JP2009223969A - Disk unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disk unit which can make an attitude of a disk medium horizontal when it is inserted and ejected. <P>SOLUTION: The disk unit 10 has a deck 14 for carrying in the disk medium (A) which is inserted from a slot 16 into the position for recording or reproducing to record or reproduce information on the disk medium (A) and taking out the disk medium (A) at the position for recording or reproducing to the slot 16, and a case 12 in which the slot 16 is formed and the deck 14 is housed to be movable vertically. The deep side of the deck 14 is configured to incline downward to the case 12 when the disk medium (A) is inserted or ejected into or from the slot 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a disk device.

  Conventionally, in a slot-in type disk reproducing apparatus and disk recording apparatus, a disk medium inserted into a slot is transported to a disk mounting position by a disk loading mechanism disposed inside the disk apparatus. When the disc medium is ejected, the disc medium is transported to the ejection position by the disc loading mechanism (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-338778 A (Abstract)

  However, in the disk reproducing mechanism described in Patent Document 1, the disk medium is transported and unloaded while only the outer edge portions on both the left and right sides of the disk medium are held by the holding members. For this reason, it is difficult to always keep the disk medium being conveyed in a horizontal state, and the disk medium is inclined downward with respect to the mechanical main body due to its own weight. Since this inclination appears remarkably when the disk medium is inserted and ejected, the slot must be positioned in consideration of the inclination when the disk medium is inserted and ejected, and high accuracy is required for positioning the slot. There is a problem such as.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a disk device that can level the angle of a disk medium during insertion and ejection. .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention carries a disk medium inserted from a slot to a recording position or a reproduction position, records or reproduces information on the disk medium, and records the disk medium at the recording position or the reproduction position. When a disk medium is inserted into or ejected from a slot in a disk device having a deck that is carried out toward the slot, and a case body in which the slot is formed and the deck is accommodated therein so as to be movable up and down, The back side of the deck is configured to tilt downward with respect to the case body.

  Further, in addition to the above-described invention, in another invention, slide members having a stepped portion that slides along the conveying direction of the disk medium and protrudes upward are provided on both sides of the deck. The top surface of the case body is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes downward so as to correspond to the stepped portion. When the slide member is slid, the protruding portion rides on the stepped portion, and the deck faces downward. Is pressed.

  Furthermore, in another invention, in addition to the above-described invention, an elastic member is interposed between the deck and the bottom plate of the case body.

  In another invention, in addition to the above-described invention, two protrusions and two step portions are provided along the conveyance direction of the disk medium.

  Furthermore, in another invention, in addition to the above-described invention, the protruding amounts of the two protruding portions provided along the disk medium transport direction are different.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the disc apparatus which can level the angle of the disc medium at the time of insertion and discharge | emission can be provided.

Hereinafter, a disk device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The disk device 10 is a reproducing device, but may be a recording device or a recording / reproducing device. In the following description, forward arrow X ₁ direction shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the arrow X ₂ rearward, arrow Y which is a direction orthogonal with the X ₁ direction and the X ₂ direction and the horizontal direction a _one-way left, arrow Y ₂ direction right, defining an upper and arrow Z ₂ direction arrow Z ₁ direction in the direction perpendicular to the XY plane respectively downwardly.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mechanical mechanism portion of a disk device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cover 18 of the case body 12 is removed from the disk device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The left slide member 72 moves to the rearmost position, and the right slide member is shown. It is a figure which shows the state which 73 moved to the most front position. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cover 18 in FIG. 1 is turned over. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cover 18 of the case body 12 is removed from the disk device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The left slide member 72 moves to the foremost position, and the right slide member is shown. It is a figure which shows the state which 73 moved to the backmost position.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the disk device 10 is a slot-in type disk reproducing device for reproducing an optical disk A such as a CD or a DVD as a disk medium. The disk device 10 includes a case body 12 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape, and a reproduction deck 14 provided inside the case body 12 for reading and reproducing information recorded on the optical disk A. . The case body 12 is provided with a slot 16 for inserting or ejecting the optical disk A. The slot 16 has a substantially rectangular shape, and the aperture in the longitudinal direction is formed so as to correspond to the diameter of the optical disc A to be inserted. The optical disk A inserted into the slot 16 is conveyed to the clamp position of the reproduction deck 14 while being held by a disk guide 62 described later. As a disk medium, another type of disk medium such as a magnetic disk may be inserted instead of the optical disk A.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the case body 12 includes a cover 18 and a base 20. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cover 18 includes a top plate portion 21 having a substantially quadrilateral shape, and a starboard portion 22 and a starboard portion 23 that fall downward from the left and right ends of the top plate portion 21. Have. The front end side and the rear end side of the port part 22 and the starboard part 23 are cut out in a substantially L shape or a substantially inverted L shape, respectively. Further, the cover 18 includes rear collar portions 24 and 24 that fall from two left and right positions at the rear end of the top plate portion 21, and a front collar portion 25 that falls from the front end of the top plate portion 21.

  The top plate portion 21 has a plurality of openings. Specifically, a convex opening 26 having a convex shape toward the front is formed in the approximate center of the top plate portion 21. Further, a trapezoidal opening 27 having a substantially trapezoidal shape is formed in front of the convex opening 26. In a state where the cover 18 is attached to the base 20, a clamp arm 63 (to be described later) can face the convex opening 26, and a disk guide 62 (to be described later) can face the trapezoidal opening 27. On the left and right sides of the trapezoidal opening 27, a total of two oval openings 28, 28 having a substantially oval shape are formed so as to be symmetric with respect to the XZ plane passing through the center. Further, on both the left and right sides of the convex opening 26, there are a total of two inner convex openings 30, 30 having a convex shape toward the center so as to be symmetric with respect to the XZ plane passing through the center. Is formed. In addition, rectangular openings 31, 31 that are notched in a substantially rectangular shape from the front end of the top plate 21 to the rear so as to be symmetric about the XZ plane passing through the center in front of the oval opening 28. Are formed in total. Further, in the vicinity of the two corners on the rear end side of the top plate portion 21, there are a total of half-oval openings 32, 32 having a substantially half-oval shape so as to be symmetric about the XZ plane passing through the center. Two are formed. In addition, cushioning materials 33 and 34 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape are disposed in front of and behind the convex opening 26. An elastic member such as rubber can be suitably used as the material of the buffer materials 33 and 34, but the material is not limited to rubber or the like.

  In the diagonally right front of the right half-oval opening 32 in the top plate portion 21, the left and right sides of the top plate portion 21 are cut in the front-rear direction, and the cut portions are pushed and bent downward. A right rear convex portion 35 is provided. On the right front side of the inner convex opening 30 on the right side of the top plate portion 21, the left and right sides of the top plate portion 21 are cut in the front-rear direction, and the cut portions are pushed and bent downward. A right front protrusion 36 is provided. Further, on the left side of the left half oval opening 32 in the top plate portion 21, the left and right sides of the top plate portion 21 are cut in the front-rear direction, and the cut portions are pushed and bent downward. A left rear convex portion 37 is provided. Further, on the left side of the inner convex opening 30 on the left side of the top plate portion 21, the left and right sides of the top plate portion 21 are cut in the front-rear direction, and the cut portions are convex downward. A left front convex portion 38 that is pushed and bent is provided. The right rear convex portion 35 and the right front convex portion 36, and the left rear convex portion 37 and the left front convex portion 38 are provided at symmetrical positions around the XZ plane passing through the center in the left-right direction. Regarding the positional relationship in the front-rear direction, the right rear convex portion 35 is provided in front of the left rear convex portion 37, and the right front convex portion 36 is provided slightly in front of the left front convex portion 38. The right rear convex portion 35, the right front convex portion 36, the left rear convex portion 37, and the left front convex portion 38 are all pushed and bent so as to form a mountain shape in the front-rear direction.

  Further, in the vicinity of the front two corners of the top plate portion 21, corner regions 40 and 40 are formed which are formed to be lowered downward by a smooth step. A total of two screw holes 40 a are formed in the corner region 40 side by side. Further, a left front extending portion 41 and a right front extending portion 42 respectively extend outward from the rear side of the corner region 40 at both left and right ends of the top plate portion 21 outward in the left and right directions. The left front extending portion 41 and the right front extending portion 42 are also formed with a total of two screw holes 41a and screw holes 42a arranged in the front-rear direction. Further, a left rear extension 43 extends outwardly in the left direction from the left side of the left rear protrusion 37 at the left end of the top plate 21. A total of two screw holes 43a are formed in the left rear extension 43 along the oblique direction. In addition, a rearward extending portion 44 extends rearward from a position adjacent to the right rear collar portion 24 and the right side at the rear end of the top plate portion 21. A screw hole 44 a is formed in the center of the rear extension 44.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the base 20 has a substantially rectangular box shape having an opening region 29 opened upward. The base 20 includes a bottom plate portion 50 having a substantially quadrangular shape, and a left wall portion 51 and a right wall portion 52 that stand upward from left and right ends of the bottom plate portion 50. Further, the base 20 has a front wall portion 53 and a rear wall portion 54 that stand upward from both front and rear ends of the bottom plate portion 50. From the vicinity of both front and rear end portions of the upper end surface of the left wall portion 51, a left front extending portion 55 and a left rear extending portion 56 extend outward in the left direction. A total of two screw holes 55a are formed in the left front extension 55 side by side. A total of two screw holes 56a are formed in the left rear extension 56 along the oblique direction. A right front extension 57 extends outward in the right direction from the vicinity of the front end of the upper end surface of the right wall 52. A total of two screw holes 57a are formed in the right front extension 57 along the front and rear. A rear extension 58 extends rearward from the vicinity of the right end of the upper end surface of the rear wall 54. A screw hole 58 a is formed in the center of the rear extension 58.

  Only the left and right end portions of the front wall portion 53 are formed at substantially the same height as the left wall portion 51 and the right wall portion 52, and the central region 53a sandwiched between the left and right end portions is lower than the left and right end portions. Is formed. Further, the central portion in the left-right direction in the central region 53a is formed to be one step lower than both end portions 53c, 53c on both the left and right sides. Further, rear flanges 60, 60 extend rearward from the respective upper end surfaces of the left end portion and the right end portion of the front wall portion 53. A screw hole 60a is formed on the front side of the rear flanges 60, 60, and a hemispherical protrusion 60b that protrudes substantially hemispherically upward is formed behind the screw hole 60a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the playback deck 14 serving as a deck is disposed in the opening region 29 of the base 20, and is stored inside the case body 12 by closing the upper portion of the base 20 with the cover 18. . Further, the reproduction deck 14 is disposed in the opening region 29 with a damper 84 (see FIG. 5 and the like), which will be described later, interposed between the reproduction deck 14 and the base 20. The dampers 84 are disposed near the four corners of the opening region 29. The cover 18 includes a left front extending portion 41, a right front extending portion 42, a left rear extending portion 43, and a rear extending portion 44, each of which includes a left front extending portion 55, a right front extending portion 57, and a left rear extending portion. It arrange | positions above the base 20 so that it may correspond with each of the extension part 56 and the back extension part 58. FIG. Then, screw holes 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a provided in the extending portions 41, 42, 43, 44 and screw holes 55a, 57a, 56a, 58a provided in the extending portions 55, 57, 56, 58, and The cover 18 is fixed to the base 20 by screwing the screw into the base 20. Further, when the cover 18 is disposed on the base 20, the corner regions 40, 40 and the rear collar portion 60, 60 also coincide with each other, and the front screw holes provided in each of the corner region 40 and the rear collar portion 60. A screw is screwed into 40a and 60a. At that time, the hemispherical protrusion 60b is fitted into the screw hole 40a behind the corner region 40.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the playback deck 14 conveys the optical disk A inserted in the slot 16 to the clamp position while holding the optical disk A with the feed roller 93 (see FIG. 7 and the like) and to the clamp position. It has a clamp arm 63 that presses the optical disk A that has been pressed toward a turntable 95 (see FIG. 7 and the like) attached to a spindle motor 94 described later. A clamper 64 for pressing the optical disc A and mounting it on the turntable 95 is provided at the tip of the clamp arm 63. The disc guide 62 has a lower guide portion 62a and an upper guide portion 62b attached above the lower guide portion 62a. The optical disc A inserted into the slot 16 passes below the lower guide portion 62a and is conveyed to the clamp position. In addition, a positioning member 65 for positioning the optical disc A to be transported at a substantially central position in the left-right direction is disposed symmetrically about the XZ plane passing through the center below the lower guide portion 62a. A positioning pin 65 a that protrudes upward is provided at the tip of the positioning member 65. These positioning pins 65a are positioned in front of the lower guide portion 62a, and the optical disc A is positioned in the left-right direction when the positioning pins 65a come into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc A.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the left end of the clamp arm 63 is provided with a left L-shaped extension 66 that extends leftward and then extends forward. A helical spring 67 is wound around a portion of the left L-shaped extending portion 66 that extends leftward. One end portion 67 a of the helical spring 67 is hooked on a locking portion (not shown), and the other end portion 67 b is hooked on a locking portion 68 provided on the left side of the disc guide 62 and in the vicinity of the rear end portion. For this reason, a downward pressing force acts on the front end side of the clamp arm 63 due to the biasing force of the helical spring 67. Of the left L-shaped extending portion 66, the left front extending portion 66a extending forward is bent in a substantially V shape downward. On the other hand, the right end of the clamp arm 63 is provided with a right L-shaped extending portion 70 that extends rightward and then extends rearward. Of the right L-shaped extending portion 70, a right rear extending portion 70a extending rearward is bent downward in a substantially V shape.

  A left slide member 72 and a right slide member 73 that are slidable in the front-rear direction are attached to the left and right sides of the reproduction deck 14, respectively. The left slide member 72 and the right slide member 73 are driven by a drive mechanism (not shown) to slide in the front-rear direction by a predetermined amount with respect to the reproduction deck 14. The left slide member 72 is provided with three convex steps that protrude in a substantially stepped shape so as to rise one step upward, with a predetermined interval from the front to the rear. In the following description, among these three convex steps, the front convex step is the left front convex step 74, the central convex step is the left middle convex step 75, and the rear convex step is the left rear convex step. 76. The right slide member 73 is also provided with three convex steps that protrude in a substantially stepped shape so as to rise one step upward, with a predetermined interval from the front to the rear. In the following description, among the three convex steps, the front convex step is the front right convex step 80, the central convex step is the right middle convex step 81, and the rear convex step is the right rear convex step. It is called 82.

  In the present embodiment, when the optical disc A is carried in and out, as shown in FIG. 2, the left slide member 72 moves to the rearmost position, and the right slide member 73 moves to the frontmost position. Yes. In the following description, this state is referred to as a standby state. Further, when the optical disc A is loaded to the clamp position and the optical disc A is recorded / reproduced, as shown in FIG. 4, the left slide member 72 moves to the foremost position, and the right slide member 73 moves to the farthest rear. It has moved to the position. In the following description, this state is referred to as a reproduction state.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in the standby state, the left L-shaped extending portion 66 rides on the left middle convex step portion 75 of the left slide portion 72 and the right L-shaped extending portion 70 slides to the right. It is in a state where it rides on the right middle convex step 81 of the member 73. For this reason, the clamper 64 provided at the front end of the clamp arm 63 is pushed upward against the urging force of the helical spring 67. Therefore, in the standby state, even if the optical disc A is at the clamp position, the optical disc A is not clamped by the turntable 95. Further, in this standby state, the left rear convex portion 37, the left front convex portion 38, the right rear convex portion 35, and the right front convex portion 36 of the cover 18 attached to the base 20 are respectively connected to the left rear convex step portion 76 and the left front convex portion. Each of the step 74, the right rear convex step 82, and the right front convex step 80 is in contact with each other. Therefore, in the standby state, the left rear convex stepped portion 76, the left front convex stepped portion 74, the right rear convex stepped portion 82, and the right front convex stepped portion 80 are respectively the left rear convex portion 37, the left front convex portion 38, and the right rear convex portion. The rear end side of the reproduction deck 14 is inclined downward by being pressed downward by each of the 35 and the right front convex portion 36.

  In the reproduction state shown in FIG. 4, the left L-shaped extending portion 66 is lowered by one step from the left middle protruding step 75 of the left slide portion 72, and the right L-shaped extending portion 70 is moved to the right middle protrusion of the right slide member 73. It is in a state of being lowered one step from the step portion 81. For this reason, the clamper 64 provided at the front end of the clamp arm 63 is in a state of being pushed down by the urging force of the helical spring 67. Accordingly, in the reproduction state, the optical disc A is clamped on the turntable 95. Further, in this reproduction state, the left rear convex portion 37, the left front convex portion 38, the right rear convex portion 35, and the right front convex portion 36 of the cover 18 attached to the base 20 are respectively connected to the left rear convex step portion 76 and the left front convex portion. Each of the stepped portion 74, the right rear convex stepped portion 82, and the right front convex stepped portion 80 has a positional relationship that does not come into contact with each other. Therefore, in the reproduction state, the left rear convex step 76, the left front convex step 74, the right rear convex step 82, and the right front convex step 80 are respectively the left rear convex 37, the left front convex 38, and the right rear convex. It is not pressed by each of 35 and the right front convex part 36. For this reason, the reproduction deck 14 is maintained in a horizontal state by a restoring force of a damper 84 described later.

  Next, the state of the playback deck 14 in the disk device 10 in the standby state will be described in detail.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the disk device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention seen from the side in a standby state, (A) is a view seen from the left side, and (B) is a right side. It is the figure seen from.

  First, the state of the left side surface of the playback deck 14 in the standby state will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 5A, the left rear convex portion 37 is pushed and bent in a substantially V-shaped form having a top portion 37 a from the top plate portion 21. The left rear convex portion 37 has a rear inclined portion 37b that forms the rear end side of the V shape and a front inclined portion 37c that forms the front end side of the V shape. Among these, the front inclined portion 37c has a steeply inclined portion 37d that bends with a steep inclination from the top plate portion 21, and a gently inclined portion 37e that bends with a gentle inclination from the steeply inclined portion. The left front convex portion 38 is pushed and bent in a substantially V-shaped form having a top portion 38 a from the top plate portion 21. The left front convex portion 38 includes a rear inclined portion 38b that forms the rear end side of the V shape and a front inclined portion 38c that forms the front end side of the V shape. As shown in FIG. 5A, the left rear convex portion 37 is deeply pushed and bent so that the protruding amount is larger than the left front convex portion 38.

  As described above, the left slide member 72 has the left front convex step 74, the left middle convex step 75, and the left rear convex step 76. These protrude upward from a vertically long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped left substrate portion 83. Further, the left rear convex step 76 has a smooth top surface 76a, and has a tapered front tapered surface 76b and a rear tapered surface 76c on the front end side and the rear end side, respectively. The left front convex step 74 has a smooth top surface 74a, and has a tapered front taper surface 74b and a rear taper surface 74c on the front end side and the rear end side, respectively. The left middle convex step 75 has a smooth top surface 75a, and has a tapered front taper surface 75b and a rear taper surface 75c on the front end side and the rear end side, respectively. Further, the left front convex stepped portion 74, the left middle convex stepped portion 75 and the left rear convex stepped portion 76 have substantially the same amount of protrusion with respect to the left substrate portion 83.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, in the standby state, the left rear convex portion 37 rides above the left rear convex step portion 76 and the left front convex portion 38 rides above the left front convex step portion 74. Yes. Specifically, the top portion 37a of the left rear convex portion 37 abuts on the top surface 76a of the left rear convex step portion 76 to press the left rear convex step portion 76 downward, and the top portion 38a of the left front convex portion 38 is front left. The left front convex step 74 is pressed downward by coming into contact with the top surface 74a of the convex step 74. At this time, the left rear convex portion 37 has a larger protruding amount than the left front convex portion 38, so that the left rear convex step portion 76 is pressed larger than the left front convex step portion 74. Therefore, although the left front convex stepped portion 74 and the left rear convex stepped portion 76 receive a pressing force, the left rear convex stepped portion 76 that is pressed more greatly compresses the damper 84 and is larger than the left front convex stepped portion 74. Descend. As a result, the left side of the playback deck 14 is inclined so that the rear end side is lower than the front end side. Further, the left front extending portion 66 a of the left L-shaped extending portion 66 rides above the left middle convex step portion 75. For this reason, the left side of the clamp arm 63 is pushed upward against the urging force of the helical spring 67.

  Next, the state of the right side surface of the playback deck 14 in the standby state will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 5B, the right rear convex portion 35 is pushed and bent in a substantially V-shaped form having a top portion 35a, like the left rear convex portion 37, and the rear end side of the V shape. And a front inclined portion 35c that forms a V-shaped front end side. Among these, the back inclination part 35b has the steep inclination part 35d and the gentle inclination part 35e. The right front convex portion 36 is pushed and bent into a substantially V shape having a top portion 36 a, and the protruding amount is smaller than that of the right rear convex portion 35. Moreover, the right front convex part 36 has the back inclination part 36b and the front inclination part 36c.

  As described above, the right slide member 73 has the right front convex step portion 80, the right middle convex step portion 81, and the right rear convex step portion 82. These protrude upward from a vertically long right rectangular board 85 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Further, the right rear convex stepped portion 82 has a smooth top surface 82a and a tapered front tapered surface 82b on the front end side thereof. The right front convex step 80 has a smooth top surface 80a, and has a tapered front taper surface 80b and a rear taper surface 80c on the front end side and the rear end side thereof. The right middle convex step 81 has a top surface 81a having a substantially V-shaped cut at the center, and has a tapered front tapered surface 81b and a rear tapered surface 81c on the front end side and the rear end side thereof. Further, the right front convex stepped portion 80, the right middle convex stepped portion 81, and the right rear convex stepped portion 82 have substantially the same amount of protrusion.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, in the standby state, the right rear convex portion 35 rides above the right rear convex step portion 82 and the right front convex portion 36 rides above the right front convex step portion 80. Yes. Specifically, the top portion 35a of the right rear convex portion 35 abuts against the top surface 82a of the right rear convex step portion 82 and presses the right rear convex step portion 82 downward, and the top portion 36a of the right front convex portion 36 is front right. The right front convex step 80 is pressed downward by coming into contact with the top surface 80a of the convex step 80. At this time, the right rear convex portion 35 has a larger protruding amount than the right front convex portion 36, so that the right rear convex step portion 82 is pressed more than the right front convex step portion 80. Therefore, although the right front convex step portion 80 and the right rear convex step portion 82 receive a pressing force, the right rear convex step portion 82 that is pressed more greatly compresses the damper 84 and is larger than the right front convex step portion 80. Descend. As a result, the right side of the playback deck 14 is inclined so that the rear end side is lower than the front end side. Further, the right rear extending portion 70a of the right L-shaped extending portion 70 rides above the right middle convex step portion 81 and engages with a V-shaped cut. For this reason, the right side of the clamp arm 63 is pushed upward against the urging force of the helical spring 67.

  In this way, the playback deck 14 stands by in a state where the left and right rear sides are lowered below the front side.

  Next, the state of the playback deck 14 in the disk device 10 in the playback state will be described in detail.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the disk device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen transparently from the side in the playback state, (A) is a view seen from the left side, and (B) is the right side. It is the figure seen from.

  First, the state of the left side surface of the playback deck 14 in the playback state will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 6A, in the playback state, the left slide member 72 is positioned most forward. For this reason, the rear end of the left slide member 72 moves to the front of the left rear convex portion 37, and the left rear convex portion 37 is positioned behind the left rear convex step portion 76. Further, the left front convex portion 38 is located inside a left front concave portion 87 formed between the left middle convex step portion 75 and the left front convex step portion 74. Therefore, the left slide member 72 does not come into contact with the left rear convex portion 37 and the left front convex portion 38, and is not pressed downward by the left rear convex portion 37 and the left front convex portion 38. For this reason, the left side of the reproduction deck 14 is supported by the damper 84 to maintain a horizontal state. Further, the left front extending portion 66 a is located inside a left rear concave portion 88 formed between the left middle convex step portion 75 and the left rear convex step portion 76. For this reason, the left front extending portion 66 a is not pushed upward against the urging force of the helical spring 67. As a result, the left side of the clamp arm 63 is pushed down by the urging force of the helical spring 67.

  Next, the state of the right side surface of the playback deck 14 in the playback state will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 6B, in the playback state, the right slide member 73 is located most rearward. For this reason, the right front convex step portion 80 of the right slide member 73 has moved to the front of the right front convex portion 36. Further, the right rear convex portion 35 is positioned inside a right rear concave portion 90 formed between the right middle convex step portion 81 and the right front convex step portion 82. Accordingly, the right slide member 73 does not come into contact with the right rear convex portion 35 and the right front convex portion 36, and is not pressed downward by the right rear convex portion 35 and the right front convex portion 36. For this reason, the right side of the reproduction deck 14 is supported by the damper 84 to maintain a horizontal state. Further, the right rear extension 70a is disengaged from the engagement with the V-shaped notch formed on the top surface 81a of the right middle convex step 81, and between the right middle convex step 81 and the right front convex step 80. It is located in the inside of the right front recessed part 91 formed. For this reason, the right rear extension part 70 a is not pushed upward against the urging force of the helical spring 67. As a result, the right side of the clamp arm 63 is pushed down by the urging force of the helical spring 67.

  Thus, the playback deck 14 maintains a horizontal state in the playback state. In the reproduction state, the clamper 64 applies a force to push down the reproduction deck 14 downward by the urging force of the helical spring 67 locked to the clamp arm 63.

  Next, operations after the optical disc A is inserted from the slot 16 and operations ejected from the slot 16 will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic side view for explaining the state of the optical disc A after being inserted into the slot 16. FIG. 7A is a view for explaining the state immediately after the optical disc A is inserted into the slot 16. FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining a state in the middle of the optical disc A being carried in toward the clamp position of the reproduction deck 14. Next, FIG. 8 is a schematic side view for explaining the state of the optical disc A after being inserted into the slot 16, and FIG. 8A shows the state where the optical disc A has reached the clamp position of the playback deck 14. (B) is a diagram for explaining a state in which the optical disc A is clamped in the reproduction deck 14. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, it is assumed that a decorative panel 92 is disposed in front of the front wall portion 53 of the case body 12 at a predetermined distance.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the optical disc A is inserted from a panel slot 92 a provided in the decorative panel 92. When the optical disc A is inserted into the panel slot 92a, the reproduction deck 14 is in a standby state (see FIG. 5). Therefore, when the optical disc A is inserted into the panel slot 92a, the playback deck 14 is in a state where the rear end side thereof is slightly inclined downward (see FIGS. 5 and 7A). When the optical disk A is sequentially inserted into the panel slot 92 a and the slot 16, the optical disk A is conveyed toward the clamp position while being guided by the disk guide 62 in the reproduction deck 14. Immediately after the optical disc A is inserted into the panel slot 92a and the slot 16, the rear end A1 of the optical disc A is held between the disc guide 62 and the feed roller 93 (see FIG. 7A). . Since the playback deck 14 is tilted at the rear end side, the disc guide 62 is tilted so that the rear end side is lowered. Therefore, the optical disc A, the rear end portion A1 of which is held between the disc guide 62 and the feed roller 93, is guided by the disc guide 62 so that the rear end side thereof is inclined downward. However, since the optical disc A immediately after insertion is in a state in which only the rear end side thereof is supported by the disc guide 62 and the feed roller 93, the front end portion A2 which is a free end has a moment B which is directed downward due to the own weight of the optical disc A itself. Act. For this reason, the moment B, which is self-gravity, prevails compared to the force that causes the rear end side to tilt downward by the disc guide 62, and the optical disc A has the front end portion A2 (the side opposite to the carry-in side) slightly downward. It will be in an inclined state (see FIG. 7A).

  When the optical disc A is further carried in from the state of FIG. 7A, the rear side from the center of the optical disc A is sandwiched between the disc guide 62 and the feed roller 93 (see FIG. 7B). In this state, the front end A2 of the optical disc A is located in the vicinity of the panel slot 92a. The playback deck 14 still maintains a standby state in which the rear end side is inclined low. Therefore, a force is applied to the optical disc A so that the rear end side of the optical disc A is inclined downward. However, in this state, the optical disc A is supported by the disc guide 62 and the feed roller 93 on the rear side from the center. For this reason, the moment B1 acts on the front end portion A2 of the optical disc A, but the moment B1 balances with the force acting so that the rear end side is inclined low by the disc guide 62, and the optical disc A maintains a substantially horizontal state. (See FIG. 7B).

  When the optical disc A is further carried in from the state of FIG. 7B, the optical disc A is guided to the clamp position. At the clamp position, the center of the optical disc A is located above the spindle motor 94 provided in the reproduction deck 14. In this state, the vicinity of the front end portion A2 of the optical disc A is held by the disc guide 62 (see FIG. 8A). The playback deck 14 still maintains a standby state in which the rear end side is inclined low. Further, the optical disc A is in a state where the back surface or the rear end A1 thereof is supported by a tray (not shown) disposed inside the reproduction deck 14. For this reason, the optical disc A maintains a state substantially parallel to the reproduction deck 14. That is, the optical disk A maintains a state in which the rear end side is inclined obliquely downward with respect to the disk device 10 (see FIG. 8A).

  As shown in FIG. 8A, when the optical disc A is conveyed to the clamp position, the optical disc A is pressed downward by the clamper 64 and mounted on the turntable 95 attached to the spindle motor 94 (FIG. 8 ( B)). When the optical disc A is mounted on the turntable 95, the playback deck 14 shifts from the standby state shown in FIG. 5 to the playback state shown in FIG. ing.

  The state in which the optical disc A is inserted has been described with reference to FIGS. 7A, 7B, 8A, and 8B. This is illustrated in FIGS. 8B, 8A, and 8B. 7B and FIG. 7A, even if the optical disk A is ejected, the optical disk A ejected in the state of FIG. Is maintained.

  Here, an operation of the playback deck 14 shifting from the standby state to the playback state will be described. 9 is a schematic view transparently seen from the side of the playback deck 14 in the middle of transition from the standby state to the playback state. FIG. 9A is a view seen from the left side. Is a view from the right.

  First, the operation on the left side of the playback deck 14 will be described. As described above, in the standby state, the left rear convex portion 37 rides above the left rear convex step portion 76, and the left front convex portion 38 rides above the left front convex step portion 74. Moreover, the left front extension part 66a has climbed over the left middle convex part 75 (refer FIG. 5 (A)). When the left slide member 72 moves forward from this state, the top surface 76a of the left rear convex step portion 76 slides forward while in contact with the top portion 37a of the left rear convex portion 37, and the left front convex step. The top surface 74 a of the portion 74 also slides forward while in contact with the top portion 38 a of the left front convex portion 38. The top surface 75a of the left middle convex step 75 also slides forward while in contact with the top 66b of the left front extension 66a. When the left slide member 72 moves forward by a certain amount, the left rear convex step from the state in which the top surface 76a of the left rear convex step portion 76 contacts the top portion 37a of the left rear convex portion 37 due to the restoring force of the damper 84. The corner portion 76d of the portion 76 comes into contact with the gently inclined portion 37e. Further, when the left slide member 72 moves forward, the corner portion 76d slides forward while contacting the gently inclined portion 37e (see FIG. 9A). Thereafter, the rear tapered surface 76c comes into surface contact with the steeply inclined portion 37d, and the rear tapered surface 76c slides forward while being in surface contact with the steeply inclined portion 37d. Thereafter, the left rear convex stepped portion 76 is released from contact with the left rear convex portion 37 and is positioned in front of the left rear convex portion 37 (see FIG. 6A).

  The front left convex stepped portion 74 slides forward while the top surface 74a is in contact with the top portion 38a of the left front convex portion 38, and then the rear tapered surface 74c is in surface contact with the front inclined portion 38c. It becomes. The rear taper surface 74c slides forward while making surface contact with the front inclined portion 38c. Further, when the left slide member 72 moves forward, the left front convex stepped portion 74 is released from contact with the left front convex portion 38 and is placed in the left front concave portion 87 (see FIG. 6A). .

  The left middle convex step 75 also slides forward while the top surface 75a is in contact with the top 66b of the left front extension 66a. Thereafter, the rear tapered surface 75c comes into surface contact with the front inclined portion 66c of the left front extending portion 66a, and the rear tapered surface 75c slides forward while making surface contact with the front inclined portion 66c. Further, when the left slide member 72 moves forward, the left front extending portion 66a is released from contact with the left middle convex step portion 75 and is placed in the left rear concave portion 88 (FIG. 6 ( A)).

  When the left front convex stepped portion 74 and the left rear convex stepped portion 76 are released from contact with the left front convex portion 38 and the left rear convex portion 37, the rear end side of the playback deck 14 is obliquely inclined by the restoring force of the damper 84. From a state inclined downward (see FIG. 5A) to a horizontal state (see FIG. 6A). Further, the left front extending portion 66 a is released from contact with the left middle convex stepped portion 75 and enters the left rear concave portion 88. For this reason, the left side of the clamp arm 63 is pushed down by the biasing force of the helical spring 67.

  Next, the operation of the right side surface of the playback deck 14 will be described. As described above, in the standby state, the right rear convex portion 35 rides above the right rear convex step portion 82, and the right front convex portion 36 rides above the right front convex step portion 80. Further, the right rear extension 70a rides above the right middle convex step 81 and engages with a V-shaped cut (see FIG. 5B). When the right slide member 73 moves rearward from this state, the top surface 82a of the right rear convex step 82 slides rearward while in contact with the top 35a of the right rear convex portion 35, and the right front convex step. The top surface 80a of the portion 80 also slides rearward while in contact with the top portion 36a of the right front convex portion 36. Further, the right rear extension 70a is disengaged from the notch formed in the right middle convex step 81 and faces rearward with the top surface 81a in contact with the top 70b of the right rear extension 70a. Slide. When the right slide member 73 moves backward by a certain amount, the top surface 82a of the right rear convex stepped portion 82 slides with the top portion 35a of the right rear convex portion 35 due to the restoring force of the damper 84. The corner portion 82d of the stepped portion 82 comes into contact with the gently inclined portion 35e. Further, when the right slide member 73 moves rearward, the corner portion 82d slides rearward while contacting the gently inclined portion 35e (see FIG. 9B). Thereafter, the front tapered surface 82b comes into surface contact with the steeply inclined portion 35d, and the front tapered surface 82c slides backward while being in surface contact with the steeply inclined portion 35d. Thereafter, the right rear convex stepped portion 82 is released from contact with the right rear convex portion 35 and is in a state of being accommodated in the right rear concave portion 90 (see FIG. 6B).

  Further, the front right convex stepped portion 80 slides backward while the top surface 80a is in contact with the top portion 36a of the right front convex portion 36, and then the front tapered surface 80b is in surface contact with the rear inclined portion 36b. It becomes. The front tapered surface 80b slides forward while making surface contact with the rear inclined portion 36b. Further, when the right slide member 73 moves rearward, the right front convex stepped portion 80 is released from contact with the right front convex portion 36 and is positioned behind the right front convex portion 36 (see FIG. 6B). ).

  The right middle convex step 81 is disengaged from the engagement with the right rear extension 70a, and the top surface 81a slides rearward while contacting the top 70b of the right rear extension 70a. Thereafter, the front tapered surface 81b comes into surface contact with the rear inclined portion 70c of the right rear extension 70a, and the front tapered surface 81b slides rearward while making surface contact with the rear inclined portion 70c. Further, when the right slide member 73 moves rearward, the right rear extension portion 70a is released from contact with the right middle convex step portion 81 and is in a state of being accommodated in the right front concave portion 91 (FIG. 6B). )reference).

  When the right front convex stepped portion 80 and the right rear convex stepped portion 82 are released from contact with the right front convex portion 36 and the right rear convex portion 35, the rear end side of the playback deck 14 is obliquely inclined by the restoring force of the damper 84. From a state inclined downward (see FIG. 5B) to a horizontal state (see FIG. 6B). Further, the right rear extension 70 a is released from contact with the right middle convex step 81 and is accommodated in the right front recess 91. For this reason, the right side of the clamp arm 63 is pushed down by the biasing force of the helical spring 67.

  When the reproduction of the optical disc A is completed, the optical disc A is ejected from the slot 16 to the outside of the disc device 10. The operation of ejecting the optical disk A from the slot 16 is mainly the operation opposite to the operation of insertion. First, as shown in FIG. 8B, the rear end side of the playback deck 14 is inclined downward from the state in which the optical disc A is pressed downward by the clamper 64 and is mounted on the turntable 95 (playback state). Transition to the standby state. At this time, the optical disc A is removed from the turntable 95 and is maintained substantially parallel to the playback deck 14 (see FIG. 8A). Thereafter, the optical disc A is transported forward while maintaining a state substantially parallel to the reproduction deck 14. When the front end portion A2 of the optical disc A passes through the vicinity of the slot 16 and the panel slot 92a, the optical disc A maintains a substantially horizontal state as described above (see FIG. 7B). Further, as the optical disc A is transported forward, the moment B acts on the optical disc A as described above, and the optical disc A is slightly inclined toward the front side. Note that the operation of the slide members 72 and 73 when the playback deck 14 shifts from the playback state to the standby state is the reverse of the above-described operation of shifting from the standby state to the playback state.

  In the disk device 10 configured as described above, in the standby state, the rear end side of the playback deck 14 is inclined downward. For this reason, even if the optical disk A tries to tilt due to its own weight, when the front end A2 of the optical disk A passes near the slot 16 and the panel slot 92a, the optical disk A is balanced with the force acting by the disk guide 62. It can be maintained in a substantially horizontal state. For this reason, the optical disk A can be carried into and out of the slot 16 and the panel slot 92a in a horizontal state. Therefore, the optical disk A can be accurately carried into and out of the slot 16 and the panel slot 92a. As a result, high precision positioning is not required in the design of the slot 16 and the panel slot 92a, and the cost can be reduced.

  Further, in the disk device 10, the left rear convex step portion 76, the left front convex step portion 74, the right rear convex step portion are respectively formed by the left rear convex portion 37, the left front convex portion 38, the right rear convex portion 35, and the right front convex portion 36. The rear end side of the reproduction deck 14 is inclined downward by pressing the 82 and the right front convex step portion 80 downward. For this reason, the reproduction deck 14 can be tilted with a simple configuration in which the reproduction deck 14 is pressed from the top surface side of the case body 12.

  Further, in the disk device 10, the standby state and the reproduction state are created by sliding the left slide member 72 and the right slide member 73. Therefore, the playback deck 14 can be tilted by a simple operation such as sliding the left slide member 72 and the right slide member 73.

  In the disk device 10, two convex portions are provided side by side, such as the left rear convex portion 37 and the left front convex portion 38, and the right rear convex portion 35 and the right front convex portion 36. , 36, 37, and 38, a left rear convex step 76 and a left front convex step 74, and a right rear convex step 82 and a right front convex step 80 are provided. Thus, by providing two convex portions and two convex steps at the front and rear, the inclination angle of the reproduction deck 14 can be accurately adjusted.

  Further, in the disk device 10, the right rear convex portion 35 and the left rear convex portion 37 are formed so that the amount of downward protrusion is larger than the left front convex portion 38 and the right front convex portion 36. Therefore, it is possible to reliably tilt the reproduction deck 14 so that the rear end side is lowered.

  In the disk device 10, the front inclined portion 37c of the left rear convex portion 37 has a steeply inclined portion 37d and a gently inclined portion 37e. For this reason, the left rear convex stepped portion 76 slides with the front inclined portion 37c while increasing the amount of movement in the vertical direction while decreasing the amount of movement in the front-rear direction. Accordingly, the sliding load between the front inclined portion 37c and the left rear convex step portion 76 can be reduced. As a result, the rear end side of the reproduction deck 14 can be lifted and lowered efficiently. Note that the rear inclined portion 35b and the right rear convex stepped portion 82 have the same effect.

  Further, in the disk device 10, the clamper 64 is pushed up by the left front extending portion 66 a and the right rear extending portion 70 a riding on the left middle convex step portion 75 and the right middle convex step portion 81. It has become. Therefore, the clamper 64 can be lifted and lowered simultaneously with the adjustment of the discharge angle of the optical disc A.

  In the disk device 10, a damper 84 is interposed between the playback deck 14 and the base 20. Therefore, the playback deck 14 can maintain the tilted state, and the playback deck 14 can be returned from the tilted state to the horizontal state.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various modifications. For example, instead of inserting and ejecting the optical disc A from the slot 16, the case body 12 is not provided with a narrow opening like the slot 16, but has an insertion portion (discharge portion) that is wide open or notched. Is also applicable. Such a case is also referred to as a “slot” in the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, each of the left rear convex portion 37 and the left front convex portion 38 presses the left rear convex step portion 76 and the left front convex step portion 74 downward, so that Although the rear end side is inclined downward, for example, as shown in FIG. 10A, a cam groove 96 that is inclined obliquely downward toward the rear is provided on the side surface of the left slide member 72, and the cam groove A pin 97 that engages 96 is formed so as to protrude inward from the left wall portion 51 of the base 20, and the left slide member 72 is slid rearward so that the left side of the playback deck 14 is inclined. Anyway. Further, the right front convex portion 36 and the right rear convex portion 35 respectively press the left rear convex step portion 82 and the right front convex step portion 80 downward, so that the rear end side on the right side of the playback deck 14 is lowered. As shown in FIG. 10B, a cam groove 98 that is inclined obliquely downward toward the front is provided on the side surface of the right slide member 73 and a pin that engages with the cam groove 98 is provided. 99 may be formed so as to protrude inward from the right wall portion 52 of the base 20, and the right slide member 73 may be slid forward to incline the left side of the playback deck 14.

  In the above-described embodiment, the left slide member 72 is slid rearward and the right slide member 73 is slid forward to create a standby state of the playback deck 14. The sliding directions of the left slide member 72 and the right slide member 73 for placing the playback deck 14 in the standby state may be opposite to each other so that the slide member 72 is slid forward and the right slide member 73 is slid rearward. . Moreover, it is good also as a structure which produces a standby state by sliding both the left slide member 72 and the left slide member 73 to the front and back in the same direction.

  In the above-described embodiment, the top plate portion 21 is provided with a total of four convex portions 37, 38, 36, 35, two on each of the left and right sides. For example, one may be provided on the left and right, or three may be provided on the left and right. In this case, it is necessary to form convex steps so as to correspond to the number of convex portions.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation of the clamper 64 is regulated by providing the left middle convex step portion 75 and the right middle convex step portion 81. However, the clamper 64 is not provided by any other mechanism. You may make it regulate operation | movement.

  In the above-described embodiment, the protrusion amounts of the left rear protrusion 37 and the left front protrusion 38 are different sizes, but the protrusion amounts may be the same. Further, the protruding amounts of the right front convex portion 36 and the right rear convex portion 35 may be the same size.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the projecting amounts of the left rear convex stepped portion 76, the left middle convex stepped portion 75, and the left front convex stepped portion 74 have the same size, but these projecting amounts are configured to be different. You may do it. Further, the protruding amounts of the right rear convex step portion 82, the right middle convex step portion 81, and the right front convex step portion 80 may be different.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the front inclined portion 37c in the left rear convex portion 37 is inclined in two steps, that is, the steeply inclined portion 37d and the gently inclined portion 37e. You may incline in three steps or more. Similarly, the rear inclined portion 35b of the right rear convex portion 35 may be configured with one inclination, or may be inclined with three or more steps. Further, the rear inclined portions 38b and 36b of the left front convex portion 38 and the right front convex portion 36 may be inclined in two or more steps. Further, the rear taper surface 76c of the left rear convex stepped portion 76 or the front taper surface 82b of the right rear convex stepped portion 82 may be inclined in two or more steps.

  In the above-described embodiment, the top surfaces 74a, 75a, 76a, 80a, 81a, and 82a of the convex steps 74, 75, 76, 80, 81, and 82 are formed flat. For example, it may be formed in another shape such as a curved surface.

  The disk apparatus of the present invention can be used in an apparatus for recording information on a disk medium, an apparatus for reproducing, an apparatus for recording and reproducing, and an industry for manufacturing the device.

1 is a perspective view of a mechanical mechanism of a disk device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the cover of the case body from the disc apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, the left slide member moved to the most back position, and the right slide member moved to the most front position It is a figure which shows a state. It is a perspective view which shows the state which turned the cover in FIG. 1 upside down. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the cover of the case body from the disc apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, the left slide member moved to the foremost position, and the right slide member moved to the backmost position It is a figure which shows a state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a disk device according to an embodiment of the present invention transparently viewed from the side in a standby state, (A) is a view from the left side, and (B) is a view from the right side. is there. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the schematic which looked transparently from the side surface in the reproduction | regeneration state of the disc apparatus based on one embodiment of this invention, (A) is the figure seen from the left side, (B) is the figure seen from the right side. is there. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view for explaining the state of the optical disc after being inserted into the slot in FIG. 1, and (A) is a diagram for explaining the state immediately after the optical disc is inserted into the slot; ) Is a diagram for explaining a state in which the optical disc is being carried in toward the clamp position of the playback deck. It is the schematic of the side surface for demonstrating the state of the optical disk after inserting in the slot in FIG. 1, (A) is a figure for demonstrating the state which the optical disk reached | attained the clamp position of the reproduction deck, (B) is a figure for demonstrating the state by which the optical disk is clamped in the reproduction | regeneration deck. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view transparently seen from the side of a playback deck in a disk device according to an embodiment of the present invention that is in the middle of transition from a standby state to a playback state, and FIG. (B) is a view seen from the right side. It is a figure which shows the modification of the left slide member of this invention, and a right slide member.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... Disk device 12 ... Case body 14 ... Reproduction deck (deck)
16 ... Slot 35 ... Right rear convex part (protrusion part)
36 ... Right front convex part (protruding part)
37 ... Left rear convex part (protruding part)
38 ... Left front convex part (protruding part)
40 ... bottom plate (bottom plate)
72 ... Left slide member (slide member)
73 ... Right slide member (slide member)
74 ... Left front convex step (step)
76 ... Left rear convex step (step)
80 ... right front convex step (step)
82 ... Right rear convex step (step)
84 ... Damper (elastic member)
A ... Optical disc (disc medium)

Claims (5)

A deck that carries a disk medium inserted from a slot to a recording position or a reproduction position, records or reproduces information on the disk medium, and carries out the disk medium at the recording position or the reproduction position toward the slot;
A case body in which the slot is formed and the deck is accommodated therein so as to be movable up and down;
In a disk device having
A disk device characterized in that when the disk medium is inserted into or ejected from the slot, the back side of the deck is inclined downward with respect to the case body.   On both sides of the deck, a slide member is provided that has a stepped portion that slides along the conveying direction of the disk medium and protrudes upward, and the top surface of the case body includes the stepped portion and the stepped portion. Correspondingly, a projecting portion projecting downward is provided, and when the slide member is slid, the projecting portion rides on the stepped portion, and the deck is pressed downward. The disk device according to claim 1.   3. The disk device according to claim 1, wherein an elastic member is interposed between the deck and the bottom plate of the case body.   4. The disk device according to claim 1, wherein two each of the protruding portion and the stepped portion are provided along a conveying direction of the disk medium. 5.   5. The disk device according to claim 4, wherein the protrusion amounts of the two protrusions provided along the transport direction of the disk medium are different.

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