JP2000048460A - Reproducing device of recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the housing of plural recording media in a small casing and also to attain the operation of inserting/ejecting the recording media one by one. SOLUTION: A stocker 23 capable of housing plural CDs 24 is arranged in the casing 22 of the CD reproducing device 21. A transporting mechanism 34 and a PU unit 25 are arranged between an inserting/ejecting port 33 of a front panel 32 and the stocker 23. By a movement mechanism 26, the housing position in the stocker 23 is selected and the whole stocker 23 is displaced with the elevating/ejecting operation so that the housing position attains the specified height. The stocker 23 is vertically divided by a dividing mechanism 28 for the housing position to make the space. The CD 24 inserted from the inserting/ejecting port 33 is mounted on the PU unit 25, and the PU unit 25 is moved to the space between the divided stockers 23 so that the CD 24 is reproduced as it is or housed in the stocker 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reproducing apparatus for a recording medium capable of holding a plurality of recording media having a flat shape such as a disk shape and selecting and reproducing any one of the recording media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of compact discs (C
D) or a CD-ROM, and an autochanger function of selecting any one CD or CD-ROM and reading out music information and map information is used. In the prior art having a typical autochanger function, a plurality of recording media such as CDs are stored in a magazine or the like, and each magazine is taken in and out of the reproducing apparatus. In the reproducing device, one recording medium stored in the magazine is selected, and the recorded information is reproduced. As a prior art for inserting a plurality of CDs per magazine, see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-23524.
9, JP-A-6-20425 and JP-A-6-231526. In the case where the recording medium is a mini disk (MD), there is a prior art in which insertion and ejection can be performed one by one, and a plurality of recording media can be stored in a housing of a reproducing apparatus.

[0003] As a prior art in which a recording medium can be inserted or ejected one by one, and a plurality of recording media can be stored in a housing, for example, JP-A-6-176472 and JP-A-7-27.
2383 and the like. In these prior arts, a recording medium can be inserted or ejected one by one from an insertion / ejection opening of a housing, and a transport mechanism and a drive unit are provided between the insertion / ejection opening and a storage stocker. JP-A-6-176
In the prior art 472, an MD in which a magneto-optical disk is stored in a plate-like cartridge is used, and handling of a recording medium between an insertion / ejection port and a stocker is performed by holding the cartridge with a holder. I have. When a recording medium is mounted on the drive unit, the operation is performed while the cartridge is held by the holder. In the prior art of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-272383, handling of a CD between an insertion / ejection opening and a stocker is performed in a state of being mounted on a tray, and when the CD is mounted on a pickup, the tray is displaced up and down. The drive unit and the pickup are arranged at a fixed position between the insertion / ejection opening and the stocker.

FIG. 51 shows a schematic configuration of a CD reproducing apparatus 1 disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 10-3732 as a prior application by the present applicant. The CD reproducing device 1 includes a stocker 3 in a housing 2 and can store a plurality of CDs 4. The CDs 4 can be inserted or ejected into the housing 2 one by one. CD4 stored in the stocker 3
Can be reproduced individually by the PU unit 5. The PU unit 5 is mounted on a gantry 6. Housing 2
The internal mechanism such as the gantry 6 and the stocker 3 is resiliently supported by the floating mechanism 7 and can be mechanically floated. In the in-vehicle reproducing device, the vibration is easily transmitted from the outside when the vehicle is running. Therefore, the influence of the vibration is reduced by using the floating mechanism 7.

[0005] The stocker 3 is moved up and down
The vertical displacement as a whole and the vertical displacement by dividing only the portion above the specific CD4 storage position are possible. The gantry 6 can move the PU unit 5 up and down. The operations of the PU unit 5, the gantry 6, and the elevating / dividing mechanism 8 are controlled by a control circuit 9 including a microcomputer and the like. The control circuit 9 is arranged on one side of the housing 2. The floating mechanism 7 includes the gantry 6 and the stocker 3
Is supported in a state of floating from the housing 2. When inserting and ejecting CD4,
Lock claws 11 fix the chassis 10 to the housing 2. A shutter 12 is provided on the front side of the gantry 6, and an opening 13 for inserting and discharging the CD 4 provided on the housing 2 can be opened and closed. The transport roller 14 is also provided on the gantry 6.

FIG. 52 shows a schematic operation of each part of the CD reproducing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 52A shows that, when a switch provided on the front surface of the housing 2 is operated and, for example, any of the six storage positions is designated, the designated storage position is on the extension of the opening 13. 5 shows a state in which the elevating and lowering mechanism 8 moves the entire stocker 3. Opening 1
The CD 4 inserted from the cartridge 3 is further transported by the transport rollers 14 to the inside of the housing 2, and can be stored in the storage position in the stocker 3.

FIG. 52B shows a state where the stocker 3 is waiting at the bottom of the housing 2. FIG. 52C shows one of the CDs 4 stored in the stocker 3 specified from the operation panel of the CD reproducing apparatus 1 and the specified CD.
4 shows a state where a portion below the storage position of the CD 4 and a portion above the storage position of the designated CD 4 are divided by the elevating / dividing division mechanism 8. The gantry 6 simultaneously moves the PU unit 5 and the transport roller 14 up and down to adjust the height of the PU unit 5 to a height that allows the PU unit 5 to enter the space between the expanded stockers 3.

FIG. 52 (d) shows that the PU unit 5 is advanced into the space between the expanded stockers 3, the upper stocker 3 is lowered, and the selected CD 4 is mounted on the turntable of the PU unit 5. Indicates a state in which FIG.
(E) shows a state in which the PU unit 5 with the CD 4 mounted thereon is displaced in the horizontal direction, the upper half of the stocker 3 is raised, and the CD 4 is being reproduced.

[0009]

In a reproducing apparatus which inserts and ejects a whole magazine containing a plurality of CDs or the like, a CD is used.
Even if you want to play only one recording medium such as
Unless the magazines are taken out and stored, they cannot be played back unless the magazines are read and stored, which makes the operation complicated and increases the time required from the time when a desired recording medium is designated until the time when playback is actually possible.

[0010] JP-A-6-176472 and JP-A-7-27
In the prior art 2383, since the drive unit and the pickup are fixed at least in the insertion / ejection direction between the insertion / ejection opening and the stocker, the recording medium is pulled out of the stocker in the housing and stored in the stocker. In order to allow the recording medium to be mounted on a drive unit or a pickup without interfering with the recording medium, a space is required in which at least two recording media can be arranged in the recording medium insertion / ejection direction. Therefore, when a CD having a diameter of 12 cm is used as a recording medium, it cannot be adopted as an in-vehicle reproducing apparatus in which the depth dimension must be suppressed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-3 disclosed by the present applicant
732, JP-A-10-3733, JP-A-10-3734
And JP-A-10-3736, JP-A-7-2723.
As in the prior art 83, the PU unit 5 is arranged between the insertion / ejection opening and the stocker as shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, but the PU unit 5 is movable in the CD4 insertion / ejection direction, In addition, the gantry 6 can be moved up and down perpendicular to the insertion and ejection direction. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 52 (e), the CD 4 can be reproduced at a position overlapping with the CD 4 stored in the stocker 3 in the insertion / ejection direction, and the CD reproducing apparatus 1 is required for the vehicle. It can be kept within the range of the depth dimension.

However, in the prior art shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, the CD 4 inserts and discharges between the opening 13 and the stocker 3, and the PU unit 5 exchanges the CD 4 with the stocker 3. Therefore, only one CD
Even when trying to play back 4, once the stocker 3
It is necessary to carry out the reproduction by storing it in the PU unit 5. For this reason, there is a time delay between the actual reproduction after the insertion of the CD4. In order to eject the CD 4 stored in the stocker 3,
It is necessary to pull out the CD 4 from the inside of the stocker 3 to the position of the transport roller 14 by a discharge mechanism not shown. When the CD 4 inserted from the opening 13 is stored in the stocker 3, a mechanism for further pushing the CD 4 from the position of the transport roller 14 into the stocker 3 is required.

The object of the present invention is to provide a C
It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium reproducing apparatus which has a configuration like a D reproducing apparatus, which simplifies a mechanism necessary for insertion, ejection, reproduction, and the like of a recording medium and which can be downsized.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a reproducing or recording apparatus capable of accommodating a plurality of recording media, a housing having an insertion / ejection opening through which the recording media can be individually inserted or ejected, and a recording / reproducing apparatus in the housing. The storage position where media can be stored individually,
A storage unit provided so that a plurality of recording media overlap, and one storage position is arbitrarily selected, and the selected storage position is
Moving means for moving the storage means so as to be substantially extended in the insertion direction of the recording medium inserted from the insertion / ejection opening,
A transport unit that is disposed between the insertion / ejection opening of the housing and the storage unit and transports the recording medium in the insertion or discharge direction; and the recording medium transported by the transport unit is mounted and movable to a storage position. And a reproducing unit capable of reproducing and / or recording information.

According to the present invention, the housing includes a storage means capable of storing a plurality of recording media. The housing is provided with an insertion / ejection port through which a recording medium can be inserted or ejected. The transporting means is disposed between the insertion / ejection opening and the storage means in the housing. The storage means is provided with a plurality of storage positions in which recording media can be individually stored so as to overlap with each other, and the moving means moves the storage means to arbitrarily select one storage position, and the selected storage position is inserted. The recording medium can be moved so as to extend substantially in the insertion direction of the recording medium inserted from the outlet. The recording medium inserted from the insertion / ejection port is conveyed into the housing by the conveying means, and is mounted on the reproducing means. The reproducing unit can convey the mounted recording medium to the storage position, and can reproduce and / or record information from the mounted recording medium. Since the reproducing means also moves the recording medium by moving between the insertion / ejection opening and the storing means, it is necessary to provide another mechanism necessary for storing the recording medium in the storing means and taking out the stored recording medium. Rather, simplify the mechanism,
The size can be reduced.

Further, the present invention further comprises a dividing means for dividing the storage means at the selected storage position, and the reproducing means includes a recording medium in a space formed by the division by the dividing means. Is carried out.

According to the present invention, the storage means can be divided at the storage position selected by the division means, and the recording medium can be conveyed into the space formed by dividing the reproduction means.

In the present invention, the recording medium has a disk shape.

According to the present invention, since the recording medium is in the form of a disk, the recording medium is directly conveyed and stored in the storage means, so that the dimension per recording medium required in the thickness direction is reduced, and Many recording media can be stored in a thick housing.

Further, in the present invention, the reproducing means includes a turntable for mounting the recording medium to reproduce information, and transports the recording medium with the recording medium mounted on the turntable.

According to the present invention, the recording medium can be conveyed while the recording medium is mounted, using the turntable for mounting the recording medium and reproducing the information.

Further, according to the present invention, the recording medium inserted from the insertion / ejection port to the storage position of the storage means selected by the movement of the movement means is controlled by controlling the movement means, the conveyance means and the reproduction means. The recording medium transported by the transporting means, mounted on the reproducing means and transported, and the recording medium transported by the transporting means or selected from the storage position of the storing means by the movement of the moving means mounted on the reproducing means. The reproducing or recording of information and the recording medium selected from the storage position of the storing means by the moving means and mounted on the reproducing means, or the recording medium after the completion of the reproduction or recording, is conveyed to the conveying means by the reproducing means, and the conveying means And a control unit for discharging the recording medium from the insertion / ejection opening by the control unit.

According to the present invention, the control means controls the moving means, the conveying means, and the reproducing means to convey the recording medium inserted from the insertion / ejection port by the conveying means, and to mount the recording medium on the reproducing means. The storage at the storage position selected by the movement of the moving means, the reproduction of information or the recording of information on the recording medium selected from the storage position of the storage means, the recording medium on which the reproduction or recording of the information has been completed, or the selected recording medium. The operation of discharging the recording medium from the storage position can be performed.

[0024]

FIG. 1 shows a schematic overall configuration of a car-mounted CD reproducing apparatus 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The housing 22 is a standard 1DI
N, about 18 cm wide and 5 thick
cm and a depth of about 17 cm. In the housing 22, a stocker 23 as a storage means is stored, and up to six CDs 24 as disk-shaped recording media can be stored. CD24 has a diameter of about 12 cm and about 1.
It has a thickness of 2 mm and can reproduce information recorded in the PU unit 25. The stocker 23 can be moved up and down as a whole by the moving mechanism 26.
The floating mechanism 27 makes only the PU unit 25 mechanically float from other parts so that the CD 24 is hardly affected by external vibrations when the CD 24 is mounted on the PU unit 25 for reproduction. Can be. When one storage position is selected by the moving mechanism 26, the stocker 23 is vertically divided by the division mechanism 28, and an interval can be made between the divided storage positions. Housing 22
An electronic circuit board or the like constituting the control circuit 29 is also arranged on the side of the, and controls the movement of each unit.

The PU unit 25 can be displaced on a slide base 30 supported from the bottom of the housing 22. The slide base 30 can be kept mechanically floating from the bottom of the housing 22 by the floating mechanism 27. The control circuit 29 releases the floating state by the floating mechanism 27 by the lock mechanism 31 except when playing back the CD 24 so that the PU unit 25 does not move independently of other parts in the housing 22. I have to.

The front panel 3 which is the operation surface of the housing 22
2, an insertion / ejection port 33 for inserting or ejecting the CD 24 is formed, and a transport mechanism 34 is provided in the housing 22 adjacent to the insertion / ejection port 33. The transport mechanism 34 includes a transport roller 35 and a support plate 36. The CD 24 inserted or ejected from the insertion / ejection opening 33 is placed on a support plate 36 and transported by the rotation of the transport roller 35. Housing 2
When the CD 24 is being conveyed or reproduced in the CD 2, the insertion / ejection opening 33 is closed by the shutter mechanism 37 and the C
Prevent double insertion of D24.

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 show the CD shown in FIG.
An outline of each operation state of insertion, reproduction, or storage in the stocker 23 of the CD 24 into the reproduction apparatus 21 will be shown.
FIG. 2 shows a state in which the CD 24 is inserted from the insertion / ejection opening 33 of the housing 22 and the CD 24 is drawn into the housing 22 while being sandwiched between the transport roller 35 of the transport mechanism 34 and the support plate 36. When the CD 24 is pulled into the housing 22, the shutter mechanism 37 of FIG.
4 is changed to a state where insertion is impossible. The transport roller 35 is
Once the CD 24 has been pulled into the housing 22, the CD 24 is rotated in the reverse direction and pushed back until the CD 24 is stopped by the shutter mechanism 37. Thus, the CD 24 can be reliably positioned at a fixed position.

FIG. 3 shows the position of the CD 24 positioned.
This shows a state in which the PU unit 25 waiting below rises, chucks and mounts the CD 24 on the turntable 38, and moves into the divided stocker 23.
Further, the inserted CD 24 can be reproduced by the PU unit 25 as it is.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the CD 24 mounted on the turntable 38 is transferred from the PU unit 25 moved to the space inside the stocker 23 to the holder 39 constituting the stocker 23. Holder 39 is a turntable 3
8 and waits below the CD 24 that is mounted and conveyed, rises and lifts the peripheral edge of the CD 24,
Remove the CD 24 from the turntable 38. Further, the CD 24 stored in the stocker 23 is inserted into the PU unit 2.
When moving to the turntable 38 of No. 5 and discharging,
The holder 39 is lowered, and the stored CD 24 is transferred onto the turntable 38. When storing in the stocker 23, the PU unit 25 in which the CD 24 is moved onto the holder 39 is used.
From the space between the stockers 23. When discharging the CD 24, the PU unit 25 with the CD 24 received from the holder 29 is pulled out between the stockers 23 and transferred to the transport mechanism 34.

FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9 respectively show the outline of the operation when inserting, ejecting, storing, reproducing and changing the CD 24 in the CD reproducing apparatus 21 of the present embodiment. . FIG. 5A shows the insertion standby state. In the transport mechanism 34, the transport roller 35 is lowered, and the inserted CD 24 can be pulled in. In the stocker 23, the holders below the holder 39 corresponding to the selected storage position are all down and spaced apart, and the holders above the selected holder 39 are all up. . The CD 24 is stored in the space between the selected holder 39 and the holder above it.
The PU unit 25 is on standby at the exit position of the transport mechanism 34.

FIG. 5B shows a state where the user of the CD reproducing apparatus 21 has inserted one CD 24 from the insertion / ejection opening 33 of FIG. The transport roller 35 of the transport mechanism 34 once pulls the inserted CD 24 into the housing 22 as shown in FIG. 5 (3), and transports the CD 24 in the opposite direction as shown in FIG. 5 (4) for positioning. As shown in FIG. 5C, after the CD 24 is pulled in, the shutter mechanism 37 in FIG. 1 is closed. FIG.
As shown in (4), when the CD 24 is transported in the reverse direction,
The rear end of the CD 24 is stopped by the shutter mechanism 37 shown in FIG. 1, and positioning can be performed.

In contrast to the CD 24 positioned in FIG. 5 (4), in FIG. 5 (5), the PU unit 25 rises, mounts the CD 24 on the turntable 38, and receives the CD 24. The turntable 38 is provided with a chucking mechanism 40, and the chucking mechanism 40 is operated to clamp the CD 24 to the turntable 38, as shown in FIG. Next, the PU unit 25 is moved in the insertion direction, and the CD 24 is pulled out from the transport mechanism 34.
As shown in (7), the CD 24 is moved into the stocker 23, and in the PLAY state as shown in FIG. 5 (8), the lock mechanism 31 of FIG. 1 is released, and the PU unit 25 is moved to the floating mechanism 27 of FIG. As a result, information is reproduced from the CD 24 in a mechanically floating state.

FIG. 6 shows the reproduction state shown in FIG.
The operation of ejecting the CD 24 will be described. In the reproduction state of FIG. 6A, the lock mechanism 31 of FIG. 1 has released the locked state, but in FIG. 6B, the lock mechanism 31 of FIG. To stop the floating state. In FIG. 6C, the PU unit 25 is moved from the inside of the stocker 23 to a standby position on the exit side of the transport mechanism 34. In FIG. 6 (4), the chucking mechanism 4
0 and turntable 38 for CD 24
Release the clamped state. In FIG. 6 (5), while the PU unit 25 is lowered at the standby position,
The fourth transport roller 35 is also lowered to hold the CD 24 between the transport roller 35 and the support plate 36. By this CD
24 is delivered from the PU unit 25 to the transport mechanism 34 side. In FIG. 6 (6), the transport roller 35 rotates and C
D24 is discharged. The CD is ejected from the insertion / ejection port 33 in FIG.
When the user of the CD reproducing apparatus 21 performs the operation of taking out the CD 24, the operation is temporarily stopped in a state where the CD 24 protrudes.

FIG. 7 shows an outline of the storing operation for storing the CD 24 to the storage position in the stocker 23. However, FIG.
The PLAY state shown in (8) will be described as a PLAY state in FIG. CD2 inserted from the insertion / ejection opening 33
4 is stored in the stocker 23, after the operations from (1) to (8) in FIG.
24 are stored. In FIG. 7 (2), after the lock mechanism 31 of FIG. 1 is operated to release the floating state, the PU unit 25 and the holder 39 for storing the CD 24 are raised. In FIG. 7C, the chucking mechanism 4 of the PU unit 25 is used.
The clamped state of the CD 24 on the turntable 38 by 0 is released. In FIG. 7D, the PU unit 25 moves downward, and the CD 24 is removed from the turntable 38 onto the holder 39. 7 (5), the PU unit 25 moves to a position below the transport mechanism 34, and
In (6), the divided stockers 23 are all lowered and the divided state is released.

FIG. 8 shows an operation procedure for discharging an arbitrary CD 24 stored in the stocker 23. Fig. 8 (1)
As shown in FIG. 8, when the PU unit 25 is positioned below the transport mechanism 34 and the holder 39 containing the CD 24 to be discharged is selected from the state where the entire stocker 23 is lowered, FIG. As shown in 2), it includes the selected holder 39, the upper part thereof and the selected holder 3
The stocker 23 is divided into a portion below 9.
In FIG. 8C, the PU unit 25 moves to the space in the stocker 23 formed by division. In FIG. 8D, the PU unit 25 is raised, and the CD 24 to be ejected is mounted on the turntable 38. In FIG. 8 (5), the chucking mechanism 40 is operated on the turntable 38 to drive the CD.
Clamp 24. In FIG. 8 (6), the holder 39 storing the CD 24 is lowered, and the CD 24 is moved to the turntable 38 side. In FIG. 8 (7), the PU unit 25 including the turntable 38 on which the CD 24 is mounted moves from the space formed between the stockers 23 to the standby position on the exit side of the transport mechanism 34. The CD 24 is a transport roller 35
Is inserted into the raised support plate 36. FIG.
In (8), the clamping state of the CD 24 on the turntable 38 by the chucking mechanism 40 is released, and FIG.
In (9), the PU unit 25 is lowered and the transport roller 35 is lowered, and the CD 24 is held between the transport roller 35 and the support plate 36, and the CD2 is moved from the turntable 38 to the CD2.
Then, the transport roller 35 is rotated to discharge the CD 24. In FIG. 8 (9), if the CD 24 is removed from the insertion / ejection opening 33 by the user, an insertion standby state in which the CD 24 can be newly inserted is set.

FIG. 9 shows a P which reproduces one CD 24.
A change operation of exchanging from the LAY state to another CD 24 stored in the stocker 23 is shown. The operations from FIG. 9 (1) to (6) are the same as those from FIG. 7 (1) to (6). The operations from (7) to (11) in FIG.
The operation is the same as (1) to (5). FIG. 9 (1
In 2), the lock mechanism 31 in FIG. 1 is released, and the PU unit 25 is mechanically floated by the floating mechanism 27 in FIG. 1, and then the selected CD 24 is stored. Holder 39 is lowered and CD2
4 is reproduced. Since the lock by the lock mechanism 31 is released, the CD 24 can be reproduced in a state where the vibration given from the outside is hardly transmitted to the PU unit 25 by the floating mechanism 27. However, there is a possibility that a relative displacement may occur between the PU unit 25 and other parts due to vibration absorption. Therefore, the PU unit 25 equipped with the CD 24 may be configured such that the CD 24 does not hit the surroundings. It is preferable to move to the position.

FIG. 10 shows the appearance of the CD reproducing apparatus 21 shown in FIG. Around the insertion / ejection opening 33 of the front panel 32,
Selection buttons 41 to 46 are provided, and the storage position of the CD 24 stored in the stocker 23 can be designated.
For the storage position, for example, numbers 1 to 6 are given from bottom to top, and the corresponding numbers are designated by the selection buttons 41 to 46.

FIG. 11 shows the CD player 21 of FIG.
2 shows a configuration of a mechanism portion from which 2 is removed. 12, 13,
FIGS. 14, 15 and 16 show the mechanism shown in FIG. 11 as viewed from the front, the plane, the right side, the left side and the back, respectively. The entire mechanical part is supported by the chassis 50 with the front panel 32 side of the removed housing 22 as the front side and the side facing the front panel 32 as the rear side. The front shutter mechanism 3 is provided on the chassis 50.
7 and a transport mechanism 34 are arranged, and the stocker 23 is arranged on the rear side. The PU unit 25 moves in the front-rear direction between the standby position as shown in FIG. 13 and the position where the PU unit 25 has entered the stocker 23 so that the center position of the turntable 38 is located on the center line 51 of the chassis 50. Is possible. In addition, from the standby position shown in FIG. 13, the turntable 38 can be swingably displaced with the turntable 38 side as the tip, and the turntable 38 can be moved below the transport mechanism 34.

A moving mechanism 26 for moving the stocker 23 up and down, a dividing mechanism 28 for dividing the stocker 23, and a mechanism for operating the PU unit 25 and the lock mechanism 31 are provided on both sides in the width direction of the chassis 50. It is arranged as various kinds of slide plates or the like that are reciprocated in the front-rear direction. In order to drive the slide plate, an elevating motor 52 and a split motor 53 are arranged at the corners behind the chassis 50. Lifting motor 52
Moves the elevating slide plate 54 in the front-rear direction of the chassis 50, and selects the storage position with the stocker 23 according to the number of stages counted by the count sensor 55. Lifting motor 52
The division slide plate 56 driven by the division motor 53 acts on the storage position selected in the step (1), and the stocker 23 is divided. A dividing slide plate 56 and an elevating slide plate 54 are provided in front of and behind the chassis 50.
Are provided, respectively. The position of the dividing slide plate 56 is detected by a dividing position sensor 59. The split position sensor 59 is a variable resistor that operates linearly, and is used to indicate a position by an analog voltage.
The detection output is A / D converted and handled as a digital value.

In the present embodiment, the transport roller 35 is also driven by the lifting motor 52. The transport roller 35 is lowered only when the CD 24 is inserted or ejected, and rises in other states. Therefore, to simplify the mechanism, the transport roller 35 is constantly driven by the elevation motor 52. ing. When the vertical displacement of the stocker 23 is required, the clutch mechanism is operated and the driving force is reduced.
4 to be transmitted. The clutch mechanism of the present embodiment is connected so that the driving force from the elevation motor 52 can be transmitted to the elevation slide plate 54 when the division slide plate 56 is at the origin position. When the dividing slide plate 56 moves away from the origin position, the clutch mechanism cuts so that the driving force from the motor 52 is not transmitted to the elevating slide plate 54.

FIG. 17 shows the structure of a slide unit 60 formed on the slide base 30 for moving the PU unit 25. FIG. 18 shows the slide unit 60.
Is moved rearward with respect to the slide base 30 in a plan view. The slide unit 60 generally has a slide plate 61 and a swing plate 62. Slide plate 6
1 is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the slide base 30. The swing plate 62 is provided with a swing shaft 6 provided on the base end side.
3 and the PU on the distal end side with respect to the slide plate 61.
The swing displacement is possible so that the unit 25 draws an arc.
The slide plate 61 is formed with an arc-shaped guide groove 64 for guiding when the swing plate 62 swings. An L-shaped guide groove 65 is formed in the slide base 30 and has a vertical groove 66 and a horizontal groove 67. The swing base 62 has a slide base 3
A projection 68 which engages with the L-shaped guide groove 65 is provided;
While the projection 68 is engaged with the lateral groove 67 of the L-shaped guide groove 65, the projection 69 provided on the swing plate 62
The rocking displacement of the rocking plate 62 is performed by engaging with the one arc-shaped guide groove 64. The protrusion 68 of the rocking plate 62 is in the L-shaped guide groove 65.
When the rocking plate 62 is engaged with the vertical groove 66, the rocking plate 62 cannot perform any further rocking displacement.
8 can be moved only in the front-rear direction.

FIG. 19 shows a structure related to the swing plate 62. The movement of the PU unit 25 on the rocking plate 62 is performed by the feed motor 70 rotating the feed screw shaft 71. PU
The PU origin switch 72 detects that the unit 25 is at the origin position on the turntable 38 side. Normally, when the PU unit 25 reaches the origin position, the feed motor 70 is not driven any further, but in the present embodiment, the PU unit 25 is moved to the origin position.
Without mechanically stopping the motor, the feed motor 70 is further driven to release the clamping state by the chucking mechanism 40. The release of the clamp state is detected by the clamp release switch 73. The turntable 38 is directly driven to rotate by a spindle motor 74.

The relative movement of the slide unit 60 with respect to the slide base 30 is driven by a slide motor 75. Slide motor 75 is slide base 3
The movement position of the slide plate 61 is detected by a slide origin switch 76, a slide completion switch 77, and an insertion / ejection standby switch 78, respectively.

FIG. 20 shows the shape of the chassis 50. An interlocking lever 80 is provided in front of the chassis 50, and is used to interlock the elevating slide plate 54 on both sides in the width direction. The height at which the elevating slide plate 54 is displaced up and down the stocker 23 is determined by the step-shaped groove.

FIG. 21 shows the structure of the transport mechanism 34 and the shutter mechanism 37. As described above, the transport roller 35 of the transport mechanism 34 is driven by the elevating motor 52 disposed on the rear side, so that a drive shaft 82 for driving is provided to extend, and the distal end thereof is connected to the gear mechanism 83. I have. The driving force from the split motor 53 on the rear side is also transmitted by the drive shaft 84, and after rotating the connecting shafts 85 connecting both sides, the splitting is performed via gear mechanisms 86, 87 provided on both sides of each connecting shaft 85. The slide plate 56 is driven equally in the front-rear direction.

As the shutter mechanism 37, a shutter 88 disposed at the center and pins 89 disposed on both sides prevent the CD 24 from being inserted twice. First C
When inserting the D24 or ejecting the CD24, the shutter 88 is used.
And the pin 89 do not hinder the movement of the CD24.
The pressure that comes in contact with the CD 24 allows the CD 24 to escape from the range of movement. When preventing double insertion, the shutter 88 and the pin 89 do not escape even if the CD 24 comes into contact, and the movement of the CD 24 is prevented. As described above, the shutter 88 is also used when the CD 24 once inserted rotates the transport roller 35 in the reverse direction to perform positioning.

FIG. 22, FIG. 23, FIG. 24 and FIG.
3 shows a configuration of a holder 39 and a stocker 23 in which the holders 39 are stacked. FIG. 22 is a perspective view, FIG. 23 is a plan view, and FIG. 24 is a bottom view. FIG. 25 is a side view showing a state where the plurality of holders 39 are stacked to form the stocker 23. The holder 39 is substantially semicircular. On the inner peripheral side of the holder 39, a CD mounting portion 9 for mounting the CD 24
1 is formed. In order to be able to hold the CD 24 simply by mounting it on the CD mounting portion 91 of the holder 39 in a horizontal posture, the holder 39 can be mounted around the CD 24 in a range larger than a semicircle. At the rear end of the holder 39, C
A lifting prevention protrusion 92 for preventing the CD 24 mounted on the D mounting portion 91 from floating is formed. On both sides of the holder 39, as will be described later, division projections 93, 94, 95, for performing division by the division slide 56,
Form 96. Also, on both sides of the holder 39 in the width direction,
A pair of insertion holes 97 and 98 are formed. Displacement prevention protrusions 99 and 100 are formed in front of the surface of the holder 39.

FIG. 25 shows a state in which the stockers 23 are formed by stacking the holders 39. The stocker 23 includes a bottom plate 101 that is displaced up and down by the elevating slide plate 54 of the moving mechanism 26, a pair of elevating guides 102 and 103 erected upward from the bottom plate 101, and the elevating guides 102 and 103.
103 includes six holders 39 inserted into the insertion holes 97 and 98, respectively, and a top plate 104. The top plate 104 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape so that the top surface of the CD 24 placed on the uppermost holder 39 can be pressed, except for the notch 105 at the center. Dividing projections 106 to 109 corresponding to the dividing projections 93 to 96 of the holder 39 are formed at the four corners of the rectangular shape, respectively. Also,
The top plate 104 has insertion holes 110 and 111 through which the elevation guides 102 and 103 are inserted, and misalignment prevention holes 112 and 1 that engage with the misalignment prevention projections 99 of the uppermost holder 39.
13 is also provided. In the present embodiment, a plurality of CD24s
Can be used for storing the same.

FIGS. 26 and 27 show a dividing slide plate 56 which can divide the stocker 23 at an arbitrary position.
Is shown. FIG. 26 shows a perspective view, and FIG. 27 shows a side view. On the dividing slide plate 56, two sets of upper cam portions 120 and lower cam portions 121 are formed separately in the front-rear direction. The split projections 93 to 96 of the holder 39 at the storage position to be split are
Ascending along the 0 slope. The holder lower than the holder 39 to be divided is prevented from rising by the lower cam portion 121. The dividing projections 93 to 96 that rise on the slope along the upper cam portion 120 are separated by the separating portion 122 into the holder 39 at the storage position and the holder 39 above the holder 39. When the uppermost holder 39 is selected, the dividing projections 106 to 109 of the top plate 104 are separated by the separating unit 122.
The lower holder 39 is further pressed by the holding portion 123 by the effect of the spring. To move the slide plate 56 in the front-rear direction, the rack 124 provided on the upper front part of the slide plate 56 is moved to the gear mechanisms 86 and 8 shown in FIG.
Driving is performed with the pins in FIG.

FIGS. 28A and 28B show the dividing projections 93 to 93 of the holder 39.
FIG. 9 shows a state in which 96 is divided by an upper cam portion 120 and a lower cam portion 121. Such a dividing slide plate 56
The vertical displacement of the stocker 23 as shown in FIGS.

FIG. 29 shows an outline of the floating mechanism 27 of the slide base 30. Floating mechanism 27
Are a damper 130 provided on the chassis 50 and a pin 1 inserted into the damper 130 from the slide base 30 side.
31 and a spring 132 disposed outside the damper 130 and the pin 131. From the slide base 30,
The lock shaft 133 and the lock piece 134 are also attached to the chassis 50.
Project to the side. The lock piece 134 has a lock notch 1
35 are formed. The lock mechanism 31 provided in the chassis 50 restrains the lock shaft 133 to stop relative displacement in a plane perpendicular to the thickness, that is, in a horizontal plane, and uses the lock notch 135 of the lock piece 134 to lock. The vertical displacement of the PU unit 25 is restricted.

FIG. 30 shows that the control circuit 29 of FIG.
4 shows an electrical configuration for controlling each unit of the D playback device 21. The control circuit 30 includes a microcomputer and the like, and performs various operations according to a preset program. The operation to be performed is performed according to an instruction from the input switch 140 including the selection buttons 41 to 46 provided on the front panel 32. Also,
In connection with insertion and ejection of the CD 24, an insertion detection switch 141, an insertion presence / absence switch 142, an insertion completion switch 143, and an ejection completion switch 144 are also provided. The arrangement of these switches is shown in FIG.

FIGS. 31 to 50 show the control circuit 29 of FIG.
Shows the control operation by. The motor rotates clockwise (C
W) and the counterclockwise direction (CCW). The output value of the division position sensor 59 is represented by a hexadecimal number after digital conversion, and "h" is added.
“Const.”, “Inc.”, And “dec.” Indicate that the value is constant, increases, and decreases, respectively.

FIG. 31 shows the control timing in the operation from the state where the slide base 30 including the PU unit 25 is floated from the chassis 50 by the floating mechanism 27 to the time when the CD 24 is returned to the holder 39 of the stocker 23. At the start time S of the operation, as shown in FIG.
6 is driven in the counterclockwise (CCW) direction by the split motor 53 to raise the holder 39, which has been pushed downward by the separating portion 122, and unlocked by the lock mechanism 31 to release the floating state. Recover.
FIG. 32 shows the procedure of releasing the clamp state of the CD 24 by the chucking mechanism 40, lowering the slide unit 60, and removing the turntable 38 from the CD 24. FIG. 33 shows a control procedure of the operation of pulling out the slide unit 60 from the inside of the stocker 23 to the standby position and retracting the same. FIG. 34 shows that the PU unit 25 is
3. The stocker 2 which is retracted to the outside and divided and formed
3 shows an operation procedure in a state where the space 3 is closed by the movement of the dividing slide plate 56, all the stockers 23 are brought into close contact, and the division is completed. FIG. 35 shows an operation procedure in which the entirety of the stocker 23 is displaced up and down by the elevating slide plate 54. By moving the elevating slide plate 54, the stocker 23 is moved.
Select one of the storage positions in. If the storage position to be selected is determined by the output from the count sensor 55, the elevating motor 52 is stopped. By the control from FIG. 31 to FIG. 35 described above, the operation from FIG. 7 (1) to FIG. 7 (6) or the operation from FIG. 9 (1) to FIG. 9 (6) can be performed.

FIG. 36 shows a control operation when the stocker 23 is divided by the dividing slide plate 56. FIG. 37 shows an operation of inserting the PU unit 25 into the space of the divided stocker 23. FIG. 38 shows the stocker 23
Turntable 38 of PU unit 25 inserted in
Is raised to mount the CD 24 on the turntable 38. FIG. 39 shows that the chucking mechanism 40 is operated to clamp the CD 24 on the turntable 38, the lock by the lock mechanism 31 is released, and the PU unit 25 and the like on the slide base 30 are moved to the floating mechanism 27.
The control of the operation of bringing into a floating state due to is shown. With the control from FIG. 36 to FIG. 39, the operations from FIG. 9 (7) to FIG. 9 (12) can be performed.

FIG. 40 shows the control of the operation of lowering the holder 39 containing the CD 24 from the state of being clamped to the turntable 38 in the stocker 23. FIG.
1 is a CD 2 clamped to the turntable 38
4 shows a transport operation of moving the unit 4 to the standby position using the PU unit 25. FIG. 42 shows that the clamping state of the CD 24 to the turntable 38 by the chucking mechanism 40 is released with the PU unit 25 positioned at the standby position, and the slide unit 60 is lowered,
The transport roller 35 is lowered to allow the CD 24
And the control of the operation of retracting the turntable 38 to the CD 24 downward from the transport path is shown. FIG. 43 shows the control of the operation of driving the transport roller 35 to discharge the CD 24 to the outside. The control from FIG. 40 to FIG. 43 described above corresponds to the procedure from (1) to (6) in FIG.

FIG. 44 shows a CD2 inserted from the insertion / ejection opening 33.
4 shows the control of the operation of taking in 4 by the transport roller 35. FIG. 45 shows the control of the operation of positioning the CD 24 with respect to the standby position by driving the insertion / ejection roller 35 in the reverse direction. FIG. 46 shows the control of the operation of raising the PU unit 25 with respect to the positioned CD 24 and mounting the CD 24 on the turntable 38. FIG. 47 shows the control of the operation of transporting the CD 24 clamped to the turntable 38 by the chucking mechanism 40 to the space in the stocker 23 by moving the PU unit 25. With the control of FIGS. 44 to 47 described above, the operations of FIGS. 5 (1) to 5 (7) can be performed.

FIG. 48 shows the control of the operation of locking the slide base 30 by the lock mechanism 31 and raising the turntable 38 of the PU unit 25. FIG.
And FIG. 50 shows that the CD 24 is
And an operation for releasing the clamp. As described above, C by the clamp mechanism 40
D24 is clamped by the feed motor 70 for chucking the PU unit 25. Therefore, in controlling the chucking mechanism 40, the PU origin switch 72 and the clamp release switch 73 are used as inputs.

In the embodiment described above, the CD 24, which is a disk-shaped recording medium, is handled in a substantially horizontal state. However, a similar disk-shaped recording medium, such as a DVD or an LD, may be handled similarly. it can.
As a recording medium, not only a read-only CD 24 or the like but also a CD-R or a CD-RW capable of recording information can be used. Such a writable recording medium can be used as an information recording medium such as a personal computer. By applying the present invention,
Even if it is built in the housing of a personal computer or connected to the outside, the playback or playback recording device that stores many recording media is made compact, and the recording media are inserted one by one. Can be discharged.

The disk-shaped recording medium can be used not only in a substantially horizontal posture but also in a vertical posture or an inclined posture. By holding the periphery of the recording medium and chucking the center, the recording medium can be easily handled in a narrow space. Further, the recording medium can be used in a state of being housed in a cartridge, such as an MD.
Even in such a case, if the recording medium is transported by the drive unit, the transport mechanism can be simplified and downsized.

[0061]

As described above, according to the present invention, the moving means selects the storage position of the storage means, and the reproduction means capable of reproducing and / or recording information is recorded between the transport means and the storage position. Since the medium can be transported, the mechanism for handling the recording medium can be simplified, and the depth of the housing can be reduced.

According to the present invention, when the reproducing means conveys the recording medium to and from the storage position of the storing means, the storing means is divided by the dividing means to form a space. Can be easily transferred to and from the storage means of the recording medium by the movement of the recording medium.

Further, according to the present invention, since a disk-shaped recording medium can be directly handled, the required size in the thickness direction is reduced, and a large number of recording media can be stored in a housing having a limited thickness. Can be.

Further, according to the present invention, the recording medium can be transported by using a turntable on which a recording medium is mounted to reproduce or record information.

According to the present invention, the moving means, the transporting means and the reproducing means are controlled to insert and discharge the recording medium stored in the storing means, or to reproduce and reproduce the reproduced recording medium inserted individually. The ejection of the medium can be performed.
In particular, since it is possible to reproduce the recording medium to be inserted individually without temporarily storing it in the storage means, it is possible to reduce the time from insertion to the start of reproduction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a CD reproducing apparatus 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where a CD 24 is inserted into the CD reproducing device 21 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective view showing a state in which a CD 24 is reproduced in the CD reproducing device 21 of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a plurality of CDs 24 in the CD reproducing apparatus 21 of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a simplified perspective view showing a state in which a is stored.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a CD playback device 21 according to the embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 9 is a simplified side cross-sectional view showing an operation of inserting a fourth part.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a C stored in the CD reproducing apparatus 21 of FIG. 1;
It is the simplified side view which shows the procedure of discharging D24.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a C being reproduced by the CD reproducing apparatus 21 of FIG.
It is the simplified side view which shows operation which conveys D24 to a storage position.

FIG. 8 is a simplified side view showing a procedure for reproducing a CD 24 by the CD reproducing apparatus 21 of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a simplified side view showing an operation of exchanging and reproducing a CD 24 stored in a stocker 23 in the CD reproducing apparatus 21 of FIG.

10 is a perspective view of a housing 22 of the CD reproducing device 21 shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a mechanism portion showing a state where a housing 22 shown in FIG. 10 is removed.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a mechanism part of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a mechanism part of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a right side view of a mechanism part of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a left side view of the mechanism part of FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the mechanism shown in FIG. 11;

17 is a perspective view of the slide unit 60. FIG.

18 is a plan view of the slide unit 60 of FIG.

19 is a plan view of the PU unit 25. FIG.

20 is a perspective view of the chassis 50 shown in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the transport mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a holder 39 included in the stocker 23 of FIG.

FIG. 23 is a plan view of the holder 39 of FIG.

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the holder 39 of FIG. 22.

25 is a perspective view of a stocker 23 formed by stacking the holders 39 of FIG.

26 is a perspective view of the dividing slide plate 56 of FIG.

FIG. 27 is a side view of the dividing slide plate 56 of FIG.

28 is a view showing the holder 39 with the dividing slide plate 56 of FIG.
It is the simplified perspective view which shows the state which divides between.

FIG. 29 is a partial exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the floating mechanism 27 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 30 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration for controlling the whole of the CD reproducing apparatus 21 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 31 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 32 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 33 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 34 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30.

FIG. 35 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 36 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 37 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 38 is a time chart showing the operation of control circuit 29 in FIG. 30.

FIG. 39 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 40 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 41 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 42 is a time chart showing the operation of control circuit 29 of FIG. 30.

FIG. 43 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 44 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 45 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30;

FIG. 46 is a time chart illustrating an operation of the control circuit 29 of FIG. 30.

FIG. 47 is a time chart showing the operation of control circuit 29 of FIG. 30.

FIG. 48 is a time chart showing the operation of control circuit 29 of FIG. 30.

FIG. 49 is a time chart showing the operation of control circuit 29 in FIG. 30.

FIG. 50 is a time chart showing the operation of control circuit 29 in FIG. 30.

FIG. 51 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a prior application.

FIG. 52 is a simplified side cross-sectional view showing an outline of the operation of the prior application of FIG. 51.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 21 CD playback device 22 Housing 23 Stocker 24 CD 25 PU unit 26 Moving mechanism 27 Floating mechanism 28 Division mechanism 29 Control circuit 30 Slide base 31 Lock mechanism 32 Front panel 33 Insertion / ejection port 34 Transport mechanism 35 Transport roller 37 Shutter mechanism 38 Turntable 39 Holder 40 Chucking Mechanism 50 Chassis 52 Elevating Motor 53 Split Motor 54 Elevating Slide Plate 55 Count Sensor 56 Dividing Slide Plate 57 Divided Origin Switch 58 Elevating Origin Switch 59 Split Position Sensor 60 Slide Unit 61 Slide Plate 62 Rocking Plate 63 Swing shaft 65 L-shaped guide groove 68, 69 Projection 70 Feed motor 72 PU origin switch 73 Clamp release switch 74 Spindle motor 75 Slide motor 76 Slide D origin switch 77 Slide completion switch 88 Shutter 89 Pin 91 CD mounting part 92 Lift prevention projection 93-96, 106-109 Dividing projection 101 Bottom plate 102, 103 Lifting guide 104 Top plate 105 Notch 120 Upper cam part 121 Lower side Cam part 122 Separation part 123 Holding part 124 Rack 130 Damper 131 Pin 132 Spring 133 Lock shaft 134 Lock piece 135 Lock notch 140 Input switch 141 Insertion detection switch 142 Insertion presence / absence switch 143 Insertion completion switch 144 Discharge completion switch

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] September 20, 1999 (1999.9.2)
0)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0029

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the CD 24 mounted on the turntable 38 is transferred to the holder 39 constituting the stocker 23 from the PU unit 25 moved to the space in the stocker 23. Holder 39 is a turntable 3
8 and waits below the CD 24 that is mounted and conveyed, rises and lifts the peripheral edge of the CD 24,
Remove the CD 24 from the turntable 38. Further, the CD 24 stored in the stocker 23 is inserted into the PU unit 2.
When moving to the turntable 38 of No. 5 and discharging,
The holder 39 is lowered, and the stored CD 24 is transferred onto the turntable 38. When storing in the stocker 23, the PU unit 25 in which the CD 24 is moved onto the holder 39 is used.
From the space between the stockers 23. When discharging the CD 24, the PU unit 25 with the CD 24 received from the holder 29 is pulled out between the stockers 23 and transferred to the transport mechanism 34.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0047

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 22, FIG. 23, FIG. 24 and FIG.
3 shows a configuration of a holder 39 and a stocker 23 in which the holders 39 are stacked. FIG. 22 is a perspective view, FIG. 23 is a plan view, and FIG. 24 is a bottom view. FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a state where the plurality of holders 39 are stacked to form the stocker 23. The holder 39 is substantially semicircular. On the inner peripheral side of the holder 39, a CD mounting portion 91 on which the CD 24 is mounted.
Is formed. Hold the CD 24 in a horizontal position and
In order that the holder 39 can be held simply by being placed on the D placement portion 91, the holder 39 can be placed around the CD 24 in a range larger than a semicircle. At the rear end of the holder 39, a CD
A lifting prevention protrusion 92 is formed to hold the CD 24 mounted on the mounting portion 91 from rising. On both sides of the holder 39, as described later, the dividing slides 5 are provided.
Division projections 93, 94, 95, 9 for performing division in 6
6 is formed. A pair of insertion holes 97 and 98 are formed on both sides of the holder 39 in the width direction. Displacement prevention protrusions 99 and 100 are formed in front of the surface of the holder 39.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] FIG. 28

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 28

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A reproducing or recording apparatus capable of accommodating a plurality of recording media, a housing having an insertion / ejection opening through which the recording media can be individually inserted or ejected, and a housing capable of individually accommodating the recording media in the housing. Storing means for providing a position such that a plurality of recording media are overlapped; and optionally selecting one storing position, wherein the selected storing position is substantially in the direction of insertion of the recording medium inserted from the insertion / ejection opening. Moving means for moving the storage means so as to be extended, transport means disposed between the insertion / ejection opening of the housing and the storage means, for transporting the recording medium in the insertion or discharge direction, and transport by the transport means The read-only recording medium can be loaded and moved to the storage position, and information can be reproduced and / or read.
Alternatively, a reproducing apparatus for a recording medium, comprising: a reproducing unit capable of recording. 2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a dividing unit configured to divide the storage unit at a position of the selected storage position, wherein the reproducing unit transports the recording medium into a space formed by the division unit. The apparatus for reproducing a recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction is performed. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium has a disk shape. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproducing unit includes a turntable for mounting the recording medium to reproduce information, and transports the recording medium with the recording medium mounted on the turntable. 4. The apparatus for reproducing a recording medium according to any one of claims 3 to 3. 5. The recording medium inserted from the insertion / ejection port to the storage position of the storage means selected by the movement of the movement means by controlling the movement means, the conveyance means and the reproduction means. Conveyance, storage by mounting on the reproduction means and conveyance, and reproduction of information by mounting the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance means or selected from the storage position of the storage means by movement of the moving means to the reproduction means. Alternatively, the recording medium selected from the storage position of the storage means by the moving means and mounted on the reproduction means, or the recording medium after the completion of the reproduction or recording, is conveyed to the conveyance means by the reproduction means, and inserted and ejected by the conveyance means. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising control means for discharging the recording medium from the mouth.