JP4091226B2 - Magnetic tape cartridge - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a magnetic tape cartridge in which a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound is rotatably accommodated in a cartridge case, and a leader pin for pulling out the magnetic tape is fixed to the tip of the magnetic tape. In particular, the present invention relates to a structure that prevents the leader pin from being detached from the storage portion due to opening deformation of the opening when a drop impact or the like acts during storage.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a magnetic tape cartridge used as a recording medium used in an external storage device such as a computer is of a type in which a magnetic tape is wound around a single reel and the reel is rotatably accommodated in a cartridge case. Things are known. This magnetic tape is used for data storage of computers, etc. and stores important information, so that it is configured so that troubles such as tape jamming do not occur and the magnetic tape is not pulled out carelessly. Yes.
[0003]
In addition, a leader pin is fixed to the leading end of the magnetic tape, and the leader pin is pulled out on the recording / reproducing apparatus side to be wound or rewound (loaded / unloaded). The leader pin is detachably held in a predetermined posture from an opening portion opened and closed by a slide door of the cartridge case in a predetermined posture, and a lock for fixing and holding both end portions of the leader pin. A member is disposed. When the cartridge case is loaded into the recording / reproducing apparatus, the sliding door is opened to open the opening, and then an engaging member (leader block) for loading enters the opening. After the combined member engages and hooks with the leader pin, it moves backward and the leader pin is pulled out of the case from the opening.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, in the magnetic tape cartridge as described above, the leader pin is securely held in the storage position, and the loading operation reliability is ensured by accurately holding the leader pin in the engaging member of the recording / reproducing apparatus. Need to increase.
[0005]
In other words, when the leader pin is stored, that is, when the magnetic tape cartridge is stored or transported, when an impact is applied by dropping the cartridge or the like, the upper and lower cases near the opening of the cartridge case are deformed so that they are separated from each other. When the holder is opened up and down, the storage section holding the leader pin moves up and down and the leader pin comes out of the storage section and may move away from the storage position into the case or be tilted. is there. Then, when the leader pin is pulled out in this way, the next time the magnetic tape cartridge is loaded into the recording / reproducing apparatus, the loading operation failure occurs without being normally held by the engaging member on the recording / reproducing apparatus side. This may impair reliability in use. In particular, since the lock member or the like is installed in the vicinity of the opening of the cartridge case, there is no space for arranging screws for fastening the upper and lower cases, and the above-described opening may occur.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and prevents the leader pin from coming out of the storage part so that the upper and lower cases are not deformed by a drop impact or the like, or the function of holding the leader pin with respect to the storage part is enhanced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic tape cartridge that can prevent loading and perform reliable loading.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A magnetic tape cartridge according to the present invention that has solved the above-described problems includes a cartridge case that rotatably accommodates a single reel wound with a magnetic tape by overlapping an upper case and a lower case, and a tip of the magnetic tape. A slide door is attached to which a leader pin for pulling out the magnetic tape is fixed, and both end portions of the leader pin are detachably fixed and held by a lock member in a concave storage portion in the opening portion of the cartridge case, and the opening portion is opened and closed. In the magnetic tape cartridge in which is installed, the inner surface of the slide door is engaged with engagement grooves provided in the upper case and the lower case of the cartridge case when the slide door is in a closed state, An engagement protrusion for preventing the opening is formed.
[0008]
In addition, another magnetic tape cartridge of the present invention includes a cartridge case that rotatably accommodates a single reel wound with a magnetic tape by overlapping the upper case and the lower case, and is provided at the tip of the magnetic tape. A leader pin for pulling out the magnetic tape is fixed, and both ends of the leader pin are detachably fixed and held by a locking member in a concave storage portion in the opening of the cartridge case, and a sliding door for opening and closing the opening is provided. In the installed magnetic tape cartridge, the lock member includes an attachment portion supported by the cartridge case, an upper and lower holding portion that is integrally provided above and below the attachment portion, and contacts the upper and lower ends of the leader pin, It is bent at the upper and lower ends of the mounting part and engages with the upper and lower cases of the cartridge case. Constant, and is characterized in that a engagement piece to prevent mouth opening of the opening.
[0009]
At that time, the engagement piece is a wall and the bottom wall through on the upper and lower cases of the cartridge case, Ru preferably der that constitute bent at upper and lower surfaces.
[0010]
【The invention's effect】
According to the magnetic tape cartridge of the present invention as described above, the inner surface of the sliding door that opens and closes the opening is engaged with the engaging grooves provided in the upper case and the lower case in the closed state of the sliding door. Engage the upper case and the lower case at the upper and lower ends of the mounting part of the lock member that holds the leader pin in the storage part to prevent the opening of the opening from being formed by forming an engaging projection that prevents the opening of the opening by forming the engaging pieces that also comes from blocking to housing portion occurrence of the mouth opening deformation of the opening in the prevention of the leader pin to slip out at the drop impact or the like, re Dapin is normally engaging member A reliable loading operation can be performed and reliability in use can be secured.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on each embodiment shown in the drawings.
[0012]
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 show this embodiment, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a magnetic tape cartridge, FIG. 2 is a front view of the vicinity of the opening when the sliding door is open, and FIG. 3 is a state with the upper case removed. FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lock member. The front-rear direction in this specification is shown corresponding to the loading direction of the magnetic tape cartridge (the oblique upper right direction in FIG. 1).
[0013]
The magnetic tape cartridge 1 has a single case in which a magnetic tape 6 having a loading leader pin 5 fixed at the tip is wound in a cartridge case 4 in which an upper case 2 and a lower case 3 are fastened by screws or the like. The reel 7 is rotatably accommodated. A substantially rectangular opening 10 for pulling out the magnetic tape 6 is formed on one side wall 2b, 3b of the upper and lower cases 2, 3, and this opening 10 is a slide urged in a closing direction by a spring (not shown). A groove-like door rail 12 (see FIG. 3) is formed in the vicinity of the opening 10 that is opened and closed by the door 11 and on which the slide door 11 slides.
[0014]
Further, the magnetic tape cartridge 1 is held and held in a concave storage portion 20 formed in the vicinity of the opening 10 with the leader pin 5 at the tip thereof in a state in which the magnetic tape 6 is completely wound around the reel 7 when not in use. Is done. An insertion guide portion 21 (guide surface) formed in a guide structure toward the opening portion 10 is continuously provided in the storage portion 20, and guides the end portion of the leader pin 5 toward the storage portion 20 at the back. Further, a lock member 9 is installed by a leaf spring that detachably holds the leader pin 5 in the storage portion 20.
[0015]
The slide door 11 that opens and closes the opening 10 has a substantially rectangular shape, and the upper and lower edges thereof are opened and closed along the door rails 12 provided on the upper and lower cases 2 and 3. At the tip of the slide door 11, a protrusion 11 a that protrudes to the outer surface side is provided at the central portion excluding the upper and lower edge portions. Further, the opening edge of the front end portion of the opening portion 10 of the cartridge case 4 is cut out at a portion corresponding to the width of the protruding portion 11a of the slide door 11, and the notch portion 4a of the slide door 11 in the closed state is cut. The protrusion 11a is inserted, the tip of the slide door 11 comes into contact with the upper and lower opening edges of the notch 4a and stops in a closed state, and the tip of the protrusion 11a is exposed on the front side of the case. An opening operation member (not shown) on the recording / reproducing apparatus side is engaged with the protrusion 11 a so that the sliding door 11 is opened according to the loading operation of the cartridge case 4.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, engagement protrusions 11 b and 11 b extending in the opening / closing direction and projecting inward are formed above and below the inner surface of the distal end portion of the slide door 11. Further, concave engagement grooves 4b extending in the opening / closing direction of the slide door 11 are formed on the end surfaces of the side walls 2b, 3b (front walls) of the cutout portions 4a of the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 of the cartridge case 4. , 4b are provided. The upper and lower engagement protrusions 11b and 11b of the slide door 11 engage with the engagement groove 4b of the upper case 2 and the engagement groove 4b of the lower case 3 in the closed state of the slide door 11, respectively. In this state, the opening 10 is prevented from being deformed so that the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 are separated from each other.
[0017]
A concave groove 11c extending in the opening / closing direction is formed on the inner surface of the slide door 11 at a position corresponding to the tip of the lock member 9 so as to avoid interference between the slide door 11 and the lock member 9. . Further, a convex portion 11d is formed on the inner surface at a position corresponding to the leader pin 5, and the amount of movement of the leader pin 5 toward the opening 10 is restricted.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 2, the leader pin 5 has a shaft-like tape crank portion 5a around which the tip of the magnetic tape 6 is wound and clamped by fitting a clamp member 5e having a C-shaped cross section. Plate-like upper and lower flange portions 5b and 5b are provided on both upper and lower sides of the portion 5a, and thin engagement portions 5c and 5c that are engaged and held by an engaging member of the recording / reproducing device are respectively provided above and below the upper and lower flange portions 5b. It is formed extending in the axial direction, and fixing portions 5d and 5d for fixing the case are formed at both ends. The leader pin 5 is formed by cutting a metal rod (stainless steel or the like), for example, and the tape clamp portion 5 a is provided in the width of the magnetic tape 6. The clamp member 5e is a resin molded product, has an axial length corresponding to the length of the tape clamp portion 5a of the leader pin 5, and has a cross section C in which a slit extending in the axial direction is opened over the entire length. It is formed in a shape and is provided on the outer periphery of the tape clamp portion 5a so as to be elastically fitted.
[0019]
The locking member 9 (refer to FIG. 5) is vertically integrated, and a substantially rectangular plate-shaped mounting portion 9a is placed in the vicinity of the case side walls 2b and 3b (front walls) by overlapping the upper case 2 and the lower case 3. It is engaged with and held by a provided spring mounting portion 23 (the upper case 2 is not shown but has the same shape as the lower case 3). Elastic arm portions 9b that are bent and extend from the attachment portion 9a in the direction of the leader pin 5 are connected to the upper and lower ends of the edge portion of the attachment portion 9a on the leader pin 5 side, and the tip holding portion 9c of the arm portion 9b is connected. Comes into contact with the outer periphery of the fixing portion 5 d of the leader pin 5. The holding portion 9c is provided in a mountain shape protruding to the leader pin 5 side, and the elastic arm portion 9b is bent and deformed by contacting the leader pin 5 inserted and moved from the opening portion 10 on the inclined surface on the tip side, and the inclined surface on the inner side. Thus, the leader pin 5 is pressed and held in the storage portion 20. Further, engaging concave portions 9d are provided at the upper and lower end portions of the attaching portion 9a. The upper and lower elastic arm portions 9b, 9b may be provided so as to be connected vertically at the root portion.
[0020]
The spring mounting portions 23 of the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 that hold the lock member 9 as described above include two ribs 23a and 23a formed on the inner surfaces of the side walls 2b and 3b (front walls) of the upper and lower cases 2 and 3, The mounting portion 9a is inserted between the projection 23b erected on the bottom surface in the middle, and the engagement recess 9d is fitted to the projection 23c on the bottom surface so as to hold the lock member 9. ing. Further, at the end on the back side, there is provided a fall restricting portion 23d that holds the end of the mounting portion 9a of the lock member 9 on the side opposite to the arm 9b in an upright state.
[0021]
The storage portion 20 is formed in a substantially U-shaped recess having a recess peripheral surface and a flat bottom surface, and the height of the recess peripheral surface (depth of the recess) is lower than the height of the fixing portion 5 d of the leader pin 5. ing. The insertion guide portion 21 closer to the opening portion 10 than the storage portion 20 is composed of a flat surface continuous to the bottom surface of the storage portion 20 and an inclined surface at the opening end. Further, a recess 25 for installing the lock member 9 is formed in the vicinity of the storage portion 20, and the holding portion 9 c at the front end of the arm portion 9 b is provided so as to be in contact with the fixing portion 5 d of the leader pin 5. Yes.
[0022]
In FIG. 1, the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape, side walls 2b and 3b are provided around the upper wall 2a and the bottom wall 3a, and an arcuate inner wall along the outer periphery of the reel 7 is provided inside. 3c (the upper case 2 is not shown) is provided. The lower case 3 has four bosses 3d (the bosses in the vicinity of the opening 10 hidden by the slide door 11) disposed between the side wall 3b and the inner wall 3c. The screw is tightened in a superposed state by tightening a screw from the bottom surface.
[0023]
A center hole 3e for rotating the reel 7 by a drive shaft of a drive device is opened at the center of the lower case 3, and a write protector member 13 for preventing writing is formed at the rear end of the cartridge case 4. Is slidably disposed. A rotation restricting mechanism 15 that restricts the rotation of the reel 7 when not in use is provided at the center of the reel 7.
[0024]
In addition, although not shown, a reel plate for attracting and holding the magnet-type rotation driving means is attached to the center of the bottom surface of the reel 7, and a reel gear meshing with the drive gear of the rotation driving means is provided on the outer peripheral portion. It is engraved. In the state where the reel gear and the drive gear are engaged, the rotation restricting mechanism 15 is released to make the reel 7 rotatable.
[0025]
According to the present embodiment, the engagement protrusions 11b and 11b are provided on the inner surface of the slide door 11, and the engagement grooves 4b and 4b are provided in the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 near the opening 10, so that they can be stored. The sliding door 11 is closed, and the engaging projections 11b, 11b of the sliding door 11 are engaged with the engaging grooves 4b, 4b of the upper and lower cases 2, 3, respectively. Even if a force that causes the joint surface between the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 in the vicinity to act acts, the sliding door 11 carries the force via the engaging projections 11b and 11b and the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 are opened. Prevent deformation. As a result, the storage portion 20 in the opening portion 10 is prevented from being deformed in the vertical direction, the leader pin 5 held in the storage portion 20 is prevented from being pulled out and detached or tilted, and the loading operation is reliable. Increases sex.
[0026]
<Second Embodiment>
FIGS. 6 to 8 show this embodiment, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view in which the internal mechanism cut at the lock member near the opening is omitted, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main part of the upper surface portion of the cartridge case. 8 is a perspective view of the lock member.
[0027]
The basic structures of the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 and the leader pin 5 of this embodiment are the same as those shown in the above embodiment, and the lock member 9 is provided with a structure that prevents opening deformation.
[0028]
That is, engagement pieces 9e, 9e that engage with the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 of the cartridge case 4 and prevent the opening portion 10 from opening are formed at the upper and lower ends of the mounting portion 9a of the lock member 9. ing. Specifically, the lock member 9 has upper and lower holding portions 9c which are in contact with the fixing portions 5d at the upper and lower ends of the leader pin 5 on the upper and lower sides of the mounting portion 9a supported by the cartridge case 4 as in the previous example. Engagement pieces 9e and 9e extending in the vertical direction are connected to the upper and lower ends of the attachment portion 9a, respectively, and are integrally provided at the front end of 9b. On the other hand, the upper wall 2a of the upper case 2 of the cartridge case 4 and the lower wall 3a of the lower case 3 are respectively formed with slit-like insertion holes 4c, 4c, and openings on the upper and lower surfaces of the insertion holes 4c, 4c. Concave portions 4d and 4d are formed in the portion.
[0029]
When the lock member 9 is attached, the engagement pieces 9e, 9e are inserted into the insertion holes 4c, 4c of the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 and penetrate through the upper wall 2a and the lower wall 3a. Protruding to the outer surface, the tip portions of the engagement pieces 9e, 9e are bent and engaged in the recesses 4d, 4d, and are provided so as to prevent opening deformation such that the upper case 2 and the lower case 3 are separated from each other. It has been.
[0030]
According to the present embodiment, the engaging pieces 9e, 9e of the lock member 9 are fixed to the upper and lower cases 2, 3, and the opening portion 10 of the opening 10 is prevented from being deformed so that the upper and lower cases 2, 3 are separated from each other. to suppress the displacement of the housing part 20 in the drop impact or the like, to prevent the leader pin 5 from the storage unit 20 from escaping, that have extended reliability of the loading operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a magnetic tape cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the vicinity of an opening in a state where a slide door is opened. FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lock member of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a view of the vicinity of the opening of the magnetic tape cartridge according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main part of the cartridge case in FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lock member in FIG.
1 Magnetic Tape Cartridge 2 Upper Case 3 Lower Case 4 Cartridge Case
4b engaging groove
4c Insertion groove 5 Leader pin
5c Engagement part
5d Fixed part 6 Magnetic tape 7 Reel 9 Locking member
9a Mounting part
9b arm
9c Holding part
9e engagement piece
10 opening
11 Sliding door
11b Engagement protrusion
20 compartment

Claims (2)

A cartridge case that rotatably accommodates a single reel wound with a magnetic tape is provided by overlapping the upper case and the lower case, and a leader pin for pulling out the magnetic tape is fixed to the tip of the magnetic tape. In the magnetic tape cartridge, both end portions of the leader pin are detachably fixed and held by a locking member in a concave storage portion in the opening portion of the cartridge case, and a slide door for opening and closing the opening portion is installed.
On the inner surface of the sliding door, an engaging protrusion is formed that engages with an engaging groove provided in the upper case and the lower case of the cartridge case when the sliding door is closed, and prevents the opening of the opening from being opened. A magnetic tape cartridge characterized by that. A cartridge case that rotatably accommodates a single reel wound with a magnetic tape is provided by overlapping the upper case and the lower case, and a leader pin for pulling out the magnetic tape is fixed to the tip of the magnetic tape. In the magnetic tape cartridge, both end portions of the leader pin are detachably fixed and held by a locking member in a concave storage portion in the opening portion of the cartridge case, and a slide door for opening and closing the opening portion is installed.
The locking member includes a mounting portion supported on said cartridge casing, and the upper and lower holding portions which abut the upper and lower ends of the leader pin is provided integrally with the upper and lower of said mounting portion, formed by bending upper and lower ends of the mounting portion is, the cartridge case respectively engaged with engagement secured to the case and the lower case on the magnetic tape cartridge is characterized in that a engaging piece to prevent mouth opening of the opening.

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