Abstract:
A cassette deck that can use either a large cassette or a small cassette and can move the small cassette with certainty to a position at which the small cassette can be taken out manually. The cassette deck includes a housing, and a mounting and discharging mechanism capable of mounting and discharging any of a small cassette and a large cassette. The mounting and discharging mechanism includes a moving mechanism for pushing at a rear face of the small cassette to move the small cassette to a position at which the small cassette can be manually taken out. The moving mechanism provided on a lid member includes a pivotal arm mounted for pivotal back and forth movement over approximately 180 degrees on the inner side of the housing.
Abstract:
A recording and/or reproducing device (1) comprises movable holder means (46) for holding a record carrier (26), the holder means (46) being guided along a substantially L-shaped guiding path with the aid of guide means (76) between a loading position and an operating position, and comprises at least one actuating slide (83, 84) for moving the holder means (46), which actuating slide (83, 84) is coupled to the holder means (46) via at least one cam-and-follower device (K1, K2, K3), spring means (141) being provided, which act between the actuating slide (83, 84) and the holder means (46) and, during a movement of the holder means (46) from their loading position into their operating position first cause the holder means (46) to move in a first direction of movement (74) and subsequently cause the holder means (46) to move in a second direction of movement (75), and each cam-and-follower device (K1, K2, K3), has only a single cam surface (87, 88, 89), and further ensure that each the cam follower (71, 72, 73) remains constantly in contact with the single cam surface (87, 88, 89) of a cam-and-follower device (K1, K2, K3).
Abstract:
In a storage device (1) and in a storage container (3) which can be loaded into the storage device (1), the storage device (1) has holder means (46) for holding a storage container (3) which are guided so as to be movable between an loading position and an operating position and which are movable out their loading position in a first direction of movement (74) and which are movable into their operating position in a second direction of movement (75) which is oriented transversely to the first direction of movement (74), and the storage container (3) has container-mounted positioning means (15) and the storage device (1) has device-mounted positioning means (156), the cassette-mounted positioning means (15) and the device-mounted positioning means (156) are constructed and arranged in such a manner that during a movement of the holder means (46) from their loading position into their operating position the storage container (3) can be positioned with respect to the device-mounted storage processing means already at the end of the movement in the first direction of movement (74) and during the subsequent movement in the second direction of movement (75) with the aid of the cooperating positioning means (15, 156).
Abstract:
A data storage tape cartridge having a misinsertion notch. The data storage tape cartridge includes a housing, a tape reel and a storage tape. The housing includes a base and a cover, each defining a front, a back, a first side and a second side. The misinsertion notch is defined in the base, extending from the front of the base and along the first side of the base. The misinsertion notch has a length less than approximately one-half a length of the first side of the base for facilitating proper insertion into a receiving frame.
Abstract:
A cassette loading apparatus includes a holder arranged to hold a cassette, and a link mechanism arranged to support the holder with a plurality of levers in such a way as to allow the holder to ascend and descend between an ascended position and a descended position with respect to a chassis. The link mechanism includes a pair of levers which are disposed respectively on two opposite sides of the holder, and the pair of levers are formed integrally with each other through a connection part arranged above an upper part of the cassette.
Abstract:
In an interpose lever (60) for holding in a tape drive (10) a tape cartridge (20) formed with a recess (21) thereon, a movable base (11a) has a protrusion (614) to be engaged with the recess to inhibit the tape cartridge from being released. A release arm (63) is rotatably attached to the base for releasing engagement between the protrusion and the recess. The release arm is urged by a spring (64) in a predetermined rotating direction. A shaft (617) is formed integral with the base to serve as a rotation center member of the release arm.
Abstract:
In a magnetic tape device, a tape cassette moving table 4 is placed between a pair of right and left guide plates 3a and 3b so as to be movable forward and backward (a and b). Rocking levers 8 which are engaged with the moving table 4, and a rotating cam 9 which is forward and reversely rotated by a driving source are interlockingly connected to each other via a slide plate 26. The rocking levers 8 are swung forward and backward (c and d) by the driving source via the rotating cam 9 and the slide plate 26 to move the moving table 4 forward and backward (a and b) between a cassette inserting position A and a cassette placing position B.
Abstract:
A tape cartridge loader includes a substantially flat actuator arm. Rotation of the arm produces a linear motion of a cartridge conveyor. The actuator arm has a sector gear formed around a portion of the periphery of the arm, specifically around the axis of rotation of the arm. The gear is stepped-down with respect to the arm, i.e. such that the centerline of the gear teeth is offset from a plane of the arm (e.g. the plane through the center of the arm). A motor and worm gear apply force to the sector gear to rotate the arm and thereby actuate the conveyor and any other elements of the loader mechanism. The gear offset may cause the force on the arm to generate a moment or torque tending to twist the arm. To compensate for this moment, the loader also includes a guide, positioned to interact with the distal end of the arm during rotation of the arm, so as to limit the twisting of the arm and counteract the torque. The inventive configuration of the arm and gears occupies minimal space within the loader yet provides a particularly durable system for activating the loader.
Abstract:
A disk recording or playback device comprises a holder pivoted to a chassis and reciprocatingly movable between an open position in which the holder is raised for inserting thereinto a cartridge containing a disk and a closed position in which the holder is laid on the chassis, a kickout mechanism having an engaging piece engageable with the holder and biased by a spring to urge the cartridge in a direction of discharge from the holder, the kickout mechanism extending into the holder and pushable by the insertion of the cartridge against the spring when the holder is in the open position to bring the engaging piece into engagement with the holder, and a change-over lever pivotally movably provided on the chassis for releasing the kickout mechanism from engagement with the holder during the transition of the holder from the closed position to the open position. The pivot portion of the holder and a pivot portion of the change-over lever are provided on the same surface of one member mounted on the chassis.
Abstract:
Guide plates 3a and 3b are formed integrally with a chassis 2 by bending a steel plate substantially into a U shape. Swinging levers 8 are disposed inside the guide plates 3a and 3b, and pivotal attachment shafts 7 provided on the outside surfaces of the swinging levers 8 are inserted in pivotal attachment holes 37 formed through the guide plates 3a and 3b. A coupling shaft 36 is disposed between the swinging levers 8 so as to be concentric with the pivotal attachment shafts 7, and the ends 36a of the coupling shaft 36 bent substantially in an L shape are engaged with concave portions 34a formed on the inside surfaces of the swinging levers 8, thereby integrally coupling the swinging levers 8 through the coupling shaft 36. Disengagement preventing parts 35 engaging with the ends 36a of the coupling shaft 36 engaged with the concave portions 34a are integrally formed on the swinging levers 8.