JP3393303B2 - Disk player with disk changer - Google Patents

Description

[0001] The present invention will be described in the following order. Means for solving the problems to be solved by the prior art invention (FIGS. 2, 5, 9 and 1)
3) Function (FIGS. 2 and 9) Embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 13) Effect of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk drive with a disk changer.
Regarding disk players, for example, disk players for vehicles
In the case of a disc player with a connector, the disc storage
When storing recording media in the
When loading the recorded media into the disc player
It is suitable for application. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Conventionally, a disk with a disk changer
For example, write a CD (Compact Disk) among the players
A disc player used as a recording medium stacks multiple CDs
Stored in the stocking section in the state, and stored in the stocking section.
Elevator loading a CD selected from multiple CDs
Transfer means such as a slide lever, drive roller, etc.
Pull out to the player section, and record information on the player section.
The information is reproduced. [0004] Here, the CD stored in the storage portion is replaced.
When removing the magazine from the stocker,
The other CD stored in the magazine and the desired CD
After replacing the magazine, return the magazine to the
Have been. [0005] However, as described above,
Remove the magazine from the stocker and remove the desired magazine
Swap a CD with a CD stored in the stocker
In the method, if the CD you want to exchange is only one
Do not remove the entire magazine containing all CDs
It has to be complicated. [0006] Also, a disk press with a disk engine
Regardless of the method of the disk change mechanism,
The magazine slot is composed of a large opening
To provide a lid or sliding door at the opening
The opening is concealed. However
Thus, a lid or a sliding door is provided at the opening
If it is, the front of the device corresponding to the opening, functionality,
The question of not being able to have design freedom
There is a title. Conventionally, a disk with a disk engine
The player is quite large as a whole device
For example, when used for in-vehicle use,
It is often installed under a room or seat.
Can be stored in the console box on the front panel
It would be much easier to use. Departure
The light was made in consideration of the above points.
Can reduce the time and effort required when changing
Suggest a disk player with disk changer
It is assumed that. Means for Solving the Problems [0008] To solve such problems.
In the present invention, the storage device is provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 3.
A plurality of first insertion openings 40A to insert the medium 50
40D and the corresponding first insertion openings 40A to 40A, respectively.
D to store the storage medium 50 inserted through
Storage media storage units 41A to 41D and storages respectively corresponding thereto
Storage medium 5 stored in medium storage units 41A to 41D
0 from the storage medium storage units 41A to 41D.
A plurality of extraction operators 60A to 60D and a plurality of recording media
The recording medium 50 is selectively provided from one of the storage sections 41A to 41D.
A disk player 71 for pulling out and recording or reproducing
The device main body 3 having the first insertion ports 40A to 40A
D having a second insertion port 7 provided facing one of
Front panel detachably attached to the main body 3
Unit 2, and the front panel unit 2 is attached to the main body 3.
The second insertion port 7 and one of the first insertion ports 4
0A, the recording medium 5 is stored in one of the recording medium storage sections 40A.
0 can be attached and detached, and other
Recording medium storage units 40B to 40D and takeout operators 60A to 6
0D is concealed, and the front panel 2 is
In the worn state, the corresponding first insertion openings 40A to 40D
Recorded in each of the storage medium storage units 41A to 41D via the
The medium 50 can be attached and detached. [0010] The front panel portion 2 provided detachably,
A second one facing one of the plurality of first insertion openings 40A.
Of the front panel 2 by providing the
In a state where the second insertion slot 7 and the
Of the recording medium storage unit through one of the first insertion openings 40A.
Insert and remove the recording medium 50 securely into one 40A.
And other recording medium storage units 40B to 40D.
And the extraction operators 60A to 60D are concealed and
And the front panel 2 is
When the recording medium is removed from the
Insert the recording medium 50 into the storage sections 40A to 40D and
Can be taken out. An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
I do. (1) Appearance Configuration In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 designates a disk chain as a whole.
Shows the disk player with front panel 2 on the front
It is made so that it can be attached detachably, and multiple devices
The disk is stored and a predetermined disk is stored from the stored disk.
Pull out the disk and read the information recorded on the disk.
It has a device main body 3 for reproduction. On the front of the front panel 2, a tuner or a
Various operation buttons 4 for control commander, display unit 5
And a front panel eject button 6 are provided,
Press the front panel eject button 6
To remove the front panel 2 from the device body 3
It has been made possible. Also front panel
2 The thickness of the front panel 2
Insert the disk cartridge so that it penetrates
Day), the insertion slot 7 is provided and the key
On the left side of the diaper insertion slot 7, a button for caddy eject
8 are provided. (2) Front panel attaching / detaching mechanism Here, the state where the front panel 2 is detached from the apparatus main body 3.
In FIG. 2 showing the state, the peripheral portion is
A frame 9 projecting slightly forward is formed.
So that the back of the front panel 2 fits into the frame 9
Has been made. On one side of the frame 9, the inside faces the frame 9.
When the hooks 10A and 10B are projected and formed,
To the corresponding side of the front panel 2
The recesses 11A and 11B are formed, and the hooks 10A and 11B are formed.
10B and the engaging recesses 11A and 11B are fitted with each other.
Have been made to gain. Also, hooks 10A, 10A on the front of the main body 3 of the apparatus.
When a plurality of connection terminal pins 12 are provided near B,
In both cases, the corresponding front panel 2
A connection terminal plate 13 is provided so that the front panel
2 is attached to the apparatus main body 3, the connection terminal pins 12
When the connection terminal plate 13 mechanically contacts the
To the control provided by the operation button 4.
A troll command can be transmitted to the device body 3.
Have been. The left end of the front surface of the apparatus main body 3 is substantially square.
Through the opening notched in the shape, the lever device 14
Moving forward and backward from inside the device body 3 toward the front of the device body 3
Is provided. Also, the lever corresponding to the lever device 14
A notch 15 is provided on the back of the front panel 2, and the notch 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a locking claw 1 formed at the tip of the lever device 14.
6 can be locked. Here, the front panel 2 is mounted on the main body 3 of the apparatus.
When attaching, first engage the hooks 10A and 10B with the concave
The parts 11A and 11B are fitted, and this is used as a rotation center.
By rotating the front panel 2,
Gradually overlap. At this time, the back of the front panel 2 is locked.
While the lever device 14 is in contact with the pawl 16, the lever device 14 is
And the back of the front panel 2 is in front of the main unit 3.
When it overlaps on the surface, the locking claw 16 fits into the notch 15
As a result, the front panel 2 can be locked to the device body 3.
It has been made. Further, the front panel 2 is taken out of the apparatus body 3.
When removing, remove the front panel 2
The user presses the print panel eject button 6. this
Is connected to the front panel eject button 6 by
Rod member 17 protrudes rearward in the direction of the apparatus main body 3 and
The front in which the bar-shaped member 17 is exposed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 3
The panel ejecting member 18 is pushed in.
I have. This causes the front panel 2 to rotate to the front position.
While being locked by the lever device 14, as shown in FIG.
Such a half-open state is obtained. Further, from this half-open state, the front panel
3 is manually applied in the direction indicated by arrow A in FIG.
When the lock claw 16 is locked with the notch 15,
Remove the front panel 2 from the device body 3
It has been made possible. Where the lever device
14 is an opening for lever device advance / retreat as shown in FIG.
It has a peripheral portion 20 which is slightly larger than that of FIG.
A base 21 fixed to the opening for device advance / retreat, and a lever device.
A protruding portion 22 that is rotatable to move forward and backward through the opening for moving forward and backward.
It consists of. The projecting portion 22 has a helical spring 2
4. Cam 25, lever 26 and link 27 are attached.
It has a different configuration. A helical spring 24 is wound around the rotating shaft 23.
And the one end of the helical spring 24 is
The other end is received by the cam 25 while being received.
And the lever 26 in FIG.
The smaller the angle θ between the cam 25 and the front surface, the smaller the string
The winding spring 24 is wound, and the lever 26 and the cam 25
The direction in which the angle θ is increased by the elastic force of the helical spring 24
It is made to be energized. Here, the base 21 and the protrusion 22 are
By inserting the whole protruding part 22 inward,
It has been made to be. That is, the peripheral portion 2 of the base 21
Engagement holes 28A and 28 provided at the left and right positions behind
B engaging hole 2 provided at the left and right positions of link 27 inside B
9A and 29B (not shown), and
Insert the engagement pin 30 into the holes 27A, 28A, 27B, 28B.
And formed on the front left wall inside the base 21
The left end of the cam 25 is positioned in the cam groove 31 having an arc shape.
To slide the cam pins 32 projecting to the left
As a result, the protruding portion 22 and the base 21
Has been made. As a result, the projection 22 rotates the engagement pin 30.
While being rotatable as the center of movement, the cam
25 is that the cam pin 32 slides along the cam groove 31
As a result, the rotating shaft 23 rotates about the rotating shaft 23.
You. Here, the cam groove 31 is formed such that the protruding portion 22
As it rotates to the lower position as the rotation center (the protrusion 2
2 is rotated to the position stored inside the base 21.
That is, the cam pin 32 slides to a position below the cam groove 31.
The angle θ between the lever 26 and the cam 25
Molded to be small. As a result, the protruding portion 22 moves inward of the base 21.
As it is pivoted to the retracted position, the lever 26 and
The cam 25 has a large angle θ due to the elastic force of the helical spring 24.
The biasing biasing force is obtained in the direction in which it becomes easier.
Further, the front left side of the base 21 is
The front panel ejecting member 18 is attached.
You. The plate member 33 has a front panel on the front left side.
It has a member 18 for ejecting, and at the rear right position
In this case, a helical spring 35 is wound around a rotating shaft 36.
It is rotatably supported. String spring 36 has one end plate
While being received by the shaped member 33,
The plate member 3 is received by the base 21 and
3 is the front panel ejecting member 18 pushed downward.
When lowered, it rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right,
When the top panel ejecting member 18 is opened, it returns to its original position.
It is made to return to the place. At the right end of the plate member 33, an L-shape is set.
Of the projecting portion 22 is provided.
Is pivoted inwardly of the base 21, the
To lock the protrusion 22 inside the base 21 and
When the top panel ejecting member 18 is pushed down,
It is arranged to be separated from the rotation shaft 23. The lever device 14 is mounted on the front of the device main body 3.
When the back of the touch panel 2 overlaps, the rotating shaft 23 is
37, the protrusion 22 is moved inward of the base 21.
In this state, the lever 26 and the cam 25 are retracted.
Makes a small value, which makes the lever 26
Has strong urging force in the hook 10A and 10B directions.
You. Therefore, the locking claw 16 is fitted into the notch 15 with a strong force.
The front panel 2 can be securely locked to the apparatus body 3
It has been made like that. At this time, the cam 25 is
The projecting portion 22 is made to project outward from the base 21 by elastic force.
Energize to Front panel 2 is half open
The angle θ between the lever 26 and the cam 25 is large.
Value, the urging force of the lever 26 weakens, and
If the control panel 2 is rotated in front of the apparatus body 3,
The locking claw 16 can be separated from the notch 15,
The front panel 2 can be removed from the device body 3
You. (3) Carriage eject mechanism As shown in FIG.
A plurality of cable insertion openings 40A-40D so as to be arranged in
Is provided, and the carrier insertion slot 40A-
The carrier sticker 70 disposed at the rear position of 40D
(FIG. 8) are provided with carrier holders 41A to 41D.
ing. The carrier holders 41A to 41D are
A front portion corresponding to the insertion openings 40A to 40D is an opening.
While the right and left sides are in the lower position
It is molded so that it goes around slightly inward,
The holders 41A to 41D are underneath the carriers 50A to 50D.
Exposed mostly below the caddy holders 41A-41D
In a state where they can support the caddies 50A to 50D
Has been made. The carrier 50 (50A to 50D) is shown in FIG.
As shown on the bottom side, a flat disk case
A disk-shaped optical disk 52 having a diameter of 64 [mm] is provided inside 51.
It can be built in. Also Disk Case 5
1 has a turntable entry opening 53 formed on the lower surface thereof.
And the turntable entry opening 53
The central portion of the optical disk 52 exposed from the
As a result, the turntable 81 (FIG. 9)
Turntable entry opening 5 from underneath the cable 50
When the vehicle enters 3, the magnetic plate 54 is
When the turntable 81 is driven to rotate by suction
The optical disk 52 is also rotated at the same time.
ing. The lower surface of the disk case 51 is
Of the disk case from near the table entry opening 53
A rectangular information signal reproducing opening 55 is formed over one side.
The information signal reproducing opening 55
The shutter member 56 that opens and closes is slidably attached.
Have been. The shutter member 56 is a disk case 51.
The shutter release engagement groove 57 formed on one side of the
Inside the right side of day holder 41 (41A-41D)
The shutter opening projection 45 protruding inward (see FIG.
6) enters and the shutter member 56 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow F.
The information signal reproducing opening 55 is opened when the slide is performed.
And a shutter formed on the side surface of the shutter member 56.
The front right side of the carrier holder 41 is inserted into the engagement hole 58 for closing the jack.
The shutter closing member 46 (FIG. 6) provided on the side face is fitted.
And the shutter member 56 is indicated by an arrow G.
Opening for information signal reproduction by sliding in the direction
55 is closed. As described above, the carrier 50 is a shutter member.
56 and the information signal reproducing opening 55 are directed rightward.
(Turn to the direction of the disc player section 71 (FIG. 8)
) Is stored in the carrier holder 41. Thus shea
The ivy member 56 slides and the information signal reproducing opening 55
Is opened, and the optical disk 52 is opened to the information signal reproducing opening 5.
5 and stored in the car holder 41
It has been made. Further, four engaging members are provided on the lower surface of the disk case 51.
Stop holes 59a to 59d are formed, and the locking holes 59a to 5d are formed.
In 9d, the carrier 50 is loaded in the disk player section 71.
When it is placed on the optical block 86 (FIG. 9).
Positioning shafts 87a to 87d (FIG. 9)
It is made to be fitted from. That is, the cable 50 is a turntable.
Entry opening 53, information signal reproducing opening 55, and locking
Holes 59a to 59d are exposed from below the carrier holder 41.
In such a state that it is stored in the holder 41.
Have been. In addition, as shown in FIG.
At the left side of 0A-40D, there are 4 key insertion holes.
0A-40D
Tongues 60A to 60D are provided. The button 60 for the cable eject (60A
To 60D), as shown in FIG.
To the inside of the device body 3 at the left side of
It consists of a molded rod-shaped member, one end of which protrudes
And the other end is in contact with the lock lever 61.
You. The lock lever 61 is folded inside the car holder 41
The locking claw 61a includes a bent locking claw 61a.
a fits into a locking hole 51a formed on the side surface of the carrier 50.
The carrier 50 is inserted into the carrier holder 41 by inserting
To be locked. The lock lever 61 is a carrier holder 4.
1 is rotatably mounted on a rotating shaft 61b provided on the lower surface.
And provided on the lower surface of the carrier holder 41.
It is in contact with the engagement protrusion 62a of the connection plate 62. Therefore,
The button 60 for the cable eject and the connecting plate 62
It is configured to interlock via the clever 61. The connecting plate 62 extends in the front-rear direction.
A guide slot 62b is formed, and a key is inserted into the guide slot 62b.
Support pins 62c protruding from the bottom of the day holder are slidable
To be engaged with. Also behind the connecting plate 62
Is provided with a coil spring 63. The coil
The spring 63 has one end attached to the connecting plate 62.
In both cases, the other end is fixed to the carrier holder 41,
The connecting plate 62 is urged in the direction indicated by the arrow H.
Have been. The connecting plate 62 is located on the left side of the caddy holder 41.
Locking portion 6 protruding rearward in the direction
2d, and the locking portion 62d is
A substantially L-shaped strike provided along the left rear corner
It is in contact with one end of the hood member 64. Stopper member 64
The shaft 6 provided at the left rear corner of the carrier holder 41
5 is rotatably mounted on the shaft. If you wind the string around the shaft 65,
A wire 66 is wound and one end is
And the other end is fixed to the
The stopper member is fixed to the stopper member 64 so that the stopper member
Reference numeral 64 is adapted to be biased to rotate clockwise. The shaft 65 is provided with one of the eject levers 68.
The end is rotatably mounted on the shaft. The eject lever 68
It is extended along the back of the cable holder 41,
Along the eject lever 68, on the back of the cable holder 41
Through the opening (not shown) formed, the carrier 50
Is made to abut. The eject lever 68 is a stopper member.
64, which is fixed to the rising portion 64a.
The eject lever 68 is integrated with the stopper member 64 and is
It is designed to rotate about 65 as a rotation center. Or
As a result, as shown in FIG.
In the state where day 50 is stored,
When the eject button 60 is pressed, the lock lever 6 is pressed.
1 rotates clockwise and is formed on the side of the carrier 50.
The locking claw 61a is separated from the locking hole 51a by
State is released. At the same time, the lock lever 61 is connected to the connecting plate.
Slide 62 forward in the direction indicated by arrow I. to this
The locking portion 62d is further separated from the stopper member 64,
The stopper member 64 is integrated with the eject lever 68 and
Rotate in the direction. As a result, the eject lever 68
As shown in FIG. 7, the carrier 50 is
And push it out from the front of the cable insertion slot 40.
You. As shown in FIG. 2, the front panel
2 The button 8 for the cable eject on the front is connected to this
The rod-shaped member 8A has a
When the eject button 8 is pressed, the rod-shaped member 8A
Projecting from the rear of the front panel 2 to the front of the device body 3
Press the provided button 60A for cable eject.
You. Thus, the front panel 2 is mounted on the main body 3 of the apparatus.
Push the button 8 for the cable eject
Then, the cable housed in the cable holder 41A
The 50A can be made to protrude forward from the cable insertion slot 7.
it can. On the other hand, the key holder 41
To store the caddy 50, the caddy insertion slot 40
The caddy 50 is pushed backward from behind. to this
Thus, the cable 50 has an eject lever 68 and a storage
While rotating the pawl member 64 in the counterclockwise direction,
It slides backward in the da 41. In accordance with this, the stopper member 64 is engaged with the locking portion.
Go inside 62d. In addition, carry day 50
When the coil spring 63 is pushed down to the deepest part of the
Of the locking member 61 urged in the counterclockwise direction by
The hook 61a enters the locking hole 51a on the side of the carrier 50.
And the connecting plate 62 slides in the direction indicated by the arrow H.
Then, the locking portion 62d locks the stopper member 64, and FIG.
As shown, the carrier holder 41 and therefore the
The carrier 50 can be stored in the main body 3. (4) Apparatus main body The apparatus main body 3 is, as shown in FIG.
Carry holders 41A- having structures 61-68 (FIG. 6).
The stocker portion 70 in which 41D is stored in a stacked state is correct.
It is located on the left side of the
A player section 71 is provided. Desk player part 7
An elevator 1 is supported substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the housing 72.
And has an external load 73. The front side and the back side of the elevator chassis 73
And a pantograph-shaped support connected in an X-shape on the left side.
A support 74 is provided, and the support 74 is
Are rotatably connected by connecting pins 74a.
Also, of the support 74, for example, the elevator chassis 73
One end of the support provided on the front side is the case 72 and the element.
Beta chassis 73 is pivoted by shaft pins 74b and 74c.
And the other end of the long hole 72a of the housing 72 and
A shaft pin 74d is inserted into the long hole 73a of the elevator chassis 73.
And 74e so that it can expand and contract vertically.
The elevator chassis 73 is supported. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
3 When viewed from the front, the rear right side of the elevator chassis 73
In the corners, pinion 75 and motor 76 for driving it
A lifting mechanism consisting of a vehicle group 77 is mounted, and
A rack 78 is erected at the rear right corner of the body 72,
The rack 78 and the pinion 75 mesh with each other. Accordingly, the pinion 75 of the lifting mechanism is
When driven by the gear group 77 through the gear group 76, the pinion 7
5 rotates with respect to the rack 78, and this
The elevator chassis 73 is mounted on the housing 72 based on the rotation direction.
Is raised or lowered with respect to. here
As the elevator chassis 73 moves up and down,
The support 74 is expanded and contracted.
Are equal, the elevator chassis 73 rises.
When the lowering mechanism raises and lowers the right rear corner, other corners
It is raised and lowered at the same height as the rear right corner,
The entire elevator chassis 73 is flat against the bottom of the housing 72.
It is made to go up and down in a row. In addition, the front right side of the housing 72
Support shafts 79 and 80 are provided upright at the rear right side.
And the corresponding elevator chassis 73
Elevator chassis are located at the front right and rear right
A bearing hole is formed to penetrate through the thickness of 73
And the support shafts 79 and 80 slide in the bearing holes, respectively.
The elevator chassis 73 is freely penetrated,
When moving up and down, the elevator chassis 73 moves horizontally.
It has been made not to be. Therefore, the elevator chassis 73 is mounted on the housing 7.
You can move up and down vertically while keeping horizontal with the bottom of 2.
It has been done. Also on the elevator chassis 73
An optical position detection sensor (not shown) is provided,
When the beta chassis 73 is moved up and down, the position detection sensor
Of the position detection plate (not shown) set in the housing 72
By reading the load, the elevator chassis 73
When the desired vertical position is reached, a detection signal is sent to the motor 76.
And the motor 76 is stopped. In the central part of the elevator chassis 73,
Is a turntable that supports and rotates the optical disk 52
81 and a spindle motor for rotating this
Record information from the rotated optical disc 52
Optical pickup 82 for reading, optical pickup 82
Is supported so that it can move in the direction of the turntable 81.
The rotational driving force of the feed screw shaft 83 and the motor 84
Optical blotter equipped with a gear 85 for transmitting to the spindle 83
A squash 86 is provided. The optical block 86 is not shown.
The drive mechanism causes the carriage 50 to move the elevator chassis 7
3 When it is pulled out to the playback position above,
Yak, and when playback ends, return to the original lower position
It has been made to return. Further, the four sides on the optical block 86
At the position, four positioning shafts 87a to 87d are erected,
Positioning of two of the positioning shafts 87a to 87d
The axes 87a and 87d are on the left of the optical block 86.
At the end, i.e., very close to the cable sticker 70.
Have been. As a result, the positioning shafts 87a to 87d are
Day 50 is loaded on elevator chassis 73
And the left side of the carrier 50 is contained in the carrier
Almost 1/8 overlater to other delivered 50
Locking hole 5 formed in the lower surface of the carrier 50
9a to 59d (FIG. 5).
ing. In addition, above the turntable 81, FIG.
As shown at 0, at the front and rear positions of the elevator chassis 73
Supported and spans the front and rear positions of the elevator chassis 73
A holder holder 88 that is shaped like
The carrier holder press 88 is connected to the carrier holder 41.
Is loaded on the elevator chassis 73
50 is pressed from above, and the carrier 50 is thereby lifted.
It is designed to be stably held on the
You. Further, at a position rearward of the elevator chassis 73,
As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG.
A feeding mechanism 90 is mounted. Carry holder transfer mechanism
90 is formed so as to extend in the direction of the carrier
The shaped slide lever 91 and the slide lever 9
1 comprises a motor 92 for driving the gear 1 through a gear unit.
I have. Here, the gear section is constituted by the following gear group.
Has been established. That is, as shown in FIG.
Is not formed, the partial toothless gear 93 is an elevator
The shaft 73 is attached to the rising portion 94 (FIG. 10) on the back of the
ing. A roller 93a is provided near the circumference of the partial toothless gear 93.
Is mounted on the slide lever 91
It is inserted into a long hole 91a formed downward. Similarly, the rear of the elevator chassis 73 stands upright.
A gear 95 having a small-diameter tooth portion 95a is provided on the rising portion 94.
It is mounted on a shaft 96. Also, the shaft 96 rises
One end of a swing arm 97 is pivotally mounted on the part 94 side.
A shaft 98 is provided at the other end of the swing arm 97.
Is fixed so as to protrude from both surfaces of the shaft 98.
Through the swing arm 97, the elevator chassis 73
The part protruding in the direction of the rising part 94 is an elevator system.
Inside through hole 99 formed in rising portion 94 of yaw 73
And the other side of the swing arm 97
The gear 100 is rotatably mounted on the part protruding from the surface of
It is attached. The gear 100 and the small-diameter tooth portion 95a of the gear 95
Are engaged and not specifically shown here.
However, it is engaged with the swing arm 97 via a friction member.
You. The gear 100 and the partially toothless gear 93 are partially toothless.
The teeth of the gear 93 mesh with each other in a range where the teeth are formed.
Have been. The gear 9 is placed on the elevator chassis 73.
5 is mounted, and the motor 92
The driving force is transmitted to the gear 95 via the intermediate gear group 101.
It has been made. The length of the slide lever 91 is large in the left-right direction.
A hole 91b is formed, and the long hole 91b has a casing.
It protrudes from the inside of the back of the body 72 toward the inside of the housing 72.
Guide pin 102 is slidably fitted into the
The slide lever 91 is supported by the guide pin 102
It can slide in the left and right direction within the area where the long hole 91b is formed.
It has been made. Thus, in the state shown in FIG.
Is rotated in the forward direction, so that the gear 95 has a counterclock
When driven in the direction, the gear 100
The engaged swing arm 97 is in the rotational direction of the gear 100.
The shaft 98 is moved by the through hole 99
It is now in a regulated state, and thus the swing arm
2 to the lower position. As a result, the gear 100 becomes partially toothless gear 93
And the partial toothless gear 93 is indicated by an arrow K in FIG.
12 and then the gear 10 as shown in FIG.
Stops rotation when the meshing state with 0 is released
You. Accordingly, the partial toothless gear 93 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow K.
As a result, the slide lever 91 is moved by the roller 93a.
And while being supported by the rod-shaped member 102,
In the direction indicated by arrow L in FIG.
In the direction of pull-in). On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG.
Gear 92 in the direction shown by arrow M
When moved, the swing arm 97 moves upward as shown in FIG.
Return to the inclined position. As a result, the gear 100 is partially toothless.
The partially toothless gear 93 meshes with the gear 93 in FIG.
Rotate in the direction indicated by arrow N, and then
The meshing state with the gear 100 is released and the rotation stops.
You. At this time, the slide lever 91 is
a and is supported by the rod-shaped member 102.
While the direction indicated by the arrow O in FIG.
In the direction of the push-in direction).
Stop back to. The slide lever 91 is shown in FIG.
Slightly retract after moving to the final position in the pushing direction shown in
To return to the direction
The locking claw 103 (FIG. 13) of the ride lever 91 is a carrier.
The engagement projections 104A to 104D of the holder 41 (FIG. 13)
They are not touched. Here, the carriage of the slide lever 91
As shown in FIG. 13, the tip portion on the side of
When folded to the back of the day holder 41,
In addition, a U-shaped locking claw 103 is formed at the tip of the
The U-shaped locking claw 103 is provided with carrier holders 41A to 41D.
Engagement projections 104A to 10
Move up and down at a position that sandwiches 4D
By doing so, the engagement protrusions 104A to 104D are
It can be driven in the left and right directions. The engagement protrusions 104A to 104D are
On the support plate 105 erected in parallel with the rear plate of the housing 72
The guide slots 106A to 106D formed at the right and left
Projecting rearward while being guided in the direction
Is engaged with the locking claw 103. In addition, cable holder 41
L-shaped engaging protrusions 10 are provided at the front end portions on the right side surfaces of A to 41D.
7A to 107D protrude forward, and beyond
A guide groove 108 whose end is formed inside the front plate of the housing 72.
A to 108D are slidably fitted respectively. The guide grooves 108A to 108D are
The engagement protrusion 107 is formed so as to be extended.
A-107D is formed to almost the same thickness as
The inner grooves 108A to 108D are provided with engaging projections 107A to 107D.
Is movably held in the left-right direction. Each set of guide slots 106A and 108A, 1
06B and 108B, 106C and 108C, and 1
06D and 108D are sequentially stacked, respectively.
Shaped to have almost the same horizontal length at the height position
Has been established. Thereby, for example, the carrier holder 41
A is not supported by the guide slot 106A and the guide groove 108A.
It can be slid in the left and right direction in a horizontal state
And the carrier holder 41A is the carrier
When it is stored in the portion 70, the engagement protrusion 1
04A and the engagement protrusion 107A
A and the operation state of contacting the left end of the guide groove 108A is canceled.
While regulating the day holder 41A, the carrier
State that the disk 41A is loaded in the disk player section 71
When the guide slot 106A and the guide groove 1
08A is in contact with the right end of the cable holder 4.
1A is regulated. Here, the guide slot 106A and the guide groove 108
At the right end of A, the car 50A is the elevator chassis 73.
When loaded on top, the left side of
Other caddies stored in the nesting box 70
On the right side of 50B-50D, almost the entire cable 50A
To the position where it is locked in the state of being overlapped by 1/8.
And the carrier 50 is completely
The main body of the device is compared with the case where the device is pulled out from the stocker portion 70.
3 can be reduced in the left-right direction. (5) Operation of the Embodiment In the above configuration, the operator operates the cable
Carry 50A stored at the top of 70 and at hand
If you want to replace the desired cable in
With the front panel 2 attached to the main body 3,
Key eject box on the front of the panel 2
The tongue 8 is pressed. At this time,
The carrier 50A was placed on top of the front panel 2
Through the cable insertion slot 7 formed to face
It is projected forward. So the operator has
From the cable insertion slot 7 to the cable storage box 70
To do it. On the other hand, the cable
A carrier other than the carrier 50A stored at the top
50B to 50D or multiple carriers 50A to 50D
If the operator wants to change the
Panel for front panel eject provided in front of panel 2
By pressing the tongue 6, the front panel 2 is
Remove from the device body 3. Next, a plurality of devices provided on the front of the
From the buttons 60A-60D for the cable eject
A desired button is selected and pressed. At this time,
Keys stored in the steps corresponding to the pressed buttons
Because yaday 50A-50D protrude forward,
In place of this, the user inserts the cable at hand into the cable insertion slot 40A.
-40D is inserted into the cable sticker 70. this
Thereafter, the front panel 2 is mounted on the apparatus main body 3 again. Here, it is stored in the carrier
For example, the third stage from the top of the caddies 50A to 50D
The optical data stored in the cable 50C housed in the step
If you are trying to regenerate the Isk information,
The chassis 73 moves up and down and removes the carrier 41C.
Stop at the position where At this time, the tip of the slide lever 91
The locking claw 103 formed at the end is the elevator chassis 73.
Protruding from the back of the caddy holder 41 in conjunction with
Moves vertically between the engaged projections 104A to 104D
Then, it stops at the position of the engagement protrusion 104C. Next, the motor 92 rotates forward to rotate the slide lever.
-91 is indicated by an arrow L (FIG. 9),
Drive in one direction. At this time, the cable holder 41C is
As shown in FIG. 13, the guide slot 106C and the guide groove 10
The slide lever 91 is supported horizontally by 8C.
In the direction in which the disc is inserted into the disc insertion slot 40C.
A disk player section 7 provided substantially at right angles to the disk player section 7
It is pulled out in three directions. Thereafter, the carrier holder 41C is partially
The meshing state of the gear 93 (FIG. 11) is released,
The mating projections 104C and 107C are guide elongated holes 106C and a plan.
By contacting the right end of the inner groove 108C, the disk
The movement in the direction of the layer unit 71 is stopped. In this state, the inside of the carrier holder 41C is
The caddy 50C stored in is shown by a dashed line in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Carriers 50A, 50B, and 50D are attached to carrier 50C.
Overlaps approximately 1/8 of the entire area of Figure here
The solid line 9 is housed in the cable sticker 70.
The positions of cables 50A, 50B, 50D, and the two-dot chain line
The carrier housed in the carrier unit 70
The position of the rudder 41A, 41B, 41D is shown. Next, an optical block 86 (FIG. 9)
Ascends to the position provided on the block chassis 86.
The positioning shafts 87a to 87d are formed on the lower surface of the carrier 50C.
Into the positioning holes 59a to 59d (FIG. 5).
In both cases, the turntable 81 is the magnetic plate 5 of the optical disc 52.
4 and the carrier holder holder (Fig. 10)
The day holder is pressed and held from above to chuck. On the other hand, on the elevator chassis 73
The carrier 50C is loaded into the carrier
When returning to, the optical block 86 moves downward.
And the positioning shafts 87a to 87d and the turntable 8
1 is separated from the positioning holes 59a to 59d and the magnetic plate 54
I do. Next, the motor 92 rotates in the reverse direction and the slide lever 91 is moved.
Driving is performed in the direction of the carriage stick 70 shown by the arrow O.
At this time, the carrier holder 41C is inserted into the guide slot 106C and the guide slot 106C.
While being supported horizontally by the guide groove 108C,
Pushed in the direction of the carriage stick 70 by the drive lever 91
Be impregnated. Thereafter, the carrier holder 41C is partially
The meshing state of the gear 93 is released, and the engagement projection 10
4C and 107C are the guide slot 106C and the guide groove 108
By contacting the left end of the C, the carry-out stick 7
Return to the storage position within 0 and stop the movement. Also Day 5
Within 0A or 50B or 50D
When reproducing the information of the stored optical disk, the same
Works like this. (6) Effects of the embodiment As described above, according to the present invention, attachment / detachment to / from the apparatus main body 3
With the freely mounted front panel 2,
Then, a disk sticker 70 is provided on the front panel 2.
An insertion port 7 for one caddy is provided for communication, and
A plurality of insertion openings 40A to 40A in the main body 3 side.
By installing D, the convenience of one piece and the chain
While being able to combine both the convenience of
Data that can effectively use the space in front of the front panel 2.
It is possible to realize a disc player 1 with an issuer.
You. An optical disk having a diameter of 64 mm is used as a recording medium.
Use the disc and disc player section 71
Insertion slot 7, in the direction of disk insertion into 40A-40D
Is provided almost at right angles to the depth of the entire device 3
Can be further reduced, for example, if it is used for vehicles,
Large enough to be stored in the console box inside the vehicle
Disk player with disk changer
Can be realized. (7) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiments, an optical disk is used as a recording medium.
The case where only the information signal is reproduced using the
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and magneto-optical
Use the disk and place the magnetics on the optical block 86.
Recording of information signal by providing head and optical pickup
And a disk changer for playback
The present invention can also be applied to a disk player. In the above embodiment, the recording medium and
Using an optical disk with a diameter of 64 mm
In other words, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, as a recording medium
Apparatus using CD (Compact Disk) or CHENJYATA
Species such as devices using IFD's FDD (Flopy Disk Drive)
Widely suitable for various disk players with disk engineering
Can be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the disk
The player section 71 is located on the right front side of the disk sticker section 70.
Although the case of arrangement is described, the present invention is not limited to this.
The disk player 70 in front of the disk storage
May be arranged on the side of the device.
The day is located in the horizontal (side) direction of the stocker section 70.
What is necessary is just to arrange a player part. Further above
In the above-described embodiment, the front panel 2 is attached to the apparatus body 3.
On the device body 3 side as a detachable mechanism that detachably attaches
When the lever device 14 and the hooks 10A and 10B are provided,
The notch 15 and the notch 15
According to the present invention, the engaging recesses 11A and 11B are provided.
Is not limited to this. For example, the device body 3 and the front panel 2
And various attachments such as
An attachment / detachment mechanism can be applied. Further, in the above embodiment, the front
The insertion slot 7 provided on the front of the panel 2 and the main body
3. A key insertion slot 40A provided at the top of the front
However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Make the cable insertion slot 7 communicate with the cable insertion slot 40B.
And the back of the cable insertion slot 7
By disposing the disk player section 71 in the
Remove the cable inserted from the day insertion slot 7
Directly into the disc player section 71 without going through the cover section 70
You may make it. Further, in the above embodiment, the disk
Day and disk loaded in player section 71
The carrier housed in the housing 70 is divided by 1 /
About 8 overlaps were made.
Not limited to this, the carrier can be completely
From the disc player unit 71
Select various values for good and overlapping values
The main point is to enter the turntable for the Caday 50
The opening 53 and the information signal reproducing opening 55 are
What is necessary is just to pull out to the position facing the layer part 71. Further, in the above embodiment, the carrier
A guide slot 106 having a sliding hole shape as a means for transporting
A to 106D and groove-shaped guide grooves 108A to 108D
The engagement protrusions 104A to 104D and the engagement protrusion 10
7A to 107D are inserted and slided.
However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Instead of A-106D and guide grooves 108A-108D,
For example, a sliding shaft is provided and the carrier holder 41 is attached to the sliding shaft.
Engage and slide a sliding bearing fixed to a part
For example, various other transporting means can be used. As described above, according to the present invention, it is detachable.
The front panel provided at
By providing an insertion port facing one of them,
When the printer panel is attached to the main unit,
Recording medium through one of the second insertion slot and the first insertion slot.
Check the recording medium for only one of the
Indeed can be inserted and removed, as well as storing other recording media
Hiding parts and take-out controls to make space in front of the device effective
It is possible to use it and give it a degree of functionality and design freedom
Yes, and the front panel has been removed from the main unit.
In the state, it is easy to
Since the recording medium can be inserted and removed,
The disc player is extremely user-friendly.
Easy-to-use disk player with disk engineer
Can be realized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a disk player with a disk changer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a front panel is removed from the apparatus main body. FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view for explaining the operation of the lever device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the lever device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the carrier as viewed from below. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the cable eject mechanism in a state in which the cable is stored in the cable holder. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the cable eject mechanism in a state in which the cable is ejected from the cable holder. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the apparatus main body according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view for explaining the operation of the cable. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the elevator chassis as viewed from the back. FIG. 11 is a rear view of the carriage mechanism when the carriage is stored in the carriage box; FIG. 12 is a rear view of the carriage holder transfer mechanism when the carriage is pulled out to the disk player section. FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the operation of the carriage holder. [Explanation of Signs] 1 ... Disc player with disc changer, 2 ...
... front panel, 3 ... device body, 6 ... front panel eject button, 7, 40A to 40D ... cable insertion slot, 8, 60A to 60D ... cable eject button, 41 (41A to 41D) ) Carrier holder, 50 (50A to 50D) Carrier, 70 Disk stocker portion 71 Disk player portion 73
…… Elevator chassis, 81 …… Turntable, 8
2 Optical pickup, 90 Carrier holder transfer mechanism, 91 Slide lever, 93 Partial toothless gear, 97 Swing arm, 103 Locking pawl, 104
A to 104D, 107A to 107D: engagement projections, 10
6A to 106D: Guide slot, 108A to 108D:
Guide groove.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (1)The storage medium provided on the front of the
A plurality of first insertion openings for insertion; Inserted through the corresponding first insertion opening
A plurality of storage medium storage units for storing storage media, Each is stored in the corresponding storage medium storage section
A copy for removing the storage medium from the storage medium storage unit.
A number retrieval operator, The recording is selectively performed from one of the plurality of recording medium storage units.
A disc player unit that pulls out a medium to record or play back
Havingthe aboveThe device body,A second insertion port provided opposite one of the first insertion ports;
Has an entrance, It is provided detachably with respect to the device main body.
With the front panel partThe state where the front panel is attached to the device body
Then, the recording medium is collected through the second and first insertion openings.
The recording medium can be attached to and detached from one of the
On the front panel, the other storage medium storage
Concealing the above-mentioned take-out operator, The front panel is detached from the main unit
The storage medium through the corresponding first insertion port.
The recording medium can be attached to and detached from each storage section Features
A disk player with a disk changer.