US4783707A
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Automatic control means for a picture image recording device
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1985-05-06
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2005-05-06
Abstract
Abstract The picture image recording device disclosed uses a recording medium which permits setting a plurality of recording tracks apart from each other for recording separate picture image signals on each of them. In the improvement made by this invention, the operating mode of the device is shiftable at least between two modes including a first mode in which an image recording operation is performed only on one recording track and a second mode in which an image recording operation is performed continuously or sequentially on a plurality of recording tracks.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayuki Nemoto
- 👤 Kuniyoshi Suzaki
- 👤 Masanori Uchidoi
- 👤 Akihiko Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/212; G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/22; G11B33/00; G11B33/10; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/21; H04N2201/214; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A signal recording apparatus comprising: (A) means forming a chamber for accommodating a recording medium therein; (B) openable cover means for closing the chamber; (C) recording head means for recording signals on the recording medium, said head means having a predetermined reset position and being movable along a recording surface of the medium to change the recording position on the recording surface of the medium; (D) moving means for moving said head means along the recording surface of the medium to change the recording position of the head means on the recording surface of the medium; (E) reset means for resetting said head means to said predetermined reset position along the recording surface of said recording medium; and (F) enabling means for enabling said reset means in response to a operation for opening said cover means, wherein said moving means includes a ratchet mechanism for intermittently advancing said head means along the recording surface of the recording medium; said reset means includes a spring member for urging said head means towards said reset position; and said enabling means includes a release member for releasing said ratchet mechanism in response to the operation for opening said cover means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A signal recording apparatus comprising: (A) means forming a chamber for accommodating a recording medium therein; (B) openable cover means for closing the chamber; (C) recording head means for recording signals on the recording medium, said head means having a predetermined reset position and being movable along a recording surface of the medium to change the recording position on the recording surface of the medium; (D) moving means for moving said head means along the recording surface of the medium to change the recording position of the head means on the recording surface of the medium; (E) reset means for resetting said head means to said predetermined reset position along the recording surface of said recording medium; and (F) enabling means for enabling said reset means in response to a operation for opening said cover means, wherein said moving means includes a ratchet mechanism for intermittently advancing said head means along the recording surface of the recording medium; said reset means includes a spring member for urging said head means towards said reset position; and said enabling means includes a release member for releasing said ratchet mechanism in response to the operation for opening said cover means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ratchet mechanism includes: a movable ratchet member for moving said head means; an advancing claw member for inermittently advancing said ratchet member; an electro-magnetic member for driving said claw member; and a latching claw member for latching said ratchet member at each advanced position thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said release member is operatively connected with said cover means to disengage said latching claw member from said ratchet member in response to the opening of the cover means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
155 words
A recording apparatus arranged to record information signals on a predetermined number N of portions of a recording medium, comprising: (A) recording head means for recording the information signals on the medium, said head means being movable relative to the medium; (B) moving means for moving said head means stepwise in a predetermined direction relative to the medium so that the information signals are recorded on respective ones of said portions of the medium; (C) control means for causing said moving means to move said head means in said direction by one step each time the recording of one informatin signal on one portion of the medium by the head means has been completed; and (D) inhibit means for inhibiting signals recording by said head means upon detecting that the head means has been moved further in the directin after the completion of recording of the information signal on the Nth portion of the medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
155 words
A recording apparatus arranged to record information signals on a predetermined number N of portions of a recording medium, comprising: (A) recording head means for recording the information signals on the medium, said head means being movable relative to the medium; (B) moving means for moving said head means stepwise in a predetermined direction relative to the medium so that the information signals are recorded on respective ones of said portions of the medium; (C) control means for causing said moving means to move said head means in said direction by one step each time the recording of one informatin signal on one portion of the medium by the head means has been completed; and (D) inhibit means for inhibiting signals recording by said head means upon detecting that the head means has been moved further in the directin after the completion of recording of the information signal on the Nth portion of the medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said inhibit means is arranged to further inhibit said moving means from further moving said head means in said direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising: reset means for moving said head means to a predetermined reset position in a direction opposite to said predetermined direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a chamber for accommodating therein the medium; openable cover means for closing said chamber; and enabling means for enabling said reset means to move said head means in response to the operation for opening said cover means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising: counter means responsive to the stepwise movement of said head means for counting the number of steps of the movement of the head means; and indication means for indicating said number of steps counted by said counter means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
171 words
A video recording apparatus arranged to record video signals on a predetermined number N of respective distinctive portions of a rotary type recording medium, comprising: (A) recording means for recording the video signals on the medium, said recording means including recording head means which is movable relative to the medium; (B) drive means for rotating the medium relative to said head means; (C) moving means for moving said head means stepwise in a predetermined direction relative to the medium so that the video signals are recorded on respective ones of said portions of the medium; (D) control means for causing said moving means to move said head means in said direction by one step each time the recording of one video signal on one portion of the medium by the head means has been completed; and (E) disabling means for disabling said recording means when said head means has been moved further in said direction after the completion of recording of the video signal on the Nth portion of the medium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
171 words
A video recording apparatus arranged to record video signals on a predetermined number N of respective distinctive portions of a rotary type recording medium, comprising: (A) recording means for recording the video signals on the medium, said recording means including recording head means which is movable relative to the medium; (B) drive means for rotating the medium relative to said head means; (C) moving means for moving said head means stepwise in a predetermined direction relative to the medium so that the video signals are recorded on respective ones of said portions of the medium; (D) control means for causing said moving means to move said head means in said direction by one step each time the recording of one video signal on one portion of the medium by the head means has been completed; and (E) disabling means for disabling said recording means when said head means has been moved further in said direction after the completion of recording of the video signal on the Nth portion of the medium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said recording medium is of disc type, and a first one of said predetermined number of portions is defined at an outermost position relative to the other portions while said Nth portion is defined at an inner most position relative to the other portions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said disabling means is arranged further to disable said moving means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 9 or 11, wherein said disabling means is arranged further to disable said drive means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 9 or 11, further comprising: reset means for moving said head means to a predetermined reset position in a direction opposite to said predetermined direction.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising: a chamber for accommodating therein the medium; openable cover means for closing said chamber; and enabling means for enabling said reset means to move said head means in response to the operatin for opening said cover means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising: counter means responsive to the stepwise movement of said head means for counting the number of steps of the movement of the head means; and indication means for indicating said number of steps counted by said counter means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said disabling means includes a disabling switch arranged to be operated by said counter means when the counter counts N+1.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
96 words
A recording apparatus comprising: (A) loading means for loading a recording medium on said apparatus; (B) recording means for recording on said recording medium loaded by said loading means, said recording means including: (1) a head for recording signal on said recording medium; (2) a ratchet mechanism for moving said head along a surface of said medium; and (3) a spring for urging said ratchet mechanism in a predetermined direction; and (C) control means for controlling a charge state of said spring to a predetermined state in correspondence to a loading state of said loading means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
96 words
A recording apparatus comprising: (A) loading means for loading a recording medium on said apparatus; (B) recording means for recording on said recording medium loaded by said loading means, said recording means including: (1) a head for recording signal on said recording medium; (2) a ratchet mechanism for moving said head along a surface of said medium; and (3) a spring for urging said ratchet mechanism in a predetermined direction; and (C) control means for controlling a charge state of said spring to a predetermined state in correspondence to a loading state of said loading means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
49 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said loading means includes: (a) a chamber for accommodating said recording medium; (b) a cover member for covering said chamber from outside; and (c) change means for changing a covering state of said cover means in correspondence to a manual operation.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said control means brings the chage state of said spring to said predetermined state when said recording medium is in an unloading state where said loading means does not load said recording medium on said apparatus.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said predetermined state is a state in which said spring is free of a charge.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said control means brings the charge state of said spring to said predetermined state in correspondence to the covering state of said cover member.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said control means releases the charge of the spring when said cover member ceases to cover said chamber from outside.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-11-08 | 1996-05-09 | 1996-11-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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