JP2008262658A - Recording medium changer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording medium changer improving the data read efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: This recording medium changer has a storage block 3 which has storage sections 15, 15, ... to store the recording mediums 100, 100, ... and can be pulled out from the cabinet 2, a drive block 4 to read the data recorded on the recording medium and to send it to the recording device, a transfer block 5 to take out a recording medium from the storing block or the drive block and to transfer the medium to set it in the drive block or to store it in the storing block, a holding case 6 with one side opened in the storage block, storage cases 8, 8, ... which can be loaded into or unloaded from the holding case, and regulators 10, 10, ... to regulate unloading of the storing case storing the recording medium with data to be read from the storing cases when the recording medium storing data to be read is held in the drive block or in the transfer block. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to the technical field of recording medium changers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technical field for providing efficiency in data reading work by providing a restricting means for restricting removal from a holding case of a storage case having a storage unit in which a recording medium from which data is read is stored. .

  A storage block having a plurality of storage portions each storing a recording medium, for example, a disc-shaped recording medium such as an optical disc, and a desired recording medium is taken out from each storage portion and mounted on a drive block; There is a recording medium changer that records and reproduces information signals, or reads out data recorded on a recording medium and sends it to a storage device (upload).

  In a recording medium changer that reads data recorded on a recording medium and uploads it to a storage device, for example, when the storage block is pulled into the housing, the recording medium is removed from the storage block by the transport block. It is conveyed to the drive block and attached to the drive block.

  The recording medium changer is connected to an external device such as a computer, and data read by the drive block is uploaded in order to a storage device such as a hard disk or memory provided in the external device.

  The uploaded data is used, for example, as editing data in an external device such as a computer.

  The recording medium for which data upload has been completed is taken out of the drive block by the transport block, transported to the storage block, and stored again in the original storage unit.

  In such a recording medium changer, a plurality of storage cases referred to as magazines that store recording media in a plurality of units can be individually loaded into or removed from a holding housing that holds these storage cases. There are types (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the recording medium changer having a plurality of storage cases as described above, the recording medium from which the data is read is stored in the state where the recording medium to which data is uploaded is held in the drive block or the transport block. If the storage case having the storage unit to be stored is taken out of the holding housing, there is no storage case for storing the recording medium after the data upload is completed, and the recording medium is stored. Will not be able to.

  Therefore, the user needs to re-install a storage case in which the recording medium is stored in the holding housing and secure a storage unit for the recording medium for which data upload has been completed. Unnecessary work of taking out the case from the holding case and reloading the case into the holding case occurs, and it takes time to read (upload) data, resulting in a reduction in work efficiency.

  Therefore, an object of the recording medium changer of the present invention is to overcome the above-described problems and to improve the efficiency in data reading work.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the recording medium changer of the present invention has a storage block that has a plurality of storage portions each storing a recording medium and that can be pulled out from the housing, and the recording medium is attached to the recording medium changer. A drive block for reading data recorded on the medium and sending it to the storage device; and a transport block for transporting the recording medium taken out from the storage block or drive block to be mounted on the drive block or stored in the storage block The storage block has a holding housing that is open at least on one side, and each of the plurality of storage portions has a plurality of storage portions that can be loaded into and removed from the holding housing. A plurality of storage cases arranged in a predetermined direction when the recording medium is read, and a recording medium from which data is read is a drive In the state where it is held in the lock or the transport block, there is provided a restricting means for restricting the removal of the storage case having the storage portion for storing the recording medium from which the data is read out from the holding case. .

  Therefore, in the recording medium changer of the present invention, in a state where the recording medium from which data is read is held in the drive block or the transport block, the storage unit in which the recording medium from which the data is read is stored. Removal of the storage case from the holding housing is regulated by the regulating means.

  The recording medium changer of the present invention has a plurality of storage units each storing a recording medium and a storage block that can be pulled out from the housing, and reads out data recorded on the recording medium when the recording medium is mounted. A drive block that is sent to the storage device; and a transport block that transports the recording medium that is taken out from the storage block or the drive block and is mounted on the storage block or stored in the storage block. A holding case opened on one side and the plurality of storage portions, respectively, can be loaded into and taken out from the holding case and arranged in a predetermined direction when loaded into the holding case. A storage block that holds data stored in the drive block or transport block. In that it has a state, wherein the reading of the data is provided with a restricting means recording medium to regulate the removal from the holding casing of the housing case having a housing portion that is accommodated to be performed.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from taking out the storage case from the holding housing by mistake, and wasteful operations of taking out the storage case from the holding housing and reloading the storage case into the holding housing. Thus, it is possible to improve work efficiency in data uploading work.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided light output means capable of outputting warning light in a state where the recording medium from which data is read is held in the drive block or the transport block. Since the output means is used as the restricting means, it is possible to easily prevent the storage case from being taken out from the holding housing.

  In the invention described in claim 3, when the storage block is disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of storage units and at least the storage block is pulled out from the housing, sending of the recorded data to the storage device is completed. Display elements that are displayed in such a manner that the display state in the storage unit in which the recording medium is stored and the display state in the storage unit in which the recording data that has not been sent to the storage device are stored are different from each other Since it is provided as a restricting means, it is not necessary to provide a separate restricting means, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts.

  In the invention described in claim 4, there is provided an audio output means capable of outputting a warning sound in a state where the recording medium from which data is read is held in the drive block or the transport block, Since the output means is used as the restricting means, it is possible to easily prevent the storage case from being taken out from the holding housing.

  In the invention described in claim 5, the storage block stores the recording medium from which the data is read while the recording medium from which the data is read is held in the drive block or the transport block. Since the locking means for locking the storage case having the storage portion to the holding housing is provided and the locking means is used as the restricting means, the storage case can be reliably prevented from being taken out from the holding housing. be able to.

  The best mode for carrying out the recording medium changer of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the best mode shown below, the recording medium changer of the present invention is applied to a disk changer that uses a recording medium as a recording medium.

  The scope of application of the present invention is not limited to a disk changer, and can be widely applied to a recording medium changer that handles various recording media such as a tape-shaped recording medium and a card-type recording medium.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the recording medium changer 1 is configured by arranging necessary parts in a housing 2, and a housing block 3, drive blocks 4, 4 and a transport block 5 are contained in the housing 2. Arranged or supported.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of operation buttons 2a, 2a,... And a display screen 2b are arranged on the front surface of the housing 2. By operating the predetermined operation button 2a, for example, the storage block 3 can be moved in and out of the housing 2 and each block arranged in the housing 2 can be operated, and the current operation state is displayed on the display screen 2b. Etc. are displayed.

  The storage block 3 can be pulled forward with respect to the housing 2 (see FIG. 2). When the storage block 3 is pulled into the housing 2, the storage block 3 is locked to the housing 2 by a lock mechanism (not shown) and cannot be pulled out. When the user operates a predetermined operation button (lock release button) 2 a, the storage block 3 is unlocked from the housing 2 and the storage block 3 can be pulled out from the housing 2.

  The storage block 3 includes, for example, a holding case 6 formed in a vertically long box shape opened to the side (right side), and a lid body 7 attached to the front surface of the holding case 6. A plurality of storage cases 8, 8,... That can be loaded into and removed from the holding housing 6.

  A plurality of element arrangement holes 6a, 6a,... Are formed on the top surface of the holding housing 6 so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 4). A plurality of terminal connection portions (not shown) are provided on the inner surface of the holding housing 6.

  A circuit board 9 is disposed at the upper end portion inside the holding housing 6. The circuit board 9 is disposed at the right end of the holding housing 6, and a plurality of display elements 10, 10,... Are mounted on the upper surface 9 a so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction. A plurality of sensors 11, 11,... As the display elements 10, 10,..., For example, light emitting diodes (LEDs) are used.

  The number of the display elements 10, 10,... And the sensors 11, 11,... Is the same as the number of recording media 100, 100,. The display elements 10, 10,... Are mounted on the right end of the circuit board 9, and the sensors 11, 11,. It is mounted on.

  The display elements 10, 10,... Are respectively arranged in the element arrangement holes 6 a, 6 a,... Of the holding housing 6, and the upper ends protrude upward from the top surface of the holding housing 6. . Therefore, in a state where the storage block 3 is pulled out from the housing 2, the user can visually recognize the display elements 10, 10,.

  The storage case 8 is opened to the right, for example, and is provided with partitions 8a, 8a,... Separated on the inner surface side of the upper surface portion 12 and the inner surface side of the lower surface portion 13 in the front-rear direction. A plurality of connection terminals (not shown) are provided on the outer surface of the storage case 8. In a state where the storage case 8 is loaded in the holding housing 6, each connection terminal is connected to a terminal connection portion of the holding housing 6.

  When the storage case 8 is connected to the terminal connection portion, the storage case 8 is stored as data in the control unit described later when the storage case 8 is loaded in the holding housing 6.

  The storage case 8 has a plurality of detection holes 12a, 12a,..., Or a plurality of detection holes 12a, 12a,. -Is formed.

  In the storage case 8, a plurality of recording media 100, 100,. The recording medium changer 1 is provided with storage cases 8, 8,... For storing the recording media 100, 100,. Can be stored in and removed from the holding housing 6, and the recording media 100, 100,... Can be handled collectively, and the usability of the recording media 100, 100,. Can be planned.

  For example, the recording medium 100 is configured such that a recording disk is rotatably housed inside a disk case, and is housed between the partitions 8a and 8a or between the side surface portion 14 of the housing case 8 and the partition 8a. Therefore, spaces between the partitions 8a and 8a and between the side surface portion 14 of the storage case 8 and the partition 8a are formed as storage portions 15, 15,... For storing the recording media 100, 100,. ing.

  The detection holes (detection notches) 12a, 12a,... Formed in the storage case 8 are respectively positioned above the storage portions 15, 15,.

  As shown in FIG. 3, for example, guide rails 16 and 17 extending in the front-rear direction are disposed on the left side, and a transport rail 18 extending in the front-rear direction is disposed on the right side. The storage block 3 is supported on the guide rails 16 and 17 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

  The drive blocks 4 and 4 have, for example, medium insertion / removal ports 4a and 4a that are arranged side by side and opened to the right. The drive block 4 includes a disk drive mechanism therein, and has a function of sending (uploading) data recorded on the recording medium 100 to a storage device such as a hard disk or a memory provided in a computer or the like as an external device.

  The transport block 5 is supported on the transport rail 18 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and includes a medium take-out mechanism. The transport block 5 takes out the recording medium 100 stored in the storage section 15 of the storage block 3 and transports it to the drive block 4, and also takes out the recording medium 100 from the drive block 4 and transports it to the storage section 15 of the storage block 3. Has the function of storing.

  The recording medium changer 1 is provided with a control unit 19 that performs overall control (see FIG. 5). The control unit 19 has a data base 19a. The data base 19a includes storage units 15, 15,... With respect to the storage units 15, 15,. The types of recording media 100, 100,... The types of the recording media 100, 100,... Stored in the storage units 15, 15,... Are distinguished depending on whether the recording medium 100 has been uploaded.

  The presence / absence of storage of the recording media 100, 100,... With respect to the storage units 15, 15,.

  The control unit 19 is connected to the operation buttons 2a, 2a,..., The display screen 2b, the circuit board 9 of the storage block 3, the drive blocks 4, 4 and the transport block 5 through the interface 20, and controls these units. . The control unit 19 is connected to an external device 200 such as a computer, and data recorded on the recording media 100, 100,... Read by the drive blocks 4, 4 is stored in the external device 200 by the control unit 19. Uploaded to a device such as a hard disk or memory.

  The operation of the recording medium changer 1 will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, the operations performed by the user are surrounded by a dotted line, and the operations performed by each part of the recording medium changer 1 are distinguished by being surrounded by a one-dot chain line.

  (S1) In a state where the storage block 3 is disposed inside the housing 2 (see FIGS. 1 and 5), the operation button (lock release button) 2a is operated.

  (S2) The lock is released by an operation on the operation button (lock release button) 2a, and the storage block 3 can be pulled out from the housing 2.

  (S3) By releasing the lock, the display elements 10, 10,... Can be turned on or blinked.

  At this time, the recording medium 100 stored in the storage unit 15 corresponding to the display element 10 that can be blinked has already been uploaded. The recording medium 100 stored in the storage unit 15 corresponding to the lit display element 10 has not completed data uploading, but the control unit 19 issues a take-out command from the storage unit 15 by the transport block 5. The data will be uploaded. The recording medium 100 stored in the storage unit 15 corresponding to the display element 10 in which the extinguished state is maintained has not yet completed data uploading, and the control unit 19 issues a command for taking out the conveyance block 5 from the storage unit 15. Is not done.

  In some cases, the display element 10 corresponding to the storage unit 15 in which the recording medium 100 is not stored can be turned on. However, the storage unit 15 is scheduled to upload data or is executing data upload. The recording medium 100 is accommodated, and the recording medium 100 is held by the transport block 5 or attached to the drive block 4.

  The display element 10 corresponding to the storage unit 15 where the storage of the recording medium 100 on which data is uploaded is not scheduled is kept off.

  (S4) The storage block 3 is pulled out from the housing 2. When the storage block 3 is pulled out from the housing 2, the display element 10 corresponding to the storage unit 15 in which the recording medium 100 for which data upload has been completed is flashed, and the data upload has not been completed, but the control unit 19, the take-out command from the storage unit 15 by the transport block 5 is issued, and the display element 10 corresponding to the storage unit 15 in which the recording medium 100 on which data is to be uploaded is stored is turned on, and the data is uploaded. The display element 10 corresponding to the storage unit 15 in which the recording medium 100 that is scheduled to be read or data is being uploaded is turned on.

  (S5) The storage case 8 in which all the corresponding display elements 10, 10,... Are blinking and all the corresponding display elements 10, 10,. The storage case 8 that does not store the recording media 100, 100,... Can be taken out from the holding housing 6.

  All of the recording media 100, 100,... Stored in the storage case 8 in which all the corresponding display elements 10, 10,... Are flashing have been uploaded. .. Can be taken out from the body 6, all the corresponding display elements 10, 10,... Are turned off, and the recording medium 100, 100,. The storage case 8 that has not been used has no plan to store the recording media 100, 100,... That are scheduled to upload data in the storage units 15, 15,. Can be taken out.

  At this time, the user determines whether or not the recording medium 100, 100,... Has been uploaded by the display state of the display elements 10, 10,. , 100,... Can be easily discriminated.

  (S5 ′) In a state where the storage block 3 is pulled out from the housing 2, as described above, the storage unit 15 in which the recording medium 100 that is scheduled to upload data or is executing data upload is stored. Although the corresponding display element 10 is lit, the recording medium 100 scheduled to be stored in the storage unit 15 is held by the transport block 5 or mounted on the drive block 4. Accordingly, if the storage case 8 having such a storage unit 15 is taken out from the holding housing 6, the storage case 8 having the storage unit 15 in which the recording medium 100 is stored when the data upload is completed. It will no longer exist.

  Therefore, in the recording medium changer 1, when one of the corresponding display elements 10, 10,... Is lit, the corresponding display element is taken out. It is set to warn the user by changing the display state of 10, 10,. Therefore, these display elements 10, 10,... Serve as light output means for outputting warning light, and this light output means functions as a restricting means for restricting removal of the storage case 8 from the holding housing 6. .

  The function as the regulating means is executed, for example, when the control unit 19 recognizes that the contact between the connection terminal of the storage case 8 and the terminal connection unit of the holding housing 6 has been released, and the connection terminal and the terminal connection unit The display state of the display elements 10, 10,... Changes at the moment when the contact is released.

  As a specific change in the display state of the display elements 10, 10,... Functioning as the regulating means, for example, all the display elements 10, 10,. All the display elements 10, 10, ... corresponding to the storage case 8 blink sequentially or randomly, all the display elements 10, 10, ... corresponding to the storage case 8 blink simultaneously, etc. An arbitrary state can be set.

  The user recognizes that the storage case 8 should not be taken out from the holding housing 6 by visually recognizing the display state of such display elements (regulating means) 10, 10,. Can do.

  In the above description, the display state of the display elements 10, 10,... Changes at the moment when the contact between the connection terminal of the storage case 8 and the terminal connection portion of the holding housing 6 is released. For example, in a state where the storage block 3 is pulled out from the housing 2 and the connection terminal and the terminal connection portion are connected, all the display elements 10, 10,. It is also possible to control so that arbitrary states are set, such as lit simultaneously, flashing sequentially or randomly, or flashing simultaneously.

  (S6) When there is no storage case 8 that can be taken out, the recording medium 100 is stored in the storage unit 15 corresponding to the display element 10 that is turned off, and the storage unit 15 corresponding to the blinking display element 10 is stored. The stored recording medium 100 can be taken out and the recording medium 100 can be replaced with the storage unit 15 corresponding to the blinking display element 10.

  (S7) The sensors 11, 11,... Detect whether or not the recording media 100, 100,... Are stored in the storage units 15, 15, ..., and the detection results are sent to the control unit 19. . In the state in which the storage cases 8, 8,... Are loaded in the holding housing 6, the storage cases 8, 8 are directly below the sensors 11, 11,. The detection holes (detection notches) 12a, 12a, ... formed in the recording medium 100 for the storage parts 15, 15, ... by the sensors 11, 11, ... are located. , 100 is detected when the detection light emitted from the sensors 11, 11,... Passes through the detection holes (detection notches) 12a, 12a,. .

  (S8) When the recording medium 100 stored in the storage unit 15 corresponding to the blinking display element 10 is taken out, the display element 10 is turned off. At this time, even if the recording medium 100 is stored in the storage unit 15 corresponding to the display element 10 that has been turned off or the display element 10 that has been blinking, the display element 10 is kept off.

  (S9) The storage block 3 is drawn into the housing 2 and stored.

  (S10) When the storage block 3 is pulled into the housing 2, the storage block 3 is locked to the housing 2 by the lock mechanism. This unlocking can be performed by operating the operation button (lock release button) 2a in (S1). When the recording medium 100 is taken out from the storage block 3 by the transport block 5 and when the recording medium 100 is stored in the storage block 3 by the transport block 5, an operation button (lock release button) is used. ) It is set so that the lock of the storage block 3 with respect to the housing 2 is not released even if 2a is operated.

  (S11) When the storage block 3 is pulled into the housing 2 and locked, all the display elements 10, 10,... Are turned off. When the storage block 3 is pulled into the housing 2, the display state of the display elements 10, 10,... Is not visible from the outside, and thus the display elements 10, 10,. Alternatively, power can be saved without blinking.

  (S12) The recording medium 100 for which the transport block 5 is operated and the take-out command is issued by the control unit 19 is taken out from the storage unit 15, and the taken-out recording medium 100 is transported by the transport block 5 and attached to the drive block 4 Is done. At this time, the take-out command by the control unit 19 is made based on an operation on the operation button 2a by the user. Further, the take-out command by the control unit 19 is performed so as to take out the recording media 100, 100,... That have not been uploaded based on the information stored in the database 19a of the control unit 19 in order. May be.

  (S13) Data recorded on the recording medium 100 mounted on the drive block 4 is uploaded to the storage device of the external device 200 via the database 19a. In the drive block 4, the file structure of the recording medium 100 is read prior to data upload.

  When the data upload is completed, the external device 200 issues a discharge command for the recording medium 100 for which the data upload has been completed to the control unit 19, and the storage unit 15 in which the recording medium 100 is stored based on the discharge command. A blinking command is issued from the control unit 19 to the display element 10 corresponding to.

  As described above, in the recording medium changer 1, in the state where the recording medium 100 from which data is read is held in the drive block 4, 4 or the transport block 5, the recording from which the data is read is performed. Since the restricting means (display elements 10, 10,...) For restricting the removal of the storage case 8 having the storage portion 15 in which the medium 100 is stored from the holding housing 6 is provided, the storage by the user. The case 8 can be prevented from being taken out of the holding housing 6 due to an error, and wasteful operations of taking out the storage case 8 from the holding housing 6 and reloading the holding case 6 into the holding housing 6 occur. Thus, it is possible to improve work efficiency in data uploading work.

  Further, since the display elements 10, 10,... Are used as the restricting means, it is possible to easily prevent the storage case 8 from being taken out of the holding housing 6 due to an error.

  Further, as the restricting means, since the display elements 10, 10,... Provided in advance for the user to determine whether or not the recording medium 100 has completed uploading of data are used, a separate restricting means is used. The manufacturing cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts.

  In addition, although the example which used the display element 10,10, ... provided previously as a control means was shown above, storage case 8,8, separate from the display element 10,10, ... The same number of display elements can be provided, and this display element can be used as a restricting means.

  In the above example, the display elements 10, 10,..., Which are light output means, are used as the restricting means. However, a sound output means such as a speaker that outputs a warning sound is provided in the storage block 3 or the housing 2. The sound output means can also be used as a restriction means. The sound output means is controlled by the control unit 19.

  When the voice output means is used as the regulating means, the voice output is performed when the storage case 8 in which at least one of the corresponding display elements 10, 10,... A warning sound is output from the means.

  As the warning sound, for example, a buzzer may sound or a message indicating that the alarm cannot be taken out may flow.

  By using the sound output means as the restricting means, it is possible to easily prevent the storage case 8 from being taken out of the holding housing 6 due to an error.

  Are provided with locking means for locking the storage cases 8, 8,... To the holding housing 6 when the storage cases 8, 8,. Can also be used as a regulating means. As the lock means, for example, various configurations such as a lock mechanism using a plunger, a lock mechanism using an electromagnet, a lock mechanism using a lock member operated by a cam or the like can be used. The locking means is controlled by the control unit 19.

  When the lock means is used as the regulating means, the storage case 8 in which at least one of the corresponding display elements 10, 10,... The casing 6 is locked by the locking means, and the other storage case 8 is not locked by the locking means. Therefore, the user cannot take out the storage case 8 in which any one of the corresponding display elements 10, 10,.

  By using the lock means as the restricting means, it is possible to reliably prevent the storage case 8 from being removed from the holding housing 6 due to an error.

  The specific shapes and structures of the respective parts shown in the above-described best mode are merely examples of the implementation of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is limited by these. It should not be interpreted in a general way.

FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 show the best mode of the present invention, and this figure is a schematic perspective view of a recording medium changer. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the recording medium changer showing a state in which the storage block is pulled out from the housing and one storage case is taken out from the holding housing. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a recording medium changer. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the state with which the storage case in which the recording medium was accommodated was loaded in the holding | maintenance housing | casing. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a recording medium changer. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the conveyance block was drawn in the inside of a housing | casing. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement regarding a recording medium changer.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Recording medium changer, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Storage block, 4 ... Drive block, 5 ... Conveyance block, 6 ... Holding case, 8 ... Storage case, 10 ... Display element (regulating means), 15 ... Storage Part, 100 ... recording medium

Claims (5)

A storage block having a plurality of storage portions each storing a recording medium and capable of being pulled out from the housing;
A drive block in which a recording medium is mounted and data recorded on the recording medium is read out and sent to a storage device;
A transport block that transports the recording medium taken out from the storage block or drive block and mounts it in the drive block or stores it in the storage block;
When the storage block has a holding case opened at least in one side and the plurality of storage units, respectively, and can be loaded into and removed from the holding case and loaded into the holding case And a plurality of storage cases arranged in a predetermined direction,
In a state where the recording medium from which data is read is held in the drive block or the transport block, the storage case having the storage unit in which the recording medium from which the data is read is stored is removed from the holding case. A recording medium changer characterized in that a regulating means for regulating is provided. A light output means capable of outputting a warning light in a state where a recording medium from which data is read is held in a drive block or a transport block;
The recording medium changer according to claim 1, wherein the light output unit is used as the regulating unit. A display state in the storage unit that stores the recording medium that is disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of storage units, and at least when the storage block is pulled out of the housing, the recorded data being sent to the storage device is stored; A display element that is displayed in a manner different from a display state in a storage unit in which a recording medium for which recorded data has not been sent to a storage device has been stored is provided as the restricting means. 2. The recording medium changer according to 1. An audio output means capable of outputting a warning sound in a state where the recording medium from which data is read is held in the drive block or the transport block;
The recording medium changer according to claim 1, wherein the sound output means is used as the restriction means. In the state in which the storage medium in which the data is read is held in the drive block or the transport block, the storage block includes a storage case having a storage portion in which the recording medium from which the data is read is stored. Provide locking means to lock to the body,
The recording medium changer according to claim 1, wherein the locking unit is used as the regulating unit.

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