JPS6346925Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a cassette magazine for an automatic cassette exchange device, and more specifically, it is capable of storing a plurality of recording and reproducing cassettes and is detachable from the automatic cassette exchange device. This article relates to a cassette magazine that is used by being attached to a cassette magazine.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY AND PROBLEMS In order to realize long-time play in tape audio, multiple tape cassettes are stored in a tape recorder in advance, and these multiple tape cassettes are automatically transferred one after another to the tape drive mechanism of the tape recorder. An automatic exchange device is used, which is attached to the player and replaced after play is complete. However, in the conventional system, a rotating or moving tray is integrally built into the device, so in order to completely replace the cassettes in this built-in tray, it is necessary to
Each tray had to be replaced one by one, which took a considerable amount of time.

In addition, it took time to find a desired cassette among the many cassettes stored separately, which was not a desirable situation from the standpoint of cassette organization.

In addition, conventional tapes could only be played in the order in which the cassettes were arranged on the tray, which meant that players had to wait a long time for the tape they wanted to listen to.

In addition, it is very troublesome to change the playback characteristics of the tape recorder each time depending on the playback characteristics of the tape.

Purpose of the invention The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to store a plurality of recording/playback cassettes and to be able to be used by detachably attaching it to an automatic cassette changing device. The plurality of recording/playback cassettes are selected according to the operation of the program operation button of the automatic exchange device, and are loaded into the recording/playback position of the recording/playback device, and the recording/playback device performs recording/playback. In providing a cassette magazine for an automatic cassette exchange device, in which the selected cassette is exchanged with another selected cassette after the cassette is changed, the recorded contents of a plurality of recording and reproducing cassettes housed in the cassette magazine are provided. The cassette magazine can be easily recognized by a common index card both when the cassette magazine is installed in the automatic cassette exchange device and when it is not installed.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention applied to a tape recorder equipped with an automatic exchange device in which a compact cassette magazine containing 10 volumes is used will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the outline of the entire apparatus will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, a cassette magazine insertion window 5 having an opening/closing window 4 is provided on the front surface 3 of the outer casing 2 of the cassette deck 1. As shown in FIG. An index card 6 can be inserted into the opening/closing window 4, and ten program push buttons 7 are provided at positions corresponding to the left and right columns of the index card 6. In addition, power switch 8 is on the front 3,
Button 9 for start/stop functions; button 10 for changing to the next tape without waiting for the end of one tape;
Rewind button 11, fast rewind button 12, eject button 13
There are operation buttons such as

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the cassette deck 1, a cassette magazine 15 (hereinafter simply referred to as a magazine) inserted through a magazine insertion window 5 is received and supported so as to be movable in the X _F and X _B directions in the figure. Left and right guides 16, 17 and this guide 1
A moving device ₁₈ that moves the magazine 15 on 6 and 17 in the X _F and X _B directions, and a moving device 18 that moves the magazine 15 on X F and X B directions, and Y _F that is perpendicular to
An automatic cassette changing device 21 is provided, which comprises a loading device 20 for taking out a cassette in the direction of the tape recorder 19 and loading the cassette into the tape recorder 19.

The guides 16 and 17 are U-shaped left and right guide frames 23 and 24, as shown in FIGS.
and a plurality of left and right guide rollers 27, 28 with single flanges 25 or 26 (Fig. 5), which are rotatably attached to the upper part of the guide frames 23, 24 at a predetermined interval. The cassette magazine 15 is placed on these guide rollers 27 and 28 and is moved.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the moving device 18 is rotationally driven by a motor X30 via a worm 31 and a worm wheel 32, and further via gears 34, 35, 36, etc. attached to a fixed frame 33. Gears 37 and 38 are configured to mesh with rack gears formed on the bottom plate of the magazine 15 to move the magazine 15 in the _XF and _XB directions.

On the other hand, the loading device 20 is provided with a slider 42 that moves in the _YF and _YB directions perpendicular to _XF within a guide frame 41 having an opening 40 at the top, as shown in FIG. And this slider 4
L-shaped pressing rods 43 and 44 as shown in FIG. . Also, on the right side of the slider 42 in FIG.
5 is formed, and this rack gear 45 is the second
In the figures and FIG. 6, it is meshed with a gear 53 driven by a motor Y46 via a worm 47, a worm wheel 48, a small gear 49, a large gear 50, a gear 51, and a slip gear 52. Therefore, when the rack gear 45 is driven by the motor Y46 via the gear system described above and the slider 42 is moved in the _YF direction, the rear pressing rod 44 enters the guide groove formed in the bottom plate of the cassette magazine 15. Then, the cassette 54 in the magazine 15 is pushed out. The extruded cassette 54 is then held by a cassette holder 55 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 via a leaf spring 56.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the cassette holder 55 is fixed to a substantially horizontal slide plate 57, which is connected to fixed vertical plates 58, 5.
It is guided by two horizontal rails 60 provided between tape recorders 9 and is held so as to be able to reciprocate in the direction of the tape recorder 19. On the other hand, a lever 62 rotatably attached to the fulcrum pin 61 is provided between the slide plate 57 and the large gear 50, and the tip of this lever 62 is connected to the slide plate 57 by a tension spring 63. . Due to this spring force, one end surface 64 of the lever 62 is brought into contact with the vertical member 65 of the slide plate 57. Further, a pin 66 is provided at a predetermined position of this lever 62 to protrude downward.
When the slider 42 finishes moving in the Y _{and F} directions,
This pin 66 is configured to engage with a second cam 67 protruding from the upper surface of the large gear 50.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the slip gear 52 has a friction plate 68 interposed between it and the gear 51, and a compression spring 6.
9 is frictionally coupled to the gear 51. A switching plate 70 that is vertically slidable is interposed between the spring 69 and the slip gear 52, and when the slider 42 finishes moving in the Y _{and F} directions, the switching plate 70 is moved to a predetermined position. A protruding protrusion 71 is a first protrusion protruding from the lower surface of the large gear 50.
It is configured to engage with the cam 72 of.

That is, as the large gear 50 rotates, the second cam 6
7 is rotated by a predetermined angle in the direction of arrow a from the state shown in FIG. 2, the second cam 67 and the first cam 72 are in the state shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. and the ninth
As shown in the figure, the first cam 72 engages with the protrusion 71, and the switching plate 70 is pushed down together with the protrusion 71, so the frictional connection of the slip gear 52 is released and the slider 42 moves in the Y _{and F} directions. will be stopped. When the large gear 50 further rotates in the direction of arrow a, the second cam 67 engages with the pin 66 as shown in FIG. 10, so the lever 62 is rotated clockwise against the spring 63. Ru. Therefore, the slide plate 57, which is connected to the lever 62 via the spring 63, holds the cassette 54 and begins to move along with the cassette holder 55, guided by the horizontal rail 60, toward the tape recorder 19, and rotates at a predetermined angle. When the cassette is installed, the rotation of the large gear is stopped. Note that during this movement in the direction of the tape recorder 19, the clutch of the slip gear 52 is in the first position.
The cam 72 maintains the released state. Next, when the motor Y46 reverses, the spring 63
As a result, the cassette holder 55 moves back, the slip gear 52 is engaged at a predetermined position, the slider 42 moves in the Y _{and B} directions, and the cassette 54 is then moved into the cassette magazine 15 by the front pressing rod 43. It will be stored.

Next, the magazine 15 is shown in FIGS. 11A to 16.
I will explain about it.

The magazine 15 is made of a transparent plastic material, for example, and has a box shape with an openable front as shown in FIGS. It is constructed so that the cassettes of volumes can be stored vertically. Long guide grooves 78 are formed in the bottom plate 77 at positions corresponding to each volume of the cassette to be stored, and these guide grooves 78 reach the rear surface 79 of the magazine 15 in FIG. 11A.
9 (FIG. 13A). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12B, the pressing rod 44 at the rear of the slider 42 is pushed into the vertical groove 8.
0 in the guide groove 78, and the magazine 15
The cassette inside is configured to be pushed out in the _YF direction by this movement. Further, the gear 3 of the magazine moving device 18 is mounted on the front bottom plate 77.
A rack gear 81 that meshes with 7 and 38 is formed along the front surface. The magazine 15 inserted into the cassette deck 1 has a tip 82 of the bottom plate 77 at the front and a step 83 at the rear.
are placed on the guide rollers 27 and 28 and moved.

Further, a recess 85 is formed in the upper surface 84, into which the index card 6 is inserted after being removed from the opening/closing window 4 of the cassette deck 1 during storage, and a protruding piece 8 for holding the card is placed at an appropriate location.
6,87 are provided. Therefore, this magazine 15 is used as a storage box for a plurality of cassettes during storage, and the contents of the stored tapes can be read using the index card 6.
This is convenient for organization, and it is also convenient to find a desired tape quickly.

When replacing the cassette, remove the index card 6, open the opening/closing cover 88 as shown in FIG. 11A, and insert the magazine 15 into the cassette deck 1 through the magazine insertion window 5 with the opened front side on the left side in FIG. Insert into. Then, the user simply inserts the index card 6 into the opening/closing window 4, presses the program push buttons 7 corresponding to the songs listed on the index card 6 in a desired order, and presses the start button 9. In this way, the automatic changer 21 is programmed, the cassettes are exchanged in the programmed order, and the tapes are played in the desired order, making programming very easy.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, vertical stripes 89 for position detection are provided at predetermined positions corresponding to each of the cassettes stored on the back surface of the magazine 15. It is configured to be detected by a reflective photo sensor 90 provided at a predetermined position within the camera. Therefore, by counting the number of times the vertical stripes 89 are detected from the reference position while moving the magazine 15 from the reference position, a predetermined programmed cassette is moved to the predetermined draw-out position;
It can be stopped.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, convex knobs 91 and 9 are provided at predetermined positions corresponding to each of the cassettes stored on the back surface of the magazine 15.
recesses 93 and 94 in which 2 can slide up and down;
Vertical guide grooves 95 and 96 are formed, respectively. The tabs 91 and 92 are configured to be held within the recesses 93 and 94 by the elastic force of the plastic material. Therefore, if the knobs 91 and 92 corresponding to the stored tape are set in advance according to the playback characteristics of the stored tape, the switches 97 and 9 provided in the cassette deck 1 can be set in advance.
8, 99, etc., pre-capture the characteristics of the tape to be pulled out and played. Since the reproduction characteristics of the tape recorder 19 can be automatically switched using this information, it is possible to automatically control the tape recorder 19 according to the characteristics of the tape.

Next, the opening/closing lid 88 of the magazine 15 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 14A to 14C. Magazine 1
As shown in FIG. 15, the side plate of No. 5 is composed of a first side plate 101 on the outside and a second side plate 102 on the inside.
A side plate 104 of the opening/closing lid 88 is inserted into the opening/closing lid 88 and is configured to move within this space. The opening/closing lid 88 is integrally formed from side plates 104 on both sides and a lid plate 105 connecting them. A first pin 106 integrally provided on the side plate 104 moves within a horizontally long first guide groove 107 formed on the side plate 101 of the magazine 15, and a second pin 106 also integrally provided. The pin 108 is configured to move within a second guide groove 109 formed in the side plate 101 and slightly lowered on the open side. A tension spring 1 is provided between the side plate 104 near the first pin 106 and the side plate 101 of the magazine 15.
10 are stretched. Also, the side plate 1 of the opening/closing lid 88
04 is provided with a protrusion 111, which is configured to engage with a recess 112 provided in the side plate 101 of the magazine to lock the opening/closing lid 88.

The opening and closing cover 88 thus constructed and locked is
When the portion A is pushed upward, the lock of the protrusion 111 is released and the cover 88 is lifted up against the spring 110. However, the first pin 106 is in the guide groove 107.
When the cover 88 reaches the top of the magazine 15, it moves horizontally. Thus, the cover 88 opens along the top surface of the magazine 15, and the second pin 108 enters the recess 1 of the second guide groove 109.
09a, and after it is opened, the cover plate 105 is placed on the top surface of the magazine 15. In this way, the opening and closing cover 88 opens smoothly without rising excessively upward, and after it is opened, it is placed on the top surface of the magazine, so that no space is wasted and it is suitable for insertion into the cassette deck 1.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the cassette magazine 1
A convex portion 113 is provided at a predetermined position on the bottom plate 77 of the magazine 15, and is adapted to be engaged with a hole 114 on the lower side of the cassette 54. Therefore, even if the magazine 15 is tilted, the cassette 54 will not move under its own weight. is designed not to fall off. Note that when the cassette 54 is inserted or removed by the pressing rods 43 and 44 of the slider 42, a thin bottom plate 77 made of plastic material is pressed.
By bending, the convex portion 113 is attached and detached.

As shown in FIG. 15, the partition plate 76 is provided at the top, and the widths of the top and bottom are different, so that the cassette 54 will not be stored in the wrong orientation.

Furthermore, the magazine insertion window 5 of the cassette deck 1
As shown by the hatching in FIG. 16, the magazine 15 is formed with a protrusion 115 at the lower left and a step 116 at the lower right. This prevents erroneous insertions such as insertion of .

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention allows a cassette magazine containing a plurality of recording and reproducing cassettes to be attached to and removed from an automatic cassette exchange device, and also allows a cassette to be inserted into a desired recording and reproducing cassette according to the operation of a program push button. are selected sequentially, so by selectively using a plurality of cassette magazines, it is possible to program a desired cassette out of a large number of recording and reproducing cassettes to record and reproduce in a desired order with a simple operation.

Further, when the cassette magazine is installed in the automatic cassette exchange device, the index card is held in the card holder on the exchange device side, and when the cassette magazine is not installed in the automatic cassette exchange device, the index card is held in the card holding section of the exchange device. The card is configured such that it can be removed from the card holder on the exchange device side and held in the card holder on the magazine side. Therefore, the operability of the program push button for programming the desired recording and reproducing cassettes in a desired order is extremely good, and while the cassette magazine is stored, the recording and reproducing cassettes stored therein can be easily operated. The recorded contents of the cassette magazine can be known by the same index card used during programming, and therefore, the function of the cassette magazine as a storage box can be enhanced and its handling is easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure shows an embodiment of the present invention applied to a tape recorder with an automatic exchange device that uses a 10-volume compact cassette magazine. 3 is a view taken along the - line in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a view taken along the - line in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a view taken along the - line in FIG. Figure 2 -
7 is a view taken along the - line in FIG. 2 showing only the relationship between drive gears, and FIGS. 8 to 10 are diagrams explaining the operation of the cam, of which FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the operation of the second cam. FIGS. 11A and 11B are perspective views of the magazine, FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view of the magazine including a partial cutout of the cassette, and FIG. 13A 13B is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 13A, FIGS. 14A to 14C are side views showing the opening/closing state of the magazine cover, and FIG. The partial front view, FIG. 16, is a contour view of the magazine insertion window of the cassette deck. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 1...cassette deck, 5...magazine insertion window, 6...index card, 7...program push button, 1
5...cassette magazine, 54...tape cassette.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A plurality of recording/playback cassettes stored in a cassette magazine are selected according to the operation of the program operation button and installed in the recording/playback position of the recording/playback device. The selected recording/playback cassette is configured to be replaced with another selected recording/playback cassette after recording/playback, and an index card is inserted into a predetermined position related to the program operation button. The cassette magazine described above can be used by being removably attached to an automatic cassette exchange device equipped with a card holder that can be detachably held by a cassette magazine, which stores a plurality of recording and reproducing cassettes. In the cassette magazine, a magazine-side card holder that can removably hold the index card that can write the recorded contents of the plurality of stored recording/reproducing cassettes is referred to as the exchanger-side card holder. It is provided separately, and when the cassette magazine is installed in the automatic cassette exchange device, the index card is held in the card holding section on the exchange device side, and when the cassette magazine is not installed in the automatic cassette exchange device. In some cases, the cassette magazine is configured such that the index card can be removed from the card holder on the exchange device side and held in the card holder on the magazine side.