CN1577596A

CN1577596A - A cartridge for an optically readable data carrier, a cartridge with such a data carrier and a player for such a cartridge with such a data carrier

Info

Publication number: CN1577596A
Application number: CN03124985.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡子穆
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-07-23
Filing date: 2003-09-23
Publication date: 2005-02-09

Abstract

A cartridge (10) for an optically readable data carrier, e.g. an optical disc (22), is disclosed as including top and bottom covers (12, 14) for enclosing the optical disc (22) and allowing the optical disc (22) to rotate therein, and a tray (24) for engaging with the optical disc (22) for simultaneous rotation. A player for playing the optical disc (22) enclosed in the cartridge (10) is also disclosed as including a drive mechanism (100, 200) for driving the optical disc (22) into rotational movement, and a laser emitter (108, 210) for emitting a laser beam onto the data layer of the optical disc (22), in which the drive mechanism (100, 200) is engageable with a side edge of a tray (24) of the cartridge (10) to drive the optical disc (22) into rotational movement.

Description

Be used for data carrier box body, band carrier box body and be used for the player of box body

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of box body that is used for data carrier that can be optically read, this data carrier for example is compact disc (CD), compact disc ROM (read-only memory) (CD-ROM) and digital versatile disc (DVD); Also relate to the box body that has this data carrier; And the player that is used to have the box body of this data carrier.

Background technology

Now, particularly CD can optically read data carrier be widely used for various application occasions.Common application comprises the CD that is used to store music, be used for storage computation machine program and CD-ROM, the DVD that is used for audiovisual entertainment and record of information such as encyclopedia and dictionary and data the write CD that can be write and/or repeatedly be write by the final user for example.

CD comprises the layer of a plurality of separation.This data Layer will be with the formation storage data of a large amount of trickle pits, so that read by the laser that is sent by optical-disc reader.This data Layer is encapsulated in from the top to the bottom in a plurality of protective seams.This bottom layer that is commonly referred to CD " reading side " is transparent substrate, passes with reading of data to allow laser.The reflection horizon is positioned on the top of CD, and this reflection horizon is protected by the protective seam and the patterned layer of separating again, this patterned layer supporting mark and information relevant with this CD content.The laser beam that this reflection horizon will have a mass data reflexes to the receiver of playing device, and data are read and decipher for the user in this receiver.

The physical size of available now CD, VCD and dvd system comprises CD and playing device or is commonly referred to player, and this system bulk is big and be not easy to carry.The player that is used for data carrier that can be optically read is intended to include, but is not limited in this article: be suitable for from the CD reading of data CD Player, be used for from the CD-ROM reading of data that for example is installed in personal computer and portable computer cd-rom player, be suitable for from the DVD player of DVD reading of data and be suitable at CD, CD-ROM or DVD writes and/or repeatedly write the CD writing station of data.

In all these conventional systems, the user has to open the lid of player or uses built-in movably optical disc tray to pack into or take out CD, and this is inconvenient in the use.And conventional CD is unsuitable for inserting player by notch.This has hindered the use as portable units of CD, VCD and dvd system, and particularly is unsuitable for the entertainment applications occasion in the car.

In addition, the particularly portable player of existing C D, VCD and DVD player has utilized the electronic installation that is used to realize the vibration proof function, the manufacturing cost that this relates to complicated manufacturing process and will increase product thus.

Therefore, a purpose of the present invention be to provide a kind of box body that is used for data carrier that can be optically read, can be optically read the box body and being used to of data carrier have the player of the box body of this data carrier, wherein alleviate above-mentioned shortcoming, perhaps provide a kind of useful replacement scheme to the public at least.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of box body that is used for data carrier that can be optically read, make and easily data carrier to be inserted player, or easily this data carrier is taken out from player.

Summary of the invention

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a kind of box body that is used for data carrier that can be optically read is provided, it comprises and is used to the cladding system that encapsulates described data carrier and allow described data carrier to rotate therein, it is characterized in that it comprises and is used for engaging with described data carrier so that Xuan Zhuan engagement device simultaneously.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a kind of box body of data carrier that can be optically read is provided, it comprise be encapsulated in the box body can be optically read data carrier, this box body comprises described data carrier of encapsulation and the cladding system that allows described data carrier to rotate therein, it is characterized in that it comprises and engaging with described data carrier so that Xuan Zhuan engagement device simultaneously.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of be used for playing be encapsulated in box body can be optically read the equipment of data carrier, it comprises and is used to drive the drive unit that described data carrier rotatablely moves, and be used for light beam is sent to device on the zone that has data of described data carrier, it is characterized in that, described drive unit is suitable for engaging with the lateral edges of at least a portion of described box body, so that the driving data carrier rotatablely moves.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front elevation of box body of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the backplan of box body shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the rear view of box body shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is the front elevation that has the box body shown in Figure 1 of the closing cap that is shown in an open position;

Fig. 5 is the rear view of box body shown in Figure 4;

Fig. 6 shows along the sectional view of the inside of the box body shown in Figure 1 of line A-A intercepting shown in Figure 2;

Fig. 7 shows along the sectional view of the inside of the box body shown in Figure 1 of line B-B intercepting shown in Figure 6;

Fig. 8 is the front elevation of the bottom of box body shown in Figure 7;

Fig. 9 is the exploded view of box body shown in Figure 1;

Figure 10 is the side view of the optical disc holder of box body shown in Figure 1;

Figure 11 is the backplan of optical disc holder shown in Figure 10;

Figure 12 is the top view of driving mechanism of the box body formula player of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 13 is the side view of driving mechanism shown in Figure 12;

Figure 14 is the synoptic diagram that driving mechanism shown in Figure 12 is operated on box body;

Figure 15 is the side view of Figure 14;

Figure 16 is the top view of driving mechanism of the box body formula player of the second embodiment of the present invention; With

Figure 17 is the backplan of driving mechanism shown in Figure 16.

Embodiment

Fig. 1-3 shows front elevation, backplan and the rear view of rectangular box of the present invention respectively, and this box body is represented by Reference numeral 10 generally.This box body 10 comprises plastic roof fixed relative to one another 12 and plastic bottom cover 14, to be defined for the chamber (not shown among Fig. 1-3) of encapsulation CD.Aspect size, this box body length is 68mm, and width is 75mm, and thickness is 8mm.For the compactedness of this box body, this box body 10 carries easily.

Movably metal enclosed lid 18 is provided with along the top edge 16 of box body 10, when this metal enclosed lid is in position shown in Fig. 1,3, this metal enclosed lid covers opening 20 (see figure 5)s in the bottom 14, to prevent to be encapsulated in the CD accidental damage in the box body 10.When closing cap 18 moved to position shown in Fig. 4,5, this opening 20 was opened with to extraneous environmental exposure CD 22.Particularly, when opening 20 was opened, came out in a sector of the data Layer of CD 22 at least, so that can read the data that are stored in this CD 22.When CD 22 rotated in lid 12,14 and with respect to lid 12,14, the whole data Layer of CD 22 can be exposed to external environment in rotary course.When closing cap 18 was in position shown in Fig. 4,5, (following will the detailed description in detail) peripheral edge of CD supporting member was also to extraneous environmental exposure, and this will be described below.In order to prevent the accidental damage of CD 22, closing cap 18 is biased to position shown in Fig. 1,3 by for example spring, so that cover this opening 20.

CD 22 is that the diameter of VCD or DVD is 60mm, and is that the 650MB memory capacity of the CD of 120mm is compared with normal diameter, and CD 22 can provide the memory capacity of 450MB.By using now two-layer depositing commonly used in making VCD film CD/write technology, can finally provide the memory capacity of 900MB for the CD 22 of 60mm, this enough stores the standard film of about 100 minutes reproduction times.

Fig. 6 shows optical disc holder, and its form is the round plastic pallet 24 that is arranged in the thickness 3mm of top cover 12, and Fig. 7 is the sectional view of this box body 10, and this sectional view shows top cover 12, bottom 14, pallet 24 and CD 22.As Fig. 8 more clearly shown in, bottom 14 comprises the bearing 26a of four rotatable 1mm diameters, this bearing along the circle circumference locate equally spacedly.As shown in Figure 9, top cover 12 also comprises four rotatable bearing 26b that equidistantly locate along the circumference of circle.Pallet 24 has recess 24a, and this recess is sized to and is configured to and makes this recess receive CD 22 and engage with this CD, thereby so that for example makes them rotatablely move simultaneously by CD 22 is fixedly secured on the pallet 24.

Shown in Figure 10,11, pallet 24 has central metal bar 30 in addition, so that be contained in the center pit of CD 22.The upper end of this bar 30 is contained in the recess 32 interior (see figure 9)s of top cover 12, and the lower end of this bar 30 is contained in (see figure 9)s in the recess 34 of bottom 14, make like this pallet 24 and with the CD 22 of tray engages with respect to the axis rotation of the remainder of box body 10 around this bar 30.

When top cover 12, bottom 14, pallet 24 and CD 22 are assembled as illustrated in fig. 7, the top surface of the bearing 26b contact pallet 24 of top cover 12, and the lower surface of the bearing 26a of bottom 14 contact CD 22, the middle part that securely CD 22 is remained on box body 10 thus is so that rotation.This feature has been strengthened the level and smooth rotation of CD 22 in box body 10 and the ability of the inner vibration of box body 10 opposings and any vibration from the outside.This mechanical vibration proof mechanism is succinctly and preferably, and compares obviously cheap with the electronic installation that conventional VCD and/or dvd system adopted.

Figure 12,13 shows first example according to the driving mechanism of box body formula player of the present invention, and this driving mechanism is generally by Reference numeral 100 expressions.This driving mechanism 100 comprises and is used to drive the motor 102 that flywheel 104 rotatablely moves, and this flywheel partly extends on platform 106, and this platform is used for enclosing casing 10 thereon.Generating laser 108 is forced to move along the notch on the platform 106 110, makes laser beam strike on the data Layer of the CD 22 in the box body 10 like this, so that scanning also receives by the data sink in player subsequently.

With reference to Figure 14,15, when box body suitably holds, keeps on the platform 106 at driving mechanism 100 and on time, closing cap 18 will move to the open position shown in Fig. 4,5, its mode is similar to the moving of closing cap of the conventional floppy disk in the floppy disk.When this closing cap 18 was in this position, the peripheral side edge of pallet 24 was to extraneous environmental exposure, and engaged so that rotate with the rubber flange 112 of friction mode by flywheel 104.Particularly, when flywheel 104 rotates in the counterclockwise direction (as shown in figure 14), this pallet 24 and with the CD 22 of this tray engages will be along clockwise direction with respect to the remainder rotation of box body 10, as shown in figure 14.Can find out that lid 12,14 is fixed with respect to driving mechanism 100 in the rotary course of pallet 24 and CD 22.When CD 22 was forced to rotate, generating laser 108 moved along the notch 110 of platform 106, made the opening 20 that laser beam is passed box body 10 send on the CD 22.

Figure 16,17 shows second example according to the driving mechanism of box body formula player of the present invention, and this driving mechanism is generally by Reference numeral 200 expressions.This driving mechanism 100 also comprises the motor 202 that is used to drive flywheel 204, and this flywheel partly extends on platform 106.In this driving mechanism 200, be provided with independent motor 208, to be used for driving laser transmitter 210.One eject key 212 is set so that actuating mechanism pine oil from driving mechanism 200 goes out for example to eject this box body 10.

Can find out that more than described the box body and the player system of compact data carrier that can be optically read, they are easy to make and operate.Owing to saved conventional movably disc drawer, this system can be made into hand size or is used for purposes in the car.Also can provide a kind of and be used for box body 10 of the present invention and can be inserted into the notch of player, so that the CDs 22 in the box body 10 are driven by the driving mechanism in the player 100,200, so that play this CD 22.

Should be appreciated that the above enforceable schematic example of the present invention that only shows, and can under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention, carry out various modification and/or alternative.

It is also understood that for clarity the special characteristic that the independent embodiment of combination of the present invention describes can make up setting at single embodiment.On the contrary, for brevity, the special characteristic of describing in conjunction with single embodiment of the present invention also can be provided with independently or in any suitable sub-combinations thereof mode.

Claims

1. box body that is used for data carrier that can be optically read, it comprises and is used to the cladding system that encapsulates described data carrier and allow described data carrier to rotate therein, it is characterized in that it comprises and is used for engaging with described data carrier so that Xuan Zhuan engagement device simultaneously.

2. box body as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cladding system comprises first covering and second covering at least.

3. box body as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described at least first covering comprises at least one retainer piece.

4. box body as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described at least first covering comprises a plurality of retainer piece.

5. box body as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described at least one retainer piece contacts with described engagement device.

6. box body as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described at least second covering comprises at least one retainer piece.

7. box body as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described at least second covering comprises a plurality of retainer piece.

8. box body as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described at least one retainer piece is suitable for contacting with described data carrier.

9. box body as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described engagement device is the shape of circular.

10. box body as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that described engagement device comprises a rod member.

11. box body as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described rod member is suitable for being contained in the center pit of described data carrier.

12. box body as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described rod member engages with the described cladding system of described box body, allows described engagement device to rotate with respect to described cladding system thus.

13. box body as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described rod member comprises two ends, and each end engages with the respective recess of described cladding system.

14. box body as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described cladding system comprises at least two coverings, and each covering is provided with and is used for the recess that engages with the respective end of described rod member.

15. box body as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, it is included between the primary importance and the second place movably locking device, this data carrier is fully sealed in this primary importance, and in this second place at least a portion in the zone that has data of this data carrier to extraneous environmental exposure.

16. box body as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, when described locking device is in the second place, engages so that the lateral edges at least of Xuan Zhuan engagement device is to extraneous environmental exposure simultaneously with described data carrier.

17. box body as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described locking device is setovered to described primary importance.

18. one kind can be optically read the box body of data carrier, it comprise be encapsulated in as in each described box body in the above-mentioned claim can be optically read data carrier.

19. one kind be used for playing be encapsulated in box body can be optically read the equipment of data carrier, it comprises and is used to drive the drive unit that described data carrier rotatablely moves, and be used for light beam is sent to device on the zone that has data of described data carrier, it is characterized in that, described drive unit is suitable for engaging with the lateral edges of at least a portion of described box body, so that the driving data carrier rotatablely moves.

20. equipment as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described drive unit is suitable for being frictionally engaged with the lateral edges of at least a portion of described box body.

21. equipment as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, described drive unit is suitable for and the engaging with described data carrier so that the lateral edges of Xuan Zhuan engagement device engages simultaneously of described box body.

22. equipment as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described drive unit can be handled by motor.

23. equipment as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described drive unit comprises takes turns part.

24. equipment as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, it comprises the device that is used at the described box body of described data carrier rotary movement supporting.

25. equipment as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, described box body is roughly fixed with respect to described equipment in the process that described data carrier rotatablely moves therein.