JP2986650B2 - Information recording / reproducing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information recording / reproducing apparatus, and more particularly, to an improvement in a card insertion port provided on a front panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an information recording / reproducing apparatus using an information recording card such as an optical card, the information recording card is placed on a card carrier and linearly reciprocated in a direction relatively perpendicular to the optical head. Then, the data track on the card is scanned to record and reproduce information (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-1).
No. 183).

FIG. 9 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional example of this type of information recording / reproducing apparatus. In FIG. 9, a pair of guide shafts 22 are parallel in a horizontal plane between brackets 21 erected at four corners of a machine base 20. And these guide shafts 21 and 21
The card carrier 23 is slidably mounted on the card carrier, and the card carrier 23 can reciprocate linearly between a forward stop position and a backward stop position by a linear motor (not shown). The optical card 1 as an information recording card is fixedly held at a predetermined position of the card carrier 23. The optical card 1 is provided with an information area 1a in which information is recorded / reproduced and a non-information area 1b other than the information area 1a.

A front mask 26 is mounted in a space above one end of the machine base 20 via a support bracket (not shown). The front mask 26 has a card insertion opening 25 formed therein. The optical card 1 is inserted from the card insertion slot 25 and delivered to the card carrier 23. The optical card 1 is located near the front mask 26.
To feed the card to the card transport table 23.
A feed roller 29 for feeding the optical card 1 is mounted on the above. The feed roller 29 is driven by a drive motor and a belt (not shown). Therefore, when the optical card 1 is inserted into the insertion slot 25 by a predetermined depth, the drive motor is driven and the optical card 1 is sent toward the card carrier 23 by the rollers 29.

An optical head 30 is provided on the upper surface of the card carrier 23. The optical head 30 is reciprocated by a linear motor (not shown) in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the linear motion of the card carrier 23. exercise.

In the information recording / reproducing apparatus as described above,
Along with the miniaturization of computers, there is a demand for miniaturization of devices, and in particular, thinning of devices is being attempted. FIG. 6 shows an example of a thinned device. A front panel 24 is attached to the front of the panel 2 of the present invention.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus having a reduced thickness, an optical card 1 is inserted into a card slot 2.
7, it was necessary to insert the optical card 1 into the card insertion slot 25 while moving the optical card 1 horizontally with respect to the installation surface of the device, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the hand 4 holding the optical card 1 comes into contact with the installation surface, and there is a problem that it is difficult to insert the optical card 1 into the card insertion slot 25.

Further, in the conventional card insertion slot 25, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper opening edge of the card insertion slot 25 is chamfered in a plane, so that the information area 1a of the optical card 1 is carved. There is a problem that the upper edge portion 5 of the slot 25 may be scratched by contacting the upper edge portion 5.

In order to protect the information area 1a of the optical card 1 inserted from the card slot 25, the card slot 25 is protected.
As shown in FIG. 8, a projection 6 is provided on a part of the inner wall surface of the optical card 1 so as to contact the non-information area 1b of the optical card 1. However, the protrusion 6 is mainly provided in the card insertion slot 2.
5 is to protect the information area 1a at a location deep inside, and even when the projections 6 are provided, the contact between the information area 1a and the upper edge 5 cannot be reliably prevented.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art and to smoothly insert an information recording card into a card insertion slot without scratching the information area of the information recording card. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information recording / reproducing apparatus which can perform the above.

[0011]

To achieve the above object, an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention uses an information recording card inserted through a card insertion opening formed in a front panel. In an information recording / reproducing apparatus which is fixedly held on a carrier and records or reproduces information in an information area of the information recording card using an optical head, a card insertion opening of the front panel is provided. On the lower side, a card receiving portion whose upper surface coincides with the bottom surface of the card insertion slot and protrudes forward from the front surface of the front panel is formed, and a part of a concave curved surface is formed on the upper edge of the card insertion slot. Is formed.

It is preferable that a concave surface forming a part of a concave curved surface is formed at an upper edge of the card insertion slot.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the information recording card is brought closer to the card insertion slot of the information recording / reproducing apparatus placed on the installation surface from above in front, and the information recording card is first received by the card receiving portion. received,
Thereafter, the direction of the information recording card is adjusted in the direction of insertion into the card insertion slot, and the card is inserted. Since the card receiving portion is provided, the information recording card can be received by the card receiving portion by approaching the information recording card from above, and the information recording card can be moved horizontally with respect to the installation surface. However, there is no need to insert the card into the card insertion slot, and the hand holding the information recording card can be prevented from contacting the installation surface.

Since the upper edge of the card insertion slot is formed with a concave surface which forms a part of the concave curved surface, the information area contacts the upper edge of the card insertion slot and is scratched. Can be prevented.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.
The information recording / reproducing apparatus mounted on the main body has a thin main body panel 2, and a front panel 24 is attached to the front surface of the main body panel 2. On the side of the body panel 2,
An intake port 7 for ventilating the air inside the device is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a front panel 24 has a key for inserting the optical card 1 into the apparatus.
An insertion slot 25 is formed. The front panel 24 has a card receiving portion 8 formed below the card insertion slot 25. The card receiving section 8 includes a front panel 24
The limb protrudes toward the front of the so as to form a part of an arc. The upper surface 9 of the card receiving portion 8 serving as the receiving portion of the optical card 1 is formed in a flat shape, and the upper surface 9 is formed in the card insertion slot 2.
5 are connected to the same plane. Top 9 is car
The card receiving portion 8 extends in a fan shape from the side end of the card insertion slot 25, and the width of the card receiving portion 8 is wider than the width of the card insertion slot 25.

A concave surface 10 which forms a part of an inner cylindrical surface is formed in a portion of the front panel 24 above the card insertion slot 25. The width of the concave surface 10 is substantially equal to the width of the card receiving portion 8.

To facilitate insertion of the optical card 1 into the card slot 25, chamfers 11 are formed on both sides of the entrance edge of the card slot 25, and an upper surface is formed at the upper end. A taking part 12 is formed. The upper edge 5 of the card insertion slot 25 is provided as a boundary between the concave surface 10 and the upper chamfer 12. Since the concave surface 10 is recessed in the insertion direction of the optical card 1, the upper edge 5 is formed in a concave shape in the direction in which the opening of the card insertion slot 25 expands.

Also, as shown in FIG.
In order to protect the information area 1a of the optical card 1 when it is inserted from the optical card 5, a projection 6 is provided on a part of the inner wall surface of the card insertion slot 25 so as to abut the non-information area 1b of the optical card 1. ing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the optical card 1 is brought closer to the card insertion slot 25 from above the front panel 24 of the information recording / reproducing apparatus placed on the installation surface 3 and the leading end of the optical card 1 is first inserted into the card. Received at receiving section 8. Thereafter, the optical card 1 is arranged so that the direction of the optical card 1 can be inserted into the card insertion slot 25 while the optical card 1 is tilted in the direction shown by the arrow A.

According to the structure of the present embodiment, the card receiving portion 8 is provided on the front panel 24. Therefore, the optical card 1 can be received by the card receiving portion 8 when the optical card 1 is approached from the upper front. As a result, it is not necessary to insert the optical card 1 into the card insertion slot 25 while moving the optical card 1 horizontally with respect to the installation surface 3, and the hand 4 holding the optical card 1 can be prevented from contacting the installation surface 3. The optical card 1 can be smoothly inserted into the card insertion slot 25.

Since the upper edge 5 of the card insertion slot 25 is formed in a concave shape in the direction in which the opening of the card insertion slot 25 is widened, the information area 1a of the optical card 1 is formed in the card insertion slot 2.
5 can be prevented from contacting and scratching the upper edge 5.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the structure of the present invention, since the card receiving portion is provided on the front panel, the information recording card is brought close to the front panel from above and the card receiving portion. The information recording card can be received by the user. It is not necessary to insert the information recording card into the card slot while moving the information recording card horizontally with respect to the installation surface. Can be prevented from coming into contact with.

Further, since the upper edge of the card insertion slot is formed with a concave surface forming a part of the concave curved surface, the information area comes into contact with the upper edge of the card insertion slot and is scratched. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of a front panel of the information recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part of a front panel of the information recording / reproducing apparatus together with an information recording card.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a part of a front panel of the information recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing how to insert an information recording card into a card insertion slot of the information recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a part of a front panel of a conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus together with an information recording card.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a part of a front panel of a conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration inside an information recording / reproducing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical card (information recording card) 1a Information area 1b Non-information area 2 Main body panel 3 Installation surface 4 Hand 5 Upper edge of card insertion slot 6 Protrusion 7 Inlet 8 Card receiving part 9 Upper surface of card receiving part 10 Concave surface 11 Beveling part 12 Upper beveling part 23 Card carrier 24 Front panel 25 Card insertion port 30 Optical head

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G11B 33/02 501 G06K 13/06

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An information recording card inserted through a card insertion opening formed in a front panel is fixedly held on a card carrier, and the information recording card is inserted into the information recording card using an optical head. In an information recording / reproducing apparatus for recording information in an information area or reproducing information from an information area, a lower surface of a card insertion slot of the front panel has an upper surface coinciding with a bottom surface of the card insertion slot, and An information recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein a card receiving portion projecting forward from a front surface of the card insertion portion is formed, and a concave surface forming a part of a concave curved surface is formed on an upper edge portion of the card insertion slot.