JP2001052403A - Reproducing device of recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely separate the inside of a device main body from the outside during an operation, and to simplify designing and manufacturing in the reproducing device of a recording medium, where an opening part is formed in the device main body, and a tray for loading the recording medium is protruded/ housed through it. SOLUTION: Between a lid body 4 for closing an opening part 7, and the opening part 7, a locking means 5 is provided to keep the closed state when the opening part 7 is closed by the lid body 4, and releases the closed state of the opening part 7 by the lid body 4 when a loading tray 6 is protruded to the device main body 2. The locking means 5 keeps the closed state of the opening part 7 by the lid body 4 to surely shut off the inside of the device main body 2 from the outside while the loading tray 6 is housed inside the device main body 2, and the closing of the lid body 4 is not dependent on the housing stop position of the loading tray 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus in which an opening is formed in a main body of the apparatus, and a tray for mounting a recording medium is inserted through the opening so as to protrude from the main body of the apparatus and to be housed in the main body of the apparatus. And a recording medium reproducing apparatus provided with a lid for closing the opening when the mounting tray is in the storage position in the apparatus main body. Regarding improvement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An opening is formed in a main body of a device, and a loading tray is inserted through the opening to take a protruding and storing position with respect to the main body of the device and to close the opening. Conventionally, as a playback device for a recording medium equipped with a body,
There are known an apparatus in which a lid is pivotally supported near an opening and an apparatus in which a lid is integrally attached to a front portion of a loading tray.
In the recording medium reproducing apparatus in which the lid is pivotally supported near the opening, the lid is configured to obtain a closed state of the opening by a biasing force of a spring or the like, and the mounting tray is provided with When projecting from the storage state, the lid releases the closed state of the opening against the urging force of the spring or the like by the pressing force due to the projection of the mounting tray. On the other hand, in a recording medium reproducing apparatus in which a lid is integrally provided at the front of the mounting tray, the lid opens the opening when the mounting tray takes a position stored in the apparatus main body. It was configured to take a closed position.

[0003]

In a recording medium reproducing apparatus, when reproducing a recording medium, the inside and outside of the main body of the device are shut off so that the space for the reproduction is not affected by dust and the like. Is desirable. Further, in a recording medium reproducing apparatus having a function of writing a record on a recording medium in addition to a function of reproducing a record, that is, for example, a CD-R or the like, a laser beam is used to perform a recording / writing operation. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the laser light from leaking from the inside of the device main body, which is a space for recording and writing, to the outside. Therefore, in the recording medium reproducing apparatus, it is necessary that the opening for inserting the mounting tray and projecting and storing the apparatus main body can be reliably closed by the lid.

In a recording medium reproducing apparatus in which a lid is pivotally supported near an opening and the lid can close the opening by a biasing force of a spring or the like, the spring or the like deteriorates due to aging. If the urging force is weakened or dust adheres to the vicinity of the opening, the lid does not reliably close the opening, causing a problem that laser light leaks out of the device body.

A lid is integrally attached to the front of the mounting tray, and when the mounting tray is slid and stored in the main body of the apparatus, the lid just takes a position to close the opening. In the recording medium reproducing apparatus configured as described above, when the mounting tray is stored in the apparatus main body, the lid surely closes the opening. However, it is necessary that the position where the loading tray is stored and the position where the lid closes the opening are positioned so as to correspond to each other, and high precision is required in the design and manufacture of the device, and the manufacture is complicated. There was a problem of becoming.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when the mounting tray is housed in the main body of the apparatus, the opening for the mounting tray is reliably formed by the lid. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium reproducing apparatus which is closed and easy to manufacture.

[0007]

According to the present invention, an opening of an apparatus main body through which a loading tray is inserted can be closed by a lid pivotally supported in the vicinity of the opening. A lock that holds the closed state when the unit is closed and releases the closed state of the opening by the lid when the mounting tray is about to protrude from the device body. It is a playback device for a recording medium comprising means.

The detailed structure is as follows: a device main body having an opening formed therein, and a position and a recording position of the projecting body with respect to the device main body so as to place and take out a recording medium through the opening of the device main body. The apparatus has a tray for placing a recording medium in a storage position in the apparatus main body so as to reproduce the medium, and a reproducing means for reproducing the recording medium, and is pivotally supported near an opening of the apparatus main body. A lid that can close the opening by opening, and when the lid closes the opening, the closed state is maintained, and the loading tray housed in the device main body is moved relative to the device main body. And a lock means for releasing the closed state of the opening by the lid when the recording medium is projected.

The locking means is, as a specific configuration, held by the lid and moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the mounting tray to adjust the storage position and the projecting position with respect to the lid. A locking member to be taken, an elastic member for applying a biasing force to the locking member so as to take a protruding position with respect to the lid, and a lid formed near the opening of the device main body, wherein the lid forms the opening. A locked portion that locks with the locking member when the closing position is taken, and a mounting tray held on the side of the lid and housed in the device main body attempts to protrude from the device main body. Upon receiving the pressing force from the mounting tray, the locking member is slid from the protruding position with respect to the lid to the storage position to release the locking with the locked portion. What is.

In the recording medium reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, when the mounting tray is housed in the apparatus main body and the lid closes the opening, the opening means of the apparatus main body is opened by the locking means. Thus, the closed state is maintained. In addition, the lid is pivotally supported near the opening of the device main body and is not attached to the loading tray, and the closing position does not depend on the storage position of the loading tray, so it is expensive in design and manufacturing. Does not require precision.

Further, the present invention specifically has a recorder for writing a record on a recording medium in the reproducing means, and the reproducing means has a function of writing the recording on the recording medium in addition to the reproducing function of the recording medium. An example is a recording medium reproducing apparatus provided.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited by the embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the recording medium reproducing apparatus 1 includes an apparatus main body 2, reproducing means 3, a cover 4, and a lock means 5.

An opening 7 through which a tray 6 for mounting a recording medium is inserted is formed on the front side of the main body 2 of the apparatus.
An operation panel 8 and a display panel 9 are provided on the front of the device body 2.

The reproducing means 3 reproduces a recording medium (not shown). The reproducing means 3 includes a loading tray 6,
Pickup (not shown), turntable (not shown), drive motor (not shown), recorder (not shown)
In addition to a reproducing function of reading a signal from a recording medium and reproducing the signal, a recording function of receiving an input signal from the outside and writing a record on the recording medium is provided.

The loading tray 6 is for placing a recording medium. The loading tray 6 slides in the direction of arrow A, and is inserted through the opening 7 of the device main body 2 to protrude from the device main body 2 so that the recording medium can be loaded and unloaded. The position stored in the device main body 2 can be obtained so as to perform recording / reproduction of the data.

The cover 4 is provided with a pair of pivot shafts 10 at both ends in the horizontal direction.
0 is pivotally supported by the device main body 2 (in the direction of arrow B),
The opening 7 can be closed. The lid 4 is urged in a direction to close the opening 7 by a pair of springs (not shown).

In addition, the lid 4 has a box structure, in which some of the members constituting the locking means 5 are housed. A decorative panel 11 is provided on the front surface of the lid 4.

The recording medium reproducing apparatus 1 has a pair of locking means between the lid 4 and the opening 7, more specifically, between the horizontal end portions of the lid 4 and the portion of the opening 7 substantially opposed thereto. 5
Are arranged.

When the lid 4 closes the opening 7, the locking means 5 holds the closed state, and the mounting tray 6, which is housed in the apparatus main body 2, holds the opening 7. On the other hand, when trying to protrude, this is to release the closed state of the opening 7 by the lid 4. The locking means 5 mainly includes a locking member 12, an elastic member 13, a locked portion 14, and a locking release member 15.

The locking member 12 is held inside the lid 4 and slides in the direction in which the mounting tray 6 slides (in the direction of arrow A).
Can be slid in a horizontal direction (direction of arrow C) which is substantially perpendicular to the lid 4 to take a storage position (inside) and a projection position (outside) with respect to the lid 4.

The locking member 12 is formed with a locking portion 16 at the end in the protruding direction. The lid 4 holds the opening 7 of the device main body closed when locked with the locked portion 14.

The locking portion 16 of the locking member 12 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow B so that the portion opposite to the locking portion closes the opening 7 from the open state. At that time,
The locking portion 16 is formed in a tapered shape that can take a position where it is locked with the locked portion 14.

The elastic member 13 is a coil spring, for example, and applies an urging force in the outward direction of the arrow C to the locking member 12 so as to take a protruding position with respect to the lid 4.

The locked portion 14 is formed in a step-like shape at a portion facing the locking member 12 when the lid 4 closes the opening 7 of the device main body 2. Is locked with the locking portion 16 of the locking member 12 when the position for closing is set.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the lock release member 15 is held by the lid 4, and the mounting tray 6 housed inside the equipment main body 2 projects from the equipment main body 2. At this time, the locking member 12 is slid from the position where the locking member 12 protrudes with respect to the lid 4 to the storage position by receiving the pressing force from the mounting tray 6, and the locking member 12 and the locked portion 14 are moved. This is for releasing the lock. Reference numeral 17 denotes an input unit which receives a pressing force from the mounting tray 6 which is going to protrude from the inside of the device main body 2.

When the unlocking member 15 receives a pressing force in the forward direction of the arrow A from the loading tray 6 and when the loading tray 6
In order that the unlocking member 15 slides in the direction of the arrow A when the pressing force is released, a continuous convex portion 18 for guiding is provided on the upper surface of the unlocking member 15 with the arrow A on the lid 4. A continuous concave portion 19 for guiding that extends in the direction and fits with the continuous convex portion 18 is formed.

In addition, the unlocking member 15 is
It is disposed in a state of being placed on the cradle. On the contact surface between the two members, the unlocking member 15 has approximately 60
A continuous convex portion 20 extending in the direction of an angle of ° is formed on the locking member 12, and a continuous concave portion 21 extending in the same direction and fitting with the continuous convex portion 20 is formed.

Therefore, when receiving the pressing force from the loading tray 6 which is going to protrude from the apparatus main body 2, the unlocking member 15 slides in the forward direction of the arrow A, but the unlocking member 1
The locking member 12 engaged with 5 slides in the direction of being stored in the lid 4, that is, in the direction of the arrow C. When the unlocking member 15 releases the pressing force from the loading tray 6, the locking member 12 protrudes from the lid 4 by the urging force of the elastic member 13, that is, the outward direction of the arrow C. The lock release member 15 engaged with the lock member 12
Slides backward in the direction of arrow A.

The recording medium reproducing apparatus 1 is configured as described above. Hereinafter, a recording medium reproducing apparatus 1
The operation of will be described.

The user operates the operation panel 8 of the recording medium reproducing apparatus 1 to turn on the main power, and then outputs the drive motor (not shown) to move the loading tray 6 to the arrow A.
It is slid forward to have a protruding position with respect to the device body 2. Further, the user places a desired CD to be played on the placing tray 6 and operates the operation panel 8 to start playing.

Here, in the recording medium reproducing apparatus 1, the loading tray 6 starts sliding in the backward direction of the arrow A and is stored in the apparatus main body 2. At this time, in the locking means 5, the pressing force from the mounting tray 6 to the unlocking member 15 is released, and the lid 4 housing the unlocking member 15 is in the pair. The spring B rotates in the closing direction of arrow B due to the urging force of the spring.

The pressing force of the lock releasing member 15 is released from the loading tray 6, but the locking member 12 slides outward in the direction of the arrow C by the urging force of the elastic member 13, so that the locking member The unlocking member 15 engaged with the sliding member 12 slides backward in the direction of the arrow A.

Therefore, when the lid 4 takes a position to close the opening 7, the locking portion 16 of the locking member 12 is locked with the locked portion 14, and the lid 4 is opened. 7 is closed and the closed state is maintained. At this time, the unlocking member 15
Is at a position retracted in the direction of arrow A.

When the loading tray 6 reaches a predetermined position in the apparatus main body, the reproducing means 3 functions. That is, the recording medium placed on the loading tray 6 is placed on the turntable, the drive motor outputs the rotation, the turntable rotates, and the pickup picks up the content recorded on the recording medium. Play and output as a signal.

When the recording medium is reproduced, the opening 7 of the apparatus main body is closed by the lid 4 and the closed state is maintained by the lock means 5, so that the inside and the outside of the apparatus main body 2 are in the cut-off state. Recording medium and reproducing means 3
There is no danger that dust will adhere to and cause trouble.

Here, when the function of the reproducing means 3 is finished, that is, when the performance is finished and the recording medium is exchanged and the recording is written on a new recording medium, the loading tray 6 is moved to the apparatus main body. The user operates the operation panel 8 so as to project from the operation panel 8.
Operate.

The loading tray 6 starts to slide in the forward direction of the arrow A inside the apparatus main body 2, and the front portion thereof is locked by the locking means 5.
To the input portion 17 of the lock release member 15 of FIG. Here, in the locking means 5, the unlocking member 15 receiving the pressing force in the forward direction of the arrow A from the input unit 17 slides in the forward direction of the arrow A. The engaged locking member 12 slides in the direction of the arrow C, and the locking portion 16 which is the distal end thereof releases the locking with the locked portion 14.

When the loading tray 6 further slides in the forward direction of the arrow A, the lid 4 is pressed by the loading tray 6 and rotates in the direction of the arrow B. The loading tray 6 projects to a predetermined position with respect to the device main body 2 and stops.

Here, the user replaces the recording medium of the loading tray 6 with a new recording medium, and stores the loading tray 6 inside the apparatus main body 2. Subsequently, the user fetches a signal from outside the device 1 and writes the content of the fetched signal on a new recording medium. At this time, a laser beam having a relatively strong output is used inside the apparatus main body 2, but the opening 7 is closed by the lid 4 and the closed state by the locking means 5, as in the case of reproducing the recording medium. Since the inside and the outside of the device main body 2 are securely held, the laser light does not leak to the outside of the device main body 2 to cause a trouble.

On the other hand, when the loading tray 6 is stored in the main body 2 of the apparatus, the cover 4 opens the opening 7.
Is securely closed, and the closing of the lid 4 does not become insufficient depending on the storage position of the mounting tray 6 in the device main body 2. Therefore, as compared with the means for closing the opening 7 in which a lid is attached to the front of the loading tray 6 to close the opening 7, the design and manufacturing are simpler and do not require high precision in manufacturing. It has become.

In the recording medium reproducing apparatus 1, when the locking means 5 presses the pressing tray 6 and releases the pressing force, the unlocking member 15 mechanically slides in the direction of arrow A.
Although the slide of the lock release member 15 is further operated by sliding the lock member 12 in the direction of arrow C,
A touch switch is provided in the input section 17 of the unlocking member 15 and a slider is provided in place of the locking member 12. May be configured to release the locking with the locking portion 14 on the device body 2 side.

In the recording medium reproducing apparatus 1, in the locking means 5, the urging force of the elastic member 13 acts on the locking member 12, so that the locking member 12 and the locking release member 15 reduce the pressing force from the loading tray 6. Although it is configured to return to the original position when released, the locking member 12 and the unlocking member 15 return to the original position by the urging force acting on the unlocking member 15. There may be.

In the recording medium reproducing apparatus 1, the reproducing means 3 performs both the reproduction of the recording and the writing of the recording. However, the reproducing apparatus 1 may be configured to perform only the reproduction of the recording. Also, the recording medium reproducing apparatus 1 is provided with only one reproducing means 3 for performing both recording reproduction and recording writing.
Lid means for independently providing a reproducing means for reproducing the recording and a recording means for writing the recording, and corresponding to two openings through which the mounting trays respectively provided for the reproducing means and the recording means are inserted. May be configured such that a lock means is disposed between each opening and a lid corresponding to the opening.

[0045]

According to the present invention, when the mounting tray is housed inside the apparatus main body and the lid closes the opening, the closed state is maintained, and the mounting tray is closed. A lock means is provided which acts to release the closed state of the opening by the lid when it attempts to protrude from the recording medium. Means are not affected by dust and the like, and trouble does not occur. In addition, the design and manufacture are simpler than the device in which the lid is attached to the front of the loading tray and the opening is closed. It is a reproducing device for a simple recording medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing a configuration of a lock unit in a recording medium reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a main part plan view for explaining a state of a locking action of a locking means of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part member of the locking means of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2, illustrating a state in which the locking means of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is unlocked.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view showing the configuration of a recording medium reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: recording medium reproducing apparatus 2: apparatus main body 3: reproducing means 4: lid 5: locking means 6: mounting tray 7: opening 10: pivot shaft 12: locking member 13: elastic member 14: Locked part 15: Lock release member 16: Lock part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body having an opening, and a position of a projection and reproduction of the recording medium with respect to the apparatus main body so as to place and take out a recording medium through the opening of the apparatus main body. The apparatus has a tray for placing a recording medium in a storage position in the apparatus main body so as to perform, a reproducing unit for reproducing the recording medium, and an opening pivotally supported near the opening of the apparatus main body. A cover that can be closed, and when the cover closes the opening, the closed state is maintained, and when the mounting tray stored in the device main body projects from the device main body. The recording medium reproducing apparatus further comprises a lock unit for releasing the closed state of the opening by the lid. 2. A locking member which is held by a lid and moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to a sliding direction of a mounting tray to take a storage position and a protruding position with respect to the lid. An elastic member that applies a biasing force to the locking member so as to take a protruding position with respect to the lid, and an opening formed in the vicinity of the opening of the device main body, and the lid closes the opening of the device main body. A locked portion that locks with the locking member when the position is taken, and a mounting tray that is held on the lid side and that is stored in the device main body and protrudes from the device main body. A locking release member that receives the pressing force from the mounting tray and slides the locking member from the protruding position with respect to the lid to the storage position to release the locking with the locked portion. An apparatus for reproducing a recording medium according to claim 1. 3. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the reproducing means includes a recorder for writing the recording on the recording medium, and has a function of writing the recording on the recording medium in addition to the reproducing function of the recording medium. Item 3. A reproduction device for a recording medium according to Item 2.