JPS61133087A - Video cassette recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To look straight at a cassette tape forward by loading the cassette tape in a forward-tilting way on a recording and reproducing mechanism part fitted in a forward-tilting way with respect to an insertion port and installing a transparent panel on the ceiling of the front end of a case. CONSTITUTION:A deck 15 is fitted in the case 1 by inclining so as to lower the insertion port side 3, and the cassette tape 2 inserted in the horizontal direction by an automatic loading device 11 along the deck 15 by forward-tilting. Since the transparent panel 18 is fitted on an opening formed on the ceiling of the front end of the case 1, an external light beam passes through the transparent panel 18 to make incident on the cassette tape 2. Thus the cassette tape 2 can be viewed from a forward outside C, and the running state and a tape remainder can be easily checked.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a video cassette recorder having an automatic cassette loading mechanism capable of automatically loading a cassette tape simply by inserting the cassette tape into an insertion slot, and particularly relates to The present invention relates to a video cassette recorder in which the running state and remaining amount of a loaded cassette tape can be checked from the outside.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in a video cassette recorder equipped with this type of automatic cassette loading mechanism, the number of rotations of the tape is detected and converted into an electrical signal as a means of checking the running status of the loaded cassette tape and the remaining amount of tape. There are devices that indirectly display the amount of tape running as a counter value or the remaining amount of tape as remaining running time. This conventional device that indirectly displays the remaining amount of tape, etc. requires complicated circuits and electrical components, and has the disadvantage of being extremely expensive.Furthermore, it is not possible to directly view the cassette tape, so the user It also had the disadvantage of causing a sense of insecurity.

As a device that can solve the problems of high cost and anxiety, there has heretofore been a simple device that allows the tape to be viewed directly, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, an insertion opening 3 for inserting a cassette tape 2 is formed on the front surface of a video cassette recorder housing l, and the housing 1 also has an opening/closing lid that can open and close the insertion opening 3. 4 is installed. and,
Inside the housing 1 is a deck 5 which is a recording/playback mechanism.
A cassette tape 2 is placed on the deck s.
An automatic loading device 6 for loading is installed.

Further, an open lower portion is formed on the top wall of the casing 1 above the loaded cassette tape, and a see-through panel 8 is attached to this open lower portion.

In the conventional device shown in FIG. 5, when the cassette tape 2 is inserted into the insertion slot 3, the opening/closing lid 4 rotates in the direction of arrow A, the cassette tape 2 travels along the path shown by the broken line in the figure, and the automatic loading device 6 Loaded into a predetermined travel position. Then, the outside light passes through the transparent panel 8 and illuminates the upper surface of the cassette tape 2 as shown by arrow B in the figure, so that the running state and remaining amount of the cassette tape 2 can be directly visually observed from the outside through the transparent panel 8. .

As described above, the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. 5 has the advantage that the cassette tape 2 can be directly viewed and the apparatus can be constructed at low cost.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the conventional device described above, the cassette tape 2 is viewed from the transparent panel 8 provided on the top wall of the housing 1, so the video cassette recorder is housed in the television stand 9, for example, as shown in FIG. When the video cassette recorder is used as a video cassette recorder, or when the television 10 is mounted on the video cassette recorder as shown in FIG. 7, there is a drawback that the cassette tape 2 cannot be viewed visually.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional devices, and even when the video cassette recorder is stored in a TV stand or used with a TV mounted on it,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a video cassette recorder in which a cassette tape can be viewed directly from the front.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a video cassette recorder in which a cassette tape is loaded tilted forward onto a recording/playback mechanism mounted tilted forward with respect to the insertion slot, and a see-through panel is mounted on the top wall of the front end of the casing. is arranged.

[Effect]

In the video cassette recorder according to the present invention, a see-through panel is provided on the top wall of the front end of the housing, so even when the video cassette recorder is stored in a TV stand, etc., it is not possible to view the cassette tape from the outside through the see-through panel. Can be done.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 schematically show an embodiment of the present invention, in which the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 5 to 7 indicate the same or corresponding parts, and the deck of the video cassette recorder of this embodiment is shown. 15 is installed in the housing 1 at an angle so that the insertion port 301N is lower, that is, tilted forward with respect to the insertion port 3. It is configured such that it can be loaded onto the deck 15 by tilting forward along the deck 15.

An opening 17 is formed in the top wall at the front end of the housing 1.
A transparent panel 18 is attached to the opening 17.

In the device of this embodiment, external light B passes through the transparent panel 18 and illuminates the upper surface of the cassette tape 2. However, since the cassette tape 2 is loaded tilted forward, the external light B passes through the transparent panel 18 and illuminates the upper surface of the cassette tape 2. Position off to the front (illustrated viewpoint C)
The cassette tape 2 on the deck 15 can be seen through the transparent panel 18.

In the video cassette recorder of this embodiment configured as described above, the cassette tape 2 is loaded at a forward tilt angle of θ with respect to the insertion slot 3, and the transparent panel 1 is mounted on the top wall of the front end of the housing 1.
8, the cassette tape 2 can be viewed from the outside front through the transparent panel 1B, and the running state of the cassette tape 2 and the remaining amount of tape can be easily checked. Therefore, for example, even if a video cassette recorder is stored on a television stand, or even if the television 10 is placed on top of the video cassette recorder as shown in FIG. 3, the height of the legs 10a attached to the bottom of the television 10 is The condition of the cassette tape 2 can be checked without any hindrance due to the gap created by this. Furthermore, since the cassette tape 2 is tilted forward so that it can be viewed from the outside, no other members such as mirror members are required.

FIG. 4 schematically shows another embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 indicate the same or corresponding parts, and in this embodiment, the transparent panel 18 is arranged to be inclined in the same direction as the mounted cassette tape 2.

In this embodiment with such a structure, as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to prevent reflected light from the outside coming from the direction opposite to the above-mentioned viewpoint C from entering the field of view, and this reflected light can prevent the internal cassette tape 2 from being exposed. This can prevent it from becoming difficult to see.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the cassette tape is loaded in the recording/playback mechanism unit installed tilted forward with respect to the insertion slot, and the cassette tape is loaded tilted forward as well. Since the panel is provided, it is possible to easily check the running status and remaining amount of the cassette tape from the front side of the video cassette recorder.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view schematically showing a video cassette recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view showing a state in which a television is placed on the video cassette recorder. 4 is a sectional side view schematically showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a sectional side view schematically showing a conventional video cassette recorder, and FIG. 6 is a sectional side view schematically showing a conventional video cassette recorder. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the power centrifuge recorder is housed on a television stand, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a television is placed on top of the video cassette recorder of FIG. 1... Housing, 2... Cassette tape, 3... Insertion slot, 11... Cassette automatic loading device, 15... Recording/playback mechanism section (deck section), 18.28... Transparent panel.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A recording/playback mechanism section (deck section) attached to the casing at an angle so that the cassette tape insertion slot side is lower;
A cassette automatic loading device that loads a cassette tape inserted in a horizontal direction into the recording/playback mechanism section at an angle along the same, and a see-through panel provided on the top wall of the front end of the casing. A video cassette recorder characterized by: (2) The video cassette recorder according to claim 1, wherein the transparent panel is arranged to be inclined in the same direction as the cassette tape.