JP3635630B2 - Automatic carrier regeneration device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic carrier reproducing apparatus that automatically selects and reproduces a carrier from a carrier storage rack that stores a plurality of carriers such as a compact disk (hereinafter referred to as CD) .
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a plurality of carriers such as a CD as a reproduction-only optical disc or a mini-disc (MD) accommodated in a recordable / reproducible cartridge are arranged in a carrier storage rack, and are arbitrarily stored in the carrier storage rack. The carrier at the address is brought to the position of carrier reproducing / recording means (hereinafter referred to as disk drive means) for reproducing or recording the carrier via the operating means, or the carrier (hereinafter referred to as disk and disk) mounted on the disk drive means. An auto-changer type automatic carrier regenerator (hereinafter referred to as an auto-changer) configured to pick up and store in a carrier storage rack via a carrier transport means is widely used and known.
[0003]
6 (A) and 6 (B), at least one disk 2 is reproduced in the casing 7 of the autochanger 1 from the front opening / closing lid (hereinafter referred to as front panel) 8 toward the depth direction on the chassis. A recordable disk drive means 6 is provided. For example, a carrier storage rack (hereinafter referred to as a disk storage rack) in which a plurality of disks 2 such as CDs or cartridges storing MDs can be arranged in parallel on the left side of the disk drive means 6 from the front panel 8 side in the depth direction. ) 3 is disposed on the slide rail 4.
[0004]
Between the front and rear plates of the disk storage rack 3, the disk 2 is respectively stored and held in a plurality of space portions formed by a plurality of partition plates and the next partition plate. The side is an opening.
[0005]
The disk storage rack 3 can slide on the slide rail 4 in the housing 7 along the chassis in the depth direction from the front panel 8 side, and the disk 2 is replaced by pulling the disk storage rack 3 toward the front panel 8 side. Can be done easily.
[0006]
Between the disk storage rack 3 and the disk drive means 6, a rail 10 is disposed along the upper surface of the chassis in the depth direction from the front panel 8 side, and the disk transport means 5 is slidably disposed along the rail 10. Has been. A wire 11 is stretched between a front pulley 12 fixed to the front and rear ends of the chassis and a rear pulley (not shown), one end of the wire 11 is fixed to the disk transport means 5, and the rear pulley is used as a drive motor. The disk transport means 5 moves in the direction of arrow A-A '.
[0007]
The disk transport means 5 bridges between the bearing of the sliding portion that slides along the rail 10, the disk loader 15 that is rotatable with respect to the sliding portion, and the disk storage rack 3 and the disk loader 15. It is comprised from such a girder member.
[0008]
The disk loader 15 constituting the carrier guiding means holds the disk 2 and can place the disk 2 on the turntable 16 of the disk driving means 6. The disk 2 placed on the turntable 16 is the disk driving means. 6 is played back or recorded.
[0009]
The autochanger 1 includes a box-shaped casing 7 and a front panel 8. A control section 13 for driving and controlling the driving sections of the above-described mechanisms is provided on the rear panel side of the casing 7. It is configured to be openable and closable as shown in FIG. 6B via a hinge or the like provided at the upper part of the front opening of the body 7. The front panel 8 can be removed from the housing 7 by lifting upward.
[0010]
Further, a lock pin 3a, which will be described later, provided in the disk storage rack 3 in a lock groove 9b provided in the lower end of the lock lever 9 attached to the left side wall 7L of the casing 7 so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft 9c. Engages to lock the disk storage rack 3 in place.
[0011]
Accordingly, the lock lever 9 is lifted about the rotation shaft 9c in the direction of the arrow B 'as shown in FIG. 6A so that the housing 7 and the disk storage rack 3 are unlocked, and the disk storage rack is moved along the slide rail 4. 3 can be pulled out to the front panel 8 side and the disk 2 can be exchanged.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional autochanger 1, after the disk is replaced, the disk storage rack 3 is slid toward the housing 7 and the disk storage rack 3 is pushed into a predetermined position, and then the lock lever 9 and the lock pin 3 a provided on the disk storage rack 3 are provided. By engaging, the disk storage rack 3 is fixed at a predetermined position of the housing 7, so that a comb-shaped shutter that determines the address position of the disk provided in the disk storage rack 3 is provided in the disk transport means 5. It can be placed in the correct position with respect to a position detector such as an interrupter.
[0013]
However, if the autochanger 1 is turned on in a state where the lock lever 9 is not locked and the disk storage rack 3 is not stored in a predetermined correct position in the housing 7, the above-mentioned designation is made. Since the address of the disk 2 to be recorded cannot be correctly recognized, the autochanger 1 does not operate.
[0014]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. The first problem to be solved by the present invention is that when the disk storage rack 3 is pushed into the housing 7, the disk storage rack 3 is in a predetermined position. It is to make it possible for the operator to recognize that it is stored in the storage.
[0015]
The second problem to be solved by the present invention is to automatically store the disk storage rack 3 in a predetermined position of the housing 7 when the operator closes the front panel 8.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a carrier storage rack for storing a plurality of carriers, carrier driving means for driving and regenerating the carrier, and carrier transport for selecting a carrier from the carrier storage rack and transporting the carrier to the carrier driving means. In the carrier automatic reproduction apparatus having the means, a housing having an opening on the front surface, an opening / closing lid that opens and closes the opening and has a protrusion on the back surface, and the carrier storage rack fixed in the housing And a slide rail that is slidably mounted in the front-rear direction of
The carrier storage rack includes a lock pin protruding in the direction of the opening, and the housing includes a lock groove into which the lock pin fits when the carrier storage rack is placed at a predetermined position. A lever is pivotally supported, and the protrusion does not contact the lock lever and the lock pin does not fit in the lock groove when the lock pin is fitted in the lock groove. Then, the automatic carrier regeneration device is attached at a position where it abuts against the lock lever, and when the projecting portion abuts against the lock lever, closing of the opening by the opening / closing lid is prevented.
[0017]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, a carrier storage rack for storing a plurality of carriers, a carrier driving means for driving and regenerating the carrier, a carrier selected from the carrier storage rack, and transported to the carrier driving means. In an automatic carrier regeneration apparatus having a carrier conveying means, a housing having an opening on the front surface, an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the opening, and the carrier storage rack fixed in the housing in the front-rear direction of the housing A slide rail that is slidably mounted, the carrier storage rack includes a lock pin that protrudes in the direction of the opening, and the housing has the carrier storage rack mounted at a predetermined position. When the lock pin having a lock groove into which the lock pin is fitted is pivotally supported, the open / close lid moves the carrier storage rack to a position where the lock groove fits into the lock pin. Depth A carrier automatic reproducing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a protrusion pushing direction on the back surface.
[0018]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a carrier storage rack for storing a plurality of carriers, a carrier driving means for driving and regenerating the carrier, a carrier selected from the carrier storage rack and transported to the carrier driving means. In an automatic carrier regeneration apparatus having a carrier conveying means, a housing having an opening on the front surface, an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the opening, and the carrier storage rack fixed in the housing in the front-rear direction of the housing A slide rail that is slidably mounted, the carrier storage rack includes a lock pin that protrudes in the direction of the opening, and the housing includes an inclined portion that is inclined upward. When the rack is placed at a predetermined position, a lock lever having a lock groove into which the lock pin is fitted is pivotally supported, and the opening / closing lid is located at a position where the lock groove is fitted into the lock pin. Until said The back surface includes a first protrusion that pushes the carrier storage rack in the depth direction of the housing, and a second protrusion that slides on the inclined portion and engages the lock groove with the lock pin. An automatic carrier regeneration device.
[0020]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the protrusion 8b is provided on the back surface of the front panel 8 so that the lock lever 9 comes into contact with the front panel 8, the lock lever 9 cannot be pushed up and the disk storage rack 3 is placed in the housing 7 The operator can know that the disk storage rack 3 is not placed in the correct position.
[0021]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the protrusion 8a is provided on the back surface of the front panel 8, even if the disk storage rack 3 is not pushed into a predetermined position of the housing 7, the front panel 8 can be closed according to the closing operation. Thus, the disk storage rack 3 can be moved to a predetermined correct position of the housing 7.
[0022]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the two long and short protrusions 8a and 8b are provided on the back surface of the front panel 8, the protrusion 8a is not closed when the disk storage rack 3 is pushed into a predetermined position of the housing 7. The disk storage rack 3 is pushed into the correct position in the housing 7 and the lock lever 9 is reliably operated by the protrusion 8b, and the disk storage rack 3 is locked to the housing 7, so that the number of auto changers that cannot be operated is reduced. To do.
[0024]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the automatic carrier regeneration apparatus (autochanger 1) of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B) are perspective views showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the autochanger of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a locked state of the autochanger of the embodiment, FIG. 3 (A) and FIG. 3B is a side view for explaining the operation of the autochanger of this embodiment, FIGS. 4A and 4B are side views for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the autochanger, and FIG. 5 is this embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the lock groove | channel and lock pin vicinity of the lock lever used for the example autochanger. Note that portions corresponding to those in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Only the configuration of the main part of the present invention will be described below.
[0025]
Referring to FIG. 1A, a disk drive means capable of reproducing or recording at least one disk 2 from the side of an opening / closing lid (hereinafter referred to as a front panel ) 8 toward the depth of the casing 7 in the casing 7 of the autochanger 1. 6 is disposed. For example, a disk storage rack 3 for storing a plurality of disks 2 such as CDs is disposed on the left side of the housing 7 from the front panel 8 side in the depth direction of the housing 7.
[0026]
A rail 10 is disposed between the disk storage rack 3 and the disk drive means 6 in the depth direction from the front panel 8 side, and the disk transport means 5 is slidably disposed along the rail 10. One end is fixed to the disk transport means 5 and is spanned between pulleys 12 and 12 pivotally attached to the front and rear ends of the housing 7, and one pulley 12 is driven by a driving motor. The means 5 moves in the direction of arrow A-A '.
[0027]
The disk 2 is taken out from the disk storage rack 3 by the disk transport means 5, and the disk 2 is placed on the disk drive means 6 to reproduce or record the disk 2. Further, after the reproduction or recording is completed, the disk 2 is taken out from the disk driving means 6 and stored in the disk storage rack 3. These controls are controlled by a control unit 13 having a microcomputer or the like.
[0028]
The disk storage rack 3 can be taken out of the front panel 8 by manually sliding on the slide rail 4 laid on the bottom of the housing 7.
[0029]
A lock lever 9 is attached to the left side wall 7L of the housing 7 in which the disk storage rack 3 is disposed so as to be rotatable in the direction of the arrow B-B 'about the rotation shaft 9c.
[0030]
The lock lever 9 has a substantially rectangular plate material, and includes a first inclined portion 9a inclined downward on the tip end portion and a second inclined portion 9d inclined upward, and the end of the first inclined portion 9a. This is a lock claw in which a lock groove 9b is formed so as to be connected to the portion.
[0031]
When the disk storage rack 3 is inserted into a predetermined position of the housing 7 in the lock groove 9b of the lock lever 9, the lock pin 3a erected on the front upper portion of the disk storage rack 3 is fitted. The disk storage rack 3 is fixed at the correct position of the housing 7.
[0032]
Therefore, when the lock lever 9 is lifted in the direction of the arrow B ′ in FIG. 1A, the lock of the disk storage rack 3 is released, and the disk storage rack 3 can be moved to the front panel 8 side.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 1B, the front panel 8 can be freely opened and closed with a pivot shaft such as a hinge between the front panel 8 and the top plate of the opening of the box-shaped housing 7, and the front panel 8 is placed on the upper side. It can be removed from the housing 7 by lifting it up.
[0034]
Further, a first protrusion that presses the front surface of the disk storage rack 3 and moves it in the depth direction of the housing 7, that is, a relatively long first protrusion 8 a, stands on the lower part of the back side of the front panel 8. Set up.
[0035]
Similarly, the upper part on the back side of the front panel 8 has a second projecting portion, that is, relatively positioned at a position facing the second inclined portion 9d of the lock lever 9 rotatably attached to the left side wall 7L of the housing 7. A short second protrusion 8b is erected.
[0036]
The operation of the present embodiment in the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0037]
FIG. 2 is a side view of the main part when the front panel 8 of this embodiment is completely closed and the disk storage unit 3 is locked. The disk storage rack 3 is completely in a predetermined position in the housing 7. When the disk storage rack 3 is pushed into the housing 7, the lock pin 3a provided in the disk storage rack 3 is pushed in along the first inclined portion 9a of the lock lever 9 with the arrow B. When the disk storage rack 3 is completely pushed into a predetermined position, the lock pin 3a is fitted into the lock groove 9b of the lock lever 9, and at the same time the lock lever 9 is moved to an arrow. The disk storage rack 3 is locked to the housing 7 in the B direction.
[0038]
In this case, the contact between the protrusion 8b erected on the upper side on the back side of the front panel 8 and the second inclined portion 9d of the lock lever 9 is released. Further, since the disk storage rack 3 is pulled into a predetermined position in the depth direction of the housing 7, the contact between the protrusion 8a standing below the back surface of the front panel 8 and the front surface of the disk storage rack 3 is also as shown in FIG. Is released.
[0039]
The operation of the autochanger of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are operation explanatory diagrams in a state where the disk storage rack 3 is not completely pushed into the housing 7.
[0040]
3A, when the front panel 8 is manually rotated counterclockwise with the upper hinge as a rotation axis, the lock pin 3a protruded from the disk storage rack 3 is the first inclined portion of the lock lever 9. As indicated by arrow B ′, the lock lever 9 is rotated clockwise about the rotating shaft 9c as shown by an arrow B ′, and moves while pushing up the lock lever 9. At this time, the projection 8a erected on the front surface of the disk storage rack 3 and the lower side of the rear surface of the front panel 8 abuts, and the disk storage rack 3 is pushed in the depth direction of the housing 7 as indicated by the arrow C by the projection 8a. It is.
[0041]
Further, when the front panel 8 is rotated counterclockwise and closed, the disk storage rack 3 is further pushed in the direction of arrow C as shown in FIG.
[0042]
However, at this time, the lock lever 9 pushed up in the B ′ direction by the lock pin 3 a provided on the disk storage rack 3 is the tip of the protrusion 8 b provided on the back side of the front panel 8 and the first to third lock levers 9. Since the contact is made in the vicinity of the intersection of the second inclined portions 9a and 9d, the lock lever 9 cannot be lifted upward by the lock pin 3a.
[0043]
Accordingly, since the disk storage rack 3 can no longer be pushed in, the front panel 8 cannot be closed, and it can be recognized that the disk storage rack 3 is not placed at the correct position.
[0044]
Next, referring to FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 5, the disk storage rack 3 is automatically pushed into a predetermined position of the housing 7 by the closing operation of the front panel 8, and the lock lever 9 The operation when the disk storage rack 3 is locked will be described.
[0045]
As shown in FIG. 4A, when the front panel 8 is closed, the front surface of the disk storage rack 3 comes into contact with the protrusion 8a erected on the lower side of the rear surface of the front panel 8, and the disk storage rack 3 is contacted. Is pushed in the depth direction of the housing 7 as indicated by an arrow C.
[0046]
At this time, since the lock pin 3a erected on the disk storage rack 3 is in contact with the first inclined portion 9a of the lock lever 9, the lock lever 9 is pushed up clockwise as indicated by an arrow B 'with the rotating shaft 9c as a fulcrum. It is done.
[0047]
Further, when the front panel 8 is closed as shown in FIG. 4B, the disk storage rack 3 is pushed further on the slide rail 4 in the C direction.
[0048]
At this time, since the second protrusion 8b is erected so as to face the second inclined portion 9d, the upper side of the lock lever 9 pushed up by the lock pin 3a erected on the disk storage rack 3 The tip end of the protrusion 8b erected on the upper side on the back side of the front panel 8 is brought into contact with the second inclined portion 9d inclined toward the front side.
[0049]
Further, when the front panel 8 is closed, the tip of the protrusion 8b is moved up along the second inclined portion 9d, so that the lock lever 9 operates in the direction of arrow B about the rotation shaft 9c. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5 which is an enlarged view of the E portion of FIG. 4B and cannot move in the direction of the arrow B ′, the pressing force indicated by the arrow D is at the peak point 9e of the first inclined portion 9a of the lock lever 9. Occur.
[0050]
When the lock pin 3a in contact with the first inclined portion 9a is pushed in until the peak point 9e of the first inclined portion 9a exceeds the center of the lock pin 3a, the lock pin 3a of the disk storage rack 3 is drawn into the lock groove 9b. And moves in the horizontal direction as indicated by an arrow H. At this time, the contact between the protrusion 8b and the second inclined portion 9d of the lock lever 9 is released.
[0051]
Further, since the disk storage rack 3 is pulled into a predetermined position, the contact between the front panel protrusion 8a and the disk storage rack 3 is also released, so that the impact when the front panel 8 is closed is not transmitted to the disk storage rack. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid can be closed and the disk storage rack 3 can be stored in a predetermined correct position.
[0052]
【The invention's effect】
According to the autochanger of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the front panel from being closed when the disk storage rack is not stored in a predetermined position, and therefore, the disk storage rack when the front panel cannot be closed. Can immediately recognize that is not stored in the correct position.
In addition, when the front panel is closed when the disk storage rack is not stored in the predetermined position, the disk storage rack can be moved to the predetermined position by closing the front panel. It is possible to prevent the autochanger 1 from operating due to inadequate storage of the rack.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of an autochanger according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a locked state of an embodiment of the autochanger of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the autochanger of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of another embodiment of the autochanger of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view in the vicinity of a lock groove and a lock pin of a lock lever used in the autochanger of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional autochanger.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic carrier regeneration device (auto changer), 2 ... Carrier (disk), 3 ... Carrier (disk) storage rack, 3a ... Lock pin, 5 ... Carrier (disk) transport means, 7 ... Housing , 8 Open / close lid (front panel), 8a, 8b ... Projection, 9 ... Lock lever, 9a, 9d ... Inclined part, 9b ... Lock groove

Claims (3)

In an automatic carrier regeneration apparatus comprising a carrier storage rack for storing a plurality of carriers, carrier drive means for driving and regenerating the carrier, and carrier transport means for selecting a carrier from the carrier storage rack and transporting the carrier to the carrier drive means.
A housing with an opening on the front surface;
An opening and closing lid that opens and closes the opening and has a protrusion on the back surface;
A slide rail fixed in the casing and slidably mounted in the front-rear direction of the casing.
The carrier storage rack includes a lock pin protruding in the direction of the opening,
The housing pivotally supports a lock lever including a lock groove into which the lock pin fits when the carrier storage rack is placed at a predetermined position .
The protrusion is attached at a position where it does not abut against the lock lever when the lock pin is fitted in the lock groove and abuts against the lock lever when the lock pin does not fit into the lock groove. The automatic carrier regeneration device is characterized in that when the projecting portion comes into contact with the lock lever, closing of the opening by the opening / closing lid is prevented. In an automatic carrier regeneration apparatus comprising a carrier storage rack for storing a plurality of carriers, carrier drive means for driving and regenerating the carrier, and carrier transport means for selecting a carrier from the carrier storage rack and transporting the carrier to the carrier drive means.
A housing with an opening on the front;
An opening / closing lid for opening and closing the opening;
A slide rail that is fixed in the housing and slidably mounts the carrier storage rack in the front-rear direction of the housing;
The carrier storage rack includes a lock pin protruding in the direction of the opening,
The housing pivotally supports a lock lever including a lock groove into which the lock pin is fitted when the carrier storage rack is placed at a predetermined position.
The opening / closing lid has the carrier housing up to a position where the lock groove fits into the lock pin. An automatic carrier regenerator comprising a protrusion on the back surface for pushing the storage rack in the depth direction of the housing. In an automatic carrier regeneration apparatus comprising a carrier storage rack for storing a plurality of carriers, carrier drive means for driving and regenerating the carrier, and carrier transport means for selecting a carrier from the carrier storage rack and transporting the carrier to the carrier drive means.
A housing with an opening on the front surface;
An opening / closing lid for opening and closing the opening;
A slide rail fixed in the casing and slidably mounted in the front-rear direction of the casing.
The carrier storage rack includes a lock pin protruding in the direction of the opening,
The housing includes an inclined portion having an inclination on the upper side, and pivotally supports a lock lever including a lock groove into which the lock pin is fitted when the carrier storage rack is placed at a predetermined position. ,
The lid includes a first projecting portion and the locking groove to push the said carrier retract and the rack to a position to be fitted to the lock pin to the depth direction of the housing, said lock groove sliding the inclined portion An automatic carrier regenerator comprising a second projecting portion on the back surface for fitting a lock to the lock pin.

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