JPS6266465A - Automatic loading mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the storage efficiency and to reduce the carrying time by providing a carriage device comprising moving arms capable of moving horizontally and vertically and a chuck device holding and opening an information recording body to the tip of a movable arm. CONSTITUTION:A recording storage device 2, an input/output device 3, a transferring device 4 and the chuck device 5 are connected to a control computer 6 provided to a case base 1 by a control line and a power line and the designated storage part 21 of a recording storage device 2 is stopped on the rotary shaft horizontal face of a front face by a rotary mechanism provided additionally. The transfering device 4 approaches the chuck device 5 to the designated storage part 21 or the loading inlet 31 of the designated input/output device 3 to carry the information recording body via the holding or opening of the chuck device 5. Since the storage efficiency is high and the transfer mechanism is simple, the transfering speed is easily improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an automatic loading mechanism, and more particularly to an automatic loading mechanism that selects a plurality of information recording bodies of the same shape and inserts and removes them into an input/output device for recorded information.

(Prior Art) Mechanisms for automatically loading music discs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes have been put to practical use. In such an automatic table loading mechanism, an information recording medium such as a disc or cassette stored in a predetermined storage section is taken out, inserted into an input/output device such as a playback device, and then taken out again and returned to the original storage section. Automatic storage is performed. Particularly recently, a system has been developed in which a control computer is connected to this automatic loading mechanism, and the system is operated by receiving instructions for each work unit from a higher-level management computer.

By the way, the scope of application of automatic loading has been expanded for devices that operate according to instructions from a higher-level management computer, and for audio and video devices, it is possible to store all recorded cassettes, and for recording hospital medical records. For personal floppy disks, etc., it is desirable that all of the disks be stored, and that the specified information recording medium be quickly transferred between the storage location and the specified input/output device. Moreover, the mechanism is required to be simple.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, conventional information recording media are stored horizontally along a guide member provided on a wall in the case of a cassette type.
It is disc-shaped and is stored in the form of a bookcase, and when storing a large quantity, it has the disadvantage that although it is not thick, it does take up a lot of width. Also, systems in which these shelves are arranged in a polygonal shape and rotated have been put into practical use, but there is still a problem that it is difficult to improve storage efficiency and transfer time.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and problems and to provide an automatic loading mechanism that can improve storage efficiency and transfer time by storing information recording bodies radially around a cylindrical shape having a horizontal axis. It is in.

(Another means to solve the problem) The present invention provides a cassette-shaped or disk-shaped M
A recording body storage device is provided around a cylindrical body having a horizontal axis to store the information recording bodies radially so that the plane of the information recording bodies coincides with the axial direction. In addition, by providing L record storage devices in parallel on a common axis, it is possible to store M×L information recording media. On the other hand, input/output devices for N information recording bodies are arranged above the recording body storage device.

Furthermore, in order to transfer and attach/detach the information recording medium between the recording medium storage device and the input/output device, a guide rail parallel to the axis of the cylindrical body is provided on the front surface of the recording medium storage device.
A device consisting of an X-axis base part that moves on a guide rail and a movable arm that is mounted on this base part and can move in the front-rear (Y-axis) direction and the up-down (two-axis) direction. The automatic loading mechanism includes a chuck device that holds and releases the information recording medium.

With the above configuration, the cylindrical body of the recording medium storage device rotates around the horizontal axis, and moves the storage position of the required information recording medium to, for example, an entry/exit position determined on the same horizontal plane as the horizontal axis of the cylindrical body. . On the other hand, the transfer device moves on the guide rail, and the tip of the movable arm is aligned with this entry/exit position, or the information recorder is transferred via the chuck device in alignment with the loading port of the input/output device provided at the top. This is what we do.

Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a storage box on the side of the recording medium storage device to accommodate information recording mediums for storage and replacement, and to use a transfer device to store and replace the information recording mediums.

Furthermore, although it is assumed above that the plurality of recording medium storage devices are provided on a common axis, each recording medium storage device may be provided with an independent rotation mechanism. It is also possible to eliminate or reduce the waiting time due to rotation by arranging them so that they have the same horizontal axis.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which the information recording medium is in the form of an audio or video cassette, and the input/output device is an audio cassette recorder or a video cassette recorder.

In the figure, L recording medium storage devices 2 are provided on a housing substrate 1 with their respective horizontal rotation axes aligned in a line. Each of the recording medium storage devices 2 is provided with m storage sections 21 on the periphery of a cylindrical body centered on a horizontal rotation axis, in which the information recording medium is stored radially with the plane thereof coinciding with the direction of the rotation axis. It is being Further, a support member 1 is provided on the upper part of the recording medium storage device 2.
1 extends, and n input/output devices 3 are arranged on this support member l1 with the information recording medium loading port 31 facing forward. On the other hand, two guide rails 41 are fixed on the front surface of the recording medium storage device 2 and on the housing substrate 1 in parallel with the horizontal rotation axis, and an X-axis pace 42 is mounted across these rails 41. A Y@ arm 43 that can move back and forth is attached to the upper surface of this X-axis pace 42, and a biaxial arm 44 that can move up and down is attached to this Y-axis arm 43. Further, the X-axis base 42 can be moved horizontally by a drive mechanism 45 attached to this base 42 and a rack 47 attached between the guide rails 41, and the Y-axis arm 43 and Z-axis arm 44 can be moved horizontally.
and constitute a transfer device [4] which can be moved by a pole screw (not shown) and a drive mechanism 46 attached to the Y-axis arm 43. A chuck device ti5 is attached to the upper end of the two-axis arm 44 to hold or release the information recording medium.

In the above configuration, the recording medium storage device 2, the input/output device 3
, the transfer device 4, and the chuck device 5 are connected to a control cone computer 6 provided on the housing substrate 1 through control lines and power lines (not shown), and the record storage device 2 is attached. Due to the rotation mechanism, the designated storage section 21 stops on the horizontal plane of the rotation axis at the front. The transfer device 4 brings the chuck device 5 close to the specified storage section 21 or the specified loading port 31 of the input/output device 3, and transfers the information recording medium through the holding or opening operation of the chuck device 5. .

In the above embodiment, the recording medium storage device 2 is arranged in one stage, but there is no restriction at all that it may be arranged in two stages as in the case of the input/output device 3.

In addition, an information record storage box 7 is provided on the side of the record storage device 2, and the information recording media in the record storage device 2 are replaced by the transfer device 4, thereby facilitating a side-by-side replacement operation. be able to.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the L recording medium storage devices 2 are rotationally controlled by a common horizontal axis, but each has an independent rotational drive mechanism, and the control computer 6
Rotate them individually based on the instructions of the storage device 2.
The storage section 21 stored in the storage section 21 can be rotated to the entry/exit position prior to movement of the transfer device 4. The rotating mechanism of the recording medium storage device 20 can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, and is rotated in a direction that allows the recording medium storage device 20 to reach the entrance/exit position quickly according to instructions from the control combinator 6.

It is also possible to confirm the information recording medium by attaching a barcode reader 8 attached to the back of the chuck device 5 to identify the contents of the information recording medium (effects of the invention). According to the present invention, information recording bodies having a constant shape such as a cassette, a disk, or a card are stored radially around a cylindrical body having a horizontal axis.
Approximately 90 pieces can be stored around the cylindrical body of 1.5 cm, so the storage efficiency is high.The transfer mechanism is simple, so the transfer speed can be easily increased to 4c, allowing for rapid transfer to multiple input/output devices. It has the advantage of being able to perform automatic loading. Furthermore, it is possible to expand the recording medium storage device simply by aligning it with the horizontal axis, and there is also the advantage of being able to expand the storage device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

=9- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention. 1... Housing board, 2... Recording body storage device, 3... Input/output device, 4... Transfer device, 5...・Chuck device, 7... Storage box, 21... Storage section, 31... Loading port, 41... Guide rail, 42...・X
Axis base, 43... Y-axis arm, 44...
2-axis arm, 45° 46... Drive mechanism, 47...
···rack. Agent Patent Attorney Susumu Uchihara-゛-4

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) Record storage means for storing a plurality of information recording bodies of the same shape radially around a cylindrical shape having a horizontal axis; an input/output means capable of at least reading information; and a movable arm that is attached to an X-axis base that moves left and right on a guide rail provided parallel to the axis of the recording medium storage means and that can move back and forth and up and down. The transportation means you have,
An automatic loading mechanism comprising: a chuck means provided at the tip of the movable arm for holding and releasing the information recording medium. (2) The automatic loading mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for accommodating an information recording medium for restoring on a side surface of the recording medium storage means. (3) The automatic loading mechanism according to claim 1 and claim 2, wherein the plurality of recording medium storage means provided on the same horizontal axis each have independent rotation means. .