JP2001048118A - Optical disk loading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely load an optical disk in a case and smoothly load a title label in a transparent cover for the case. SOLUTION: There are provided a case releasing section 5 for releasing a case 10 supplied from a case supplying section 4; a title label inserting section 6 for inserting a title label T into a transparent cover of the released case 10; an optical disk loading section 8 for loading an optical disk 18 into a loading hole formed in the case 10; label inserting sections 9, 9' for inserting a predetermined title label into an engaging claw of the case 10; and a case closing section 20 for closing the case 10. Further, there are provided a space forming mechanism for forming an inserting space for use in inserting the title label between the surface of the case main body and the transparent cover; a corrugated shape forming mechanism for forming the title label T into a corrugated shape; and a position setting claw member for position setting the case 10 by butting them against an outer circumferential surface of a protrusion forming the loading hole of the case 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical disk loading apparatus for automatically loading an information recording disk (hereinafter, referred to as an optical disk) such as a CD or DVD into a plastic case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A case for loading an optical disk usually has a box-shaped shape with two folds. An optical disk is loaded on one side of the case, and a manual or a bookmark is placed on the other side. Is inserted. In some cases, a transparent cover for inserting a title sheet as a cover is provided on the front side of the case.

Conventionally, there has been no automatic machine for loading an optical disk into such a case and inserting a predetermined sheet or title sheet, so that the loading operation has to be performed manually, which is very complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional circumstances, and provides an automatic optical disk loading apparatus which can securely load an optical disk into a case and smoothly load a title paper into a transparent cover of the case. The purpose is to do. It is another object of the present invention to provide an optical disk loading device capable of easily forming an insertion space between a case body and a transparent cover. It is still another object of the present invention to provide an optical disk loading apparatus capable of efficiently performing each processing, shortening a transport path, and reducing the size of the entire apparatus. Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical disk loading device that can insert a title paper accurately. Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical disk loading device that can smoothly load an optical disk into a mounting hole of a case body without damaging the center hole of the optical disk. Still another object of the present invention is to provide an optical disk loading device that can smoothly insert a sheet into a locking claw of a case without damaging the end of the sheet.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical disk loading apparatus for loading an optical disk and performing other processing on the case while transporting the case supplied from a case supply unit by a transport conveyor. An optical disk loading device for performing the operation. The case has a foldable case main body and a transparent cover mounted on the surface side thereof. The disc loading device includes a case opening portion for opening the closed case, a title paper insertion portion for inserting a title paper into the transparent cover of the case opened by the case opening portion, and a title paper insertion portion. An optical disk loading section for loading an optical disk into the loaded hole, a paper insertion section for inserting predetermined paper into a locking claw formed on the case main body, and a case closing section for closing the case. The title paper insertion section has a space forming mechanism that forms an insertion space for inserting the title paper between the surface of the case main body and the transparent cover, and a waveform forming mechanism that forms the title paper in a wave shape. are doing. The optical disk loading section has a positioning claw member for positioning the case by contacting the outer peripheral surface of an edge forming the loading hole.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the optical disk loading apparatus according to the first aspect, the space forming mechanism is configured such that the case main body, which is opened by the case opening portion and opened, is turned upside down. By bending the case body into a flat inverted V-shape, the transparent cover is bent into a substantially V-shape by its own weight, thereby forming the insertion space.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the optical disk loading device according to the first or second aspect, the space forming mechanism is
A turret device having a rotating shaft arranged in the carrying path of the carrying conveyor and a turret that can rotate around the rotating shaft, and the turret includes a plurality of suction pads for holding and sucking a case. And four sets of case holding heads which are arranged at equal intervals. The turret is operated intermittently so that each of the case holding heads can sequentially take a case suction position, a title paper insertion position, a case separation position, and a standby position.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the optical disk loading device according to the third aspect, each of the suction pads of each of the case holding heads has a cam mechanism and a link mechanism. By tilting each suction pad downward through the cam mechanism and the link mechanism, the opening angle of the case main body is set to 180 degrees.
The insertion space is formed between the surface of the case main body and the transparent cover by being opened more than a degree.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the optical disk loading device according to the first aspect, the waveform forming mechanism has an upper mold and a lower mold each having a wave-shaped mating surface for sandwiching the title paper and deforming into a wave. The upper die is formed with a plurality of holes for suction or for ejecting compressed air for attaching and detaching the title paper, and the upper die is configured so that the lower die can contact the upper die. It is provided so that it can approach and separate from the mold. When the title paper is inserted, the upper die enters the insertion space of the case while holding the title paper by suction, and after releasing the suction of the title paper, leaves the title paper in the insertion space. I am leaving.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the optical disk loading device according to the first aspect, the case has a push button portion at a center portion of the loading hole of the case main body, and the optical disk loading portion has the push button portion. It has a piston that can abut the part. Then, when the optical disc is loaded into the loading hole by the optical disc loading section, the piston pushes down the push button section so that interference between the center hole of the optical disc and the push button section is prevented. Has become.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the optical disk loading apparatus according to the first aspect, the sheet insertion section has a suction pad for picking up a sheet and a claw member, and is held by the suction pad. When the paper is inserted into the locking claw of the case main body, the claw member comes into contact with the locking claw in advance to prevent interference between the paper and the locking claw. I have.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the closed case supplied from the case supply unit and transported by the transport conveyor is first opened by the case opening unit.

Next, the title paper is inserted into the transparent cover of the case by the title paper insertion unit. In this case, the space forming mechanism forms an insertion space for inserting the title paper between the surface of the case body and the transparent cover, while the waveform forming mechanism forms the title paper in a wavy shape. as a result,
The width of the wavy title paper is smaller than the width of the insertion space, which allows the title paper to be inserted into the insertion space between the case body and the transparent cover without interfering with the case body or the transparent cover. Can be inserted smoothly.

Next, the optical disk is loaded into the loading hole of the case body by the optical disk loading section. At the time of this loading, the positioning claw member is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the edge forming the loading hole of the case body to position the case,
Thereby, the positioning of the loading hole of the case main body can be performed accurately and reliably. As a result, the loading of the optical disk can be performed reliably. Next, a predetermined sheet, such as an instruction manual or a coupon, is inserted into the locking claw of the case main body and locked by the paper insertion unit. Thereafter, the case is closed by the case closing portion.

In this case, when the title paper is inserted into the case, the insertion operation is performed in a state where the title paper is deformed in a wavy shape. Therefore, at the time of insertion, the horizontal width of the title paper is smaller than the horizontal width of the insertion space, whereby the title paper is inserted smoothly. Further, when loading the optical disk, the loading operation is performed with the outer peripheral surface of the edge forming the loading hole of the case main body being positioned, so that the loading of the optical disk is performed smoothly and reliably. In this way, the loading of the optical disk into the case and other processing can be performed automatically.

According to the optical disk loading device of the second aspect, when the space forming mechanism forms the insertion space for inserting the title paper, the case body opened and expanded by the case opening portion is opened. The case body is bent into a flat inverted V-shape from the upward state. Then, the transparent cover bends downward in a substantially V shape by its own weight. Thus, an insertion space is easily formed between the case body and the transparent cover.

According to the optical disk loading apparatus of the third aspect of the invention, the turret is intermittently operated and turns (1/4 turn) around the rotation axis, so that the case holding head at the standby position can be moved. Move to the case suction position. At this case suction position, the case placed on the transport conveyor is sucked and held by each suction pad of the case holding head. Next, the case held by the suction pads of the case holding head is moved to the title paper insertion position by the turret rotating (1/4 turn in the same manner) by the intermittent operation. At this title paper insertion position, the title paper is inserted into the transparent cover of the case by the title paper insertion unit.

After the title paper is inserted, the turret is turned again by the intermittent operation of the turret (similarly, 1/4 turn), so that the cases sucked and held by the suction pads of the case holding head are moved to the case separation position. . At this case separation position, the suction state of each suction pad of the case holding head is released, the case is separated from each suction pad, and the separated case is returned to the transport conveyor.

In this case, four sets of case holding heads (herein, referred to in order as...) Arranged at equal intervals are provided. As a result, if the case holding head at the standby position moves to the case suction position, the case holding head at the case suction position moves to the title paper insertion position, and the case holding head at the title paper insertion position moves to the case suction position. The case holding head moves to the separation position, and the case holding head at the case separation position moves to the standby position. Thus, each process is efficiently performed by the rotation of the turret. Also, by using such a turret, the transport path can be shortened, and the entire apparatus can be downsized.

According to the optical disk loading device of the present invention, when the title paper is inserted into the transparent cover of the case by the title paper insertion portion at the title paper insertion position, each suction pad is provided with a cam mechanism and a cam mechanism. It tilts and moves downward through the lever mechanism. As a result, the opening angle of the case body becomes 1
Opening more than 80 degrees, an insertion space for inserting the title paper is formed between the surface of the case body and the transparent cover.

According to the optical disk loading apparatus of the fifth aspect, when the title paper is formed in a wave shape, the title paper is sandwiched between the upper mold and the lower mold of the waveform forming mechanism. Then, since each of the mating surfaces of the upper mold and the lower mold has a wavy shape, the title paper sandwiched between the mating surfaces of the upper mold and the lower mold deforms in a wavy shape. At this time, air is sucked from the plurality of holes formed in the upper mold, and the title paper is sucked by these holes to be suction-held on the mating surface of the upper mold. Thereafter, the lower mold is separated from the upper mold.

Next, the upper mold is inserted into the insertion space of the case together with the title paper adsorbed on the upper mold. Then, compressed air is blown out from the plurality of holes of the upper die in the insertion space, thereby releasing the state of adsorption of the title paper to the upper die and separating the title paper from the upper die. As a result, the title paper is arranged in the insertion space. Thereafter, the upper mold is moved out of the insertion space.

In this case, since the title paper is separated from the upper die by squeezing compressed air from a plurality of holes of the upper die in the insertion space, the title paper is made of a thin and poorly elastic member. Nevertheless, the title sheet can be easily brought into a fully developed state after separation from the upper mold, and this allows the title sheet to be accurately inserted into the insertion space.

According to the optical disk loading device of the invention, when the optical disk is loaded into the loading hole of the case main body by the optical disk loading section, the piston of the optical disk loading section is positioned at the center of the loading hole of the case main body. Push down the push button. As a result, interference between the center hole of the optical disk and the push button portion is prevented, and as a result, the optical disk can be smoothly loaded into the mounting hole of the case body without damaging the center hole of the optical disk.

According to the optical disk loading device of the present invention, when a predetermined sheet is inserted into the locking claw of the case main body, the claw member of the paper insertion portion contacts the locking claw of the case main body. Contact and lift the locking claw. From this state, the paper sucked and held by the suction pad of the paper insertion unit is inserted into the gap between the locking claw and the case body. At the time of this insertion,
The pawls are lifted upward by the pawl members to prevent interference between the paper and the pawls, so that the paper can be smoothly moved to the pawls without damaging the edges of the paper. Can be inserted.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 20 are views for explaining an optical disk loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the entire optical disk loading device, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.
5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the claw member in the case opening portion, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the push-opening member in the case opening portion, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the waveform forming mechanism in the title paper insertion portion. FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are side views thereof for explaining the operation of the waveform forming mechanism, and FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are views of the space forming mechanism in the title paper inserting section. FIG. 10 is a front view for explaining the operation of the space forming mechanism, FIG. 10 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a turret device constituting the space forming mechanism, FIG. 11 is a plan view of the turret device, FIG.
2 and 13 are views for explaining the operation of the positioning claw member of the optical disk loading section, where each figure (a) is a plan view,
(B) is a side view, (c) is a front view, and FIGS.
FIG. 15B is a view for explaining the operation of the piston in the optical disk loading section, FIG. 15 is a front view of the sheet insertion section, and FIG.
Is a plan view thereof, FIG. 17 is a view for explaining the operation of the claw member in the paper insertion section, and FIGS. It is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the optical disc loading apparatus 1 comprises a transport conveyor 2 for transporting a case 10 in the direction of arrow X, a case loading station 3 arranged at the upstream end of the transport conveyor 2 in the transport direction, A case supply unit 4 for supplying the cases 10 taken out of the loading station 3 and placed on the slope 3a one by one to the conveyor 2 side, a case opening unit 5 for opening the closed case 10, and a case A title paper insertion section 6 for inserting a title paper T into a transparent cover (described later), an optical disk loading section 8 for loading an optical disk 18 into a loading hole (described later) of the case 10, and a locking claw (described later) of the case 10. Paper insertion sections 9, 9 'for inserting predetermined paper, a case closing section 20 for closing case 10, and a pusher 30 for sorting products.
It is composed of

The case 10 is a box-shaped case that can be folded in two, as shown in FIGS.
1 and a transparent cover 12 mounted on the front side thereof. A pair of locking claws 13 for locking a relatively large booklet-shaped paper such as a manual or a relatively small single-leaf paper such as a coupon is provided on one main body 11a of the case body 11.
Is provided.

The other main body portion 11b of the case main body 11 is formed with a protruding portion 14 having a circular cross section and extending in a circumferential shape. A protruding portion (edge) 15 is also formed at the top of the raised portion 14 and extends in the same manner. An optical disk loading hole is formed by the inner peripheral surface 15a of these projections 15.

The push button 16 is located at the center of the main body 11b.
Is provided. The push button 16 is composed of a pair of members 16a, 16b having a spring property in the vertical direction. When the optical disk is loaded, the center hole of the optical disk engages with the outer peripheral surface 16c of each member 16a, 16b. ing. When the push button 16 is pressed, the center hole of the optical disk is disengaged from the members 16a and 16b, and the optical disk can be easily taken out from the loading hole.

Both ends 12a and 12b of the transparent cover 12 arranged on the front side of the case main body 11 are fixed to respective ends of the main bodies 11a and 11b of the case main body 11, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5, the case opening portion 5 has an opening claw 50 for opening one main body 11a of the case 10. The opening claw 50 has a protruding portion 50a inserted between the main body portions 11a and 11b of the case 10 at its tip. The opening claw 50 is moved by a drive mechanism (not shown) into contact with the main body 11a of the case 10 (solid line position in FIG. 5), and in an open position in which the main body 11a is moved upward by opening (indicated by a chain line in FIG. 5). ).

As shown in FIG. 6, the case opening portion 5 further has a push-open roller 51 for pushing and opening the main body 11a of the case 10 opened by the opening claw 50. The push-open roller 51 is rotatably provided at the tip of an arm 52, and the arm 52 is configured to be horizontally movable by a driving mechanism including a lever 53. The base 54 on which the case 10 is placed is provided with a suction pad 55 for holding the main body 11b by suction when the main body 11a of the case 10 is opened.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the title paper insertion section 6 has a waveform forming mechanism including an upper die 60 and a lower die 61 which are vertically opposed to each other. The upper die 60 and the lower die 61 are for deforming the title paper T disposed between them in a wavy manner, and a wavy mating surface 60a is formed on the lower surface of the upper die 60 disposed above. Formed,
On the upper surface of the lower die 61 disposed below, a wavy mating surface 61a corresponding to the mating surface 60a of the upper die 60 is formed. A plurality of air holes 62 for suction or compressed air ejection for attaching and detaching the title paper T are formed in the mating surface 60a of the upper die 60. These air holes 62 are switched and connected to a vacuum pump or a compressed air source (not shown).

A sliding member 63 slidably provided in a horizontal direction is connected to an upper portion of the upper die 60.
A linear guide 64 is connected to the slide member 63. The linear guide 64 is slidably supported by a rail 65 disposed above the linear guide 64. Slide member 6
3 travels along the rails 65, so that the upper mold 60 is moved.
Is inserted into an insertion space (to be described later) for inserting a title paper formed in the case 10 disposed in front thereof.

The slide member 63 can travel in the direction in which the rails 65 are arranged by rotating the arm 32 disposed below the slide member 63 around the shaft 33 in the direction of the arrow.

The lower die 61 has a shaft 66 connected to a lower portion thereof.
The upper die 60 can be moved closer to and away from the upper die 60. When the lower die 61 comes into contact with the upper die 60, the mating surfaces 60a, 61a come into close contact with no gap. . The shaft 66 moves up and down as the connecting rod 34 disposed below the shaft 66 moves up and down.

As shown in FIG. 9, the title paper insertion section 6 has a suction pad 67 for sucking and holding the case body 11 of the case 10 as a space forming mechanism for forming an insertion space S for inserting the title paper in the case 10. , 67 'and a link mechanism for driving them. The link mechanism includes four links 68a, 68b, 68 pin-connected to each other.
c, 68d, and a horizontal link 68
Adsorption pads 67 and 67 'are fixed to the lower part of c and 68d. The upper ends of the vertical links 68a and 68b are L
The L-shaped member 69 is pin-connected to the
It can be moved up and down by a cam mechanism described later. The connecting pins 76 of the links 68c and 68d are fixed to the lower part of the case holding head 71 extending in the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG.

When the L-shaped member 69 moves downward from the state shown in FIG. 9A, the connecting pins 7 of the links 68c and 68d
While the vertical position of the link 6 is maintained, the links 68a, 6
8b moves downward, and the links 68c and 68d are deformed into an inverted V-shape. As a result, the suction pads 67 fixed to the lower portions of the links 68c, 68d descend while being inclined, and as a result, as shown in FIG. 9B, the case held by the suction pads 67, 67 'by suction. The main body 11 is bent in a flat inverted V-shape. Then, the transparent cover 12 below the case main body 11 is bent downward in a substantially V shape by its own weight, and an insertion space S for inserting a title paper is formed between the case main body 11 and the transparent cover 12. Become.

A locking plate 56 for locking to the transparent cover 12 of the case 10 in which the insertion space S is formed by the space forming mechanism is disposed in front of the lower die 51 (left side in FIG. 7). The locking plate 56 is fixed to a rotatable shaft 57.

The suction pads 67, 67 'are attached to a turret device 7 as shown in FIGS. The turret device 7 has a rotatable rotation shaft 70 disposed at the center and a turret 72 fixed to the rotation shaft 70. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating shaft 70 is arranged in the transport path of the transport conveyor 2 and is driven to rotate by a drive mechanism (not shown). Turret 7
2 are four sets of case holding heads 71 (71a, 71b, 71c, 71) which are arranged at equal intervals and extend radially.
d).

Above the turret 72, four L-shaped members 69 (69a, 69b, 69c, 69d) are arranged corresponding to the case holding heads 71a, 71b, 71c, 71d. Each L-shaped member 69a, 69b, 69c, 6
9d are all supported by the turret 72 so as to be able to move up and down. Also, each of the L-shaped members 69a, 69b, 69c, 69d
A cam follower 73 is provided in the upper part of the cam.

On the other hand, around the rotating shaft 70, the frame 7
4 is provided with a cylindrical cam member 75 having an upper end fixed thereto. The cam member 75 has a stepped cam surface 75.
a is formed. Each L-shaped member 69a, 69b, 69
The cam followers 73 of c and 69d are mounted on the cam surface 75a.

The vertical position of the cam surface 75a is the same in the stations A, C and D, but lower in the station B than in the other stations. That is, the cam surface 75a is an inclined surface that gradually descends from the station A to the station B, and is an inclined surface that gradually rises from the station B to the station C.

With this configuration, when the rotary shaft 70 rotates and the turret 72 rotates, each case holding head 71a,
71b, 71c, and 71d are arranged in the order of station A (case suction position), station B (title paper insertion position), station C (case separation position), and station D (standby position).
When 1a, 71b, 71c, and 71d move from station A to station B, the cam follower 73 gradually moves down along the cam surface 75a.
As described with reference to (a), each L-shaped member 69a, 6
9b, 69c, 69d and each link 68a, 68b,
The suction pads 67, 67 'move downward while tilting via the 68c, 68d.

Thus, the opening angle of the case body 11 is 1
Being larger than 80 °, a large insertion space S is formed between the surface of the case body 11 and the transparent cover 12 (see FIG. 9B).

The optical disk loading unit 8 is configured as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13B and FIGS. 13A and 13B, by contacting the outer peripheral surface 15b of the projection 15 forming the optical disk loading hole of the case 10, the optical disk loading hole of the case 10 is positioned. And a pair of positioning claw members 80 and 81. Each positioning claw member 80, 8
Numerals 1 are disposed on both sides of the optical disk loading hole of the case 10 so as to face each other, and have contact surfaces 80a and 81a that can contact the outer peripheral surface 15b of the protrusion 15 of the case 10.

FIGS. 12C and 13C show slide plates 82 and 82 'for driving the positioning claw members 80 and 81, respectively. A linear guide 8 is provided on the back side of each slide plate 82, 82 '.
3,83 'are provided, and each linear guide 83,8
3 'is slidable on a rail 84 disposed in the horizontal direction.

Rotating plates 85 and 85 'are provided above the slide plates 82 and 82', respectively. The positioning claw members 80 and 81 are mounted on the rotating plates 85 and 85 ', respectively. . One end of each rotation plate 85, 85 'is rotatably supported on the upper part of each slide plate 82, 82' via a pin 86. Cam followers 87, 87 'are provided at the other ends of the rotating plates 85, 85', respectively. Further, cam members 88, 88 'are arranged corresponding to the cam followers 87, 87', respectively.
The cam followers 87, 87 'are in contact with the respective cam surfaces 88a, 88'a of 8'.

From the state shown in FIG. 12, each slide plate 8 is driven by a driving mechanism such as a cam or lever (not shown).
When the rails 2 and 82 'move on the rail 84 in the direction of approaching each other, the rotary plates 85 and 85' at the upper ends of the slide plates 82 and 82 'also move in the direction of approaching each other. At this time, the cam followers 87, 87 'provided at the other ends of the rotating plates 85, 85' are in contact with the respective cam surfaces 88a, 88'a of the cam members 88, 88 ', respectively. 1 moves obliquely downward along the cam surfaces 88a and 88'a, respectively, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 (c), each of the rotating plates 85, 85 'rotates downward around the pin 86.

Thus, each positioning claw member 80, 8
As shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b), the contact surfaces 80a and 81a of the positioning claw members 80 and 81 are rotated by the case 1 as shown in FIGS. Abuts on the outer peripheral surface 15b of the ten projections 15.

In this manner, each positioning claw member 8
Numerals 0 and 81 can assume a positioning position (FIG. 13) in which positioning is performed by contacting the projection 15 of the case 10 and a retracted position (FIG. 12) retracted above the case 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the optical disk loading section 8 has an L-shaped loading arm 89 for loading the optical disk 18 into the case 10. Is provided with a suction head for holding the optical disk 18 by suction.

As shown in FIG. 14, the suction head is provided with a piston 40 which can be moved up and down. When the optical disk is loaded by the suction head, the piston 40
By contacting the push button 16 of the case 10 from above and depressing the push button 16 (see FIG. 3A), interference between the center hole of the optical disc 18 and the outer peripheral surface of the push button is prevented. . After loading the optical disc,
When the piston 40 is raised, the push button 16 moves upward and engages with the center hole of the optical disc 18.

The paper insertion sections 9, 9 'are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6, a frame 90, an air cylinder 91 disposed above the frame 90, and a link mechanism 92 driven by the air cylinder 91 are provided.

The frame 90 is composed of a pair of plates 90a arranged opposite to each other. A mounting flange 93 is fixed to an upper portion of the plate 90a, and a rear end side of the air cylinder 91 is rotatably connected to the mounting flange 93 via a pin 94 inserted therethrough.

At the lower part of the frame 90, a linear guide 95 is provided. The linear guide 95 is slidable on a rail 96 disposed in the horizontal direction. The rail 96 is driven by a driving mechanism (not shown).
It is configured to be able to move up and down.

The link mechanism 92 is composed of links 97, 98 and 99 which are connected to each other by pins. Link 9
The lower part of 7 is branched into two branches, and a link 98 is inserted into the branched part. The link 97 is rotatably connected to the frame 90 via a pin 100, and the link 99 is rotatably connected to the distal end of the frame 90 via a pin 101. The tip of the piston rod 91a of the air cylinder 91 is
A suction pad 103 for sucking and holding a predetermined sheet to be inserted into the case 10 is provided below the link 98. Suction pad 103
Is connected to a suction mechanism (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 17, a connecting rod 110 movable in the left-right direction is provided above the case 10 into which a sheet is inserted by the suction pad 103. One end of a lever 112 is connected to a rod end 111 at the tip of the connecting rod 110, and the lever 112 is rotatably supported by a fixed pin 113. A claw member 114 is provided at the other end of the lever 112.
Has been fixed.

Thus, the connecting rod 110
When the lever 112 moves in the left-right direction, the lever 112
3 and as a result, the tip 1 of the claw member 114 is rotated.
14a comes into contact with the locking claw 13 of the case 10 and
Abutting position to push up (indicated by the chain line in FIG. 17)
And a retracted position (the solid line position in the figure) in which the distal end portion 114a is retracted upward.

FIGS. 18 to 20 show the case closing portion 20.
As shown in FIG.
Lifting rod 21 for pushing up, and lifting rod 21
A push / close member 23 with a roller 22 attached to the tip thereof for further pressing and closing the main body 11a pushed up by the above, and an ascending / descending elevation that brings the case 10 into a completely closed state by engaging the main body 11a with the main body 11b. And a possible closing member 24.

In the optical disk loading apparatus 1 configured as described above, first, the case 10 loaded in the closed state in the case loading station 3 is carried into the transport conveyor 2 by the case supply unit 4, and the case 10 It is transported downstream in the transport direction (right side in FIG. 1).

When the case 10 comes to a position facing the case opening portion 5, the case opening operation by the case opening portion 5 is performed. In this case, the opening claw 50 opens the main body 11a of the case main body 11 (see FIG. 5), and the push-open roller 51 further pushes and opens the main body 11a to open the case 1.
0 is expanded (see FIG. 6).

The case 10 in the deployed state is the turret 7
When the turret 72 is conveyed to the second station A, the suction pads 67 and 67 'of the case holding head of the turret 72 hold the case 10 by suction.
And turns to station B (see FIG. 11). During this movement, the cam follower 73 gradually descends along the cam surface 75a of the cam member 75, so that the links 68a and 68b move downward via the L-shaped member 69 (see FIG. 9B). As a result, the suction pads 67, 67 'move downward while being inclined.

Thus, the case body 11 of the case 10
Is deformed into a flat inverted V-shape, and its opening angle becomes larger than 180 degrees. As a result, the transparent cover 12 on the front side of the case 10 is bent downward in a substantially V-shape by its own weight, and A large insertion space S for inserting a title paper is formed between the transparent cover 11 and the transparent cover 12 (see FIG. 9B). Thus, the insertion space S is easily formed by utilizing the fact that the transparent cover 12 bends downward by its own weight when the case body 11 is bent upward.

Next, a title paper T is arranged between the upper mold 60 and the lower mold 61 (see FIG. 8A), and from this state, the lower mold 6 is moved.
The title paper T is sandwiched between the mating surfaces 60a, 61a of the upper mold 60 and the lower mold 61 by raising 1 and making contact with the upper mold 60 (see FIG. 2B).

Next, the lower mold 61 is separated from the upper mold 60. At this time, each air hole 6 in the mating surface 60a of the upper die 60
2, the title paper T remains sucked and held on the mating surface 60 a of the upper die 60,
The wavy shape is maintained along the mating surface 60a.

From this state, the slide member 63 is driven to move the upper die 60 forward, and the upper die 60 is inserted into the insertion space S of the case 10. At this time, as described above, the title paper T sucked and held on the mating surface 60a of the upper die 60 is
The upper die 60 has a wavy shape along the mating surface 60 a, and the width of the title paper T is smaller than the width of the insertion space S of the case 10. Therefore, the title paper T is
0 is smoothly inserted into the insertion space S together with 0.

After the upper die 60 is inserted into the insertion space S, the upper die 6
Compressed air is ejected from a plurality of air holes 62 formed in the zero mating surface 60a. Due to the pressure of the compressed air, the title paper T adsorbed and held on the mating surface 60a of the upper die 60
Is separated from the mating surface 60a. By separating the title paper T from the mating surface 60a of the upper mold 60 by the pressure of the compressed air in this way, even if the title paper T is a thin member having poor elasticity, the title paper T is separated after separation. Can be completely expanded in the insertion space S, whereby the title paper T can be inserted accurately.

After separating the title paper T, the upper mold 60 is inserted into the insertion space S.
Evicted from In this way, the title paper T is inserted into the insertion space S of the case 10.

After the title paper T is inserted, the turret 72 is further turned by 90 degrees to move the case 10 sucked and held by the suction pads 67, 67 'at the station B to the station C (see FIGS. 1 and 11). ). During this movement, the links 68a and 68b move upward via the L-shaped member 69 by the cam follower 73 gradually rising along the cam surface 75a of the cam member 75 (see FIG. 9A). As a result, the suction pads 67 and 67 'move upward while being inclined, and the case body 11 returns to the original horizontal deployment state. Thus, the title paper T is tightly sandwiched between the surface of the case body 11 and the transparent cover 12. Then, the suction pad 6
The case 10 is released from the suction pads 67 and 67 ′ by releasing the suction state of the case 10 by 7, 67 ′.

After the separation, the case 10 is transported by the transport conveyor 2 and moves to the position of the optical disk loading unit 8. At this time, in the optical disk loading section 8, each positioning claw member 80, 81 is located at the retracted position retracted upward (see FIG. 12).

When the case 10 is disposed below the positioning claw members 80, 81, the slide plates 82, 8
2 'move toward each other. Then, the cam followers 87, 87 'move obliquely downward along the respective cam surfaces 88a, 88'a of the cam members 88, 88', respectively.
As a result, each of the rotating plates 85, 85 'rotates downward (see FIG. 13). As a result, each positioning claw member 8
The reference numerals 0 and 81 abut against the outer peripheral surface 15b of the protrusion 15 of the case 10, and the positioning of the optical disk loading hole of the case 10 is performed.

Next, the optical disk 18 is loaded into the optical disk loading hole of the case 10 by the suction head of the loading arm 89. At this time, since the positioning of the optical disk loading hole of the case 10 is accurately performed with reference to the outer peripheral surface 15b of the projection 15 forming the optical disk loading hole, the optical disk 18 is securely loaded into the optical disk loading hole of the case 10. it can.

When the optical disk 18 is loaded into the case 10, the piston 40 provided on the suction head is lowered to push down the push button 16 of the case 10 (see FIG. 14A). This prevents the center hole of the optical disk 18 from interfering with the push button 16 when the optical disk 18 is loaded. After the optical disk 18 is loaded, the outer surface 16c of the push button 16 (FIG. 4) is engaged with the center hole of the optical disk 18 by raising the piston 40 (see FIG. 4B). 10 will be securely held.

Case 10 loaded with optical disk 18
Is transported by the transport conveyor 2, and is inserted into the paper insertion section 9,
9 ', and the paper insertion portions 9,
By 9 ', a predetermined sheet is inserted into the case 10.

In this case, first, the frame 90 (FIG. 1)
5), the suction pad 103 is made to approach a predetermined stacked sheet (not shown).
Then, the uppermost sheet is suction-held by the suction pad 103. From this state, by driving the air cylinder 91 to retract the piston rod 91a, each of the link members 97, 98, 99 is rotated, and the suction pad 103 is rotated.
Is rotated upward, thereby separating the uppermost sheet from the lower sheet.

Next, the frame 90 is moved so that the sheet sucked and held by the suction pad 103 approaches the case 10, and the sheet is inserted into the locking claw 13 of the case 10. At the time of insertion, the claw member 114 (FIG. 17) is located at the position of contact with the locking claw 13 (the position indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 17), and the distal end portion 114a of the claw member 114 The claws 13 are pushed upward. Therefore, a certain gap is formed between the locking claw 13 and the bottom surface of the main body 11a,
Thereby, the paper is smoothly inserted into the locking claw 13 without damaging the edge of the paper. After the sheet is inserted, the driving of the connecting rod 110 returns the claw member 114 to the original retracted position (the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing).

The case 10 into which a predetermined sheet such as a manual or a coupon is inserted is transported by the transport conveyor 2 to a position facing the case closing portion 20. The lifting rod 21 (FIG. 18), the closing member 23 (FIG. 19), and the closing member 24 (FIG. 20) of the case closing portion 20 provide
The case 10 is closed and hermetically closed.

Next, the sealed case 10 is moved by the conveyor 2 to a position facing the pusher 30. Then, only the case 10 determined to be non-defective in each of the above-described steps is pushed out by the pusher 30 to the conveyor A side and accumulated. The case 10 determined to be defective in any of the steps is transported to the conveyor B side. As described above, a series of optical disk automatic loading processing is completed.

[0081]

According to the optical disk loading device of the first aspect of the present invention, the title paper insertion section for inserting the title paper into the transparent cover of the case opened by the case opening section, and the optical disk into the loading hole of the case. An optical disc loading unit to be loaded;
A paper insertion section for inserting predetermined paper into the case and a case closing section for closing the case are provided, and when the title paper is inserted by the title paper insertion section, the title paper is deformed in a wavy shape and inserted into the case insertion space. When the optical disk is inserted by the optical disk loading section, the case is positioned by contacting the outer peripheral surface of the edge of the case, so that the optical disk loading and other processing can be performed automatically, and There is an effect that smooth and reliable operation can be performed.

According to the optical disk loading device of the second aspect of the present invention, when the insertion space for inserting the title paper is formed in the case, the case main body is turned into a flat inverted V-shape with the case main body facing upward. By bending the transparent cover downward, the transparent cover is bent downward in a substantially V-shape by its own weight, so that there is an effect that the insertion space can be easily formed.

According to the optical disk loading device of the third aspect of the present invention, a swivelable turret having four sets of case holding heads is provided, and each case holding head is set to a case suction position and a title by intermittent operation of the turret. Since the paper insertion position, the case separation position, and the standby position can be sequentially set, each process can be performed efficiently, and the conveyance path can be shortened, and the entire apparatus can be downsized.

According to the optical disk loading device of the fourth aspect, the suction angle of the case main body is lowered by tilting each suction pad of the case holding head downward.
Since the opening is made larger than 0 degrees, there is an effect that the insertion space for inserting the title paper can be formed by a simple mechanism.

According to the optical disk loading apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the title paper is deformed into a wavy shape, the upper and lower dies each having a wavy mating surface are used,
Since the air hole for attaching and detaching the title paper is formed in the upper mold, the title paper can be easily formed in a wavy shape,
There is an effect that the title paper can be smoothly and accurately inserted into the insertion space of the case.

According to the optical disk loading device of the present invention, when loading the optical disk into the case, the push button portion of the case is pushed down by the piston, so that an excessive force acts on the center hole of the optical disk. Thus, there is an effect that the optical disk can be surely loaded into the case without damaging the optical disk.

According to the optical disk loading device of the present invention, when inserting a predetermined sheet into the locking claw of the case, the locking claw is lifted up by the claw member, so that the end portion of the sheet and the locking claw are lifted. Is prevented from being interfered with, so that the paper can be inserted into the locking claw of the case without damaging the paper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of an optical disk loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a case in an unfolded state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an operation of a claw member in a case opening portion.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation of the push-opening member in the case opening portion.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a waveform forming mechanism in a title paper insertion unit.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the waveform forming mechanism in the title paper insertion section, for explaining the operation thereof.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a space forming mechanism in the title paper insertion unit, for explaining the operation thereof.

FIG. 10 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a turret device constituting the space forming mechanism (a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 11).

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a turret device.

12A and 12B are diagrams for explaining the operation of the positioning claw member of the optical disk loading unit, where FIG. 12A is a plan view and FIG.
Is a side view, and (c) is a front view.

13A and 13B are views for explaining the operation of the positioning claw member of the optical disk loading unit, where FIG. 13A is a plan view and FIG.
Is a side view, and (c) is a front view.

FIG. 14 is a view for explaining the operation of a piston in the optical disc loading unit.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a paper insertion unit.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of a sheet insertion unit.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the claw member in the paper insertion unit.

FIG. 18 is a view showing a lifting rod in a case closing portion.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a closing member in a case closing portion.

FIG. 20 is a front view of a closing member in a case closing portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical disk loading apparatus 2 Conveyor 4 Case supply part 5 Case opening part 6 Title paper insertion part 8 Optical disk loading part 9, 9 'Paper insertion part 10 Case 11 Case main body 12 Transparent cover 13 Locking claw 15b Outer peripheral surface 16 Push button 18 Optical disc 20 Case closing part 40 Piston 60 Upper die 60a Fitting surface 61 Lower die 61a Fitting surface 62 Air hole 67, 67 'Suction pad 70 Rotating shaft 71 Case holding head 71a Case holding head 71b Case holding head 71c Case holding head 71d Case holding Head 72 Turret 80, 81 Positioning claw member 103 Suction pad 114 Claw member T Title paper S Insertion space A Case suction position B Title paper insertion position C Case separation position D Standby position

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An optical disk loading apparatus for loading an optical disk and performing other processing on the case while transporting the case supplied from a case supply unit by a transport conveyor, wherein the case is foldable. The optical disk loading device has a case opening portion for opening the closed case, and a case opening portion for opening the closed case. A title paper insertion unit for inserting a title paper into the transparent cover; an optical disk loading unit for loading an optical disk into a loading hole formed in the case body; and a predetermined paper on a locking claw formed in the case body. A paper insertion part to be inserted, and a case closing part that closes the case, wherein the title paper insertion part includes a surface of the case body and the transparent cover. A space forming mechanism for forming an insertion space for inserting a title sheet therebetween, and a waveform forming mechanism for forming the title paper in a wavy shape, wherein the optical disc loading unit forms the loading hole. An optical disk loading device, comprising: a positioning claw member for positioning the case by contacting the outer peripheral surface of the optical disk. 2. The optical disk loading device according to claim 1, wherein the space forming mechanism flattens the case main body from a state in which the case main body opened and expanded by the case opening portion is turned upward. An optical disk loading device, wherein the transparent cover is bent in a substantially V-shape by its own weight by bending the transparent cover into an inverted V-shape, thereby forming the insertion space. 3. The optical disk loading device according to claim 1, wherein the space forming mechanism includes a rotating shaft disposed in a transport path of the transport conveyor, and a turret rotatable around the rotary shaft. And a turret device having four sets of case holding heads each having a plurality of suction pads for sucking and holding the case and being arranged at equal intervals, An optical disc loading apparatus, wherein the turret is operated intermittently so that a case holding head can take a case suction position, a title paper insertion position, a case separation position, and a standby position in order. 4. The optical disk loading device according to claim 3, wherein each of the suction pads of each of the case holding heads has a cam mechanism and a link mechanism. By tilting and moving downward through the cam mechanism and the link mechanism, the opening angle of the case body is opened more than 180 degrees to form the insertion space between the surface of the case body and the transparent cover. An optical disk loading device characterized in that: 5. The optical disk loading device according to claim 1, wherein the waveform forming mechanism includes an upper mold and a lower mold each having a wave-shaped mating surface for sandwiching the title paper and deforming in a wave shape. In addition, the upper mold is formed with a plurality of holes for suction or pressurized air ejection for attaching and detaching the title paper, and the lower mold is provided with respect to the upper mold so as to be able to contact the upper mold. The upper die enters the insertion space of the case in a state where the title paper is sucked and held when the title paper is inserted, and after releasing the suction of the title paper, An optical disk loading device, wherein a title sheet is left in the insertion space and exits. 6. The optical disk loading device according to claim 1, wherein the case has a push button at a center of the loading hole of the case main body, and the optical disk loading unit contacts the push button. When the optical disk is loaded into the loading hole by the optical disk loading portion, the piston pushes down the push button portion, so that the center hole of the optical disk and the push button portion are formed. An optical disk loading device, wherein interference of the optical disk is prevented. 7. The optical disk loading device according to claim 1, wherein the sheet insertion unit has a suction pad for picking up a sheet and a claw member, and the sheet held by the suction pad is held in the case. When being inserted into the locking claw of the main body, the claw member comes in contact with the locking claw in advance to prevent interference between the paper and the locking claw. Optical disk loading device.