CN1096669C - Cassette guide mechanism of tape recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a cassette guide mechanism for a magnetic tape recorder, having a housing forming a main body of the magnetic tape recorder and a front panel provided on the front surface of the housing and having an opening through which a magnetic tape is inserted, and the cassette guide The guide mechanism includes a guide integrally formed and protruding on an inner surface of the case for guiding a cassette inserted into the case through the opening portion of the front panel, the guide being in contact with one surface of the cassette.

Description

Cassette guide mechanism for tape recorders

Technical field

The present invention relates to a magnetic tape recorder, and more particularly to a cassette guiding mechanism for stably guiding a magnetic tape cassette when the cassette is loaded into the magnetic tape recorder.

technical background

Generally, a tape recorder such as a video recorder (VCR) or a camcorder records and reproduces audio and video signals using a cassette in which a magnetic tape is loaded.

Fig. 1 shows a part of a conventional magnetic tape recorder. Referring to FIG. 1, a front panel 15 is attached to the front panel of the housing 14 of the magnetic tape recorder. The front panel 15 has an opening 16 through which the cassette 11 is inserted or taken out, and a plurality of manual switches or buttons 17 . Inside the housing 14, a holder 12 for accommodating the cassette 11 inserted through the opening 16 of the front panel 15 is provided. Furthermore, a guide plate 19 for guiding the inserted cassette 11 is provided in the upper portion of the holder 12 .

When the cassette 11 is inserted through the opening portion 16 of the front panel 15 , the cassette 11 is guided by the guide plate 19 and then accommodated in the holder 12 . At this time, one side of the cassette 11 comes into contact with the guide 19a of the guide plate 19, as shown in FIG. The guide piece 19a is generally formed by bending a part of the guide plate 19 to be concave inward. Thus, the cassette 11 is accommodated between the guide plate 19 and the holder 12 .

When the cassette 11 is received in 12, the carriage 12 is moved by separate drive means (not shown) to fully load the cassette 11.

Subsequently, the magnetic tape of the cassette 11 is brought into contact with a head drum (not shown) so that information is recorded on or reproduced from the magnetic tape.

In the conventional magnetic tape recorder having the above structure, in order to guide the cassette 11 inserted through the opening portion 16 of the front panel 15, it is necessary to separately provide the guide plate 19 having the guide 19a. Therefore, many parts are required and assembly work is complicated, reducing productivity and increasing production cost. In addition, from a molding point of view, the guide plate 19 is made of metal, which is easily deformed by an unexpected external force.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic tape recorder which can improve productivity and increase productivity by improving the structure for guiding an inserted cassette.

In order to achieve the above object, a cassette guide mechanism for a magnetic tape recorder is provided, which has a housing forming a main body of the magnetic tape recorder and a front panel provided on the front surface of the housing and having an opening through which the magnetic tape passes. Inserting, the cassette guiding mechanism includes a guide piece integrally formed and protruding on an inner surface of the housing for guiding a cassette inserted into the housing through the opening of the front panel, the guide contacting one surface of the cassette.

In addition, the guide is concavely formed by bending a part of the housing.

The guide preferably has an inclined surface contacting one end of the inserted cassette for guiding the cassette.

Description of drawings

The above objects and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly described by describing embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view schematically showing a conventional cassette guide mechanism of a magnetic tape recorder;

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showing a cassette guide mechanism of the magnetic tape recorder in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the partially broken perspective view showing the tape recorder cassette guide mechanism of one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a side sectional view showing a cassette guide mechanism of the magnetic tape recorder in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a cassette guide mechanism of a magnetic tape recorder according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows a magnetic tape recorder employing a cassette guiding mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

As shown in the figure, the magnetic tape recorder of the present invention includes a casing 34 forming the main body of the magnetic tape recorder; a front panel 35 provided on the front surface of the casing 34 and having an opening 36 through which a magnetic tape is inserted and and a guide 39 integrally formed and protruding on the inner surface of the housing 34.

On the front panel 35 are provided a plurality of manual switches or buttons 37 for controlling the tape recorder.

Furthermore, inside the housing 34 , there is provided a holder 32 for accommodating the cassette 31 inserted through the opening 36 of the front panel 35 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , a guide 39 protruding from the inner surface of the housing 34 contacts one surface of the inserted cassette 31 , such as the upper surface, and guides the cassette 31 to be accommodated in the holder 32 .

The guide 39 is preferably an inclined surface 39a where it contacts the leading edge of the inserted cassette 31, for guiding the cassette 31 smoothly. Therefore, even if the angle of the cassette 31 inserted through the opening portion 36 of the front panel 35 is inaccurate, the cassette 31 can be accurately guided by the slope 39a, as shown by the dotted line.

Referring to FIG. 5 showing another embodiment of the present invention, the guide 39 may be formed by bending a part of the housing 34 concavely or inwardly.

According to the cassette guide mechanism of the present invention, since the guide for guiding the insertion of the cassette is integrally formed in the housing, a separate guide plate is not required, thereby reducing the number of parts and improving productivity.

Claims (3)

1. A cassette guide mechanism for a magnetic tape recorder, having a housing forming the main body of the magnetic tape recorder and a front panel that is arranged on the front surface of the housing and has an opening, and the magnetic tape is inserted through the opening of the front panel, characterized in that , the cassette guide mechanism consists of: A guide is integrally formed and protrudes on an inner surface of the case for guiding a cassette inserted into the case through the opening portion of the front panel, the guide being in contact with one surface of the cassette. 2. The cassette guiding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is concavely formed by bending a part of the housing. 3. The cassette guiding device according to claim 1, wherein the guide has an inclined surface contacting one end of the inserted cassette for guiding the cassette.

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