JP2000011508A - Record medium loading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform the inserting/ejecting operation of a record medium and to attain the thinning of a device. SOLUTION: The loading device 12 of a disk device 11 has a tray 14 to be drawn out from the casing 13 of the disk device 11, a holder 15 into which a disk cartridge is inserted, a clamper arm 16 movably supporting the holder 15 at a housing position to be housed in the tray 14 or at the inserting/ejecting position of the recording medium projected upward from the tray 14 and a transfer mechanism 17 for rotating the clamper arm 16 in accordance with the moving direction of the tray 14. When the tray 14 is drawn out by a prescribed distance, a guide rail 21 is locked. As a result, a pinion starts to be rotated in a counterclockwise direction. Then, the clamper arm 16 which is geared with the pinion is driven upward. The transfer mechanism 17 converts the drawing operation of the tray 14 into the rotating operating of the clamper arm 16 in this manner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium mounting apparatus, and more particularly to a recording medium mounting apparatus configured to smoothly mount a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a storage medium for storing information such as a database and software, a disk-shaped storage medium reproduced by a laser pickup of an optical disk apparatus is used. In addition, the optical disc device includes
For example, CD (Compact Disc) or CD-RO
There are a "reproduction-only" type, which reads information stored on a disk called "M" or the like, and a "writable type", which can write information on the disk. In the writable type, a write-once optical disk device (CD-R) that can be written only once, a magneto-optical disk device that can be written any number of times, and a phase change disk (PD, CD-RW) device And the like.

[0003] Conventional optical disk devices are described above.
A plurality of optical disk devices are required because the disk is dedicated to the disk. In order to solve such inconvenience, for example, a disk device in which different types of disks can be mounted on the same tray has been developed. As a conventional disk device to which such different types of disks are mounted, for example, there is a disk device in which a disk cartridge containing a CD-ROM and a PD disk can be mounted on the same tray.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a conventional apparatus in which a CD-ROM or disk cartridge can be mounted. As shown in FIG.
A turntable 2 on which a disk is clamped and an optical pickup 3 are provided on the upper side, and a tray 4 into which a CD-ROM or a disk cartridge (both not shown) is inserted is slidable on the upper part of the chassis 1. Attached to. The tray 4 has a double structure including an inner tray 4a on which a CD-ROM is mounted and an outer tray 4b on which a disk cartridge is mounted.
The inner tray 4a is attached to the inside of the b.

When mounting a disk cartridge,
Since the disk cartridge is mounted on the inner tray 4a, the inner tray 4a functions as a mounting portion. Further, since the disk cartridge is inserted into the outer tray 4b without rattling, the front surface of the inner tray 4a has
A notch 4c for removing the cartridge is provided. Therefore, when removing the disk cartridge from the tray 4, the cartridge removal notch 4
Then, the user inserts his / her fingertip to lift the front end of the disc cartridge from the inner tray 4a, and then grasps the disc cartridge protruding above the outer tray 4b and removes it from the tray 4.

[0006] Incidentally, the inner tray 4a is a portion 4a ₁ mounting a small-diameter disk diameter disc 8cm is placed, a diameter of 12
cm disk and a disk mounting portion 4a ₂ to be placed. The inner tray 4a is normally biased to an upper position for supporting the CD-ROM, but is mounted so as to move down when a disk cartridge is mounted.

[0007] A support plate 5 for covering the upper space of the chassis 1 is mounted above the tray 4.
A shutter opening lever 6 for opening the shutter of the disk cartridge is supported on the lower surface of the disk cartridge.

[0008]

However, in the conventional apparatus as described above, the notch 4c for taking out the cartridge is provided in the inner tray 4a. Since it is necessary to insert the fingertip into the notch 4c for taking out and lift the cartridge, the operation of inserting or taking out the cartridge is difficult and the operability is poor.

FIGS. 16A and 16B are longitudinal sectional views showing the state of a conventional apparatus in which a disk cartridge is mounted. FIGS. 17A and 17B are longitudinal sectional views showing the state of a conventional apparatus to which a disk is mounted, respectively. In the conventional apparatus, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, a disk cartridge 8 containing a disk 7 is placed in an inner tray 4a.
When mounted on the turntable 2, the clamper 9 descends, and the turntable 2 and the turntable driving motor 10 move upward to clamp the disk 7 to the turntable 2. Therefore, in the conventional device, the clamper 9
S1 and turntable 2 for raising and lowering
It is necessary to provide a space S2 for raising and lowering the
It was difficult to reduce the thickness of the device.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, when the disk 7 is directly mounted, the clamper 9 descends and the turntable 2 and the turntable driving motor 10 as in the case of mounting the cartridge. As a result, it is necessary to provide a space S1 for raising and lowering the clamper 9 and a space S2 for raising and lowering the turntable 2 in order to clamp the disk 7 to the turntable 2, and to reduce the thickness of the device accordingly. Was difficult.

Particularly, in a notebook computer, a CD-ROM
There is a tendency to incorporate a disk device using a disk cartridge as a storage medium as a standard equipment, and it has been desired to reduce the thickness of the entire disk device. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium mounting device that solves the above-mentioned problems.

[0012]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following features. Claim 1
According to the invention described above, a tray movably provided at a recording medium exchange position where a recording medium is exchanged or a recording or reproduction mounting position, and supported rotatably on the tray, wherein the recording medium is inserted. A holder accommodated in the accommodation position inside the tray, a turntable provided on the tray, for rotating the disk-shaped recording medium, and turning the disk-shaped recording medium when the holder is moved to the accommodation position. A clamper that clamps to a table, a support member that rotatably supports the clamper and the holder, and a storage position where the clamper and the holder are stored in the tray or protrudes from the tray in conjunction with movement of the tray. And a transmission mechanism for rotating the support member so as to move the recording medium to the recording medium insertion / eject position. The one in which the features.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the clamper and the holder are movably supported in the accommodating position where the clamper and the holder are accommodated in the tray or the recording medium insertion / ejection position protruding from the tray in conjunction with the movement of the tray. When the tray is moved to the recording medium exchange position, the recording medium is moved to the recording medium insertion / ejection position, so that the recording medium can be smoothly inserted into the holder, and the recording medium can be easily inserted and ejected.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the recording medium mounting apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises:
A rack provided on the tray so as to extend in the movement direction of the tray, a pinion meshing with the rack, and a gear portion provided on the support member and meshing with the pinion, Is what you do.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation of the rack accompanying the movement of the tray can be transmitted to the support member via the pinion, and the clamper and the holder can be surely rotated. The disk-shaped recording medium can be smoothly inserted into the holder, and the insertion and the ejection operation of the disk-shaped recording medium can be easily performed.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a disk device to which an embodiment of a recording medium mounting device according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the tray is pulled out. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
1 is used as an external storage device such as a personal computer (not shown), and has a disk-shaped recording medium (for example, C
D-ROM or PD disk cartridge, DVD
Mounting device 12 for mounting a disk cartridge for
Having.

The mounting device 12 includes a tray 14 drawn out of the housing 13 of the disk device 11, a holder 15 into which a recording medium is inserted, and a holder 15 for projecting the holder 15 into a storage position where the tray 14 is stored or upward from the tray 14. Arm 16 (a supporting member) that movably supports the recording medium insertion / eject position, and a transmission mechanism 17 that rotates the clamper arm 16 in accordance with the moving direction of the tray 14.
And brackets 38 and 39 for rotatably supporting the clamper arm 16 on the tray 14.

In FIG. 1, the brackets 38, 39
2 shows a state attached to the tray 14 and a state separated from the tray 14 together. The tray 14 is attached so that the bottom slides in the directions A and B with respect to the inner wall of the housing 13. The tray 14 is pulled out in the direction A and exchanges a recording medium. It is moved to a mounting position where it can be stored and recorded or reproduced. The holder 15 moves to a recording medium insertion / ejection position above the tray 14 when the tray 14 moves to the recording medium exchange position, and moves to a storage position inside the tray when the tray 14 moves to the mounting position.

A turntable 18 on which a disk is mounted and a turntable 18
And a pickup 20 for optically reading information recorded on the disk. 3 (A) to 3 (D) are a plan view of the tray 14, a side view of the stored state of the tray 14, a side view of a drawn state of the tray 14, and a rear view of the tray 14.

As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D, the tray 14 has a pickup unit mounting portion 14 on its upper surface.
a and a cartridge height position restricting portion 14b. On both sides of the upper surface of the tray 14, guide grooves 22 into which guide rails 21 are slidably fitted are formed extending in the A and B directions. The guide rail 21 is connected to the housing 13.
Slidably fitted to a guide portion 13a provided on the inner wall of the tray 14, and supports both sides of the tray 14 while sliding in the same direction in conjunction with the movement of the tray 14 in the A and B directions.

Incidentally, on the upper surfaces of the guide rails 21 on both sides,
The rack 21a is formed, and the pinion 40 meshes with the rack 21a as described later. In addition, locking portions 21b that are locked to the guide portions 13a formed on the inner wall of the housing 13 protrude from side surfaces of the guide rails 21 on both sides. Therefore, the guide rail 21 moves together with the tray 14 until the tray 14 is pulled out by a predetermined distance, and the movement in the tray pulling-out direction is restricted when the locking portion 21b comes into contact with the guide portion 13a.

FIGS. 4A to 4D are a left side view, a plan view, a right side view, and a rear view of the holder 15. FIG. FIG. 4 (A)-
As shown in (D), the holder 15 is provided with a top plate 15a.
And the side plate 15 bent downward from both sides of the top plate 15a.
b, 15c, lower plates 15d, 15e bent horizontally from lower ends of the side plates 15b, 15c, and a back plate 15f bent downward from the rear of the top plate 15a.

The top plate 15a of the holder 15 has a CD-RO
A semicircular relief portion 15g corresponding to the outer diameter of the disk is formed so that a disk such as M is mounted. The lower plates 15d and 15e also have arc-shaped relief portions 15h and 15i corresponding to the outer diameter of the disk. The disc cartridge 36 described later is inserted into the holder 15 so as to be placed on the lower plates 15d and 15e.
7 is directly mounted, the disk 37 is attached to the turntable 18 from the arc-shaped relief portions 15h and 15i of the holder 15.
Attach to.

A space defined by the top plate 15a, the side plates 15b and 15c, and the lower plates 15d and 15e is provided inside the holder 15 as a cartridge insertion portion 23. In the direction A of the cartridge insertion portion 23, the insertion slot 2
7 are formed. As will be described later, a PD disk cartridge, a DVD disk cartridge, or the like is inserted into the cartridge insertion portion 23 from an insertion port 27 as described later.

At the rear of the top plate 15a of the holder 15, a shaft 25 that rotatably supports a shutter opening / closing lever 24 for opening and closing a shutter of a PD disk cartridge or a DVD disk cartridge is erected. . A shutter opening / closing lever 24 is provided on the top plate 15a.
An arcuate guide groove 26 with which the engaging portion 24a is engaged is provided.

At the end of the shutter opening / closing lever 24, a cylindrical contact portion 24b that contacts the side of the shutter of the disk cartridge projects into the cartridge insertion portion 23. Therefore, as the cartridge is inserted from the insertion opening 27 of the holder 15, the shutter opening / closing lever 24 pivots in the C direction to open the shutter, and the shutter opening / closing lever 24 moves to the D position with the ejecting operation of the cartridge.
To close the shutter.

Further, the side plates 15b, 15c of the holder 15
Is provided with a hole 28 to which the support arm 16 is connected. The holder 15 can be turned up and down with a shaft 29 inserted into the hole 28 as a fulcrum. FIG.
3A and 3B are a plan view and a side view for explaining the configuration of the clamper arm 16.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the clamper arm 16 has arms 16a, 16b extending parallel to the side plates 15b, 15c of the holder 15, and arms 16a, 16b.
The beam 16c includes a beam 16c suspended between the ends of the beam 16b, and a clamper 30 swingably supported at the center of the beam 16c. The arms 16a and 16b of the clamper arm 16 have holes 16d and 16e in which the shaft 29 of the holder 15 fits, and holes 16f and 16g in which the shaft 32 of the bracket 31 standing from both sides of the tray 14 fits. Have. Therefore, the clamper arm 16 is supported so as to be rotatable in the E and F directions with the shaft 32 as a fulcrum. When the holder 15 is lowered into the tray 14, the clamper arm 16 is rotated in the E direction and the clamper 30 is moved inside the cartridge. Clamp the disc.

The clamper arm 16 has an arm 16
a, a sector gear 1 in which a pinion 40 meshes with the end of 16b
6h and 16i are provided. This sector gear 16h,
When the sliding operation of the tray 14 is transmitted through the pinion 40, the holder 16 and the clamper arm 16 rotate upward. Since the clamper 30 supported by the clamper arm 16 is supported on the distal end side from the holder 15, the insertion opening 27 of the holder 15 is rotated so as to face upward, and is separated upward from the top plate 15a of the holder 15. Displace to position. The holder 15 of the clamper 30 when the holder 15 moves to the recording medium insertion / eject position
Can be arbitrarily set by changing the gear ratio of the transmission mechanism 17.

FIG. 6A is a side view showing a state where the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16 are held at the accommodation position. FIG. 6B is a side view showing a state where the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16 have moved upward to the insertion / ejection position. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the tray 14 is housed in the housing 13, the holder 15 in which the disk cartridge is inserted is pressed downward and lowered.
The magnets 34 provided on both sides of the lower part of the holder 15 are attracted to the iron cores 35 a of the solenoids 35 provided on both sides of the tray 14. Therefore, the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16 are held in a horizontal state by the magnet 34 and the solenoid 35 and housed in the housing 13.

As shown in FIG. 6B, when taking out the loaded disk cartridge, the tray 14
When the solenoid 35 is pulled out by a predetermined distance in the direction, the solenoid 35 is energized to release the suction by the magnet 34 and
5 and the clamper arm 16 can be moved upward. When the tray 14 moves in the direction A and the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16 are pulled out from the housing 13 in the direction A, the solenoid 35 is energized and generates a magnetic field that cancels the magnetic field of the magnet 34.

For this reason, the tray 1 is
The holder 15 sucked by the holder 4 is unlocked by the solenoid 35 and becomes capable of rotating upward (in the direction F). As a result, the holder 15 further holds the tray 14
The insertion opening 27 is rotated by the transmission mechanism 17 so that the insertion opening 27 is inclined upward. Therefore, the operation of inserting and ejecting the disk or the disk cartridge into the holder 15 can be easily performed. Therefore, the replacement operation of the disk or the disk cartridge can be performed smoothly.

When the holder 15 is rotated in the F direction and displaced in an inclined state, the rear portion of the top plate 15a of the holder 15 abuts on the front end of the housing 13, and the rotation position in the F direction, that is, recording is performed. The medium insertion / ejection position is determined. FIGS. 7A to 7C are a side view, a plan view, and a rear view of one bracket 38 that supports the clamper arm 16.

As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, the bracket 38 includes a base 38a fixed to the upper surface of the tray 14, a cut-and-raised portion 38b bent below the base 38a, and a base 38a. And an arm 38c bent upward from the side. The arm 38 c of the bracket 38 has a hole 16 in the arm 16 a of the clamper arm 16.
A hole 38d facing g is provided. This hole 38d
The A-axis is inserted through the hole 16g and the clamper arm 16
Is rotatably supported.

FIGS. 8A to 8C show the clamper arm 16.
FIG. 7 is a side view, a plan view, and a rear view of the other bracket 39 that supports the other bracket 39. As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the bracket 39 includes a base 39a fixed to the upper surface of the tray 14, a cut-and-raised portion 39b bent downward from the base 39a, and a side of the base 39a. The arm 39c is bent upward. The arm 39 c of the bracket 39 has a hole 16 in the arm 16 b of the clamper arm 16.
A hole 39d facing h. This hole 39d
A shaft is inserted into the hole 16h and the arm portions 16a and 16b of the clamper arm 16 are rotatably supported.

Further, a pinion 40 meshing with the fan gears 16h and 16i of the clamper arm 16 and the rack 21a formed on the upper surface of the guide rail 21 is provided on the arm 39c.
A concave portion 3 to which a broken line (shown by a broken line in FIG.
9e is provided. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an example of a disk cartridge. As shown in FIG. 9, the disk cartridge 36 has a case 36 formed in a box shape.
A disk 37 (shown by a dashed line in FIG. 9) is housed in a, and a rectangular opening 36b is formed in the upper and lower surfaces of the case 36a to expose the disk 37 and enable recording and reproduction by the optical pickup 20. It is formed to extend in the radial direction. Further, openings 36b are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the case 36a.
Is mounted so as to be slidable in the G and H directions. When the shutter 36c is not mounted, the shutter 36c is urged to a position where the opening 36b is closed by a spring member (not shown), and slides in the H direction by the shutter opening / closing lever 24 in the process of being inserted into the tray 14. Opening 36
Open b.

Here, the configuration of the transmission mechanism 17 which constitutes a main part of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 shows the transmission mechanism 1
FIG. 7 is a plan view of FIG. FIG. 11 is a side view of the transmission mechanism 17. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the transmission mechanism 17 includes a rack 21 a formed on the upper surface of the above-described guide rail 21 and a sector gear 16 of the clamper arm 16.
i and a pinion 40 supported by the bracket 39 and engaged with the rack 21a and the sector gear 16i.

Therefore, in the transmission mechanism 17 configured as described above, when the tray 14 is pulled out in the direction A and a relative displacement occurs between the rack 21a and the pinion 40, the pinion 40 rotates, and Rotating power is sector gear 16
i. As a result, the clamper arm 16 supported on the A-axis rotates upward (F direction), and the holder 15 connected via the B-axis rotates upward (F direction). 15 can be displaced upward.

Here, the operation of the transmission mechanism 17 will be described. FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state where the tray 14 is being pulled out. FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state where the tray 14 is further pulled out from the position shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a side view showing a state where the tray 14 is further pulled out from the position shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12, the tray 14
It is slid in the direction A by manual operation and pulled out. In this position, the rear portions of the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16 remain in the housing 13 and, as described above, the holder 15
Is held in a horizontal mounting state by the attraction of the magnet 34 and the solenoid 35 (see FIG. 6A). FIG.
When the tray 14 is further pulled out from the position shown in FIG. 2, it moves to the position shown in FIG. However, the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16 are still held in a horizontal state.

The tray 14 is further moved from the position shown in FIG.
Is moved to the position shown in FIG. When the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16 are pulled out of the housing 13 in this manner, the locking portions 21b protruding laterally from the ends of the guide rails 21 engage with the guide portions 13a formed on the inner wall of the housing 13. Is stopped. Therefore, the pinion 40 moves in the direction A while the rack 21 a formed on the upper surface of the guide rail 21 is stopped and the pinion 40 is supported by the bracket 39.

Thus, the pinion 40 starts to rotate counterclockwise. Then, the clamper arm 16 meshing with the pinion 40 is driven upward (F direction). As described above, the transmission mechanism 17 converts the pull-out operation of the tray 14 into the rotation operation of the clamper arm 16 via the rack 21a, the pinion 40, and the sector gear 16i. 16 and holder 1
5 can be reliably moved upward.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the clamper arm 16 supported on the A-axis rotates upward (in the direction of F) and simultaneously moves the holder 15 connected via the B-axis upward (in the direction of F). ) To bring the disc cartridge 36 into an inclined state in which the disc cartridge 36 is easily inserted and ejected. At the same time, the clamper 30 supported by the clamper arm 16
The disk cartridge 3 is displaced upward from the holder 15 and
6 retreats to a position that does not hinder the insertion / ejection operation.

The A-axis and the B-axis are the clamper arms 1
6 of the arm portion 16a, since the spaced longitudinal 16b, the rotation angle theta ₂ of the rotation angle theta ₁ and the holder 15 of the damper arm 16, the θ _1> θ _2. When the clamper arm 16 rotates by the angle θ ₁ , the holder 15
The rotation is regulated so that the rear portion of 5a contacts the end of the housing 13 and does not move upward any further.

Accordingly, when the clamper arm 16 rotates by the predetermined angle θ _{1 in the} F direction, the holder 15 is inclined by the predetermined angle θ ₂ so that the insertion opening 27 is directed upward, and reaches the recording medium insertion / ejection position. At this time, the clamper 30 supported by the clamper arm 16 is at a position separated from the holder 15 by rotating by a predetermined angle θ _{3 in the} F direction. Therefore, the clamper 30 is moved from the top plate 15a of the holder 15 to F
The disk cartridge 36 has been displaced to a position spaced apart in the direction, and retracted to a position where the insertion / ejection operation of the disk cartridge 36 is not hindered.

Therefore, insertion of the disk 37 or the disk cartridge 36 into the holder 15 inclined at a predetermined angle
The eject operation can be easily performed, and the disc 37
Alternatively, the replacement operation of the disk cartridge 36 can be performed smoothly. In this case, the disc cartridge 36 is inserted in the direction perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the shutter 36c, that is, in the direction in which the shutter 36c extends, with the end provided with the shutter 36c at the top. Is inserted into. The disc cartridge 36 is in the holder 1
In the process of being inserted into the shutter 5, the shutter 36c of the disk cartridge 36 slides to the position (H direction) where the opening 36b is opened by the shutter opening / closing lever 24.

As described above, the disk cartridge 3
6 is inserted from the front side of the holder 15 through the insertion opening 27 into the cartridge insertion portion 23 in the holder 15, or the disk 37 is inserted into the turntable 1 in the holder 15.
After being placed on 8, the holder 15 is pressed downward. As a result, the holder 15 holds the shaft 29 of the clamper arm 16.
And the clamper arm 16
Also rotates in the E direction about the shaft 32.

Then, the holder 15 is lowered onto the tray 14, the magnet 34 is attracted to the iron core 35a of the solenoid 35, and the clamper 30 supported by the clamper arm 16 presses the disk 37 against the turntable 18 to clamp it. I do. Thereafter, the tray 14 is pressed in the direction B and slid into the housing 13 for mounting. As described above, since the clamper 30 is supported by the clamper arm 16 that rotatably supports the holder 15, the disc is moved between the clamper 30 and the turntable 18 while the holder 15 is stored in the tray 14. Clamped.

Therefore, when the tray 14 moves from the recording medium exchange position to the recording or reproduction mount position, the disk is already clamped. That is, tray 1
Since the disc can be clamped in a state where the disc 4 is pulled out to the recording medium exchange position, it is not necessary to provide a space for moving the clamper 30 up and down in the housing 13, and the apparatus can be made thinner accordingly.

The recording medium mounted on the tray 14 is
Not limited to the CD-ROM or PD disk cartridge and DVD disk cartridge as in the above embodiment,
The present invention can be applied to a medium to which another card-shaped recording medium (for example, an IC card or the like) or a disk-shaped recording medium (for example, a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, or the like) is mounted.

[0051]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the clamper and the holder are moved to the accommodation position where the clamper and the holder are accommodated in the tray or to the recording medium insertion / ejection position protruding from the tray in conjunction with the movement of the tray. Supported when the tray is moved to the recording medium exchange position.
Since the apparatus is moved to the eject position, the apparatus can be made thinner, the recording medium can be smoothly inserted into the holder, and the recording medium can be easily inserted and ejected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation of the rack accompanying the movement of the tray can be transmitted to the support member via the pinion, so that the clamper and the holder can be surely rotated. The disk-shaped recording medium can be smoothly inserted into the holder, and the insertion and the ejection operation of the disk-shaped recording medium can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a disk device to which an embodiment of a recording medium mounting device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where a tray is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a tray 14;

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a holder 15;

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a clamper arm 16;

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the operation of the holder 15 and the clamper arm 16;

FIG. 7 is a view of one bracket 38 that supports the clamper arm 16;

8 is a view of the other bracket 39 supporting the clamper arm 16. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an example of a disk cartridge.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a transmission mechanism 17;

11 is a side view of the transmission mechanism 17. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state where the tray 14 is being pulled out.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state where the tray 14 is further pulled out from the position shown in FIG.

14 is a side view showing a state where the tray 14 is further pulled out from the position shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a conventional device in which a CD-ROM or a disk cartridge can be mounted.

FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state of a conventional apparatus in which a disk cartridge is mounted.

FIG. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state of a conventional apparatus to which a disk is mounted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Disk device 12 Mounting device 13 Case 14 Tray 15 Holder 16 Clamper arm 17 Transmission mechanism 18 Turntable 19 Disk motor 20 Pickup 21 Guide rail 21a Rack 22 Guide groove 30 Clamper 38, 39 Bracket 40 Pinion

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tray movably provided at a recording medium exchange position where a recording medium is exchanged or a mounting position where recording or reproduction is possible, and supported rotatably by the tray, wherein the recording medium is inserted. A holder accommodated in an accommodation position inside the tray; a turntable provided on the tray, for rotating the disk-shaped recording medium; and turning the disk-shaped recording medium when the holder moves to the accommodation position. A clamper for clamping to a table; a support member for rotatably supporting the clamper and the holder; and a storage position where the clamper and the holder are stored in the tray or projecting from the tray in conjunction with movement of the tray. A transmission mechanism for rotating the support member so as to move the recording medium to the recording medium insertion / eject position. A recording medium mounting device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The recording medium mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises: a rack provided on the tray so as to extend in a moving direction of the tray; and a pinion meshed with the rack. And a gear portion provided on the support member and meshing with the pinion.