JP2000067501A - Disk drive device and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disk drive device which is capable of preventing the inside of the device from being viewed even at the time of mounting a recording medium and reducing the size of the device and an electronic apparatus using the same. SOLUTION: This disk drive device executes recording and/or reproducing of information to and from the recording medium and has an insertion port 6 of an approximately rectangular shape which is inserted with the recording medium, a mounting part which is mounted with the recording medium inserted from this insertion port 6, a first cap member 7 which is disposed turnably at one end in the short side direction of the insertion port 6 and is energized in the closing direction of the insertion port 6 and a second cap member 8 which is disposed turnably at the other end in the short side direction of the insertion port 6 and is energized in the closing direction of the insertion port 6. The insertion port 6 is opened by turning of the first and second cap members 7, 8 at the time of inserting of the recording medium from the insertion port 6. When the recording medium is mounted in the device 9, the first and second cap members 7, 8 are turned in the closing direction of the insertion port 6 by energizing force, by which the insertion port 6 is shielded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk drive for recording and / or reproducing information on and from a recording medium, and an electronic apparatus having the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, including digital still cameras,
2. Description of the Related Art Disk drive recording type electronic devices using a flexible disk, such as computer devices, have become widespread. In these electronic devices, a cover member is provided at the insertion opening of the flexible disk, and when the disk drive device is not used, the insertion member of the disk drive device is shielded by the cover member so that foreign matter such as dust can be prevented. Prevents entry.

[0003]

However, when a flexible disk is inserted, the flexible disk is inserted into the disk drive device by flipping up its lid member. At this time, the flipped-up lid member is housed inside the disk drive device, so that the flexible disk can be seen from the outside without blocking the insertion opening. If the flexible disk is visible from the outside, it will damage the appearance of the device,
Foreign matter such as dust may enter the inside of the apparatus.

[0004] Further, in order to hide the protrusion of the flexible disk when the flexible disk is inserted, there has been proposed a lid having a double structure. However, since the lid has a double structure, the apparatus is increased in size. turn into.

When inserting a flexible disk into a disk drive, the flexible disk must be pushed into a predetermined position on the disk drive by, for example, a finger. Therefore, the insertion opening of the disk drive device has a wide opening so that the flexible disk can be pushed in with a finger or the like. In order to cover the insertion hole formed so widely,
Such a large lid member is required, which hinders miniaturization of the apparatus.

The present invention has been proposed in view of such a conventional situation. A disk drive capable of preventing the inside of the apparatus from being seen even when a recording medium is mounted, and capable of reducing the size of the apparatus. It is an object to provide an apparatus and an electronic device using the same.

[0007]

A disk drive device according to the present invention is a disk drive device for recording and / or reproducing information on and from a recording medium. The disk drive device has a substantially rectangular insertion opening for inserting a recording medium. A mounting portion on which the recording medium inserted from the insertion port is mounted, and a first portion rotatably provided at one end of the insertion port in a short side direction and urged in a direction to close the insertion port. And a second lid member rotatably provided at the other end in the short side direction of the insertion slot and urged in a direction to close the insertion slot, and wherein the recording medium is inserted into the insertion slot. When inserting from the mouth,
When the first and second lid members rotate, the insertion opening is opened, and when the recording medium is mounted in the mounting portion, the first and second lid members are biased by the urging force. By rotating the insertion opening in the closing direction, the insertion opening is shielded.

[0008] In the disk drive device according to the present invention as described above, the first lid rotatably provided at both ends in the short side direction of the insertion slot and urged in a direction to close the insertion slot. A first lid member and a second lid member that shield the insertion opening even when a recording medium is mounted, so that the inside of the apparatus is also mounted when a recording medium is mounted. Disappears.

An electronic apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a disk drive device for recording and / or reproducing information on and from a recording medium. The disk drive device has a substantially rectangular shape for inserting a recording medium. An insertion port, a mounting section to which the recording medium inserted from the insertion port is mounted, and a rotatably provided at one end in the short side direction of the insertion port, and urging in a direction to close the insertion port. The first
And a second lid member rotatably provided at the other end in the short side direction of the insertion slot and urged in a direction to close the insertion slot, and wherein the recording medium is inserted into the insertion slot. When the recording medium is inserted from the opening, the insertion opening is opened by rotating the first and second lid members, and the first and second lid members are opened when the recording medium is mounted in the mounting portion. The insertion port is shielded by rotating the lid member in a direction to close the insertion port by an urging force.

[0010] In the electronic device according to the present invention as described above, the first slot is rotatably provided at both ends in the short side direction of the insertion slot and is urged in a direction to close the insertion slot.
And the second lid member. Even when the recording medium is mounted, the first lid member and the second lid member shield the insertion opening, so that even when the recording medium is mounted. The inside of the device cannot be seen.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the present embodiment, a digital still camera provided with an imaging unit using a flexible disk as a recording medium will be described as an example.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show examples of the configuration of a digital still camera according to the present embodiment. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the digital still camera 1. FIG. 2 is similar to FIG.
It is a cross-sectional view of the medium X ₁ -X ₂ line. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the digital still camera 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the digital still camera 1 includes a first cabinet 2 and a second cabinet 3 serving as a housing of the digital still camera 1.
And a disk drive body 4 housed inside the first and second cabinets 2 and 3.

The digital still camera 1 includes an image pickup means (not shown) and records the data of the image picked up by the image pickup means on a flexible disk mounted on the disk drive body 4. In the following, the image pickup means and the like will be omitted, and a central part of the present invention will be described.

The disk drive body 4 includes a mechanical deck 5, a substantially rectangular insertion slot 6 for inserting a flexible disk having a substantially rectangular outer shape, a first lid member 7 for shielding or opening the insertion slot 6, and a first 2 lid member 8 and insertion port 6
And a mounting section 9 on which a flexible disk inserted from the above is mounted.

The insertion port 6 serves as an entrance for the flexible disk when the flexible disk is mounted on or removed from the disk drive body 4. The insertion opening 6 of the disk drive body 4 is covered with a lid frame member 2b formed integrally with the first cabinet 2 and having an opening 2a of a predetermined size. That is, in order to mount the flexible disk on the disk drive main body 4, as shown in FIG. 4, the flexible disk must be inserted from the insertion opening 6 of the disk drive main body 4 through the opening 2a of the lid frame member 2b. Become.

Here, as described above, when inserting the flexible disk into the disk drive main body 4, it is necessary to push the flexible disk to a predetermined position with a finger or the like. Therefore, a notch 2c for pushing the flexible disk into the disk drive main body 4 with a finger or the like is formed at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the opening 2a, so that the opening 2a has a wide opening.

The insertion opening 6 of the disk drive main body 4 has a substantially rectangular shape, and is an opening necessary and sufficient for inserting and removing a substantially rectangular flexible disk. A first lid member 7 and a second lid member 8 are provided at both ends in the short side direction of the insertion port 6.

The first lid member 7 has a length substantially equal to the length of the long side of the insertion port 6 and is rotatably supported by the mechanical deck 5. Further, the first lid member 7 is urged in a direction to close the insertion port 6 by a spring member (not shown) having one end fixed to the mechanical deck 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first lid member 7 has an inclined surface 8a which comes into contact with the front end face in the insertion direction of the flexible disk when the flexible disk is inserted, and a flexible disk mounted thereon. And an engagement portion 9b that engages with the rear end surface of the flexible disk in the insertion direction when mounted in the portion 9.

The inclined surface 8a is arranged so as to face the insertion slot 6, and is formed obliquely with respect to a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction of the flexible disk. As will be described later, when the flexible disk is inserted, the front end face in the insertion direction of the flexible disk comes into contact with and slides on the inclined surface 8a, so that the first lid member 7 rotates and is inserted. Open mouth 6.

The engaging portion 9b is disposed on the back side of the inclined surface 8a, and has a first engaging surface 9c substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the flexible disk, and a substantially perpendicular to the first engaging surface. And a second engaging surface 9d. And, this engaging portion 9b
When the flexible disk is mounted on the mounting portion 9, the flexible disk is engaged with the rear end in the insertion direction of the flexible disk to fix the position of the flexible disk, and the first lid member 7 is mounted on the disk drive body. 4 so as not to get inside.

The second lid member 8 has a substantially rectangular plate shape. Further, the second lid member 8 is attached to a support member 10 that supports the second lid member 8. That is, one long side of the second lid member 8 is pivotally supported by the support member 10, and is rotatable with respect to the support member 10. Further, the second lid member 8 is connected to the support member 1.
0 by a spring member (not shown) having one end fixed thereto.
It is urged in a direction to close the insertion slot 6.

The first lid member 7 and the second lid member 7
The cover member 8 shields the insertion slot 6 when the disk drive main body 4 is not used, and prevents dust or the like from entering the inside of the disk drive main body 4. Further, by shielding the insertion opening 6 of the disk drive main body 4, it is possible to prevent the inside of the disk drive main body 4 from being seen and improve the quality of the appearance.

The mounting portion 9 is a portion where the flexible disk inserted from the insertion slot 6 is mounted, and has a disk carriage 11 for mounting the flexible disk at a predetermined position.

Here, the disk drive body 4 incorporates driving means for driving the flexible disk, a magnetic head device for recording or reproducing information on the flexible disk, and the like, but is omitted here. ing. Then, the flexible disk is driven by the driving means in a state of being mounted on the mounting portion 9, and recording or reproduction of information is performed by the magnetic head device.

The mounting portion 9 is located at a position lower than the height at which the flexible disk is inserted toward the second lid member 8, and the flexible disk inserted from the insertion slot 6 is moved by the disk carriage 11 to the mounting portion 9. And is mounted on the driving means.

Next, the operation of the first and second lid members 7 and 8 when the flexible disk 12 is inserted into the disk drive main body 4 and when the flexible disk 12 is removed from the disk drive main body 4 will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 4 and 5 to 9 show a state where the flexible disk 12 is inserted into the disk drive main body 4 disposed inside the disk drive device 1. Incidentally, FIGS. 5 to 9, how to continue to insert the flexible disk 12 into the disk drive main body 4 is a diagram showing in cross section in X ₃ -X ₄ line in FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, when the flexible disk 12 is inserted in the direction of arrow A from the insertion opening 6 through the opening 2a of the lid frame member 2b, the front end face of the flexible disk 12 in the insertion direction is inserted. 12 a contacts the inclined surface 7 a of the first lid member 7. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper corner of the front end face 12a of the flexible disk 12 is
By sliding on the inclined surface 7a of the first lid member 7, the first lid member 7 is rotated in the direction of arrow B while elastically deforming the spring member.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the insertion opening 6 is opened by the rotation of the first lid member 7, and the flexible disk 12 can be inserted into the disk drive body 4. At this time, the flexible disk 12 inserted from the insertion slot 6 is pushed into the disk drive main body 4 while being supported by the disk carriage 11.

Here, as described above, in order to mount the flexible disk 12 on the mounting portion 9, the flexible disk 12 must be pushed into a predetermined position of the disk drive main body 4 with a finger or the like. In this digital still camera 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a notch 2 c is formed at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of an opening 2 a of a lid frame member 2 b, and a wide opening is provided. 2
The flexible disk 12 can be pushed in by 0 or the like.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the finger 20 comes into contact with the second lid member 8 and rotates the second lid member 8 in the direction of arrow C while elastically deforming the spring member. .
The insertion opening 6 is opened by the rotation of the second lid member 8, and the flexible disk 12 can be pushed into a predetermined position of the disk drive main body 4 by the finger 20.

As described above, the disk drive body 4
Then, the insertion opening 6 is opened by rotating the first lid member 7 and the second lid member 8, and the flexible disk 1 is opened.
2 can be inserted into the disk drive body 4.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the flexible disk 12 is pushed into a predetermined position of the disk drive main body 4, the disk carriage 11 is lowered in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 4 is attached.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the flexible disk 12 is lowered and mounted on the mounting portion 9, the first lid member 7 urged by the spring member is moved by an arrow due to the elastic return of the spring member. The second lid member 8 rotated in the direction E and urged by the spring member is rotated in the direction of arrow F by the elastic return of the spring member, so that the first lid member 7 and the second lid member 8 are rotated.
With the lid member 8, the insertion port 6 is shielded again. At this time, the engaging portion 7c of the first lid member 7 is
2 is engaged with the rear end 12b in the insertion direction. This allows
The position of the flexible disk 12 is fixed by the first lid member 7. In addition, since the first lid member 7 is engaged with the flexible disk 12, the first lid member 7 does not enter the disk drive main body 4.

As described above, the digital still camera 1
Then, even when the disk drive main body 4 is used, the first lid member 7 and the second lid member 8
Of the disk drive main body 4 is prevented from entering. Further, by shielding the insertion opening 6 of the disk drive main body 4, the flexible disk 12 inserted into the disk drive main body 4 is not visible from the outside, and the quality of the external appearance can be improved.

In this digital still camera 1,
Since the first and second lid members 7 and 8 do not enter the inside of the disk drive body 4 together with the flexible disk 12 when the disk drive body 4 is used, the conventional lid member enters the disk drive device together with the flexible disk. As compared with a digital still camera, the size of the apparatus can be reduced by the amount of the cover member.

In this digital still camera 1,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a notch 2c is formed at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the opening 2a of the lid frame member 2b in order to push the flexible disk 12 into the disk drive main body 4 with the finger 20 or the like. It has a wide opening. In a conventional digital still camera in which the insertion opening having such a wide opening is closed by one lid member, the lid member becomes large, and it is difficult to reduce the size of the apparatus. However, in the digital still camera 1, the opening 2a and the insertion opening 6 are closed by the first lid member 7 and the second lid member 8, so that each lid member can be made smaller, and The device can be made smaller than a conventional digital still camera whose mouth is closed by a single lid member.

Next, the operation of removing the flexible disk 12 from the disk drive body 4 will be described.

When removing the flexible disk 12 from the disk drive body 4, first, an eject button (not shown) for removing the flexible disk 12 is operated. Then, the disk carriage 11 supporting the flexible disk 12 moves up in the direction of arrow G in FIG.

When the disk carriage 11 rises in the direction of the arrow, the end 12 of the flexible disk 12 supported by the disk
b pushes up the first lid member 7. Thereby, the first lid member 7 rotates in the direction of arrow H in FIG. 10 while elastically deforming the spring member to open the insertion port 6. And FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, when the insertion slot 6 is opened, the flexible disk 12 is pushed out to the insertion slot 6 side by a disc pushing means (not shown) arranged on the inner side of the disc carriage 11. Then, as shown in FIG.
When the flexible disk 12 is removed from the insertion slot 6, the first lid member 7 rotates in the direction of arrow I due to the elastic return of the spring member, and again shields the insertion slot 6.

When the flexible disk 12 is taken out, the flexible disk 12 is sent out from the disk drive main body 4 without contacting the second lid member 8.

As described above, this digital still camera 1
Then, the first lid member 7 and the second lid member 8 are connected to the insertion slot 6 regardless of whether the disk drive body 4 is used or not.
, The entry of dust and the like into the disk drive body 4 is prevented.

In the above-described embodiment, the first lid member 7 and the second lid member 8 correspond to the disk drive main body 4.
Has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a support member 30 for supporting the first lid member 7 is provided.
And the support member 31 for supporting the second lid member 8 may be provided integrally with the lid frame member 2b. In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, a support member 32 supporting the first lid member 7 is arranged integrally with the first cabinet 2, and a support member 33 supporting the second lid member 8 is provided as a second member. May be arranged integrally with the cabinet 3.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the operation of the first lid member 7 and the operation of the second lid member 8 are independent from each other has been described as an example. Is not limited to, for example, as shown in FIG.
The first lid member 7 and the second lid member 8 can be linked via a gear 34. In this case, as shown in FIG. 16, when the first lid member 7 rotates by abutting on the flexible disk 12, the operation is performed by the gear 34.
Is transmitted to the second cover member 8 via the second cover member 8, and the second cover member 8 is also rotated to open the insertion port 6.

In the above embodiment, the case where a flexible disk is used as a recording medium has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a mini disk (MD) or a digital The present invention is also applicable to a case where a video disk (DVD) is used.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the disk drive body is mounted on a digital still camera has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is also applicable to a case where it is mounted on a portable device or the like.

[0049]

According to the disk drive of the present invention, the insertion slot is shielded by the pair of lid members disposed at both ends of the insertion slot regardless of whether the recording medium is mounted or not. Foreign matter is prevented from entering, and the qualitative appearance of the device is improved. Further, in this disk drive device, the pair of lid members are opened and closed by the urging force, so that the configuration can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, and the device can be reduced in size.

In the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, a pair of lid members disposed at both ends of the insertion opening of the disk drive device are used.
Since the insertion opening is shielded regardless of whether the recording medium is mounted or not, the entry of foreign matter into the apparatus is prevented and the qualitative appearance of the device is improved. Further, in this electronic device, the pair of lid members are opened and closed by the urging force, so that the configuration can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, and the size of the device can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a digital still camera according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line X ₁ -X ₂ in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the digital still camera of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where a flexible disk is inserted into the digital still camera of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a flexible disk is inserted into the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the flexible disk is in contact with a first lid member.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a flexible disk is inserted into the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a first lid member is rotated.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a flexible disk is inserted into the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the flexible disk is being inserted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the flexible disk is inserted into the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the flexible disk is pushed in with a finger.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a flexible disk is inserted into the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the flexible disk is mounted on a mounting portion.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a flexible disk is taken out of the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a disk carriage has moved.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the flexible disk is taken out from the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the flexible disk is pushed out from the insertion slot.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the flexible disk is removed from the digital still camera, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the flexible disk is removed from the insertion slot.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing another example of the digital still camera according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing another example of the digital still camera according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing another example of the digital still camera according to the present invention.

16 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of a cover member of the digital still camera in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 digital still camera, 4 disk drive main body, 5 mechanical deck, 6 insertion slot, 7 first lid member, 8 second lid member, 9 mounting section, 10 support member, 11 disk carriage, 12 flexible disk

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A disk drive device for recording and / or reproducing information on and from a recording medium, comprising: a substantially rectangular insertion opening for inserting a recording medium; and the recording medium inserted from the insertion opening. A first lid member rotatably provided at one end in the short side direction of the insertion port and urged in a direction to close the insertion port; A second lid member rotatably provided at an end and urged in a direction to close the insertion slot, wherein the first and second recording media are inserted when the recording medium is inserted from the insertion slot. The insertion opening is opened by the rotation of the lid member, and when the recording medium is mounted in the mounting portion, the first and second lid members are turned in a direction to close the insertion opening by an urging force. By moving, the above insertion port is shielded A disk drive device characterized by being performed. 2. The first lid member has an inclined surface that comes into contact with a front end in a direction in which the recording medium is inserted when the recording medium is inserted. When inserting, the first
2. The disk drive device according to claim 1, wherein the lid member rotates in a direction to open the insertion slot when the recording medium comes into contact with the inclined surface. 3. The disk drive according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a flexible disk. 4. An electronic apparatus comprising a disk drive device for recording and / or reproducing information on and from a recording medium, wherein the disk drive device has a substantially rectangular insertion opening for inserting a recording medium; A mounting section on which the recording medium inserted from the mouth is mounted, and a first lid member rotatably provided at one end of the insertion port in a short side direction and urged in a direction to close the insertion port. And a second lid member rotatably provided at the other end in the short side direction of the insertion port and urged in a direction to close the insertion port, wherein the recording medium is inserted from the insertion port. When the first and second lid members are rotated, the insertion opening is opened by rotating the first and second lid members, and when the recording medium is mounted in the mounting portion, the first and second lid members are opened. Close the above insertion slot by urging force An electronic device characterized in that the insertion opening is shielded by rotating in a direction. 5. The first lid member has an inclined surface that comes into contact with a front end portion of the recording medium in a direction of insertion when the recording medium is inserted, and the first lid member moves the recording medium from the insertion port. When inserting, the first
5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the lid member rotates in a direction to open the insertion slot when the recording medium comes into contact with the inclined surface. 6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said recording medium is a flexible disk. 7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an imaging unit, wherein data of the video imaged by the imaging unit is recorded on the recording medium.