Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Masato Mihara

Mitsuo Harumatsu

Hiromichi Hirayama

Mitsuhiko Hara

Osamu Inoue

Akira Hirota

Kouji Suzuki

Shigeru Kato

Tsunehisa Ohira

Kenji Shibayama

Masahiko Tsuruta

Hiroyuki Kitamura

Koichi Kido

Masahiro Matsumaru

A stacker is composed of a bottom plate, a containing section for storing a plurality of cards by stacking it on the bottom plate and a guiding section for guiding each card entering into the containing section. The guiding section is composed of a sidewall for restricting movement of an entering card when entering into the stacker in a first moving direction and a slanted section for slanting the card against the first moving direction. The slanted card moves in a second moving direction intersecting with the first moving direction at approximately a right angle by the gravitational force.

Stacker and card processing apparatus equipped with the stacker

The present invention discloses a tape cassette mounted with an IC memory and an IC connecting system provided in a recording and reproducing apparatus for the tape cassette. The tape cassette is provided with a recess on the back side of the cassette. The recess has at least a round corner at a distal end thereof. The IC memory package has a rectangular shape with at least a round corner and with a cutout portion at a corner other than the round corner and a terminal portion on the package, wherein the IC memory package is mounted in the recess by causing the round corner of the IC memory package to be snugly fitted with the round corner of the recess. The connecting system is used for electrically connecting the terminals of the IC memory to the apparatus when the tape cassette is loaded into the apparatus. The IC connecting system has a connector including electrically conductive pressure contact members having one end for connecting the terminals of the IC memory under pressure and the other end connected to an IC drive circuit in the apparatus. The IC connecting system also automatically controls the connecting operation so as to obtain a reliable connection between the terminals of the IC memory and the contact member.

Tape cassette mounted with IC memory package and IC connecting system

A cassette loading device of the front loading type selectively loads standard and smaller cassettes into a loaded position in a video cassette recorder, and ejects the loaded cassette from the video cassette recorder. A housing has a cassette insertion slot, a first door mounted on the housing for selectively opening and closing the cassette insertion slot, and a second door mounted on the first door for selectively opening and closing an opening defined in the first door. A pair of door lock members is mounted on the housing one on each side of the cassette insertion slot. When no cassette is inserted, the first door is locked against angular movement by the door lock members, and when a standard cassette is inserted through the cassette insertion slot, a tapered surface of each of the door lock members is pushed by the inserted standard cassette to disengage an engaging surface of the door lock member from the first door to unlock the first door. When a smaller cassette is inserted through the opening, the smaller cassette is guided through the opening while opening the second door. The second door can be locked by another pair of door lock members on one side of the opening.

Cassette loading device for video cassette recorder

A tape cassette loading system of a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus comprises a cassette tray adapted for holding a standard size tape cassette and having a depression adapted for holding a compact size tape cassette, a cassette carriage for transporting the cassette tray in a horizontal direction from an unloading position to the inside of the magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, and an elevating mechanism for moving the cassette tray transported to the inside of the magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus in a downward direction to a loading position where the tape cassette is located ready for loading on a rotary drum assembly of the apparatus. The loading system comprises detecting switches for detecting uncorrect state of the tape cassette on the cassette tray and a controller for inhibiting the continuation of loading procedure when it is detected that the tape cassette is not properly or correctly placed on the cassette tray. The lock of the lid of the tape cassette is released when the tape cassette is lowered to the loading position and the lid is opened by engagement with a lid opening mechanism.

Tape cassette loading system compatible with two different sized

A tape loading mechanism of a video tape recorder designed to play a standard size tape cassette and a compact size tape casette comprises a chassis carrying a pair of guide grooves at both sides of a guide drum toward a first area of the chassis on which the standard size tape cassette is held at the time of operation of the video tape recorder. The guide grooves are further extended toward a second area of the chassis defined inside the first area on which the compact size tape cassette is held. A pair of loading members are moved along the guide grooves toward their front ends close to the tape cassette when the compact size tape cassette is loaded so that loading poles in the loading members are accepted in a cutout portion formed at a front side of the compact size tape cassette. Further, the loading members are displaced toward the rear end of the guide grooves when the standard size tape cassette is loaded so that the loading poles are accepted in a depressed part formed at a front side of the standard size tape cassette. A light emitting element for detection of the end of the tape is held rotatably on an arm and changes in position responsive to the type of the tape cassette. A deformable member is provided on a tension arm which is connected to a brake member for applying resistance to the rotation of the supply reel, so as to avoid excessive slackening of the brake member when the tension arm is rotated to a position adapted for loading the compact size tape cassette. Further, a half loading arm is provided so as to prevent complete loading of the magnetic tape on the guide drum during high speed transportation of the magnetic tape.

Tape casette loading system compatible with two different sized cassettes

A mechanism for loading the tape of a standard- or compact-size tape cassette against a rotary head assembly in a compatible recording/reproducing apparatus for selective use with the two types of tape cassettes. The apparatus has a main chassis with a set of fixed positioning pins for positioning the standard-size tape cassette thereon. A floating chassis, much less in size than the main chassis, is mounted thereto for displacement in a direction normal to the principal plane of the main chassis. A pair of tape loader assemblies are mounted to the main chassis for taking the tape out from the standard-size tape cassette positioned on the main chassis, or from the compact-size tape cassette positioned on the floating chassis, and for loading the tape against the rotary head assembly. A common drive cam is coupled to both the floating chassis and the tape loader assemblies via separate drive linkages in order to cause their timed travels. The drive linkage from the drive cam to the tape loader assemblies can be constructed in far less space than its conventional counterpart.

Tape-loading mechanism for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

A tape cassette loading system of a video tape recorder comprises a cassette loading mechanism including a cassette tray adapted to accept a standard size tape cassette and a compact size tape cassette, for transporting a tape cassette placed thereon from a eject state located substantially outside of a body of the video tape recorder for placement or removal of the tape cassette horizontally to a closed state in which the tape cassette is completely inside the body of the video tape recorder, then to a compact cassette loading state immediately below the closed state, and then to a standard cassette loading state further below the compact cassette loading state, wherein a reel drive mechanism is movable responsive to the type of the tape cassette on the cassette loading means between a first state and a second state for driving a take up reel and a supply reel of the tape cassette, a tape loading mechanism is movable responsive to the type of the tape cassette on the cassette loading mechanism between a first state for engagement with the standard size tape cassette and a second state for engagement with the compact size tape cassette, for drawing out a magnetic tape from the tape cassette and for loading the magnetic tape on a guide drum of the video tape recorder, and a controller is used for controlling the state of the cassette loading mechanism, reel drive mechanism and the tape loading mechanism responsive to the type of the tape cassette to be loaded.

Tape cassette loading system

A tape cassette driving system of a video tape recorder for driving the reels of the tape cassette comprises a main chassis for supporting a standard size tape cassette and a sub-chassis for supporting a compact size tape cassette. The main chassis carries a reel disk for driving a take up reel of the standard size tape cassette and the sub-chassis carries a drive gear adapted for engagement with the reel disk on the main chassis and further for engagement with teeth formed on the periphery of the take up reel of the compact size tape cassette. The sub-chassis is connected to the main chassis by a plurality of swing arms such that the sub-chassis is movable up and down relative to the main chassis. As a result of the connection by the swing arms, the sub-chassis is moved along a circular path when it is moved up and down and the engagement of the drive gear with the toothed part of the reel disk can be achieved smoothly. Further, the reel disk comprises a braking mechanism for preventing the reel disk from rotating when the reel disk is moved up and down. The braking mechanism is controlled by a mechanism which also controls the movement of the sub-chassis up and down.

Tape cassette driving system compatible with two cassette types of

A compatible recording/reproducing apparatus for selective use with a standard-size tape cassette and compact-size tape cassette. Included is a main chassis having a set of fixed positioned pins for positioning the standard-size tape cassette thereon, and a pair of drive spindles for driving engagement with the reel hubs of the standard-size tape cassette. A floating chassis, much less in size than the main chassis, is mounted thereto for displacement in a direction at right angles with the principal plane of the main chassis. The floating chassis has mounted thereon another set of positioning pins for positioning the compact-size tape cassette thereon, and a drive gear for driving engagement with a driven gear incorporatd with the compact-size tape cassette. Positioned on the floating chassis, the compact-size tape cassette has its magnetic tape transported by the drive gear and one of the drive spindles on the main chassis. When the standard-size tape cassette is loaded in the apparatus, the floating chassis is retracted out of interference with the standard-size tape cassette, permitting the same to be positioned on the set of positioning pins on the main chassis and driven by the pair of drive spindles.

Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for selective use with tape

A tape guide drum apparatus comprises a rotary body and at least one magnetic head unit mounted on the rotary body. The magnetic head unit comprises a single support plate, first and second magnetic heads, and first and second bases mounted on upper and lower surfaces of the support plate for supporting the first and second magnetic heads at mutually different height positions. The height positions of the first and second magnetic heads are adjustable by use of first and second height adjusting screws. A relative displacement of the first and second magnetic heads is adjustable by use of an eccentric pin inserted into adjusting holes formed in the support plates. The first and second magnetic heads record and/or reproduce signals on and/or from a magnetic tape in respective recording regions separated in a width direction of the magnetic tape.

Tape guide drum apparatus having magnetic heads mounted at different

A magnetic recording apparatus for recording two kinds of mutually different information signals on independent tracks of a magnetic tape comprises first through fourth rotary magnetic heads. The third and fourth heads are mounted on a rotary body at positions respectively in vicinities of the first and second heads along a rotating direction of the rotary body. The height positions of the third and fourth heads on the rotary body are different from the height positions of the first and second head. An extremely narrow guard band or no guard band is formed between two adjacent tracks recorded with the same kind of information signal. On the other hand, a wide guard band is formed between two adjacent tracks recorded with different kinds of information signals.

Magnetic recording apparatus for recording two kinds of mutually

A magnetic recording apparatus for carrying out a recording by selectively using one of two kinds of recording systems comprises first through fourth rotary magnetic heads, a first circuit for producing an FM luminance signal, second and third circuits for producing first and second frequency division multiplexed signals, and a switching circuit. The first and second heads are mounted on a rotary body at mutually opposing positions, and have the same height position. The third and fourth heads are mounted on the rotary body at mutually opposing positions respectively in vicinities of the first and second heads along a rotating direction of the rotary body, and have the same height position. The switching circuit selectively supplies the output signals of the first and second circuits to the first through fourth heads when a luminance/color separation recording system is selected as the recording system, and selectively supplies the output signal of the third circuit to the first and second heads or to the third and fourth heads when a low band conversion color recording system is selected as the recording system.

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Hiratsuka, Japan

Masato Mihara