JP2000123528A - Cartridge, disk cartridge and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the recognition as to whether a disk being housed in a cartridge was taken out to the outside of the cartridge in the past, or not, and also to improve the reliability of this recognition. SOLUTION: The cartridge 1 is furnished with an opening part 3 capable of taking out the disk 2 outward from the inside, and a holding part 5 covering the opening part 3 is fixed by adhesive tapes 4 which are instructing parts. When the adhesive tapes 4 are peeled off and the holding part 5 is removed, the opening part 3 is opened to enable the disk to be taken out outward, then the recognition whether the disk 2 was once taken out, is made by the existence of the adhesive tapes, since the adhesive tapes 4 are unable to adhere like as the initial time, and also the instruction showing that the disk was taken out, is highly reliable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cartridge for accommodating a recording medium having a disk shape and capable of recording a signal, a disk cartridge accommodating the recording medium, and an electronic device such as a signal recording apparatus for handling the disk cartridge. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, optical disks have been receiving attention as information devices such as computers have increased in capacity.

Hereinafter, a conventional optical disk cartridge will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 12, a disk 32 which is a recording medium on which a signal is recorded is housed inside, and a signal can be recorded on the disk 32 when mounted on a signal recording device for recording a signal on the disk 32. The cartridge 31 has an opening window 33. The opening window 33 is closed by a shutter 34 that can be freely opened and closed. When the cartridge 31 is mounted on the signal recording device, the shutter 34 automatically moves and the opening window 33 is exposed.

[0005] Such a conventional cartridge 31 for accommodating the disk 32 needs to enable a user to accurately record a signal desired to be recorded. Therefore, taking out the disk 32 outside the cartridge 31 prevents dust, fingerprints or other defects from being generated on the disk 32, and prevents the disk 32 housed inside to protect the disk from being taken out. Had a simple configuration.

[0006]

However, in such a cartridge 31 that cannot be opened and closed, the disk 32
It is impossible to take out such an optical disk with a signal reproducing apparatus or the like that reproduces a signal by mounting only the disk 32 at an appropriate place.

On the other hand, simply adding the opening / closing function to the cartridge cannot determine whether or not the user has removed the disk in the past, and the removal of the disk from the cartridge causes dust, fingerprints to adhere to the disk, or other factors. It is not possible to recognize whether a defect may have occurred.

Further, if a signal is to be recorded while leaving such a defective portion, the signal recording device accesses the defective portion of the disk to record the signal erroneously, or the signal can be normally recorded sequentially. If the signal cannot be recorded normally, access another part of the disc, and if the signal can be recorded normally, the signal recording device that records the next signal only (Hereinafter referred to as a confirmation time) may take a long time, and there is a problem that a signal cannot be recorded at high speed.

An object of the cartridge of the present invention is to enable a user who uses the cartridge to recognize whether or not a disk stored in the cartridge has been taken out of the cartridge in the past.

Another object of the present invention is to record a signal on a disk without accessing a defective portion of the disk caused by taking out the cartridge from the cartridge.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, a cartridge according to the present invention comprises a cartridge body capable of accommodating a recording medium therein, and an opening and a cover provided for taking out the recording medium from the cartridge body. And an indicating unit that indicates that the recording medium has been ready to be taken out of the recording medium. The indicating unit includes an adhesive tape that cannot be adhered again in the same state once peeled off from the adherend with the cartridge body. The present invention is characterized in that it is constituted by bonding over a cover part.

Thus, the adhesive tape is stuck over the cartridge body storing the recording medium and the cover covering the opening thereof. Therefore, in order to remove the recording medium, the adhesive tape must be peeled off. As a result, it is possible to take out, and it is indicated that it is in a state where it can be taken out because there is no adhesive tape. Also,
Since the adhesive tape is not adhered again, it can be recognized that the recording medium has been removed in the past because the adhesive tape has been peeled off, that is, the recording medium can be removed in the past. This makes it possible to recognize whether or not the stored recording medium is an object that has been taken out, in other words, whether or not the stored recording medium has been taken out and has dust, fingerprints, or the like attached thereto, or has other defects. It has the action of:

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cartridge body capable of storing a recording medium therein,
An opening and a cover provided for taking out the recording medium from the cartridge main body, and an indication section indicating that the recording medium has been ready to be taken out of the recording medium, and the indication section is once adhered. What is claimed is: 1. A cartridge, comprising: an adhesive tape that cannot be adhered again in the same state when peeled off from an object; Adhesive tape is applied across the cover that covers the cover, so in order to take out the recording medium, the adhesive tape must be peeled off, so that it can be taken out, and it can be taken out because there is no adhesive tape It is instructed to be in a normal state. In addition, since the adhesive tape is not adhered again, it can be recognized that the recording medium has been taken out in the past because the adhesive tape has been peeled off, that is, that the recording medium can be taken out in the past. This makes it possible to recognize whether or not the stored recording medium is an object that has been taken out, in other words, whether or not the stored recording medium has been taken out and has dust, fingerprints, or the like attached thereto, or has other defects. It has the action of:

In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention, after the adhesive tape is peeled from the cartridge, a part of the adhesive tape remains in the cartridge, and a display for identifying the possibility that the recording medium has been taken out is displayed on the cartridge. The third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the surface of the adhesive tape has a reflectance different from that of the surface of the cartridge body or the surface of the cover. Both have the effect that the presence of the adhesive tape, which is the indicator, can be easily recognized.

The invention described in claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4.
An electronic device for mounting the disk cartridge according to claim 1, that is, a cartridge in which a recording medium is stored in the cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising a detection unit that detects a state of an indicating unit. It is. In particular, according to the invention of claim 6, the recording unit has a recording unit for recording the signal on the recording medium, and when the detection unit detects that the recording medium may have been taken out of the cartridge body even once, the recording unit records the signal. It is characterized in that recording on a medium is not performed, and has the effect of recognizing the possibility of dust, fingerprints, or other defects on the recording medium, and thereby not recording on the recording medium. According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the recording unit that records the signal on the recording medium and the signal on the recording medium cannot be recorded when the detecting unit detects that the recording medium may have been taken out of the cartridge body even once. A search unit for searching for a location, wherein the recording unit does not record a signal in a location where a signal of the recording medium cannot be recorded based on a search result of the search unit, and the recording unit can record on the recording medium. Recording at a proper location has the effect that the confirmation time can be shortened and the signal can be recorded at high speed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 8, when the detecting section detects that the recording medium may have been taken out of the cartridge body even once, the searching section for searching for a place where the signal of the recording medium cannot be recorded, A display unit that displays a storage capacity that cannot record a signal on a recording medium or a storage capacity that can record a signal on a recording medium based on a search result of a search unit, and a storage capacity that can be recorded on a current recording medium or This has the effect of recognizing the storage capacity missing due to a defect.

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the cartridge of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a cartridge 1 contains a disk 2 as a recording medium on which a signal desired by a user to be recorded is recorded. The signal is recorded on the disk 2 as described later. It is configured such that a signal can be recorded on the disk 2 when it is mounted on a signal recording device that performs the recording. The opening 3 is provided in the cartridge 1 and is for taking out the disk 2 from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1. The adhesive tape 4, which is an indicator, indicates whether there is a possibility that the disk 2 may have been removed from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 in the past, and preferably has a color that easily reflects light. desired. In this embodiment, a silver tape is used as the adhesive tape. However, the color of the adhesive tape is not limited by whether or not the color is such that light is easily reflected or not. Further, once the adhesive tape 4 is peeled off from the cartridge 1, it cannot be adhered to the cartridge 1 again in the same state as the initial state. Note that, when the adhesive tape 4 is peeled off from the cartridge 1 once, a configuration may be adopted in which some indication that the adhesive tape 4 has been peeled off from the cartridge 1 is made. The holding unit 5 covers the opening 3, and the disk 2 inside the cartridge 1 can be taken out by removing the holding unit 5.
The cartridge body 6 is obtained by removing the holding unit 5 from the cartridge 1. An opening window 7 is formed in the cartridge body 6 so that the stored disk 2 can be exposed, and the opening window 7 is closed by a shutter 8 that can be opened and closed. When the cartridge 1 is mounted on the signal recording device, the shutter 8 automatically moves and the opening window 7 is exposed.

Next, a procedure for taking out the disk 2 from the inside of the cartridge to the outside of the cartridge will be described.

In FIG. 2, (a) shows a state in which the holding portion 5 is attached to the cartridge body 6, and usually, the user moves the disk 2 from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 from the time of shipment from the factory until now. A cartridge 1 that has not been removed is obtained in such a state.
(B) shows a state in which the adhesive tape 4 has been removed from the cartridge 1. By removing the adhesive tape 4, the holding section 5 can be removed. (C) shows a state where the holding unit 5 is removed from the cartridge 1 and the cartridge body 6 and the holding unit 5 are separated. In this embodiment, the holding portion 5 is detached from the cartridge body 6 by disengaging the engagement portions 9 provided at both ends of the holding portion 5 and the engaged portions 10 provided on the cartridge body 6. Can be. Thereafter, the disc 2 can be taken out of the cartridge by taking out the disc 2 from the cartridge body 6 (see (d)).

With the above configuration, the holding section 5 changes the state in which the adhesive tape 4 indicates whether the disc 2 may have been removed from the inside of the cartridge body 6 to the outside in the past. That is,
By changing the state in which the adhesive tape 4 is stuck over the cartridge body 6 and the holding portion 5 to the state in which the adhesive tape 4 is peeled off, the disk 2 can be taken out from the inside of the cartridge body 6 to the outside.

Further, after the disk 2 is once removed from the cartridge 1, that is, when the adhesive tape 4 is once peeled off from the cartridge 1, the adhesive tape 4 is not adhered to the cartridge 1 in the same state as at the beginning. Alternatively, for example, when the state of the adhesive tape 4 as shown in FIG. 3A is changed to the state of the adhesive tape 4 being peeled off as shown in FIG.
Is partly formed as a character of "OPEN" and remains on the cartridge 1 by displaying some indication to the cartridge 1 that the adhesive tape 4 has been peeled off. The user can recognize the possibility that the disk 2 stored in the cartridge 1 has been taken out of the cartridge 1 in the past, and the disk 2 may have dust, fingerprints, or other defects. Can be expected to be high. Further, by detaching the adhesive tape, the holding portion can be removed from the opening, and the adhesive tape cannot be adhered again in the same state, so that the reliability of the indicating state of the indicating portion can be improved.

Although two adhesive tapes 4 are used in FIG. 1, the number of the adhesive tapes 4 may be one or more, and the indication that the adhesive tape 4 has been peeled off is "O".
By knowing that the adhesive tape 4 has been peeled off, not only for the characters “PEN” but for any characters and symbols,
It is only necessary to be able to determine that the disc 2 may have been taken out of the cartridge 1 to the outside.

Next, a reference example of the cartridge of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 4, a first opening window 11 is provided for recording a signal on the disk 2 when the cartridge 1 is mounted on a signal recording device for recording a signal on the disk 2. The second opening window 12 is provided on a surface opposite to the surface of the cartridge 1 on which the first opening window 11 is provided, and has substantially the same shape as the first opening window 11. Like the window 11, the second opening window 12 is provided so that a signal can be recorded on the disc 2 when the cartridge 1 is mounted on a signal recording device for recording a signal on the disc 2. The opening 13 is provided on a surface other than the surface on which the first opening window 11 and the second opening window 12 are provided, and is for taking out the disk 2 from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1. . The claw portion 14 as an instruction portion is for instructing whether or not there is a possibility that the disk 2 may have been removed from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 in the past. As shown in FIG. 5, the claw portion 14 is connected at several places to the cartridge body 6 by a connection portion 15. In a normal use state, the claw portion 14 is cut off.
Unless the disc 2 is removed from the cartridge body 6, the holding portion 16 described below is blocked by the claw portion 14 and cannot be rotated, so that the opening portion 13 is opened and the disk 2 stored in the cartridge 1 cannot be taken out. I have.

The holding portion 16 covers the opening portion 13, and one end of the holding portion 16 is attached so as to be rotatable about a hinge 17 attached to the cartridge body 6. The other end of the holding portion 16 has an engaging portion 18, which is engaged with the engaged portion 19 of the cartridge body 6 to hold the opening 13 covered by the holding portion 16. It has a configuration that can be used.

A procedure for taking out the disk 2 from the inside of the cartridge to the outside of the cartridge in the cartridge having such a configuration will be described.

FIG. 6A shows a state in which the holding portion 16 is attached to the cartridge main body 6.
The user obtains the cartridge 1 in such a state that there is no possibility that the disk 2 has been removed from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 from the time of shipment from the factory until now. (B) shows a state in which the claw portion 14 has been removed from the cartridge 1, and the connection portion 15 has been cut with a hand or scissors, and the claw portion 14 has been removed. (C) rotates the holding portion 16 from the cartridge body 6 around the hinge 17,
In this embodiment, the opening 13 is opened, and in the present embodiment, after the state shown in (b) is reached, the engaging part 18 provided at one end of the holding part 16 and the cartridge body 6 are provided. By releasing the engagement with the engaged portion 19, the holding portion 1
6 is removed from the cartridge body 6, and the opening 13 is opened. Thereafter, by pulling out the disk 2 from the cartridge main body 6, the disk 2 can be taken out of the cartridge from the inside of the cartridge.

With the above configuration, the holding portion 16 changes the state in which the claw portion 14 indicates whether the disc 2 may have been removed from the inside of the cartridge body 6 to the outside in the past. That is, by changing the claw portion 14 from the state where it is connected to the cartridge body 6 to the state where the claw portion 14 is removed, the disk 2 can be taken out from the inside of the cartridge body 6 to the outside.

Further, the connection portion 15 is cut and the claw portion 14 is detached from the cartridge 1 so that a user who uses the cartridge 1 in the future can discard the disk 2 stored in the cartridge 1 in the past. 1 It is possible to recognize that there is a possibility that the disk 2 has been taken out, and it can be expected that there is a high possibility that the disk 2 has dust, adhesion of fingerprints and other defects. Further, since the same state cannot be restored again by removing the claw portion 14, the reliability of the pointing state of the pointing section can be improved.

Since the opening 13 for taking out the disk 2 is provided on a surface different from the first opening window 11 and the second opening window 12 for recording a signal on the disk 2, the first opening window is provided. 11 and the second opening window 12 can be formed to have substantially the same shape, the assembly and configuration of the cartridge can be facilitated, the degree of freedom of the cartridge design can be expanded, and further, in the signal recording apparatus for handling the cartridge of the present invention. ,
The degree of freedom in device design is expanded, and it is not necessary to take a special configuration for reproducing both sides of the disc.

In the present embodiment, the first opening window 11 and the second opening window 12 are provided to record and reproduce signals on both sides of the disk 2 from both sides. However, for recording and reproducing signals on both sides of the disk 2 from one side of the disk 2, and for recording and reproducing signals on only one side of the disk 2, it is sufficient to provide one opening window. Needless to say, there is.

Further, the cartridge body 6 in the reference example
When the claw portion 14 and the claw portion 14 are integrally formed of resin, the manufacture of the cartridge 1 is facilitated.

Further, in the present embodiment, the holding section 5 is detachable from the cartridge body 6, but the disk 2 can be taken out from the inside of the cartridge 1 even when the cartridge body 6 and the holding section 5 are connected. It is good if you do.

In the first embodiment, the holding section 5 or the holding section 16 can be detached from the cartridge body 6 and can be detached. However, the cartridge body 6 and the holding section 5 or the holding section 16 are arranged as shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, it is sufficient that the disk 2 can be taken out from the inside of the cartridge 1 even in a state of being connected by the connecting piece 28 without being separated and removed. FIG. 7A shows a state in which the holding unit 5 is attached to the cartridge body 6, and FIG.
(B) shows a state in which the holding unit 5 has been removed from the cartridge body 6.

(Embodiment 2) Next, an embodiment of a signal recording apparatus for handling a cartridge according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 8, the detection unit 20 is an adhesive tape 4 as an instruction unit of the cartridge 1 or a claw unit 1 as an instruction unit.
The search unit 21 determines whether the disk 2 has been removed from the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 by detecting the disk 2 in the past. This is a search unit that searches for a location where a signal of the disk 2 cannot be recorded when it is determined that there is a possibility that the signal is taken out of the cartridge 1 from the inside. A recording unit 22 records a signal on the disk 2. The search unit 21 searches for a defective portion of the disk 2 via the pickup 23, and the recording unit 22 records a signal on the disk 2 via the pickup 23.

Here, the configuration of the detecting section 20 corresponding to the adhesive tape 4 and the claw section 14 will be described.

(1) Detector 20 Corresponding to Indicator 4 (Silver Tape) In the detector 20 of the signal recording device, the light emitting element 24 emits light upward as shown in FIG. Light receiving element 25
To receive light.

(A) When confirming that the disk 2 inside the cartridge 1 has not been taken out of the cartridge 1 in the past (see (a)), the light emitted from the light emitting element 24 is stuck on the cartridge 1. The light is reflected by the adhesive tape 4 and the light is received by the light receiving element 25, whereby the detection unit 20 of the signal recording device can confirm that the amount of light received by the light receiving element 25 is equal to or more than a certain amount. It is confirmed that the disc 2 inside the cartridge 1 has not been taken out of the cartridge 2 in the past.

(B) When it is confirmed that the disk 2 inside the cartridge 1 may have been taken out of the cartridge 2 in the past (see (b)), the adhesive tape 4 is not attached to the cartridge 1 Therefore, the light emitting element 24
Is not sufficiently reflected by the cartridge 1 so that the detection unit 20 of the signal recording device
It was not possible to confirm that the amount of light received in the light of No. 5 was a certain amount or more,
The detection unit 20 of the signal recording device determines that the disk 2 inside the cartridge 1 currently mounted is
Check that it may have been taken out.

The light emitting element 2 in the cartridge 1
If a material hardly reflecting light, preferably a black material, a light absorbing material, or the like is used in a portion irradiated with the light of No. 4, malfunction can be further prevented, but the surface of the adhesive tape is Cartridge body 6 from which reflected light is reflected
(The reflectance of the surface of the adhesive tape 4 does not necessarily need to be higher than the reflectance of the surface of the cartridge body 6 or the surface of the holding portion 5, and vice versa). The degree of reflection of the light emitted from the light-emitting element 24 is made different between the surface of the adhesive tape and the surface of the cartridge body 6 or the surface of the holding section 5, and the difference in the amount of reflected light is reduced. The detection unit 20 of the signal recording device can detect the signal via the light receiving element 25, and if it is determined that the disk 2 has not been removed from the inside of the cartridge, if the disk 2 has not been removed from the cartridge 1 Disc 2 has not been taken out of the cartridge 2 in the past, and it is determined that the disc 2 may have been taken out of the cartridge. If you currently cartridge 1 inside the disk 2 placed it can be confirmed that there is a possibility that Eject the cartridge 1 externally in the past. In particular, the surface of the adhesive tape 4 serving as an instruction portion can recognize the instruction state with a simple configuration including a light receiving element such as a photocoupler and a light emitting element.

(2) Detection unit 20 corresponding to instruction unit 14 (claw unit) The detection unit 20 of the signal recording device detects the disk 2 inside the cartridge 1 in the past as shown in FIG. The switch 26 is provided for confirming whether or not there is a possibility that the switch 26 has failed.

(A) When confirming that the disk 2 in the cartridge 1 has not been taken out of the cartridge 1 in the past (see (a) and (b)), the switch 26 of the signal recording device is set to (a). It moves upward from the normal state as shown to a predetermined position and moves to the detection state as shown in FIG. At this time, the switch 26 comes into contact with the claw portion 14 attached to the cartridge 1 and the switch operates. As a result, the detection unit 20 of the signal recording device confirms that the disk 2 in the cartridge 1 currently loaded is not taken out of the cartridge 2 in the past.

(B) When it is confirmed that there is a possibility that the disk 2 inside the cartridge 1 has been ejected outside the cartridge 2 in the past (see (c) and (d)), the detection unit 20 of the signal recording device Moves upward from the normal state as shown in (c) to a predetermined position and moves to the detection state as shown in (d). At this time, the switch 26 does not touch anything,
It will miss and the switch will not work. As a result, the detection unit 20 of the signal recording device confirms that the disc 2 inside the currently loaded cartridge 1 may have been taken out of the cartridge 1 in the past. As described above, the presence / absence of the claw portion 14 as the indicating portion can be recognized by a simple configuration such as the above-described switch.

The operation of a signal recording apparatus which handles a cartridge having such a configuration will be described.

(1) In the past, the disk 2 was in the cartridge 1
In the case where the adhesive tape 4 and the claw portion 14 are not taken out of the cartridge 1
Is detected by the detection unit 20, and it is determined that the disk 2 has not been removed from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 in the past.
On the basis of this, the search unit 21 does not perform an operation of searching for a portion of the disk 2 where a signal cannot be recorded, and the recording unit 22 performs the same operation as that of a normal signal recording device, and
The signal is recorded on the disk 2 via the.

(2) In the past, the disk 2 was in the cartridge 1
When there is a possibility that the cartridge 1 has been taken out of the cartridge 1, in such a case, the adhesive tape 4 and the claw portion 14
The detection unit 20 detects this, and determines that there is a possibility that the disk 2 has been removed from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 in the past.
Based on the search result, the search unit 21 performs an operation of searching for a portion of the disk 2 where a signal cannot be recorded, and based on the search result of the search unit 21, the recording unit 22 records a signal of the disk 2 where a signal cannot be recorded. Is performed, a signal is recorded by accessing only a position where a signal can be recorded. Of course, in this case, the recording operation is not performed, that is, the recording operation can be prohibited.

With the above-described structure, dust, adhesion of fingerprints and other defects caused by removing the disk 2 from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 can be recognized, and such a portion is accessed. Since a signal can be recorded on the disk 2 without a signal, it is possible to prevent a signal from being recorded on a defective portion of the disk 2 and to prevent a state in which the disk 2 is repeatedly accessed because a signal cannot be recorded. Thus, the time for accessing the disk 2 can be reduced.

(Embodiment 3) Next, an embodiment of an electronic apparatus for handling a cartridge according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 11, the display unit 27 is the search unit 21
Is displayed on the basis of the search result, the storage capacity that cannot record a signal on the disc 2 or the storage capacity that can record a signal on the disc, or both.
T, a liquid crystal display device, and the like. The display unit 27 may be a display device such as a separate display directly or indirectly connected to the signal recording device, or a display unit such as a liquid crystal display provided in the signal recording device itself.

The operation of an electronic device that handles a cartridge having such a configuration will be described. In addition, the detecting unit 20 corresponding to the adhesive tape 4 and the claw unit 14 as the instruction unit.
Is similar to that of the third embodiment.

(1) In the past, the disk 2 was in the cartridge 1
In the case where the adhesive tape 4 and the claw portion 14 are not taken out of the cartridge 1
Is detected by the detection unit 20, and it is determined that the disk 2 has not been removed from the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 in the past. Based on this, the display unit 27 displays the regular storage capacity that can be recorded by the cartridge.

(2) In the past, the disk 2 was in the cartridge 1
When there is a possibility that the cartridge 1 has been taken out of the cartridge 1, in such a case, the adhesive tape 4 and the claw portion 14
The detection unit 20 detects this, and determines that there is a possibility that the disk 2 has been removed from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 in the past.
Based on this, the search unit 21 performs an operation of searching for a place where the signal of the disc 2 cannot be recorded or a place where the signal of the disc 2 can be recorded, and based on the search result of the search unit 21, the display unit 27 sends the signal to the disc 2. Is displayed, or the storage capacity that cannot record signals on the disk 2 or both.

Here, one preferred embodiment of the operation of the search unit 21 for searching for a portion where the signal of the disk 2 cannot be recorded is shown below.

A pickup 23 for recording an information signal on a disk based on a search result of the search unit 21 for a location where a signal of the disk 2 cannot be recorded or a location where a signal of the disk 2 can be recorded is recorded on the entire surface of the disk 2. Do. A code for error correction is added to the information signal in advance, and an error can be detected when the recorded information signal is reproduced. And the detected error cannot be corrected,
Alternatively, when the error can be corrected but the error exceeds the specified range, the fact that the sector in which the error is detected cannot be used is recorded at a predetermined position on the disk 2.

By displaying the recorded information on the display section 27, the user can be notified of the recordable capacity of the disk 2. This operation can be performed in units of tracks or sectors of the disk 2. Unrecordable or recordable sectors or tracks are recorded at predetermined positions on the disk 2, and the disk 2
It is also possible to control the recording operation on the.

When the disk 2 is an optical disk for recording / reproducing a signal by light, the signal is usually recorded on the optical disk by a laser. In order to optimally record information signals on this optical disk, the allowable laser output range is narrow. For example, in a recordable optical disk currently in practical use, the optimum laser output range is about ± 10% of the center power. When recording / reproducing in this range, the error rate falls within a specified range (for example, 1/100000 or less). Next, when the laser output of reproduction at the time of reproducing the recorded information signal fluctuates, the error rate falls within a prescribed range (for example, 1/100) within a range of ± 50%.
000 or less).

From the above, it can be seen that the allowable range of laser output for recording a signal during recording is narrow, but the allowable range of laser output for reproducing a signal during reproduction is wide.

That is, although the information signal once recorded can be safely reproduced even if a fingerprint or the like adheres to the optical disk, normal recording becomes difficult if a fingerprint or the like adheres before recording.

Therefore, after recording a signal on the optical disk, the optical disk can be taken out of the cartridge and mounted on a reproducing apparatus in an appropriate state to reproduce the signal.

Further, when the optical disk once taken out of the cartridge 1 is inserted into the cartridge 1 again and a signal is recorded on the optical disk by the recording device, the recording operation must be performed after the location where the recording can be performed is reliably searched as described above. It is configured to move.

With the above configuration, dust, fingerprints and other defects caused by removing the disk 2 from the inside of the cartridge 1 to the outside of the cartridge 1 can be recognized. The storage capacity that can be recorded or the storage capacity that is missing due to a defect can be recognized.

[0064]

As described above, according to the cartridge of the present invention, in order to take out the recording medium, the adhesive tape must be peeled off, whereby the cartridge can be taken out, and there is no adhesive tape. Therefore, it is instructed that it can be taken out. Also, since the adhesive tape is not adhered again, the recording medium has been removed in the past because the adhesive tape has been peeled off,
In other words, it is possible to recognize that it is ready to be taken out in the past. This makes it possible to recognize whether or not the stored recording medium is an object that has been taken out, in other words, whether or not the stored recording medium has been taken out and has dust, fingerprints, or the like attached thereto, or has other defects. It has the effect of.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a process of taking out a disk from a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a tape of the cartridge according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a cartridge according to a reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a claw portion of a cartridge according to a reference example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a process of taking out a disk from a cartridge according to a reference example of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a signal recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a detection unit of the signal recording device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a reference diagram showing a detection unit of the signal recording device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a conventional cartridge.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cartridge 2 Disk (recording medium) 3 Opening 4 Tape (indicating part) 5 Holding part 6 Cartridge main body 7 Opening window 8 Shutter 9 Engaging part 10 Engaged part 11 First opening window 12 Second opening window 13 Opening part 14 Claw part 15 Connection part 16 Holding part 17 Hinge 18 Engagement part 19 Engaged part 20 Detection part 21 Search part 22 Recording part 23 Pickup 24 Light emitting element 25 Light receiving element 26 Switch 27 Display part

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A cartridge main body capable of storing a recording medium therein, an opening and a cover provided for taking out the recording medium from the cartridge main body, and a state in which the recording medium can take out the recording medium. An indication unit that indicates that the cartridge body and the cover unit have been peeled off once from the object to be adhered and cannot be adhered again in the same state. A cartridge characterized by being constituted. 2. A structure in which, after the adhesive tape is peeled off from the cartridge, a part of the adhesive tape remains on the cartridge, and an indication is displayed on the cartridge to identify the possibility that the recording medium has been taken out. The cartridge according to claim 1, wherein 3. The cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the adhesive tape has a different reflectance from the surface of the cartridge body or the surface of the cover. 4. A disk cartridge in which a recording medium is stored in the cartridge according to claim 1. 5. An electronic device for mounting the disk cartridge according to claim 4, further comprising a detection unit for detecting a state of the instruction unit. 6. A recording unit for recording a signal on the recording medium, wherein when the detection unit detects that there is a possibility that the recording medium has been taken out of the cartridge body even once, the recording unit is The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein recording on the recording medium is not performed. 7. A recording section for recording a signal on the recording medium, and recording the signal on the recording medium when the detecting section detects that the recording medium may have been taken out of the cartridge body even once. 6. A search unit for searching for a location that cannot be recorded, wherein the recording unit does not record a signal in a location where a signal of the recording medium cannot be recorded based on a search result of the search unit. Electronic devices. 8. A search unit for searching for a position where a signal of the recording medium cannot be recorded when the detection unit detects that the recording medium may have been removed from the cartridge body even once, and the search unit. 6. The electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising: a display unit that displays a storage capacity that cannot record a signal on the recording medium or a storage capacity that can record a signal on the recording medium based on the search result.