JP2008084353A - Carrying device, disk device, and image pickup device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrying device preventing damage of an eject arm and driving a slide cam with a light load. <P>SOLUTION: The carrying device includes: an eject arm 440; a slide cam 240 which turns the eject arm 440 in a direction to carry out an optical disk; an eject sub-arm 480 which couples the slide cam 240 with the eject arm 440; an eject spring 486 which is provided between the eject sub-arm 480 and the eject arm 440 and presses the eject arm 440 while the eject sub-arm is stopped in a direction to eject the optical disk; and a first eject sub-pin 482 which is provided on the eject sum-arm 480 to inhibit the eject arm 440 from turning in the direction of ejecting the optical disk and to allow the eject arm 440 to turn in a direction to insert the optical disk. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport device including a transport device that transports a disk-shaped recording medium between an opening of a housing and a position held by a disk holding portion, a disk device including the transport device, and The present invention relates to an imaging device including a disk device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, disk devices that rotate and drive a disk-shaped recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or an HD-DVD to read or record information appropriately have been widely used. An imaging device such as a disk camera recorder provided with this disk device is used.
As this disk device, an optical disk can be inserted from a slot formed in the casing to a turntable inside the casing, an arm that sends the optical disk to the turntable, an eject arm that ejects the optical disk from the turntable to the slot, There is a conventional example provided with a drive cam for driving an eject arm (Patent Document 1).

In this conventional example, the eject arm and the drive cam are connected to each other by a cam mechanism, and the eject arm is rotated as the drive cam moves.
When the optical disc is inserted into the housing, the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc is pressed against the tip of the eject arm, and the eject arm is rotated.
To eject the optical disk from the slot, the drive cam is driven and the eject arm is rotated via the cam mechanism.

JP 2006-127680 A

In the conventional example shown in Patent Document 1, the movement of the drive cam is directly transmitted to the eject arm.
Therefore, when an optical disk is inserted into the housing from the slot or ejected to the outside of the housing, if an external force is applied to the optical disk, the eject arm is applied with force, and the eject arm is damaged. As an example.

  Furthermore, from the viewpoint of space saving, a cam mechanism that connects the drive cam and the eject arm may be provided in the vicinity of the pivot point of the eject arm. For example, a problem that a load on a motor for driving a driving cam becomes large must be driven by force.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a transport device, a disk device, and an imaging device that can prevent damage to an eject arm and that can drive a slide cam with a small load. .

  The invention according to claim 1 is the disc insertion portion of the housing having the slit-like disc insertion portion into which the disc-shaped recording medium can be inserted and removed, and the disc holding portion for detachably holding the recording medium A transport device for transporting the recording medium between the disk holding positions held by the disk, wherein the recording medium is inserted into the disk holding part from the disk insertion part of the housing, and the disk holding An eject arm that can rotate in a direction in which the recording medium is unloaded from a disk portion to a disk insertion portion of the housing, and the eject arm that is rotated in one direction is rotated in a direction in which the recording medium is unloaded A slide cam, a connecting member that connects the slide cam and the eject arm, and a connecting member that is rotatable in a plane on which the slide cam moves; An urging member provided between the linking member and the eject arm and urged in a direction in which the eject arm ejects the recording medium in a state in which the linking member is stationary; and The conveying apparatus includes an engaging portion that prevents rotation in a direction in which the recording medium is discharged and allows the eject arm to rotate in a direction in which the recording medium is inserted.

  The invention described in claim 7 includes a housing having a slit-like disk insertion part into which a disk-like recording medium can be inserted and removed, a disk holding part for detachably holding the recording medium, and the disk holding Disc information processing unit comprising an information processing unit for performing at least one of information processing among recording processing for recording information on the recording medium held in the recording unit and reading processing for reading information recorded on the recording medium And a conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the recording medium is conveyed between a disk holding position held by the disk insertion part and the disk holding part of the housing. It is a disk device characterized by comprising.

  The invention described in claim 8 includes an imaging unit having a lens, and the disk device described in claim 7 for recording imaging data acquired by the imaging unit on the recording medium. This is an imaging apparatus.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall outline of a disc camera recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Configuration of disc camera recorder]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a disk camera recorder as an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The disk camera recorder 1 records various information such as moving image information, audio information, and image information to record an optical disk. It is a device that records on D and reproduces various information recorded on optical disc D. As the optical disc D that can be used for the disc camera recorder 1, various disc-shaped recording media such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and a BD (Blu-ray Disc) can be used.
As shown in FIG. 1, the disc camera recorder 1 includes an external case 11, a photographing lens 12, a photographing window 13, a disc processing unit 20 as a disc device, and a control (not shown) provided inside the external case 11. A circuit unit, a controller unit (not shown), a small display (not shown), and the like are provided.

  The outer case 11 is formed in a box shape having an internal space. Each surface of the outer case 11 is formed with a window portion that communicates the inside and the outside, and the photographing lens 12, the photographing window 13, the controller portion, and the disk processing portion 20 are provided facing the window portion. ing.

  The taking lens 12 is provided facing the window on the front surface of the outer case 11. The taking lens 12 takes in external image light. The captured image light is converted into an image signal by an image conversion processing unit (not shown) and input to a control circuit unit inside the external case 11.

  The shooting window 13 is provided facing the window on the back surface of the outer case 11. The photographing window 13 is optically connected to the photographing lens 12, for example, and an external image taken into the photographing lens 12 from the photographing window 13 can be confirmed.

  The controller unit includes, for example, a plurality of operation buttons arranged on the top surface, the back surface, and the side surface of the outer case 11. Each of these operation buttons is electrically connected to a control circuit unit inside the outer case 11, and a predetermined operation signal is output to the control circuit unit by operating these operation buttons.

  The small display is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer case 11 on the side surface of the outer case 11 opposite to the side surface on which the disk processing unit 20 is provided. The small display is electrically connected to a control circuit unit inside the outer case 11 and displays various image information output from the information processing unit.

  The disk processing unit 20 is provided on one side surface of the outer case 11. The disk processing unit 20 includes a disk installation unit 21 that protrudes from one side surface of the outer case 11. The disk installation portion 21 includes an upright portion 22 that rises from the side surface of the outer case 11 and a cover 100 that constitutes a housing that is provided in a state of substantially closing the opening of the upright portion 22. The internal configuration of the disk processing unit 20 will be described later.

  The cover 100 includes a substantially D-shaped cover base 101 formed of a resin material. Further, a cover peripheral edge portion 102 is provided on the peripheral edge of the cover base 101 so as to stand substantially vertically. Further, a disc insertion hole 102A as a slit-like disc insertion portion through which the optical disc D can be inserted is provided on the upper edge side of the cover peripheral portion 102.

The control circuit unit controls the overall operation of the disk camera recorder 1.
Specifically, the control circuit unit performs various processes based on operation signals input from the controller unit. The various processes include, for example, a process of converting image light captured from the photographing lens 12 in the image conversion unit into an image signal, a process of outputting image information from a small display, and a captured image installed in the disk processing unit. Recording processing for recording on the optical disc D, processing for reading information from the optical disc D installed in the disc processing section 20, and the like.

(Internal configuration of the disk processor)
Next, the internal configuration of the disk processing unit 20 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of a disk processing unit constituting the disk camera recorder. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the lower edge side of the disk processing unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the upper edge side of the disk processing unit. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the left edge side of the disk processing unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the right edge side of the disk processing unit. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the right edge side of the disk processing unit. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the disk processing unit.
As shown in FIG. 2, the disk processing unit 20 includes a base plate 110 that is formed, for example, from a metal plate into a substantially D-shaped plate shape in plan view and forms a housing.
Here, in the following, the substantially straight side edge (the right side edge in FIG. 2) on the photographing lens 12 side of the base plate 110 is the right edge, and the substantially arc-shaped side edge (the left side in FIG. 2) on the photographing window 13 side. Side edge), the upper edge at the time of shooting (upper side edge in FIG. 2) is the upper edge, and the lower side edge (lower side edge in FIG. 2) is the lower edge. The direction connecting the side edge, the right edge and the left edge is referred to as the left-right direction, the direction connecting the upper edge and the lower edge is referred to as the up-down direction, and the direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower edge of the base plate 110 is provided with a first standing portion 111 that is bent substantially vertically from the right edge side to the left edge side. The front ends of the first standing portion 111 on the right side and the left side are formed in a shape protruding in a substantially semicircular shape on the side opposite to the base plate 110. A shaft hole 111A is formed in the protruding portion on the left edge side. Also, an oval long-axis hole 111B whose longitudinal direction coincides with the left-right direction is formed in the protruding portion on the right edge side.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a second standing portion 112 that is bent in the same direction as the first standing portion 111 is provided on the right edge side of the upper edge of the base plate 110. The tip on the right edge side of the second upright portion 112 is formed in a shape protruding in a substantially semicircular shape on the opposite side to the base plate 110. A long-axis hole 112A having the same shape as the long-axis hole 111B is formed at a position facing the long-axis hole 111B in the protruding portion.
Further, in the vicinity of the upper edge of the base plate 110, there is provided a third standing portion 113 that is cut and raised so as to face the left edge portion of the first standing portion 111. A shaft hole 113A having the same shape as the shaft hole 111A is formed at a position facing the shaft hole 111A in the third standing portion 113.
A fourth standing portion 114 that is bent in the same direction as the second standing portion 112 is provided on the left edge side of the upper edge of the base plate 110. On the right edge side at the tip of the fourth standing portion 114, there is provided a shutter guide portion 114A that is cut and raised in a tongue shape.
Furthermore, a fifth upright portion 115 that is bent in the same direction as the fourth upright portion 114 is provided at a substantially horizontal center of the upper edge of the base plate 110. A shutter guide portion 115A formed in the same shape as the shutter guide portion 114A is provided on the left edge side at the tip of the fifth standing portion 115.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a sixth standing portion 116 that is cut and raised in the same direction as the first standing portion 111 is provided on the upper edge side in the vicinity of the left edge of the base plate 110. . The sixth standing portion 116 is formed with a shaft hole 116A.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a seventh upright portion 117 formed by cutting and raising in a state of facing the sixth upright portion 116 is provided at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the base plate 110. A shaft hole (not shown) having the same shape as the shaft hole 116 </ b> A is formed at a position facing the shaft hole 116 </ b> A in the seventh standing portion 117.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an eighth standing portion 118 that is cut and raised in the same direction as the sixth standing portion 116 is provided on the lower edge side of the sixth standing portion 116. Yes. The eighth standing portion 118 is provided with a spring hooking groove 118A that is cut out in a substantially semicircular shape.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a ninth upright portion 119 that is bent in the same direction as the first upright portion 111 is provided on the right edge of the base plate 110. A first cutout portion 119A that is cut out in a substantially oval shape is provided at a substantially vertical center at the base end of the ninth upright portion 119. Further, a second notch 119B formed in the same shape as the first notch 119A is provided at a position facing the first notch 119A at the tip of the ninth upright portion 119. Furthermore, a third notch 119C is provided on the upper edge side of the second notch 119B. In addition, a chassis support portion 119D that is bent to the left edge side is provided on the lower edge side of the second cutout portion 119B. A first shaft hole 119E is formed on the upper edge side of the first notch 119A. In addition, a second shaft hole 119F is formed between the first cutout portion 119A and the second cutout portion 119B. Further, a third shaft hole 119G is formed on the lower edge side of the second shaft hole 119F.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, two spring hooking holes 120 are formed on the lower edge side of the eighth standing portion 118 of the base plate 110 in a state where they are separated from each other.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, a substantially rod-shaped unclamp pin 130 is erected on the left edge side of the base plate 110. The tip position of the unclamp pin 130 is not in contact with the optical disk D when the optical disk D is held by a turntable 321 described later, and the optical disk D is transported to the base plate 110 side to release this holding. At this time, it is set to a position where it contacts the optical disk D.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a substantially rod-shaped chassis support bar 131 is erected in the vicinity of the left edge of the base plate 110. The tip position of the chassis support bar 131 is set to a position substantially equal to the position of the upper surface of the chassis support portion 119D.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 7, a cam guide 140 is provided on the right edge side of the base plate 110 from the upper edge side to the lower edge side.
The cam guide 140 includes a guide base 141 formed in a rectangular plate shape whose longitudinal direction matches the vertical direction. Guide side portions 142 extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface direction of the guide base portion 141 are provided on both side edges of the guide base portion 141 in the short direction. The guide base portion 141 and the guide side portion 142 substantially define a guide portion 143 that guides the movement of the slide cam 240 described later.
Further, guide leg portions 144 projecting to the opposite side to the guide side portion 142 are provided on both side edges of the guide base portion 141 in the short direction.
Furthermore, a fixed portion 145 that extends in the out-of-plane direction of the guide base portion 141 and is fixed to the base plate 110 is provided at the tip of one guide leg portion 144.
On the upper edge side of the guide base 141, a switch arrangement portion 146 extending in the direction opposite to the fixed portion 145 is provided.

  The base plate 110 is provided with a shutter mechanism 160 as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5. The shutter mechanism 160 includes a shutter 170 and a shutter arm 180.

The shutter 170 includes a shutter main body 171 formed, for example, by bending a rectangular metal plate into an arc shape.
On one side edge of the shutter main body 171 in the longitudinal direction, two connecting portions 172 that protrude toward the arc-shaped central direction and are arranged side by side in the arc-shaped circumferential direction are integrally formed. Yes. Further, a rectangular plate-like engagement plate 173 is integrally provided at the distal ends of the connection portions 172. The engagement plate 173 is provided in a state in which the longitudinal direction coincides with the longitudinal direction of the shutter main body 171 and protrudes in the out-of-plane direction of the shutter main body 171. Further, the engagement plate 173 is formed with two engagement holes 173A in a state where the longitudinal direction coincides with the longitudinal direction of the engagement plate 173. These engagement holes 173A are provided on both ends of the engagement plate 173 in the longitudinal direction.
In the shutter 170, both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shutter body 171 are sandwiched between the fourth and fifth standing portions 114 and 115 and the shutter guide portions 114A and 115A of the base plate 110, respectively, and the engagement plate 173 is located on the base plate 110 side. It is provided in a position.

The shutter arm 180 includes a base portion 181 formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape by a metal plate, for example. A first upright portion 182 that is bent substantially vertically is provided on one end side of the base portion 181 in the longitudinal direction. A rotating shaft 183 that protrudes in the in-plane direction of the base 181 is provided on the distal end side of the first standing portion 182.
A second standing portion 184 that is bent in the same direction as the first standing portion 182 is provided on the other end side of the base portion 181 in the longitudinal direction. A rotation shaft 185 that protrudes in the out-of-plane direction of the base portion 181 is provided at a position that substantially faces the rotation shaft 183 in the second standing portion 184. Further, a spring hooking portion 186 that protrudes in the out-of-plane direction of the base portion 181 is provided at the tip of the second standing portion 184. The spring hooking portion 186 is provided with a spring hooking groove 186A. In addition, the second standing portion 184 is provided with a rectangular plate-like extending portion 187 extending in a direction away from the rotation shaft 185 substantially along the surface direction of the base portion 181.
Further, a shutter connecting portion 188 extending in a substantially rectangular plate shape in the out-of-plane direction is provided on the side edge of the base portion 181 on the first standing portion 182 side. Two claw portions 189 projecting in the out-of-plane direction are provided at the tip of the shutter connecting portion 188.

The shutter arm 180 is engaged with the shaft hole (not shown) of the seventh standing portion 117 of the base plate 110 and the shaft hole 116A of the sixth standing portion 116 with respect to the base plate 110. It is provided so as to be rotatable. Further, the claw portion 189 of the shutter arm 180 is engaged with the engagement hole 173 </ b> A of the shutter 170. As a result, when the shutter arm 180 rotates and the claw portion 189 moves away from the base plate 110, the shutter 170 is regulated by the fourth and fifth standing portions 114 and 115 and the shutter guide portions 114A and 115A. While moving in the same direction.
A shutter spring 190 is bridged between the spring hook groove 186 </ b> A and the spring hook groove 118 </ b> A of the base plate 110. By this shutter spring 190, the shutter arm 180 is urged so as to rotate in a direction in which the shutter 170 is separated from the base plate 110, that is, in a direction in which the shutter 170 is in a shutter closed state that substantially closes the disk insertion hole 102A of the cover 100. The A state where the shutter arm 180 is positioned in the vicinity of the base plate 110 and the disk insertion hole 102A is not substantially closed by the shutter 170 is appropriately referred to as a shutter open state.

  The base plate 110 is provided with a lifting mechanism 200 as shown in FIGS. The elevating mechanism 200 includes, for example, a first shift arm 210 formed by bending a rectangular metal plate into a substantially U shape, and a second shift arm 220 having substantially the same shape as the first shift arm 210. Yes.

The first shift arm 210 is formed in a substantially U shape with an arm base 211, an arm upper part 212, and an arm lower part 213.
The arm base portion 211 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and on both ends in the longitudinal direction, mounting portions 211A that are bent so as to protrude toward the substantially U-shaped opening side are provided. In addition, a substantially rod-like lifting pin 214 is provided at the approximate center in the longitudinal direction of the arm base 211. The elevating pins 214 are provided so as to protrude to the side opposite to the substantially U-shaped opening. The arm base 211 is disposed in the vicinity of the right edge of the base plate 110.
The arm upper portion 212 is bent substantially perpendicularly to one end side in the longitudinal direction of the arm base portion 211, and a rotation shaft hole 212A is formed in the vicinity of the tip. Further, in the vicinity of the base end of the arm upper portion 212, an elliptical long hole 212B whose longitudinal direction coincides with the front-rear direction is formed. Further, a connecting shaft hole 212C is formed at a substantially intermediate position between the rotating shaft hole 212A and the long hole 212B. The arm upper portion 212 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper edge of the base plate 110.
The arm lower part 213 is bent in the same direction as the arm upper part 212 at the other longitudinal end side of the arm base part 211. In the arm lower portion 213, the rotation shaft hole 212A, the long hole 212B, and the connection shaft hole 212C are substantially opposite to the rotation shaft hole 213A, the long hole 213B, and the connection shaft at substantially the same shape. A hole 213C is formed. The arm lower portion 213 is disposed in the vicinity of the lower edge of the base plate 110.
In the first shift arm 210, the rotation shaft 230 is inserted into the rotation shaft hole 212A and the shaft hole 113A of the third standing portion 113, and the rotation shaft hole 213A and the shaft hole of the first standing portion 111 are inserted. A rotating shaft 231 is inserted into 111A. With the rotation shaft 230 and the rotation shaft 231, the first shift arm 210 is provided to be rotatable with respect to the base plate 110.

The second shift arm 220 includes an arm base 221 arranged near the left edge of the base plate 110, an arm upper part 222 arranged near the upper edge, and an arm lower part 223 arranged near the lower edge. It is formed in a substantially U shape.
On both ends in the longitudinal direction of the arm base 221, mounting portions 221 </ b> A that are bent so as to protrude toward the substantially U-shaped opening are provided. In addition, a substantially rod-shaped spring hook pin 224 is provided at a substantially center in the longitudinal direction of the arm base 221 so as to protrude to the opposite side of the substantially U-shaped opening. Furthermore, a substantially rod-shaped shutter control pin 225 is provided on the arm upper portion 222 side of the arm base 221 so as to protrude in the same direction as the spring hook pin 225.
In the vicinity of the tip of the arm upper portion 222, a rotation shaft hole 222A is formed. In addition, a connecting shaft hole 222B is formed at substantially the center of the arm upper portion 222 in the longitudinal direction.
A rotation shaft hole 223A and a connection shaft hole 223B having substantially the same shape as these are formed in the arm lower portion 223 at positions substantially opposite to the rotation shaft hole 222A and the connection shaft hole 222B, respectively.

The second shift arm 220 has a rotation shaft 232 fitted and inserted into the rotation shaft hole 222A, the long hole 212B of the first shift arm 210, and the long shaft hole 112A of the second standing portion 112. A rotation shaft 233 is fitted into the shaft hole 223A, the long hole 213B of the first shift arm 210, and the long shaft hole 111B of the first standing portion 111. With the rotation shaft 232 and the rotation shaft 233, the second shift arm 220 is provided to be rotatable with respect to the base plate 110. Further, the shutter control pin 225 of the second shift arm 220 is located in a state where the extension portion 187 of the shutter arm 180 can be pressed toward the base plate 110 side.
Further, the connecting shaft 234 is inserted into the connecting shaft holes 212C and 222B of the first and second shift arms 210 and 220, and the connecting shaft 235 is inserted into the connecting shaft holes 213C and 223B. The second shift arm 220 operates in conjunction with the first shift arm 210 by the connection by the connection shafts 234 and 235.

Specifically, when the arm base 211 of the first shift arm 210 moves away from the base plate 110, the arm base 221 of the second shift arm 220 also moves in the same direction.
The first and second shift arms 210 and 220 are connected by connecting shafts 234 and 235 at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction of the arm upper portions 212 and 222 and the arm lower portions 213 and 223. For this reason, the movement amounts of the arm bases 211 and 221 are substantially equal.
Further, since the rotation shafts 232 and 233 are inserted into the long holes 212B and 213B, the movement of the arm base portions 211 and 221 is restricted by the contact of the long holes 212B and 213B and the rotation shafts 232 and 233. The
A shift spring 236 is bridged between the spring hook pin 224 and the spring hook hole 120. The shift spring 236 biases the second shift arm 220 in a direction approaching the base plate 110.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 7, the cam guide 140 provided on the base plate 110 is provided with a slide cam 240 movably along the vertical direction of the base plate 110.
The slide cam 240 is formed in a rectangular plate shape whose length in the longitudinal direction is shorter than that of the cam guide 140 by a resin material, and includes a cam base portion 241 that is movably engaged with the guide portion 143 of the cam guide 140. .
On the left edge side of one surface of the cam base portion 241, a cam standing portion formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape whose surface direction is orthogonal to the surface direction of the cam base portion 241 and whose longitudinal direction coincides with the longitudinal direction of the cam base portion 241. 242 is provided integrally.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cam erecting portion 242 is provided with a lifting control slit 243 with which the lifting pin 214 of the lifting mechanism 200 is engaged.
The lift control slit 243 includes a first lift slit 243A, a second lift slit 243B, a third lift slit 243C, a fourth lift slit 243D, and a fifth lift slit 243E.
The first elevating slit 243A is formed in a linear shape along the longitudinal direction of the cam base 241.
The second elevating slit 243B is formed in an arc shape that is continuous with one end of the first elevating state slit 243A and extends in a direction away from the cam base 241.
The third elevating slit 243C is formed in an arc shape that is continuous with one end of the second elevating slit 243B and extends in a direction away from the cam base 241.
The fourth elevating slit 243D is formed in an arc shape that continues to one end of the third elevating slit 243C and extends in a direction approaching the cam base 241.
The fifth elevating slit 243E is continuous with one end of the fourth elevating slit 243D and is formed in a linear shape along the longitudinal direction of the cam base 241.
The first elevating slit 243A is provided closer to the cam base 241 than the fifth elevating slit 243E. Furthermore, the connection part of the 2nd raising / lowering slit 243B and the 3rd raising / lowering slit 243C and the 5th raising / lowering slit 243E are set to the position where the position of the standing position of the cam standing part 242 is substantially equal.

Further, the tip of the cam standing portion 242 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape whose surface direction is orthogonal to the surface direction of the cam standing portion 242 and whose longitudinal direction coincides with the longitudinal direction of the cam standing portion 242. A cam tip 244 is integrally provided. An end surface on the lower edge side of the cam front end portion 244 is a first cam switch contact portion 244A.
As shown in FIG. 2, a holding control groove 245 is provided on the surface of the cam front end portion 244 opposite to the cam standing portion 242.
The holding control groove 245 includes a first holding groove 245A, a second holding groove 245B, and a third holding groove 245C.
The first holding groove 245A is formed in a straight line along the longitudinal direction of the cam tip 244.
The second holding groove 245B is formed in a linear shape that is continuous with the lower edge side end portion of the first holding groove 245A and extends to the right edge side.
The third holding groove 245C is formed in a linear shape that continues to the upper edge side end portion of the first holding groove 245A and extends toward the left edge side.

Further, a cam protrusion 246 that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the one surface is provided on the right edge side of the one surface of the cam base 241. The cam protruding portion 246 is provided in a state where the end portion on the upper edge side is located on the lower edge side than the end portion on the upper edge side of the cam standing portion 242. A side surface of the cam protrusion 246 is a second cam switch contact portion 246A.
A rack 247 is provided on one surface of the cam protrusion 246 along the longitudinal direction of the cam base 241.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6, a drive mechanism 250 is provided adjacent to the cam guide 140 on the right edge side of the base plate 110. The drive mechanism 250 includes a motor unit 260 and a transmission unit 280.

The motor unit 260 includes a motor 261. A worm gear 262 is provided on a motor shaft (not shown) of the motor 261 as shown in FIGS.
The motor 261 is provided with a unit mounting member 263.
The unit attachment member 263 includes a motor facing portion 264 attached to a surface of the motor 261 from which a motor shaft (not shown) projects. At one side edge of the motor facing portion 264, a rectangular plate-shaped mounting portion 265 that is bent substantially perpendicularly in a direction away from the motor 261 is provided.
The mounting portion 265 has a first fixing hole (not shown) at positions corresponding to the first notch 119A, the second notch 119B, and the third notch 119C of the ninth standing portion 119 of the base plate 110, respectively. The second fixing hole and the third fixing hole are provided. A unit gear 267 rotatably supported by a gear shaft 266 provided at a position corresponding to the first shaft hole 119E of the ninth upright portion 119 is provided on the worm gear 262 side of the attachment portion 265. Yes. The unit gear 267 includes a large-diameter gear 267A meshed with the worm gear 262, and a small-diameter gear 267B provided on the mounting portion 265 side of the large-diameter gear 267A.
The motor unit 260 is inserted into the first fixing hole, the second fixing hole, the third fixing hole, the first notch 119A, the second notch 119B, and the third notch 119C of the attachment portion 265 (not shown). The rod-like fixing member is attached to the ninth upright portion 119 via the rubber bush 268.

The transmission unit 280 includes a first transmission gear 281, a second transmission gear 282, and a third transmission gear 283.
The first transmission gear 281 includes a large-diameter gear 281A meshed with the small-diameter gear 267B of the unit gear 267, and a small-diameter gear 281B provided on the opposite side of the ninth upright portion 119 of the large-diameter gear 281A. ing. The first transmission gear 281 is rotatably supported by a gear shaft 284 fitted in the second shaft hole 119F of the ninth upright portion 119.
The second transmission gear 282 includes a large-diameter gear 282A meshed with the small-diameter gear 281B of the first transmission gear 281; a small-diameter gear 282B provided on the opposite side of the ninth upright portion 119 of the large-diameter gear 282A; It has. The second transmission gear 282 is rotatably supported by a gear shaft 285 that is inserted into the third shaft hole 119G.
The third transmission gear 283 includes a large-diameter gear 283A meshed with the small-diameter gear 282B of the second transmission gear 282, and a rack 247 of the slide cam 240 provided on the opposite side of the ninth upright portion 119 of the large-diameter gear 283A. A small-diameter gear 283B meshed with the gear. The third transmission gear 283 is rotatably supported on the gear shaft 284.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the lifting mechanism 200 is provided with a disk information processing unit 300. The disc information processing unit 300 includes a pedestal 310 formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape with four corners notched by, for example, a metal plate.
At the four corners of the pedestal 310, pedestal mounting portions 311 extending in the out-of-plane direction of the pedestal 310 are provided. A ring-shaped rubber bush 312 is provided at the tip of these base mounting portions 311. The pedestal 310 has a pedestal mounting portion 311 mounted on the mounting portions 211A and 221A of the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 via the rubber bush 312. The pedestal 310 is attached to the elevating mechanism 200 by a rod-like fixing member (not shown) fitted into the pedestal attaching portion 311 and the placement portions 211A and 221A.

  The pedestal 310 is provided with a disk rotation driving means 320 located near one end in the longitudinal direction. The disk rotation driving means 320 includes an electric motor for rotation (not shown) that is a spindle motor, and a turntable 321 as a disk holding portion that is integrally provided on an output shaft (not shown) of the electric motor for rotation. Yes. The turntable 321 includes a protrusion 321A that protrudes in a direction away from the base plate 110, and a flange 321B that extends in the radial direction from the periphery of the protrusion 321A. The protruding portion 321A is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having substantially the same diameter as the hole portion of the optical disc D. When the optical disk D is held on the turntable 321, the hole of the optical disk D is engaged with the protrusion 321A. In addition, the flange portion 321B is placed near the periphery of the hole portion of the optical disc D in a state where the hole portion of the optical disc D is engaged with the protruding portion 321A.

Further, a processing moving means 330 is disposed on the pedestal 310. The processing moving means 330 includes a pair of guide rails 331 disposed on the pedestal 310 and a moving electric motor 332 that is a stepping motor, for example.
In the electric motor 332 for movement, a lead screw 333 having a helical engagement groove 333 A provided on the outer peripheral surface is disposed substantially parallel to the guide rail 331.

Further, the pedestal 310 is provided with an information processing unit 340 supported by the processing moving means 330. The information processing unit 340 includes a movement holding unit 341 that is held in a state of being bridged between the pair of guide rails 331. The movement holding portion 341 is provided with an engaging portion 342 that is movably engaged with the guide rail 331 and a claw portion 343 that engages with the engaging groove 333A of the lead screw 333.
Further, the movement holding unit 341 reads various information recorded on the recording surface of the optical disc D and outputs it to the output circuit unit, and an optical pickup for performing recording processing for recording various information on the recording surface. 344 is disposed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a loading chassis 360 constituting a substantially D-shaped casing substantially equal to the base plate 110 is placed on the chassis support portion 119D, the chassis support bar 131, and the like of the base plate 110. It is attached with. Here, the side facing the base plate 110 with respect to the loading chassis 360 is the base facing side (the back side of the paper surface in FIG. 8), and the side not facing the base plate 110 is the non-base facing side (the front side of the paper surface in FIG. 8). These will be referred to as appropriate.

In the vicinity of the lower edge of the loading chassis 360, a connecting shaft 361 that protrudes to the non-facing side of the base is provided.
Further, a right guide shaft 362 that protrudes toward the base-opposing side is provided slightly on the right edge side in the substantially vertical center of the loading chassis 360. On the right edge side of the right guide shaft 362, an eject sub-shaft 363 that protrudes to the base facing side is provided. On the upper edge side of the right guide shaft 362, an eject shaft 364 that protrudes toward the non-base-facing side is provided.
Further, a left guide sub-shaft 365 that protrudes toward the base is provided on the left edge side of the loading chassis 360 at the substantially vertical center. On the upper edge side of the left guide sub-shaft 365, a left guide shaft 366 that protrudes toward the non-facing side of the base is provided.

Further, an arc-shaped connection slit 371 centering on the connection shaft 361 is provided on the lower edge side of the eject sub shaft 363. Further, an arc-shaped right guide slit 372 centered on the right guide shaft 362 is provided on the upper edge side of the eject shaft 364.
An arc-shaped first eject sub slit 373 centered on the eject sub shaft 363 is provided between the eject sub shaft 363 and the eject shaft 364.
Further, an arc-shaped second eject sub slit 374 centering on the eject sub shaft 363 is provided on the right edge side of the eject sub shaft 363.

Further, an arc-shaped first eject slit 375 centering on the eject shaft 364 is provided between the right guide shaft 362 and the right guide slit 372. Further, on the right edge side of the right guide slit 372, an arc-shaped second eject slit 376 centering on the eject shaft 364 is provided. A third eject slit 377 centered on the eject shaft 364 is provided on the upper edge side of the connecting shaft 361.
Further, an arc-shaped left guide sub-slit 378 centering on the left guide sub-axis 365 is provided between the left guide sub-axis 365 and the left guide axis 366. An arcuate left guide slit 379 centered on the left guide shaft 366 is provided between the left guide sub shaft 365 and the left guide sub slit 378.

Further, a first tongue piece portion 380 that is cut and raised in a tongue shape is provided on the left edge side of the connecting shaft 361. On the side of the connecting shaft 361 in the first tongue piece 380, a first spring hooking groove 380A that is cut out in a substantially semicircular shape is provided.
Further, a second tongue piece 381 is formed on the left edge side of the right guide shaft 362 in a shape substantially the same as the first tongue piece 380 and has a second spring hooking groove 381A on the lower edge side.
A lower tongue side of the left guide slit 379 is provided with a third tongue piece 382 having a shape substantially equal to that of the first tongue piece 380 and having a third spring hook groove 382A on the left edge. .

Further, on the right edge side of the loading chassis 360, there are provided six guide portions 383 that are cut and raised so as to protrude toward the base facing side. Three guide portions 383 are provided along both side edges of the cam front end portion 244 of the slide cam 240, and guide the slide cam 240 together with the cam guide 140.
In addition, a circular opening 384 is formed in the loading chassis 360 at a slightly left edge side in the substantially vertical center. The opening 384 is formed in a shape that slightly protrudes toward the base plate 110 by press molding.

  Further, the loading chassis 360 is provided with a disk holding mechanism 400 that holds the optical disk D and constitutes a transport device. The disc holding mechanism 400 includes a left guide arm 410, a left guide sub arm 420, a connecting arm 430, an eject arm 440, a right guide arm 460, and an eject sub arm 480 as a connecting member.

The left guide arm 410 is formed in a plate shape bent in plan view with a metal plate, for example, and includes an arm member 411 provided on the non-facing side of the base. One end side of the arm member 411 is pivotally supported by the left guide shaft 366 and is provided so as to be rotatable about the left guide shaft 366. Further, a left guide pin 412 is provided on the other end side of the arm member 411 so as to protrude to the base facing side and engage with the left guide slit 379. The left guide pin 412 is provided with a substantially cylindrical left guide roller 413 so as to be rotatable in a state of being located on the base facing side of the loading chassis 360.
The left guide roller 413 has a substantially disc-shaped roller base 413A (see FIG. 10) provided on the base end side of the left guide pin 412 and a diameter of the roller base 413A provided on one surface of the roller base 413A. A small cylindrical roller intermediate portion 413B (see FIG. 10) and a truncated cone column-shaped roller front end portion 413C (see FIG. 10) which is provided on one surface of the roller intermediate portion 413B and expands in diameter according to the front end side of the left guide pin 412. And. The side surface of the optical disc D is brought into contact with the roller middle portion 413B of the left guide roller.
Furthermore, a left guide arm slit 414 is provided from one end side to the other end side at the approximate center in the length direction of the arm member 411. The left guide arm slit 414 is formed so that a part of the left guide arm slit 414 always overlaps with the left guide sub slit 378 when the arm member 411 rotates. Specifically, the left guide arm slit 414 has a first left holding slit 414A which is provided on one end side and is formed in a substantially arc shape in a bent state opposite to the arm member 411, and is substantially the same as the first left holding slit 414A. There are provided a second left holding slit 414B formed in a substantially arcuate shape of an equal bent state, and a substantially straight third left holding slit 414C extending in a direction approaching the left guide pin 412.

The left guide sub-arm 420 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape by a metal plate, for example, and includes an arm member 421 provided on the non-facing side of the base. One end side of the arm member 421 is pivotally supported by the left guide sub-shaft 365 and is provided to be rotatable about the left guide sub-shaft 365. Further, the arm member 421 is provided in a state where the other end side is located on the base non-opposing side of the arm member 411 of the left guide arm 410. Further, on the other end side of the arm member 421, a left guide sub-pin 422 that protrudes toward the base and engages with the left guide sub-slit 378 via the left guide arm slit 414 is provided. Due to the engagement of the left guide sub pin 422 and the left guide arm slit 414, the arm member 421 is appropriately rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the arm member 411. Further, the rotation of the arm member 421 is restricted by the engagement of the left guide sub pin 422 and the left guide sub slit 378.
Further, on one end side of the arm member 421, a tongue piece portion 423 that protrudes in the form of a tongue piece toward the outside in the surface direction and has a spring hooking groove 423A is integrally formed. A left guide spring 424 is bridged between the spring hook groove 423A and the third spring hook groove 382A of the loading chassis 360. The left guide spring 424 urges the arm member 421 to rotate clockwise, that is, to rotate the left guide arm 410 counterclockwise. Further, the left guide spring 424 has a relatively weak elastic force. Specifically, when the optical disc D is inserted and the optical disc D comes into contact with the left guide arm 410, the left guide arm 410 rotates clockwise against the urging force of the left guide spring 424 with the weight of the optical disc D. It has a rotating elastic force.

In addition, a substantially rectangular plate-shaped rotation transmitting portion 425 is integrally provided on the right edge side of the tongue piece 423 in the arm member 421. The rotation transmitting portion 425 is provided in a state where one end side in the longitudinal direction is continuous with the arm member 421. Further, on the side surface on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the rotation transmitting portion 425, a first connecting pin contact portion 425A having an arc shape in a plan view is formed. Further, on the left edge side of the first connecting pin abutting portion 425A, a connecting pin engaging groove 425B cut out in a substantially oval shape toward the arm member 421 is provided. A rotation blocking portion 425C that is inclined toward the left edge as it goes toward the lower edge is provided on the left edge of the connecting pin engagement groove 425B.
In addition, a left sub-switch contact portion 426 that is bent substantially perpendicularly toward the non-facing side of the base is integrally provided on the right edge side of the rotation transmitting portion 425. The left sub switch contact portion 426 is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view.

The connecting arm 430 is formed in a plate shape bent in a plan view with a metal plate, for example, and includes an arm member 431 provided on the non-facing side of the base. The arm member 431 is provided such that a bent portion is pivotally supported by a connecting shaft 361 and is rotatable about the connecting shaft 361. Further, the arm member 431 is provided in a state where one end side is located on the base-opposing side of the rotation transmitting portion 425 of the left guide sub arm 420.
On one end side of the arm member 431, a first connection pin 432 that protrudes toward the non-facing side of the base is provided. The first connection pin 432 is appropriately brought into contact with the first connection pin contact portion 425A of the rotation transmitting portion 425. Further, the first connecting pin 432 is appropriately engaged with the connecting pin engaging groove 425B of the rotation transmitting portion 425. When the first connection pin 432 contacts the first connection pin contact portion 425A, the arm member 431 cannot rotate. However, the first connecting pin 432 can engage with the connecting pin engaging groove 425B, and the arm member 431 rotates in an engageable state, and the first connecting pin 432 engages with the connecting pin engaging groove 425B. Then, the arm member 421 rotates counterclockwise.
Further, in the vicinity of one end side of the arm member 431, a tongue piece portion 433 that protrudes in a tongue shape toward the lower edge side and has a spring hooking groove 433A is integrally formed. A connecting spring 434 is bridged between the spring hooking groove 433A and the first spring hooking groove 380A of the loading chassis 360. By this connection spring 434, the arm member 431 is biased so as to rotate counterclockwise.
Further, on the other end side of the arm member 431, a second connection pin 435 that protrudes toward the base facing side and engages with the connection slit 371 is provided. The engagement of the second connection pin 435 and the connection slit 371 restricts the rotation of the arm member 431.

The eject arm 440 is formed in a plate shape having a substantially U-shaped portion and an arc-shaped portion in a plan view with a metal plate, for example, and includes an arm member 441 provided on the non-facing side of the base.
Specifically, the arm member 441 includes an arm base end portion 442, an arm base end side portion 443, an arm tip end side portion 444, and an arm tip end portion 445, and a substantially U-shaped portion and a circle. It is formed in a plate shape having an arc-shaped portion.
The arm base end portion 442 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and the center in the longitudinal direction is pivotally supported by the eject shaft 364.
The arm base end side portion 443 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is continuous with the arm base end portion 442 and whose longitudinal direction is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the arm base end portion 442.
The arm distal end side portion 444 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that continues to the arm proximal end side portion 443 and substantially faces the arm proximal end portion 442.
The arm tip portion 445 is formed in an arc plate shape continuous with the arm tip side portion 444.
The arm member 441 is provided so as to be rotatable about the eject shaft 364. Furthermore, the arm member 441 is provided in a state of being located on the base facing side of the arm member 431 of the connecting arm 430.

On one end side in the longitudinal direction of the arm base end portion 442, an eject claw portion 446 that is bent toward the base facing side and engages with the second eject slit 376 is provided. Further, the ejecting claw portion 446 is provided with a spring hooking groove (not shown).
On the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the arm base end portion 442, a first eject pin 447 that protrudes toward the base-facing side and engages with the first eject slit 375 is provided. Further, a second eject pin 448 that protrudes toward the non-facing side of the base at a position coaxial with the first eject pin 447 is provided on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the arm base end portion 442.
An eject sub-pin contact portion 443A that is linear in a plan view is formed on the side surface on the left edge side of the connecting portion of the arm base end portion 442 and the arm base end side portion 443.
Further, a triangular second connection pin contact portion 445A having a vertex located on the lower edge side in a plan view is formed on the side surface on the lower edge side in the connection portion of the arm tip side portion 444 and the arm tip portion 445. Yes. The second connecting pin contact portion 445A includes a first contact portion 445A1 provided on the arm tip side portion 444 side and a second contact portion 445A2 provided on the arm tip portion 445 side. . Then, the second connection pin 435 of the connection arm 430 is appropriately brought into contact with the second connection pin contact portion 445A.
Furthermore, a third eject pin 450 that protrudes toward the base facing side and engages with the third eject slit 377 is provided on the distal end side of the arm distal end portion 445. The third eject pin 450 is rotatably provided with an eject roller 451 formed in substantially the same shape as the left guide roller 413 while being located on the base facing side of the loading chassis 360. That is, the eject roller 451 has a roller base portion, a roller intermediate portion, and a roller tip portion, not shown.

The right guide arm 460 is formed in a plate shape having a plurality of portions bent in a plan view with a metal plate, for example, and includes an arm member 461 provided on the base non-opposing side.
Specifically, the arm member 461 has an arm base end portion 462, an arm base end side portion 463, an arm tip end side portion 464, and an arm tip end portion 465, and has a plate shape having a plurality of bent portions. Is formed.
The arm base end 462 is generated in a substantially rectangular plate shape whose one end in the longitudinal direction is pivotally supported by the right guide shaft 362.
The arm base end side portion 463 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal plate shape, and its short side is continuous with the arm base end portion 462.
The arm distal end side portion 464 extends in a direction protruding from the long side of the arm proximal end side portion 463.
The arm tip portion 465 extends from the arm tip side portion 464 in a direction intersecting with the protruding direction of the arm tip side portion 464.
The arm member 461 is provided so as to be rotatable about the right guide shaft 362. Furthermore, the arm member 461 is provided in a state of being located on the base non-opposing side of the arm member 441 of the eject arm 440.

The arm proximal end portion 463 and the arm distal end side portion 464 have a right guide arm slit 466 having a shape connecting the substantially center of the arm distal end side portion 464 and one end side and the other end side of the long side of the arm proximal end side portion 463. Is provided.
Specifically, the right guide arm slit 466 includes a first right holding slit 466A, a second right holding slit 466B, and a third right holding slit 466C.
The first right holding slit 466A is provided from approximately the center of the arm distal end side portion 464 to one end side of the arm proximal end side portion 463.
The second right holding slit 466B is provided from one end side to the other end side of the arm base end side portion 463.
The third right holding slit 466C is provided from the other end side of the arm base end side portion 463 to the short side.
A second eject pin 448 is engaged with the right guide arm slit 466. Then, due to the engagement of the right guide arm slit 466 and the second eject pin 448, the arm member 461 is appropriately rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the arm member 441.
That is, the first right holding slit 466A is an eject serving as one end of the eject arm 440 in a state in which the first guide slit 466A contacts and guides the peripheral edge of the optical disc D into which the right guide roller 471 described later of the right guide arm 460 is inserted. The roller 451 side is formed to be rotatable in a direction away from the disk insertion hole 102A. In addition, the second right holding slit 466B rotates so that the right guide roller 471 side, which is one end portion of the right guide arm 460, feeds the optical disc D into the cover 100, and the eject roller 451 which is one end portion of the eject arm 440. The side is formed to be rotatable in a direction away from the disc insertion hole 102A.

In addition, a tongue piece portion 467 that protrudes out of the plane and has a spring hook groove 467A is integrally formed on the arm tip side portion 464. A right guide spring 468 is bridged between the spring hook groove 467A and the second spring hook groove 381A of the loading chassis 360. The arm member 461 is biased by the right guide spring 468 so as to rotate counterclockwise.
Also, a right switch contact portion 469 that is bent substantially perpendicularly toward the base non-opposing side is integrally provided on the upper edge side of the arm tip 465. The right switch contact portion 469 is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view. Furthermore, a right guide pin 470 that protrudes toward the base facing side and engages with the right guide slit 372 is provided on the distal end side of the arm distal end portion 465. The right guide pin 470 has a roller base portion 471A (see FIG. 9), a roller intermediate portion 471B (see FIG. 9), and a roller front end portion 471C (see FIG. 9) and a right guide roller 471 is rotatably provided.

The eject sub arm 480 is formed of a metal in a substantially triangular plate shape in plan view, and includes an arm member 481 provided on the side facing the base.
The arm member 481 is pivotally supported by the eject sub-shaft 363 at the substantially center, and is provided so as to be rotatable about the eject sub-shaft 363.

The first corner of the arm member 481 projects toward the non-facing side of the base, engages with the first eject sub-slit 373, and appropriately contacts the eject sub-pin contact portion 443A. Is provided. Further, a second eject sub-pin 483 that protrudes toward the non-facing side of the base and engages with the second eject sub-slit 374 is provided at the second corner of the arm member 481. Further, a third eject sub-pin 484 that is formed integrally with the second eject sub-pin 483 and projects to the base-facing side at a position coaxial with the second eject sub-pin 483 is provided at the second corner. ing. The third eject sub pin 484 is engaged with the holding control groove 245 of the slide cam 240. By the engagement of the third eject sub pin 484 and the holding control groove 245, the arm member 481 is appropriately rotated in conjunction with the movement of the slide cam 240.
Further, an eject sub claw portion 485 that is bent toward the base facing side and provided with a spring hooking groove (not shown) is provided at the third corner of the arm member 481. An eject spring 486 as an urging member is bridged between the eject sub claw portion 485 and the eject claw portion 446. The eject spring 486 urges the arm member 441 to rotate in the direction in which the optical disc D is ejected, that is, clockwise in FIG. 8, when the eject sub-arm 480 is stationary. Further, the eject spring 486 is a coil spring having a larger elastic force than the right guide spring 468.

  The base plate 110 and the loading chassis 360 are provided with an insertion / extraction detection unit 500. The insertion / extraction detection unit 500 includes a left arm detection switch 510, a right arm detection switch 520, a lower cam detection switch 530, an intermediate cam detection switch 540, and an upper cam detection switch 550.

The left arm detection switch 510 is provided in the vicinity of the left guide sub arm 420 on the surface of the loading chassis 360 on the non-facing side of the base. The left arm detection switch 510 includes a thin rectangular box-like switch base 511 and an advance / retreat member 512 provided in a state of being advanced / retracted with respect to one side surface of the switch base 511. The advancing / retreating member 512 and the left sub-switch abutting portion 426 are in contact with each other to detect the insertion / ejection state of the optical disc D accompanying the rotation state of the left guide sub-arm 420, and appropriately output a signal to that effect to the control circuit portion. .
The right arm detection switch 520 is provided in the vicinity of the right guide arm 460 on the non-base-facing surface of the loading chassis 360. The right arm detection switch 520 is configured so that the right guide arm 460 rotates with the rotation of the right guide arm 460 by the contact of the advancing / retracting member 522 that moves forward and backward with respect to one side of the switch base 521 and the right switch abutting portion 469. An insertion / extraction state is detected, and a signal to that effect is appropriately output to a control circuit unit (not shown).

The lower cam detection switch 530 is provided on the lower edge side and the right edge side of the surface of the loading chassis 360 facing the base. The lower cam detection switch 530 is configured such that the slide cam 240 is located on the lower side by the contact between the advance / retreat member 532 that advances and retreats with respect to one side surface of the switch base 531 and the first cam switch contact portion 244A of the slide cam 240. By detecting that the entire stroke has been moved to the edge side, it is detected that the recording / reproducing state has been achieved through the chucking operation from the inserted state of the optical disc D, and a signal to that effect is appropriately output to a control circuit unit (not shown). .
The upper cam detection switch 550 is provided on the upper edge side of the intermediate cam detection switch 540 in the switch arrangement portion 146. The upper cam detection switch 550 is configured to move the slide cam 240 in accordance with the moving state of the optical disc D by the contact between the advance / retreat member 552 that advances and retreats with respect to one side surface of the switch base 551 and the second cam switch contact portion 246A. An insertion / extraction state is detected, and a signal to that effect is appropriately output to a control circuit unit (not shown).
In the following description, the advancing and retracting members of the left arm detection switch 510, the right arm detection switch 520, the lower cam detection switch 530, the intermediate cam detection switch 540, and the upper cam detection switch 550 are the switch bases 511, 521, 531, 541, and 551. The state of being pushed in toward the center of the device will be described as an on state, and the state of not being pushed in will be referred to as an off state.

[Operation of disc camera recorder]
Next, the operation of the disk camera recorder 1 will be described.

(Optical disk insertion operation)
First, an operation of inserting the optical disc D will be described as the operation of the disc camera recorder 1.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the upper edge side of the disk processing unit in the insertion standby state. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state of the lifting mechanism in the insertion standby state. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the disk processing unit in the initial insertion state. FIG. 12 is a plan view of the disk processing unit in the first half of insertion. FIG. 13 is a plan view of the disk processing unit in the latter half of the insertion state. FIG. 14 is a plan view of the disk processing unit in the centering state. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an engaged state of the lift pins and the slide cam in the centering state. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an engagement state of the elevating pin and the slide cam in the clamp start state. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a state of the lifting mechanism in the clamp start state. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating the state of the shutter mechanism in the clamp start state. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an engaged state of the lift pins and the slide cam in the chucking state. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a state of the lifting mechanism in the chucking state. FIG. 21 is a plan view of the disk processing unit in the recording / reproducing state. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an engagement state of the elevating pin and the slide cam in the recording / reproducing state. FIG. 23 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the on / off state of each switch and the optical disk transport state (optical disk insertion state). (A) is the on / off state of the left arm detection switch, and (B) is the right arm detection switch. On / off state, (C) is the on / off state of the lower cam detection switch, (D) is the on / off state of the intermediate cam detection switch, (E) is the on / off state of the upper cam detection switch, and (F) is the driving state of the motor. .

First, in a state where the optical disk D is not inserted into the disk processing unit 20, the disk processing unit 20 is in an insertion standby state in which the optical disk D is waited for insertion as shown in FIGS.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the left guide sub-arm 420 is urged clockwise by the urging of the left guide spring 424, and the left guide sub-pin 422 is approximately centered in the arc direction of the second left holding slit 414 </ b> B. positioned. For this reason, the left guide roller 413 of the left guide arm 410 is positioned near the opening 384 and at a position facing the disk insertion hole 102A, as shown in FIGS.
Further, the slide cam 240 is positioned on the upper edge side of the base plate 110, and the third eject sub pin 484 of the eject sub arm 480 is positioned on the distal end side of the second holding groove 245B. For this reason, the eject sub claw portion 485 is positioned closest to the lower end edge. Therefore, the eject arm 440 is biased clockwise by the bias of the eject spring 486, and the eject roller 451 is positioned in the vicinity of the opening 384 as shown in FIG. At this time, the first eject sub pin 482 provided on the eject sub arm 480 is in contact with the eject sub pin contact portion 443A of the eject arm 440.
Further, the eject arm 440 is urged clockwise, and the second eject pin 448 is engaged with the tip of the first right holding slit 466A of the right guide arm slit 466. For this reason, the right guide arm 460 is urged clockwise against the urging force of the right guide spring 468 and rotated to a position where it cannot rotate counterclockwise. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the right guide roller 471 is located on the side of the disc insertion hole 102A from the left guide roller 413 and at a position facing the disc insertion hole 102A.

The slide cam 240 is located on the upper edge side of the base plate 110. For this reason, the raising / lowering pin 214 of the raising / lowering mechanism 200 is located in the left end side of the 1st raising / lowering slit 243A, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 are located at positions closest to the base plate 110 as shown in FIG. The turntable 321 and the like of the disc information processing unit 300 attached to the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 are also located in the vicinity of the base plate 110, and a space for inserting and ejecting the optical disc D is secured. .
Further, the second shift arm 220 is located at the closest position, and the shutter control pin 225 and the extending portion 187 are in contact with each other. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the shutter arm 180 is rotated to a state where the shutter 170 is positioned in the vicinity of the base plate 110 against the urging force of the shutter spring 190. Therefore, the shutter mechanism 160 is in the shutter open state.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 23A and 23B, the left arm detection switch 510 and the right arm detection switch 520 are in an OFF state. Furthermore, the slide cam 240 is located on the upper edge side. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 23 (C), (D), and (E), the lower cam detection switch 530 is in an off state where it does not contact the slide cam 240, and the intermediate cam detection switch 540 The upper cam detection switch 550 is in an on state in contact with the slide cam 240.

Then, when the optical disk D is inserted from the insertion standby state via the disk insertion hole 102A, the optical disk D first contacts the left guide roller 413 and then contacts the right guide roller 471, and FIG. The initial insertion state as shown in FIG.
Specifically, the left guide roller 413 is pushed by the optical disc D, and the left guide arm 410 rotates clockwise. As the left guide arm 410 rotates, the second left holding slit 414A slightly moves the left guide sub-pin 422 toward the end of the first left holding slit 414A.
At this time, since the left guide spring 424 has a relatively weak elastic force as described above, the optical disc D is inserted to the initial insertion state even with a relatively weak insertion force. Even when the user releases the optical disk D, the left guide arm 410 is not rotated counterclockwise by the bias of the left guide spring 424 due to the weight of the optical disk D, and the initial insertion state is maintained. Is done. Further, the right guide arm 460 is urged clockwise, and the urging force of the right guide roller 471 toward the center of the optical disc D does not work. Therefore, even when the user releases the optical disc D, the optical disc D is externally attached. In this case, the initial insertion state is maintained.

Thereafter, when the optical disc D is further inserted, the first half state of insertion as shown in FIG. 12 is obtained.
Specifically, the left guide roller 413 is pushed by the optical disc D, and the left guide arm 410 further rotates clockwise. As the left guide arm 410 rotates, the first left holding slit 414A moves the left guide sub-pin 422 toward the end. For this reason, the left guide subarm 420 rotates counterclockwise against the left guide spring 424. Further, the optical disk D abuts on the eject roller 451 of the eject arm 440.

Further, when the optical disc D is further inserted from the first half state of insertion, the second half state of insertion is as shown in FIG.
Specifically, the left guide roller 413 is pushed by the optical disc D, and the left guide arm 410 further rotates clockwise. As the left guide arm 410 rotates, the first left holding slit 414A moves the left guide sub-pin 422 toward the second left holding slit 414B. For this reason, the left guide subarm 420 rotates counterclockwise against the left guide spring 424.
When the left guide sub-arm 420 rotates counterclockwise and the left guide sub-pin 422 enters the second left holding slit 414B, the second left holding slit 414B is centered on the rotation fulcrum of the left guide sub-arm 420. Therefore, even if the left guide roller 413 is pushed by the optical disk D, the left guide arm 410 cannot be rotated clockwise.

Further, as the optical disk D is inserted, the eject arm 440 is pushed by the optical disk D and rotates counterclockwise against the eject spring 486.
Further, the second eject pin 448 of the eject arm 440 is rotated by the rotation of the eject arm 440, and the right guide arm slit 466 of the engaged right guide arm 460 is moved from the first right holding slit 466A to the second right. It moves in the direction of the holding slit 446B. When the right guide arm 460 rotates in conjunction with this movement, the right guide roller 471 enters a state of guiding the optical disc D in conjunction with the eject roller 451.
Further, the eject sub arm 480 does not rotate because the third eject sub pin 484 is engaged with the first holding groove 245B. Accordingly, the eject sub-pin contact portion 443A of the eject arm 440 and the first eject sub-pin 482 of the eject sub arm 480 are rotated in the counterclockwise direction while being separated from each other. By separating, the insertion force of the optical disk D is large, or damage when it is inserted quickly is prevented.
Thereafter, a portion (hereinafter referred to as the maximum outer diameter portion) having the maximum outer diameter of the optical disc D is substantially positioned on a virtual line (hereinafter referred to as a reference virtual line) connecting the left guide roller 413 and the right guide roller 471. When the optical disk D is inserted to the state, as shown in FIG. 23A, the left arm detection switch 510 comes into contact with the left sub switch contact part 426 and is turned on.

When the left arm detection switch 510 is switched from the off state to the on state, the control circuit unit drives the motor 261 of the drive mechanism 250 to rotate in the forward direction as illustrated in FIG. The slide cam 240 is moved to the lower edge side of the base plate 110. When the movement of the slide cam 240 starts, as shown in FIG. 23E, the upper cam detection switch 550 is released from contact with the slide cam 240 and changes from the on state to the off state. When the upper cam detection switch 550 changes from the on state to the off state, the control circuit unit recognizes that the slide cam 240 has started to move appropriately.
As the slide cam 240 is moved, the eject sub arm 480 is rotated, and the first eject sub pin 482 is brought into contact with the eject sub pin abutting portion 443A of the eject arm 440 to rotate the eject arm 440 counterclockwise. . By the rotation of the eject arm 440, the right guide arm 460 to be connected is rotated counterclockwise by the urging (pulling force) of the right guide spring 468, and the second eject pin 448 is moved to the second position. It moves to the approximate center of the right holding slit 466B. By rotating the right guide arm 460 counterclockwise, the optical disk D having the maximum outer diameter portion passing through the reference virtual line is ejected toward the eject roller 451 by the eject arm 440, the left guide roller 413, and the right guide roller 471. Push it into the cover 101.

Then, when the right guide arm 460 rotates counterclockwise and the optical disk D is moved to a position just before the centering state where the centers of the optical disk D and the opening 384 substantially coincide, as shown in FIG. In addition, the right arm detection switch 520 is brought into contact with the right switch contact portion 469 to be turned on from the off state. Further, when the slide cam 240 is moved to the lower edge side by the forward drive of the motor 261, as shown in FIG. 23D, the intermediate cam detection switch 540 is changed from the OFF state to the ON state, and the control circuit unit is configured as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, it is recognized that the optical disc D has been properly inserted (conveyed) to a centered position where the centers of the optical disc D and the opening 384 substantially coincide.
In this state, the first contact portion 445A1 of the eject arm 440 and the second connection pin 435 of the connection arm 430 abut.

Further, when the slide cam 240 is moved to the lower edge side by the forward drive of the motor 261, the lift pins 214 of the lift mechanism 200 are moved along with the first lift slit 243A and the first lift slit 243A as shown in FIG. It is located at the connection position of the second lifting slit 243B. At this time, the distance of the lift pins 214 to the base plate 110 is not different from the state shown in FIG.
Therefore, the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 are located at positions closest to the base plate 110 as shown in FIG.

And if the slide cam 240 moves to a predetermined position, it will be in the clamp start state as shown in FIG.16 and FIG.17.
Specifically, as the slide cam 240 moves, the elevating pin 214 is positioned at the connection position of the second elevating slit 243B and the third elevating slit 243C as shown in FIG. At this time, the distance to the base plate 110 of the raising / lowering pin 214 becomes long compared with a centering state. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 move to a position away from the base plate 110 as compared with the centering state. As the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 move, the turntable 321 rises, and the hole of the optical disc D is slightly inserted into the protruding portion 321A of the turntable 321.
Further, the second shift arm 220 is separated from the base plate 110. For this reason, the contact between the shutter control pin 225 and the extending portion 187 is released, and the shutter arm 180 is rotated to release the shutter 170 from the base plate 110 by the bias of the shutter spring 190 as shown in FIG. To do. Therefore, the shutter mechanism 160 is in the shutter closed state.

Thereafter, when the slide cam 240 further moves, a chucking state as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 is obtained.
Specifically, as the slide cam 240 moves, the elevating pin 214 is positioned at the connection position of the third elevating slit 243C and the fourth elevating slit 243D as shown in FIG. At this time, the distance to the base plate 110 of the raising / lowering pin 214 becomes long compared with the clamp start state. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 20, the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 move to a position away from the base plate 110 as compared with the clamp start state.
As the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 move, the turntable 321 rises, and the hole of the optical disk D is completely inserted into and engaged with the protrusion 321A of the turntable 321. A portion near the periphery of the hole of D is placed and held on the flange portion 321B. That is, the optical disk D is clamped to the turntable 321.
Although not shown here from the clamping start state to the chucking state, the third eject sub pin 484 of the eject sub arm 480 is located along the first holding groove 245A from the second holding groove 245B side to the third holding groove 245C side. Move to. For this reason, the third eject sub-pin 484 does not move, and the disc holding mechanism 400 is maintained in the state of holding the optical disc D as shown in FIG.

When the slide cam 240 further moves, as shown in FIG. 21, the third eject sub-pin 484 is guided to the distal end side of the third holding groove 245C, and the eject sub-arm 480 rotates clockwise. Then, by this rotation, the first eject sub-pin 482 presses the eject sub-pin contact portion 443A of the eject arm 440, and the eject arm 440 is rotated counterclockwise to separate the eject roller 451 from the optical disc D. .
When the eject arm 440 rotates counterclockwise, the second connection pin 435 of the connection arm 430 changes from the first contact portion 445A1 to the second contact portion 445A2 of the eject arm 440, and the pulling force of the connection spring 434 is affected. Against this, the connecting arm 430 rotates clockwise. By this rotation, the first connecting pin 432 of the connecting arm 430 engages with the connecting pin engaging groove 425B of the left guide sub arm 420 to rotate the left guide sub arm 420 counterclockwise. By the rotation of the left guide sub-arm 420, the left guide arm 410 is rotated clockwise in conjunction with it, and the left guide roller 413 is separated from the optical disc D.
Further, when the eject arm 440 rotates counterclockwise, the second eject pin 448 moves to the tip of the third right holding slit 466, and the right guide arm 460 resists the right guide spring 468 along with this movement. Rotate clockwise. Then, the right guide roller 471 is separated from the optical disc D. Further, as shown in FIG. 23B, the right arm detection switch 520 is released from the contact with the right switch contact portion 469, and changes from the on state to the off state. By switching the right arm detection switch 520 from the on state to the off state, the control circuit unit recognizes the clamp end state.

Further, when the slide cam 240 further moves, a recording / reproducing state as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 is obtained.
In this state, the optical disc D is not in contact with the left guide roller 413, the right guide roller 471, and the eject roller 451, and recording and reproduction are possible.

Moreover, the raising / lowering pin 214 is located in the right end of the 5th raising / lowering slit 243E, as shown in FIG. At this time, the first and second shift arms 210 and 220 move to positions as shown in FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 23C, the lower cam detection switch 530 is changed from the off state to the on state by the movement of the slide cam 240, and the control circuit unit recognizes the recording / reproducing state and drives the motor 261. To stop.

(Ejecting optical disc)
Next, as an operation of the disk camera recorder 1, an operation of ejecting the optical disk D will be described.
FIG. 24 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the on / off state of each switch and the optical disk transport state (optical disk ejection state). (A) is the on / off state of the left arm detection switch, and (B) is the right arm detection switch. On / off state, (C) is the on / off state of the lower cam detection switch, (D) is the on / off state of the intermediate cam detection switch, (E) is the on / off state of the upper cam detection switch, and (F) is the driving state of the motor. .

First, when the control circuit unit of the disc processing unit 20 recognizes that the optical disc D is to be ejected in the recording / reproducing state, an operation opposite to the optical disc insertion operation described above is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 24F, the motor 261 is rotated (reversely rotated) in the direction opposite to that during the insertion operation, and the slide cam 240 is moved to the upper edge side.
By starting the movement of the slide cam 240 toward the upper edge side, as shown in FIG. 24C, the lower cam detection switch 530 is changed from the on state to the off state, and the control circuit unit appropriately moves the slide cam 240. Recognize

When the slide cam 240 moves, the elevating mechanism 200 and the disc holding mechanism 400 shift from the recording / reproducing state shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 to the chucking state shown in FIGS. 19 and 20.
During the transition from the recording / reproducing state to the chucking state, the eject sub arm 480 is rotated counterclockwise by the movement of the slide cam 240. By this rotation, the first eject sub-pin 482 moves in a direction away from the eject sub-pin contact portion 443A of the eject arm 440. The eject arm 440 is moved by the pulling force of the eject spring 486, and the first eject sub-pin 482 is moved. Further, the eject roller 451 is caused to abut on the optical disc D by rotating clockwise while abutting the eject sub-pin abutting portion 443A.
When the eject arm 440 is rotated clockwise, the second connection pin 435 of the connection arm 430 is disengaged from the second contact portion 445A2 of the eject arm 440, and the connection arm 430 is rotated counterclockwise by the pulling force of the connection spring 434. And the second connecting pin 435 is engaged with the first contact portion 445A1. By the rotation of the connecting arm 430, the left guide sub arm 420 is rotated clockwise by the pulling force of the left guide spring 424, and the left guide arm 410 is rotated counterclockwise in conjunction with the left guide sub-arm 420. Is brought into contact with the optical disc D.
Further, when the eject arm 440 is rotated clockwise, the right guide arm 460 is rotated counterclockwise by the pulling force of the right guide spring 468 in conjunction with the eject arm 440. Then, the right guide roller 471 is brought into contact with the optical disc D. By the rotation of the right guide arm 460, as shown in FIG. 24B, the right arm detection switch 520 changes from the off state to the on state. As a result, the control circuit unit recognizes that the clamp has been completed.

Thereafter, the slide cam 240 further moves, transitions to the clamp start state shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, and sequentially shifts to the centering state shown in FIGS. At this time, the shutter mechanism 160 shifts from the shutter closed state to the shutter open state.
At this time, the optical disk D is placed on the turntable 321 and moves in a direction approaching the base plate 110 as the elevating mechanism 200 descends while the periphery of the optical disk D is held by the disk holding mechanism 400, and the unclamp pin 130 Abuts the tip. When the elevating mechanism 200 is further lowered from this contact state, the lowering of the optical disk D is restricted by the unclamp pin 130 and is released from the turntable 321 and unclamped. Thereafter, the slide cam 240 further moves, and the elevating mechanism 200 and the disk holding mechanism 400 shift to the centering state. That is, as shown in FIG. 24D, the intermediate cam detection switch 540 is turned from the on state to the off state, and the control circuit unit recognizes that the centering state has been entered.
The optical disk D is controlled by an eject roller 451 that rotates in synchronization with the eject sub-arm 480 rotating counterclockwise by the movement of the slide cam 240, and a right guide roller 471 that operates in conjunction with the ejection guide arm 471 while controlling the discharge movement amount. Move (unload) D in the discharge direction. At this time, the left guide arm 410 is in a state in which the left guide sub-pin 422 cannot be largely rotated clockwise because the left guide sub-pin 422 is engaged with the second left holding slit 414B. Further, the urging force in the direction in which the eject roller 451 ejects the optical disc D by the eject spring 486 is set larger than the urging force in the direction in which the right guide roller 471 feeds the optical disc D by the right guide spring 468.
When the right guide arm 460 is rotated by the movement of the slide cam 240 and the unloading of the optical disk D is started, the right arm detection switch 520 is changed from the on state to the off state as shown in FIG. 14 shifts to a state substantially equal to the state between the centering state shown in FIG. 14 and the latter half of the insertion state shown in FIG. That is, in the state between FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the state shifts to a state in which the first eject sub-pin 482 and the eject sub-pin contact portion 443A are in contact.

  Thereafter, the slide cam 240 further moves, and the lifting mechanism 200 and the disk holding mechanism 400 shift to the first half state of insertion shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 24A, after the left arm detection switch 510 changes from the on state to the off state, the upper cam detection switch 550 changes from the off state to the on state as shown in FIG. Thus, the control circuit unit recognizes that the first half of the insertion state has been reached, and stops driving the motor 261.

  During ejection, the right guide arm slit 460 is formed so that the right guide arm 460 does not actively bias the optical disc D until the optical disc D moves in the ejection direction and the maximum outer diameter portion is positioned in the vicinity of the reference imaginary line. 466 is formed. That is, the right guide arm slit 466 is formed in a shape that rotates the right guide arm 460 clockwise by the engagement with the second eject pin 448 when the eject arm 440 rotates clockwise. For this reason, from the second half insertion state to the first half insertion state, the optical disc D is urged by the left guide roller 413 and the right guide roller 471 with an extremely light force that does not allow the optical disc D to be positively ejected, and from the disc insertion hole 102A. Is prevented from popping out.

  Thereafter, when the optical disc D is taken out by the user, the disc holding mechanism 400 enters an insertion standby state shown in FIG. That is, the left guide arm 410 rotates counterclockwise from the initial insertion state, the left guide roller 413 moves to the disk insertion hole 102A side, and enters an insertion standby state.

[Effects of disc camera recorder]
As described above, in the above embodiment, the eject arm 440 and the eject arm in the direction in which the optical disc D is carried out from the disc insertion hole 102A by moving in one direction are disposed inside the cover 100 in which the disc insertion hole 102A is formed. A slide cam 240 for rotating the 440, and an eject sub arm 480 for connecting the slide cam 240 and the eject arm 440 are provided, respectively, and the eject sub arm 480 is stationary between the eject sub arm 480 and the eject arm 440. An eject spring 486 that biases the eject arm 440 in the direction of ejecting the optical disk D is provided. Therefore, when an optical disk D is inserted into the cover 100 from the disk insertion hole 102A or ejected to the outside of the cover 100, even if an external force acts on the optical disk D and a force is applied to the eject arm 440, the force is ejected. The spring 486 absorbs the damage of the eject arm 440.

  Moreover, the eject sub arm 480 is provided with the first eject sub pin 482 that prevents the eject arm 440 from rotating in the direction in which the optical disk D is ejected and allows the eject arm 440 to rotate in the direction in which the optical disk D is inserted. Even if the eject sub arm 480 is rotated via the slide cam 240 and the first eject sub pin 482 in order to eject the optical disc D, the eject arm 440 is easily rotated by the biasing force of the eject spring 486. Thus, the load on the motor 261 for driving the slide cam 240 can be reduced.

  Since the first eject sub-pin 482 protrudes from the eject sub-arm 480 and can be brought into contact with the side surface of the eject arm 440, means for engaging the eject arm 440 and the eject sub-arm 480 with a simple configuration. Can be achieved.

  Further, the eject spring 486 is a coil spring whose one end is locked to the eject sub arm 480 and the other end is locked to the eject arm 440. The urging force of the coil spring can be easily adjusted by setting its length and the like.

  Further, since the other end of the eject spring 486 is locked by an engagement protrusion formed by bending the eject sub arm 480, the locking structure of the eject spring 486 and the eject sub arm 480 can be achieved with a simple configuration. it can.

  Further, a right guide arm 460 that is connected to the eject arm 480 and contacts the peripheral edge of the optical disc D and guides it in the insertion direction, and a right guide spring 468 that biases the right guide arm 460 in the insertion direction of the optical disc D are provided. The transport device was configured. Therefore, the optical disk D can be easily inserted by the biasing force of the right guide spring 468.

  In addition, since the force for ejecting the optical disk D by the eject arm 480 is larger than the force for pulling the optical disk D in the insertion direction by the right guide arm 460, the optical disk D is simultaneously applied from both the eject arm 480 and the right guide arm 460. Even if the force is applied, the eject arm 440 can reliably eject the optical disc D.

  An eject arm 440 is rotatably provided on the front surface of the loading chassis 360, an eject sub arm 480 is rotatably provided on the back surface of the loading chassis 360, and an eject spring 486 is formed in a first eject sub slit 373 formed in the loading chassis 360. Insertion was possible. For this reason, since the eject arm 440 and the eject sub arm 480 are arranged on the front and back with the loading chassis 360 interposed therebetween, even if these arms are arranged close to each other, they do not interfere with each other, so that the apparatus can be reduced in size. .

  Further, as a configuration for controlling the rotation of the right guide arm 460, the right guide arm slit 466 provided in the right guide arm 460 and the right guide arm slit 466 are engaged with the rotation of the eject arm 440. And the second eject pin 448 for rotating the right guide arm 460, the second eject pin 448 is engaged with the right guide arm slit 466 and the eject arm 440 is simply rotated. The rotation of the right guide arm 460 can be controlled.

  Further, the right guide arm 460 is pivotally supported by a right guide shaft 362 provided substantially at the center in the vertical direction of the loading chassis 360, and the right guide roller 471 is provided so as to be rotatable on the upper edge side of the right guide shaft 362. ing. For this reason, when the right guide arm 460 is rotated counterclockwise, the force applied to the optical disc D by the right guide arm 460 can be made substantially coincident with the insertion direction of the optical disc D. Therefore, the optical disk D can be more appropriately transported to the disk holding position.

  The left guide arm 410 is provided with a left guide roller 413 having a U-shaped section that can be engaged with the optical disc D, and the right guide arm 460 is provided with a right guide roller 471 having a shape substantially equal to the left guide roller 413. ing. For this reason, by causing the left guide roller 413 and the right guide roller 471 to engage the optical disk D with the U-shaped section, the movement of the optical disk D in the thickness direction can be suppressed. Therefore, for example, the optical disk D can be prevented from being damaged due to contact with the disk insertion hole 102A.

Further, the left guide roller 413 and the right guide roller 471 are rotatably provided.
Here, for example, when the left guide roller 413 is provided in a non-rotating state, the contact portion of the left guide roller 413 with the optical disc D moves with the conveyance of the optical disc D, and therefore, for example, friction may occur. On the other hand, for example, when the left guide roller 413 is rotatably provided, the contact portion with the optical disc D can be kept unchanged by rotating the left guide roller 413 as the optical disc D is transported, and no friction is generated. . Therefore, the optical disc D can be transported more appropriately.

[Modification of Embodiment]
In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, The deformation | transformation shown below is included in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention.

  That is, in the embodiment, the first eject sub-pin 482 can be brought into contact with the side surface of the eject arm 440. However, in the present invention, a guide groove is formed in the eject arm 440, and the guide groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the guide groove. A configuration in which the first eject sub-pin 482 can be brought into contact may be employed.

  As the urging member for urging the eject arm 440, the eject spring 486 is used in the above embodiment, but an urging member other than the spring, such as rubber, may be used. Temporarily, when using a spring, it is not limited to a coil spring, For example, you may use other springs, such as a leaf | plate spring.

The eject arm 440 and the eject sub arm 480 may be provided on the surface of the loading chassis 360, respectively.
Further, the right guide arm 460 may be pivotally supported on the upper edge side of the loading chassis 360, and the right guide roller 471 may be provided in a state of being rotatable at the substantially vertical center.

Further, the left guide roller 413 and the right guide roller 471 may be configured to have a substantially L-shaped section.
Furthermore, the configuration in which the left guide roller 413 and the right guide roller 471 are provided with a substantially U-shaped section is not limited to a substantially cylindrical configuration in which the axial intermediate portion has a small diameter.
The left guide roller 413 and the right guide roller 471 may be fixed.

Furthermore, the disk device of the present invention may be applied to configurations other than the disk camera recorder 1, such as a stationary recording / reproducing device, a recording device, a reproducing device, a stationary or portable personal computer, and a navigation device.
The disc insertion hole 102A may be provided in a state of being located on the photographing window 13 side or the photographing lens 12 side.

  In addition, the specific structure and procedure for carrying out the present invention can be appropriately changed to other structures and the like within a range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved.

[Effects of Embodiment]
As described above, in the above embodiment, the eject arm 440 and the eject arm in the direction in which the optical disc D is carried out from the disc insertion hole 102A by moving in one direction are disposed inside the cover 100 in which the disc insertion hole 102A is formed. A slide cam 240 for rotating the 440 and an eject sub arm 480 for connecting the slide cam 240 and the eject arm 440 are provided, and the eject sub arm 480 is ejected between the eject sub arm 480 and the eject arm 440 in a stationary state. An eject spring 486 that urges the arm 440 in the direction of ejecting the optical disk D is provided, and the eject arm 440 is prevented from rotating in the direction of ejecting the optical disk D, and the eject arm 440 is inserted in the direction of inserting the optical disk D. A first eject sub-pin 482 that allows rotation is provided on the eject sub-arm 480 to configure the transport device. Therefore, when an optical disk D is inserted into the cover 100 from the disk insertion hole 102A or ejected to the outside of the cover 100, even if an external force acts on the optical disk D and a force is applied to the eject arm 440, the force is ejected. The spring 486 absorbs the damage of the eject arm 440. In addition, even if the eject sub arm 480 is rotated via the slide cam 240 and the first eject sub pin 482 to eject the optical disc D, the eject arm 440 is easily rotated by the biasing force of the eject spring 486. As a result, the load on the motor 261 for driving the slide cam 240 can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows typically the outline of the whole disk camera recorder based on one embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the internal structure of the disk process part which comprises the disk camera recorder in the said embodiment. It is a figure showing the lower edge side of the disk processing part in the said one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the upper edge side of the disk processing part in the said one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the left side edge side of the disc processing part in the said one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the right side edge side of the disk processing part in the said one Embodiment. It is sectional drawing showing the right side edge side of the disc processing part in the said one Embodiment. It is a top view of the disc processing part in the one embodiment. It is a figure showing the upper edge side of the disc processing part in the insertion waiting state in the one embodiment. It is a figure showing the state of the raising / lowering mechanism in the insertion standby state in the said one Embodiment. It is a top view of the disk processing part in the insertion initial state in the one embodiment. It is a top view of the disk processing part in the insertion first half state in the one embodiment. It is a top view of the disk processing part in the insertion latter half state in the one embodiment. It is a top view of the disk processing part in the centering state in the one embodiment. It is a figure showing the engagement state of the raising / lowering pin and slide cam in the centering state in the said one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the engagement state of the raising / lowering pin and slide cam in the clamp start state in the said one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the state of the raising / lowering mechanism in the clamp start state in the said one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the state of the shutter mechanism in the clamp start state in the one embodiment. It is a figure showing the engagement state of the raising / lowering pin and slide cam in the chucking state in the said one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the state of the raising / lowering mechanism in the chucking state in the said one Embodiment. It is a top view of the disc processing part in the recording / reproducing state in the one embodiment. It is a figure showing the engagement state of the raising / lowering pin and slide cam in the recording / reproducing state in the said one Embodiment. 4 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the on / off state of each switch and the optical disk transport state (optical disk insertion state) in the embodiment, where (A) is an on / off state of a left arm detection switch, and (B) is a right arm detection. On / off state of switch, (C) is on / off state of lower cam detection switch, (D) is on / off state of intermediate cam detection switch, (E) is on / off state of upper cam detection switch, (F) is motor drive state It is. 4 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the on / off state of each switch and the optical disk transport state (optical disk ejection state) in the embodiment, where (A) is an on / off state of a left arm detection switch, and (B) is a right arm detection. On / off state of switch, (C) is on / off state of lower cam detection switch, (D) is on / off state of intermediate cam detection switch, (E) is on / off state of upper cam detection switch, (F) is motor drive state It is.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Disk camera recorder as an imaging device 20 ... Disk processing part as a disk apparatus 100 ... Cover 102A which comprises a housing | casing 102A ... Disc insertion hole as a disk insertion part 110 ... Base plate which comprises a housing | casing 240 ... Slide cam 300 ... Disc information processing unit 321... Turntable as a disc holding unit 340. Information processing unit 360. Loading chassis constituting a casing 400. Disc holding mechanism constituting a transport device 440. Eject arm 448. Second as an engaging member Eject pin 460 ... Right guide arm as a guide arm 480 ... Eject sub arm as a connecting member D ... Optical disc as recording medium

Claims (8)

A disk holding position held by the disk insertion portion of the housing having a slit-like disk insertion portion into which a disk-shaped recording medium can be inserted and removed, and a disk holding portion that detachably holds the recording medium. A transport device for transporting the recording medium between,
Rotating in a direction allowing the recording medium to be inserted from the disk insertion portion of the housing into the disk holding portion and a direction for unloading the recording medium from the disk holding portion to the disk insertion portion of the housing A possible eject arm, a slide cam that rotates the eject arm in a direction in which the recording medium is unloaded by movement in one direction, and a plane that connects the slide cam and the eject arm and moves the slide cam And a biasing member that is provided between the coupling member and the eject arm so that the eject arm urges the recording medium in a direction to eject the recording medium. A biasing member, and the ejecting arm provided on the connecting member prevents rotation in a direction in which the recording medium is ejected. Transport apparatus said ejector arm is characterized by including an engaging portion which allows the rotation in the direction of insertion of the recording medium. In the conveyance apparatus described in Claim 1,
The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is an engaging pin formed to protrude from the connecting member, and the pin can be brought into contact with a side surface of the eject arm. In the conveyance apparatus described in Claim 1 or Claim 2,
The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the biasing member is a coil spring having one end locked to the connecting member and the other end locked to the eject arm. In the conveying apparatus described in Claim 3,
The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is formed in an arm shape, and the other end of the coil spring is locked to an engagement protrusion formed by bending the locking member. In the conveying apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 4,
The transport device is connected to the eject arm and contacts a peripheral edge of the recording medium to guide the recording medium in the inserting direction, and a spring for biasing the guide arm in the inserting direction of the recording medium. And a force for ejecting the recording medium by the eject arm is larger than a force for pulling the recording medium in the insertion direction by the guide arm. In the conveyance apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
The eject arm is rotatably provided on a surface of a substantially flat chassis provided on the housing, the connecting member is rotatably provided on the back surface of the chassis, and the locking portion is provided on the chassis. A conveying device characterized in that it can be inserted into the formed slit. A housing having a slit-like disc insertion portion into which a disc-like recording medium can be inserted and removed;
At least one of a disk holding unit that detachably holds the recording medium, a recording process that records information on the recording medium held by the disk holding part, and a reading process that reads information recorded on the recording medium A disk information processing unit comprising an information processing unit for performing either information processing;
The transport apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the recording medium is transported between a disk holding position held by the disk insertion part and the disk holding part of the housing.
A disk apparatus comprising:   An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit having a lens; and the disk device according to claim 7 that records imaging data acquired by the imaging unit on the recording medium.

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