JP2710389B2 - How to assemble a disk storage cartridge - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for assembling a cartridge for accommodating a disk such as an optical disk and a magnetic disk.

[Conventional technology]

To assemble this type of cartridge,
As shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-278094, the upper half and the lower half are separated from the beginning, and the various parts are assembled to the half while transporting the pair in one direction.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the above-described conventional assembling method, the upper half and the lower half are separately stocked before being supplied to the assembly line, so that each half can freely deform while stocking. When the upper and lower halves are combined in the final step, they may not be properly fitted.

Conventionally, when such an inconvenience occurs, the combination must be performed while correcting the deformation by hand, which causes a problem that the working efficiency is reduced. In addition, there is a problem that it has to be discarded depending on the degree of deformation.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention is directed to a method of assembling a disk storage cartridge while running an upper half and a lower half along an assembly line, wherein the upper half and the lower half for storing a disk therebetween are provided. Is supplied to the assembly line, then the upper and lower halves are separated on the assembly line, and then required parts such as disks are mounted, and then the upper and lower halves are stacked again. Means of joining and joining are adopted.

〔Example〕

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

First, a disc storage cartridge assembled by the assembling method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Description will be made based on the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the disk storage cartridge 1 has a rectangular upper and lower half 3 and a lower half 4 which have a rectangular shape for storing a disk 2 such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk. It consists of

The upper half 3 and the lower half 4 are provided with a concave portion 5 and a convex portion 6 which are fitted when they overlap with each other at locations along the peripheral wall.

By the fitting of the concave portion 5 and the convex portion 6, the upper half 3 and the lower half 4 are integrated with the disk 2 interposed therebetween to form the main body of the cartridge 1.

The upper half 3 and the lower half 4 each have a circular hole 7 formed at the center thereof, and a rectangular hole 8 for inserting a read / write head (not shown) at a position in contact with the hole 7.
Are formed.

The upper half 3 and the lower half 4 are overlapped with a shutter 9 as shown in FIG. 4 for opening and closing the holes 4, 5 from above.

The shutter 9 is formed of a thin metal plate bent in a substantially U-shape, and the bent portion 10 is connected to the cartridge 1 via a slider 11 shown in FIG. The slider 11 is housed in a groove formed by aligning the upper half 3 and the lower half 4, and the bent portion 10 is fixed to the slider 11 with screws 12.

In the vicinity of the slider 11, a turnover spring 13 shown in FIG. 6 for urging the slider 11 in the closing direction of the shutter 9 is provided. The turnover spring 13 has one end 14 locked to the slider 11 and the other end 15 locked to the inner wall surfaces of the upper and lower halves 3, 4.

Therefore, when the shutter 9 is pushed in the opening direction, the shutter 9 moves by a certain distance against the urging force of the turnover spring 13, then opens the holes 7, 8 and maintains the opened state. Then, when the shutter 9 is pushed in the closing direction, the holes 7, 8 are closed by sliding in the opposite direction by the return force of the turnover spring 13.

A guide plate 18 is attached to the upper half 3 and the lower half 4 at locations corresponding to the tips 17 of the plate portions 16 on both sides of the shutter 9. By the guide of the guide plate 18, the sliding operation of the shutter 9 is smoothly performed.

Two sets of write-inhibiting mechanisms 1 as shown in FIG. 7 corresponding to the front surface and the back surface of the disk 2, respectively, are provided on the opposite side of the cartridge 1 from the installation position of the slider 11.
9,20 are provided. This write protection mechanism 19,20
Comprises a movable plug 21 and storage portions 22, 23 formed in the cartridge 1 for movably storing the movable plug 21 in the cartridge 1 along the extending direction thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the movable plug 21 has a plastic block-shaped main body 24 and projections 25 and 26 projecting from the upper and lower surfaces of the main body 24, respectively. A hole 27 is formed in the projection 26 on the lower surface side.
When the movable plug 21 is moved, the hole 27
Etc. are to be inserted.

A locking leg 29 is projected from a surface of the block-shaped main body 24 that intersects with the surface on which the protrusions 25 and 26 are provided, and a locking portion 30 is formed at a tip of the locking leg 29. I have.

The storage portions 22 and 23 are mainly constituted by cavities that guide the sliding motion while holding the block-shaped main body 24, and the cavities are formed in the upper half piece 3 and the lower half piece 4 respectively. It is formed by combining the members 31. Also, the storage portions 2 and 23 are provided on the wall portions of the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 in the storage portions 22 and 23 so that the empty chamber communicates with the outside of the cartridge.
Elongated holes 32 extending along the lines 2 and 23 are formed, and upper and lower protrusions 25 and 26 of the movable plug 21 are inserted into the elongated holes 32.

The protrusions 25 and 26 of the one write-protection mechanism 19 and the protrusions 25 and 26 of the other write-protection mechanism 20 are inserted in opposite directions to the long hole 32.

When the cartridge 1 having the above configuration is used, when the cartridge 1 is inserted into a read / write device (not shown), the shutter 9 is pushed in the opening direction by an opening / closing mechanism in the device. Then the shutter 9 is turned over spring
The open state is maintained by 13, and the read / write head (not shown) enters the disk 2 from the hole 8 of the cartridge 1. When reading and writing are completed, the shutter 9 is pushed in the closing direction by the operation of the opening / closing mechanism, and the hole of the cartridge 1 is
Close 7,8.

In order to prohibit writing on the disk 2, a pin 28 or the like is inserted into a hole 27 of one of the protrusions 26 of the movable plug 21, and the movable plug 21 is slid. The part 30 is engaged with the protrusion 33 in the storage parts 22 and 23. Thus, the detection pin of the recording / reproducing apparatus detects the prohibition state, and prevents the read / write head from coming into contact with the disk 2.

Next, a method of assembling the cartridge 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the steps of this assembling method include a supplying step A of the upper and lower halves 3, 4, a separating step B of the upper and lower halves 3, 4, a loading step C of the disk 2, and a mounting step of the slider 11. D, mounting process E of the movable plug 21, overlapping process F of the upper and lower halves 3 and 4, screwing process G, testing process of the movable plug H, mounting process 1 of the shutter 9, mounting process J of the guide plate 18, turnover It comprises a spring mounting step K, a shutter operation checking step L, a label sticking step M, a defective product outside discharging step N, and a finished product removing step O.

The devices for performing these steps A to O are arranged along a linear assembly line, and the upper and lower halves are placed on the straight line.
Conveyors are installed for running 3, 4 in one direction. Although not shown, the conveyor includes a clamp for holding the cartridge 1 at predetermined intervals. The conveyor runs intermittently one pitch at a time, with the distance between adjacent clamps as one pitch.

The clamp is provided with a leaf spring or the like which elastically abuts the four surroundings of the cartridge 1 placed horizontally.

First, in the supply step A of the upper and lower halves 3, 4, the upper and lower halves 3, 4 are gripped by the first clamp on the endless belt of the conveyor.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 34 denotes a supply conveyor of upper and lower halves 3, 4 arranged in a direction orthogonal to the conveyor, on which upper and lower halves 3, 4 are assembled in an assembled state. Are placed on top of each other in a standing state.

A robot (not shown) is located at a position where the supply conveyor 34 intersects with the conveyor on the assembly line.
Grasp 4 and transfer it horizontally to the first clamp on the conveyor of the assembly line.

When the delivery is completed, the conveyor of the assembly line further advances by one pitch.

In the next separation step B of the upper and lower halves 3, 4, the upper half 3 is separated from the lower half 4 by leaving the lower half 4 on the conveyor of the assembly line by the separating device.

Although not shown, the separating device includes a soccer for sucking the upper half piece 3 by vacuum, and the soccer is rotated by an arm.

A sub-conveyor (not shown) that holds the upper half 3 and conveys it synchronously along the conveyor of the assembly line is installed from the location of the separating device to the location where the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 are overlapped again. I have. This sub-conveyor is also provided with clamps as in the above-mentioned conveyor.

In the disc loading step C, the optical disc 2 is placed on the lower half 4.

The optical disk 2 has a container 35 as shown in FIG.
And a large number of containers 35 are arranged at supply points to the assembly line.

Further, the supply of the optical disk 2 from the container 35 to the conveyor is performed by a computer-controlled robot transfer device as shown in FIG. The robot has an electromagnet 92 that attracts the metal hub 2a at the center of the optical disk by magnetic force.
At the tip of the arm.

The container 35 includes a box body 36 and a lid 37. The box body 36 is provided with a large number of rib-shaped support pieces 38 at equal intervals along the inner wall surface of the box body in order to store a large number of optical disks 2 without damaging them. I have. A notch 39 is formed in the box main body 36 at a position on the optical disk 2 facing the metal hub 2a. On the other hand, the lid 37 is an upper opening 40 of the box body 36.
And a shielding plate 42 for shielding the notch 39.

The electromagnet 92 at the end of the robot arm is
The container enters the container 35 through the notch 39 of the
After sucking the metal hub 2a of the disk 2 closest to the container 2, the disk 2 is lifted out of the container, and then the disk 2 is supplied onto the lower half 4.

In the slider mounting step D, the slider 11 is inserted into the slide groove 43 of the lower half piece 4 as shown in FIG.

A large number of sliders 11 are stocked by circular trays 44, and the vibrations applied to the trays 44 enter rails 45 extending from the trays 44 toward the conveyor of the assembly line, and are lined up therein. proceed. A robot (not shown) is provided at a position where the rail 45 contacts the conveyor, and the sliders 11 on the rail 45 are moved one by one by vacuum suction using a soccer attached to the arm end of the robot. It is carried toward.

In the movable plug mounting step E, the movable plug 21 shown in FIG. 8 is inserted into the two storage portions 22 and 23 of the lower half piece 4 respectively.

This insertion operation is performed by a movable plug mounting device as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 93 denotes a circular tray on which a large number of movable plugs 21 are stocked, and two sets of right and left rails extending from the tray 93 to the conveyor of the assembly line by vibration applied to the tray 93. Enter 94 and go through it in a line.

The rail 94 has a block-shaped body on both the left and right sides.
The projections 25 and 26 are arranged at intervals of about the diameter of the projections 25 and 26 in each set.

Further, the locking leg 29 of the movable plug 21 is attached to the end of the rail 94.
The light emitting and receiving devices 95a and 95b for detecting the state are provided.

Further, a robot transfer device controlled by a computer is installed at a position where the rail 45 contacts the conveyor, and a movable plug 21 located at the end of the rail 94 is provided one by one by a hand attached to the end of the arm of the robot. It is carried towards the lower half 4.

Further, a pin 97 is provided on the conveyor so as to correspond to the accommodating portion 23 of the lower half 4 thereon, and the pin 97 is inserted into the long hole 32 of the lower half 4.

The movable plug 21 has protrusions 25 and 26 on both ends thereof on the rail 9.
By being held at 4, it descends along the rail 94, and the direction is detected by the light emitting and receiving device 95 at the lowermost end. Then, the hand 96 of the robot carries the movable plug 21 to the storage section 23 of the lower half 4 according to the direction. The movable plug 21 has the hole 27 in the pin 97,
While being guided by the pins 97, the storage unit 23 descends and is set at an appropriate position.

On the other hand, although there is no pin in the storage section 22, the movable plug 21 is mounted by the robot hand in the same manner as described above.

After the required components such as the optical disk 2 are mounted in the lower half piece 4 in this way, a step F of superposing the upper and lower halves 3, 4 is performed. This is to cover the lower half 4 with the upper half 3 from above, and to fit the convex portion 6 and the concave portion 5 of both.

This operation is performed by the same apparatus as used in the separation step B.

When this fitting operation is completed, the screwing process G is continued.
to go into. This screwing operation is to stop the four corners of the cartridge 1 with screws 47 by using a commercially available screw tightening machine.

When the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 are fixed by screwing, a movable plug inspection step H is performed.

In this step H, as shown in FIG. 1, a pin 48 is inserted into the hole 27 of the protrusion 26 of one movable plug 21 and
By moving the pin 48 and the pin 97 already inserted into the other movable plug from the previous process in the direction perpendicular to the axis of each pin 48, 97, it is inspected whether the movable plug 21 moves smoothly. Is what you do.

In the illustrated example, a strain gauge (not shown) is adhered to the pin 48, and whether or not the movable plug 21 moves properly is determined based on the degree of strain detected by the strain gauge.

Although not shown, the pin 48 on the upper half 3 is operated for the inspection by an air cylinder that reciprocates the pin in the axial direction and an air cylinder that reciprocates the air cylinder in a direction perpendicular thereto. It is supposed to do. On the other hand, a large number of pins 97 on the lower half 4 side are arranged on the endless belt from the step E to the step H, and each pin 97 is held so as to be able to reciprocate up and down and slide back and forth.

In the next shutter mounting step I, the shutter 9 is mounted on the cartridge 1 so as to cover the slider 11 as shown in FIG.

The shutter mounting device used in this step I has a configuration as shown in FIG.

In this figure, reference numeral 49 denotes the upper and lower halves which are superimposed.
FIG. 3 shows a first air cylinder arranged toward 3, 4 with an electromagnet 51 attached to the tip of a rod 50, and a large tooth width as a gear in the middle.
52 are formed.

The teeth of a rack 53 are meshed with the teeth 52 of the rod 50, and the rack 53 is held by a rod 55 of a second air cylinder 54 arranged in a direction crossing the axial direction of the first air cylinder 49. Have been.

Also, at the end of the rod 50 of the first air cylinder 49,
A large number of overlapping shutters 9 are set up with the bent portion 10 standing up with the rod 50 side, and two fin-shaped guide members 56 are further disposed in front of the shutters 9 to face each other. Is held by the rod 58 of the air cylinder 57.

Next, the operation of the shutter mounting device will be described. First, the first air cylinder 49 is operated and its rod 50 is operated.
Is projected, and the bending portion of the shutter 9 is
Adsorb 10 The rod 50 further projects, while rotating about the axis by 90 degrees by the operation of the second air cylinder 54. For this reason, the left and right plate portions 16 of the shutter 9
While rotating as shown by the chain line, it faces the tip of the guide member 56, and is spread by the guide member 56 and covers the overlapped ends of the upper and lower halves 3, 4. At the same time, a third air cylinder is used so that the guide member 56 does not hinder the movement of the shutter 9.
Reverse by the operation of 57.

Thereafter, the shutter 9 is further pushed into the upper and lower halves 3, 4 and stops. Then, the excitation of the electromagnet 51 is released, and the rod 50 of the first cylinder 49 returns to the original position.

The shutter 9 is fixed to the slider 11 by a screwing device (not shown) when the upper and lower halves 3, 4 are further advanced by one pitch by the conveyor. Note that the slider
11 is held in the slide grooves 43 of the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 and cannot be separated.

However, in this state, the shutter 9 is not completely fixed, and the left and right plate portions 16 are separated from the two halves 3 and 4. In order to prevent this, in the next guide plate mounting step J, the guide plate 18 is moved to the two halves. Attach to 3,4.

This step J is performed by supplying a tape 59 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 to a guide plate mounting apparatus having a structure as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14.

The tape 59 is a continuous backing sheet that is peelable from the adhesive.
A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive material piece 61 is intermittently arranged on 60, and a continuous release paper 62 is adhered from above. The double-sided adhesive material piece 61 holds the guide plate 18 on the upper and lower half pieces 3,
4 and is formed to have substantially the same size as the guide plate 18.

The guide plate mounting device includes a table-like machine frame portion 63 arranged so as to cross the conveyor 89 of the assembly line, and a plate-like machine frame portion 64 that rises upward from an end of the machine frame portion 63 opposite to the conveyor. Have.

At the upper part of the plate-shaped machine frame portion 64, a reel 65 for feeding the tape 59 and a take-up reel 66 for winding the release paper 62 of the tape 59 are spaced at a constant distance toward the conveyor 89. A take-up reel 67 for vertically winding the mount 60 of the tape 59 is vertically supported below the plate-shaped machine frame portion 64. Further, a knife-like mount reversing member 68 is provided on the table-like machine frame portion 63, and three rolls 68a, 68b, are provided between the mount reversing member 68 and the take-up reel 67 of the mount 60. 68c, and three rolls 69a, 69b, 69c are also provided between the reel 65 for feeding the tape 59 and the take-up reel 66 for the release paper 62.

The center roll 69b of the rolls arranged on the traveling path of the release paper 62 is a dancer roll, and the roll 69b
Each time the roller swings once, the release paper 62 is sent to the take-up reel 66 at a constant pitch. In addition, the mount 60
Two of the rolls 68 arranged on the traveling path
b and 68c hold the mount 60, and one of the rolls 6
8c is designed to be driven intermittently.

Thereby, when the dancer roll 69b and the roll 68c are driven, the tape 59 is reeled out by a predetermined length.
The release paper 62 is pulled out of the double-sided adhesive material strip 61 and removed at the first roll 69a. Then, the release paper 62 is wound on the take-up reel 66, and the double-sided adhesive material piece 61 from which the release paper 62 has been removed and the mount 60 supporting the same are intermittently driven by the drive roll 68c toward the mount reversing member 68. Travel intermittently to

The reversing member on the table-like machine frame portion 63
Between the roll 68a and the roll 69a for removing the release paper 62, a holding member 70 for holding a large number of the guide plates 18 stacked horizontally, and a single guide plate 18 from the inside of the holding member 70 A guide plate take-out part 71 for taking out each one is provided.

The holding member 70 holds the guide plate 18 in parallel to the running direction of the mount 60 from which the release paper 62 has been removed, and includes a frame that encloses the four sides of the guide plate 18, and a guide plate is provided at the upper end of the frame. A flexible stopper (not shown) for preventing the projection 18 from jumping out is provided, and a coil spring 72 for constantly urging the guide plate 18 upward is provided below.

The guide plate take-out portion 71 includes a first air cylinder 73 fixed on the table-shaped machine frame portion 63 in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the mount 60, and a tip portion of a rod of the air cylinder 73. A second air cylinder 74 fixed in the vertical direction is provided with a vacuum head 75 fixed to the lower end of the rod of the second air cylinder 74.

The operation of the guide plate take-out unit 71 is performed by the second air cylinder.
It starts by lowering the vacuum head 75 by the operation of 74.
With the reciprocation of the second air cylinder 74, the vacuum head 75 is moved by the soccer so that the uppermost guide plate in the holding member 70 is moved.
Suction 18 is taken out of the holding member 70 against the stopper. Then, the vacuum head 75 reciprocates to a position directly above the mount 60 with the reciprocation of the first air cylinder 73. The vacuum head 75 is temporarily stopped on the mount 60, during which the guide plate 18 held by the vacuum head 75 is reciprocated by the second air cylinder 74 so that the double-sided adhesive strip 61 on the mount 60 is moved.
Stick it on

On the other hand, the mount 60 on which the guide plate 18 is stuck in this way is
Is pulled toward the mount reversing member 68 by the traction force of the drive roll 68c as described above, and is turned 180 degrees at the tip of the mount reversing member 68. For this reason, the guide plate 18 on the mount 60 is naturally peeled and removed from the mount 60 together with the double-sided adhesive material piece 61, and is transferred to the turning transfer section 76 located near the front end of the mount reversing member 68.

The turning transfer unit 76 includes a positioning unit 77 for the guide plate 18 and a turning unit 78 that receives the guide plate 18 from the positioning unit 77 and transfers the guide plate 18 toward the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 on the conveyor.

The positioning portion 77 includes a receiving plate 79 that stops near the end of the mount reversing member 68, and holds the receive plate 79 with a rod of an air cylinder 80 arranged in a direction intersecting the running direction of the mount 60. Has become. The receiving plate 79 has a projection 81 for regulating the guide plate 18 in a predetermined posture, and the upper surface thereof is subjected to a non-adhesive treatment such as Teflon processing so that the double-sided adhesive material piece 61 of the guide plate 18 does not stick. Has become.

The turning section 78 includes an arm 83 for turning the vacuum head 82 between right above the receiving plate 79 of the guide plate 18 and right above the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 on the conveyor 89. Also,
The vacuum head 82 is attached to the tip of an arm 83 via an air cylinder 84 so as to be able to reciprocate up and down. Further, a pinion (not shown) is coaxially attached to the turning shaft 85 of the arm 83, and a rack (not shown) is engaged with the pinion, and the rack is an air cylinder 86 installed on the table-shaped machine frame portion 63. Reciprocates by the action of.

The operation of the revolving transfer unit 76 is started by the upward movement of the rod of the air cylinder 84, and after the suction operation of the vacuum head 82 sucks the guide plate 18 on the receiving plate 79, it is once pulled up. Next, the arm is actuated by the operation of the air cylinder 86.
83 rotates 90 degrees, and transfers the vacuum head 82 onto the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 on the conveyor. And the air cylinder 84
The rod is lowered and the guide plate 18 held by the vacuum head 82 is attached to a predetermined portion of the upper and lower halves 3, 4.

A pressing roll 87 is provided above the table-shaped machine frame 63 along the traveling path of the conveyor 89. The upper and lower halves 3, 4 to which the guide plate 18 is adhered subsequently travel by a conveyor 89, at which time the pressing roll
It is crimped by 87 and completely adhered.

Reference numeral 88 denotes an air cylinder for intermittently moving the conveyor 89.

The shutter mounting device, as shown in FIG.
Two units are installed along the conveyor 89, and a reversing device (not shown) for the upper and lower halves 3, 4 is installed in the middle of the conveyor part between them.

Although not shown, the reversing device has a soccer that vacuum-suctions the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 attached to an arm that rotates about 180 degrees along a conveyor 89.

With this device, the upper and lower halves 3, 4 are turned over on the conveyor 89, and the guide plate 18 is adhered by the second shutter mounting device.

In the turnover spring mounting step K, the turnover spring 13 is supplied into the upper and lower halves 3, 4 using a supply device having a robot similar to that used in the slider mounting step D.

In the shutter operation check step L, it is checked whether or not the shutter 9 slides reliably using a robot.

Further, in the label attaching step M, the label 90 is attached using a commercially available label attaching apparatus.

Also in this step M, a reversing device for the upper and lower halves 3, 4 is provided similarly to that in the guide plate mounting step J, and the upper and lower halves 3, 4 are turned over by the device, and the label is also applied to the surface of the lower half 4 Stick 90.

At this stage, the upper and lower halves 3 and 4 are temporarily completed as a cartridge.

Next, in the out-of-defective product discharge step N, the cartridge detected as defective in the movable plug inspection step H, the shutter operation confirmation step L, or the like, or the cartridge judged to be defective visually by an inspector or the like is removed from the assembly line. I do.

Then, in the final product take-out step O, which is the final step, the product is taken out from the assembly line and stored in a container or the like (not shown) from the discharge conveyor 91.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the cartridge is shown as a double-sided disk, but the present invention can be applied to the assembly of a single-sided disk cartridge. In this case, for example, it is sufficient to supply only one movable plug in the movable plug mounting step E.

[Functions and Effects of the Invention]

As described above, the present invention relates to a method of assembling a cartridge for storing a disk while running an upper half and a lower half that hold a disk therebetween along an assembly line, and assembling the upper half and the lower half. The combination in the ascending state is supplied to the assembly line, then the upper and lower halves are separated on the assembly line, and then required parts such as disks are mounted, and then the upper and lower halves are again overlapped, Even if the upper and lower halves are deformed after they are formed and before they are supplied to the assembly line, they are deformed in a combined state. Therefore, when the required parts are mounted, the upper and lower halves can be joined together without any trouble in positioning, etc. An effect that can be done quickly and accurately. In addition, there is an effect that the occurrence of defective products can be reduced accordingly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 16 show an embodiment of a method for assembling a cartridge for storing a disk according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pre-assembly step, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a completed cartridge. 3 is a perspective view of the lower half, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the shutter, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the slider, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the turnover spring, and FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway plan view of the write inhibit mechanism shown in FIG.
The figure shows a movable plug, FIG. 9A is a perspective view with one projection up, FIG. 9B is a perspective view with the other projection up, and FIG. 9 is a disk loading process. Perspective view of a container for storing a disk used in FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating an operation of taking out a disk from the container for storing a disk, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a movable plug mounting device, FIG.
12 is a perspective view of the shutter mounting device, FIG. 13 is a plan view of the guide plate mounting device, FIG. 14 is a side view, FIG. 15 is a plan view of a part of a tape used in the guide plate mounting device, FIG.
FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line XVI-XVI in FIG. 1 ... Disc cartridge cartridge bumper, 2 ... Disc, 3 ... Top half, 4 ... Bottom half, 5 ... Recess, 6 ...
... Protrusion, 9 ... Shutter, 11 ... Slider, 13 ... Turnover spring, 18 ... Guide plate, 19,20 ... Write-inhibiting mechanism, 21 ... Movable plug, 22,23 ... Storage part, Two
5,26 ... Projection, 35 ... Disc container, 43 ... Groove,
59: Tape, A: Upper and lower half halves supply process, B: Upper and lower halves separation process, C: Disk loading process, D: Slider mounting process, E: Movable plug mounting process, F: Upper and lower halves Half overlapping process, G: screwing process, H: movable plug inspection process, I: shutter mounting process, J: guide plate mounting process, K: turnover spring mounting process, L: shutter operation check Process, M: Label sticking process, N: Defective product outside discharge process, O: Finished product removal process

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for assembling a cartridge for storing a disk while running an upper half and a lower half which hold a disk therebetween along an assembly line, wherein the upper half and the lower half are assembled in an assembled state. Is supplied to the assembly line, and then the upper and lower halves are separated on the assembly line, and thereafter, required parts such as disks are mounted,
Thereafter, the upper and lower halves are again overlapped and joined to each other, and a method for assembling a disc storage cartridge is provided.