JP2013008418A - Connector connection mechanism of optical drive, optical drive attachment/detachment mechanism, and optical disk processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve the load reduction and certainty improvement of an attachment/detachment operation of an optical drive by achieving both the improvement of conveyance reliability of the optical disk and the connector connectability of the optical drive.SOLUTION: An optical drive attachment/detachment mechanism 1A of a publisher 1 includes a lock mechanism 1B of an optical drive 3, a lock release mechanism 1C, and a connector connection mechanism 1D. The connector connection mechanism 1D energizes a movable connector 21 forward with an energization spring 23, the movable connector 21 being supported by a holder 22 movably in a forward and backward direction, and a fixing connector 24 to be fitted to the optical drive is provided on a rear end face of the optical drive 3. Since the movable connector 21 can be moved forward and backward, connector connectablity is not deteriorated even though the optical drive 3 is moved forward and backward. The optical drive 3 is energized forward by the energization spring 23 through both the connectors to be positioned at attachment positions P1, P2. During lock release, the optical drive 3 is pushed forward from the attachment positions P1, P2.

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical disk processing apparatus including an optical drive for writing data on an optical disk such as a CD or a DVD, and more particularly to a connector connection mechanism and an optical drive attachment / detachment mechanism for wiring connection between the optical drive and the apparatus main body.

  Optical discs such as CDs and DVDs are widely used as media for recording large amounts of data. In order to write data on such an optical disc and issue it as a CD / DVD disc, a publisher having an optical drive for recording / reproducing data and a printer for printing on the label surface of the optical disc is used. This type of publisher includes a disc tray that can be inserted into and removed from the optical drive, and a transport mechanism such as a transport arm that transports the optical disc on the disc tray. The optical disc is supplied and the optical disc is taken out.

  Conventionally, when an optical drive is mounted in an apparatus such as a publisher, the optical drive is previously mounted on a support frame, and this is positioned and fixed in the apparatus. Alternatively, the support frame is fixed in the apparatus in advance, the optical drive is inserted and positioned therein, and is fixed by screwing or the like. However, such an optical drive mounting method requires a large work load and good workability because it is necessary to remove the outer case of the apparatus main body and perform screwing work from the back side or side surface side of the support frame. I can't say that.

  When installing the optical drive in the device, connect the drive-side connector provided in the optical drive to the device-side connector provided at the end of the wiring drawn out in the vicinity of the optical drive. And wiring for power supply. To facilitate this work, a drive-side connector is formed on the rear end surface of the optical drive, and a device-side connector is installed at a position directly opposite to this, so that when the optical drive is completely inserted, wiring is connected simultaneously. To be completed. Patent Document 1 discloses this type of connector connection structure.

  In the hard disk device of Patent Document 1, a connector (navigation unit side connector) on the apparatus body side is fixed to the rear end of a guide member that supports the hard disk drive, and a drive side connector is formed at the rear end of the hard disk drive. ing. Thus, when the hard disk drive is inserted into the guide member, the drive-side connector is inserted into the connector on the apparatus main body side, and when the insertion of the hard disk drive into the guide member is completed, the connection of both connectors is completed.

JP 2008-97697 A

  In order to ensure delivery of the optical disk between the optical drive and the transport mechanism and improve transport reliability, the optical drive must be accurately adjusted so that the transport position of the optical disk by the transport mechanism matches the advance position of the disk tray. It is necessary to position and attach to.

  However, as described above, when the device-side connector is fixed to the rear of the optical drive in advance, the wiring connection work becomes easy, but the mounting position accuracy of the optical drive depends on the mounting position accuracy of the device-side connector. become. And, in order to ensure the transport reliability as described above, when the mounting position of the optical drive is adjusted in relation to the transport mechanism, the relative positional accuracy between the drive-side connector and the device-side connector decreases, and the connector connectivity Will fall. That is, when the connector connection structure as in Patent Document 1 is adopted, there is a problem in that the mounting position accuracy of the optical drive and the connector connectivity become contradictory matters and cannot be compatible.

  In addition, although the configuration of Patent Document 1 takes account of connector connectivity, it was able to be positioned at a specified mounting position when mounting an optical drive such as a hard disk drive or CD / DVD on the apparatus body. There is no particular means for confirming the above, and means for confirming whether or not it is correctly mounted at the specified mounting position. For this reason, there is a problem that accurate positioning to a prescribed mounting position and confirmation of completion of the mounting are difficult, and the mounting work is troublesome.

  In view of this point, an object of the present invention is to improve both the transport reliability of an optical disk and the connector connectivity of an optical drive, and to reduce the burden of mounting and removing the optical drive and improve the reliability. An optical disk processing apparatus, an optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism thereof, and a connector connecting mechanism are proposed.

In order to solve the above problems, the connector connection mechanism of the optical drive of the present invention is:
A fixed connector provided in the optical drive;
A movable connector that can be attached to and detached from the fixed connector;
A holder for holding the movable connector in a posture facing the fixed connector and capable of moving back and forth in a moving direction of the optical drive to a predetermined mounting position;
And an urging means for urging the movable connector toward the optical drive.

  With this configuration, the present invention allows the movable connector to be pressed against the fixed connector by the biasing means when the optical drive is inserted. Therefore, it is easy to connect the connector when mounting the optical drive. Further, since the movable connector can be advanced and retracted, the movable connector can be moved within the movable range. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a decrease in connector connectivity accompanying the position adjustment of the optical drive, and to achieve both mounting accuracy of the optical drive and connector connectivity.

  In the present invention, it is desirable that the holder regulates a movable range of the movable connector. In this way, when the optical drive is pulled out of the mounting position, the movable connector is not pulled out while being connected to the fixed connector, and the fixed connector is automatically pulled out of the movable connector as the optical drive is pulled out. It is. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately perform the work of pulling out the connectors when replacing the optical drive, and the work load when replacing the optical drive can be reduced.

  Further, in the present invention, the urging means is an elastic member that can be expanded and contracted in the advancing / retreating direction of the movable connector, and the elastic member is moved by the elastic return force via the movable connector and the fixed connector. It is desirable that the optical drive is configured to push out a predetermined dimension from the mounting position. In this way, the optical drive can be positioned and locked at the mounting position. On the other hand, when the optical drive is unlocked, the optical drive is automatically set to the mounting position by the elastic return force of the elastic member. Extruded from. Therefore, it can be confirmed at a glance whether or not the optical drive is mounted at the specified mounting position. In addition, it is easy to remove the optical drive.

Next, the optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism of the present invention includes:
The above connector connection mechanism;
A support frame that supports the optical drive at the mounting position;
Lock means for forming a locked state in which the optical drive cannot be pulled out from the mounting position when the optical drive is inserted to the mounting position;
It is characterized by having a lock release means for releasing the lock state of the lock means.

  According to such a configuration, the optical drive can be attached and the connector can be connected simply by inserting the optical drive along the support frame in a predetermined insertion direction. Therefore, the optical drive can be attached very easily and reliably. Can be done. Further, when unlocking is performed by the unlocking means, the optical drive is automatically pushed out in the pulling-out direction, and is ejected from the support frame, and the connection between the connectors is also simultaneously released. Therefore, it can be confirmed at a glance whether or not the optical drive is mounted at the specified mounting position, the connector can be reliably disconnected, and the optical drive can be easily pulled out. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the work load of the optical drive attaching / detaching operation and the connector connecting operation associated therewith, and to improve the certainty of these operations.

The optical disk processing apparatus of the present invention is
The above optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism;
An optical drive detachably attached by the optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism;
A transport mechanism for transporting the optical disk to the optical drive mounted at the mounting position.

  According to such a configuration, both the connector connectivity and the mounting position accuracy of the optical drive can be achieved, so that the optical drive can be accurately positioned and mounted on the transport mechanism, and the transport reliability of the optical disk can be improved. The optical drive can be securely attached and detached.

  According to the present invention, when the optical drive is inserted, the movable connector can be pressed and fitted to the fixed connector by the biasing means. Therefore, it is easy to connect the connector when mounting the optical drive. In addition, since the movable connector can be moved within the movable range, it is possible to suppress a decrease in connector connectivity accompanying the position adjustment of the optical drive. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both mounting accuracy of the optical drive and connector connectivity.

  Also, by applying the present invention to an optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism including a lock unit and a lock releasing unit for locking the optical drive at its mounting position, and an optical disc processing apparatus including the same, the mounting operation of the optical drive can be performed extremely easily. And it can carry out reliably. In addition, it is possible to confirm at a glance whether or not the optical drive is mounted at a specified mounting position, and it is possible to reliably disconnect the connector, and the optical drive can be easily pulled out. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work load of the optical drive attaching / detaching operation and the connector connecting operation associated therewith, and to improve the reliability of these operations. Furthermore, by improving the mounting position accuracy of the optical drive, it is possible to improve the transport reliability of the optical disk in the optical disk processing apparatus.

It is the perspective view which looked at the publisher to which this invention is applied from the front side. It is a perspective view which shows an optical drive and its support frame. It is a perspective view of a support frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the optical drive from diagonally lower side. It is a bottom view (lock state) of an optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism. It is a bottom view of the optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism (a state where the optical drive is in the middle of insertion). It is the perspective view which looked at the lock release lever from diagonally lower side. It is a bottom view (lock release state) of an optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism. It is a perspective view (state which attached the optical drive) of the connector connection mechanism and the back panel provided in the back side. It is a perspective view of a connector connection mechanism and a back panel provided on the back side thereof (with an optical drive removed).

  Embodiments of a publisher, an optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism, and a connector connecting mechanism to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a publisher to which the present invention is applied as viewed from the front side, and shows a state in which a front door of the device case is opened and a part of an upper plate portion of the device case is removed. The publisher 1 (optical disk processing apparatus) continuously performs data writing and label printing on an optical disk 10 such as a CD or a DVD, and an autoloader 2 (transport mechanism) for transporting the optical disk 10; An optical drive 3 for writing data on the optical disc 10 and a label printer 4 for printing on the label surface of the optical disc 10 are provided. Further, it has a supply stacker 5 for storing a blank disk 10A supplied to the optical drive 3, and a storage stacker 6 for storing a completed disk 10B for which data writing and label printing have been completed.

  More specifically, the publisher 1 includes a box-shaped device case 7, and open / close doors 8 and 9 that can be opened and closed to the left and right are attached to the front surface of the device case 7. In the apparatus case 7, the supply stacker 5 and the storage stacker 6 are arranged in a vertically overlapping manner inside the open / close door 8 positioned on the right side when viewed from the front of the apparatus. Each of the stackers 5 and 6 stores the optical disk 10 (blank disk 10A, completed disk 10B) stacked in the vertical direction. The stackers 5 and 6 can be pulled out by opening the door 8. The blank disc 10A can be supplied or replenished to the drawn-out supply stacker 5, and the stored completed disc 10B can be taken out from the drawn-out storage stacker 6.

  An autoloader 2 (conveying mechanism) is disposed behind the supply stacker 5 and the storage stacker 6. The autoloader 2 includes a vertical guide shaft 2a and a disk carrier 2b attached to the vertical guide shaft 2a. The disc carrier 2b can be moved up and down along the vertical guide shaft 2a, and can turn around the vertical guide shaft 2a. A holding means (not shown) for holding the optical disk 10 using a hole formed in the center of the optical disk 10 is provided at the tip of the disk carrier 2b. The autoloader 2 conveys the optical disk 10 between the optical drive 3, the label printer 4, the supply stacker 5, and the storage stacker 6 by a combination of the lifting and lowering operations of the disk carrier 2 b.

  Two optical drives 3 are arranged in a state where they overlap each other in the rear part of the front center part in the apparatus case 7, and the label printer 4 is arranged below the two optical drives 3. A cartridge mounting portion 4b is disposed inside the opening / closing door 9 located on the left side when viewed from the front of the apparatus in the apparatus case 7. An ink cartridge for supplying ink to the label printer 4 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 4b.

  FIG. 1 shows a state in which the disc tray 3a of the optical drive 3 and the disc tray 4a of the label printer 4 are pulled out. The positions of the disc trays 3a and 4a are delivery positions for delivering the optical disc 10 between the optical drive 3 and the label printer 4 and the autoloader 2. The disc tray 3a of the optical drive 3 is movable between a data writing position retracted into the optical drive 3 and a delivery position shown in FIG. Similarly, the disc tray 4a of the label printer 4 is movable between a printing position retracted into the printer and a delivery position shown in FIG.

(Optical drive attachment / detachment mechanism)
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the optical drive 3 and its support frame, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the support frame. As shown in FIG. 2, the optical drive 3 is held by a support frame 11 that covers the upper side and the side of the optical drive 3. The support frame 11 is fixed above the label printer 4 in the apparatus case 7. The support frame 11 defines the mounting position P1 and the mounting position P2 of the optical drive 3. The optical drive 3 is inserted into the mounting positions P1 and P2 from the front of the support frame 11.

  The publisher 1 includes an optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism 1A (see FIGS. 5, 6, and 8) for detachably attaching the optical drive 3 to each of the attachment positions P1 and P2. The optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism 1A includes the support frame 11, a lock mechanism 1B (locking means: see FIGS. 5, 6, and 8) for making the optical drive 3 unremovable from the mounting positions P1 and P2, and a lock mechanism 1B. 1C (lock release means: see FIGS. 5, 6 and 8) for releasing the locked state. The optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism 1 </ b> A includes a connector connecting mechanism 1 </ b> D (see FIGS. 5, 6, and 8 to 10) disposed behind the optical drive 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support frame 11 includes left and right side plates 12 </ b> L and 12 </ b> R and a top plate 13. Support plates 14L and 14R for supporting the left and right side end portions of the optical drives 3 arranged in two upper and lower stages are arranged in two stages at the lower ends of the side plates 12L and 12R and at a predetermined height position above them. Yes. The lower support plates 14L and 14R are formed by bending the lower ends of the left and right side plates 12L and 12R inward. The upper support plates 14L and 14R are formed by cutting the left and right side plates 12L and 12R and bending them inward. The difference in height between the upper support plates 14L and 14R and the lower support plates 14L and 14R can ensure a predetermined gap for exhaust heat between the upper optical drive 3 and the lower optical drive 3. Is set to

  On each left support plate 14L, a lock lever 15 and a lock release lever 16 are attached. A rotation support shaft 17 extends upward from a position near the rear end of each support plate 14 </ b> L, and each lock lever 15 is rotatably attached to each rotation support shaft 17. In addition, a long hole 16a extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the rear end portion of the lock release lever 16, and the rotation support shaft 17 is inserted therethrough. Thereby, the lock release lever 16 can slide in the front-rear direction along the side plate 12L.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the optical drive 3 as viewed obliquely from below. The optical drive 3 includes a lock plate 18 fixed to a portion facing the lock lever 15. The lock plate 18 includes a side plate portion 18 a fixed to the left side surface of the housing of the optical drive 3 and a bottom plate portion 18 b fixed to the left end portion of the bottom surface of the housing of the optical drive 3. A lock pin 19 protruding downward is formed at the rear end of the bottom plate portion 18b. Further, an operation piece 18c is formed at the front end of the bottom plate portion 18b so as to protrude further forward than the front surface of the housing of the optical drive 3. In the unlocked state to be described later, the optical drive 3 can be pulled out from the support frame 11 by pulling the operation piece 18c forward.

  5 and 6 are bottom views showing the optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism 1A as viewed from below. FIG. 5 shows a locked state of the optical drive 3, and FIG. 6 shows that the optical drive 3 is moved to the mounting position P1 or P2. The state in the middle of insertion is shown. 5 and 6, the support plate 14L is omitted, and only the outline thereof is indicated by a broken line. 5 and 6, the arrow A <b> 1 is the insertion direction of the optical drive 3, and the arrow A <b> 2 is the extraction direction of the optical drive 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lock lever 15 has a wedge-shaped planar shape that becomes wider toward the rear of the support frame 11, and the rear end portion projects toward the optical drive 3. A claw 15a is formed. A torsion spring 20 that urges the lock lever 15 in the locking direction is attached to the rotation support shaft 17 of the lock lever 15. The urging direction (locking direction) by the torsion spring 20 is a turning direction in which the engaging claw 15a is advanced toward the optical drive 3 as shown by an arrow B in FIG.

  When the optical drive 3 is inserted to the mounting position P 1 or P 2, the lock lever 15 protrudes greatly toward the inside of the support frame 11 by the biasing force of the torsion spring 20 as shown in FIG. It has become a posture. This position is the lock position 15A of the lock lever 15.

  When the optical drive 3 is not mounted in the support frame 11, the lock lever 15 is in the same posture as in FIG. 5 due to the biasing force of the torsion spring 20. When the optical drive 3 is inserted into the support frame 11 from this state, the lock pin 19 provided on the bottom surface of the optical drive 3 abuts against the lock lever 15 from the front during the insertion and presses it backward. For this reason, the lock lever 15 turns against the urging force of the torsion spring 20 and retreats to the side plate 12L side as shown in FIG. That is, the lock lever 15 is configured to retract from the lock position 15 </ b> A in accordance with the insertion operation of the optical drive 3 and not to prevent the optical drive 3 from entering.

  When the optical drive 3 reaches the mounting position P <b> 1 or P <b> 2, the lock pin 19 moves rearward from the rear end of the lock lever 15. For this reason, the lock lever 15 returns to the lock position 15 </ b> A shown in FIG. 5, and the engagement claw 15 a protrudes forward of the lock pin 19 and engages with the lock pin 19. Therefore, a locked state in which the optical drive 3 cannot be pulled out is formed. As described above, the lock lever 15, the lock pin 19, and the torsion spring 20 constitute the lock mechanism 1 </ b> B of the optical drive 3.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lock release lever 16 as viewed obliquely from below. A horizontal slide piece 16 b that slides on the lock lever 15 is formed at the rear end portion of the lock release lever 16. The long hole 16a described above is formed at the rear end of the slide piece 16b, and a lock release pin 16c protruding downward is formed in front of the long hole 16a. In addition, a release operation piece 16 d extending forward from the front end of the slide piece 16 b is formed at the front end portion of the lock release lever 16. When the optical drive 3 is mounted at the mounting position P1 or P2, the release operation piece 16d projects forward from the front surface of the housing.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a guide hole 15b is formed on the front end side of the lock lever 15, and a lock release pin 16c is inserted therein. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide hole 15b extends obliquely with respect to the optical drive 3 insertion direction (arrow A1 direction) when the lock lever 15 is in the lock position 15A. The inclination direction of the guide hole 15b approaches the side plate 12L as it goes toward the front end of the lock lever 15, and moves away from the side plate 12L as it goes toward the rear end.

  FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism 1A, and shows the unlocked state. In the locked state of the optical drive 3 shown in FIG. 5, when the lock release lever 16 is pulled forward (arrow A2 direction), the lock release pin 16c moves forward in the guide hole 15b. At this time, since the guide hole 15b is inclined as described above with respect to the moving direction of the lock release pin 16c, the linear motion of the lock release lever 16 is converted into the turning motion of the lock lever 15, and the lock lever 15 is It turns against the urging force of the torsion spring 20 and moves to the unlocking position 15B. As a result, the engaging claw 15a of the lock lever 15 is retracted from the front of the lock pin 19, and the optical drive 3 can be pulled out forward. Thus, the lock release mechanism 1C is comprised by the lock release lever 16, the lock release pin 16c formed in this, and the guide hole 15b.

(Connector connection mechanism)
Here, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8, a connector for connecting data communication and power supply wiring from the substrate in the publisher 1 and the power supply device to the optical drive 3 is provided behind the support frame 11. A connection mechanism 1D is provided. 5, 6, and 8 schematically show the configuration of the connector connection mechanism 1D. 9 and 10 are perspective views of the connector connection mechanism 1D and the back panel provided on the back side thereof. FIG. 9 shows a state where the optical drive is attached, and FIG. 10 shows a state where the optical drive is removed. .

  The connector connection mechanism 1D includes a movable connector 21 provided at an end portion of the wiring cables 31 and 32 drawn out to the rear of the support frame 11, and the movable connector 21 in the front-rear direction (insertion / extraction direction of the optical drive 3). And a urging spring 23 (urging means / elastic member) for urging the movable connector 21 forward. The holder 22 is installed in a fixed state behind the support frame 11. An urging spring 23 is disposed in the holder 22 so as to be extendable in the front-rear direction, and the front end thereof is connected to the rear end of the movable connector 21. At the other end of the wiring cables 31 and 32, connectors 31a and 32a for connection to a board and a power supply device in the publisher 1 are provided.

  A fixed connector 24 detachably attached to the movable connector 21 is provided on the rear end surface of the optical drive 3. When the optical drive 3 is inserted into the support frame 11, the fixed connector 24 faces the movable connector 21 installed behind the optical drive 3. When the optical drive 3 is removed from the support frame 11, the movable connector 21 protrudes to the protruding position Q <b> 1 shown in FIGS. 6 and 10 by the elastic return force of the biasing spring 23. The movable range of the movable connector 21 in the front-rear direction is restricted by the holder 22, and the front end position thereof is configured to be the protruding position Q1.

  When the optical drive 3 is inserted into the support frame 11, the fixed connector 24 comes into contact with the movable connector 21 at a predetermined position before the mounting positions P 1 and P 2. Thereafter, the optical drive 3 is pushed against the urging force of the urging spring 23, so that both connectors are pushed in the fitting direction. When the optical drive 3 is inserted to the mounting positions P1, P2, the movable connector 21 is pushed to the connection position Q2 behind the protruding position Q1, as shown in FIGS. Since the rear end position of the movable range of the movable connector 21 is set slightly behind the connection position Q2, when the optical drive 3 is mounted, the optical drive 3 is once pushed further into the mounting positions P1 and P2. . Thereby, the fixed connector 24 can be pressed in a state where the movable connector 21 is positioned at the rear end position of the movable range, and both the connectors can be reliably fitted.

  After the fixed connector 24 and the movable connector 21 are fitted, when the hand is released from the optical drive 3, the optical drive 3 returns to the front by the elastic return force of the biasing spring 23, and the lock pin 19 is locked as described above. The lever 15 is positioned so as to be pressed from behind. That is, when the optical drive 3 is positioned at the attachment positions P1 and P2, the optical drive 3 is urged from the rear to the front by the elastic return force of the urging spring 23 via both connectors.

  When the lock release lever 16 described above is operated to enter the unlocked state shown in FIG. 8, the optical drive 3 is automatically pushed forward (in the direction of arrow A2). In the present embodiment, the movable range of the movable connector 21 is restricted by the holder 22, and when the optical drive 3 is unlocked, the movable connector 21 remains connected to the fixed connector 24 and the protruding position Q1. It is pushed out until it stops. That is, the push-out dimension of the optical drive 3 at the time of unlocking coincides with the moving distance of the movable connector 21 from the connection position Q2 to the protruding position Q1. That is, by appropriately setting the movable range of the movable connector 21 and the elastic restoring force of the biasing spring 23, the push-out dimension of the optical drive 3 at the time of unlocking can be set to a predetermined desired dimension.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the holder 22 is fixed to the front side of the rear panel 7 a of the device case 7 in the publisher 1. In the present embodiment, connector connection mechanisms 1D are provided at two locations, upper and lower, corresponding to the mounting positions P1 and P2 of the two optical drives 3. The holder 22 of the upper connector connection mechanism 1D is fixed to an upper portion of a heat exhausting hood 33 fixed to the back panel 7a. A heat exhaust fan (not shown) is attached to the rear of the hood 33. The hood 33 has a shape projecting forward, and a horizontally long slit-shaped exhaust port 33a is formed at the center of the front end thereof. Since the exhaust port 33a faces the gap between the two optical drives 3 attached to the upper attachment position P1 and the lower attachment position P2, the outside air can be efficiently introduced into this gap.

  A protrusion 25 is provided at the rear end of the right side plate 12R of the support frame 11 so as to protrude toward the left side. When the optical drive 3 is inserted with the fixed connector 24 facing the movable connector 21 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the protrusion 25 is formed on the right side surface of the housing of the optical drive 3. Is configured to contact from the right side.

  The optical drive 3 is provided with the lock mechanism 1B only at the left end portion, and is not provided with the lock mechanism 1B at the right end portion. On the other hand, the urging force from the connector connection mechanism 1D described above acts on a position near the right end of the rear end surface of the optical drive 3 on which the fixed connector 24 is provided. In such an arrangement, the urging force of the connector connection mechanism 1D generates a rotational force that turns the optical drive 3 in the left direction (the direction of arrow C in FIG. 5). However, in the present embodiment, since the protruding portion 25 that abuts from the right side is provided at the rear end portion of the optical drive 3, the leftward turning of the optical drive 3 is restricted, and the optical drive 3 faces the front. It can be held in a posture.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the optical drive 3 is inserted, the movable connector 21 can be pressed against the fixed connector 24 by the urging spring 23 to be fitted. Therefore, the connector connection work when the optical drive 3 is attached is easy. Further, since the movable connector 21 can advance and retract within the movable range defined by the holder 22, the movable connector 21 can be moved within the movable range. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the connectivity of the fixed connector 24 and the movable connector 21 that accompanies the positioning of the optical drive 3, and to achieve both the mounting position accuracy of the optical drive 3 and the connector connectivity.

  In the present embodiment, when the optical drive 3 is mounted at the mounting positions P1 and P2, the optical drive 3 is pulled out by the elastic return force of the biasing spring 23 via the movable connector 21 and the fixed connector 24. Is being energized. Accordingly, the optical drive 3 is pushed forward as much as possible in the locked state, and the optical drive 3 is positioned at a position where the lock pin 19 is pressed against the lock lever 15. Therefore, the optical drive 3 is reliably positioned at the mounting positions P1 and P2. Thereby, the optical disk 10 can be reliably delivered between the optical drive 3 and the autoloader 2, and the transport reliability of the optical disk 10 is improved.

  Further, when the optical drive 3 is not properly inserted to the mounting positions P1 and P2, the locked state is not formed. At this time, the optical drive 3 is pushed forward from the support frame 11 by the biasing force of the biasing spring 23. It is. Therefore, it can be confirmed at a glance whether or not the attachment to the attachment positions P1 and P2 is completed. Furthermore, the optical drive 3 is automatically pushed forward from the support frame 11 also when unlocking is performed by the unlocking mechanism 1C. Therefore, the optical drive 3 can be easily pulled out. Further, since the movable range of the movable connector 21 is restricted, the fixed connector 24 is automatically pulled out from the movable connector 21 as the optical drive 3 is pulled out. Therefore, the removal work of the optical drive 3 is easy.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the publisher 1 for continuously writing data on a large number of optical disks 10, but the present invention attaches an optical drive in a detachable manner and transports the optical disk. The present invention can be applied to various types of optical disk processing apparatuses having a mechanism.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Publisher (optical disk processing apparatus), 1A ... Optical drive attachment / detachment mechanism, 1B ... Lock mechanism, 1C ... Lock release mechanism, 1D ... Connector connection mechanism, 2 ... Autoloader (conveyance mechanism), 2a ... Vertical guide shaft, 2b ... Disc carrier, 3 ... optical drive, 3a ... disc tray, 4 ... label printer, 4a ... disc tray, 4b ... cartridge mounting part, 5 ... supply stacker, 6 ... storage stacker, 7 ... device case, 7a ... back panel, 8 Open / close door, 9 ... Open / close door, 10 ... Optical disc, 10A ... Blank disc, 10B ... Complete disc, 11 ... Support frame, 12L ... Side plate, 12R ... Side plate, 13 ... Top plate, 14L ... Support plate, 14R ... Support plate , 15: Lock lever, 15a: Engaging claw, 15b: Guide hole, 15A: Lock position, 15B: Lock Release position, 16 ... Lock release lever, 16a ... Long hole, 16b ... Slide piece, 16c ... Lock release pin, 16d ... Release operation piece, 17 ... Rotating spindle, 18 ... Lock plate, 18a ... Side plate, 18b ... Bottom plate , 18c ... operation piece, 19 ... lock pin, 20 ... torsion spring (second biasing means), 21 ... movable connector, 22 ... holder, 23 ... biasing spring (biasing means / elastic member), 24 ... fixed Connector, 25 ... Projection, 31 ... Wiring cable, 31a ... Connector, 32 ... Wiring cable, 32a ... Connector, 33 ... Hood, 33a ... Exhaust port, P1 ... Installation position, P2 ... Installation position, Q1 ... Projection position, Q2 ... connection position

Claims (5)

A fixed connector provided in the optical drive;
A movable connector configured to be detachable from the fixed connector;
A holder for holding the movable connector in a posture facing the fixed connector and capable of moving back and forth in a moving direction of the optical drive to a predetermined mounting position;
A connector connecting mechanism for an optical drive, comprising: an urging means for urging the movable connector toward the optical drive. In claim 1,
The connector connecting mechanism for an optical drive, wherein the holder restricts a movable range of the movable connector. In claim 1 or 2,
The biasing means is an elastic member that can expand and contract in the advancing and retracting direction of the movable connector,
The elastic drive is configured to be able to push out the optical drive by a predetermined dimension from the mounting position via the movable connector and the fixed connector by the elastic return force. Connector connection mechanism. The connector connection mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A support frame that supports the optical drive at the mounting position;
Lock means for forming a locked state in which the optical drive cannot be pulled out from the mounting position when the optical drive is inserted to the mounting position;
An optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism comprising a lock releasing means for releasing the lock state of the lock means. An optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism according to claim 4,
An optical drive detachably attached by the optical drive attaching / detaching mechanism;
An optical disk processing apparatus comprising: a transport mechanism for transporting an optical disk to the optical drive mounted at the mounting position.

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