tape cartridges.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device has a cartridge cell (hereinafter simply referred to as a cell) that stores magnetic tape cartridges (hereinafter simply referred to as a cartridge) in multiple layers in a device housing, and a cartridge cell (hereinafter simply referred to as a cell), which reads and writes information on the magnetic tape. A cartridge insertion device that includes a drive and an accessor for transporting the cartridge, and has a cellular storage chamber on the outer surface of the device housing into which the cartridge is inserted.

An ejection mechanism (hereinafter referred to as entry/eject) is provided. This type of cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device is operated by inserting a cartridge into the cell-shaped storage chamber of the entry/exit.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in conventional cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage devices, the cartridges are manually inserted into the entry/exit, so that the cartridges may be inserted in the wrong direction. If you operate the device with a cartridge incorrectly inserted, it will not be possible to determine whether the cartridge has been incorrectly inserted until the final stage of device operation.
After that, the cartridge must be reinstalled, making the operation twice and taking too much time to operate the device. Furthermore, there is a problem in that if the device is operated with the cartridge incorrectly inserted, the device may be damaged.

[Means to solve the problem]

The cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device according to the present invention faces into the storage chamber in an example part of the storage chamber of the device housing, comes into contact with an inclined surface formed at the front end in the insertion direction of the magnetic tape cartridge, and moves to the side of the storage chamber. and a guide plate having a concave groove that fits into a protrusion provided along the insertion direction on the side of the magnetic tape cartridge, and a spring on the other side facing the guide plate. A holding plate is provided which is urged toward the inside of the storage chamber and presses the side surface of the magnetic tape cartridge.

[For production]

When the magnetic tape cartridge is inserted into the storage chamber in the correct orientation, the magnetic tape cartridge is pressed against the guide plate by the holding plate and is inserted while being guided by the guide plate in parallel to the insertion direction.

Then, the inclined surface of the front end of the magnetic tape cartridge comes into contact with the elastic piece, and the elastic piece is moved to the side of the storage chamber along this inclined surface, and the magnetic tape cartridge is inserted to the mounting position. Become. Furthermore, if the cartridge is inserted upside down and in the wrong direction, the front end of the magnetic tape cartridge on the insertion side will come into contact with the elastic piece, and the insertion operation of the magnetic tape cartridge will be blocked.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing an entry/exit cell storage chamber, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a cartridge. The figure (a) is a plan view, and the figure (b) is a plan view.
) is a front view, FIG. 4(c) is a side view, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the state in which the cartridge is installed. FIG. ) is a plan view showing the main parts of the cartridge in a correctly installed state, and (c) is a front view showing a state in which the cartridge is installed upside down.
FIG. 5D is a plan view showing the main parts of the cartridge installed upside down, and FIG. 1E is a front view showing the cartridge inserted in the wrong direction. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of a cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device, and within this housing 1 are cells 3 that house cartridges 2 in multiple stages and layers, a drive that reads and writes information on the cartridges 2,
(not shown) and an accessor (not shown) for transporting the cartridge 2. Also, this housing 10:? An entry/exit 5 in which a plurality of cellular storage chambers 4 into which cartridges 2a are inserted is provided on the outer surface 1a. The cartridge 2a is shown in FIG.
As shown in a) to (c), there is an inclined surface 2 at the front end in the insertion direction.
b is formed, and two rows of protrusions 2c parallel to the insertion direction are arranged on the negative side. Reference numeral 6 denotes an elastic piece for preventing incorrect insertion of the cartridge 2a, and this elastic piece 6 is formed in an oval shape as a whole, and the short side 6a is inserted into the storage chamber 4 from the side opening 4a of the storage chamber 4. The long side 6b is fixed to the side of the storage chamber 4 with screws 6C in a state where it is facing the side. Further, the length of the short side 6a is such that the tip thereof comes into contact with the inclined surface 2b formed at the front end of the cartridge 2a on the insertion side. Reference numeral 7 denotes a guide plate for preventing the cartridge 2a from being inserted at an angle.
a, and is fixed to the inner side of the storage chamber 4 corresponding to the elastic piece 6. Reference numeral 8 designates a holding plate for pressing the cartridge 2a against the guide plate 7, and reference numeral 9 represents a leaf spring for biasing the holding plate 8 inwardly into the storage chamber 4. It is formed in a letter shape, with both ends fixed to the inner side of the storage chamber 4 facing the guide plate 7, and the presser plate 8 is attached to the center. These elastic pieces6. Information board 7. The holding plate 8 and the leaf spring 9 constitute a mechanism for preventing incorrect cartridge insertion.
They are provided in each storage chamber 4.4 of the Exisoth 5.

In the cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device equipped with the cartridge erroneous insertion prevention mechanism configured as described above, when the cartridge 2a is inserted into the entry/exit 5 in the correct orientation, as shown in FIG. 4(a), The protrusion 2C of the cartridge 2a is fitted into the groove 7a of the guide plate 7, and the cartridge 2a is inserted into the storage chamber 4 while being pressed against the guide plate 7 by the presser plate 8. At this time, the cartridge 2a is prevented from tilting in the vertical direction by the guide plate 7. When the cartridge 2a is further inserted with the inclined surface 2b in contact with the short side 6a of the elastic piece 6, the short side 6a slides on the inclined surface 2b as shown in FIG. 4(b). The elastic piece 6 is bent.

In this way, the cartridge 2a is mounted while pushing away the elastic piece 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 4(c), when the cartridge 2a is inserted upside down with the insertion direction upside down, the protrusion 2c is inserted into the holding plate 8.
It will be inserted while sliding into contact with the
), since the inclined surface 2b of the cartridge 2a is located on the opposite side of the elastic piece 6, the short side 6a of the elastic piece 6 cannot be pushed away and the front end on the insertion side hits the end side 6a of the elastic piece 6. The contact insertion operation is prevented. In other words, incorrect insertion is prevented. Furthermore, the cartridge 2a is 90
If it is inserted in an inverted state, as shown in Figure 4(e)
As shown in FIG. 2, since the insertion opening of the storage chamber 4 is formed to be smaller than the length of the cartridge 2a, there is no possibility that the cartridge 2a will be inserted into the storage chamber 4 incorrectly.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the magnetic tape cartridge is moved to the side of the storage chamber by contacting the inclined surface formed at the front end in the insertion direction of the magnetic tape cartridge facing into the storage chamber at one side of the storage chamber of the device housing. a guide plate having a concave groove that fits into a protrusion provided along the insertion direction on the side of the magnetic tape cartridge; Since a holding plate is provided that is biased toward the inside of the storage chamber and presses the side surface of the magnetic tape cartridge, when the magnetic tape cartridge is inserted into the storage chamber in the correct orientation, the magnetic tape cartridge is pressed against the guide plate by the holding plate and guided. It is inserted while being guided by a plate in parallel to the insertion direction. Then, the inclined surface of the front end of the magnetic tape cartridge comes into contact with the elastic piece, and the elastic piece is moved to the side of the storage chamber along this inclined surface, and the magnetic tape cartridge is inserted to the mounting position. Become.

Furthermore, if the cartridge is inserted upside down and in the wrong direction, the front end of the magnetic tape cartridge on the insertion side will come into contact with the elastic piece, and the insertion operation of the magnetic tape cartridge will be blocked. Therefore, since incorrect insertion of the magnetic tape cartridge can be prevented, the device can be operated smoothly and the device can be protected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the cellular storage chamber of the entry/exisote, and FIG. 3 is a view showing the cartridge. The figure (a) is a plan view, and the figure (b) is a plan view.
) is a front view, FIG. 4(c) is a side view, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the cartridge installed state, FIG. 4(a) is a front view showing the cartridge correctly installed, and FIG. is a plan view showing the main parts of the cartridge when it is installed correctly, Figure (c) is a front view showing the cartridge installed upside down, and Figure (d) is a side view of the cartridge installed upside down. FIG. 2(e) is a front view showing a state in which the insertion direction is incorrect. l...Housing, 2a...Cartridge, 2b...
... Inclined surface, 2C ... Projection, 4 ... Storage room, 6
...Elastic piece, 7...Guide plate, 8...Press plate, 9...Leaf spring. Patent applicant: NEC Corporation Agent
Yamakawa administration (and 2 others) Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device, a plurality of storage chambers having openings for inserting and removing magnetic tape cartridges are formed on the outside of the device housing, and magnetic tape cartridges are transferred into and out of the device through the storage chambers, an elastic piece that faces into the storage chamber on one side of the storage chamber and is moved toward the side of the storage chamber by coming into contact with an inclined surface formed at the front end in the insertion direction of the magnetic tape cartridge; and an elastic piece that is inserted into the side of the magnetic tape cartridge. A guide plate having a concave groove that fits into the protrusion provided along the direction is provided, and the side surface of the magnetic tape cartridge is biased toward the inside of the storage chamber by a spring on the other side opposite to the guide plate. A cartridge assembly type magnetic tape storage device, characterized in that a pressing plate is provided.