JP2008186539A - Optical disk recording/reproducing device and disk changer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a side A and side B recording/reproducing device ejecting an optical disk from a cartridge for storing a flexible optical disk in an erected state for recording/reproducing, and to provide a disk changer. <P>SOLUTION: The optical recording/reproducing device comprises: a vertical cartridge 15 stacking the standing flexible optical disk 5 stored in a tray 1; a delivery box 25 for drawing a base material 2 in the tray 1 drawn out of the vertical cartridge, and the optical disk 5; a clamp unit 23 for fixing a recording/reproducing unit 35 and the optical disk 5 arranged at both sides of the delivery box 25 to a turntable 36; a tray moving mechanism 48; and a hook moving mechanism 45. The base material 2 and the optical disk 5 are drawn into the delivery box 25, a side plate 26 is tilted, the optical disk 5 is removed from the base material 2, and then the tray 1 is returned to the vertical cartridge for recording/reproducing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus and a disk changer.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-134019 discloses a cartridge storing such a flexible sheet-like optical disk and a recording / reproducing apparatus thereof. Further, as a disk changer for a CD, DVD, etc., which has a large capacity by storing a large number of optical disks, JP-A-2005-2005
Japanese Patent No. 31930 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-108432 are known.

  The cartridge disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-134019 discloses that an optical disk is stacked in the cartridge, a sheet is sandwiched between the optical disks, and the optical disk is stacked in a small cartridge. Further, a recording / reproducing apparatus is disclosed in which all the stacked optical disks are taken out from the cartridge, separated sequentially from the outside by a roller, transported by a roller, chucked on a rotating shaft, and recorded / reproduced.

  Disc changers described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2005-31930 and 2005-108432 disclose a disk changer that can provide double-sided recording / reproduction by providing a disk reversing device that reverses a double-sided recording / reproducing optical disk. Yes.

JP 2005-31930 A JP 2005-108432 A JP 2004-134019 A

  In the cartridge described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-134019, it is difficult to take out the optical disk one by one from the cartridge. Further, it is difficult to accurately return the optical disk to the cartridge. There is also a problem that it cannot be accessed randomly. Further, since the recording / reproducing apparatus uses roller conveyance with friction and slip, there are problems in damage to the optical disk, positioning accuracy during conveyance, and miniaturization.

  In addition, the disk changers described in JP-A-2005-31930 and JP-A-2005-108432 perform double-sided recording / reproduction using a disk reversing device, so that the disk replacement time is long and the apparatus becomes large. There's a problem.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and is a highly reliable, small and large-capacity A-side and B-side recording / reproducing apparatus capable of taking out a sheet-like optical disk one by one and randomly accessing it. Another object of the present invention is to provide a high-speed, small-sized and large-capacity disk changer that uses a sheet-like optical disk for both-side recording and reproduction and does not have a disk reversing mechanism.

  In order to achieve the above object, first, a cartridge for storing a large number of optical disks with the plane of the optical disk in a vertical orientation, disk transport means for taking out and moving the optical disk from the cartridge, and the optical disk taken out from the cartridge A recording / reproducing unit having a rotating portion and a recording / reproducing unit for rotating the optical disc provided on one side of the delivery box, and a through hole provided on a surface of the delivery box facing the optical disc. A clamp unit having a clamp portion that can rotate by fixing the optical disc provided on the other side to the rotating portion, and takes the optical disc from the cartridge into the delivery box, and transfers the rotating portion and the clamp portion to the delivery box. The optical disc is inserted into the delivery box through the through-hole of the box. After performing recording and reproduction fixed by rotating the optical disc by the rotation unit and the clamping unit, and the optical disc to return to the cartridge after returning to the delivery box removed from the rotating part. Thereby, there is an effect that a high-speed, small and large-capacity optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus can be obtained.

  Second, a tray having a cover combined with a part of a flat base material and storing an optical disk between the base material and the cover, and a large number of sheets with the flat surface of the tray set in a vertical posture. A cartridge, tray conveying means for taking out and moving the tray from the cartridge, cover peeling means for peeling the cover of the tray taken out from the cartridge, delivery for taking in the substrate and the optical disk from which the cover has been peeled off A recording / reproducing unit having a box, a rotating part that rotates the optical disk provided on one side of the delivery box, and a recording / reproducing unit; A clamp unit having a clamp portion that can rotate by fixing the optical disc provided on the rotary portion to the cartridge. The substrate and the optical disc from which the cover has been peeled are taken into the delivery box, the optical disc is left in the delivery box and the tray is returned to the cartridge, and then the rotating part and the clamp part are connected to the delivery box. After entering the through hole, fixing the optical disc in the delivery box with the rotating portion and the clamp portion, and rotating the optical disc to perform recording and reproduction, the optical disc is removed from the rotating portion and the delivery is performed. After returning to the box, the substrate of the tray was taken out from the cartridge into a delivery box, and then the tray was returned to the cartridge while the optical disk was stored between the substrate and the cover. As a result, there is an effect that a high-speed, small and large-capacity optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus can be obtained.

  Thirdly, either the recording / reproducing unit or the clamp unit is configured to have a moving side coupled with the delivery box by a telescopic means that can be expanded and contracted, and the other as a fixed side, and the moving side is moved, After the rotation part or the clamp part on the fixed side is inserted into the delivery box and the movement of the delivery box is stopped, the movement part is further moved to compress the expansion / contraction means, and the rotation part or the clamp The optical disc in the delivery box is fixed by the rotating part and the clamp part, and can be rotated for recording / reproduction. As a result, there is an effect that a high-speed, small and large-capacity optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus can be obtained.

  Fourth, the through hole provided on the surface of the delivery box facing the optical disc is configured to be smaller than the diameter of the optical disc, and the rotating unit is moved outside the delivery box by moving the rotating unit from the rotating unit. The optical disk is removed. Thereby, there is an effect that the optical disk can be returned to the delivery box.

  Fifth, a V-shaped groove or through hole is provided on the bottom surface of the delivery box. Further, an inclined guide plate 1 and a movement stop guide plate 2 are provided on the bottom surface of the delivery box. The guide plates 1 and 2 can be moved up and down. The guide plates 1 and 2 are provided with V-shaped grooves. Thereby, there is an effect that the optical disk can be positioned at the center of the clamp portion.

  Sixth, the delivery box is provided with a mechanism capable of moving one surface facing the optical disk, and when returning the base material and the optical disk to the cartridge, the one surface is moved and the fixed side of the delivery box is Try to narrow the space. The delivery box is provided with a roller that contacts the outer periphery of the optical disc, and the optical disc is guided to the cartridge by the roller. Further, the delivery box is provided with a mechanism in which one surface and the bottom surface facing the optical disk are inclined outward, and the one surface and the bottom surface are moved when the base material of the tray moves between the delivery box and the cartridge. The optical disk is tilted outward and the optical disk is tilted to the one surface side to separate the optical disk from the base material, and then the base material is moved. A notch is provided at the center of the base of the tray, and when the optical disk is stored between the base and the cover and the tray is returned to the cartridge, the protrusion is inserted into the notch. Press the optical disc and the tray. Thereby, there is an effect that the optical disk can be stored in the cartridge without being damaged.

  Seventh, a glass disk having a hole on the inner peripheral side is provided in the rotating part of the recording / reproducing unit, and the optical disk is placed on the glass disk and rotated together. Thus, there is an effect that a flexible optical disk can be stably rotated without surface vibration by using a commercially available recording / reproducing unit compatible with DVD and CD.

  Eighth, a disc having a hole on the inner peripheral side is provided in the clamp portion of the clamp unit, and rotates together with the optical disc. Thus, a commercially available Blu-ray compatible recording / reproducing unit can be used to stably rotate and record and reproduce a flexible thin sheet-like optical disc without surface vibration.

  Ninth, the double-sided recording / reproducing optical disk, the cartridge for storing a large number of the optical disks with the plane of the optical disk in the vertical orientation, the A-side correspondence having the delivery box and replacing the recording / reproducing unit and the clamp unit Each of the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatuses corresponding to the B-side and a conveying means for the cartridge, and the conveying means conveys the cartridge to the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus to perform recording / reproducing on both sides of the optical disk. To. Also, a double-sided recording / reproducing optical disc, a tray having a cover combined with a part of a flat base material, the optical disc stored between the base material and the cover, and the plane of the tray in a vertical orientation The cartridge for storing a large number of cartridges, the A-side and B-side optical disc recording / reproducing devices each having the delivery box and having the recording / reproducing unit and the clamping unit replaced, and transporting the cartridge Means for transporting the cartridge to one of the optical disk recording and reproducing devices by the transport means, delivering the optical disk from the tray to the delivery box, and then returning the tray to the cartridge, and then recording the optical disk. The cartridge is transported to one of the optical disk recording / playback apparatuses by the transport means in parallel with the playback, After hands over the optical disc in the delivery box, the after the tray back into the cartridge, so as to perform recording and reproduction of the optical disk so as to record and reproduce both sides of the optical disc. A plurality of the cartridges, a plurality of the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatuses corresponding to the A side and the B side, and a conveying means for the cartridge, and the conveying means conveys the cartridge to the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus. Recording and reproduction on both sides of the optical disk is performed. Thereby, there is an effect that a disk changer capable of double-sided recording / reproduction can be configured.

  According to the present invention, a high-reliability, small and large-capacity A-side and B-side recording / reproducing apparatus that can take out a sheet-like optical disk one by one and randomly access it, and a sheet-like optical disk for double-sided recording / reproduction, can be There can be no high speed, small size and large capacity disk changer.

  The present invention relates to an optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus for taking out an optical disk from a cartridge containing a large number of planes of a flexible thin sheet-like optical disk in a vertical orientation and recording or reproducing data, and a plurality of the optical disks arranged The cartridge is transported to the recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing.

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

  The tray 1 storing the flexible thin sheet-like double-sided recording / reproducing optical disk 5 of the present invention, the vertical cartridge 15 storing the plurality of trays 1 with the plane of the tray 1 in the vertical direction, and the vertical cartridge 15 to the tray. An embodiment of a vertical recording / reproducing apparatus for drawing 1 and recording / reproducing the A-side of the optical disc 5 by the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the lower side of the optical disk 5 shown in FIGS.

  1 to 4 are cross-sectional views of the vicinity of the central portion of the configuration of the tray 1, the vertical cartridge 15, and the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20 as viewed from above. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the tray 1 is pulled out from the vertical cartridge 15 and the optical disk 5 and the base material 2 are drawn into the delivery box 25.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the tray 1 is returned to the vertical cartridge 15 after the delivery box 25 is opened in a fan shape and the optical disk 5 is tilted toward the side plate 26.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which after the delivery box 25 is closed and the optical disk 5 is turned over, the recording / reproducing unit 35 and the clamp unit 23 are moved, and the optical disk 5 is fixed to the turntable 36 of the spindle motor by the clamper 21 and recorded / reproduced. Show.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the optical disk 5 is accommodated between the cover 3 and the substrate 2 and the tray 1 is returned to the vertical cartridge 15 after the tray 1 is drawn from the vertical cartridge 15 into the delivery box 25.

  First, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The vertical cartridge 15 includes a rectangular parallelepiped outer box 16 from which one side for taking out the tray 1 is opened, a partition plate 18 provided to divide the outer box 16, and an optical disk provided in the outer box 16 and stored in the tray 1. The disc guide 17 restricts the movement in the front-rear direction. Then, the tray 1 in which the optical disk 5 is accommodated between the base material 2 and the cover 3 and separators 19 are alternately laminated. In order to prevent the separator 19 from moving together with the tray 1, a hole is formed in the separator 19, and the disc guide 17 is passed through the hole.

  The A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20 includes a recording / reproducing unit 35, a clamp unit 23, a delivery box 25, a tray moving mechanism 48, a hook moving mechanism 45, and a cover peeling guide 24.

  The recording / reproducing unit 35 includes a turntable 36 for fixing and rotating the optical disk 5, a glass disc 38 having a hole 41 on the inner periphery attached to the turntable 36, a spacer 39 attached to the glass disc 38, It comprises a permanent magnet 40 embedded in the clamp part of the table 36, and an optical pickup 37 for reading and writing data on the optical disk 5 with laser light. The optical pickup 37 moves in the radial direction of the optical disc 5 by the moving mechanism. Further, the glass disk 38 is used to correct the focal length of the laser beam of the optical pickup 37 and to read the optical disk 5 when recording / reproducing the thin optical disk 5 using the DVD / CD standard recording / reproducing unit 35. This is intended to rotate stably without causing vibration, and sucks air from the hole 41 on the inner peripheral side to cause air to flow between the optical disk 5 and the glass disc 38 toward the outer periphery, thereby generating a negative pressure. While 5 is sucked to the glass disk side, it is rotated stably without surface vibration. Therefore, the thickness of the glass disk is preferably about 0.5 to 0.6 mm. The spacer 39 ensures an initial gap between the optical disk 5 and the glass disc 38. Further, the diameter of the glass disk 38 is in the relationship of optical disk 5> through hole 27> glass disk 38. As a result, when the glass disc 38 passes through the through hole 27 shown in FIG. 8, the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc 5 attached to the glass disc 38 hits the peripheral portion of the through hole 27 and the optical disc 5 can be removed.

  The clamp unit 23 includes a clamper 21 that fixes the optical disc 5 to the clamp portion of the turntable 36, and a ferromagnetic material 22 (such as an iron piece) that attracts the clamper 21 to the permanent magnet 40 of the turntable 36. The clamper 21 is supported by the clamp unit 23 so as to freely rotate.

  The delivery box 25 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the moving direction of the tray 1 is opened, and includes a movable side plate 26 and a fixed side plate 29 as shown in FIG. The side plate 26 is supported by the rotating shaft 28 and rotates.

  The tray moving mechanism 48 is driven by the linear moving mechanism 49 and moves in the direction in which the tray 1 is pulled out. Then, the hook moving mechanism 45 is mounted, and an operation of pulling out the tray 1 and the optical disk 5 from the vertical cartridge 15 and an operation of storing it are performed.

  The hook moving mechanism 45 includes a hook 46 for hooking and pulling the base material 2 of the tray 1 and a disk pressing plate 47 for pushing the optical disk 5 and the base material 2 of the tray 1 together into the vertical cartridge 15.

  The cover peeling guide 24 is a guide for hooking and peeling the tip of the cover 3 lifted from the base material 2 by the cover lifting projection 42 as shown in FIG.

Next, the recording / reproducing operation will be described. First, in FIG. 1, the vertical cartridge 15 is moved in the direction of the arrow 51 to position the tray 1 in the delivery box 25. Next, the tray moving mechanism 48 is moved in the direction of the vertical cartridge 15. The hook 46 hooks the hook hole 8 of the substrate 2 of the tray 1 shown in FIG. Next, the tray moving mechanism 48 is moved to pull out the tray 1 from the vertical cartridge 15. The cover 3 of the tray 1 is peeled off by the cover lifting projection 42 and the cover peeling guide 24 shown in FIG. Then, the base material 2 and the optical disk 5 are drawn into the delivery box 25. At this time, a part of the tray 1 is left in the vertical cartridge 15. Thereby, the tray 1 can be easily returned to the vertical cartridge 15.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 52. The optical disk 5 falls toward the side plate 26. Thereby, since the base material 2 and the optical disk 5 are separated, the hook moving mechanism 45 of the tray moving mechanism 48 can be moved without contacting the optical disk 5. Next, the tray moving mechanism 48 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow 53, and the substrate 2 is pushed by the disc pressing plate 47 and the tray pressing plate 62 shown in FIG. Accordingly, the tray 1 is stored in the vertical cartridge 15 with the base material 2 and the cover 3 overlapping.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 is returned to the original position, and the optical disk 5 is set up. Next, the recording / reproducing unit 35 and the clamp unit 23 are moved in the directions of arrows 55 and 54. The clamper 21 is fitted into the clamp portion of the turntable 36. Thereby, the optical disk 5 is fixed to the clamp part of the turntable 36 by the clamper 21. At this time, the clamper 21 can freely rotate from the clamp unit 23 and can rotate. Next, the optical disk 5 is rotated and light is incident through the glass disk 38 to record / reproduce the optical disk 5.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the recording / reproducing unit 35 and the clamp unit 23 are returned to their original positions. The optical disk 5 is removed from the glass disk 38 by the side plate 26 and returned to the delivery box 25. Next, the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 52 in FIG. The optical disk 5 falls toward the side plate 26. Thereby, the hook moving mechanism 45 of the tray moving mechanism 48 can be moved without contacting the optical disk 5. Next, the tray 1 that has been moved back by moving the tray moving mechanism 48 is pulled out from the vertical cartridge 15. Next, the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 is returned to the original position, and the optical disk 5 is overlapped with the base material 2. Next, the hook moving mechanism 45 is moved to the disk push notch 11 at the center of the tray 1 shown in FIG. 5 so that the disk push plate 47 can move the optical disk 5 and the substrate 2. Next, the tray moving mechanism 48 is moved in the direction of the arrow 56 so that the tray 1 is pushed by the tray pushing plate 62 shown in FIG. 10 and the optical disc 5 and the substrate 2 are pushed by the disc pushing plate 47. Thereby, the optical disk 5 is sandwiched between the base material 2 of the tray 1 and the cover 3 and stored in the vertical cartridge 15.

  In the above description, the optical disk is transported in a tray. However, for example, the present invention can be applied to a system in which an optical disk is rolled out from a vertical cartridge separated by a partition plate and transported to a delivery box.

  An example of a sheet-like optical disc is one in which a recording film is provided on one side of a base material such as polycarbonate resin or polyester resin having a thickness of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, such as Blu-ray, CD, DVD, etc. It can be recorded and played back in the standard format. A double-sided recording / reproducing disc is one in which the recording film side of this single-sided optical disc is bonded and light is incident from the substrate side to perform recording / reproduction. The cartridge stores about 100 sheet-like optical discs per cartridge.

  As an example of the recording / reproducing unit, a commercially available recording / reproducing apparatus such as Blu-ray, CD, DVD, or the like can be used.

  In the above description, the sheet-like double-sided recording / reproducing optical disc has been described, but recording / reproducing of a single-sided optical disc can also be performed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to constitute an A-side recording / reproducing apparatus that can return an optical disk to a vertical cartridge after the optical disk is taken out from a vertical cartridge in which a large number of optical disks are stacked.

  5 and 6 show an embodiment of the optical disc 5 and the tray 1. 6 shows a cross section of the central portion of FIG. A clamp hole 6 opened in the center of the optical disk 5 for fixing the optical disk 5 to a rotating body and a non-recording area 7 on the outer peripheral side are shown. The tray 1 includes a sheet-like base material 2 serving as a base, a sheet-like cover 3 for preventing the sheet-like optical disk 5 from moving and rubbing the optical disk 5, and an adhesive portion for bonding the cover 3 and the base material 2 together. 4, a hook hole 8 for hooking a hook for pulling out the tray 1 opened in the substrate 2, a hook escape portion 9 that prevents the hook from hitting an adjacent tray when the stacked tray is pulled out, and an optical disk 5 is pushed in The disc push-out notch 11 for cutting, the disc guide notch 12 for passing the disc guide 17 for restricting the movement of the optical disc 5, and the cover lifting hole for passing the cover lifting projection 42 shown in FIG. 10 is composed. In the vertical cartridge 15 shown in FIG. 1, two types of trays in which the hook holes 8 and the hook escape portions 9 are replaced are alternately stacked.

  FIG. 7 shows the peeling operation of the cover 3. The tray 1 is moved in the arrow 58 direction. The cover lifting projection 42 rotates in the direction of the arrow 57 around the rotation shaft 43 in conjunction with the movement of the tray 1. The cover lifting projection 42 passes through the cover lifting hole 10 of the substrate 2 and lifts the cover 3. The tip of the cover 3 is placed on the cover peeling guide 24 and peeled along the cover peeling guide 24 as the tray 1 moves.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the optical disc 5 can be accurately moved to the recording / reproducing position by providing the disc push notch 11 and the disc guide notch 12 for positioning the optical disc 5 at the center of the tray 1. There is.

  8 and 9 show a cross section of the central portion in one embodiment of the delivery box 25. FIG. In FIG. 8, the delivery box 25 is provided with a side plate 26 whose bottom rotates around an axis 28 and is bent in an L shape, a through hole 27 formed in the side plate 26, and a space 30 through which the hook moving mechanism and the clamper 21 can pass. And side plates 29. As shown in the drawing, when the base material 2 of the tray 1 and the optical disk 5 are drawn, the optical disk 5 falls to the bottom of the side plate 26. Further, the diameter of the through hole 27 is configured such that the optical disk 5> the through hole 27> the glass disk 38. 3, after the recording and reproduction shown in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc 5 adhered to the glass disc 38 hits the peripheral portion of the through hole 27 when the glass disc 38 passes through the through hole 27 and the optical disc 5 is removed. I can do it.

  FIG. 9 shows a state in which the side plate 26 of FIG. 8 is rotated in a fan shape. The optical disk 5 can fall to the side plate 26 side and be separated from the base material 2.

  Thus, according to the present invention, since the optical disk 5 can be separated from the base material 2 of the tray 1, there is an effect that the optical disk 5 is not rubbed when the tray 1 is moved. Further, there is an effect that the optical disk 5 can be peeled off from the turntable 36 and moved to the delivery box 25.

  FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the delivery box 25. 10 shows a view of the delivery box 25, the tray moving mechanism 48, and the cover peeling guide 24 as seen from the direction of the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25. FIG. The delivery box 25 includes a side plate 26, a through hole 27 through which a glass disk 38 opened in the side plate 26 passes, a rotating shaft 28 and a drive motor 28 for rotating the side plate 26, and a disk guide for positioning the optical disk 5. 63, 66. The disk guides 63 and 66 rotate around the rotation shafts 64 and 65. Further, the disk guides 63 and 66 are provided with a V-shaped groove 69 so that the optical disk 5 can be positioned.

Next, the operation of the disk guides 63 and 66 will be described. First, when the optical disk 5 is inserted into the delivery box 25, it rotates and moves along the inclination of the disk guide 63 indicated by a dotted line. Then, the optical disk 5 stops at a disk guide 66 indicated by a solid line. Next, the disk guides 63 and 66 are rotated in the directions of arrows 67 and 68 to position the clamp hole 6 of the optical disk 5 near the center of the through hole 27. When the optical disk 5 is returned to the vertical cartridge 15, the disk guide 63 is returned to the position of the disk guide 63 indicated by the dotted line so that the optical disk 5 can be moved along the inclination. Further, the clamp hole 6 of the optical disk 5 can be positioned near the center of the through hole 27 by fixing the disk guide 63 to the dotted line position and the disk guide 66 to the solid line position. Thereby, the optical disk 5 can be superimposed on the center of the base material 2.

The tray moving mechanism 48 can be moved by a drive-side lead screw 49a and a linear guide 49b arranged outside the delivery box 25. The tray moving mechanism 48 is provided with a tray pressing plate 62 for pressing the base material 2 of the tray 1.

  The hook moving mechanism 45 is mounted on the tray moving mechanism 48 and can move in the vertical direction. The hook moving mechanism 45 is provided with a hook 46 for hooking the base material 2 and a disk pressing plate 47 for pressing the optical disk 5 and the base material 2. The disk pressing plate 47 is movable, and moves to the position of the hook 46 when the optical disk 5 is pushed.

  The cover peeling guide 24 includes folded peeling claws 60 and 61. The two peeling claws 61 are provided apart so that the disc pressing plate 47 can pass therethrough.

  FIG. 11 shows a view of the delivery box 25, the tray moving mechanism 48, and the cover peeling guide 24 of FIG. 10 as viewed from the side plate 29 of the delivery box 25. The side plate 29 is provided with a space 30 through which the hook moving mechanism 45 and the clamper 21 can pass.

  Thus, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the clamp hole 6 of the optical disk 5 can be positioned near the center of the turntable by the disk guide. Further, there is an effect that the optical disk 5 can be inserted between the cover 3 of the tray 1 and the substrate 2 by the tray pressing plate 62 and the disk pressing plate 47 and stored in the vertical cartridge 15.

  FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of the B-side recording / reproducing apparatus 80 using the vertical cartridge 15 of the present invention. FIG. 12 shows a configuration in which the recording / reproducing unit 35 and the clamp unit 23 of the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20 shown in FIG. Further, the size of the through hole 27 of the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 is set such that the clamper 21 can pass through. The side plate 29 is provided with a space 30 through which the hook moving mechanism 45 can pass and a through hole through which the glass disc 38 can pass. The diameter of the through hole is configured as follows: optical disc 5> through hole> glass disc 38.

  Thus, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the recording / reproducing apparatus for the B surface of the optical disk 5 can be configured.

  FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 90 corresponding to the Blu-ray standard optical disk using the vertical cartridge 15 of the present invention. FIG. 13 shows a rotational stability in which the recording / reproducing unit 35 of the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20 shown in FIG. 1 is changed to a Blu-ray standard recording / reproducing unit, and a spacer 39 is provided in the clamp unit 23 and a hole 98 is provided in the inner periphery. In this configuration, a plate 97 is provided. In addition, the through hole 27 of the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 is sized so that the turntable 36 can pass through. The side plate 29 is provided with a through hole through which the rotation stabilizing plate 97 can pass. The diameter of the through hole is configured as follows: optical disc 5> through hole> glass disc 38. Thereby, the recording / reproducing unit can perform recording / reproduction by making light incident from the base material side of the optical disk 5. Further, the rotation stabilizing plate 97 can rotate the optical disk 5 without surface vibration by the same effect as the glass disk 38 of FIG. The levitation stable disk 97 can be made of glass, metal, resin, or the like.

  Further, by replacing the recording / reproducing unit 35 and the clamp unit 23 shown in FIG. 13, a B-side recording / reproducing apparatus corresponding to the Blu-ray standard optical disc can be configured. Further, the through hole 27 of the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 is sized so that the rotation stabilizing plate 97 can pass through. The diameter of the through hole 27 is configured such that the optical disk 5> the through hole 27> the glass disk 38. Further, the side plate 29 is provided with a space 30 through which the turntable 36 and the hook moving mechanism 45 can pass.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to configure the A-side and B-side recording / reproducing apparatus corresponding to the Blu-ray standard optical disc.

14 and 15 show another embodiment of the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20 using the vertical cartridge 15 of the present invention. FIG. 15 shows the recording / reproducing state of FIG. FIG. 14 shows a configuration similar to that of the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20 of FIG. 1, wherein the clamp unit 23 and the delivery box 25 are coupled by a connecting rod 70 provided in the delivery box 25. The clamp unit 23 is supported by the connecting rod 70 and can move. Further, the connecting rod 70 is provided with a spring 71 to apply a pressing force to the delivery box 25. Moreover, the stop plate 73 stops the movement of the delivery box 25.

Next, the recording / reproducing operation will be described. FIG. 14 shows a state in which the base material 2 of the tray 1 and the optical disk 5 are drawn into the delivery box 25. Then, after returning the base material 2 to the vertical cartridge 15, as shown in FIG. 15, when the clamp unit 23 is moved, the delivery box 25 containing the optical disk 5 connected to the clamp unit 23 is also moved together. The delivery box 25 stops at the position of the stop plate 73. Further, when the clamp unit 23 is moved, the clamp unit 23 compresses the spring 71 and is supported by the connecting rod 70 and moves. Then, the clamper 21 is fitted into the clamp portion of the turntable 36. As a result, the optical disk 5 is fixed to the turntable 36 and can be rotated.

  Also, the clamp unit 23 and the delivery box 25 may be coupled to the B-side recording / reproducing apparatus shown in FIG. 12 by a connecting rod 70 provided in the delivery box 25 as in FIG. Thereby, a B-side recording / reproducing apparatus can be comprised.

  Further, the clamp unit 23 and the delivery box 25 can be coupled to the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus corresponding to the Blu-ray standard optical disc shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to configure an A-side recording / reproducing apparatus compatible with the Blu-ray standard optical disc.

  In the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus compatible with the Blu-ray standard optical disc, the B-side recording / reproducing apparatus compatible with the Blu-ray standard optical disc can be configured by replacing the recording / reproducing unit 35 and the clamp unit 23.

  In the above description, the clamp unit 23 and the delivery box 25 are connected by the connecting rod 70 provided in the delivery box 25, but the recording / reproducing unit 35 and the delivery box 25 are provided in the delivery box 25. It can also be made to couple | bond with the connecting rod 70. FIG.

  As described above, according to the present invention, either the recording / reproduction unit 35 or the clamp unit 23 is moved by connecting either the recording / reproduction unit 35 or the clamp unit 23 to the delivery box 25 by the connecting rod 70 that expands and contracts. As a result, recording / reproduction of the optical disk 5 in the delivery box can be performed, which is effective in reducing the size of the apparatus.

  FIG. 16 shows another embodiment of the delivery box 25. FIG. 16 is provided with a hole 76 for dropping the optical disk 5 in the bottom plate of the side plate 26 shown in FIG. Thereby, there is an effect that the optical disk 5 can be positioned directly below the clamp position.

  17 to 19 show another embodiment of the delivery box 25. FIG. 17 is provided with moving mechanisms 77 and 78 capable of moving the side plate 26 of the delivery box 25 shown in FIG. The moving mechanism 77 indicates the fixed side of the linear slider. The moving mechanism 78 shows the moving side of the linear slider to which the side plate 26 is attached.

  Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 17 shows a state in which the base material 2 of the tray 1 and the optical disk 5 are drawn into the delivery box 25 from the vertical cartridge 15. FIG. 18 shows a state where the side plate 26 is rotated and the optical disk 5 is tilted toward the side plate 26 to be separated from the base material 2. FIG. 19 shows a state in which the side plate 26 is moved by the moving mechanisms 77 and 78 to narrow the gap with the side plate 29. As a result, the optical disk 5 and the base material 2 can be stacked with no gap. Note that a mechanism for rotating the side plate 26 may be omitted. Therefore, there is an effect that the optical disk 5 can be inserted between the cover 3 of the tray 1 and the substrate 2 without contact resistance.

  20 and 21 show another embodiment of the delivery box 25. FIG. In FIG. 20, a disk guide roller 82 is provided in the delivery box 25. As shown in FIG. 21, the disc guide roller 82 is composed of three rollers and is provided in the delivery box 25. The rollers at both ends of the disc guide roller 82 come into contact with the non-recording area 7 of the optical disc 5 and press the optical disc 5 against the substrate 2. The central roller contacts the vicinity of the center of the optical disk 5 and presses the optical disk 5 against the substrate 2. The central roller can be omitted. Accordingly, there is an effect that the optical disk 5 can be inserted between the cover 3 of the tray 1 and the base material 2 without damaging the optical disk 5.

22 and 23 show an embodiment of a disc changer capable of double-sided recording / reproduction according to the present invention. FIG. 22 shows a configuration of the disk changer 85 of the present invention as viewed from above. FIG. 23 shows a configuration of the disk changer 85 of FIG. 22 viewed from the side.

22 and 23 show the vertical cartridges 15a to 15j shown in FIG. 1 arranged in a row on the shelf, the A-side recording / reproducing devices 20a and 20b shown in FIG. 1 arranged in a row, and the B shown in FIG. The surface recording / reproducing devices 80a and 80b and the loader 92 for transporting the vertical cartridge 15 to the recording / reproducing devices 20 and 80 are configured. The loader 92 includes a Z-axis moving table 86 that moves in the vertical direction 95, a Y-axis moving table 89 that is attached to the Z-axis moving table 86 and moves in the horizontal direction 94, and a Y-axis moving table 89 that is attached to the Y-axis moving table 89 in the horizontal direction 93. It consists of a moving X-axis moving table 91. The Z axis moving table 86 is supported and moved by a rail 87 and a linear guide 88 attached to the casing. The Y-axis moving table 89 is supported and moved by rails and linear guides attached to the Z-axis moving table 86. The X-axis moving table 91 is supported and moved by rails and linear guides attached to the Y-axis moving table 89. The X axis moving table 91 is provided with a moving mechanism (not shown) for pulling out the vertical cartridge 15 from a shelf (not shown) and drawing it into the X axis moving table 91.

Next, a loading operation in which the vertical cartridge 15 is transported by the loader 92 and the recording / reproducing apparatus 20 or 80 records / reproduces the optical disc 5 will be described. First, the loader 92 is operated to position the X-axis moving table 91 on the target vertical cartridge 15. The X-axis moving table 91 is inserted into the vertical cartridge 15 and pulled into the X-axis moving table 91. Next, the loader 92 is operated to move the vertical cartridge 15 to the recording / reproducing apparatus 20 or 80. The Y-axis moving table 89 is moved to position the target tray 1 of the vertical cartridge 15 at the position of the delivery box 25 of the recording / reproducing apparatus. The recording / reproducing apparatus pulls out the target tray 1 from the vertical cartridge 15, takes the optical disk 5 into the delivery box 25, and then returns the tray 1 to the vertical cartridge 15. The recording / reproducing apparatus executes recording / reproduction. In parallel with this, the Y-axis moving base 89 moves to another recording / reproducing apparatus and supplies the other tray 1 from the vertical cartridge 15 to the recording / reproducing apparatus.

  Next, an unloading operation for returning the vertical cartridge 15 from the recording / reproducing apparatus to the shelf will be described. The loader 92 is operated to position the vertical cartridge 15 on the target shelf. Next, the X-axis moving table 91 is inserted into the shelf, and the vertical cartridge 15 is fed into the shelf.

  When continuous recording / reproduction is performed, as an example, the vertical cartridge 15 is supplied alternately to the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20a and the B-side recording / reproducing apparatus 80a. A side of the first optical disc, B side of the second optical disc, A side of the third optical disc, B side of the first optical disc, A side of the second optical disc, B side of the third optical disc, Recording and playback are executed in the order of. As described above, continuous recording / reproduction can be performed by supplying the optical discs to the recording / reproducing apparatus on the A side and the B side using three optical discs as one unit. Similarly, the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20b and the B-side recording / reproducing apparatus 80b can be used. It is also possible to improve the transfer speed by operating two sets of the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20a and B-side recording / reproducing apparatus 80a, and the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus 20b and B-side recording / reproducing apparatus 80b in parallel.

  Further, the cartridge and the recording / reproducing apparatus can be expanded by stacking the disk changers of FIG. 22 in the vertical direction. In this case, since the rail 87 is connected to the added disk changer, the loader 92 can be moved to the added disk changer. Thereby, all cartridges and all recording / reproducing apparatuses can be connected to perform recording / reproducing. In addition, a recording / reproducing apparatus compatible with an optical disc of the Blu-ray standard can be applied.

  As described above, according to the present invention, an optical disk can be supplied to a plurality of vertical cartridges, a plurality of A-side recording / reproducing devices, and a B-side recording / reproducing device, so that a large capacity continuous recording / reproducing, random access, parallel recording / reproducing disc There is an effect that a changer can be configured.

  In addition, by connecting the rails of the loader that carries the optical disk between the disk changers, there is an effect that a disk changer in which all the vertical cartridges and all the recording / reproducing devices are connected can be configured.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where an optical disk is drawn from a vertical cartridge into a delivery box in an embodiment of the vertical cartridge and the A-side recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state which returns a tray from the delivery box of FIG. 1 to a vertical cartridge. It is a figure which shows the recording / reproducing state of the A surface recording / reproducing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which returns a tray and an optical disk from the delivery box of FIG. 1 to a vertical cartridge. It is a figure which shows one Example of the tray which accommodates the optical disk of this invention. It is a figure which shows sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure which shows one Example of the peeling mechanism of the cover of the tray of this invention. It is a figure which shows one Example of the delivery box of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which opened the side plate of the delivery box of FIG. 8 in fan shape. It is a figure which shows another Example of the delivery box of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure which looked at FIG. 10 from the other side. It is a figure which shows one Example of the B surface recording / reproducing apparatus using the vertical cartridge of this invention. It is a figure which shows one Example of the A surface recording / reproducing apparatus corresponding to Blu-ray of this invention. It is a figure which shows another Example of the A surface recording / reproducing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the recording / reproducing state of the A surface recording / reproducing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows another Example of the delivery box of this invention. It is a figure which shows another Example of the delivery box of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which opened the side plate of the delivery box of FIG. 17 in fan shape. It is a figure which shows the state which moved the side plate of the delivery box of FIG. 17, and narrowed between side plates. It is a figure which shows another Example of the delivery box of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the disc guide roller of FIG. It is a figure which shows one Example of the disc changer which can perform double-sided recording / reproducing of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure which looked at FIG. 22 from the side.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tray 2 Base material 3 Cover 5 Optical disk 15 Vertical cartridge 16 Outer box 17 Disc guide 18 Partition plate 19 Separator 20 A surface recording / reproducing apparatus 21 Clamper 22 Ferromagnetic material 23 Clamp unit 24 Cover peeling guide 25 Delivery boxes 26 and 29 Side plate 35 Recording / Reproducing Unit 36 Turntable 37 Optical Pickup 38 Glass Disk 39 Spacer 40 Permanent Magnet 41 Hole 45 Hook Movement Mechanism 46 Hook 47 Disc Push Plate 48 Tray Movement Mechanism 49 Linear Movement Mechanism

Claims (18)

In an optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a cartridge for storing a large number of optical discs; and means for taking out and recording / reproducing the optical disc from the cartridge and returning the optical disc to the cartridge;
A plurality of the optical discs are stored in a vertical posture in the cartridge, and a delivery box is provided for taking out the optical disc from the cartridge by a disc transport means;
An optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein the optical disk is fixed by the rotating part and the clamp part in the delivery box and the optical disk is rotated to perform recording / reproducing. In an optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a cartridge for storing a large number of optical discs; and means for taking out and recording / reproducing the optical disc from the cartridge and returning the optical disc to the cartridge;
A cartridge for storing a large number of sheets with the plane of the optical disk in a vertical orientation, a disk transport means for taking out and moving the optical disk from the cartridge, a delivery box for taking in the optical disk taken out from the cartridge, and the delivery box A through hole is provided on a surface facing the optical disc, and a recording / reproducing unit having a rotating portion and a recording / reproducing portion for rotating the optical disc provided on one side of the delivery box, and the optical disc provided on the other side is rotated. A clamp unit having a clamp part which is fixed to a part and is rotatable, takes the optical disc from the cartridge into the delivery box, enters the rotary part and the clamp part through the through hole of the delivery box, and delivers the delivery Fix the optical disk in the box with the rotating part and the clamp part After performing recording and reproduction by rotating the optical disk, an optical disk recording and reproducing apparatus, characterized in that the optical disc was then returned to the cartridge after returning to the delivery box removed from the rotating part. In an optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus comprising a cartridge for storing a large number of optical disks, and means for taking out and recording / reproducing the optical disk from the cartridge and returning the optical disk to the cartridge,
A tray having a cover coupled with a part of a flat base material and containing an optical disk between the base material and the cover; a cartridge for storing a large number of sheets with the plane of the tray in a vertical orientation; and Tray conveying means for taking out and moving the tray from the cartridge; cover peeling means for peeling the cover of the tray taken out from the cartridge; a delivery box for taking in the substrate and the optical disc from which the cover has been peeled; A through-hole is provided in a surface of the delivery box facing the optical disc, and a recording / reproducing unit having a rotating unit and a recording / reproducing unit that rotates the optical disc provided on one side of the delivery box, and the recording unit that is provided on the other side. A clamp unit having a rotatable clamp unit that fixes an optical disk to the rotary unit, and The substrate and the optical disc from which the tape is peeled are taken into the delivery box, the optical disc is left in the delivery box and the tray is returned to the cartridge, and then the rotating part and the clamp part are placed on the delivery box. After entering the through hole, fixing the optical disk in the delivery box with the rotating part and the clamp part and rotating the optical disk to perform recording and reproduction, the optical disk is removed from the rotating part and the delivery box The tray is returned from the cartridge to the delivery box, and then the tray is returned to the cartridge while the optical disk is stored between the substrate and the cover. An optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus.   One of the recording / reproducing unit and the clamp unit is configured such that the moving side is connected to the delivery box by a telescopic means that can be expanded and contracted, and the other is a fixed side, and the moving side is moved to move the inside of the delivery box. After the rotation part or the clamp part on the fixed side is inserted to stop the movement of the delivery box, the movement part is further moved to compress the expansion / contraction means and the delivery part or the clamp part is delivered. 4. The optical disk in the delivery box is inserted into a box and fixed by the rotating part and the clamp part so that the optical disk can be rotated and recorded and reproduced. The optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus as described.   The through hole provided in the surface of the delivery box facing the optical disk is configured to be smaller than the diameter of the optical disk, and the rotating part is moved outside the delivery box to remove the optical disk from the rotating part. 5. An optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein   6. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a V-shaped groove or a through hole is provided on a bottom surface of the delivery box.   A guide plate 1 having an inclination on the bottom surface of the delivery box in the optical disc intrusion side and a guide plate 2 for stopping the movement of the optical disc on the opposite side so that the optical disc can be positioned at the center of the clamp portion. The optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein   8. The guide plate 1, 2 of the delivery box can be moved in the vertical direction, and the optical disk is placed on the guide plate 1, 2 and moved in the vertical direction. Optical disc recording / reproducing device.   9. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a V-shaped groove is provided on a surface of the delivery box on which the optical disc is placed of the guide plates 1 and 2.   The delivery box is provided with a mechanism capable of moving one surface facing the optical disk, and when returning the base material and the optical disk to the cartridge, the space between the fixed surface of the delivery box is reduced by moving the one surface. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus is provided.   The delivery box is provided with a mechanism in which one surface and the bottom surface facing the optical disk are inclined outward, and when the base material of the tray moves between the delivery box and the cartridge, the one surface and the bottom surface are placed outside. The optical disk according to any one of claims 3 to 10, wherein the optical disk is moved to a position after the optical disk is tilted to one side and the optical disk is separated from the base material. Recording / playback device. 12. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a roller that contacts an outer peripheral portion of the optical disc is provided in the delivery box, and the optical disc is guided to the cartridge by the roller. . A notch is provided at the center of the base of the tray, and when the optical disk is stored between the base and the cover and the tray is returned to the cartridge, the protrusion is inserted into the notch. 13. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the optical disc and the tray are pushed.   3. A glass disk having a hole formed on an inner peripheral side thereof is provided in a rotating part of the recording / reproducing unit, and the optical disk is placed on the glass disk and rotated together. 14. An optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus according to 13.   14. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a disc having a hole formed on an inner peripheral side is provided in a clamp portion of the clamp unit so as to rotate together with the optical disc. .   Double-sided recording / reproducing optical disc, the cartridge for storing a plurality of discs with the plane of the optical disc in a vertical orientation, the A-side correspondence and the B-side correspondence having the delivery box and replacing the recording / reproducing unit and the clamp unit Each of the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatuses and a transporting means for the cartridge, and the transporting means transports the cartridge to the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus to perform recording / reproduction on both sides of the optical disk. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2.   A double-sided recording / reproducing optical disk, a tray having a cover combined with a part of a flat base material, and a tray in which the optical disk is stored between the base material and the cover; A plurality of cartridges for storing a plurality of the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatuses corresponding to the A side and the B side, each having the delivery box and having the recording / reproducing unit and the clamp unit interchanged; The cartridge is transported to one of the optical disk recording / reproducing devices by the transport means, the optical disk is transferred from the tray to the delivery box, the tray is returned to the cartridge, and then the optical disk is recorded / reproduced. In parallel, the cartridge is transported to the other optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus by the transport means, and the cartridge is transported from the tray. 16. The recording / reproduction of both sides of the optical disc is performed by performing recording / reproduction of the optical disc after delivering the disc to the delivery box and then returning the tray to the cartridge. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the above.   A plurality of the cartridges, a plurality of the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatuses corresponding to the A side and the B side, and a conveying means for the cartridge, and the conveying means conveys the cartridge to the optical disk recording / reproducing apparatus. 18. The optical disc recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein recording / reproduction is performed on both sides of the optical disc.

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