JP3606739B2 - Recording medium moving mechanism - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a recording medium moving mechanism used for moving a recording medium case into an apparatus such as a performance apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, as a means for inserting a case for a recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a case) into a predetermined position inside the apparatus, a mechanism using a mechanism for directly inserting the case into the apparatus is mainly used. In some cases, a mechanism for transporting and inserting into the apparatus is used. In such a mechanism, the tray body has a function of holding the case in the transport tray body and preventing an erroneous device of the case. In addition, when the case is transported to the inside of the apparatus by the tray and then transported again to the performance position inside the apparatus, it is transported in conjunction with the tray or transported by the same drive mechanism as the tray. .
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described prior art, in a device that uses a transport tray for transporting the case and sets the storage position and performance position of the case inside the device, reciprocation from the storage position to the performance position can be easily performed. I can't. In addition, since the erroneous mounting detection of the tray is performed after the tray is conveyed into the apparatus, there is a problem that it takes time to detect the erroneous mounting.
Further, in the configuration having the same drive mechanism as that of the tray described above, a part of the drive mechanism may come into contact with the performance device, and the vibration-proofing effect of the performance device may be reduced.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a recording medium moving mechanism capable of stably and reliably transporting a recording medium case to and from a predetermined position inside the apparatus. It is intended to provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a tray provided with case holding means for holding the recording medium case to be mounted by reciprocating between an attaching / detaching position where the recording medium case can be attached and detached and a predetermined internal position of the apparatus. And holding / non-holding switching operation of the recording medium case of the case holding means is performed according to the reciprocating operation of the tray, and the case holding means is erroneously attached to the recording medium case. In the recording medium moving mechanism that functions as a recording medium erroneous mounting prevention means for preventing the recording medium , the case holding means is attached to the back surface portion of the tray by a snap hit to perform holding / non-holding switching operation. A switching means that is biased by a biasing member, and the snap hit and the biasing member are positioned so as to be positioned inside the apparatus regardless of the position of the tray. Even when the tray is located at the case attachment / detachment position outside the apparatus, it is possible to prevent the snap hit part and the biasing means from coming off by touching the user's hand. is there.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, at the internal position of the apparatus, the recording medium case is further pulled into the apparatus from the tray taking the non-holding position, or the recording medium case is inserted into the tray. It is characterized by having a case moving means for performing a return movement for returning the apparatus, and it is possible to adopt a configuration that improves the vibration isolation characteristics of the apparatus.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the holding / non-holding switching operation of the case holding means with respect to the recording medium case is performed according to the pulling movement and the return movement of the case moving means. The case movement can be performed rationally and with high reliability.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the positional deviation of the recording medium case is corrected when the return movement is performed on the contact portion of the case holding unit with respect to the recording medium case. The taper portion is provided, and the return operation of the case with respect to the tray can be stably performed.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of a recording medium moving apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements, and the repeated explanation thereof is omitted.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a recording medium moving mechanism of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a recording medium case (hereinafter referred to as a case), and 11a and 11b are front side in the insertion direction. Case corners, 12a and 12b are rear case corners, 13 and 14 are recesses, 20 is a tray, 30 is an arm, 40 is a lever, and 80 is an apparatus housing.
The case 10 is a thin, substantially rectangular parallelepiped thin shape with a different width and depth, the case corners 11a, 11b on the front side in the insertion direction are curved, and the case corners 12a, 12b on the rear side in the insertion direction. Is substantially a non-curved surface, and further, recessed portions 13 and 14 are provided on the back side in the vicinity of the case corners 11a and 11b on the front side in the insertion direction.
[0013]
FIG. 1 shows a state in which the tray 20, the arm 30 having the case position holding means and the erroneous attachment preventing means, and the lever 40 for rotating the arm 30 are located at the detachable position where the case 10 can be attached and detached. It is. In this apparatus, the position at which the case 10 moves and stops includes three positions: an attachment / detachment position outside the apparatus housing 80, a storage position inside the apparatus housing 80, and a performance position located at the rear of the storage position. Is set. The case 10 is conveyed from the attachment / detachment position to the storage position by the operation of the tray 20, and further moves from the storage position to the performance position by the operation of a case drawing mechanism (not shown) inside the performance device (not shown).
[0014]
2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part for further explaining the configuration of the recording apparatus moving mechanism shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, 21 is a right side wall portion of the mounting portion, 22 is a left side wall portion of the mounting portion, 23 is Mounting portion front side wall portion, 24 is a mounting portion cylindrical protrusion, 25 is an arc-shaped groove, 26 is an incision portion, 27a and 27b are L-shaped guide protrusions, 28 is a spring hooking rib, 29 is a snap hit, 31 is an engagement Joint hole 32, arm upper cylindrical projection 33, arm lower cylindrical projection 34, case abutting wall portion 35, curved wall portion 36, tapered wall portion 37, convex portion 37, 41 a and 41 b guide grooves, 42 is a cam groove, 43 is a spring hook hole, 44 is a bent portion, 50 is a tension spring that biases the lever 40, o is an opening for incorporating the guide grooves 41a and 41b, and g is a guide portion for the guide grooves 41a and 41b. It is.
[0015]
The tray 20 is provided with a placement portion on which the case 10 can be placed. This placement portion is composed of a placement portion right side wall portion 21 on the right side when viewed from the front of the device, a placement portion left side wall portion 22 on the left side when viewed from the front of the device, and a front side wall portion 23 of the device portion. The distance between the placement portion right side wall portion 21 and the placement portion left side wall portion 22 is set to be approximately the same length as the width of the case 10.
[0016]
The tray 20 has a mounting portion cylindrical protrusion 24 on the lower right side thereof, an arc-shaped groove 25 having an arc shape centered on the mounting portion cylindrical protrusion 24, and a case angle on the right side in the apparatus inside of the mounted case 10. The incision 26 at a position engaging with the portion 11 a, L-shaped guide protrusions 27 a and 27 b at the front and rear portions of the incision 26, the spring hooking rib 28 at the rear of the incision 26, and the reverse of the rear part of the spring hooking rib 28 An L-shaped snap hit 29 is provided.
[0017]
The arm 30 is located on the lower surface of the tray 20 and engages with an engagement hole 31 that engages with the mounting portion cylindrical protrusion 24 of the tray 20, an arm upper cylindrical protrusion 32 that engages and slides with the arcuate groove 25 of the tray 20, An arm lower cylindrical projection 33 coaxial with the upper cylindrical projection 32, a case abutting wall 34 where the case 10 abuts, and a tapered wall 36 connected to the case abutting wall 34. , A curved wall 35 having a curved surface similar to the curved surface of the corner 11a on the right side inside the device of the case 10 and a convex portion 37 that engages with the right concave portion 13 of the case 10 are provided. . The case contact wall portion 34, the tapered wall portion 36, the curved wall portion 35, and the convex portion 37 are located above the incision portion 26 of the tray 20.
[0018]
The lever 40 is arranged on the lower side of the arm 30 and is provided with two guide grooves 41 a and 41 b for engaging with the L-shaped guide protrusions 27 a and 27 b of the tray 20 to slide and hold the lever 40. The lever 40 also has a cam groove 42 for sliding the arm lower cylindrical protrusion 33, a spring hooking hole 43, and a bent portion 44 at the rear end.
The tension spring 50 is hooked between the spring hooking rib 28 of the tray 20 and the spring hooking hole 43 of the lever 40 to urge the lever 40 toward the rear of the apparatus.
[0019]
The engaged state of the tray 20, the arm 30, the lever 40, and the tension spring 50 having the respective components as described above will be described.
The arm 30 is disposed on the lower surface of the tray 20 so as to be rotatable along the arcuate groove 25 around the mounting portion cylindrical protrusion 24 and is held between the tray 20 and the lever 40.
[0020]
The lever 40 is slidably held by the L-shaped guide protrusions 27a and 27b of the tray 20 with the arm 30 interposed therebetween. At this time, the arm lower cylindrical projection 33 is engaged with and guided by the cam groove 42 of the lever 40. With such a configuration, the arm 30 rotates as the lever 40 slides in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus. The lever 40 is assembled into the tray 20 by inserting the L-shaped guide protrusions 27a and 27b of the tray 20 into the respective incorporation openings o of the guide grooves 41a and 41b of the lever 40. At this time, the reverse L-shaped snap hit 29 of the tray 20 is pushed and expanded toward the inside of the apparatus, and the bent portion 44 at the rear end of the lever 40 is inserted and assembled. After the insertion, the L-shaped guide protrusions 27a and 27b of the tray 20 are slid in the rear direction of the apparatus so that the L-shaped guide protrusions 27a and 27b of the tray 20 are positioned at the position of the guide part g from the position of the respective mounting openings o of the guide grooves 41a and 41b. The lever 40 is held, and the reverse L-shaped snap hit 29 of the tray 20 is positioned in the direction toward the front of the apparatus from the bent portion 44 at the rear end of the lever 40. It functions to prevent going back to the opening o.
[0021]
The lever 40 is always urged toward the rear of the apparatus by the tension spring 50 hung between the tray 20 and the lever 40, and the front end surfaces of the guide grooves 41 a and 41 b of the lever 40 are L-shaped guide protrusions of the tray 20. Abuts against the front end faces of 27a and 27b, respectively. The snap hits 29 and the tension springs 50 of the tray 20 are disposed at the rear of the tray 20 and remain inside the apparatus even when the tray 20 is moved to the attachment / detachment position of the case.
[0022]
The operation of the arm 30 and the lever 40 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part showing a state in which the tray 20 is located at the attachment / detachment position, and FIG. 3 (A) is a plan view and FIG. 3 (B) is a schematic side perspective view of FIG. Is. In FIG. 3, 60 is a holder, 61 is an inclined surface portion, 62 is an apex projection portion, 70 is a recording medium performance device (hereinafter referred to as performance device), 71 is a case holder, 72 is a pull-in lever, and 73 is an extrusion end surface. .
In the state of FIG. 3, the lever 40 is slidably held by two L-shaped guide protrusions 27 a and 27 b of the tray 20, and is urged toward the rear of the apparatus by a tension spring 50. Due to this urging force, the front end surfaces of the guide grooves 41a and 41b are in contact with the front end surfaces of the L-shaped guide protrusions 27a and 27b of the tray 20, respectively.
[0023]
The arm 30 is pivotally held in the device inner direction by the action of the cam groove 42 of the lever 40. At this time, the case contact wall portion 34, the curved wall portion 35, and the convex portion 37 of the arm 30 are positioned above the incision portion 26 of the tray 20, and these are the placement portion right side wall portion 21 of the tray 20. , And functions to hold the case 10 placed together with the placement portion left side wall portion 22 and the placement portion front side wall portion 23.
[0024]
Further, at the performance position of the case 10, the performance device 70 and case pulling drive means to the performance device 70 (description of elemental operations of the performance device and case pull-in driving means are omitted) are anti-vibration rubber (not shown). Is placed and held on the holder 60. The holder 60 has a slope portion 61 and a vertex projection portion 62 and is positioned behind the lever 40. The case retraction mechanism includes a case holder 71 that holds and holds the case 10 inside the performance device 70, a recess 14 on the left side of the case 10, a retraction lever 72 that retracts the case 10 into the case holder 71, and the tray 20. The case 10 is placed on the rear side of the case 10 and has a case pushing end face 73 that is interlocked with the pull-in lever 72.
[0025]
FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part showing a state in which the tray is moved to the storage position. FIG. 4 (A) is a plan view and FIG. 4 (B) is a schematic side perspective view of FIG. 4 (A). It is. When the tray 20 moves to the storage position, the bent portion 44 at the rear end of the lever 40 held by the tray 20 is pressed by the slope apex protrusion 62 of the holder 60, and the lever 40 moves toward the front of the apparatus. To do. By the movement operation of the lever 40, the arm 30 is rotated to the right side of the device along the cam groove 42 of the lever 40, and the case contact wall portion 34, the curved wall portion 35, and the convex portion 37 of the arm 30 are moved. The case 10 is rotated to the right and the holding of the case 10 by the arm 30 is released. At this time, the case 10 is held on the rear side of the apparatus by the case pushing end face 73 in the performance apparatus 70 located at the rear of the tray.
In the state shown in FIG. 4, a case drawing operation from the tray 20 to the performance device 70 or a case return movement operation from the performance device 70 to the tray 20 is performed.
[0026]
The case pull-in operation to the performance device 70 is performed by operating the case pull-in drive means in the performance device 70 so that the pull-in lever 72 is inserted into the concave portion 14 on the left side of the case 10 and is inserted into the case holder 71 inside the performance device 70. This is done by retracting the case 10. On the other hand, the case return movement operation to the tray 20 is performed by pushing the case 10 to the tray 20 by the reverse action of the case pulling operation by the action of the pulling lever 72 and the case pushing end surface 73.
[0027]
FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part showing a state in which the holder 60 is vertically lowered toward the bottom of the apparatus by another driving means (not shown) when the tray is in the storage position, and a plan view is shown in FIG. FIG. 5B shows a schematic side perspective view of FIG. In this state, the apex protrusion 62 of the holder 60 that has pressed the bent portion 44 at the rear end of the lever 40 moves toward the bottom of the apparatus and releases the pressure on the lever 40. The lever 40 and the arm 30 are urged only by the tension spring 50, are arranged in the same manner as the attachment / detachment position shown in FIG. 3, and the case 10 is held by the tray 20. Thereby, case holding | maintenance inside an apparatus becomes more reliable. Further, at this time, when the return movement from the performance device 70 to the predetermined holding position of the tray 10 to the case 10 is incomplete, the taper wall portion 36 at the tip of the arm 30 is moved to the case by the rotation of the arm 30 toward the inside of the device. 10 is brought into contact with the corner 11a on the right side inside the apparatus, and the case 10 is moved to a predetermined holding position of the tray 20, so that the return movement operation of the case 10 from the performance apparatus 70 to the tray 20 is reliably completed.
[0028]
Further, when the holder 60 moves vertically upward to the rear portion of the tray 20, the lever 40 moves toward the front of the apparatus by the action of the inclined surface portion 61 of the holder 60, resulting in the state shown in FIG. At this time, the case pushing end surface 73 of the performance device 70 is moved before the case abutting wall portion 34 is detached from the corner portion 11a on the right side inside the device of the case 10 by the turning operation of the arm 30 accompanying the movement of the lever 40. It vertically rises to the rear part of the tray, and holds the case 10 at the rear part of the apparatus.
[0029]
Further, in the present embodiment, the holder 60 has been described as having a configuration in which the holder 60 moves between the rear portion of the tray 20 and the bottom of the apparatus. However, the inclined surface portion 61 of the holder 60 is perpendicular to the vertex projection portion 62 as a symmetry point. Since two places are provided symmetrically, the same operation can be performed even if the holder 60 is configured to move between the rear portion of the tray 20 and the apparatus top direction.
[0030]
In the present embodiment, a configuration using a single tray is described. However, a similar operation can be performed even in a configuration in which a plurality of trays are stacked in the apparatus nadir direction. In such a configuration, the holder 60 performs vertical movement to the rear part of the tray on which the playing case is placed among the plurality of trays, and draws the case into the playing device for playing. At this time, the cases placed on the other trays are held on the respective trays.
[0031]
Next, with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG.
6A and 6B are diagrams showing a normal mounting state of the case, and a plan view is shown in FIG. 6A and a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 6A is shown in FIG. The case 10 has the right and left end surfaces of the tray 20 and the mounting portion with the left and right end surfaces in a state in which the end surface on the original insertion direction side is directed toward the rear of the device and the recesses 13 and 14 are directed toward the bottom of the device. The front and rear end surfaces are sandwiched between the left side wall portion 22 and held between the placement portion front side wall portion 23 of the tray 20 and the case contact wall portion 34 of the arm 30.
[0032]
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the case 10 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the normal mounting state and erroneously mounted. FIG. 7A is a plan view, and FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. Is shown in FIG. In this case, since the width of the case 10 is wider than the distance between the mounting portion front side wall portion 23 of the tray 20 and the case contact portion wall portion 34 of the arm 30, the case 10 can be mounted on the mounting portion of the tray 20. First, the case 10 protrudes toward the device top. In this state, when the tray 20 is moved from the attachment / detachment position to the storage position inside the apparatus, the tray 80 is placed at the upper part of the tray insertion opening of the apparatus 80 (or the bottom surface of the tray positioned above if the apparatus has a plurality of trays). The case 10 protruding beyond 20 hits, and the internal movement of the tray 20 cannot be completed. If the operation cannot be completed within a certain time, the operation determination mechanism (not shown and description is omitted) determines that the operation is abnormal, and the tray 20 is moved backward to the attachment / detachment position so that the user can reconfirm the mounting state of the case 10. To.
[0033]
FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the case 10 is rotated 180 degrees counterclockwise from the normal mounting state and erroneously mounted. FIG. 8A is a plan view, and FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. Is shown in FIG. In this case, since the case rear side corner portion 12 b that is a substantially non-curved surface is positioned on the curved wall portion 35 of the arm 30, the case 10 has the loading portion front side wall portion 23 of the tray 20 and the curved wall portion 35 of the arm 30. It cannot be placed between the two and it protrudes toward the top of the device. Thereafter, an operation similar to the operation in the description with reference to FIG. 7 is performed, and the user reconfirms the placement state of the case 10.
[0034]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the case 10 is rotated 270 degrees counterclockwise from the normal mounting state and is erroneously mounted. FIG. 9A is a plan view, and FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. The figure is shown in FIG. In this case, since the width of the case 10 is wider than the distance between the mounting portion front side wall portion 23 of the tray 20 and the case contact wall portion 34 of the arm 30, it cannot be mounted on the mounting portion of the tray 20, Case 10 protrudes toward the top of the device. Thereafter, the same operation as described with reference to FIG. 7 is performed, and the user is reconfirmed about the mounting state of the case 10.
[0035]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the top surface and bottom surface of the case 10 are reversed and mismounted, and a plan view is shown in FIG. 10 (A) and a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 10 (A) is shown in FIG. B). In this case, the case 10 rides on the convex portion 37 of the arm 30, and the case 10 protrudes from the tray 20 toward the apparatus top surface. Thereafter, an operation similar to the operation described with reference to FIG. 7 is performed to allow the user to reconfirm the mounting state of the case 10.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
Effect of claim 1: by placing the biasing member and the snap hit always be positioned in the apparatus, when the tray is positioned in the case the mounting and dismounting position outside the apparatus also snap hit portion and the biasing means is a user Can be prevented from coming off by touching the hand.
[0040]
Advantages of the second aspect : In addition to the effects of the first aspect, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the vibration isolating characteristics of the apparatus can be improved by providing a case moving means for drawing the recording medium case into the apparatus and returning it. It becomes.
[0041]
Advantages of the third aspect : In addition to the effects of the second aspect , the case movement can be performed reasonably and reliably by performing the holding / non-holding switching operation of the case holding means according to the operation of the case moving means. It will be possible to perform highly.
[0042]
Effect of Claim 4 In addition to the effect of Claim 3 , the case abutting portion of the case holding means is provided with a taper portion for preventing the positional displacement of the case, thereby stabilizing the returning operation of the case with respect to the tray. Can be done.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a recording medium moving mechanism of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a main part schematic configuration diagram for further explaining the configuration of the recording apparatus moving mechanism shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part showing a state where a tray is located at a mounting / demounting position.
FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part showing a state in which a tray is moved to a storage position.
FIG. 5 is a main part schematic configuration diagram showing a state in which the holder is vertically lowered toward the bottom of the apparatus by another driving means when the tray is in the storage position.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a case is properly attached.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the case is erroneously attached by rotating it 90 degrees counterclockwise from the normal attachment state.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state where the case is erroneously mounted by rotating it 180 degrees counterclockwise from the normal mounting state.
FIG. 9 is a view showing a state in which the case is erroneously attached by rotating it 270 degrees counterclockwise from the normal attachment state.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the top and bottom surfaces of the case are installed incorrectly.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Case (case) for recording media, 11a, 11b ... Case corner part of the insertion direction front side, 12a, 12b ... Case corner part of the insertion direction rear side, 13, 14 ... Recessed part, 20 ... Tray, 21 ... Mounting part Right side wall part, 22 ... Placement part left side wall part, 23 ... Placement part front side wall part, 24 ... Placement part cylindrical projection, 25 ... Arc-shaped groove, 26 ... Incision part, 27a, 27b ... L-shaped guide projection, 28 ... Spring rib, 29 ... Snap hit, 30 ... Arm, 31 ... Engagement hole, 32 ... Arm upper cylindrical projection, 33 ... Arm lower cylindrical projection, 34 ... Case contact wall, 35 ... Curved wall , 36 ... taper wall part, 37 ... convex part, 40 ... lever, 41a, 41b ... guide groove, 42 ... cam groove, 43 ... spring hooking hole, 44 ... bending part, 50 ... tension spring, 60 ... holder, 61 ... Slope part, 62 ... Vertical protrusion, 70 ... Recording medium performance equipment (Playing device), 71 ... case holder, 72 ... pull lever 73 ... extrusion end face 80 ... device housing, g ... guide groove 41a, the guide portion of 41b, o ... guide groove 41a, incorporation openings of 41b.

Claims (4)

And detaching position of the removable recording medium for the case, to reciprocate a predetermined device internal position, have a tray case holding means provided for holding the case for the recording medium to be mounted, the case holding The recording medium case holding / non-holding switching operation of the means is performed in accordance with the reciprocating operation of the tray , and the case holding means is used to prevent the recording medium case from being erroneously attached. In the recording medium moving mechanism designed to function as a prevention means,
In order to perform the holding / non-holding switching operation of the case holding means, the tray holding means is attached to the back surface portion of the tray by a snap hit and biased by a biasing member, and the switching mechanism is not limited to the position of the tray. A recording medium moving mechanism characterized in that a snap hit and the biasing member are arranged inside the apparatus . Case moving means for performing pull-in movement for drawing the recording medium case into the apparatus from the tray taking the non-holding position at the apparatus internal position, or return movement for returning the recording medium case to the tray. claim 1 Symbol mounting of the recording medium moving mechanism characterized. 3. The recording medium moving mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the holding / non-holding switching operation of the case holding unit with respect to the recording medium case is performed according to the pulling movement and the return movement of the case moving unit. . Claim 3, characterized in that the contact portion with respect to the recording medium for the case of the case holding means, the return movement is provided a tapered portion for correcting the positional deviation of the recording medium for the case when performed The recording medium moving mechanism as described.

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