JP5956872B2 - Optical disk device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical disc apparatus.

  Disc playback devices for playing back discs are widely used. The disk reproducing apparatus is a main chassis, a tray on which an optical disk is placed, a traverse chassis on which an optical pickup and a turntable are mounted, a cam slider that swings the traverse chassis up and down, a drive motor, and a drive power of the drive motor. Gears are provided for transmission to the pickup rack, tray rack, and cam slider rack.

  The operation when closing the tray will be described below. When the driving force from the driving motor is transmitted to the rack of the tray via the gear when the tray is in the insertion / removal position, the tray moves toward the storage position. Thereafter, the driving force of the driving motor is also transmitted to the rack of the cam slider to raise the traverse chassis.

  When the tray is in the insertion / removal position and when the tray is moving, the engaging portion of the rack of the optical pickup and the engaging portion of the main chassis are engaged, and the rack and gear of the optical pickup are not engaged. As a result, the driving force of the driving motor is not transmitted to the rack of the optical pickup before the tray reaches the storage position, and the movement of the optical pickup is restricted.

  On the other hand, when the tray reaches the storage position and the traverse chassis reaches the highest position, the optical disk is chucked on the turntable. At the same time, the engaging portion of the optical pickup rack and the engaging portion of the main chassis are disengaged (the optical pickup is unlocked), and the driving force of the drive motor is transmitted to the optical pickup rack and the optical pickup rack. The gear to engage is engaged.

  As a result, the driving force of the driving motor is transmitted to the rack of the optical pickup. The tray has an opening for exposing the information recording surface of the optical disc, and the optical pickup can move to a predetermined position without interfering with the tray by moving in the radial direction of the optical disc within the opening of the tray. is there. That is, in the normal state, the optical pickup moves in the radial direction of the optical disk after the tray reaches the storage position (more specifically, after the tray reaches the storage position and the traverse chassis is raised).

  However, even when the tray is in the insertion / removal position or moving (that is, when the optical disk chucking is released), the rack of the optical pickup is engaged due to external forces such as vibration and impact. And the engagement portion of the main chassis may be disengaged. In this case, although the tray has not reached the storage position, the driving force of the drive motor is transmitted to the optical pickup, and the optical pickup moves with the movement of the tray.

  In this case, since the optical pickup reaches a predetermined position first, there is a problem that the movement of the tray is finished before the tray reaches the storage position.

  Incidentally, the optical disc apparatus of Patent Document 1 includes a stopper (lock release prevention means) for stopping the optical pickup so that the optical pickup does not separate from the turntable. This prevents the optical pickup from being unlocked by an external force such as vibration or impact when the optical disk is unchucked.

JP 2007-242109 A

  However, if the optical disc apparatus is provided with a lock release prevention means, the number of parts increases and the cost increases. Further, the problem that the optical pickup is unlocked still cannot be solved in the optical disc apparatus that does not include the lock release preventing means.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc apparatus that can be used even when the lock of an optical pickup is released in a state where chucking of the optical disc is released.

  In order to achieve the above object, an optical disc apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a main chassis having an engaging portion, a tray on which an optical disc is placed and sliding between an insertion / removal position and a storage position, and attached to the main chassis. A traverse chassis having a turntable and an optical pickup provided so as to be able to approach and leave the turntable, a cam slider that swings the traverse chassis up and down in conjunction with a sliding operation of the tray, and a drive motor A driving force transmission gear mechanism that transmits a driving force to the tray rack, the cam slider rack, and the optical pickup rack, and the optical pickup has the tray reached a storage position, and the traverse is performed by the cam slider. When the chassis rises, the optical pickup rack has an engaging portion The engagement of the main chassis is disengaged, and the rack of the optical pickup and the drive force transmission gear mechanism are engaged, so that the drive force of the drive motor is transmitted and moves in the radial direction of the optical disc. Before the tray reaches the storage position, the engaging portion of the rack of the optical pickup and the engaging portion of the main chassis are disengaged, and the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force When the transmission gear mechanism is engaged, the position of the tray is returned to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.

  The optical pickup rack is disengaged from the main chassis engaging portion due to external force such as impact or vibration, even though the tray has not reached the storage position, and the optical pickup rack is driven. When the force-voltage gear mechanism is engaged, the optical pickup moves with the sliding movement of the tray (moves in the radial direction of the optical disk). Then, when the optical pickup reaches a reference position (details will be described later), a situation occurs in which the tray has not yet reached the storage position.

  However, according to the above configuration, the position of the tray is returned to the normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup (that is, the storage position when the optical pickup reaches the reference position), so that repair or the like is not required. The optical disk device can be used continuously.

  In the optical disk apparatus having the above configuration, it is preferable that the position of the tray is returned to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup by the driving force of the driving motor.

  According to this configuration, since the position of the tray can be returned to the normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup by the drive motor without requiring additional parts, the cost does not increase.

  In the optical disk apparatus having the above-described configuration, the drive voltage applied to the drive motor when the tray is returned to the normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup is the normal voltage when the tray is transported. It is desirable that the voltage is higher than the drive voltage applied to the drive motor.

  According to this configuration, when an abnormality occurs (before the tray reaches the storage position, the engagement portion of the optical pickup rack and the engagement portion of the main chassis are disengaged, and the optical pickup rack and the driving force transmission gear). When the mechanism is engaged, a driving voltage higher than that in the normal state is applied to the drive motor in order to return the tray position to the normal position, so that the driving force of the driving motor becomes stronger. Therefore, it becomes easy to return the tray position to the normal position.

  Further, in the optical disk apparatus having the above configuration, when the optical pickup reaches the reference position, the tray is transported to the storage position while the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are skipped. It is desirable that the position of the tray is returned to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.

  According to this configuration, even when the optical pickup has reached the reference position (particularly when the reference position is a stroke end far from the turntable), the tray has not reached the storage position. By shifting the rack and the driving force transmission gear mechanism, the tray is conveyed to a normal position (that is, the storage position) without changing the position of the optical pickup. Thereby, the position of the tray can be set to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.

  Further, in the optical disk device having the above configuration, when the optical pickup reaches a reference position, the tray is transported to the storage position in a state where the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged, It is desirable to return the position of the tray to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup by returning the optical pickup to a reference position.

  According to this configuration, even when the optical pickup reaches the reference position (particularly when the reference position is an arbitrary position between both stroke ends), the tray does not reach the storage position. While the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged, the tray is transported to a normal position (that is, the storage position) while changing the position of the optical pickup, and then the optical pickup returns to the reference position. . Thereby, the position of the tray can be set to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.

  In the optical disk apparatus having the above configuration, when the tray is in the insertion / removal position, the tray reaches the storage position based on the time from when the tray transport operation instruction is issued until the optical pickup moves. It is desirable to determine that the engaging portion of the rack of the optical pickup and the engaging portion of the main chassis are disengaged and the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged with each other. .

  According to this configuration, the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged in a normal state (a state where the tray has reached the storage position) or an abnormal state (the tray has reached the storage position). It is possible to easily determine whether or not they are meshed.

  Further, in the optical disk device having the above-described configuration, when the optical pickup reaches the reference position, the optical pickup is made before the tray reaches the storage position based on whether or not the tray reaches the storage position. It is desirable to determine that the engaging portion of the pickup rack and the engaging portion of the main chassis are disengaged and the optical pickup rack and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged.

  According to this configuration, the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged in a normal state (a state where the tray has reached the storage position) or an abnormal state (the tray has reached the storage position). It is possible to easily determine whether or not they are meshed.

These are the top views which show the structure of the disk loader of the optical disk apparatus of this invention. These are the rear views which show the structure of the disk loader of the optical disk apparatus of this invention. These are the front views which show the structure of the disk loader of the optical disk apparatus of this invention. These are the expansion schematic diagrams which show the state which the engaging part of an optical pick-up rack and the engaging part of a main chassis are engaging. These are the expansion schematic diagrams which show the state which the engaging part of an optical pick-up rack and the engaging part of a main chassis are not engaging. These are the expansion schematic diagrams which show the meshing state of an optical pick-up rack and a gear. These are block diagrams which show the structure of the optical disk apparatus of this invention. These are the 1st flow charts which show an example of processing which an optical disc device of the present invention performs. These are 2nd flowcharts which show an example of the process which the optical disk device of this invention performs.

[First embodiment]
The optical disk device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiment shown below shows an example of the optical disk apparatus of the present invention in order to embody the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention to this optical disk apparatus. Rather, it is equally applicable to the apparatus of other embodiments within the scope of the claims.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a top view showing a configuration of a disk loader of the optical disk apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the configuration of the disk loader of the optical disk apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the disk loader of the optical disk apparatus. 1 to 3 show the disk loader 1 when the tray 4 is in the insertion / removal position. In the following description, “front and back” refers to “front” on the insertion / removal position side and “rear” on the storage position side in the transport direction of the tray 3. Further, “upper and lower” means “upward” in the direction in which the traverse chassis 4 is moved up and down and away from the tray 3 (the optical disk placed on the tray 3) in the direction approaching the tray 3 (the optical disk placed on the tray 3). The direction is “down”. In the “left and right”, the left hand side is “left” and the right hand side is “right” with respect to the page of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the disk loader 1 has a main chassis 2 and an optical disk mounted thereon, and slides between the optical disk insertion / removal position and the optical disk storage position with respect to the main chassis 2 (disk (Tray) 3, a traverse chassis 4 attached to the main chassis 1 so as to be slidable up and down, and a cam slider 5 for sliding the traverse chassis 4 up and down.

  The main chassis 2 is fixed to an optical disc apparatus main body (not shown). Above the main chassis 2, a substantially long clamper holder 21 is installed in the left-right direction (perpendicular to the conveying direction of the tray 3), and a substantially disc-like clamper 6 rotates at the approximate center. It is provided as possible. The main chassis 2 further has an engaging portion 22 that engages with an engaging portion 121 of an optical pickup rack (OPU rack) 12 described later at the front thereof.

  The tray 3 has a placement portion 31 on which a disk is placed, a tray rack 32 that is a rack gear extending in the length direction of the tray 3, and a guide groove 33 formed on the back surface (lower surface) of the tray 3. The mounting portion 31 is formed so that a small-diameter (diameter 8 cm) optical disc and a large-diameter (12 cm) optical disc can be placed thereon. A rectangular opening 34 is formed in the tray 3.

  The tray rack 32 is formed at the right end of the tray 3. When the tray rack 32 is engaged with a gear 8 described later, the rotational force of the gear 8 (that is, the driving force of the driving motor 7) is transmitted to the tray 3, and the tray 3 slides. The tray rack 32 is formed so as not to mesh with the gear 8 when the tray 3 is in the storage position. Thereby, after the tray 3 reaches the storage position, the optical pickup 9 can be moved in the radial direction of the optical disk (details will be described later).

  Two guide grooves 33 are formed on the back surface of the tray 3. The slider boss 51 of the cam slider 5 is engaged with any of the guide grooves 33. In the present embodiment, one guide groove 33 is formed in a long shape, and the other guide groove 33 is formed in a short shape as the opening 34 is formed.

  The slider boss 51 is formed so as to engage with different portions of the guide groove 33 as the tray 3 is conveyed. More specifically, the guide groove 33 includes a linear groove portion 331 that is formed in parallel with the conveyance direction of the tray 3, a skew groove portion 332 that is formed obliquely with respect to the conveyance direction of the tray 3, and a conveyance direction of the tray. (However, for the reason described above, only one guide groove 33 has the straight groove portion 331 in the present embodiment).

  Then, as the tray 3 is conveyed from the insertion / removal position to the storage position, the slider boss 51 engages in the order of the linear groove portion 331, the oblique groove portion 332, and the orthogonal groove portion 333. While the slider boss 51 is engaged with the linear groove portion 331, vibration or the like during conveyance of the tray 3 is reduced.

  The traverse chassis 4 includes a driving motor 7, a plurality of gears (driving force transmission gear mechanism) 8 for transmitting a driving force of the driving motor 7 to a tray rack 32, a slider rack 52 described later, and an OPU rack 12 described later, and an information recording surface of an optical disc. An optical pickup 9 that records and reproduces information by irradiating a laser beam, a turntable 10 that supports the center of the information recording surface of the optical disc, two guide shafts 11 that slidably support the optical pickup 9, and a gear 8 has an OPU rack 12 that transmits the rotational force of the gear 8 (that is, the driving force of the driving motor 7) to the optical pickup 9.

  The traverse chassis 4 has an elevating boss 41 that engages with a cam groove 53 of the cam slider 5 described later.

  A plurality of gears 8 are attached to the drive motor 7, and the driving force of the drive motor 7 is decelerated and transmitted to the tray rack 32, slider rack 52, and OPU rack 12. For convenience of explanation, among the plurality of gears 8, the gears that mesh with the tray rack 32, the slider rack 52, and the OPU rack 12 are also referred to as a first gear 81, a second gear 82, and a third gear 83, respectively. is there. Both the drive motor 7 and the gear 8 are provided on the right side of the traverse chassis 4.

  In this embodiment, the first gear 81, the second gear 82, and the third gear 83 are provided as the gears 8 that mesh with each rack, but a single gear meshes with a plurality of racks. It is good as well. That is, as will be described later, in the disk loader 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of racks do not mesh with gears at the same time, so the driving force of the drive motor 7 is transmitted to the plurality of racks with a single gear. Thus, the number of parts can be reduced. In the present embodiment, the first gear 81 and the second gear 82 may be a single gear.

  The optical pickup 9 includes various optical components. The optical pickup 9 receives the rotational force of the third gear 83 (the driving force of the driving motor 7) through the OPU rack 12. Then, the optical pickup 9 slides on the guide shaft 11 and moves in the radial direction of the optical disc, thereby approaching the turntable 10 or moving away from the turntable 10.

  The OPU rack 12 has an engaging portion 121. The engaging portion 121 engages with the engaging portion 22 of the main chassis 2 described above except when the tray 3 is in the storage position (that is, when the tray 3 is in the insertion / removal position or during conveyance). When the engaging portion 22 and the engaging portion 121 are engaged, the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83 are not meshed, and the driving force of the driving motor 7 is not transmitted to the optical pickup 9.

  On the other hand, when the engagement portion 22 and the engagement portion 121 are disengaged (in other words, the tray 3 reaches the storage position), the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83 are engaged with each other, and the drive force of the drive motor 7 is increased. Is transmitted to the optical pickup 9.

  The cam slider 5 has a slider boss 51, a slider rack 52, and a cam groove 53. The slider boss 51 engages with the guide groove 33 of the tray 3 as described above. The slider rack 52 is a rack that meshes with the second gear 82.

  The raising / lowering boss 41 of the traverse chassis 4 is engaged with the cam groove 53. The elevating boss 41 is formed to engage with different portions of the cam groove 53 as the cam slider 5 slides.

  More specifically, the cam groove 53 is an upper groove portion 531 formed along a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the tray 3 at a position closest to the tray 3, and perpendicular to the transport direction of the tray 3 at a position farthest from the tray 3. A lower groove portion 533 formed along the vertical direction, and an oblique groove portion 532 that is formed obliquely with respect to a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the tray 3 and connects the upper groove portion 531 and the lower groove portion 533.

  As the cam slider 5 slides, the elevating boss 41 is engaged with the lower groove portion 533, the oblique groove portion 532, and the upper groove portion 531 in this order. That is, the elevating boss 41 rises as the cam slider 5 slides, and the traverse chassis 4 rises accordingly.

  Next, in the optical disk apparatus of this embodiment, a series of operations from when the optical disk is placed on the tray 3 to when the optical pickup 9 irradiates the information recording surface of the optical disk with laser light will be described.

  When the tray 3 is in the insertion / removal position, only the tray rack 32 and the first gear 81 are engaged, and the slider rack 52 and the second gear 82, and the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83 are engaged. Not done. The lifting boss 41 is engaged with the lower groove portion 533 of the cam groove 53 (see FIG. 3). Further, the engaging portion 22 is engaged with the engaging portion 121 (see FIG. 4). The slider boss 51 is engaged with the linear groove portion 331 of the guide groove 33.

  When the optical disc is placed on the placement portion 31 by the user and the tray open / close button (see FIG. 7) is pressed, the drive motor 7 is driven. As described above, when the tray 3 is in the insertion / removal position, the driving force of the driving motor 7 is transmitted only to the tray 3 via the first gear 81 and the tray rack 32. As a result, the tray 3 starts to slide toward the storage position.

  When the tray 3 slides toward the storage position, the slider boss 51 sequentially engages with the oblique groove portion 332 and the orthogonal groove portion 333 of the guide groove 33. When the slider boss 51 is engaged with the orthogonal groove portion 33, the cam slider 5 slides toward the second gear 82. When the tray 3 reaches the storage position, the slider rack 52 and the second gear 82 mesh with each other. Note that when the tray 3 reaches the storage position, the tray rack 32 and the first gear 81 are disengaged.

  When the tray 3 reaches the storage position, the driving force of the driving motor 7 is transmitted to the cam slider 5 via the second gear 82 and the slider rack 52. As a result, the cam slider 5 slides toward the right side wall 2 a of the main chassis 2. Along with the sliding operation, the elevating boss 41 is sequentially engaged with the oblique groove portion 532 and the upper groove portion 531 of the cam groove 53, and the traverse chassis 4 rises (approaches the tray 3).

  When the elevating boss 41 engages with the upper groove portion 531 and the cam slider 5 slides, the slider rack 52 and the second gear 82 are disengaged (see FIG. 5), and the sliding operation of the cam slider 5 is finished. When the sliding operation of the cam slider 5 is completed, the engagement portion 22 and the engagement portion 121 are disengaged, and the OPU rack 12 is engaged with the third gear 83 (see FIG. 6, where FIG. 6 shows the disk loader 1 on the upper surface). FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view showing a meshing state of the optical pickup rack 12 and the third gear 83 when viewed from the side.

  As a result, the driving force of the driving motor 7 is transmitted to the optical pickup 9 via the third gear 83 and the OPU rack 12. The optical pickup 9 slides on the guide shaft 11 in the radial direction of the optical disk by the driving force of the driving motor 7. When the optical pickup 9 reaches the reference position, the drive motor 7 stops, and laser light is emitted from the optical pickup 9 toward the information recording surface of the optical disk.

  In the present embodiment, the reference position of the optical pickup 9 is a reference position for controlling the position of the optical pickup 9, and the optical pickup 9 is when the optical disk is inserted (the tray 3 has reached the storage position). At a time) is moved to the reference position by the driving force of the drive motor 7.

  In the present embodiment, the reference position is described as a position farthest from the turntable 10 (stroke end far from the turntable 10), but is not limited thereto. It may be a position closest to the turntable 10 (stroke end close to the turntable 10), or an arbitrary position between both stroke ends.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the driving force of the single driving motor 7 is transmitted to the tray 3, the cam slider 5, and the optical pickup 9 through the gears and the rack. Not duplicate. In other words, the drive force of the drive motor 7 is transmitted to one part (the tray 3 or the cam slider 5 or the optical pickup 9) at an arbitrary timing.

  However, it is assumed that the engaging portion 12 and the engaging portion 122 are disengaged before the tray 3 reaches the storage position due to an external force such as impact or vibration. In that case, since the third gear 83 and the OPU rack 12 are engaged at the same time as the first gear 81 and the tray rack 32 are engaged, the driving force of the drive motor 7 is transmitted to the tray 3 and the optical pickup 9. Become.

  When the tray 3 is slid toward the storage position in this state, the optical pickup 9 also moves in the radial direction. When the optical pickup 9 reaches the reference position, the drive motor 7 stops driving, and the tray 3 interferes with the optical pickup 9 and cannot slide to the storage position.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, even when the driving force of the drive motor 7 is transmitted to the tray 3 and the optical pickup 9 at the same time, the position of the tray 3 is returned to the normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup 9. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the optical disc apparatus of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the optical disc apparatus of this embodiment includes a control unit 13, a sensor 14, a drive motor 7, and a tray opening / closing means 15. The drive motor 7 is the same as the drive motor 7 shown in FIGS.

  The control unit 13 is a control unit that comprehensively controls the entire optical disc apparatus including driving of the drive motor 7. The control unit 13 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (all not shown). The ROM stores a program executed by the control unit 13 and parameters and data necessary for executing the program. The CPU executes various programs stored in the ROM. The RAM temporarily stores data obtained during various processes and data obtained as a result of various processes. These CPU, RAM, ROM and the like are connected via a bus. Note that the CPU, ROM, and RAM may be partially or fully integrated on one chip.

  The sensor 14 is position detecting means for detecting the position of the optical pickup 9. The tray opening / closing means 15 is an operation means for inputting an instruction for conveying the tray 3 to the control unit 13. As the tray opening / closing means 15, for example, a tray opening / closing button attached to the optical disc apparatus main body, a remote operation means (remote control), or the like can be used.

  When a transport operation instruction is input, the control unit 13 controls the drive motor 7 so as to transport the tray 3 from the storage position to the insertion / removal position, or to transport the tray 3 from the insertion / removal position to the transport position.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the control unit of the optical disc apparatus of the present embodiment. More specifically, as described above, it is a flowchart showing processing performed by the control unit 13 when the driving force of the driving motor 7 is transmitted to the tray 3 and the optical pickup 9 at the same time.

  When the tray 3 is in the insertion / removal position, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the tray 3 is instructed to close via the tray opening / closing means 15 (step S01). When the tray closing instruction is given (Y in step S01), the process proceeds to step S02, and when the tray closing instruction is not given (N in step S01), the process returns to step S01.

  In step S02, the control unit 13 drives the drive motor 7. The drive of the drive motor 7 by the control unit 13 in this step is a drive in a normal mode to be described later.

  In step S03, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the optical pickup 9 has moved. Whether or not the optical pickup 9 has moved is determined based on position information of the optical pickup 9 detected by the sensor 14. When the optical pickup 9 has moved (Y in step S03), the process proceeds to step S05, and when the optical pickup 9 has not moved (N in step S03), the process proceeds to step S04.

  In step S04, the control unit 13 determines whether the current time is within a predetermined time after the tray closing instruction is given (whether the time from the time when the tray closing instruction is given to the current time is within the predetermined time) or not. In the present embodiment, the predetermined time is a time during which it can be determined whether the optical pickup 9 has moved based on the tray operation or has moved based on the tray operation.

  That is, when the optical pickup 9 moves based on the tray operation, the movement is started after the tray 3 reaches the storage position. Therefore, a certain amount of time is required until the optical pickup 9 moves after the tray closing instruction is given. Cost. On the other hand, for example, when the tray 3 is in the insertion / removal position, the engagement portion 22 and the engagement portion 121 are disengaged, and when the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83 are engaged, the tray closing instruction Is performed, the optical pickup 9 starts moving together with the tray 3 (moves based on the tray operation). That is, in the latter case, the time from when the tray operation instruction is given until the optical pickup 9 moves is shorter than that of the former.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, the predetermined time is set to 0.3 seconds, and if the current time is not within the predetermined time after the tray closing instruction is given (N in step S04), the engagement between the engagement portion 22 and the engagement portion 121 is engaged. It determines with it being in the normal state which has not come off, and progresses to step S07. On the other hand, if the present time is within a predetermined time after the tray closing instruction is given (Y in step S04), it is determined whether or not the engagement portion 22 and the engagement portion 121 are in a normal state where the engagement is not released. Since this is not possible, the process returns to step S03.

  The predetermined time is not limited to 0.3 seconds. Any time can be set as long as it is possible to determine whether the optical pickup 9 has moved based on the tray operation or whether the optical pickup 9 has moved based on the tray operation.

  In step S05, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the present time is within a predetermined time after the tray closing instruction is given. The predetermined time in this step is the same time as the predetermined time in step S04.

  If the present time is not within a predetermined time after the tray closing instruction is given (N in step S05), it is determined that the optical pickup 9 has moved based on the tray operation, and the process proceeds to step S07. On the other hand, if the current time is within a predetermined time after the tray closing instruction is given (Y in step S05), it is determined that the optical pickup 9 has moved without being based on the tray operation, and the process proceeds to step S06.

  In step S06, the control unit 13 drives the drive motor 7 in the forced return mode. In step S07, the control unit 13 drives the drive motor 7 in the normal mode. In the present embodiment, the normal mode is a mode in which a drive voltage capable of performing a series of operations from when the tray 3 is instructed to close in a normal state to when the optical pickup 9 moves to the reference position is applied to the drive motor 7. It is.

  On the other hand, the forced return mode is higher drive than the normal mode in order to return the position of the tray 3 to the normal position with respect to the optical pickup 9 when the optical pickup 9 moves without being based on the tray operation. In this mode, a voltage is applied to the drive motor 7.

  As described above, when the closing operation of the tray 3 and the moving operation of the optical pickup 9 are started substantially simultaneously, the optical pickup 9 reaches the reference position first, and the driving of the drive motor 7 is stopped. Cannot be transported to the storage position.

  In this state, since the driving force of the drive motor 7 is transmitted to both the tray 3 and the optical pickup 9, the position of the tray 3 is a normal position (storage position) with respect to the position (reference position) of the optical pickup 9. In order to convey (return) to the tray 3, it is necessary to transmit the driving force of the driving motor 7 to the tray 3 while skipping the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83.

  In order to skip the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83, the driving motor 7 is applied with a higher driving voltage (for example, 3.5V to 5V) than the normal mode (for example, the mode for applying the driving voltage of 2V). It is necessary to drive in a mode in which a driving voltage is applied. Therefore, in this embodiment, the drive motor 7 is driven in the forced return mode in order to skip the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83, so that the position of the tray 3 is set to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup 9. We are going to return.

  When the reference position of the optical pickup 9 is not the stroke end far from the turntable 10, the OPU rack 12 and the third gear 83 cannot be skipped (that is, the optical pickup 9 moves from the reference position). In this case, the optical pickup 9 may be returned to the reference position after the tray 3 is transported to the storage position.

  According to the present embodiment, the tray position is returned to the normal position with respect to the optical pickup position (that is, the storage position when the optical pickup has reached the reference position), so that repair or the like is not required. The optical disk device can be used continuously.

  In addition, the cost does not increase because the position of the tray can be returned to the normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup by the drive motor without requiring additional parts.

  Also, in the event of an abnormality (before the tray reaches the storage position, the engaging portion of the rack of the optical pickup and the engaging portion of the main chassis are disengaged, and the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism engage with each other). In order to return the tray position to the normal position, a driving voltage higher than the normal time is applied to the driving motor, so that the driving force of the driving motor becomes stronger. Therefore, it becomes easy to return the tray position to the normal position.

  Also, when the optical pickup reaches the reference position (especially when the reference position is at the stroke end far from the turntable), even if the tray does not reach the storage position, the optical pickup rack and drive By causing the force transmission gear mechanism to skip, the tray is conveyed to a normal position (that is, a storage position) without changing the position of the optical pickup. Thereby, the position of the tray can be set to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.

  Even when the optical pickup reaches the reference position (especially when the reference position is an arbitrary position between both stroke ends), the tray does not reach the storage position. In a state where the rack and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged with each other, the position of the optical pickup is changed and the tray is conveyed to a normal position (that is, the storage position), and then the optical pickup returns to the reference position. Thereby, the position of the tray can be set to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.

  Also, the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism mesh with each other in a normal state (a state where the tray has reached the storage position) based on the time from when the tray transport operation instruction is issued until the optical pickup moves. It is possible to easily determine whether it is engaged or in an abnormal state (a state where the tray has not reached the storage position).

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by the control unit of the optical disc apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the first embodiment, the state in which the tray 3 and the optical pickup 9 are moving at the same time is detected, it is determined that the state is abnormal when the tray 3 and the optical pickup 9 are moving at the same time, and the drive motor 7 is driven in the forced return mode. It was decided. On the other hand, in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the position of the tray 3 when the optical pickup 9 reaches the reference position is a normal position, and is determined to be in a normal state when the position is not a normal position. The drive motor 7 is driven in the forced return mode.

  In the present embodiment, the optical disc apparatus includes a sensor that detects the position of the tray 3. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, a sensor that detects the position of the optical pickup 9 (sensor 14 in the first embodiment) is referred to as a first sensor 14a, and a sensor that detects the position of the tray 3 is referred to as a second sensor 14b. In the present embodiment, steps S11 and S12 are the same as steps S01 and S02 of the first embodiment, respectively, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  In step S13, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the position of the optical pickup 9 is the reference position. The position of the optical pickup 9 is detected by the first sensor 14a, and the control unit 13 acquires the position information. If the position of the optical pickup 9 is not the reference position (N in Step S13), the process returns to Step S12. If the position of the optical pickup 9 is the reference position (Y in Step S13), the process proceeds to Step S14.

  In step S14, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the position of the tray 3 is the storage position. The position of the tray 3 is detected by the second sensor 14b, and the control unit 13 acquires the position information. If the position of the tray 3 is not the storage position (N in Step S14), the process proceeds to Step S15, and the drive motor 7 is driven in the forced return mode. On the other hand, if the position of the tray 3 is the storage position (Y in step S14), the process proceeds to step S16, and the drive motor 7 is driven in the normal mode.

  According to the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  When the optical pickup reaches the reference position, the optical pickup rack and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are in a normal state (the tray has reached the storage position) based on whether or not the tray has reached the storage position. It is possible to easily determine whether they are engaged in an abnormal state (a state where the tray has not reached the storage position).

  The present invention can be used in an optical disc apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disc loader 2 Main chassis 3 Tray 4 Traverse chassis 5 Cam slider 6 Clamper 7 Drive motor 8 Gear 9 Optical pickup 10 Turntable 11 Guide shaft 12 Optical pickup rack (OPU rack)
22 engaging portion 32 tray rack 33 guide groove 41 lift boss 51 slider boss 52 slider rack 53 cam groove 121 engaging portion

Claims (7)

A main chassis having an engagement portion;
A tray on which an optical disk is mounted and which slides between an insertion / removal position and a storage position;
A traverse chassis attached to the main chassis and having a turntable and an optical pickup provided so as to be able to approach and leave the turntable;
A cam slider that swings the traverse chassis up and down in conjunction with the sliding movement of the tray;
A driving force transmission gear mechanism for transmitting a driving force of a driving motor to the tray rack, the cam slider rack, and the optical pickup rack;
The optical pickup is disengaged between the engaging portion of the optical pickup rack and the engaging portion of the main chassis when the tray reaches the storage position and the traverse chassis is raised by the cam slider. When the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged with each other, the driving force of the driving motor is transmitted to move in the radial direction of the optical disc, and the tray reaches the storage position. Before the engaging portion of the rack of the optical pickup and the engaging portion of the main chassis are disengaged and the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged with each other. An optical disc apparatus, wherein the position is returned to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.   2. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position of the tray is returned to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup by the driving force of the drive motor.   The drive voltage applied to the drive motor when the tray position is returned to the normal position with respect to the optical pickup position is the drive voltage applied to the drive motor when the tray is transported under normal conditions. 3. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical disk apparatus has a higher voltage than the voltage.   When the optical pickup reaches the reference position, the tray is transported to the storage position with the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism skipped, so that the position of the tray is changed to the optical position. 4. The optical disk apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical disk apparatus is returned to a normal position with respect to the pickup position.   When the optical pickup reaches the reference position, the tray is transported to the storage position with the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism engaged, and then the optical pickup is returned to the reference position. The optical disc apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the position of the tray is returned to a normal position with respect to the position of the optical pickup.   When the tray is in the insertion / removal position, before the tray reaches the storage position, the optical pickup is moved based on the time from when the tray transport operation instruction is issued until the optical pickup moves. The engagement of the rack and the engagement portion of the main chassis are disengaged, and it is determined that the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged with each other. 6. The optical disk device according to any one of 5 above.   Based on whether or not the tray has reached the storage position when the optical pickup has reached a reference position, before the tray reaches the storage position, The engagement with the engaging part of the main chassis is disengaged, and it is determined that the rack of the optical pickup and the driving force transmission gear mechanism are engaged with each other. An optical disk device according to the above.

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