JPS6232554B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a composite audio device that uses a combination of a parent device and a child device, each of which is used independently. Conventionally, for example, a tape recorder with a radio has been used by combining a main body of a radio as a parent device with a main body of a tape recorder as a child device, or a main body of a tape recorder as a parent device with a main body of a radio as a child device. A composite audio device configured as follows has been proposed. Such composite audio equipment uses sub-devices that emphasize portability and portability, and uses the functions of the sub-devices to improve sound quality and hear high-power sounds, or to add other functions and use them at the same time. I was able to set it to the parent device like this. The following method has been adopted as a method for attaching and detaching a child device of such a composite audio device to a parent device. That is, 1. Attach the child device to the outside (mainly on the side) of the parent device via a hook or attachment. 2 The parent device is provided with a storage case for the slave device as in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 51-156804, and after the slave device is stored in the storage case, it is installed inside the parent device together with the storage case (the cassette is (similar to attaching it to a tape recorder via a holder). However, such a method had the following drawbacks. In other words, 1. It cannot be said that the attachment of the child device to the parent device is reliable;
There is a risk of it coming off when shot, etc., and there is a lack of sense of unity between the parent device and the child device. Furthermore, as the number of electrical connections between the child device and the parent device increases, the number of unstable factors at those points increases. 2. A separate opening/closing mechanism is required to open and close the storage case provided on the parent device from the parent device, which complicates the structure and is disadvantageous in terms of space. Furthermore, when a child device is attached, a series of operations are required, such as opening the storage case, storing the child device, and closing the storage case, which is cumbersome to operate. Furthermore, when a child device is attached to or removed from the parent device, due to its structure, excessive force is likely to be applied in a direction other than the normal attachment/detachment direction, and there is a risk that the electrical connection between the child device and the parent device may be destroyed. . In the case of the cassette tape recorder loading mechanism disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-54879, when it becomes necessary to operate the operating section of the tape recorder after loading the tape recorder, the cassette tape recorder is temporarily inserted into the pocket as a cassette storage case. The operating section of the tape recorder cannot be operated unless it is rotated to expose the operating section of the tape recorder from the storage space of the radio body. The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an extremely suitable composite audio device in which a child device is directly stored in a housing recess of a parent device. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 in the figure is a storage recess 2 in the center of the top surface 1a.
The main body of the radio (i.e., the main device) is equipped with speakers 3, 3', etc. on its left and right sides, and 4 has a group of push-type operating knobs 5 concentrated on its top surface 4a, and its bottom surface 4b side. The tape recorder main body (i.e., slave device) is stored in the storage recess 2 of the radio main body 1 with the operation knob group 5 projected upward, so that each can be used independently. It's summery. Reference numerals 6 and 6' denote guide protrusions provided in the storage recess 2 of the radio main body 1 , and when the tape recorder main body 4 is stored in the storage recess 2, the tape recorder main body 4 The tape recorder main body 4 is fitted into guide structures 7 and 7' formed on the side surfaces 4c and 4d of the tape recorder 4, respectively, and plays a guiding role so that the tape recorder main body 4 is reliably housed. A cassette lid 8 is rotatably provided to open and close a cassette mounting recess 9 formed on the front surface 4e of the tape recorder main body 4 , and the cassette 10 is stored and held in the cassette lid 8. Holding pieces 8a, 8
A' pressing spring 8b and supporting piece 8c are respectively formed. Reference numeral 11 is formed on the front side 1b of the radio main body 1 in order to correspond to the cassette lid 8 of the tape recorder main body 4 when the tape recorder main body 4 is stored in the storage recess 2 of the radio main body 1 . This is the opening. Reference numerals 12 are a plurality of conductive patterns for connection formed on the printed circuit board 13 inside the tape recorder main body 4 , through each slit 14 formed on the back surface 4f side of the tape recorder main body 4 . facing the outside. 15
is the printed circuit board 16 inside the radio body part 1 .
The terminal block 15 is provided with a plurality of connection elastic tongue-like pieces 17 facing into the storage recess 2 and in contact with each of the connection conductive patterns 12. There is. Therefore, the radio main body 1
When the tape recorder main body part 4 is stored in the storage recess 2 of the radio main body part 1, the electric and elastic contact between the conductive patterns 12 for connection and the elastic tongue-like pieces 17 for connection causes the radio main body part 1 to The circuit parts of the tape recorder main body part 4 and the tape recorder main body part 4 are electrically connected to function as a tape recorder with a radio. Also,
18 is a knob for releasing a locking mechanism (not shown) that locks the tape recorder main body 4 in the storage position when the tape recorder main body 4 is stored in the storage recess 2 of the radio main body 1 ; By operating the release knob 18, the lock is released, and the tape recorder main body 4 is pushed up to a position where it can be taken out by a push-up mechanism (not shown). Therefore, according to the present invention, the tape recorder main body 4 is placed in the storage recess 2 formed in the center of the upper surface of the radio main body 1 with only the operating knob group 5 thereof protruding outward. It can be directly stored and function as a tape recorder with a radio, and the storage operation is simple, and the external appearance can be seen as a normal (i.e., stand-alone) tape recorder with a radio. In addition, in such a stored state, the operation knob group 5 of the tape recorder main body 4 can be easily operated, and the cassette lid 8 of the tape recorder main body 4 can be placed in the radio main body 1.
Since the cassette 10 can be opened and closed through the opening 11 of the cassette lid 8, the cassette 10 can be easily attached to and removed from the cassette cover 8 as a normal tape recorder with a radio. In this embodiment, a case has been described in which the cassette is stored and held in the cassette lid, but the cassette may be stored directly without the cassette lid. As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a composite audio device that is used as a tape recorder with a radio by combining a radio main unit as a parent device and a tape recorder main unit as a slave device, both of which are used independently. A storage recess is formed on the upper surface of the parent device, and an opening is formed on the front surface of the parent device that is independent of and internally communicates with the storage recess, and a group of operation knobs is concentrated on the upper surface. At the same time, with the child device having a cassette lid that can be opened and closed on the front side stored in the storage recess of the parent device from the bottom side,
Since the cassette lid of the slave device is configured to be opened and closed through the opening of the parent device, it has excellent operability and the cassette can be easily attached and detached without any difference from a normal tape recorder with a radio. , which has very good effects. Furthermore, in the present invention, the opening for opening and closing the cassette lid on the front surface of the main device is formed to be independent of and internally communicate with the storage recess formed on the upper surface side. This is different from the notch-shaped one formed from the front to the top surface as in Publication No. 156804, so it is possible to reliably specify the attachment/detachment direction of the slave device to the parent device in one direction, thus making it easier for the user to Even if the user accidentally applies excessive force in a direction other than the normal attachment/detachment direction, the electrical connection between the slave device and the parent device will not be destroyed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, with Fig. 1 being a perspective view of the external appearance with both devices removed, and Fig. 2 being a perspective view of the external appearance showing both the devices combined and with the cassette lid open. 3 are schematic sectional views showing a state in which the two devices are combined and the cassette is housed and held in the cassette lid. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ...Radio main body part, 2...Storage recess, 4 ...Tape recorder main body part, 5...Operation knob group, 8...Cassette lid body, 11...Opening part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A composite audio device that is used as a tape recorder with a radio by combining a radio main unit as a parent device and a tape recorder main unit as a slave device, each of which is used independently, and which is stored on the top surface of the parent device. A recess is formed, and an opening is formed on the front surface of the main device that is independent of and communicates with the storage recess, and a group of operation knobs are concentrated on the top surface, and a cassette lid body can be opened and closed on the front surface. The device is characterized in that the cassette lid of the child device is opened and closed through the opening of the parent device when the child device freely provided is housed in the storage recess of the parent device from the bottom side. Composite audio equipment.