JP4008763B2 - Disc player - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a disk reproducing apparatus for reproducing information recorded on a disk-shaped disk such as a CD, a CD-ROM, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk. It is related with what is equipped with the disc tray.
[0002]
[Prior art]
6 and 7 show a CD-ROM player 50 as an example of a conventional disk reproducing apparatus. This CD-ROM player 50 includes a motor 42, a turntable 44, an optical head 46, and the like for rotating a CD-ROM disc (hereinafter simply referred to as a disc) D inside a lunch box-like device body 52. And a disc tray 60 for taking the disc D into and out of the apparatus main body 52.
[0003]
The disc tray 60 is formed with a shallow concave placement portion 62 on which the disc D is positioned and placed, and an opening 64 into which the center hub 44a of the turntable 44 is inserted when the disc D is reproduced. It is formed, and is pulled out in the horizontal direction with the mounting portion 62 facing upward by a driving mechanism such as a motor or a rack-pinion (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 52 so that it can be pulled in. Has been.
[0004]
The CD-ROM player 50 configured as described above includes an external type (the one shown in FIG. 6) and a built-in type. The built-in type CD-ROM player 50 ′ includes, for example, a personal computer 55 as shown in FIG. In addition to the FDD 70 and the like, the above-described mounting portion 62 is placed horizontally in the casing.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the personal computer 55 with the built-in CD-ROM player 50 'as described above is usually placed on a desk in a state of being laid down (horizontally) as shown in FIG. 8, and a display is placed thereon. Used. However, in the case where the personal computer 55 is laid down sideways and the display is placed on the personal computer 55 as described above, (1) a large installation area for the personal computer is required on the desk. There may be a problem that the position becomes too high, and depending on the use environment, it may be desired to place the personal computer 55 upright (vertically placed) and place a display next to it.
[0006]
However, when the personal computer 55 with the CD-ROM player 50 'is placed vertically, the CD-ROM player 50' is also placed vertically (rotated 90 degrees from the horizontally placed state), and the disc tray 60 is placed. Therefore, the disk D cannot be loaded on the disk tray 60, and therefore the disk D cannot be taken in and out of the apparatus main body 52.
[0007]
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a disc reproducing apparatus that does not hinder the loading and unloading of a disc even when placed vertically.
[0008]
In order to achieve the above-described object, a disk reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is a disk reproducing apparatus used in a horizontally placed state and a vertically placed state. A concave mounting portion to be placed, and an outer side of the outer edge of the mounting portion, and a locking hole provided only in a portion other than the preceding mounting portion, and placed on the mounting portion A disc tray used for inserting and removing the disc into and out of the main body of the apparatus, and a mounting leg portion having a hooking projection inserted into the locking hole are provided separately from the disc tray. A disc support portion that partially covers the placement portion of the disc tray and is attached so as not to move with respect to the disc tray , and the disc support portion includes a placement surface of the placement portion; flat Has a facing surface that faces toward said when the disk reproducing apparatus is used in a vertically placed condition, the support by the opposing surface of the disc mounted, with the outer edge of the placing surface and the mounting section It is a feature.
[0009]
Moreover, it is mentioned as a preferable aspect that the opening part in which a turntable is inserted is provided in a disk tray, and a disk support part is a shape which does not cover the said opening part.
[0010]
In the disc reproducing apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above, when it is used in a vertically placed state, a disc support portion is attached to a locking hole provided in the disc tray.
[0011]
Then, the disc is brought into contact with the placement portion so as to be inserted between the placement portion and the disc support portion. In this state, the mounting portion is directed sideways (sideways), but the disk is supported by the mounting portion whose outer peripheral edge is concave, and a part of its outer surface is supported by the disk support portion, The tilting and falling off are prevented.
[0012]
In this way, by attaching the disc support part to the disc tray, the disc can be prevented from being tilted or dropped off, so that the degree of freedom of installation of the disc playback device is improved and a personal computer or the like in which it is installed can be placed vertically. It can be used and can be used effectively on a desk.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a CD-ROM player 10 as an example of a disk reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, together with a personal computer 100 in which it is incorporated (same as described above).
[0014]
This CD-ROM player 10 in the illustrated example is a motor for rotating a CD-ROM disk (hereinafter simply referred to as a disk) D inside a lunch box-like device main body 12 in the same manner as the conventional one described above. A turntable, an optical head, and the like are provided in an appropriate manner, and a disc tray 20 for taking the disc D in and out of the apparatus main body 12 is provided.
[0015]
The disc tray 20 is formed with a shallow concave placement portion 22 on which the disc D is positioned and placed, and an opening 24 into which the center hub of the turntable is inserted when the disc D is reproduced. It is pulled out in the horizontal direction and pulled in by a driving mechanism such as a motor or a rack-pinion (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 12.
[0016]
In this embodiment, as shown in detail in FIG. 5, a total of five places on the outer periphery of the mounting portion 22 in the disc tray 20 are rectangular locking holes 25, 26, 27 serving as cover holding portions. , 28, 29 are formed, and the disc support portion having a “J” shape in plan view that can partially cover the disc D placed on the placement portion 22 of the disc tray 20 in the locking holes 25 to 29. The disc support cover 30 is attached so as to be detachable.
[0017]
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the disk support cover 30 has attachment legs 31, 32, 33 having hooking projections 36 corresponding to the locking holes 25-29 formed in the disk tray 20. , 34 and 35 project downward, and the disc support cover 30 is detachably attached to the disc tray 20 by inserting the attachment feet 31 to 35 into the locking holes 25 to 29. It has become. The disc support cover 30 is selected to have a size that does not cover the opening 24 of the disc tray 20 (where the center hub of the turntable is inserted) so as not to disturb the disc playback.
[0018]
When the personal computer 100 is placed vertically with the configuration as described above, in other words, when the CD-ROM player 10 is used in a vertically placed state, the locking holes 25-29 provided in the disc tray 20 are inserted into the locking holes 25-29. The attachment legs 31 to 35 of the disk support cover 30 are inserted into the locking holes 25 to 29, and the disk support cover 30 is attached to the disk tray 20 (see FIG. 2).
[0019]
Then, the disc D is brought into contact with the concave placement portion 22 so as to be inserted between the placement portion 22 and the disc support cover 30. In this state, the mounting portion 22 faces sideways, but the outer periphery of the disk D is supported by the outer edge of the mounting portion 22, and a part of the outer surface is supported by the disk support cover 30. The tilt and drop-out are prevented.
[0020]
Thus, by attaching the disc support cover 30 to the disc tray 20, the disc D can be prevented from being tilted or dropped off, so that the degree of freedom of installation of the CD-ROM player 10 is improved and the personal computer in which it is incorporated. 100 or the like can be used vertically, and effective use on a desk can be achieved.
[0021]
When the personal computer 100 is used in a horizontal orientation, in other words, when the CD-ROM player 10 is used in a horizontal orientation, it is preferable to remove the disc support cover 30 from the disc tray 20 as shown in FIG. It is easy to place and take out the disk D.
[0022]
Further, although the disk support cover 30 described above has a “J” shape, a locking hole is added to the outer periphery of the mounting portion 22 of the disk tray 20 so that a reverse “J” shape disk support cover can be used. In this case, the pattern 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be used upside down.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As can be understood from the above description, in the disc reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the mounting foot portion of the disc support portion is inserted into the locking hole of the disc tray, and the disc support portion is attached to the disc tray. Even if it is placed, the disc can be prevented from tilting and falling off, and the degree of freedom of installation of the disc playback device can be improved. And so on, an extremely practical and excellent effect can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a disk reproducing apparatus according to the present invention in a state where it is incorporated in a personal computer.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state when the disk reproducing apparatus of FIG. 1 is used vertically.
3 is a perspective view showing a state when the disk reproducing apparatus of FIG.
4A and 4B show a disk support cover according to the embodiment of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a plan view, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a disc tray of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing an example of a conventional disk reproducing apparatus.
7 is a diagram showing an internal structure of the disc playback apparatus in FIG. 6;
8 is a view showing a state in which the disc playback apparatus of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 CD-ROM player 12 Main part 20 Disc tray 22 Placement part 24 Opening part 25-29 Locking hole 30 Disc support cover 31-35 Attachment leg part D Disc

Claims (2)

In a disk reproducing apparatus used in a horizontally placed state and a vertically placed state, an apparatus main body provided with a turntable and an optical head,
It has a concave mounting portion on which the disk is mounted, and a locking hole provided only on the outside of the outer edge of the mounting portion and other than the mounting portion, and is mounted on the mounting portion. A disc tray used for taking in and out the placed disc into and out of the apparatus main body, and
The disc tray is formed of a separate member, and a mounting leg portion having a hooking projection inserted into the locking hole is projected to partially cover the mounting portion of the disc tray and does not move with respect to the disc tray. And is composed of a disk support part attached as
The disc support portion has a facing surface that faces the placement surface of the placement portion in parallel, and when the disc playback device is used in a vertically placed state, the mounted disc is placed on the placement surface. And a disk reproducing apparatus, which is supported by the opposing surface together with the outer edge portion of the mounting portion .   2. The disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disk tray is provided with an opening into which the turntable is inserted, and the disk support part has a shape that does not cover the opening.

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