JP2005108325A - Drive unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive unit that suffers from no insertion/removal problem of an automatic conveying mechanism in the drive unit installed in a library device accommodating a plurality of recording medium cartridges which are inserted and removed by the automatic conveying mechanism, and executes the recording and reproduction of information to the inserted recording medium cartridge. <P>SOLUTION: The drive unit is provided with a front bezel (bezel) 31, which is arranged with its position adjustment possible to an insertion aperture part, in which an aperture which the recording medium cartridge 23 is inserted in and removed from is formed, and faces the aperture, and in which a through hole 33, in which the recording medium cartridge 23 is inserted, is formed. Further, at least one selected from an upper guide 35, a lower guide 37, a first side guide 39, a second side guide 41, which all guide the recording medium cartridge 23 to the through hole 33, and a marker 43 for positioning the automatic conveying mechanism, is formed integrally with the front bezel 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention generally relates to a drive device (recording / reproducing device) provided in a library device of a recording medium cartridge (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “cartridge”) such as a magnetic tape cartridge. The present invention relates to a drive device capable of accurately inserting and removing a recording medium cartridge into and from the drive device.

In a drive device that is provided in a library apparatus that accommodates a plurality of recording medium cartridges, and the recording medium cartridge is inserted and removed by an automatic transport mechanism, and information is recorded / reproduced with respect to the inserted recording medium cartridge, the recording medium cartridge is There is a case where a bezel is provided so as to cover an insertion opening portion in which an opening to be inserted and removed is formed. The bezel is provided with a through-hole through which the recording medium cartridge is inserted, and a guide for guiding the recording medium cartridge to the through-hole (opening of the insertion opening) facing the opening of the insertion opening. Further, the bezel has a positioning marker (reference flag) on which the automatic transporter describes the X reference position and the Y reference position for optically recognizing the X position and the Y position of the opening of the insertion opening of the drive device. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 11-86394 A (see page 5, FIG. 6)

  The drive device provided in the library apparatus is often supplied by OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing), and since the position of the opening of the insertion opening and the shape of the bezel are different for each manufacturer, the accuracy of the automatic transport mechanism is high. Positioning is required.

  However, the guide and the positioning marker are separate parts from the bezel, and the guide and the positioning marker are attached to the bezel using screws or the like. For this reason, a mounting error of the guide and the positioning marker with respect to the bezel occurs, and there is a deviation between the positioning performed by the automatic transport mechanism and the actual bezel through-hole (opening opening opening) and the position of the guide. Occurs. Therefore, when the automatic conveyance mechanism tries to insert / remove the recording medium cartridge into / from the drive device, there are problems that the recording medium cartridge cannot be inserted / removed well or the recording medium cartridge is dropped.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a drive device that eliminates the trouble of inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge of the automatic conveyance mechanism.

  The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-described problem is provided in a library apparatus that accommodates a plurality of recording medium cartridges, and the recording medium cartridge is inserted and removed by an automatic transport mechanism, and information of the inserted recording medium cartridge is stored. In a drive apparatus for recording / reproducing, a through hole through which the recording medium cartridge is inserted is provided so as to be position-adjustable with respect to a loading opening portion in which an opening for inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge is formed. And at least one of a guide for guiding the recording medium cartridge to the through hole and a positioning marker for the automatic transport mechanism are formed integrally with the bezel. It is a drive device.

  Among the recording medium cartridges accommodated in the library apparatus, the selected recording medium cartridge is picked up by the automatic transport mechanism and set in the drive apparatus. At this time, the automatic transport mechanism uses the positioning marker provided on the bezel to position the opening of the closing slot of the drive device. The recording medium cartridge is guided by a guide provided on the bezel and set in the drive device. The drive device loads the set recording medium cartridge and records / reproduces information with respect to the recording medium cartridge. When the recording / reproduction of information is completed, the drive device ejects the recording medium cartridge.

  Then, the automatic conveyance mechanism picks up the discharged recording medium cartridge and returns it to the original position. At this time, the automatic transport mechanism uses the positioning marker provided on the bezel to position the opening of the closing slot of the drive device.

  The recording medium cartridge includes, but is not limited to, a magnetic tape cartridge and an optical disk cartridge.

  Examples of the drive device include, but are not limited to, a magnetic tape device that records / reproduces information with respect to a magnetic tape cartridge, and an optical disk device that records / reproduces information with respect to an optical disk cartridge.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the position is adjustable with respect to the insertion opening portion in which the opening for inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge is formed, and the through hole through which the recording medium cartridge is inserted is opposed to the opening. A bezel having a hole is formed, and at least one of a guide for guiding the recording medium cartridge to the through hole and a positioning marker for the automatic transport mechanism are formed integrally with the bezel.

  When the guide and the bezel are integrally formed, there is no positional deviation due to an installation error between the guide and the bezel. Therefore, by providing the bezel accurately with respect to the loading slot of the drive device, the guide reliably guides the recording medium cartridge to the opening of the loading slot, and the trouble of inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge of the automatic transport mechanism is eliminated.

  When the positioning marker and the bezel are integrally formed, the position error due to the mounting error between the positioning marker and the bezel is eliminated. Therefore, by providing the bezel accurately with respect to the insertion opening of the drive device, the automatic conveyance mechanism can reliably insert and remove the recording medium cartridge, and there is no trouble of inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge of the automatic conveyance mechanism.

  When the guide, the positioning marker, and the bezel are integrally formed, the position error due to the mounting error between the guide, the positioning marker, and the bezel is eliminated. Therefore, by providing the bezel accurately with respect to the loading slot of the drive device, the guide reliably guides the recording medium cartridge to the opening of the loading slot, and the automatic transport mechanism can reliably insert and remove the recording medium cartridge. The trouble of inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge of the automatic conveyance mechanism is eliminated.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. An example of the appearance of the library apparatus provided with the drive apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG. The library apparatus 1 includes a medium storage shelf for storing recording medium cartridges and a drive device (recording / reproducing apparatus) for recording / reproducing the recording medium cartridges. Further, the medium input device 2 can be loaded from the outside. In the library apparatus 1, for example, a medium stored in a specific cell of a medium storage shelf in the library apparatus 1 or a medium storage shelf in the medium input apparatus 2 is taken out by the operation panel 3 and used as a recording / reproducing apparatus. Recording / playback. Further, a specific medium can be discharged into the medium input device 2.

  Inside the library apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 5, a drive device 11 and a medium storage shelf 12 are arranged in a U shape together with the medium input device 2. An automatic transport mechanism (accessor) 13 is installed inside the U-shaped array. The drive device 11, the medium storage shelf 12, and the medium input device 2 are also arranged in the vertical direction. The automatic transport mechanism 13 moves in the horizontal direction (X direction) in FIG. In addition to being able to rotate (rotate in the R direction) in a horizontal plane, it is configured to be able to move up and down while being guided by a guide (not shown). The rail 15 is for ensuring the movement of the automatic transport mechanism 13 in the X direction.

  The library apparatus 1 is required to have a large number of medium storage shelves 12 in order to reduce the size, and as shown in FIG. 6, the medium storage shelves 12 are also arranged in the lower space of the drive device 11. Has been. The medium loading device 2 is also provided with a medium storage shelf that can store a plurality of media so as to satisfy the demand for downsizing.

  Next, the drive device will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drive device according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the front bezel of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a method for attaching the front bezel of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front surface of the main body 21 of the drive device 11 is a loading slot 27 in which an opening 25 into which the recording medium cartridge 23 is inserted and removed is formed.

  A front bezel 31 is provided so as to cover the insertion opening 27. As shown in FIG. 2, the front bezel 31 is opposed to the opening 25 of the insertion opening 27 of the main body 21 of the drive device 11, and is formed with a through hole 33 through which the recording medium cartridge 23 is inserted. An upper guide 35 that guides the recording medium cartridge 23 to the through hole 33 is formed integrally with the front bezel 31 on the upper part of the through hole 33. Under the through hole 33, the lower surface of the recording medium cartridge 23 can come into contact, and two lower guides 37 for guiding the recording medium cartridge 23 to the through hole 33 are formed integrally with the front bezel 31. One side of the recording medium cartridge 23 can come into contact with one side of the through hole 33, and a first side guide 39 that guides the recording medium cartridge 23 to the through hole 33 is integrated with the front bezel 31. Is formed. The other side portion of the recording medium cartridge 23 can come into contact with the other side portion of the through hole 33, and a second side guide 41 that guides the recording medium cartridge 23 to the through hole 33 is integrated with the front bezel 31. Is formed.

  Further, below the through hole 33, the automatic transport mechanism 13 indicates the position in the X direction and the position in the Y direction of the opening 25 of the insertion opening 27 of the drive device 11 (refer to FIG. 6 for the X direction and the Y direction). A positioning marker 43 in which an X reference position and an Y reference position for optical recognition are described is formed integrally with the front bezel 31.

  As shown in FIG. 3, penetrating holes 51, holes 53, holes 55, and holes 57 are formed at the four corners of the front bezel 31. On the other hand, the insertion slot 27 of the drive device 11 has a female screw hole 61, a female screw hole 63, a female screw hole 65, and a female screw hole 67 facing the hole 51, hole 53, hole 55, and hole 57 of the front bezel 31. Is formed. Then, the holes 51, 53, 55, and 57 of the front bezel 31 are inserted into the female screw hole 61, the female screw hole 63, the female screw hole 65, and the female screw hole 67 of the insertion opening 27 of the drive device 11. The front bezel 31 is attached to the main body 21 of the drive device 11 using a screw 71, a screw 73, a screw 75, and a screw 77 that are screwed together. In the present embodiment, the diameters of the hole 51, the hole 53, the hole 55, and the hole 57 of the front bezel 31 are the female screw hole 61, the female screw hole 63, the female screw hole 65, It is set larger than the diameter of the valley of the female screw hole 67. The head diameters of the screw 71, screw 73, screw 75, and screw 77 are larger than those of the hole 51, hole 53, hole 55, and hole 57, and the neck diameter is smaller than those of the hole 51, hole 53, hole 55, and hole 57. Is set. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the mounting position of the front bezel 31 with respect to the insertion opening 27 of the main body 21.

  Next, the attachment method of the front bezel 31 is demonstrated using FIG. As shown in the figure, a jig 80 is used that is inserted through the through hole 33 of the front bezel 31 and engages with the opening 25 of the insertion opening 27 of the main body. The jig 80 is inserted through the through-hole 33 of the front bezel 31, and the engaging portion 81 that can be engaged with the opening 25 of the insertion opening portion 27 of the main body and the upper end surface 43 a of the positioning marker 43 come into contact with each other. A first marker positioning portion 83 for positioning the positioning marker 43 in the X direction and a second marker positioning for positioning the positioning marker 43 in the Y direction by contacting one side end face 43b of the positioning marker 43. Part 85.

  Using the jig 80, the front bezel 31 is accurately positioned with respect to the insertion opening 27 of the drive device 11, and the front bezel 31 is attached using the screws 71, 73, 75, and 77.

According to such a configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the upper guide 35, the lower guide 37, the first side guide 39, the second side guide 41, and the front bezel 31 are integrally formed, the upper guide 35, the lower guide 37, and the first side are formed. Misalignment due to mounting errors between the part guide 39, the second side guide 41, and the front bezel 31 is eliminated. Therefore, the front bezel 31 is accurately provided with respect to the insertion opening 27 of the drive device 11 using the jig 80, so that the upper guide 35, the lower guide 37, the first side guide 39, and the second side guide 41 are provided. Reliably guides the recording medium cartridge 23 to the opening 25 of the loading slot 27, and the trouble of inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge 23 of the automatic transport mechanism 13 is eliminated.
(2) Since the positioning marker 43 and the front bezel 31 are integrally formed, the position error due to the mounting error between the positioning marker 43 and the front bezel 31 is eliminated. Therefore, by providing the front bezel 31 accurately with respect to the insertion opening 27 of the drive device 11 using the jig 80, the automatic conveyance mechanism 13 can reliably insert and remove the recording medium cartridge 23. The trouble of inserting / removing the recording medium cartridge 23 is eliminated.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the upper guide 35, the lower guide 37, the first side guide 39, the second side guide 41, and the positioning marker 43 are integrally formed on the front bezel 31. Only the guide 37, the first side guide 39, and the second side guide 41 may be formed integrally with the front bezel 31. In this case, the positional deviation due to the mounting error between the upper guide 35, the lower guide 37, the first side guide 39, the second side guide 41, and the front bezel 31 is eliminated. Therefore, the front bezel 31 is accurately provided with respect to the insertion opening 27 of the drive device 11 using the jig 80, so that the upper guide 35, the lower guide 37, the first side guide 39, and the second side guide 41 are provided. Reliably guides the recording medium cartridge 23 to the opening 25 of the loading slot 27, and the trouble of inserting and removing the recording medium cartridge 23 of the automatic transport mechanism 13 is eliminated.

  Further, only the positioning marker 43 may be formed integrally with the front bezel 31. In this case, the position error due to the mounting error between the positioning marker 43 and the front bezel 31 is eliminated. Therefore, by providing the front bezel 31 accurately with respect to the insertion opening 27 of the drive device 11 using the jig 80, the automatic conveyance mechanism 13 can reliably insert and remove the recording medium cartridge 23. The trouble of inserting / removing the recording medium cartridge 23 is eliminated.

It is a perspective view of the drive device of a form example. It is an enlarged view of the front bezel of FIG. It is a figure explaining the attachment method of the front bezel of FIG. It is an external view of the library apparatus provided with the drive apparatus of the form example. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the planar arrangement | positioning in the library apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows a part in the library apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Drive apparatus 21 Main body 23 Recording medium cartridge 31 Front bezel 33 Through-hole 35 Upper guide 37 Lower guide 39 First side guide 41 Second side guide 43 Positioning marker

Claims (1)

In a drive device that is provided in a library apparatus that contains a plurality of recording medium cartridges, the recording medium cartridge is inserted and removed by an automatic transport mechanism, and information is recorded / reproduced with respect to the inserted recording medium cartridge.
A bezel having a through hole through which the recording medium cartridge is inserted is provided so as to be position-adjustable with respect to the insertion opening portion in which an opening into which the recording medium cartridge is inserted is formed;
At least one of a guide for guiding the recording medium cartridge to the through-hole and a positioning marker for the automatic transport mechanism is formed integrally with the bezel.

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