JP5978914B2 - Media drive and media processing apparatus having the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a media drive mounting apparatus for mounting a media drive such as a CD drive or a DVD drive, and a media processing apparatus including the same.

  Conventionally, as this type of media processing apparatus, two media stackers for stacking unused / created media (CD, DVD, etc.), two media drives for writing / reading data to / from the media, and media drives Two media drive frames that hold the media, a label printer that prints on the label side of the media, and a media transport mechanism that transports the media between the two media stackers, the two media drives, and the label printer. A publisher provided is known (see Patent Document 1). Each of the media drive frames includes a slide support portion that supports the media drive so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, a torsion spring that biases the media drive rearward, and a position adjustment portion that moves the media drive forward and backward while pressing the media drive forward. And a fixing screw member for fixing the media drive to the media drive frame. Thus, by adjusting the positioning of the media drive, variation in the advance position of the media tray included in the media drive is suppressed, and good media delivery is realized.

JP 2009-181636 A

By the way, in this type of media processing apparatus, in consideration of maintainability and customizability, a configuration in which the media drive is inserted in the depth direction with respect to the media drive frame can be considered. Specifically, an insertion guide that guides the insertion of the media drive into the media drive frame, a device-side connector that is disposed opposite to the drive-side connector provided on the rear end surface of the media drive, and the media drive are connected to the front reference. And a lock mechanism for locking (position regulation) at the mounting reference position. In this configuration, the user inserts the media drive, and when the media drive reaches the mounting reference position, the connectors are connected to each other and the lock mechanism is activated to lock the media drive to the mounting reference position. Is done.
However, in such a configuration, there is a problem that in the configuration in which a plurality of types of media drives having different depth dimensions can be mounted, when a media drive having a short depth dimension is mounted, the mounting work is incomplete. . Specifically, for example, in a configuration in which a media drive having a depth dimension of 180 mm and a media drive having a depth dimension of 170 mm can be mounted, if a 170 mm media drive is inserted, the depth dimension is insufficient, Even when the mounting reference position is reached, the connectors are not connected to each other. In such a case, the lock is activated without the connectors being connected. As a result, there is a problem that the user mistakenly confirms the completion of the mounting due to the operation of the lock, and the mounting operation is stopped without connecting the connectors. In this case, it is not possible to suitably perform the mounting operation of the media drive.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a media drive mounting apparatus and a media processing apparatus including the same, which can suitably perform a mounting operation without misidentifying the completion of mounting the media drive.

The media drive of the present invention is a media drive that is attached is inserted in a first direction of the media processing apparatus that performs processing on an optical disc, engages with the locking member of the media processing device, first in a predetermined range And a locked member that is slidable in a second direction opposite to the first direction and a locked member that engages with the locked member, and the locked member is inserted when the media drive is inserted. to, to engage the locking member to slide the end restriction position in the second direction in a predetermined range, while maintaining the engagement between the lock member after engagement of the first direction in a predetermined range It slides to an edge part regulation position, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In this case, it is preferable that the lock member is engaged with the member to be locked that has been slid to the front end regulating position, and locks the media drive to the mounting reference position.

Further, the media drive is locked at the mounting reference position when the locked member slides to the end restricting position in the first direction within a predetermined range, and the locked member is the end portion in the second direction within the predetermined range . when slid in the restricting position, the media drive, it is preferable to move to the first position in the first direction from the mounting reference position.

Further comprising a drive-side connector to be connected to the device side connector of the media processing device, a first position, drive-side connector is preferably a position to be connected to the device side connector.

Still further, the media drive is preferably biased in the second direction via the device-side connector.

  According to these configurations, as the media drive is inserted, the locked member slides to the rear end regulating position, and the locked member and the locking member located at the rear end regulating position are engaged (the media drive's The lock is activated). On the other hand, after being engaged (after the lock is activated), the locked member is slid to the front end regulating position as the media drive moves backward in the insertion direction, and the locked member and the locking member are located at the front end regulating position. With the engagement, the media drive is locked (fixed position). In this way, by sliding the locked member in the insertion direction, the position where the lock of the media drive is activated can be moved forward in the insertion direction from the position where the media drive is actually locked (mounting reference position). Therefore, regardless of the length of the depth of the media drive, the lock operating position can be adjusted to the connection position between the connectors or the vicinity thereof. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lock from operating without the connectors being connected to each other, so that the user does not mistakenly confirm that the mounting is complete. Therefore, the mounting operation is not stopped without connecting the connectors to each other, so that the mounting operation can be suitably performed.

Meanwhile, the sliding support member for supporting the locked member slides freely, it preferably further comprises.

  According to this configuration, only a slide support member is provided in the media drive, and no special mechanism is required on the mounting device side. Therefore, the mounting device for the media drive can be simplified.

In this case, slide support member preferably has member supporting part for supporting the locked member, and a slide guide portion for supporting the member support portion slidably, a.

  According to this configuration, the slide guide portion can be suitably disposed by disposing the slide guide portion on one side surface of the same media drive as the insertion guide. That is, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the slide guide portion is caught and obstructs the insertion of the media drive.

  On the other hand, the lock support member that movably supports the lock member between the contact position that contacts the locked member and the retracted position that retracts from the contact position, and the lock member is urged toward the contact position side. A lock urging means, and the locking member is connected to the inclined contact surface in the insertion direction forward with respect to the locked member, and is connected to the inclined contact surface in the insertion direction rearward direction. And a locking contact surface that contacts and locks the locked member.

  According to this configuration, with the insertion of the media drive, the locked member comes into contact with the inclined contact surface, and the lock member is moved from the contact position to the retracted position. When the locked member exceeds the inclined contact surface, the lock urging means returns the lock member to the contact position, and the rear of the locked member in the insertion direction contacts the locking contact surface (lock operation). . Thereby, the member to be locked is locked by the lock member and locked. As described above, by using the lock member, the lock support member, and the lock urging means, it is possible to simplify the configuration of the media drive mounting device.

  Another media drive mounting apparatus according to the present invention is a media drive mounting apparatus that inserts and mounts a media drive, and is engaged with a locked member provided in the media drive and a locked member. A locking member that is slidable back and forth in the insertion direction within a range, and the locking member slides to a front end regulating position within a predetermined range and engages with the locked member as the media drive is inserted. After that, it slides to the rear end restricting position in a predetermined range.

  According to this configuration, as the media drive is inserted, the lock member slides to the front end restricting position, and the lock member positioned at the front end restricting position and the locked member are engaged (the lock of the media drive is activated). ). On the other hand, after the engagement (after the lock is activated), the lock member slides to the rear end restriction position, and the media drive is locked (position) by the engagement between the lock member located at the rear end restriction position and the locked member. Fixed). In this way, by sliding the lock member in the insertion direction, the position where the lock of the media drive is operated can be moved forward in the insertion direction from the position where the media drive is actually locked (mounting reference position). Therefore, regardless of the length of the depth of the media drive, the lock operating position can be adjusted to the connection position between the connectors or the vicinity thereof. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lock from operating without the connectors being connected to each other, so that the user does not mistakenly confirm that the mounting is complete. Therefore, the mounting operation is not stopped without connecting the connectors to each other, so that the mounting operation can be suitably performed.

A media processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a media drive that is inserted and mounted in a first direction, a mounting portion that has a lock member to mount the media drive, a supply stacker that stores media before writing, and writing storing stacker and a supply stacker for storing the media after, housing stacker and, between the media drive includes a autoloader for transporting the media or media after the writing of the pre-write, the media drive, the locking member And a locked member that is slidable in a first range and a second direction opposite to the first direction within a predetermined range, and the locked member is inserted when the media drive is inserted. Slid to the end restricting position in the second direction within a predetermined range to engage with the lock member, and maintain the engaged state with the lock member after engaging It is preferable to slide the end restricting position in the first direction in a predetermined range Te.

  According to this configuration, by using the media drive mounting apparatus that can perform the mounting work properly, it is possible to realize a good delivery of the media, and it is possible to suitably perform the media issuing process.

It is the perspective view which showed the publisher which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the disk drive and the drive mounting apparatus. It is the perspective view which showed the drive mounting apparatus. It is the back surface schematic diagram which showed the disk drive and the drive mounting apparatus. It is the back surface perspective view showing the 1st disk drive. It is the back surface perspective view showing the 2nd disk drive. It is explanatory drawing which showed the mounting | wearing operation | movement of a 1st disk drive. It is explanatory drawing which showed the mounting operation of the 2nd disk drive. It is the back surface schematic diagram which showed the disk drive and drive mounting apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed mounting | wearing operation | movement of the 1st disk drive in 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the mounting operation of the 2nd disk drive in 2nd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a media drive mounting device and a media processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, a publisher to which the media drive mounting apparatus of the present invention is applied is exemplified. This publisher is a media processing apparatus that performs a writing process and a label surface printing process on an optical disk (medium) such as a CD or a DVD. Further, the optical disk can be processed in units of several tens of sheets. In particular, this publisher is configured so that two types of disk drives, a disk drive with a depth dimension of 180 mm and a disk drive with a depth dimension of 170 mm, can be mounted, and the disk drive is preferably mounted regardless of the length of the depth dimension. It has a lock structure that can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the publisher 1 includes a supply stacker 11a that stores tens of optical disks A before processing, a storage stacker 11b that stores tens of processed optical disks A, Two disk drives (media drives) 12 and 12 that perform writing processing on the recording surface, a drive mounting device (mounting device) 13 that detachably supports the two disk drives 12 and 12, and a label surface of the optical disk A A label printer 14 that performs printing processing, an autoloader 15 that transports the optical disk A between the two disk drives 12 and 12, the supply stacker 11a, the storage stacker 11b, and the label printer 14 that are mounted on the drive mounting device 13, and A box-shaped device case 16 for housing these parts; That. FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which the open / close doors 16 a and 16 b provided on the front surface of the device case 16 are opened.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the drive mounting device 13 is disposed on the support frame 21 including the right side plate 21a, the left side plate 21b, and the top plate 21c, and the two disk drives 12 and 12 are mounted on the support frame 21, respectively. And two upper and lower drive mounting portions 22. In this drive mounting device 13, each disk drive 12 is inserted into and mounted in each drive mounting portion 22 in the depth direction of each disk drive 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each drive mounting portion 22 is provided on the right side plate 21a and supports a guide step portion 71 (described later) of the disk drive 12 to guide the right end portion of the disk drive 12 back and forth in the insertion direction. The left guide plate portion 31 is provided on the left side plate 21b, and the left guide plate portion 32 supports the left end portion of the disk drive 12 and guides it in the insertion direction, and the disk drive 12 on both guide plate portions 31. The locking mechanism 33 that locks to a predetermined mounting position, which is a predetermined insertion position, and the device-side connector 34 (see FIG. 4) disposed opposite to a drive-side connector 68 (described later) provided at the rear end of the disk drive 12. ) And. Both the guide plate portions 31 and 32 are arranged at different heights. Both guide plate portions 31 and 32 are formed by bending a part of each of the side plates 21a and 21b into an “L” shape and extending in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the apparatus-side connector 34 includes a connector main body 41 that directly connects the drive-side connector 68, a connector support portion 42 that supports the connector main body 41 slidably back and forth in the insertion direction, and the connector main body 41. And a pressing spring (urging means) 43 that presses backward in the insertion direction. The connector support part 42 restricts the movable range of the connector body 41 at a predetermined position in front of the insertion direction. When connecting the connector body 41 and the drive-side connector 68, the connector-side connector 68 is pushed into the connector body 41 and connected to the connector body 41 while the connector body 41 is in the predetermined position. Is done.

  The lock mechanism 33 is disposed so as to face the right end of the disk drive 12, and is a mechanism that locks the disk drive 12 at the mounting reference position while the lock is activated as the disk drive 12 is inserted. The mounting reference position is a front reference mounting position before and after the insertion direction. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lock mechanism 33 is supported by a lock member 51 that engages with a lock pin 73 (described later) of the disk drive 12 and a support frame 21, and the lock member 51. A rotation support shaft (lock support member) 52 that supports the rotation of the lock member 51, a torsion spring (lock urging means) 53 that is wound around the rotation support shaft 52 and urges the lock member 51 to rotate, and releases the lock. And an unlock mechanism 54 for

  The rotation support shaft 52 is vertically provided on a support plate portion 21d in which a part of the right side plate 21a is bent in an “L” shape. The rotation support shaft 52 supports the lock member 51 so as to be rotatable in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction between a contact position C1 contacting the lock pin 73 and a retracted position C2 retracted from the contact position C1. doing. On the other hand, the torsion spring 53 urges the lock member 51 to rotate toward the contact position C1.

  The lock member 51 is connected to the inclined contact surface 56, which is an inclined surface that contacts the lock pin 73 forward in the insertion direction at the contact position C1, and the inclined contact surface 56, and to the lock pin 73 at the contact position C1. It has a locking contact surface 57 that contacts the rear in the insertion direction and locks it.

  When the lock pin 73 moves forward in the insertion direction with respect to the lock member 51, the lock pin 73 contacts the inclined contact surface 56 and presses the lock member 51. As a result, the pressing force of the lock pin 73 is divided in the rotational direction by the inclined contact surface 56, and the lock member 51 is rotated to the retreat position C2 side against the rotational bias of the torsion spring 53. When the lock pin 73 exceeds the inclined contact surface 56, the lock pin 73 is released, and the lock member 51 is rotated to the contact position C1 by the rotation bias of the torsion spring 53 (the lock is activated). ). As a result, the rear side of the lock pin 73 in the insertion direction comes into contact with and is engaged (engaged) with the engagement contact surface 57. As a result, the disk drive 12 is locked via the lock pin 73 and is regulated at the mounting reference position.

  The lock release mechanism 54 has a lock release lever 54a, and by operating the lock release lever 54a, the lock member 51 is rotated to the retracted position C2 to release the lock. Specifically, by pulling the lock release lever 54a to the near side by a linkage mechanism (not shown), the lock member 51 is rotated and moved to the retracted position C2.

  Here, the disk drive 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. As described above, as each disk drive 12, two types of disk drives 12 of a disk drive 12 having a depth dimension of 180 mm and a disk drive 12 having a depth dimension of 170 mm can be selectively mounted. In the following description, the disk drive 12 having a depth dimension of 180 mm is referred to as a first disk drive 12a, and the disk drive 12 having a depth dimension of 170 mm is referred to as a second disk drive 12b.

  First, the first disk drive 12a will be described with reference to FIG. The first disk drive 12 a includes a drive main body 61 having a depth dimension of 180 mm, and a mounting member 62 that is screwed to the right end of the drive main body 61 and mounts the drive main body 61 to the drive mounting portion 22.

  The drive main body 61 includes a housing 66, a disk tray 67 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) that protrudes toward the front side of the housing 66, and a drive-side connector 68 embedded in the rear end portion of the housing 66. doing. The disk drive 12 is locked (position regulation) at the front reference mounting reference position, so that the protruding position of the disk tray 67 is positioned at a predetermined delivery position.

  The mounting member 62 includes a guide step portion 71 disposed on the right side surface of the disk drive 12, a rearward protrusion in the insertion direction of the disk drive 12, a pulling portion 72 for pulling out the disk drive 12 from the drive mounting portion 22, A lock pin (member to be locked) 73 that is disposed on the lower surface of the drive 12 and engages with the lock member 51, and a pin support portion (member support portion) 74 that supports the lock pin 73. The guide step portion 71, the drawing portion 72, the lock pin 73, and the pin support portion 74 are integrally formed. Further, the guide step portion 71 is supported by the right guide plate portion 31 and the left end portion of the drive main body 61 (housing 66) is supported by the left guide plate portion 32, so that the disk drive 12 is slidably supported back and forth in the insertion direction. Has been. An insertion guide that guides the insertion of the disk drive 12 on one side surface of the disk drive 12 includes a right guide plate portion 31 and a guide step portion 71.

  Next, the second disk drive 12b will be described with reference to FIG. Here, only parts different from the first disk drive 12a will be described. The second disk drive 12b includes a drive main body 61 having a depth dimension of 170 mm and a mounting member 62. The configuration of the drive main body 61 is the same as that of the first disk drive 12a except that the depth dimension is different.

  The mounting member 62 of the second disk drive 12b is disposed on the right side surface of the disk drive 12 in addition to the guide step portion 71, the pulling portion 72, the lock pin 73, and the pin support portion 74, and the pin support portion 74 is inserted in the front and rear directions. And a slide guide portion 75 that is slidably supported. The guide step portion 71, the drawing portion 72, and the slide guide portion 75 are integrally formed, and the lock pin 73 and the pin support portion 74 are integrally formed.

  The slide guide portion 75 has a pair of front and rear long holes 78 and 78 (track holes). The slide guide portion 75 engages the pair of front and rear engagement pins 79 and 79 provided on the pin support portion 74 with the pair of elongated holes 78 and 78, thereby moving the pin support portion 74 back and forth in the insertion direction. It is slidably supported. Accordingly, in the second disk drive 12b, the lock pin 73 is configured to be slidable forward and backward in the insertion direction with respect to the drive main body 61. With the insertion of the second disk drive 12b, the slide pin 75 slides the lock pin 73 to move the lock operating position to the front reference position ahead of the mounting reference position in the insertion direction. Therefore, the movable range (predetermined range) of the lock pin 73 is the length from the mounting reference position to the front reference position. The front reference position is a position near the position where the drive-side connector 68 and the connector main body 41 are connected. The slide support member includes a pin support portion 74 and a slide guide portion 75.

  Here, the mounting operation of the first disk drive 12a and the mounting operation of the second disk drive 12b will be described with reference to FIGS. In each of these mounting operations, the user inserts each disk drive 12a, 12b and mounts each disk drive 12a, 12b.

  First, the mounting operation of the first disk drive 12a will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, when the first disk drive 12a is inserted, the lock pin 73 of the first disk drive 12a contacts the inclined contact surface 56 of the lock member 51 (FIG. 7A). When the insertion of the first disk drive 12a further proceeds, the lock pin 73 presses the lock member 51 with the inclined contact surface 56, and the lock member 51 is rotated to the retracted position C2 (FIG. 7B). .

  When the insertion of the first disk drive 12a further proceeds, the lock pin 73 exceeds the inclined contact surface 56, and the lock of the lock mechanism 33 is activated (FIG. 7 (c)). That is, by the biasing force of the torsion spring 53, the lock member 51 rotates to the contact position C1, and the lock member 51 engages (engages) the lock pin 73 with the engagement contact surface 57. At this time, an operating feeling and operating sound of the lock are generated. At this time, by inserting the first disk drive 12a, the connector main body 41 is pushed to the predetermined position, and the drive side connector 68 and the connector main body 41 are connected. Here, the installation of the first disk drive 12a is completed. As a result, the position of the first disk drive 12a is regulated by the lock pin 73 while being urged rearward in the insertion direction by the pressing spring 43 via the connector body 41, so that the first disk drive 12a is positioned at the mounting reference position. (The position is fixed).

  Next, the mounting operation of the second disk drive 12b will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, when the second disk drive 12b is inserted, the lock pin 73 of the second disk drive 12b contacts the inclined contact surface 56 of the lock member 51 (FIG. 8A). When the insertion of the second disk drive 12b further proceeds, the lock pin 73 is pushed by the lock member 51. As a result, the lock pin 73 slides backward in the insertion direction with respect to the drive main body 61 and moves to the rear end regulating position of the movable range (FIG. 8B). When the insertion of the second disk drive 12b further proceeds, this time, the lock pin 73 presses the lock member 51 with the inclined contact surface 56 and rotates the lock member 51 to the retracted position C2 (FIG. 8C). )).

  When the insertion of the second disk drive 12b further proceeds, the lock pin 73 exceeds the inclined contact surface 56, and the lock of the lock mechanism 33 is activated (FIG. 8 (d)). That is, the lock member 51 is rotated to the contact position C <b> 1 by the rotation bias of the torsion spring 53, and the lock member 51 engages the lock pin 73 at the engagement contact surface 57. At this time, an operating feeling and operating sound of the lock are generated. At this time, by inserting the first disk drive 12a, the connector main body 41 is pushed to the predetermined position, and the drive side connector 68 and the connector main body 41 are connected.

  Thereafter, the second disk drive 12b is moved rearward in the insertion direction (reverse direction of the insertion direction) via the connector body 41 by the biasing force of the pressing spring 43. At this time, the lock pin 73 is pushed by the lock member 51 with the movement of the second disk drive 12b. As a result, the lock pin 73 slides forward in the insertion direction with respect to the drive body 61 while being engaged with the lock member 51. Then, when the lock pin 73 moves to the front end regulation position of the movable range, the second disk drive 12b reaches the mounting reference position (FIG. 8 (e)). Here, the installation of the second disk drive 12b is completed. As a result, the second disk drive 12b is urged rearward in the insertion direction by the pressing spring 43 via the connector body 41 and is regulated by the lock pin 73, so that the second disk drive 12b is positioned at the mounting reference position. (The position is fixed).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9 to FIG. 11, only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described for the publisher 1 of the second embodiment. The publisher 1 according to the second embodiment has a configuration in which the lock mechanism 33 side slides back and forth in the insertion direction to move the lock operating position instead of the lock pin 73 side.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the drive mounting portion 22 of the publisher 1 can slide the lock mechanism 33 back and forth in the insertion direction in addition to the right guide plate portion 31, the left guide plate portion 32, the lock mechanism 33 and the lock release mechanism 34. And a urging portion 82 that urges the lock mechanism 33 rearward in the insertion direction. With the insertion of the second disk drive 12b, the slide member 81 slides the lock member 51 to move the lock operating position to the front reference position forward of the insertion direction from the mounting reference position. Therefore, the movable range (predetermined range) of the lock member 51 is the length from the mounting reference position to the front reference position.

  Further, the lock mechanism 33 replaces the rotation support shaft 52 and the torsion spring 53, and a vertical slide portion that supports the lock member 51 so as to be slidable in the direction perpendicular to the insertion direction between the contact position C1 and the retracted position C2. (Lock support member) 83 and an urging spring (lock urging means) 84 that urges the lock member 51 toward the contact position C1 side. That is, when the lock pin 73 moves forward in the insertion direction with respect to the lock member 51, the lock pin 73 contacts the inclined contact surface 56 and presses the lock member 51. As a result, the pressing force of the lock pin 73 is divided in the sliding direction (direction perpendicular to the insertion direction) by the inclined contact surface 56, and the lock member 51 is retracted against the bias of the bias spring 84. Slide to C2 side. Then, when the lock pin 73 exceeds the inclined contact surface 56, the pressing of the lock pin 73 is released, and the lock member 51 slides to the contact position C1 by the urging of the urging spring 84 (the lock is activated). . As a result, the rear side of the lock pin 73 in the insertion direction comes into contact with and is engaged (engaged) with the engagement contact surface 57. As a result, the disk drive 12 is locked via the lock pin 73 and is regulated at the mounting reference position.

  On the other hand, the lock pins 73 of the first disk drive 12a and the second disk drive 12b are fixedly provided to the drive main body 61 as in the first disk drive 12a of the first embodiment. That is, the mounting member 62 of the first disk drive 12 a and the second disk drive 12 b has a guide step portion 71, an extraction portion 72, a lock pin 73, and a pin support portion 74. However, the lock pin 73 of the first disk drive 12a is formed extending in the insertion direction. This extension length is set according to the distance from the mounting reference position to the front reference position.

  Here, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the mounting operation of the first disk drive 12a and the second disk drive 12b in the second embodiment will be described. First, the mounting operation of the first disk drive 12a will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, when the first disk drive 12a is inserted, the lock pin 73 of the first disk drive 12a contacts the inclined contact surface 56 of the lock member 51 (FIG. 10A). Further, when the insertion of the first disk drive 12 a proceeds, the lock pin 73 presses the lock member 51 with the inclined contact surface 56. As a result, the lock member 51 slides forward in the insertion direction, and moves to the front end reference position of the movable range (FIG. 10B). When the first disk drive 12a is further inserted, the lock member 51 is slid to the retracted position C2 by pressing the lock pin 73 (FIG. 10C).

  When the insertion of the first disk drive 12a further proceeds, the lock pin 73 exceeds the inclined contact surface 56, and the lock of the lock mechanism 33 is activated (FIG. 10 (d)). In other words, the lock member 51 slides on the side surface of the lock pin 73 due to the bias of the biasing portion 82, and the lock member 51 biases the bias spring 84 when it exceeds the rear end of the lock pin 73. As a result, the lock member 51 is slid to the contact position C1, and the lock member 51 engages (engages) the lock pin 73 with the engagement contact surface 57. At this time, an operating feeling and operating sound of the lock are generated. At this time, by inserting the first disk drive 12a, the connector main body 41 is pushed to the predetermined position, and the drive side connector 68 and the connector main body 41 are connected. Here, the installation of the first disk drive 12a is completed.

  Next, the mounting operation of the second disk drive 12b will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, when the second disk drive 12b is inserted, the lock pin 73 of the second disk drive 12b contacts the inclined contact surface 56 of the lock member 51 (FIG. 11 (a)). Further, as the insertion of the second disk drive 12 b proceeds, the lock pin 73 presses the lock member 51 with the inclined contact surface 56. As a result, the lock member 51 slides forward in the insertion direction, and moves to the front end reference position of the movable range (FIG. 11B). When the second disk drive 12b is further inserted, the lock member 51 is slid to the retracted position C2 by pressing the lock pin 73 (FIG. 11C).

  When the second disk drive 12b is further inserted, the lock pin 73 exceeds the inclined contact surface 56, and the lock of the lock mechanism 33 is activated (FIG. 11 (d)). That is, the lock member 51 slides to the contact position C <b> 1 by the biasing of the biasing spring 84, and the lock member 51 engages the lock pin 73 with the locking contact surface 57. At this time, an operating feeling and operating sound of the lock are generated. At this time, the insertion of the second disk drive 12b pushes the connector main body 41 to the predetermined position, and the drive side connector 68 and the connector main body 41 are connected. Further, due to the urging force of the urging portion 82, the lock member 51 slides backward in the insertion direction and moves to the rear end regulating position of the movable range.

  Thereafter, the second disk drive 12b is moved rearward in the insertion direction via the connector body 41 by the urging force of the pressing spring 43 (FIG. 11 (e)). When the second disk drive 12b reaches the mounting reference position, the lock pin 73 comes into contact with and engages with the engagement contact portion 57. Here, the installation of the second disk drive 12b is completed.

  As described above, according to each embodiment, the pin support portion 74, the slide guide portion 75, or the slide portion 81 causes the lock operation position to be changed to the mounting reference position as the disk drive 12 (second disk drive 12b) is inserted. It can move further in the insertion direction. Therefore, regardless of the length of the disk drive 12 (even in the case of a disk drive 12 other than the disk drive 12 having the longest depth dimension), the operating position of the lock is set to the position where the connectors are connected or in the vicinity thereof. Can be matched. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lock from operating without the connectors being connected to each other, so that the user does not mistakenly confirm that the mounting is complete. Therefore, the mounting operation is not stopped without connecting the connectors to each other, so that the mounting operation can be suitably performed.

  Further, the slide guide portion 75 can be suitably disposed by disposing the slide guide portion 75 on the right side surface of the disk drive 12 that is the same as the right guide plate portion 31 and the guide step portion 71. That is, it is possible to avoid a situation where the slide guide portion 75 is caught and obstructs the insertion of the disk drive 12.

  In the first embodiment, the lock pin 73 is slid by the pin support portion 74 and the slide guide portion 75, so that no special mechanism is required on the drive mounting device 13 side. Therefore, a simple configuration can be achieved.

  In each of the embodiments, the front reference position is a position near the position where the connectors are connected, but the front reference position may be the position where the connectors are connected.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to the publisher 1, but any device capable of processing (reading processing, writing processing, label printing processing, etc.) on the optical disc A can be applied to, for example, a personal computer or an AV device. The present invention may be applied.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to an apparatus using the disk drive 12 of the optical disk A. However, the present invention is applied to an apparatus using a media drive of a flash memory or a magnetic disk as long as the apparatus uses a media drive. May be applied.

  1: Publisher, 11a: Supply stacker, 11b: Storage stacker, 12: Disk drive, 13: Drive mounting device, 15: Autoloader, 31: Right guide plate part, 34: Mounting side connector, 43: Pressing spring, 51: Lock member 52: Rotating spindle 53: Torsion spring 56: Inclined contact surface 57: Locking contact surface 68: Drive side connector 71: Guide stepped portion 73: Lock pin 74: Pin support 75: Slide guide part 81: Slide part 83: Vertical slide part 84: Biasing spring A: Optical disc C1: Contact position C2: Retraction position

Claims (8)

A media drive that is inserted and mounted in a first direction of a media processing device that performs processing on an optical disc ,
The engagement and locking members of the media processing device has a first direction and the first direction and the opposite direction of the second direction slidable locked members in a predetermined range,
Before Symbol the locking member, the locking when the media drive is inserted, after the sliding on the end restricting position of the second direction in a predetermined range the locking member engage, the engagement media drives to maintain the engagement between the members, characterized in that sliding the end portion regulating position of said first direction of said predetermined range. The media drive is locked at a mounting reference position when the locked member slides to the end restriction position in the first direction within the predetermined range,
Movement when said locked member is slid to the end restricting position of the second direction before Symbol predetermined range, the media drive, the first position of the from the previous SL mounting reference position first direction media drive of claim 1 you. Has a drive-side connector to be connected to the device side connector of the media processing device,
It said first position, prior SL-drive connector, the media drive according to 請 Motomeko 2 is a position to be connected to the device side connector. The media drive according to claim 3 , wherein the media drive is biased in the second direction via the device-side connector . Before SL media drive according to any one of claims 1 to 4 having a sliding support member for supporting the locked member slide freely. Before SL slide support member, member supporting part for supporting the front Symbol locked members, and media drive according to 請 Motomeko 5 it has a slide guide portion for supporting the member supporting portion slidably. A media drive inserted and mounted in a first direction;
A mounting portion having a lock member for mounting the media drive ;
A supply stacker for storing media before writing,
Storage stacker for storing media after writing,
The supply stacker, the storage stacker and, between the media drive, and a autoloader for conveying the writing prior to the media or the media after the writing,
The media drive has a locked member that engages with the locking member and is slidable in a first range and a second direction opposite to the first direction within a predetermined range.
When the media drive is inserted, the locked member slides to the end restricting position in the second direction within the predetermined range, engages with the lock member, and then engages with the lock member. The media processing apparatus is configured to slide to an end restriction position in the first direction within the predetermined range while maintaining an engaged state with the . The media processing device according to claim 7, wherein the media drive is locked at a mounting reference position when the lock member is engaged with the lock member that has been slid to the end restriction position in the first direction.

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