JP2007004847A - Disk driver and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disk driver and electronic equipment which can draw a recording medium from a slot side to a loading part side without depending on a position of the recording medium in the slot, and can also be miniaturized. <P>SOLUTION: The disk driver is provided with a 1st conveyance mechanism 300 which can draw an optical disk from the slot 19 side to the disk loading part 23 side. The optical disk 2 can be drawn to the disk loading part 23 side without depending on the position of the optical disk in the slot 19, and the optical disk drawn to the disk loading part 23 side by the 1st conveyance mechanism 300 can also be received by a 1st and 2nd rotary arms 35, 36 and a lever member 46 and is conveyed to the loading position by the disk loading part 23. Since the optical disk can be released from the 1st conveyance mechanism 300, for example, a mechanism for moving the 1st conveyance mechanism 300 in the direction perpendicular to the optical disk is not required, and the disk driver can be miniaturized (thinned). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a disk drive device that records and / or reproduces signals on and from an optical disk, and more particularly to a slot-in type disk drive device and electronic equipment.

  Conventionally, optical disks such as CD (Compact Disk) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) and magneto-optical disks such as MO (Magneto optical) and MD (Mini Disk) have been widely known as optical disks. Various disk drive devices corresponding to the above have appeared.

  In the disk drive, the lid or door provided on the housing is opened, the disk is directly mounted on the turntable facing from the door, and the disk is placed on the disk tray that is horizontally removed from the housing. There are a type in which a disc is automatically mounted on an internal turntable when the disc tray is pulled in, a type in which a disc is directly mounted on a turntable provided in the disc tray, and the like. However, both types require operations such as opening and closing the lid and door, inserting and removing the disc tray, and loading the disc on the turntable.

  On the other hand, there is a so-called slot-in type disk drive device in which a disk is automatically mounted on a turntable simply by inserting the disk from a slot provided on the front surface of the housing. In this disk drive device, when a disk is inserted from the slot, the pair of guide rollers are inserted from the slot by rotating the pair of guide rollers in opposite directions while sandwiching the disk between the pair of guide rollers facing each other. A loading operation for drawing the disk into the housing and an ejecting operation for ejecting the disk from the slot to the outside of the housing are performed.

  By the way, mobile devices such as notebook personal computers on which a disk drive device is mounted are required to be further reduced in size, weight, and thickness, and the accompanying demand for reduction in size, weight, and thickness of the disk drive device is also increasing. In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for slot-in type disk drive devices having a better operational feeling than tray type disk drive devices that have been mainstream in personal computers and the like.

  However, in the slot-in type disk drive device, since the length of the pair of guide rollers described above is longer than the diameter of the disk, the overall width of the device becomes longer. Further, since the disk is sandwiched between the pair of guide rollers, the dimension in the thickness direction is also increased. For this reason, the conventional slot-in type disk drive device is very disadvantageous for miniaturization and thinning.

  In particular, an ultra-thin disk drive device mounted on a notebook personal computer or the like has a standard thickness of 12.7 mm, and further up to 9.5 mm, which is the same thickness as a hard disk drive (HDD) unit. When the thickness is reduced, it is difficult to divert such a guide roller as it is.

Therefore, in the slot-in type disk drive device, in order to meet the demand for downsizing and thinning, a plurality of rotations are performed between the disk inserted from the slot and the base to which the turntable to which the disk is mounted is attached. A moving arm is disposed, and while the rotating arms are rotated in a plane parallel to the disk, a loading operation for pulling the disk from the slot into the inside of the housing, and a disk is ejected from the slot to the outside of the housing. A disk drive device that performs an ejection operation has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-117604 A (paragraphs [0018] to [0028], FIG. 1) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-220353 (paragraph [0049], FIG. 6)

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, for example, when a slot-in type disk drive device is used as a vehicle-mounted disk drive device, the disk is ejected from the slot by about 6 cm until the center hole of the disk comes out, and then for a certain time. If the user does not remove the disk when the time has elapsed, the disk may fall out of the slot due to vibration or the like. For this reason, there is a desire to be able to redraw the disc, but in order to draw the disc once ejected, the disc must be pushed in by about 10 cm, for example. Many slot-in type disk drive devices for consumers use a disk when the user inserts the disk into the slot by about 5 to 6 cm. Therefore, when it is necessary to insert about 10 cm, there is a possibility that the user feels uncomfortable.

  Further, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a guide roller for transporting the disk while sandwiching the upper surface and recording surface of the disk near the slot. Therefore, it is not necessary to insert the disk, for example, about 10 cm in order to pull the disk inserted into the slot. However, since a mechanism for moving the guide roller up and down is required to release the disk from the guide roller, there is a problem that the size of the apparatus is large.

  In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present invention is to allow a recording medium to be drawn from the slot side to the mounting portion side without depending on the position of the recording medium in the slot and to be miniaturized. To provide equipment.

  In order to achieve the above object, a disk drive apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing having a slot into which a disk-shaped recording medium is inserted and ejected, and the recording medium provided in the housing and inserted from the slot. A mounting section to which the recording medium is mounted, a first transport mechanism capable of pulling the recording medium from the slot side to the mounting section side, and the recording medium pulled by the first transport mechanism to the mounting section. And a second transport mechanism that releases the recording medium from the first transport mechanism.

  In the present invention, since the recording medium is provided with the first transport mechanism capable of drawing the recording medium from the slot side to the mounting portion side, the recording medium is moved to the mounting portion side without depending on the position of the recording medium in the slot. You can pull in. Further, the recording medium drawn from the first transport mechanism to the mounting portion side is transported to the mounting position by the mounting portion by the second transport mechanism, whereby the recording medium is released from the first transport mechanism. As a result, for example, a mechanism for moving the first transport mechanism in a direction perpendicular to the recording surface of the recording medium in order to release the recording medium from the first transport mechanism becomes unnecessary, and the disk drive device can be made smaller (thin). Can be planned.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, it further includes a detection unit for detecting whether or not the recording medium is inserted into the slot. Accordingly, when the detection unit detects that the recording medium is inserted into the slot, the recording medium can be drawn to the mounting unit side by the first transport mechanism.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, the first transport mechanism has a roller provided so as to rotate in contact with a recording surface of the recording medium or an opposite surface thereof, and the roller A rotation driving mechanism for driving the rotation; and a guide member for guiding the recording medium between the rollers. Accordingly, the recording medium in the slot can be stably pulled to the mounting portion side by rotating the roller by the rotation driving mechanism while the recording medium is sandwiched between the roller and the guide member.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second transport mechanism includes a side roller provided to rotate in contact with the side surface of the recording medium, and rotatably supports the side roller. A lever member that can rotate, a rotation mechanism that rotates the lever member while the side roller presses the side surface of the recording medium, and the side surface of the recording medium in cooperation with the rotating lever member. And an arm for transporting the recording medium while being held. Accordingly, the recording medium in the slot can be pulled in a state where the side surface of the recording medium is sandwiched by the arm while the side roller is pressed against the side surface of the recording medium by rotating the lever member.

  “Cooperating” means a case where the time periods of operation of both (for example, the lever member and the arm) overlap. Or the time zone of the said operation | movement includes the case where it operate | moves sequentially without overlapping.

  The inventions according to claims 1 to 4 described above are supported as a first embodiment described later.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first transport mechanism includes a side roller provided so as to rotate in contact with the side surface of the recording medium, and rotationally drives the side roller to rotate. A mechanism and a guide member that guides the recording medium by sandwiching the recording medium between the side rollers. Accordingly, the recording medium in the slot can be pulled in without damaging the recording surface of the recording medium by rotating the side roller by the rotation driving mechanism in a state where the side surface of the recording medium is sandwiched between the side roller and the guide member. it can. In the invention according to claim 4, the “side roller” is a member of the “second transport mechanism”. However, in the present invention according to claim 5, the “side roller” is the “first transport mechanism”. It is a member having.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second transport mechanism is rotatably provided, the lever member rotatably supporting the roller, and the roller pressing the side surface of the recording medium while the roller presses the side member. A rotation mechanism for rotating the lever member. The “lever member” is a member that the “second transport mechanism” has. That is, since the “side roller” is supported by the “lever member”, the side roller pulls the recording medium toward the mounting portion side by the positive driving of the rotation driving mechanism, and the rotation mechanism actively By driving, the lever member is rotated and the recording medium can be conveyed to the mounting position. That is, the work performed in cooperation between the first transport mechanism and the second transport mechanism becomes smooth. In this case, while the lever member is rotated by the driving of the rotation mechanism, the rotational driving of the side roller by the rotation driving mechanism may or may not be performed. When the side roller is not actively driven by the rotation driving mechanism, the lever member and the side roller are relatively rotated by the frictional resistance between the side roller and the side surface of the recording medium.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, it further includes a detection unit for detecting whether or not the recording medium is inserted into the slot. Accordingly, when the detection unit detects that the recording medium is inserted in the slot, the lever member is rotated to press the side roller against the side surface of the recording medium, and the slot is cooperated with the side roller. The recording medium inside can be pulled in.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second transport mechanism includes an arm for transporting the recording medium while sandwiching a side surface of the recording medium, and the guide member includes the side roller. A guide roller rotatably provided at a tip of the arm so as to sandwich the recording medium; As a result, the side roller is pressed against the side surface of the recording medium by rotating the lever member, and the side roller is rotated, so that the side surface of the recording medium is sandwiched between the side roller and the guide roller. The recording medium can be pulled in.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the guide member is provided in the casing so as to extend in a direction in which the recording medium is drawn by the side roller. As a result, the side roller of the recording medium is pressed against the side surface of the recording medium by rotating the lever member, and the side surface of the recording medium is sandwiched between the side roller and the guide member by rotating the side roller. The recording medium can be drawn in the extending direction.

  The inventions according to claims 6 to 9 described above are supported as a second embodiment or a third embodiment described later.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second transport mechanism receives the recording medium from the first transport mechanism and cooperates with the first transport mechanism to move the recording medium to the mounting portion side. A lever member that conveys the recording medium; and a conveyance member that conveys the recording medium to a mounting position by the mounting unit in cooperation with the lever member. When the diameter of the recording medium is relatively large, the lever member receives the recording medium from the first transport mechanism and transports it to the mounting portion side in cooperation with the first transport mechanism, and the transport member records in cooperation with the lever member. When the medium is transported to the mounting position by the mounting unit, the lever member reliably and stably presses the side surface of the recording medium, so that the recording medium can be transported stably. On the other hand, when the diameter of the recording medium is relatively small, for example, the lever member needs to be relayed so that the conveying member can convey the recording medium to the mounting position after the recording medium is separated from the first conveying mechanism. Therefore, in this case, it is useful that the second transport mechanism has a lever member and a transport member. The present invention according to claim 10 is supported as a first, second or third embodiment to be described later.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, the transport member is an arm for transporting the recording medium while sandwiching a side surface of the recording medium. Accordingly, the recording medium can be conveyed while the side surface of the recording medium is held by the arm in cooperation with the lever member.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the transport member is a transport lever capable of transporting the recording medium from the slot side to the mounting portion side and from the mounting portion side to the slot side. Accordingly, the recording medium can be transported from the slot side to the mounting portion side and from the mounting portion side to the slot side by the transport lever in cooperation with the lever member.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, the recording medium can be a first disk having a first diameter and a second disk having a second diameter different from the first diameter. Accordingly, for example, when the first disk or the second disk is inserted into the slot, the first disk or the second disk is pulled out of the slot without depending on the position where the first disk or the second disk is inserted into the slot. be able to.

  An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing having a slot into which a disk-shaped recording medium is inserted and ejected, a mounting portion provided in the housing and mounted with the recording medium inserted from the slot, A first transport mechanism capable of pulling the recording medium from the slot side to the mounting portion side, and transporting the recording medium drawn by the first transport mechanism to a mounting position by the mounting portion; A disk drive device having a second transport mechanism for releasing the recording medium from the first transport mechanism, and a control unit for controlling the drive of the disk drive device.

  The control unit generates and sends a signal to at least the disk drive unit based on an operation input from the user, and is a CPU, for example.

  In the present invention, since the recording medium is provided with the first transport mechanism capable of drawing the recording medium from the slot side to the mounting portion side, the recording medium is moved to the mounting portion side without depending on the position of the recording medium in the slot. The recording medium that can be pulled in is transported to the mounting position by the mounting section by the second transport mechanism by releasing the recording medium from the first transport mechanism. Therefore, for example, a mechanism for moving the first transport mechanism in a direction perpendicular to the recording surface of the recording medium in order to release the recording medium from the first transport mechanism becomes unnecessary, and the disk drive device is small (thin). Can be achieved.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the recording medium can be drawn from the slot side to the mounting portion side without depending on the position of the recording medium in the slot, and the size can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is an external perspective view of a disk drive device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a top cover of the disk drive device as viewed from the inner surface side, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the structure of the disk drive device, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the disk drive device of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the disk drive device 1 includes a housing 3 serving as an outer housing. The housing 3 includes a bottom case 4 having a substantially flat box shape as a lower housing, and a bottom case 4. It is comprised from the top cover 5 which is a top plate which covers an upper opening part.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the top cover 5 is made of a thin sheet metal, and a top plate portion 5 a that closes the upper opening of the bottom case 4, and the periphery of the top plate portion 5 a is on both side surfaces of the bottom case 4. And a pair of side plate portions 5b that are slightly bent along. A substantially circular opening 6 is formed at a substantially central portion of the top plate portion 5a. The opening 6 is provided so that the engaging protrusion 28a of the turntable 23a that is engaged with the center hole 2a of the optical disc 2, for example, faces the outside during a chucking operation described later. Further, around the opening 6 of the top plate portion 5a, it slightly protrudes toward the inside of the housing 3 so as to come into contact with the periphery of the center hole 2a of the optical disc 2 held on the turntable 23a. The contact protrusion 7 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the top surface of the top plate 5 a is regulated in the height direction with the tip of the first turning arm 35 and the tip of the second turning arm 36 to be described later. A guide member 8 is provided for guiding in a direction close to or away from each other. The guide member 8 is made of a sheet metal having a substantially arc shape between both side plate portions 5b of the top plate portion 5a, and is attached to the front side of the top plate portion 5a by spot welding or caulking. Further, the guide member 8 has a locking portion 8a whose back side is made one step higher than the mounting surface on the front side. As a result, the distal end portion of the first rotating arm 35 and the distal end portion of the second rotating arm 36 are engaged between the locking portion 8a on the back side of the guide member 8 and the top plate portion 5a. A guide groove 9 is formed. The top plate portion 5a has working window portions 10 for engaging the guide groove 9 with the tip portion of the first turning arm 35 and the tip portion of the second turning arm 36, respectively. Is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom case 4 is made of a sheet metal formed in a substantially flat box shape, and its bottom surface portion is substantially rectangular, and one side surface portion is raised above the bottom surface portion. A wing portion 4a projecting outward is provided.

  On the bottom surface of the bottom case 4, electronic components such as an IC chip constituting a drive control circuit (not shown) for controlling the drive of the disk drive device 1, connectors for electrical connection of each part, A circuit board on which a detection switch and the like to be described later for detecting the operation are arranged is attached by screwing or the like. A chassis 11 is attached to the bottom surface of the bottom case 4 by screws. The chassis 11 is arranged above the circuit board so as to partition the inside of the bottom case 4 vertically at a height substantially equal to the wing portion 4a.

  The top cover 5 is attached to the bottom case 4 by screws as shown in FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of through holes 13 through which the screw 12 shown in FIG. Further, the side plate portions 5b on both sides are provided with a plurality of guide pieces 14 bent inward at substantially right angles. On the other hand, the outer peripheral edge of the bottom case 4 is provided with fixing pieces 15 bent at a substantially right angle inside as shown in FIG. 3, and these fixing pieces 15 have through holes 13 of the top cover 5. A screw hole 16 corresponding to is formed. In addition, a plurality of guide slits 17 that prevent the plurality of guide pieces 14 of the top cover 5 from coming off are formed on both side surfaces of the bottom case 4.

  When attaching the top cover 5 to the bottom case 4, the top cover 5 is moved from the front side to the back side with the plurality of guide slits 17 of the bottom case 4 engaged with the plurality of guide pieces 14 of the top cover 5. Slide to the side. Thereby, the top plate part 5 a of the top cover 5 is in a state of closing the upper opening of the bottom case 4. In this state, the screw 12 is screwed into the screw hole 16 of the bottom case 4 through the plurality of through holes 13 of the top cover 5. The housing 3 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as described above.

  Note that a label seal (not shown) is attached to the top plate portion 5a of the top cover 5 after the assembly so as to cover the opening 6 and the working window 10 described above. This prevents dust and the like from entering the inside of the housing 3 and laser leakage to the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a front panel 18 having a substantially rectangular flat plate shape is attached to the front surface of the housing 3. The front panel 18 is provided with a slot 19 into which the optical disc 2 is inserted or ejected in the horizontal direction. That is, the disk drive device 1 is compatible with a large-diameter disk having a diameter of 12 cm and a small-diameter disk having a diameter of 8 cm. For example, a large-diameter disk can be inserted into the housing 3 from the slot 19, or the slot It is possible to discharge from 19 to the outside of the housing 3. Further, on the front surface of the front panel 18, a display unit 20 that lights and displays an access state to the optical disc 2, an eject button 21 that is pressed when the optical disc 2 is ejected, and a curtain that prevents entry of dust will be described later. A guide member 304 is provided.

  The disk drive device 1 includes a first transport mechanism 300 on the front side of the housing 3 that can pull the optical disk 2 from the slot 19 side to the disk mounting portion 23 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first transport mechanism 300 includes a roller 301 provided near the slot 19 so as to press the recording surface of the optical disc 2 inserted into and ejected from the slot 19. And a guide member 304 that guides the optical disk 2 pressed by the roller 301 so as to be pulled in. As shown in FIG. 4, the guide member 304 is provided so as to sandwich the optical disc 2 pressed by the roller 301 with the roller 301. The guide member 304 is provided so that the optical disk 2 sandwiched between the roller 301 and the guide member 304 can be biased by a spring (not shown), for example.

  The rotation drive mechanism 303 includes the above-described roller 301, a motor 302 that serves as a drive source for rotating the roller 301, and a reduction gear that is configured to reduce the number of rotations of the motor 302 and transmit it to the roller 301. And a train 305. As a constituent material of the roller 301, for example, a high friction material such as rubber or elastomer is used. As shown in FIG. 4, the motor 302 is provided on the inner bottom surface of the bottom case 4, and is configured so that the power of the motor 302 can be transmitted to the roller 301 via the reduction gear train 305. For example, the roller 301 may be in contact with the surface opposite to the recording surface of the optical disc 2 and the guide member 304 may be in contact with the recording surface of the optical disc 2, or the rollers may be in contact with both sides of the optical disc 2. You may make it do.

  Further, a detection unit 111 for detecting whether or not the optical disk 2 is inserted in the slot 19 is provided near the slot 19 of the disk drive device 1. For the detection unit 111, for example, an optical sensor such as a photo detector, a mechanical mechanism, or the like is used. When a mechanical mechanism is used, for example, when the optical disk 2 is inserted into the slot 19, the guide member 304 is rotated or lifted to detect the angle and position of the guide member 304. You may make it do.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the base unit of the disk drive device 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the disk drive device 1 includes a base unit 22 constituting a disk drive device main body on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4.

  The base unit 22 includes a disk mounting portion 23 to which the optical disk 2 inserted into the housing 3 from the slot 19 is mounted, and a disk rotation driving mechanism 24 that rotationally drives the optical disk 2 mounted to the disk mounting section 23. And an optical pickup 25 for writing or reading a signal to or from the optical disk 2 that is rotationally driven by the disk rotation driving mechanism 24, and a pickup feeding mechanism 26 that feeds the optical pickup 25 in the radial direction of the optical disk 2. These have an ultra-thin structure that is integrally provided on the base 27.

  The base unit 22 is disposed on the front side of the chassis 11 so that the disk mounting portion 23 is located substantially in the center on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4. The base unit 22 can be moved up and down by a base lifting mechanism 55 described later, and is positioned below the optical disk 2 inserted into the housing 3 from the slot 19 in the initial state.

  The base 27 is formed by punching a sheet metal into a predetermined shape and bending the periphery slightly downward. On the main surface of the base 27, a substantially semicircular table opening 27a that allows the turntable 23a of the disk mounting portion 23 to face upward, and a substantially rectangular shape that allows the objective lens 25a of the optical pickup 25 to face upward. The pickup opening 27b is continuously formed. A decorative board (not shown) in which openings corresponding to the openings 27a and 27b are formed is attached to the upper surface of the base 27.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the base 27 faces a first support shaft 59 protruding from the side of the disk mounting portion 23 on the side facing the drive lever 52 described later, and a cam lever 56 described later shown in FIG. A second support shaft 60 projecting on the side of the disk mounting portion 23, a third support shaft 62 projecting on the front side of the side opposite to the side facing the drive lever 52, and a cam lever 56 and a fixed support portion 65 provided on the front side of the side surface opposite to the side surface opposite to the side surface.

  The disc mounting portion 23 has a turntable 23a that is rotationally driven by a disc rotation drive mechanism 24, and a chucking mechanism 28 for mounting the optical disc 2 is provided at the center of the turntable 23a. The chucking mechanism 28 includes an engaging projection 28a that engages with the center hole 2a of the optical disc 2, and a plurality of portions that lock the periphery of the center hole 2a of the optical disc 2 that is engaged with the engaging projection 28a. The optical disc 2 is held on the turntable 23a.

  The disk rotation drive mechanism 24 has a flat spindle motor 24a that rotates the optical disk 2 integrally with the turntable 23a. The spindle motor 24a is a table whose base 27 is a turntable 23a provided on the upper surface. It is attached to the lower surface of the base 27 by screws so as to slightly protrude from the opening 27a.

  The optical pickup 25 condenses the light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser serving as the light source by the objective lens 25 a and irradiates the signal recording surface of the optical disc 2, and the return light reflected by the signal recording surface of the optical disc 2. An optical block that detects a beam by a photodetector including a light receiving element or the like is provided, and a signal is written to or read from the optical disc 2.

  In addition, the optical pickup 25 includes an objective lens such as a biaxial actuator that drives the objective lens 25a to move in an optical axis direction (referred to as a focusing direction) and a direction orthogonal to a recording track of the optical disc (referred to as a tracking direction). Based on the detection signal from the optical disk 2 that has a drive mechanism and is detected by the above-described photodetector, the signal recording of the optical disk 2 is performed while the objective lens 25a is displaced in the focusing direction and the tracking direction by the biaxial actuator. Drive control is performed such as a focus servo for focusing the objective lens 25a on the surface and a tracking servo for causing the spot of the light beam condensed by the objective lens 25a to follow the recording track. As the objective lens driving mechanism, in addition to such focusing control and tracking control, the signal of the optical disc 2 is irradiated so that the light beam condensed by the objective lens 25a is irradiated perpendicularly to the signal recording surface of the optical disc 2. A triaxial actuator that can adjust the inclination (skew) of the objective lens 25a with respect to the recording surface may be used.

  The pickup feeding mechanism 26 includes a pickup base 29 on which the optical pickup 25 is mounted, a pair of guide shafts 30a and 30b that support the pickup base 29 so as to be slidable in the radial direction of the optical disc 2, and the pair of guide shafts 30a and 30a. It has a displacement drive mechanism 31 that drives the pickup base 29 supported by 30b in the radial direction of the optical disc 2.

  Of the pair of guide shafts 30a and 30b, the pickup base 29 is formed with a pair of guide pieces 32a and 32b formed with a guide hole through which one guide shaft 30a is inserted, and a guide groove for sandwiching the other guide shaft 30b. The guide pieces 33 are formed so as to protrude from the side surfaces facing each other. Thereby, the pickup base 29 is slidably supported by the pair of guide shafts 30a and 30b.

  The pair of guide shafts 30a and 30b are disposed on the lower surface of the base 27 so as to be parallel to the radial direction of the optical disc 2, and the optical pickup 25 is exposed to the optical pickup 25 from the pickup opening 27b of the base 27. 2 is guided over the inner and outer peripheries.

  The displacement drive mechanism 31 converts the rotational drive of the drive motor 31a attached to the base 27 into linear drive via a gear or a rack (not shown), and moves the pickup base 29 along a pair of guide shafts 30a and 30b. It is driven to move in the radial direction of the optical disk 2, i.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the disk drive device 1 includes a second transport mechanism 34 that transports the optical disk 2 drawn from the slot 19 by the first transport mechanism 300 to the turntable 23a.

  The second transport mechanism 34 moves so as to expand and narrow in a plane substantially parallel to the recording surface of the optical disc 2, so that the peripheral portion of the optical disc 2 is clamped, and the slot 19 side and the disc An arm mechanism 135 for transporting the optical disk 2 to and from the mounting portion 23 side, a restriction mechanism 120 for restricting the movement of these arm mechanisms 135 on the way, as will be described later, and a lever member 46 are provided.

  For the sake of clarity, in the first embodiment, the “lever member 46” and the “side rollers 48, guide rollers 73a, 73b” supported by the “lever member 46” are conceptually the second transport mechanism. 34, and is not included in the first transport mechanism 300.

  However, in the disk drive device (see FIG. 29) according to the second embodiment to be described later, the “lever member 46” is included in the second transport mechanism 34, and “side roller 148, guide rollers 73a and 73b”. Are included in the first transport mechanism 310. In a disk drive device according to a third embodiment to be described later (see FIG. 31), the “lever member 46” and the “conveying lever 317” are included in the second conveying mechanism 34, and the “side roller 148, The guide member 318 ”is included in the first transport mechanism 310. The disk drive devices according to the second and third embodiments do not have the roller 301 shown in FIG. Instead of the roller 301, as a "first transport mechanism 310", as shown in FIGS. 29 and 31, a motor 312, a gear train 315, a belt 316, etc. as a rotational drive mechanism that actively rotates the side roller 148. Is provided.

  The arm mechanism 135 includes a first rotating arm 35, a second rotating arm 36, and the like that are rotatably provided so as to sandwich both sides of the peripheral edge of the optical disc 2.

The first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are made of a long sheet metal, and are arranged on both the left and right sides of the disk mounting portion 23, respectively, and are located behind the disk mounting portion 23. The base end portion located on the side is supported around the first support shaft 37 provided on the chassis 11, and the tip end portion located on the front side of the disk mounting portion 23 is inserted into the slot 19 and 3 can be rotated in the directions of arrows a ₁ , a ₂ , b ₂ , and b ₂ shown in FIG. 3 that are close to or separated from each other in a plane substantially parallel to the recording surface of the optical disc 2 drawn by the one transport mechanism 300. Yes.

  The first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are held in a state where their respective leading ends are opened in the initial state (HOME state) before the optical disk 2 is pulled out of the slot 19.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first rotating arm 35 includes a first front-side abutting member 38 provided at the front end portion and a flange 138 provided for restricting the movement of the optical disc 2 in the height direction. And. The first front-side contact member 38 includes a pair of front and rear guide rollers 73a and 73b that are rotatably provided.

  In the vicinity of the base end portion of the first rotating arm 35, the first front surface abutting member 38 and the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc 2 are abutted together when the optical disc 2 is positioned at the disc mounting position. A back-side contact member 39 is provided so as to protrude downward.

  The first front-side contact member 38, the flange 138, and the first back-side contact member 39 are manufactured using a softer resin than the optical disc 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first rotating arm 35 is provided with a torsion coil spring 71 d, and the torsion coil spring 71 d is interposed between the gear portion 71 a of the rotating member 71 and the internal gear 94. The first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are urged toward each other.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating member 71 has a gear portion 71 a formed over a predetermined region of the outer peripheral portion thereof, and the gear portion 71 a is an internal gear 94 disposed on the chassis 11. By being engaged with each other, the rotation operation is performed while interlocking with the rotation operation of the first rotation arm 35.

  A second front-side abutting member 40 that abuts on the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc 2 drawn by the first transport mechanism 300 from the slot 19 and a tip of the second rotating arm 36, A flange 140 provided to restrict movement in the height direction is provided. The second front contact member 40 includes guide rollers 73 c and 73 d, and the second front contact member 40 and the flange 140 are manufactured using a softer resin than the optical disc 2.

  As described above, the first rotation arm 35 and the second rotation arm 36 are arranged at positions that are substantially symmetrical with respect to the turntable 23a of the disk mounting portion 23, and the respective rotation centers are located. They coincide with each other at a substantially central portion on the back side of the disc mounting portion 23. Further, the distal end portion of the first rotation arm 35 and the distal end portion of the second rotation arm 36 are supported so as to be slidable along the rotation direction while being engaged with the guide groove 9 of the top plate portion 5a. Has been.

  The first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 can be rotated in the opposite directions via the interlocking mechanism 41.

  Specifically, the interlocking mechanism 41 includes a first connecting arm 42 and a second connecting arm 43 that connect the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36. The first connecting arm 42 and the second connecting arm 43 are made of a long sheet metal, and one end in the longitudinal direction of each of the first connecting arm 42 and the second connecting arm 43 is the base end of the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm. 36 has a so-called pantograph structure in which the other end portion in the longitudinal direction is rotatably supported via a second support shaft 44. The second support shaft 44 is engaged with a guide slit 45 provided on the front side of the first support shaft 37 of the chassis 11, and the guide slit 45 extends in the insertion direction of the optical disc 2. It is formed in a straight line.

  The first support shaft 37 is provided with a first torsion coil spring 75 for urging the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 toward each other. The first torsion coil spring 75 has its one end hooked to the base end of the first rotating arm 35 in a state where the first support shaft 37 is inserted through the winding portion, and the other end. Is suspended from the second rotating arm 36.

  Therefore, the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are configured such that the first connecting arm 42 and the second connecting arm 43 are formed by the second support shaft 44 sliding in the guide slit 45. It is possible to rotate in opposite directions via each other. That is, the distal end portion of the first rotation arm 35 and the distal end portion of the second rotation arm 36 can be rotated in the direction of approaching or separating from each other by such an interlocking mechanism 41.

  The lever member 46 is provided so as to be rotatable in a plane substantially parallel to the recording surface of the optical disc 2 inserted from the slot 19 in order to assist the loading operation for drawing the optical disc 2 or the like from the slot 19 into the housing 3. It has been.

The lever member 46 is made of a long sheet metal, and is located on the front side of the second rotating arm 36 on one side of the left and right sides (for example, the left side in FIG. 3) sandwiching the turntable 23a of the disk mounting portion 23. , and it is rotatably supported via a support shaft 47 provided on the wing portions 4a in the arrow c ₁ direction and the arrow c ₂ direction.

  FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which a part of the disk drive device 1 is removed.

  The lever member 46 is engaged with a substantially L-shaped shaft hole 46a shown in FIG. 6 through which the support shaft 47 is inserted, and a cam groove 80 formed in the upper surface portion of the drive lever 52 shown in FIG. Cam pin 46 b and a side roller 48 provided at the tip of the lever member 46. The lever member 46 rotatably supports this roller.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the lever member 46 is biased by a torsion coil spring 79 disposed on the wing portion 4a. One end of the torsion coil spring 79 is hooked on a hook pin 79 a of the wing portion 4 a, and the other end is hooked on a hook pin 79 b provided on the lower surface of the lever member 46.

  The lever member 46 is rotated by the cam pin 46 b sliding in the cam groove 80 formed in the drive lever 52 shown in FIG. 6 in conjunction with the slide operation of the drive lever 52. The lever member 46 can switch the rotation center of the lever member 46 depending on the position of the support shaft 47 in the shaft hole 46a.

  The side roller 48 is provided so as to protrude upward at the distal end portion of the lever member 46 so as to come into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc 2 inserted from the slot 19. The side roller 48 is a small-diameter roller that is rotatably attached to the main surface of the lever member 46 that faces the top plate portion 5 a and is made of a softer resin than the optical disk 2.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which a part of the disk drive device 1 is further removed, and FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the drive lever and the detection switch of the disk drive device 1.

  The arm mechanism 135 includes a drive lever 52 for causing the first and second rotating arms 35 and 36 and the lever member 46 to cooperate with each other. The drive lever 52 is made of a resin member formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and is disposed between one side surface portion of the bottom case 4 and the base unit 22 on the bottom surface portion of the bottom case 4. The drive lever 52 is positioned below the optical disk 2 or the like inserted into the housing 3 from the slot 19, and the top surface thereof is set to a height substantially coincident with the bottom surface of the wing 4a. ing.

  FIG. 9A is a side view of the drive lever 52 as viewed from one side, FIG. 9B is a plan view of the drive lever 52 as viewed from above, and FIG. FIG. 9D is a side view of the lever 52 viewed from the other side, and FIG. 9D is a plan view of the drive lever 52 viewed from the lower side.

  As shown in FIG. 9C, the drive lever 52 has a first cam slit 95 formed on a side surface facing the base 27 in order to move the base unit 22 up and down. The cam slit 95 has a first horizontal surface portion 95a for positioning the base 27 at the chucking release position, a top surface portion 95b for positioning the base 27 at the chucking position, and positions the base 27 at the intermediate position. And a second horizontal surface portion 95c. As shown in FIG. 9D, a guide slit 100 is formed on the bottom surface of the drive lever 52.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a rack member 101 that is slidable in the front-rear direction by a predetermined stroke is attached to the front side of the drive lever 52. A rack gear 101a is formed on the rack member 101 in the front-rear direction. On the other hand, on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4, as shown in FIG. 7, a drive motor 102 constituting a displacement drive mechanism, a worm gear 103 attached to a rotating shaft of the drive motor 102, and a rack gear 101a from the worm gear 103 are provided. A gear train 104 for transmitting the power of the drive motor 102 is arranged.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the displacement drive mechanism is configured such that the rack member 101 is moved through the worm gear 103, the gear train 104, and the rack gear 101a by rotating the drive motor 102 in one direction. The drive lever 52 is driven to be displaced to the back side together with the rack member 101 in a state of being pulled to the side. On the other hand, in this displacement drive mechanism, as shown in FIG. 12, the rack member 101 is moved in front of the drive lever 52 via the worm gear 103, the gear train 104, and the rack gear 101a by rotationally driving the drive motor 102 in the other direction. In the state pulled out to the side, the drive lever 52 is displaced and driven to the front side integrally with the rack member 101.

The third rotation arm 49 is made of a long sheet metal, and is an intermediate portion of the second rotation arm 36 on one of the left and right sides (for example, the left side in FIG. 3) sandwiching the turntable 23a of the disk mounting portion 23. in, it is supported rotatably in the arrow d ₁ direction and the arrow d ₂ direction within a plane substantially parallel to the recording surface of the optical disc 2 in order to assist the ejection operation. In addition, a roller 50 that abuts on the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc 2 inserted from the slot 19 is provided at the tip of the third rotating arm 49 so as to protrude upward.

The roller 50 is made of a softer resin than the optical disc 2 and is rotatably attached to the main surface of the third rotating arm 49 facing the top plate portion 5a. The second pivot arm 36, the third pivoting arm 49 is the rear side, that is, when it is rotated in the arrow d ₁ direction, the rotation of the rear side of the third pivoting arm 49 A restriction piece (not shown) for restriction is provided. The restriction piece is formed, for example, by bending the side edge of the second rotation arm 36 into a U shape.

  The third rotation arm 49 is operated to rotate in conjunction with the slide operation of the drive lever 52 via the coupling mechanism 81 shown in FIG.

  Specifically, the connecting mechanism 81 includes a crank arm 82a that is rotatably supported via the first support shaft 37, and an articulated connection that connects the crank arm 82a and the third rotating arm 49. A crank mechanism including an arm 82b is provided. The connecting arm 82b is formed with a long hole 83b through which the guide pin 83a provided on the second rotating arm 36 is inserted. Therefore, this crank mechanism can rotate the crank arm 82 a in conjunction with the rotation operation of the third rotation arm 49.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the coupling mechanism 81 is meshed with the first gear 84 rotated on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4 via the crank arm 82 a described above, and the first gear 84. A second gear 85 and a rotation operation member 87 in which a third gear 86 meshed with the second gear 85 is formed.

  The rotation operation member 87 is for rotating the third rotation arm 49 in conjunction with the slide operation of the drive lever 52, and can be slid in the front-rear direction with respect to the drive lever 52. The engaging pin 88 is engaged with the slide member 92, and the positioning pin 89 is in contact with the rear end of the driving lever 52 during recording and reproduction to position and fix the driving lever 52.

  The turning operation member 87 is urged by the tension coil spring 90 to one side in the turning direction (here, the clockwise direction in FIG. 7). One end of the tension coil spring 90 is hooked on a hook pin 90 a provided on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4, and the other end is hooked on a hook pin 90 b provided on the rotation operation member 87. Thus, the turning operation member 87 is biased to one side in the turning direction. The rotation operation member 87 is formed with a substantially arcuate slit 91 for releasing the latch pin 90a.

  A slide member 92 that is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the drive lever 52 is attached to the back side of the drive lever 52. The slide member 92 is biased to the front side by the first and second tension coil springs 93a and 93b, and the engagement pin 88 of the rotation operation member 87 is engaged with the end on the back side. Thus, the rotation operation member 87 is rotated in conjunction with the slide operation of the drive lever 52.

  The first and second tension coil springs 93a and 93b each have a front end hooked on the drive lever 52 and a rear end hooked on the slide member 92, thereby driving the slide member 92. The lever 52 is biased toward the front side. Among these, the 1st tension coil spring 93a is for operating the normal drive lever 52 and the slide member 92 integrally, The spring force is about 200-300 gf. On the other hand, the second tension coil spring 93b is for protecting the mechanism when the optical disk 2 cannot be normally ejected, and its spring force is about 400 to 600 gf.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a circuit board 105 on which a drive control circuit that performs drive control of each part is configured is disposed on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4. The circuit board 105 is attached to the bottom surface of the bottom case 4 on the back side by screws. Further, on the bottom surface portion of the bottom case 4 and the circuit board 105, an electronic component (not shown) such as an IC chip constituting the drive control circuit, and a connector 106 for electrical connection of each portion. Detection switches SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4 and the like for detecting the operation of each unit are arranged.

  Then, the drive control circuit detects the position of the drive lever 52 driven by the above-described displacement drive mechanism based on the detection signals from these detection switches SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, and drives by this displacement drive mechanism. The drive control of the lever 52 is performed.

  Among these, the detection switch SW <b> 1 is disposed at the front end of the bottom case 4. The detection switch SW1 is turned on / off by the front end portion of the drive lever 52. On the other hand, the detection switches SW2, SW3, and SW4 are arranged side by side at a predetermined interval on the edge of the circuit board 105 that faces the drive lever 52. These detection switches SW2, SW3 and SW4 are turned on / off by a cam portion 107 provided on the side surface of the drive lever 52 shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C.

  The restriction mechanism 120 is used to restrict the movement of the arm mechanism 135 halfway when the optical disk 2 is ejected from the slot 19. As shown in FIG. 3, the restriction mechanism 120 includes a pressing lever 76, a stopper 110 that is engaged with the pressing lever 76 during the ejection of the optical disk, and a second torsion coil spring 77 that can press the pressing lever 76. I have. The stopper 110 is provided, for example, on the second rotating arm 36, and a portion that contacts the contact pin 76 a while the optical disk 2 is being ejected from the slot 19 has a step shape. The stopper 110 includes a contact surface that contacts and contacts the contact pin 76a in the direction in which the pressing lever 76 rotates.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the second torsion coil spring 77 has its winding portion pivotally supported by the chassis 11, one end of which is similarly hooked to the chassis 11, and the other end thereof is a pressing lever 76. The contact pin 76a is urged in the direction in which the contact pin 76a contacts the stopper 110. The pressing lever 76 is provided so as to be rotatable about a point P shown in FIG. When the contact pin 76 a is engaged with the stopper 110 during the ejection of the optical disk 2, the force with which the arm mechanism 135 pushes the optical disk 2 is set smaller than the frictional force acting on the optical disk 2 through the slot 19. Yes. For example, the first torsion coil spring 75 is configured so that when the optical disk 2 is pulled out from the slot 19, the engagement between the contact pin 76 a of the pressing lever 76 and the stopper 110 is released. The turning force is applied to the two rotating arms 36.

  Therefore, in the restriction mechanism 120, the first lever 35 and the second arm 36 are urged in the direction close to each other by the pressing lever 76 pressing the second arm 36. The drive lever 52 is slid to the end on the back side while the cam pin 76b of the pressing lever 76 slides in the cam groove 78 of the drive lever 52 in conjunction with the slide operation of the drive lever 52 to the back side from the state. In this case, the second torsion coil spring 77 can be switched to a non-biased state by being rotated against the bias of the second torsion coil spring 77.

  In the arm mechanism 135, the optical disk 2 drawn from the slot 19 by the first transport mechanism 300 is moved inside the housing 3 while the first rotating arm 35, the second rotating arm 36, and the like cooperate with each other. A loading operation for transporting the optical disk 2 to the center, a centering operation for positioning the optical disk 2 at the disk mounting position, and an ejection operation for passing the optical disk 2 to the first transport mechanism 300 are performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the disk drive device 1 includes a base lifting mechanism 55 that moves the base 27 up and down in conjunction with the slide of the drive lever 52.

  The base elevating mechanism 55 raises the base 27 to lower the base 27 and the chucking position shown in FIG. 14 where the optical disk 2 positioned at the disk mounting position is mounted on the turntable 23a of the disk mounting portion 23. Recording the signal to the optical disc 2 by positioning the chucking release position shown in FIG. 13 where the optical disc 2 is detached from the turntable 23a of the disc mounting portion 23 and the base 27 between the chucking position and the chucking release position. Alternatively, the base 27 is moved up and down between the intermediate positions shown in FIG.

  Specifically, a first cam slit 95 corresponding to the chucking position, chucking release position, and intermediate position is formed on the side surface of the drive lever 52 facing the base 27 as shown in FIG. Has been.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a cam lever 56 is disposed on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4 along the side surface on the back side of the base 27. As shown in FIG. 10, the cam lever 56 is formed of a long flat plate member, and is slid in a direction substantially orthogonal to the sliding direction of the drive lever 52 in conjunction with the sliding of the drive lever 52 in the front-rear direction. . A cam piece 57 that is bent upward from an edge portion facing the base 27 is provided at an intermediate portion of the cam lever 56. As shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal surface portion 57a of the cam piece 57 has a first cam portion 74a corresponding to a large-diameter disk having a diameter of 12 cm, and a front surface side of the first cam portion 74a is cut into a slit shape. By lacking, a second cam portion 74b corresponding to a small-diameter disk having a diameter of 8 cm is formed. As shown in FIG. 10, a second cam slit 96 corresponding to the chucking position, the chucking release position, and the intermediate position is formed in the cam piece 57 in the longitudinal direction.

  The second cam slit 96 includes a first horizontal surface portion 96a for positioning the base 27 in the chucking release position, a top surface portion 96b for positioning the base 27 in the chucking position, and the base 27 in the intermediate position. And a second horizontal surface portion 96c for positioning.

  Here, the cam lever 56 has a pair of front and rear guide slits 97a and 97b formed on its main surface, and the guide slits 97a and 97b protrude from the bottom surface portion of the bottom case 4 shown in FIG. By being engaged with the pair of headed guide pins 98a and 98b, the drive lever 52 is supported so as to be slidable in the left-right direction substantially perpendicular to the slide direction of the drive lever 52 along the side surface on the back side of the base 27. .

  Further, a guide pin 99 shown in FIG. 7 is formed to protrude upward at a position where the cam lever 56 intersects the drive lever 52. As shown in FIG. 7, the cam lever 56 slides in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the driving lever 52 when the guide pin 99 slides in the guide slit 100 in conjunction with the sliding of the driving lever 52 in the front-rear direction. Operated.

  In the interlocking mechanism 41, the opening degree of the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 when the large-diameter disk is inserted from the slot 19 of the housing 3 and when the small-diameter disk is inserted is determined. Due to the difference, the engagement state of the second support shaft 44 with respect to the first cam portion 74a and the second cam portion 74b is switched.

  Specifically, when a large-diameter disk is inserted, the second support shaft 44 is engaged with the first cam portion 74a, and this is performed in conjunction with the above-described sliding movement of the cam lever 56 in the left-right direction. The second support shaft 44 slides in the guide slit 45. As a result, the first turning arm 35 and the second turning arm 36 can be turned in a direction close to or away from each other in accordance with the outer diameter of the large-diameter disk.

  On the other hand, when the small-diameter disk is inserted, the second support shaft 44 is engaged with the second cam portion 74b, and this second lever 44 is interlocked with the above-described sliding movement of the cam lever 56 in the left-right direction. The support shaft 44 slides in the guide slit 45. Accordingly, the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 can be operated to rotate toward or away from each other in accordance with the outer diameter of the small-diameter disk.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a bent piece 58 is formed on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4 by bending along the side surface on the back side of the base 27. A vertical slit (not shown) for raising and lowering the base 27 is formed in the bent piece 58 over the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first support shaft 59 of the base 27 is engaged with and supported by the first cam slit 95 shown in FIG. 9 of the drive lever 52, and the second support shaft 60 is connected to the cam piece 57. The second cam slit 96 and the vertical slit of the bent piece 58 are engaged and supported, and the third support shaft 62 is rotatable in a shaft hole 61 provided on the other side surface of the bottom case 4. The fixed support portion 65 is supported and fixed to the bottom surface portion of the bottom case 4 by screws 64 via an insulator 63 made of a viscoelastic member such as rubber.

  Therefore, in the base lifting mechanism 55, the first support shaft 59 slides in the first cam slit 95 of the drive lever 52 in conjunction with the slide of the drive lever 52 and the cam lever 56, and the second support shaft. 60 slides in the second cam slit 96 of the cam lever 56 and the vertical slit of the bent piece 58, so that the disc mounting portion 23 side of the base 27 is in the middle between the chucking position, the chucking release position, and the front side. Move up and down between positions.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the base lifting mechanism 55 lowers the base 27, the optical disk 2 mounted on the turntable 23 a of the disk mounting portion 23 is placed on the bottom surface of the bottom case 4. A push-up pin 66 for detaching from 23a is provided. The push-up pin 66 is located in the vicinity of the disc mounting portion 23 of the base unit 22, specifically, on the back side of the base 27 closest to the disc mounting portion 23, and protrudes upward from the bottom surface portion of the bottom case 4. Is provided.

  Next, a specific operation of the disk drive device 1 configured as described above will be described.

  In this disk drive device 1, as shown in FIG. 16, in the initial state (HOME state) before the large-diameter disk 2A is drawn, the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are respectively The tip is open. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are in a state of being opened, for example, about the diameter of the large diameter disk 2A.

  In the HOME state, the lever member 46 has a distal end portion located outside the proximal end portion and a distal end portion located on the front side of the proximal end portion, and the third rotating arm 49 has a distal end portion based on the base end portion. It is located in a state where it is located inside the end.

  The disk drive device 1 can perform a loading operation for drawing the large-diameter disk 2A to the disk mounting position.

  Specifically, when the large-diameter disk 2A is inserted into the slot 19 of the housing 3, first, the detection unit 111 detects whether or not the large-diameter disk 2A has been inserted.

  Next, when the detection unit 111 detects that the large-diameter disk 2A has been inserted, the motor 302 is driven to rotate and the roller 301 is rotated via the reduction gear train 305 as shown in FIG. As a result, the large-diameter disk 2 </ b> A inserted into the slot 19 is pulled toward the disk mounting portion 23 while being sandwiched between the roller 301 and the guide member 304. This is the role of the first transport mechanism 300. That is, a member having a function of drawing the optical disk 2 toward the disk mounting portion 23 (function of the first transport mechanism 300) is a guide member 304 such as a roller 301 and a motor 302 for rotating the roller 301.

  The first rotation arm 35 and the second rotation arm 36 of the second drive mechanism 34 are configured to cooperate with the operation of the first transport mechanism 300 as described above. The outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A is sandwiched between 38 and the second front-side contact member 40.

  When the large-diameter disk 2A is pulled into the position shown in FIG. 17 by a predetermined amount, the detection switch SW2 and the like provided on the circuit board 105 are pressed, whereby the rear side of the drive lever 52 by the displacement drive mechanism The slide to start.

Thus, the lever member 46 of the second drive mechanism 34 is rotated in the direction of arrow c ₁ shown in FIG. 17. Further, the lever member 46 is in a state in which the side roller 48 is in contact with the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A, so that the roller 301 is pressed while pressing the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A. The large-diameter disk 2A is pulled into the housing 3 in cooperation with the above.

  Note that while the lever member 46 is rotated by driving the drive lever 52, the aggressive rotation of the roller 301 by driving the motor 302 may or may not be performed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 18, until the center hole 2a of the large-diameter disk 2A is located on the back side from the straight line connecting the first front-side contact member 38 and the second front-side contact member 40, When the large-diameter disk 2A is drawn into the housing 3, the first front-side abutting member 38 and the second front-side abutting member 40 are moved from the back side to the front side along the outer periphery of the large-diameter disk 2A. Go around to the side. Then, in a state where the first front surface side contact member 38 and the second front surface side contact member 40 are in contact with the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A, The two rotating arms 36 are urged by the torsion coil spring 71d and the second torsion coil spring 77 and are rotated in directions close to each other, that is, in the directions of arrows a ₁ and b ₁ shown in FIG.

The third rotating arm 49, by the roller 50 is pressed at the contact state to the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A, is rotated in the direction of the arrow d ₁ shown in FIG. 18 The Then, when the large-diameter disk 2A is pulled in at the disk mounting position shown in FIG. 18, the third rotating arm 49 is brought into contact with a restriction piece (not shown) of the second rotating arm 36. The rotation is restricted.

  Thereby, the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 convey the large-diameter disk 2A to the disk mounting position shown in FIG. 18 while pressing the front side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A. It will be.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18 and the like, when the large-diameter disk 2A is pulled in and conveyed to the disk mounting position, the side roller 48 can stably press the side surface of the large-diameter disk 2A from the state shown in FIG. Therefore, the large-diameter disk 2A can be reliably and stably conveyed to the disk mounting position.

  On the other hand, when the small-diameter disk 2B is inserted into the slot 19 of the housing 3, first, as shown in FIG. 23, as in the case of the large-diameter disk 2A, the detection unit 111 and the small-diameter disk 2B are If the insertion is detected, the motor 302 is driven to rotate and the roller 301 is rotated so that the small-diameter disk 2B inserted into the slot 19 is illustrated. As shown in FIG. This is the role of the first transport mechanism 300.

  The first rotation arm 35 and the second rotation arm 36 of the second conveyance mechanism 34 are the first front-side contact member so as to cooperate with the operation of the first conveyance mechanism 300. The outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B is sandwiched between 38 and the second front-side contact member 40.

  Then, when the third rotating arm 49 is rotated by a predetermined amount to the position shown in FIG. 24, for example, the detection switch SW2 provided on the circuit board 105 is pressed, whereby the drive lever by the displacement drive mechanism The slide to the back side of 52 is started.

Thus, the lever member 46 in the second transport mechanism 34 is rotated in the direction of arrow c ₁ shown in FIG. 24. Further, the lever member 46 cooperates with the roller 301 while pressing the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B by the side roller 48 being in contact with the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B. Thus, the small-diameter disk 2B is pulled from the slot 19 into the housing 3. That is, the lever member 46 receives the small-diameter disk 2B from the first transport mechanism 300, and transports the small-diameter disk 2B to the disk mounting portion 23 side in cooperation with the first transport mechanism 300. It should be noted that while the lever member 46 is being rotated by driving the drive lever 52, the motor 302 may or may not be actively driven to rotate the roller 301.

Then, as shown in FIG. 25, until the center hole 2a of the small-diameter disk 2B is located further to the back side than the straight line connecting the first front side contact member 38 and the second front side contact member 40, When the small-diameter disk 2B is drawn into the housing 3, the first front-side abutting member 38 and the second front-side abutting member 40 move from the back side to the front side along the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B. And wrap around. Then, in a state where the first front surface side contact member 38 and the second front surface side contact member 40 are in contact with the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B, The rotating arm 36 is biased by the torsion coil spring 71d and the second torsion coil spring 77, and is rotated in the directions close to each other, that is, in the directions of arrows a ₁ and b ₁ shown in FIG. That is, the first and second rotating arms 35 and 36 serving as the transport members transport the small-diameter disk 2B to the mounting position of the disk mounting portion 23 in cooperation with the lever member 46. In this way, the work performed in cooperation between the first transport mechanism 300 and the second transport mechanism 34 becomes smooth.

The third rotating arm 49, by the roller 50 is pressed at the contact state to the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B, is rotated in the direction of the arrow d ₁ shown in FIG. 25 . Then, when the small-diameter disk 2B is pulled in at the disk mounting position shown in FIG. 26, the third rotating arm 49 is brought into contact with a regulating piece (not shown) of the second rotating arm 36, and the rotation thereof. The movement is restricted.

  As a result, the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 press the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B while the small-diameter disk 2B is placed in the disk mounting position (chucking position) shown in FIG. Will pull in.

  In this disk drive device 1, as shown in FIG. 19, when the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 pull the large-diameter disk 2A to the disk mounting position, for example, the first front surface. The large diameter disk 2A is inserted into the disk by sandwiching the large diameter disk 2A inside the side contact member 38, the first back surface contact member 39, the second front surface contact member 40, the side roller 48 and the roller 50. A centering operation for positioning to the mounting position is performed. That is, the center hole 2a of the large diameter disk 2A and the engagement protrusion 28a of the turntable 23a are made to coincide with each other in the direction orthogonal to the recording surface of the large diameter disk 2A.

  This centering operation is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 19, for example, the large-diameter disk 2A is moved so that the first back contact member 39, the side roller 48, and the roller 50 have three vertices. You may make it carry out by pinching similarly. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 26, the centering operation of the small-diameter disk 2B is performed by, for example, the first front-side contact member 38, the first back-side contact member 39, the second front-side contact member 40, and the third. This is similarly performed by sandwiching the small-diameter disk 2B inside a roller 50a used for centering the small-diameter disk 2B provided on the rotating arm 49.

  Next, in the disk drive device 1, after the centering operation of the large-diameter disk 2A and the small-diameter disk 2B, the base elevating mechanism 55 raises the base 27, whereby the large-diameter disk 2A and the small-diameter positioned at the disk mounting position. A chucking operation for mounting the disk 2B on the turntable 23a of the disk mounting portion 23 is performed.

  Specifically, when the base 27 is raised from the chucking release position shown in FIG. 13 to the chucking position shown in FIG. 14 by the base lifting mechanism 55, the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B positioned at the disk mounting position. While the engagement protrusion 28a enters the center hole 2a, the periphery of the center hole 2a of the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B is pressed against the contact protrusion 7 of the top plate part 5a. Is engaged with the center hole 2a of the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B, and the plurality of locking claws 28b are engaged around the center hole 2a of the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B. The large diameter disk 2A or the small diameter disk 2B is held on the turntable 23a. Then, with the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B being held on the turntable 23a, the base 27 is lowered to the intermediate position shown in FIG.

Further, in the disk drive device 1, after the chucking operation, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 27, the first rotation arm 35 and the second rotation are interlocked with the slide of the drive lever 52 to the back side. The moving arm 36 is slightly rotated in the direction away from each other, that is, in the directions of arrows a ₂ and b ₂ shown in FIGS. At this time, the third rotating arm 49 is rotated integrally with the second rotating arm 36 while being in contact with a regulating piece (not shown). Further, the lever member 46, in conjunction with the slide to the rear side of the driving lever 52 is slightly rotated in the direction of arrow c ₂ shown in FIGS. 20 and 27.

  Thereby, from the outer peripheral part of the large diameter disk 2A or the small diameter disk 2B held by the turntable 23a, the first front surface side contact member 38, the first back surface side contact member 39, the second front surface side. The contact member 40, the side roller 48, and the roller 50 are in a separated state.

  In this disk drive device 1, when a recording or reproduction command is sent from the drive control circuit from the state shown in FIGS. 20 and 27, a signal is sent to the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B based on this command. Is recorded or reproduced. Specifically, the spindle motor 24a rotates the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B integrally with the turntable 23a, and the optical pickup 25 is moved from the outer peripheral side to the inner peripheral side by the pickup feeding mechanism 26, thereby focusing. When servo control and tracking servo control are applied, the TOC data recorded in the lead-in area of the large-diameter disk 2A or small-diameter disk 2B is read. Thereafter, when a signal is recorded, the optical pickup 25 moves to a predetermined address in the program area of the large diameter disk 2A or the small diameter disk 2B based on the read TOC data. When the signal is reproduced, the optical pickup 25 moves to an address in the program area where the designated data is recorded. The optical pickup 25 performs a signal writing or reading operation on a desired recording track of the large diameter disk 2A or the small diameter disk 2B.

  In the disk drive device 1, when an eject button 21 provided on the display unit 20 is pressed or an eject command is sent from the personal computer to the disk drive device 1, first, based on this command, the displacement The drive mechanism 52 starts to slide the drive lever 52 toward the front side.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 26, in conjunction with the slide of the drive lever 52 toward the front surface, the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 approach each other, that is, 19 and slightly rotated in the directions of arrows a ₁ and b ₁ shown in FIG. At this time, the third rotating arm 49 is rotated integrally with the second rotating arm 36 while being in contact with the regulating piece.

  As a result, the first front-side contact member 38, the first back-side contact member 39, and the second front-side contact are placed on the outer periphery of the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B held by the turntable 23a. The contact member 40 and the roller 50 are in contact with each other.

  Next, in this disk drive device 1, the base lifting mechanism 55 lowers the base 27 to the chucking release position, thereby performing a chucking release operation for detaching the large-diameter disk 2 </ b> A from the turntable 23 a of the disk mounting portion 23. .

  Specifically, when the base 27 is lowered to the chucking release position, the tip end portion of the push-up pin 66 hits the non-signal recording area on the inner peripheral side of the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B mounted on the turntable 23a. By contacting, the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B is detached from the turntable 23a while pushing up the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B.

  Next, in this disk drive device 1, an ejection operation is performed to eject the large diameter disk 2 </ b> A or the small diameter disk 2 </ b> B in the disk mounting portion 23 from the slot 19 to the outside of the housing 3.

Specifically, when the large-diameter disk 2A is ejected from the slot 19 of the housing 3, first, as shown in FIG. 21, the third rotation is performed in conjunction with the slide of the drive lever 52 toward the front side. arm 49 is rotated in the direction of arrow _{d 2} shown in Figure 21. Further, the third rotating arm 49 is in a state in which the roller 50 is in contact with the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A, thereby pressing the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A. The large-diameter disk 2A is pushed out of the housing 3.

  When the detection unit 111 detects the large-diameter disk 2A while the large-diameter disk 2A is being ejected by the third rotating arm 49, the motor 302 is energized in the opposite direction to that during the pull-in, so The motor 302 is driven to rotate. Thereby, the third rotating arm 49 cooperates with the roller 301 to discharge the large-diameter disk 2A.

Then, as shown in FIG. 22, until the center hole 2a of the large-diameter disk 2A is located on the front side of the straight line connecting the first front-side contact member 38 and the second front-side contact member 40, When the large-diameter disk 2A is ejected to the outside of the housing 3, the first front-side contact member 38 and the second front-side contact member 40 are front-side along the outer periphery of the large-diameter disk 2A. From the back to the back. Then, in a state where the first front surface side contact member 38 and the second front surface side contact member 40 are in contact with the back surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the large-diameter disk 2A, The two rotating arms 36 are urged by the torsion coil spring 71d and the second torsion coil spring 77 and are rotated in directions close to each other, that is, in the directions of arrows a ₁ and b ₁ shown in FIG.

  When the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are closed during the ejection of the large-diameter disk 2A, the contact pin 76a of the pressing lever 76 moves from the position shown in FIG. 20 in the direction of the arrow e1. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, it engages with the stepped portion of the stopper 110. As a result, the contact pin 76a cannot transmit the force that presses the stopper 110, and the torque for closing the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 is not provided with the stopper 110. Compared to

  Subsequently, until the detection switch (not shown) detects that the large-diameter disk 2A has reached a predetermined position, for example, the first rotation arm 35, the second rotation arm 36, the roller 301, Ejects the large-diameter disk 2A. That is, for example, when the detection switch detects that the center hole 2a of the large-diameter disk 2A is exposed to the outside of the housing 3 from the slot 19, the driving of the motor 302 is stopped. Thereby, for example, the large-diameter disk 2A is discharged from the slot 19 to a position where the center hole 2a of the large-diameter disk 2A is exposed to the outside of the housing 3, and the movement of the large-diameter disk 2A is stopped by the frictional force with the curtain or the like. .

  When the user takes out the large-diameter disk 2A from the slot 19, the force that restricts the rotation of the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 disappears, and the torsion coil spring 71d and the second torsion coil spring The first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are closed by the force of 77, moved to the HOME position, and a series of operations is completed.

On the other hand, when the small-diameter disk 2B is ejected from the slot 19 of the housing 3, first, as shown in FIG. 28, the third rotating arm 49 is interlocked with the slide toward the front side of the drive lever 52. It is rotated in the direction of arrow d ₂ shown in Figure 28. Further, the third rotating arm 49 is in a state in which the roller 50 is in contact with the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B, thereby pressing the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B. The disk 2B is pushed out of the housing 3.

  When the detection unit 111 detects the small-diameter disk 2B while the small-diameter disk 2B is being ejected by the third rotating arm 49, the motor 302 is energized in the opposite direction to that during the pull-in, so that the motor is reversed in the reverse direction. 302 is rotated. Thereby, the third rotating arm 49 cooperates with the roller 301 to discharge the small-diameter disk 2B.

24, until the center hole 2a of the small-diameter disk 2B is located on the front side of the straight line connecting the first front-side contact member 38 and the second front-side contact member 40, When the disk 2B is ejected to the outside of the housing 3, the first front-side contact member 38 and the second front-side contact member 40 are moved from the front side to the back side along the outer periphery of the small-diameter disk 2B. Wrap around. Then, in a state where the first front-side contact member 38 and the second front-side contact member 40 are in contact with the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B, The rotating arm 36 is biased by the torsion coil spring 71d and the second torsion coil spring 77, and is rotated in the directions close to each other, that is, in the directions of arrows a ₁ and b ₁ shown in FIG.

  The first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 push the small-diameter disk 2B to the disk insertion / ejection position in cooperation with the roller 301 while pressing the back side of the outer peripheral portion of the small-diameter disk 2B. It will be. The disk discharge position of the small diameter disk 2B can be set to the position where the center hole 2a of the small diameter disk 2B is discharged from the slot 19 as in the case of the large diameter disk 2A. The first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are moved to the HOME position by the drive lever 52, and the series of operations is completed.

  When the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B is not pulled out by the user after a lapse of a certain time after the large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B is discharged, the roller 301 is rotated again to rotate the inside of the slot 19 The large-diameter disk 2A or the small-diameter disk 2B may be retracted. Further, although the curtain is diverted to the guide member 304 in order to apply a friction load to the large diameter disk 2A or the small diameter disk 2B, a dedicated guide member may be provided close to the slot 19, for example.

  As described above, the disk drive device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the first transport mechanism 300 that can draw the optical disk 2 from the slot 19 side to the disk mounting portion 23 side. The optical disk 2 can be pulled into the disk mounting unit 23 without depending on the position of the optical disk 2, and the optical disk 2 pulled into the disk mounting unit 23 by the first transport mechanism 300 is first and second. Since the optical disk 2 can be released from the first transport mechanism 300 by transporting it to the mounting position by the receiving disk mounting section 23 by the rotating arms 35 and 36 and the lever member 46, for example, the first transport mechanism 300 is used. A mechanism for moving the first transport mechanism 300 in a direction perpendicular to the recording surface of the optical disk 2 to release the optical disk 2 from It can be made smaller (thinner) of the disc drive apparatus 1. In addition, the first transport mechanism 300 can automatically re-draw the optical disk 2 regardless of the position of the optical disk 2 in the slot 19, which may give the user a feeling of strangeness when inserting the optical disk 2. Absent.

  Further, a detection unit 111 for detecting whether or not the optical disc 2 is inserted into the slot 19 is further provided. For this reason, when the detection unit 111 detects that the optical disk 2 is inserted into the slot 19, the first transport mechanism 300 can pull the optical disk 2 toward the disk mounting unit 23.

  Further, the first transport mechanism 300 includes a roller 301 provided so as to rotate in contact with the recording surface of the optical disk 2 in the slot 19, a rotation driving mechanism 303 that rotates the roller 301, and the optical disk 2. And a guide member 304 that guides the roller so as to be sandwiched and drawn by the roller 301. For this reason, the optical disc 2 in the slot 19 is moved to the disc mounting portion 23 side by rotating the roller 301 by the rotation drive mechanism 303 in a state where the optical disc 2 in the slot 19 is sandwiched between the roller 301 and the guide member 304. It can be pulled in stably.

  Further, the second transport mechanism 34 receives the small diameter disk 2B from the first transport mechanism 300, cooperates with the first transport mechanism 300, and pulls the small diameter disk 2B toward the disk mounting portion 23, and In cooperation with the lever member 46, first and second rotating arms 35 and 36 are provided as conveying members for conveying the small-diameter disk 2B to the mounting position of the disk mounting portion 23. Thereby, for example, when a small-diameter disk 2B having a diameter of 8 cm is inserted into the slot 19, the lever member 46 is rotated to cooperate with the first transport mechanism 300 so that the small-diameter disk 2B is inserted into the disk mounting portion 23. Then, the first and second rotating arms 35 and 36 cooperate with the lever member 46 to smoothly transport the small-diameter disk 2B to the mounting position of the disk mounting portion 23.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a disk drive device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following embodiments, the same components and the like as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof will be omitted, and different portions will be mainly described.

  FIG. 29 is a plan view showing the configuration of the disk drive device 200 according to the second embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, an example in which the disk drive device 1 includes the first transport mechanism 300 including the roller 301 that contacts the recording surface of the optical disk 2 has been described. However, in the present embodiment, the first transport mechanism 300 is provided. Instead, the disk drive device 200 includes a first transport mechanism 310 including a side roller 148 that contacts the side surface of the optical disk 2.

  The first transport mechanism 310 includes a side roller 148 provided so as to rotate in contact with the side surface of the optical disc 2 in the slot 19. Further, the first transport mechanism 310 includes a rotation driving mechanism 313 that rotationally drives the side roller 148, and guide rollers 73a and 73b that are provided so as to sandwich the optical disc 2 that is in contact with the side roller 148 between the side rollers 148. ing. The guide rollers 73a and 73b are made of a resin such as rubber. Here, for convenience of explanation, the lever member 46 that rotatably supports the side roller 148 is a member included in the second transport mechanism 34, and the guide rollers 73 a and 73 b are members included in the first transport mechanism 310. .

  The side roller 148 has a rotational axis set in a direction perpendicular to the recording surface of the optical disc 2. As the constituent material of the side roller 148, for example, a high friction material such as rubber or elastomer softer than the optical disk 2 is used.

  The guide rollers 73 a and 73 b are used to guide the optical disk 2 by inserting the side surface of the optical disk 2 with the side roller 148 when the optical disk 2 inserted into the slot 19 is pulled.

  The rotation drive mechanism 313 is configured by the side roller 148 described above, a motor 312 as a drive source for driving the side roller 148 to rotate, and a gear or the like for reducing the number of rotations of the motor 312 and transmitting it to the side roller 148. A reduction gear train 315 and a belt 316 wound around the side rollers 148 and the reduction gear train 315. In this way, the rotational driving force of the motor 312 can be transmitted to the side roller 148 via the belt 316 or the like.

  The operation of the disk drive device 200 of this embodiment will be described.

  In the disk drive device 200, for example, whether or not the optical disk 2 is inserted into the slot 19 is detected by the detection unit 111, and when the detection unit 111 detects that the optical disk 2 is inserted, it is shown in FIG. Thus, the drive lever 52 is driven to rotate the lever member 46 in the direction of the arrow c1. As a result, the side roller 148 of the lever member 46 is brought into contact with and pressed against the side surface of the optical disc 2, whereby the optical disc 2 is sandwiched between the side roller 148 and the guide rollers 73a and 73b.

  Next, the motor 312 is driven to rotate the side roller 148 in the arrow B direction via the belt 316 or the like. As a result, the optical disc 2 inserted into the slot 19 is pulled into the disc mounting portion 23 side. This is the role of the first transport mechanism 310. That is, the member having the function of drawing the optical disk 2 toward the disk mounting portion 23 (the function of the first transport mechanism 310) is the side roller 148, the belt 316 for rotating the side roller 148, the motor 312 and the guide roller 73a. Etc.

  Subsequently, the lever member 46 of the second transport mechanism 34 cooperates with the first and second rotating arms 35 and 36 to transport the optical disk 2 to the disk mounting position of the disk mounting portion 23.

  That is, the lever member 46 is rotated by driving the drive lever 52 and the optical disc 2 can be conveyed to the disc mounting position. In this way, the work performed in cooperation between the first transport mechanism 310 and the second transport mechanism 34 becomes smooth.

  In this case, after the optical disk 2 is drawn by the first transport mechanism 310 to a position where the side roller 148 can press the front side surface of the optical disk 2, the lever member 46 is rotated by driving the drive lever 52. During this period, the motor 312 may or may not actively rotate the side roller 148. When the motor 312 does not actively rotate the side roller 148, the lever member 46 and the side roller 148 are relatively rotated by the frictional resistance between the side roller 148 and the side surface of the optical disk 2.

  As described above, in the disk drive device 200 according to the present embodiment, the first transport mechanism 310 includes the side roller 148 provided so as to rotate in contact with the side surface of the optical disk 2 in the slot 19. , A rotation driving mechanism 303 for rotating the side roller 148, and a guide roller 73a for guiding the optical disc 2 so as to be sandwiched and pulled by the side roller 148. Therefore, the roller 301 is rotated by the motor 302 while the side surface of the optical disk 2 in the slot 19 is sandwiched between the side roller 148 and the guide roller 73a, so that the recording surface of the optical disk 2 is not damaged. The optical disk 2 can be pulled in.

  In this case, it is not necessary to provide another member for sandwiching the optical disc 2 pressed by the side roller 148, and the guide roller 73a can be used. Therefore, the cost and weight can be reduced without impairing the thinning. be able to.

  Further, the first transport mechanism 310 includes a lever member 46 that rotatably supports the side roller 148 so that the side roller 148 presses the side surface of the optical disc 2 in the slot 19. Therefore, by rotating the lever member 46 by driving the drive lever 52, the side roller 148 presses the side surface of the optical disc 2, and the side roller 148 rotates to cause the side roller 148 and the guide roller 73a to rotate the optical disc. The optical disk 2 in the slot 19 can be transported to the disk mounting position with the two side surfaces sandwiched. In this way, the work performed in cooperation between the first transport mechanism 310 and the second transport mechanism becomes smooth.

  Furthermore, a detection unit 111 for detecting whether or not the optical disc 2 is inserted into the slot 19 is provided. For this reason, when the detection unit 111 detects that the optical disk 2 is inserted into the slot 19, the lever member 46 is rotated to press the side roller 148 against the side surface of the optical disk 2. The optical disk 2 inserted in the slot 19 can be drawn in cooperation.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a disk drive device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 31 is a plan view of a disk drive device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

  In the first and second embodiments, the disk drive devices 1 and 200 including the first rotating arm 35, the second rotating arm 36, and the interlocking mechanism 41 for interlocking these are exemplified. The disk drive device shown in FIG. 31 does not include the first rotating arm 35, the second rotating arm 36, and the interlocking mechanism 41 described above. The disk drive device shown in FIG. 31 has, for example, a first transport mechanism 310 capable of drawing a large diameter disk 2A from the slot 19 side to the disk mounting section 23 side, and a mounting position of the large diameter disk 2A by the disk mounting section 23. And a second transport mechanism for transporting to the surface.

  The first transport mechanism 310 of this embodiment includes a side roller 148 and the like, and a guide member 318 for guiding the large-diameter disk 2A so as to be sandwiched and pulled by the side roller 148.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the guide member 318 sandwiches the side surface of the large-diameter disk 2 </ b> A with the side roller 148 and guides the large-diameter disk 2 </ b> A from the slot 19 toward the disk mounting portion 23. A large diameter disk 2A is extended in the direction of drawing in the inner surface side of the side wall. As a constituent material of the guide member 318, for example, a resin material such as rubber is used in order to secure a frictional force with the optical disc 2.

  The second transport mechanism of the present embodiment includes a lever member 46 and a transport lever 317 that cooperates with the lever member 46 to transport the large-diameter disk 2 </ b> A to the mounting position by the disk mounting unit 23.

  The lever member 46 is provided to rotate so as to be pulled in until the center of the large-diameter disk 2A is aligned with the center of the disk mounting portion 23. The lever member 46 is provided so as to be rotatable in the same plane as the transport lever 317.

  The transport lever 317 is provided so as to rotate in the direction of arrow C about the support shaft 319, and a contact pin 320, for example, protrudes from a tip portion opposite to the support shaft 319 side.

  The operation of the disk drive device of this embodiment will be described.

  When the detection unit 111 detects that, for example, a large-diameter disk 2A is inserted into the slot 19, the lever member 46 is rotated by driving the drive lever 52, and the side roller 148 and the guide member 318 of the first transport mechanism 310 are rotated. And sandwich the side surface of the large-diameter disk 2A.

  Next, the side roller 148 is rotated by driving the motor 312, and the side roller 148 can press the front side surface of the large-diameter disk 2A while being sandwiched between the side roller 148 and the guide member 318. The large-diameter disk 2A is guided from the slot 19 to the disk mounting portion 23 side to the position. This is the role of the first transport mechanism 310 of the present embodiment. That is, the member having the function of drawing the optical disk 2 toward the disk mounting portion 23 (the function of the first transport mechanism 310) is the side roller 148, the belt 316 for rotating the side roller 148, the motor 312 and the guide member 318. Etc.

  Subsequently, the lever member 46 of the second transport mechanism is rotated by driving the drive lever 52, and the side roller 148 presses the front surface of the large-diameter disk 2A. As described above, the lever member 46 cooperates with the side roller 148 to convey the large-diameter disk 2A to the disk mounting portion 23 side.

  In this case, the lever member 46 is driven by the drive lever 52 after the large-diameter disk 2A is drawn by the first transport mechanism 310 to a position where the side roller 148 can press the front side surface of the large-diameter disk 2A. During the rotation, the motor 312 may or may not actively rotate the side roller 148. When the motor 312 does not actively rotate the side roller 148, the lever member 46 and the side roller 148 are relatively rotated by the frictional resistance between the side roller 148 and the side surface of the optical disk 2.

  The transport lever 317 transports the large-diameter disk 2 </ b> A to the mounting position by the disk mounting portion 23 in cooperation with the lever member 46.

  On the other hand, when the large-diameter disk 2A is ejected, the transport lever 317 functions as a lever for ejection and rotates around the support shaft 319 with the contact pin 320 in contact with the large-diameter disk 2A. The diameter disk 2A is pushed out.

  As described above, in the disk drive device according to the present embodiment, the guide member 318 extends in the direction in which the large-diameter disk 2A is drawn by the first transport mechanism 310 and is provided on the side wall of the bottom case 4. Yes. Therefore, the lever member 46 is rotated, the side roller 148 is pressed against the side surface of the large-diameter disk 2A, and the side roller 148 is rotated, so that only the lever member 46 is provided, and the side roller 148, the rotation drive mechanism 313, and the like are provided. Even when the large pressure angle is such that the guide member 318 is not retracted, the side surface of the large-diameter disk 2A is sandwiched between the side roller 148 and the guide member 318, and the guide member 318 has a large diameter in the extending direction. The disc 2A can be pulled in without damaging the recording surface.

  Further, in cooperation with the lever member 46 of the second transport mechanism, the transport lever 317 can transport the optical disk 2 from the slot 19 side to the disk mounting portion 23 side and from the disk mounting portion 23 side to the slot 19 side. it can.

  Further, as compared with the first embodiment or the like, it is not necessary to provide the first transport mechanism 300 including the roller 301, so that the disk drive device can be reduced in size.

  In the third embodiment, an example is shown in which the first transport mechanism 310 that rotates the side roller 148 and the guide member 318 are provided, but instead of the first transport mechanism 310 and the guide member 318. 3 includes the first transport mechanism 300 shown in FIG. 3 for drawing the large-diameter disk 2A inserted into the slot 19 as in the first embodiment, and the lever member 46 includes a roller similar to the side roller 48. It may be. Even in this manner, the large-diameter disk 2A inserted into the slot 19 can be pulled in regardless of the insertion position.

  In the first embodiment, an example in which the roller 301 is used is shown. However, a belt (not shown) is wound around a gear (not shown) that rotates by the rotation of the motor 302 without using the roller 301, and the optical disk 2 is conveyed by the belt. You may make it do.

  Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the example in which the motor 302 is provided separately from the drive motor 102 has been described. However, the mechanical force in which the drive force of the drive motor 102 is omitted without providing the motor 302 is illustrated. You may make it transmit to the roller 301 via a mechanism.

  In addition, as an electronic device including the above-described disk drive device 1 and the like, a computer (in the case of a personal computer, it may be a laptop type or a desktop type), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), an electronic Examples include a dictionary, a camera, a display device, a (car) audio / visual device, a mobile phone, a game device, a thin car navigation device, a stationary audio, a DVD player, a recorder, and other electrical appliances.

1 is a perspective view of a disk drive device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the top cover of the disk drive device from the inner surface side. It is a top view which shows the structure of a disk drive device. It is AA sectional drawing of the disk drive device of FIG. It is a perspective view of the base unit of a disk drive device. It is a top view which shows the state which removed some components of the disk drive device. It is a top view which shows the state which removed some components of the disk drive device. It is a top view which shows the positional relationship of the drive lever and detection switch of a disk drive device. (A) is the side view which looked at the drive lever from one side, (b) is the top view which looked at the drive lever from the upper side, (c) is the side view which looked at the drive lever from the other side It is a figure and (d) is the top view which looked at the drive lever from the lower side. (A) is a top view which shows the structure of a cam lever, (b) is a side view which shows the structure of a cam lever. (A) is the top view which looked at the drive lever at the time of loading operation from the lower side, (b) is the top view which looked at the drive lever from the upper side. (A) is the top view which looked at the drive lever at the time of ejection operation from the lower side, (b) is the top view which looked at the drive lever from the upper side. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a side view which shows the state which has a base unit in a chucking release position. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a side view which shows the state which has a base unit in a chucking position. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a side view which shows the state which has a base unit in an intermediate position. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a top view which shows the drawing start state of a large diameter disk. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a top view which shows the state in which a large diameter disk is handed over from a 1st conveyance mechanism to a 2nd conveyance mechanism. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a top view which shows the state in the middle of drawing in of a large diameter disk. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a top view which shows the state of centering of a large diameter disk. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disc drive device, and is a top view which shows the state of completion (recording reproduction | regeneration) of chucking of a large diameter disc. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a top view which shows the state in the middle of ejection of a large diameter disk. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disc drive device, and is a top view which shows the state which the contact pin engaged with the stopper in the middle of ejection of a large diameter disc. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disc drive device, and is a top view which shows the drawing start state of a small diameter disc. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disc drive device, and is a top view which shows the state at the time of the press of a pull-in detection switch of a small diameter disc. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a top view which shows the state in the middle of drawing in of a small diameter disk. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disk drive device, and is a top view which shows the state of the centering of a small diameter disk, and the state of ejection start. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disc drive device, and is a top view which shows the state of completion (recording reproduction | regeneration) of the chucking of a small diameter disc. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a disc drive device, and is a top view which shows the state in the middle of ejection of a small diameter disc. It is a top view of the disk drive unit of the second embodiment according to the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the disk drive device of FIG. 29, and is a top view which shows the state in the middle of drawing in of a large diameter disk. It is a top view of the disk drive unit of 3rd Embodiment concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,200 ... Disk drive device 2 ... Optical disk 2A ... Large diameter disk 2B ... Small diameter disk 3 ... Housing | casing 19 ... Slot 23 ... Disk mounting part 34 ... 2nd conveyance mechanism 35 ... 1st rotation arm 36 ... 2nd Rotating arm 46 ... Lever member 48, 148 ... Side roller 52 ... Drive lever 73a, 73b ... Guide roller 111 ... Detection unit 135 ... Arm mechanism 300, 310 ... First transport mechanism 301 ... Roller 302, 312 ... Motor 303 313 ... Rotation drive mechanism 304, 318 ... Guide member 317 ... Conveying lever

Claims (14)

A housing having a slot into which a disk-shaped recording medium is inserted and ejected;
A mounting portion provided in the housing and mounted with the recording medium inserted from the slot;
A first transport mechanism capable of drawing the recording medium from the slot side to the mounting portion side;
A second transport mechanism for releasing the recording medium from the first transport mechanism by transporting the recording medium drawn by the first transport mechanism to a mounting position by the mounting unit. A disk drive device. The disk drive device according to claim 1,
The disk drive device further comprising a detection unit for detecting whether or not the recording medium is inserted into the slot. The disk drive device according to claim 1,
The first transport mechanism includes:
A rotation drive mechanism having a roller provided so as to rotate in contact with the recording surface of the recording medium or the opposite surface;
A disk drive device comprising: a guide member that guides the recording medium with the roller interposed therebetween. The disk drive device according to claim 3, wherein
The second transport mechanism includes:
A rotatable lever member having a side roller provided so as to rotate in contact with a side surface of the recording medium, and rotatably supporting the side roller;
A rotation mechanism for rotating the lever member while the side roller presses the side surface of the recording medium;
A disk drive device comprising: an arm for transporting the recording medium while sandwiching a side surface of the recording medium in cooperation with the rotating lever member. The disk drive device according to claim 1,
The first transport mechanism includes:
A rotation drive mechanism that has a side roller provided to rotate in contact with the side surface of the recording medium, and rotates the side roller;
And a guide member that guides the recording medium between the side rollers. The disk drive device according to claim 5,
The second transport mechanism includes:
A lever member that is rotatably provided and rotatably supports the side roller;
A disk drive device comprising: a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the lever member while the side roller presses a side surface of the recording medium. The disk drive device according to claim 6,
The disk drive device further comprising a detection unit for detecting whether or not the recording medium is inserted into the slot. The disk drive device according to claim 6,
The second transport mechanism has an arm for transporting the recording medium while sandwiching a side surface of the recording medium,
The disk drive device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is a guide roller that is rotatably provided at a tip portion of the arm so that the recording medium can be sandwiched between the side rollers. The disk drive device according to claim 6,
The disk drive device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is provided in the housing so as to extend in a direction in which the recording medium is drawn by the side roller. The disk drive device according to claim 1,
The second transport mechanism includes:
A lever member that receives the recording medium from the first transport mechanism and transports the recording medium to the mounting portion in cooperation with the first transport mechanism;
A disk drive device comprising: a conveying member that cooperates with the lever member to convey the recording medium to a mounting position by the mounting unit. The disk drive device according to claim 10,
The disk drive device according to claim 1, wherein the transport member is an arm for transporting the recording medium while sandwiching a side surface of the recording medium. The disk drive device according to claim 10,
The disk drive device according to claim 1, wherein the transport member is a transport lever capable of transporting the recording medium from the slot side to the mounting portion side and from the mounting portion side to the slot side. The disk drive device according to claim 1,
A disk drive device characterized by being capable of corresponding to a first disk having a first diameter and a second disk having a second diameter different from the first diameter as the recording medium. A housing having a slot into which a disk-shaped recording medium is inserted and ejected, a mounting portion provided in the housing, to which the recording medium inserted from the slot is mounted, and the recording medium from the slot side From the first transport mechanism, the first transport mechanism that can be pulled to the mounting portion side and the recording medium that has been pulled in by the first transport mechanism are transported to a mounting position by the mounting portion. A disk drive device having a second transport mechanism for releasing the recording medium;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls driving of the disk drive device.

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