JP4639009B2 - Optical disc disposal method, disposal processing mechanism, and optical disc manufacturing apparatus equipped with the disposal processing mechanism - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an optical disk discarding method, a discarding mechanism, and an optical disk manufacturing apparatus including the mechanism, and more particularly, to a processing method, mechanism, and apparatus for disabling reading of an optical disk to be discarded. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the manufacturing process of optical discs such as compact discs (CD) (substrate forming process, reflective film forming process, protective film forming process, printing process), there are defective products that do not satisfy product standards (signal system defects or defective appearance). Inevitable. In addition, after being placed in the distribution process, there are products that are removed from sales due to unsold goods and collected.
[0003]
Furthermore, there are optical discs that are not adopted as products manufactured for trial operation or adjustment of an optical disc manufacturing apparatus.
[0004]
These defective products and unnecessary products (collected products) are disposed of and some of their constituent materials are reused. As a process for such reuse, a method of peeling a protective film and a metal film from a substrate of an optical disk (JP-A-11-134722, registered utility model No. 3034330) or a metal corrosive chemical is used. A method (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-193156) or the like in which a reflective layer is dissolved and peeled by contacting (immersing) an optical disk has been proposed.
[0005]
In such disposal and reuse processes, it is necessary to thoroughly prevent the occurrence of copyright law problems. That is, some measures must be taken so that these defective products and unnecessary products are not distributed in the distribution process as so-called pirated copies in the previous stage of the reuse process.
[0006]
That is, at the time of disposal, as a previous measure, it is required to lose the function as a compact disc (to make it unusable), such as making it impossible to reproduce recorded information. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of promoting recent resource recycling, it is desired to collect and reuse as much as possible the constituent materials of the optical disc (particularly, polycarbonate which is the constituent resin of the substrate).
[0007]
Conventionally, as a method for losing the function of an optical disc to be discarded as a stage before reuse, the following disposal method or the like has been adopted.
[0008]
(1) A method of cutting and crushing an optical disk.
[0009]
(2) Information recording area of optical disc (recognition information recording area and main body information recording area
How to scratch the entire area.
[0010]
(3) A method of irradiating the entire area of the information recording area of the optical disc with electromagnetic waves.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the method (1) makes it impossible to reproduce the recorded information on the optical disc, but there remains a problem in terms of material reuse. That is, the constituent resin (polycarbonate) of the substrate, the constituent metal (aluminum) of the reflective film, the ultraviolet curable resin constituting the protective film, and the like are present in each cut or crushed piece. In such a situation, it is very complicated to take out only the polycarbonate substrate, which is most important for reuse, in other words, to separate the polycarbonate member. That is, depending on the crushed situation, fractional collection may be impossible in practice.
[0012]
In the method (2), since the rubbing process is performed on the entire information recording area (the entire surface of the disk), the processing efficiency is low and the cost is high. In addition, the processing mechanism is increased in size and complexity. In such a situation, there is a need for a processing plant or the like that is different from the manufacturing plant of the optical disc product that records the content, and there is a risk that defective products and unnecessary products will be leaked as pirated copies due to the increase in such a place Will increase.
[0013]
In the method of (3), it is extremely difficult to adjust the irradiation conditions of ultrasonic waves, and the organic material (resin that constitutes the substrate and the protective film) of the optical disc that has been excessively irradiated is carbonized, and these constituent materials May not be reusable.
[0014]
In addition, in these disposal methods, the manufactured optical disc is moved to a disposal site and time is required, and many management steps are required, so that efficient disposal can be achieved. You are in a blocked state.
[0015]
The present invention has been made on the basis of various circumstances as described above. The purpose of the present invention is to reliably lose the function as an optical disc with high processing efficiency by a simple operation, and after processing. It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical disc discarding method, a discarding processing mechanism, and an optical disc manufacturing apparatus equipped with the discarding processing mechanism, which have facilitated the reuse of the constituent materials.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, it is according to claim 1.The discard processing mechanism is a processing mechanism for automatically performing the discard processing of the optical disc, and is provided in the base portion, on which the optical disc to be discarded can be placed while the position is regulated by the guide means. A heater, and the heater is lifted by lifting means to support the optical disk, and at the same time, either or both of the information recording area and the recognition information recording area of the optical disk are heated and melted. It is characterized by that.
[0017]
Here, the “recognized information recording area” is an area corresponding to a so-called table of contents necessary for reproducing information recorded on the optical disc, and reading of this part is indispensable for reproduction.
[0018]
  According to the above configuration, the optical discOne or both of the information recording area and the recognition information recording areaPart ofHeat meltingSince the disposal process before the reuse process is completed by a simple operation of caulking, the processing efficiency is extremely high, and the disposal process cost can be reduced.
[0019]
  like thisBy using the processing mechanism,Optical discOne or both of the information recording area and the recognition information recording areaBy making only a part of the optical disk unreadable, the contents of the optical disk cannot be reproduced by normal information reproducing means, and the normal function as an optical disk is completely lost. In addition, since the disk shape of the optical disk is substantially maintained, various materials (metal material and organic material) constituting the optical disk can be easily separated, and the reuse of the constituent materials can be facilitated.
[0029]
  Also,According to this configuration, either the information recording area or the recognition information recording area is achieved by a simple mechanism called a heater.on the other handOr part of both can be heated and melted, and as a whole with a very simple configuration,AboveThe action of can be achieved. In addition, by adopting a partial heating and melting method, no other waste is generated from the disk.In other words, there is an advantage that no debris is generated as in the case of destruction.
[0031]
  In the present processing mechanism, the heater is raised by the lifting / lowering means, and when it is raised, the optical disk to be discarded is heated and melted. Therefore,For example, the heater rises from below while the optical disc to be discarded is supported, contacts or approaches a predetermined portion of the optical disc, and heats and melts that portion. Disposal processing is performed accurately.
[0034]
  Furthermore, the above-mentioned disposal mechanism isSaidheaterHowever, it isRiseSqueezed, aboveRisingThe heater is configured to heat and melt the optical disc to be discarded by the heater. Therefore,heaterRises from below,lightThe disk is supported and processing is performed in that state. In other words, the heat melting process can be performed as one operation process of various processes for the optical disc, and the disposal process is performed without increasing the number of special processes.
  The disposal mechanism according to a second aspect is characterized in that the heater is provided at three locations, and the optical disk is supported at three points by being lifted by the lifting means. Therefore, a stable support state can be obtained by supporting the optical disk placed on the base part with its position regulated at three points.
[0035]
  Claim3The optical disc manufacturing apparatus according toAn inspection mechanism that performs a pass / fail determination as a product of the manufactured optical disk, and an optical disk disposal mechanism according to claim 1 or 2 for discarding an optical disk that is determined to be rejected by the inspection mechanism. Have.
[0036]
  According to the optical disk manufacturing apparatus having such a configuration, the optical disk can be discarded as part of the process of manufacturing the optical disk. , Time disposal efficiency can be improved. Further, the incorporation of the disposal processing mechanism in such a manufacturing apparatus is claimed in the present invention.1 or 2This is possible for the first time by proposing a processing mechanism with a simple configuration using a partial processing method for a disk.
[0037]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example in which a part of the “recognized information recording area” of the optical disc is deformed or altered so as to be unreadable is shown. FIG. 1 shows a compact disc 10 processed by the disposal method. Show.
[0038]
The subject of the present invention is not limited to compact discs, but other “optical discs”, digital versatile discs (DVD), digital audio discs (DAD), mini discs (MD), CD-ROMs and CD-Rs. And so on. Further, any of a reproduction-only type, a write-once type, and a rewrite type may be used.
[0039]
FIG. 4A is an explanatory view showing the back surface (substrate side) of the compact disc processed by the disposal method of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is an xx cross-sectional view of FIG. Therefore, the thickness of the disk in a cross-sectional view is exaggerated for easy understanding, and hatching is omitted.
[0040]
In FIG. 1, audio information such as music is recorded in a main recording area 12 on a compact disc 10, and a TOC area 14 exists in the inner area. The TOC area 14 is an area where TOC (Table of Contents) data is recorded, and is recorded in the innermost circumference (lead-in area) as a “recognition information recording area” in the compact disc. In the figure, 16 is a center hole, and 18 is a lead-out area.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, the melted portion 20 exists as a portion subjected to “deformation or alteration” for making a part of the recognition information recording area unreadable. The melted portion 20 is formed by subjecting a part of the TOC region 14 to heat treatment from one surface of the disk. The diameter of the melted portion 20 is set to, for example, around 5 mm, but is selected in the range of about 3 to 10 mm. Note that there is no problem even if the melted portion 20 extends to a part of the main recording area 12 of the audio information together with a part of the TOC area 14. That is, it is necessary and sufficient to form the melted portion 20 in a part of the TOC region 14 so that the continuity of the TOC data 14 can be interrupted.
[0042]
The heat treatment may be performed from either the back surface (substrate surface) side or the front surface (label surface) side of the compact disc 10. It may be contact heating or non-contact heating. Moreover, although it changes with melting | fusing point of board | substrate resin etc. as heat processing conditions, it is 0.5 to 1 second at 360-385 degreeC, for example. In the melted portion 20, pit shape change (deformation) or property change (degeneration) such as refractive index is irreversibly caused by being melted by heating, and the continuity of the TOC data as recognition information is interrupted. The reading is impossible.
[0043]
As a result, even if this compact disc 10 is set in a normal audio reproducing means (player), the compact disc 10 is not recognized or no audio information can be reproduced, and the function of the compact disc 10 is as follows. Completely lost.
[0044]
As described above, the compact disc 10 subjected to the disposal process of the present invention completely loses its function (commercial value), and the function is reduced by irreversible change (deformation and / or alteration). It cannot be restored. Therefore, a problem on the copyright law (problem related to copyright and copyright adjacent rights) occurs even though the main recording area 12 such as audio information as the main body information is not substantially processed. Disappears.
[0045]
Moreover, the process (disposing process of the present invention) for forming the melted portion 20 on the compact disk 10 is a simple process (pinpoint process) in which an extremely narrow range of the entire surface of the compact disk 10 is heated and melted. In the present embodiment, since the local heat treatment, that is, the heat treatment to a part of the TOC region 14, is performed, the equipment is simple. Therefore, the processing cost (equipment, time, energy consumption) can be greatly reduced as compared with conventional disposal processing.
[0046]
Moreover, since the compact disc 10 subjected to the discarding process of the present invention is not broken or crushed, its disk shape is maintained. Accordingly, various materials (metal material and organic material) constituting the material can be easily separated in the reuse process, which is a post-process, and the reuse of the material can be facilitated. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to use chemicals for the treatment and waste liquid treatment is not required, the recycling rate of the constituent materials can be improved, and the treatment is excellent in terms of preventing environmental pollution.
[0047]
Note that “deformation or alteration” applied to the disc can be performed not on the recognition information recording area but on the information recording area where main information is recorded, and even in this case, the entire information recording area cannot be read. Since only a part of the information recording area needs to be deformed and altered so that the information can be read, the operation of the present invention that makes it impossible to read the information by simple and rapid processing is achieved.
[0048]
Further, deformation (change in shape such as pit shape) or alteration (change in properties) is not limited to the heat-melting treatment as in the present embodiment, but other abrasion processing (formation of scratches), drilling An example is processing (removal of pits).
[0049]
FIGS. 2A and 2B show an example of the processing mechanism of the present invention for automatically discarding a compact disc. FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a front view. Specifically, this is a device that locally heats and melts a part of the TOC area 14 of the compact disc 10 so that the area cannot be read.
[0050]
The basic configuration includes a pre-processing disk supply unit 30 that accommodates a disk to be discarded, a processing unit 40 that performs a characteristic disposal process of the present invention, a processed disk ejection unit 50, and a disk moving means. As a disk transport means 60. 3 shows the configuration of the processing unit in the processing mechanism shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3A shows the case where the suction head of the disk transport means 60 is not positioned above the processing unit 40. FIG. 4B shows a state when the suction head is positioned above the processing unit 40.
[0051]
The pre-processing disk supply unit 30 has stack poles 32 and 33 for holding and supplying a plurality of (for example, 100) compact disks 10, and these poles 32 and 33 are inserted into the center hole 16 of the disk 10. Let me hold the stack. A rotating table 34 is provided for rotating and moving the disk 10 from the disk setting zone (Z1) to the processing zone (Z2) in the holding state, and when the stack poles 32 and 33 reach the processing zone (Z2). The stacked compact disk 10 is raised by the lifting mechanism 36. The elevating mechanism 36 includes a fork 38 inserted from the lower side of the lowermost compact disk held by the stack poles 32 and 33. By raising the fork 38, all the layers held by stacking are held. The compact disc 10 can be lifted.
[0052]
The disk processing unit 40 is a component that locally heat-processes a part of the TOC area 14 of the compact disk 10, and includes a processing table 42 on which the compact disk 10 to be processed is placed, and the processing table 42 It is provided integrally and has guide pins 44 and 45 which are inserted into the center hole 16 of the compact disc 10, whereby the compact disc 10 is positioned and installed. In the vicinity of the guide pins 44 and 45, cartridge heaters 46 and 48 for performing local heating are arranged, respectively.
[0053]
As shown in FIG. 3, the cartridge heaters 46 and 48 are installed such that the heat treatment surfaces 46 a and 48 a at the tips thereof are exposed from the openings 42 a formed in the processing table 42. As shown in FIG. 5B, these heat treatment surfaces 46a and 48a are located at positions where a part of the TOC area 14 of the compact disc 10 placed at a predetermined position can be processed (the same vertical as the TOC area 14). (On line), in this example, it is arranged at a position where contact is possible.
[0054]
Next, the processed disc discharge unit 50 is a component for discharging the compact disc 10 that has been locally heat-treated in the disc processing unit 40, and includes a discharge container 52.
[0055]
The disc transport means 60 transports the compact disc 10 held by the pre-processing disc supply unit 30 to the disc processing unit 40 and also transports the compact disc 10 processed by the processing unit 40 to the processed disc ejection unit 50. This is a means for moving the disk, and has a rotary arm 62, and suction heads 64 and 66 are provided at the tip thereof.
[0056]
The actual discarding process by the discarding mechanism according to the present embodiment is performed as follows, for example. First, a plurality of (for example, 100) compact disks 10 to be processed are stacked and held on the stack poles 32 and 33, and the stack poles 32 and 33 correspond to the disk set zone (Z1) of the rotary table 34. Install in position. The stack poles 32 and 33 may be configured to be attached to the rotary table 34 from the beginning.
[0057]
Next, when the operation start button is pressed by the operator, the turntable 34 rotates, and the stack poles 32 and 33 holding the compact disc 10 move from the disc set zone (Z1) to the processing zone (Z2).
[0058]
Next, in the processing zone (Z2), the compact disk 10 that is stacked and held by the stack poles 32 and 33 is raised by the fork 38 of the lifting mechanism 36, and among the compact disks 10 that are stacked and held, The compact disk 10 is sucked by suction heads 64 and 66 at the tip of the rotary arm 62 constituting the disk transport means 60.
[0059]
Then, it is conveyed to the processing unit 40 (above the processing table 42) while being sucked and held. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3B, the compact disk 10 is positioned above the guide pins 44 and 45 while being sucked by the suction heads 64 and 66. In this state, the suction state by the suction heads 64 and 66 is released, the compact disc 10 is detached, the position is regulated by inserting the guide pins 44 and 45 into the center holes 16, respectively, and predetermined processing on the processing table 42 is performed. Placed in position.
[0060]
This position is a position where the cartridge heaters 46 and 48 can heat and melt at least a part of the TOC region 14 of the compact disk 10. And by this heat processing, the continuity of TOC data is interrupted | blocked, the reading becomes impossible and a disposal process is completed.
[0061]
The compact disk 10 that has been processed is again sucked and held by the suction heads 64 and 66 of the disk transport means 60, and is transported to and removed from the processed disk discharge section 50 by the rotational operation of the rotary arm 62. It is stored in. The suction heads 64 and 66 from which the compact disk 10 has been removed are sucked and held by the rotation of the rotary arm 62 by holding the compact disk 10 (newly located compact disk) held by the pre-processing disk supply unit 30. In order to do this, it moves to the pre-process disk supply unit 30 and repeats the above series of operations.
[0062]
According to the disposal processing mechanism according to such an embodiment, the stack poles 32, 33 holding the compact disc 10 in a stacked manner are installed on the rotary table 34, and the operation start button is pushed. The compact discs 10 can be automatically and sequentially discarded. Here, the two compact discs (the uppermost compact disc) waiting in the pre-processing disc supply unit 30 are transported to the processing unit 40, where the processing unit 40 performs local heat treatment, and the processed compact The time required for transporting the disk 10 to the processed disk discharge section 50 and storing it in the container 52 is about 2 seconds (1 second / sheet), and high-efficiency processing is possible.
[0063]
As described above, the disposal process of the compact disc 10 is completed only by heating and melting a part of the TOC region 14, and the basic shape (disk shape) of the disc is maintained. Therefore, various processes such as material separation in the next optical disk reuse process become very easy. That is, as long as the disk shape remains, operations such as peeling off the substrate layer and the protective layer can be performed easily and quickly.
[0064]
Next, another embodiment will be described in detail based on FIG. In this figure, the discard processing mechanism 70 shows an example of a mechanism installed as a part of the optical disc manufacturing apparatus. In addition, a mechanism for transporting the optical disk to the disposal processing mechanism 70 and transferring it from the disposal processing mechanism 70 to another process is not shown. Of course, such a mechanism is not limited to being configured as a part of the optical disk manufacturing apparatus, and may be configured as an independent apparatus separately from the optical disk manufacturing apparatus.
[0065]
The disposal mechanism 70 includes a disk-shaped base 72, guide means 74 for restricting the position of the optical disk to be processed provided at the center thereof, and a peripheral edge 76. The optical disk is guided in the center hole 16. It is installed so as to pass the means 74.
[0066]
FIG. 5 shows a state in which the optical disk 10 is installed, and the optical disk 10 is locked at an intermediate position of the inner tapered portion 76 a of the peripheral edge portion 76 of the disposal processing mechanism 70. In this state, the heating and melting process is performed. In this embodiment, the cartridge heater for performing the heating and melting is configured as a support unit configured to be able to support the optical disk 10 from below. That is, a plurality of circular small holes 78 are formed in the base portion 72. In the present embodiment, the supporting means is configured to protrude from the three small holes 78a, 78b, 78c formed through the base portion 72.
[0067]
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the support means protrudes. Support bars 80a, 80b, and 80c protrude from the small holes 78a, 78b, and 78c, respectively. The support bars 80a, 80b, and 80c can support the optical disc 10 at three points from below. The support bars 80a, 80b, and 80c are moved up and down by a lift mechanism (not shown), and the support bars 80a and 80b are configured as heaters. That is, two of the three-point supports function as heaters. The diameter of the heater is about 3 mm to 10 mm, but is not particularly limited thereto.
[0068]
The heater portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the recognition information recording area of the optical disc. Therefore, the support bars 80a and 80b are lifted to come into contact with the recognition information recording area. When the information recording area is heated and melted directly instead of the recognition information recording area, for example, the contact points of the support bar functioning as a heater are arranged in the radial direction of the disc so that the entire information recording area cannot be read. It is preferable to arrange them as described above. In that case, it is also possible to further increase the number of support bars and those that function as heaters.
[0069]
FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the lower portion of the base portion 72 of the disposal processing mechanism 70. As shown in the figure, the three support bars 80a, 80b, 80c are configured to move up and down as a whole. Although a specific mechanism for this is not shown, the three support bars 80 a, 80 b, and 80 c are configured to move up and down integrally inside the frame portion 89. In the present embodiment, it is understood that the support bars 80a and 80b are configured as heaters.
[0070]
By using such three support bars 80a, 80b, and 80c, the optical disk is stably supported at three points by the three support bars rising from below, and in this state, the support that functions as a cartridge heater is supported. The support points are heated and melted by the bars 80a and 80b. For example, the TOC region of the optical disk is heated and melted, and the disposal process is performed stably and quickly.
[0071]
Next, FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of an embodiment of a CD type optical disk manufacturing apparatus incorporating the above-described disposal processing mechanism. As shown in the figure, the manufacturing apparatus 80 includes a forming mechanism 81 for forming the main body of the CD, a reflecting film mechanism 82 for coating the reflecting film, a protecting film mechanism 83 for forming a film for protecting the reflecting film, and a label surface creation tool. It has a printing mechanism 84 for performing printing and an inspection mechanism 85 for inspecting pass / fail as a product. What is characteristic is that a disposal mechanism 86 is provided as a mechanism for subsequent processes. Here, the discard processing mechanism 86 is a discard processing mechanism as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, for example.
[0072]
FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of an embodiment of a DVD-type optical disc manufacturing apparatus 90 that also incorporates the above-described disposal processing mechanism. Elements similar to those in FIG. 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. A difference from the CD type apparatus of FIG. 8 is that a bonding mechanism 92 is provided in place of the protective film mechanism, which is a difference resulting from the laminated structure of the DVD in which two disks are bonded together. The same characteristic is that a disposal mechanism 94 is provided as a mechanism for disposal after this. Here, the disposal processing mechanism 94 is similarly a disposal processing mechanism as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, for example.
[0073]
According to the optical disc manufacturing apparatus having such a configuration, after the pass / fail determination as a product is performed by the inspection mechanism 85, the optical disc that has been rejected is transported to another place for disposal, Disposal can be performed in the same manufacturing process. Such an efficient disposal process in the manufacturing process is achieved for the first time by the simple disposal mechanism according to the present invention described above. In particular, according to the heating and melting method, there is no occurrence of disc fragments and a large-scale mechanism is unnecessary, so that it can be easily introduced as a mechanism of a manufacturing apparatus.
[0074]
In addition, the disposal mechanism incorporated in the optical disc manufacturing apparatus is not limited to being used as one step of the manufacturing process, and the disposal processing for the separately collected optical disc to be discarded can be performed independently of the manufacturing process. Such a configuration is also suitable.
[0075]
The present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention. For example, the deformation or alteration process of a part of the recognition information recording area of the optical disc is not limited to the process by heating, and a perforation process for opening a through hole may be performed. According to such a method, it is possible to process a plurality of optical discs at a time using a device such as a drill means in a state in which a plurality of optical discs are stacked, thereby achieving a rapid disposal process.
[0076]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the disposal method and the disposal mechanism of the present invention, the processing is completed by a simple operation of deforming or altering a part of the recognized information recording area and / or information recording area of the optical disc. It is possible to reduce various costs required for disposal, such as equipment, time, and energy consumption. In addition, since the function of the optical disk is lost by local processing of only a part of the disk, not only the problem of copyright law is effectively prevented, but also because the disk shape of the disk is maintained. It can also contribute to ease of use.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is an explanatory view showing the back side of a compact disc processed by the disposal method of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an xx cross-sectional view of FIG.
2A is a plan view showing an example of a processing mechanism of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a front view of the processing mechanism.
3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a processing unit in the processing mechanism illustrated in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another configuration example of the disposal processing mechanism of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing a state where an optical disc is actually placed on the processing mechanism shown in FIG. 4; FIG.
6 is a perspective view showing an operation of the disposal processing mechanism shown in FIG. 4. FIG.
7 is a perspective view showing a part of the configuration of the disposal processing mechanism shown in FIG. 4. FIG.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a CD type optical disc manufacturing apparatus provided with a disposal processing mechanism according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a DVD type optical disc manufacturing apparatus provided with a disposal processing mechanism according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Compact disc
14 TOC area
20 Melting part
30 Pre-process disk supply unit
32, 33 Stack pole
34 Rotary table
40 processor
44, 45 Guide pin
46, 48 Cartridge heater
50 Processed disc ejection section
60 Disc transport means
64, 66 Suction head
70 Waste disposal mechanism
72 Base part
74 Guide means
78 Small hole
80 Support bar
80a, 80b heater

Claims (3)

A processing mechanism for automatically disposing of an optical disc,
A base part on which an optical disc to be disposed of can be placed while regulating the position by the guide means;
A heater provided in the base part,
The heater is raised by an elevating means to support the optical disc, and at the same time, one or both of an information recording area and a recognition information recording area of the optical disc are heated and melted. Waste disposal mechanism. Three heaters are provided,
2. The discard processing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the optical disk is supported at three points by being lifted by the lifting means. An inspection mechanism that performs pass / fail determination as a product of the manufactured optical disk, and an optical disk disposal mechanism according to claim 1 or 2 for discarding an optical disk that is determined to be unacceptable by the inspection mechanism. An optical disc manufacturing apparatus characterized by the above.

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