JPH01130358A - Writing device for flexible disk - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select and store a recorded flexible disk in accordance with a prescribed condition by controlling a transporting means and its transportation path changing means. CONSTITUTION:Plural flexible disks FD stored in a storage part 5 are mounted and are transported to a flexible disk drive 32 by a transporting means 35 controlled by a control means 22. After preliminarily prepared information is recorded on the flexible disk FD by the flexible disk drive 32, this flexible disk FD is mounted and transported reverse by the transporting means 35, and at this time, the transportation path of the flexible disk FD is changed by transportation path changing means 111 and 112 controlled by the control means 22. Consequently, the recorded flexible disk FD is transported to an accepting part through the transportation path different from that for setting of the disk to the flexible disk drive 32. Thus, prescribed data is subjected to dubbing on plural flexible disks.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a flexible disk writing device, and more particularly to a flexible disk writing device equipped with a mechanism for transporting a flexible disk.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a flexible disk writing device for dubbing software, etc. is provided with a mechanism for transporting the flexible disk. For example, you can pull out any flexible disk from a housing containing multiple flexible disks, transfer it to a flexible disk drive that records information, record the information, and then take it out again and transfer it along the same transfer path to the original source. There is a flexible disk writing device that has a mechanism for storing it in a casing.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when using a device equipped with these mechanisms, there is a problem in that the flexible disk to be recorded must be stored in the housing in advance. In addition, since the above-mentioned device automatically returns the flexible disc to its original housing after recording, there is the trouble of having to manually pick out the recorded flexible disc from the housing in order to take it out. There is a problem. Furthermore, after recording various information on a plurality of flexible disks, it is cumbersome to separate the information according to recorded content or purpose, and there is a problem that the disks may be taken out by mistake.

The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems and storing recorded flexible disks by sorting them according to predetermined conditions in a flexible disk writing device.

The structure of the present invention that achieves the above object will be described below.

[Means for Solving the Problems] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the flexible disk writing device of the present invention sequentially pulls out a plurality of flexible disks stored in a storage section and records information on the flexible disks. A flexible disk writing device that is set in a flexible disk drive that performs the above operations, records previously prepared information on the flexible disk, and stores the flexible disk in a predetermined storage section after the recording is completed. , a transfer means provided between the storage unit and the flexible disk drive, for mounting a flexible disk and transferring it in both directions; and a transfer path changing means for changing the transfer path of the flexible disk by the transfer means; control means that controls the means and the transfer path changing means to transfer the flexible disk to the flexible disk drive, and changes the transfer path after the recording is completed to transfer the flexible disk to the receiving section. The gist is that.

Here, the storage section is for storing flexible disks for recording data and the like, and is configured so that a plurality of flexible disks can be inserted into the apparatus without having to be placed in a housing or the like.

For example, a configuration in which flexible disks are piled up can be considered. The flexible disks inserted may be aligned in the same direction, or the flexible disks may be provided with means for identifying the direction of the randomly inserted flexible disks from a notch provided on the outer periphery of the flexible disk and aligning the directions.

The receiving section receives the processed flexible disk. Further, in the same way as the storage section, it may be provided with means for aligning the directions of the flexible disks by means of notches provided on the outer periphery of the flexible disks.

The transfer means is used to place a flexible disk pulled out from a storage unit that stores a plurality of flexible disks and transfer it to a flexible disk drive that records information, or to place a flexible disk that has recorded information on it. This is a means for transferring the data from the flexible disk drive to the receiving section.

When the transfer means transfers in both directions, there are two cases: from the storage unit to the flexible disk drive, and from the flexible disk drive to the storage unit side.

The transfer path changing means includes a mechanism for changing the transfer path of the flexible disk by the transfer means, but this mechanism may be configured to also serve as a part of the transfer means described above to change the transfer path of the flexible disk by the transfer means. good.

The control means is means for controlling the direction in which the flexible disk is transferred by the transfer means, and for controlling the transfer path changing means to change the transfer path of the flexible disk by the transfer means. For example, it may be configured as an arithmetic and logic operation circuit using a microcomputer, or may be realized by a discrete circuit configuration.

[Function] The flexible disk writing device of the present invention places a plurality of flexible disks stored in the storage section and transfers them to the flexible disk drive by the transfer means controlled by the control means. In a flexible disk drive, after pre-prepared information is recorded on a flexible disk, this flexible disk is placed on the flexible disk by a transfer means and is transferred in the opposite direction from the front. At this time, the transfer path controlled by the control means The changing means changes the transfer path of the flexible disk. Therefore, the recorded flexible disc is transported to the receiving section through a transport path different from that in which the flexible disc drive is set.

[Embodiments] In order to further clarify the configuration and operation of the present invention described above, preferred embodiments of the flexible disk writing device of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a flexible disk writing device as an embodiment. As shown,
This flexible disk writing device is comprised of a writing device main body 1 that handles flexible disks FD, and a control device 3 that controls the writing device main body 1 and inputs information to be recorded. The main body 1 of the writing machine is provided with an input port 5 at the top for inputting flexible disks FD, and a maximum of 50 flexible disks FD can be inputted here at a time. Flexible disk FD inserted to facilitate handling of flexible disk FD
A weight 7 is placed on top of the. Note that the input port 5 corresponds to a storage section.

The internal structure of the writing machine main body 1 will be described later with reference to FIG.
D is an external tray 10 provided on the front of the writing machine main body 1.
Then, it is discharged through the discharge port 12. This external tray 1
0 is a notch formed as a part of the discharge port 12,
A locking tool 17 provided on the front panel 16 of the writing machine main body 1
, 18. Note that the external tray 10 and an internal tray 47, which will be described later, correspond to a receiving section. Further, a power switch 20 for turning on the power is provided on the front side of the writing machine main body 1.

The control device 3 uses a well-known personal computer, and includes a control device main body 22. which houses a CPU that controls data input/output and performs arithmetic and logical operations, and a flexible disk drive 21 that reads and writes from a flexible disk. Flexible disk F to record on
Keyboard 24 for entering information about D. It is comprised of a monitor television 26 that displays various information associated with recording and sorting. Note that the writing machine main body 1 and the control device 3 are connected by a connection cable 28.

Next, the internal structure of the back-filling machine main body 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. As shown in the figure, inside the writing machine main body 1, one flexible disk FD is stacked in the input slot 5.
Separate unit 30 that pulls out sheets one by one. Flexible disk FD pulled out from separate unit 30
A loading unit 35. that transports the files to a flexible disk drive (hereinafter simply referred to as a drive) 32.
A bushing unit 37 that is installed beside the loading unit 35 and pushes the flexible disk FD into the drive 32. A clamp unit 40 that drives the clamp mechanism of the drive 32. 43 to the angle unit 1 that controls the angle of the loading unit 35; the flexible disk F discharged from the tilted loading unit 35;
A chute 45 on which the D slides and an internal tray 47 which is provided under the chute 45 and stores the flexible disk FD are provided.

The separate unit 30 includes a driving motor 51 at the base of a U-shaped base 50, and is configured to transmit the driving force of the motor 51 to a main shaft 54 via a belt 52. Two pulleys 55 to 58 are rotatably provided on both sides of the base 50 in the front and back directions, and belts 62 to 65 are tensioned between the pulleys 59 and 60 provided on the main shaft 54. It is set up. Therefore, when the motor 51 rotates, the belt 62 between the pulleys
to 65 move in the horizontal direction, and one of the lowermost layers of the loaded flexible disks FD is transferred in the direction of the drive 32. A microswitch 68 is provided on the side of the base 50 to detect the flexible disk FD.

The flexible disk FD sent out by the separate unit 30 is then transferred to the loading unit 3.
5. The loading unit 35 is
It includes a base 70 formed in a U-shape, a motor 71 as a drive source, and a main shaft 74 rotated by the driving force of the motor 71 transmitted via a belt 72 and a pulley 73. They have a very similar configuration. Due to the rotation of the main 1M74, the pulleys 75 and 76 provided on the main lTl117'4 and the loading unit 3
A belt 80.81 stretched between pulleys 77.78 installed on both sides of the end of the belt 80.81 is conveyed. pulley 75
A tension roller 82 is provided above the
It is urged downward by a spring (not shown). The flexible disk FD is pressed against the belt 80.81 by the tension roller 82, so when the motor 71 rotates, the plexiple disk FD placed on the belt 80.81 is conveyed to the drive 32. At this time, the lateral position of the flexible disk is adjusted by a guide (not shown).

One end of the main shaft 74 protrudes to the side of the base 70, and a pulley 83 is attached to its tip.

The rotation of this pulley 83 is transmitted to a rotating shaft 87 of a pull-out roller 85 via a belt 84. The pull-out roller 85 is used when pulling out the flexible disk FD from the drive 32.
When the flexible disk FD is conveyed to the drive 32, it remains at a position downwardly away from the conveyance path of the flexible disk FD. Furthermore, loading unit 3
5 has two 7s that detect the flexible disk FD.
Otosensors 88,89 are provided. The loading unit 35 corresponds to a transfer means.

The flexible disk FD transported into the drive 32 by the loading unit 35 is further set in the drive 32 by the bushing unit 37. The bushing unit 37 includes an arm 90, a motor 92 that rotates the arm 90, and two microswitches 95 and 96 that detect the rotational position of the arm 90.

A roller 98 is rotatably attached to the lower surface of the tip of the arm 90. Therefore, when the motor 92 is rotated,
The arm 90 rotates in the direction of arrow P in FIG.
Press the end of the flexible disk FD, which is halfway inside, and push it in completely.

When the flexible disk FD is pushed into the drive 32, the flexible disk FD is clamped by the clamp unit 40 which uses the motor 100 as a driving source. The clamp unit 40 is connected to this motor 100.
together with a crank mechanism 102 . driven by the motor 100 . It includes a disc 104 with a protrusion that detects the movement of the crank mechanism 102, and two microswitches 106 and 107 that are turned on and off by the disc 104. Therefore,
When the motor 100 rotates, the clamp lever 109 of the drive 32 is pushed down via the crank mechanism 102.
The flexible disk FD is set.

Next, the configuration of the angle unit 43 will be explained. The angle unit 43 is provided at the lower part of the loading unit 35, and as schematically shown in FIG. A connecting bar 1 connecting the plate 111 and the base 70 of the loading unit 35
12, three microswitches 114 to 116 that detect the rotational position of the index disk 111, and the index disk 11
The index disk 111 is configured with a locking mechanism 118 that engages with a notch provided on the outer periphery of the index disk 111 to determine the stopping position of the index disk 111.

When the index disk 111 is rotated by the motor 110, the entire loading unit 35 connected via the connecting bar 112 rotates about the main shaft 74. When the motor 110 is stopped with the microswitches 114 to 116 turned on, the index disk 11'1 stops at a position where its notch engages with the locking mechanism 118, and the loading unit 35 is held in that state. . Furthermore, the motor 110
index disk 111 and connecting bar 112 rotated by
corresponds to a transfer path changing means, and the control device main body 22 corresponds to a control means.

Next, the electrical configuration of the flexible disk writing device of this embodiment will be explained. As shown in FIG. 3, the control device main body 22 of the control device 3 includes a well-known CPU 121 and a ROM 122, which perform arithmetic and logical operations. RAMI 2
4. Keyboard interface 126. monitor tv 2
6 (hereinafter referred to as CRTC)>1
28. A controller that controls the drive 32 (hereinafter referred to as F
Called DC>130. A controller (hereinafter referred to as HDC) 129 for controlling a hard disk drive 23 built into the control device main body 22 and an input/output port 132 are provided. The FDC 130 is connected to a drive 32 built into the writing machine body 1 as well as a drive 21 built into the control device body 22 .

On the other hand, the input/output port 132 is an input port 135. It is connected to output port 137. Therefore, the control device main body 22 has the input/output port 13
2 and both ports 135 in the writing machine main body 1 connected to this
, 137, the motor is driven while reading signals from the microswitches of each unit to sort the flexible disks FD.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a write control routine executed by the control device main body 22. As shown in the figure, when the power is turned on and the initialization process is completed, the control device main body 22 first determines whether or not a flexible disk FD is inserted into the input slot 5, and then determines whether or not the flexible disk FD is inserted. (Step 200>).

If the insertion of a flexible disk FD is detected by the microswitch provided in the separate unit 30, the process advances to step 210, and the data to be recorded (here, file name) is entered on the keyboard 2.
Perform the input process from step 4.

That is, among the data on the hard disk drive 23 built in the control device main body 22, the data to be recorded on the flexible disk FD of the writing machine main body 1 and the above disk FD.
information, and also specifies that verification is to be performed after recording is complete.

When the input of the file name to be recorded is completed, the separate unit 30 and loading unit 3
5 is driven and stopped as follows (step 220).
).

(2) Rotate the motor 51 of the separate unit 30 and the motor 71 of the loading unit 35 to pull out the lowest one of the plurality of flexible disks FD loaded in the input slot 5.

(2) When it is confirmed by the photo sensor 89 of the loading unit 35 that the flexible disk FD has been completely transferred onto the loading unit 35, the separate unit 30 is stopped.

■ Continuing to transport the flexible disk FD by the loading unit 35, the flexible disk FD
When the terminal end of the image passes through the photosensor 89, the process moves to the next step.

Through the above processing, the flexible disk FD is
As shown in FIG. It remains in a lower position away from the road.

After performing the above processing in step 220, the bushing unit 37 is driven to remove the flexible disk F.
A process is performed to completely set D in the drive 32 (step 230). First, the motor 92 is rotated, and the arm 9
The roller 98 at the tip presses the end of the flexible disk FD and transfers it into the drive 32, and when the micro switch 96 is turned on, the motor 71 of the loading unit 35 and the motor 92 of the bushing unit 37 are stopped. . At this time, the flexible disk FD is completely set in the drive 32. Then, the motor 92 is reversed and the arm 90 is retracted to the position where the microswitch 95 is turned on, that is, the initial position.

In this way, the flexible disk FD is transferred to its drive 32.
After setting, the clamp unit 10 is operated (step 240).

That is, the motor 100 is rotated until the microswitch 106 is turned on. This (more drive 3
2 clamps the inserted flexible disk FD, making it possible to read and write to and from the flexible disk FD.

Therefore, the drive 32 is controlled via the FDC 130,
The file name to be recorded on the flexible disk FD is written in the directory of the set flexible disk FD, and the data of the file read through the HDCl 29 of the control device main body 22 is recorded on the set flexible disk FD (step 250). Verify the file data recorded on the set flexible disk FD and the same file data read again via HDCI 29 (step 252).
. Step 2: Determine whether or not there is an error in the data on the verified flexible disk FD.
60).

If an error exists, the clamp unit 40 is reset (the motor 100 is rotated in reverse until the microswitch 107 is turned on), and the flexible disk FD is ejected (step 270).

Thereafter, the angle unit 43 is driven and stopped at the first inclined position where the upper surface of the loading unit 35 is aligned with the shooter 45 (step 275). This situation is shown in FIG. 5(B). That is, the angle unit 43
The motor 110 is rotated to rotate the index disk 111, and the micro switch is rotated.

When 115 is turned on, motor 110 is stopped. At this time, the notch of the index disk 111 engages with the locking mechanism 118, and the loading unit 35 is held in that position even after the motor 110 is stopped.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 260 that there is no error in the flexible disk FD set in the drive 32, the process moves to step 280, where the clamp unit 40 is reset in the same manner as in step 270. After that, the angle unit 43 is driven, and the loading unit 35 is stopped at a second tilted position that is steeper than the first tilted position (step 285).

This situation is shown in FIG. 5(C), and as shown in the figure,
The index disk 111 is rotated to a position where the microswitch '116 is turned on, and the loading unit 35 is turned on.
A locking mechanism 118 holds it in this second tilted position.

In step 275 or step 285, the angle unit 43 is driven, and the loading unit 35
After the loading unit 35 is tilted, the process of driving and stopping the loading unit 35 is performed as follows (step 290).

First, the motor 71 of the loading unit 35 is rotated in the opposite direction to that when inserting the flexible disk FD.

Loading unit 35 by angle unit 43
Since the pull-out roller 85 of the loading unit 35 is moving upward with the inclination of the flexible disk FD, as shown in FIG. The flexible disk FD is pulled out by rotation. The pulled-out flexible disk FD is conveyed by the belt 80° 81 of the loading unit 35, and is transferred to the loading unit 3.
5 is held at the first inclined position, it is sent out to the shooter 45. Since the surface of the shooter 45 is coated with resin, the flexible disk FD slides down the surface and is ejected from the opening onto the external tray 10. On the other hand, when the loading unit 35 is held at the second inclined position, the flexible disk FD
is discharged onto an internal tray 47, as shown in FIG. 5(C).

In this way, the flexible disk FD is sent out from the loading unit 35, and when the photosensor 88 detects that the flexible disk FD has completely passed through the loading unit 35, the angle unit 43 is driven to place the loading unit 35 in a horizontal position. A process of returning and stopping is performed (step 300).
. That is, the loading unit 35 is returned to the initial position shown in FIG. 5(A).

Next, it is determined whether or not all data read through the HDCl 29 of the control device main body 22 has been recorded (step 310). As shown in FIG. 1, a weight 7 is placed on the top of the flexible disk FD inserted into the input port 5, and the weight 7 has four positions corresponding to the positions of the microswitch 68. Since the opening is provided in the opening, the microswitch 68 will not malfunction due to the weight 7.

If all the data read through the HDCl 29 of the control device main body 22 has not been recorded on the flexible disk FD, the process returns to step 220 and subsequent steps described above, and the data is re-recorded from the flexible disk FD drawer. , restarts the process described above. On the other hand, if it is determined that all of the read data has been recorded onto the flexible disk FD, the process moves to step 320,
Information on the flexible disk FD with the recorded file name, such as the disk name, update date and time, file creator group, attributes, etc., is displayed on the monitor television 26, and then the rE
Return to NDJ and end this control routine.

Through the process explained above, the HDCI of the control device main body 22
The data read through the flexible disk drive 29 is recorded on the flexible disk FD pulled out from the storage unit 5 and then verified. The disk FD with an error is stored in the external tray 10, and the disk FD without an error is stored in the internal tray 47. Sorted. Therefore, the flexible disk writing device of this embodiment divides and records the data recorded on the large-capacity hard disk drive 23 onto a plurality of flexible disks FD, and checks whether the data on the recorded flexible disks FD has been correctly recorded. There is an excellent effect of sorting the disk FDs by determining whether the discs are the same or not. In addition, the flexible disk drive to be recorded can be inserted into the input slot 5 when necessary.
Since the recorded flexible disks are sorted into the external tray 10 or the internal tray 47 according to predetermined conditions, there is no need for manual sorting, and there is an excellent effect that there is no possibility of erroneous sorting.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, since each unit is driven by monitoring the movement of the flexible disk FD using a photo sensor or a microswitch, the flexible disk FD will not be damaged due to malfunction. Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the loading unit 35 serves both to feed the flexible disk FD to the drive 32 and to discharge it, the configuration can be simplified. In addition, this Example 7. Yo, Yabat Yuyut 30. Since the belt serves both to transmit power in the CI kneading unit 35 and to transport the flexible disk FD, it is possible to simplify the configuration, reduce manufacturing man-hours, and reduce the number of parts.

In addition, since the flexible disk writing device of this embodiment has a drive 21 built into the control device main body 22, the drive in the writing device main body 1 is It is also easy to use it as a so-called sorting device that searches and sorts the flexible disks FD that are set one after another in the disk drive 32.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments in any way. For example, the flexible disk FD may be inserted into the jacket while it is in the jacket, and a mechanism for attaching and detaching the jacket may be provided. As long as the configuration does not depart from the gist of the present invention,
Of course, it can be implemented in various ways.

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, according to the flexible disk writing device of the present invention, a plurality of flexible disks can be received and received from the storage section to the flexible disk drive and from the flexible disk drive with an extremely simple configuration. By transporting the data to multiple flexible disks, large amounts of data can be easily divided according to predetermined conditions and recorded onto multiple flexible disks, or predetermined data can be dubbed onto multiple flexible disks. This has an excellent effect. Therefore, a special device is used to pre-record the flexible disc,
There is no need to set the flexible disc on a shelf or the like, and there is no need to select and take out the recorded flexible disc from a specific location.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a flexible disk writing device as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the internal configuration of the writing device main body 1, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the electrical configuration of a flexible disk writing device, FIG. 4 is a flowchart 1 showing a writing control routine executed by the control device main body, and FIGS. 5(A) and (B)
, (C) are explanatory diagrams each explaining the operation of each unit in the writing machine main body 1. 1...Writing machine body 3...Control device 5...Input port 10...External tray 22...Control device body 24...Keyboard 26...Monitor TV 30...Separate unit 32... Drive 35... Rope ink unit 37... Bush unit 40... Clamp unit 43... Angle unit 45... Shooter 47... Internal tray

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of flexible disks stored in a storage section are sequentially pulled out and set in a flexible disk drive that records information on the flexible disk, and information prepared in advance is recorded on the flexible disk. A flexible disk writing device that stores the flexible disk in a predetermined storage portion after recording is completed, the device being provided between the storage portion and the flexible disk drive, and configured to place the flexible disk and drive the flexible disk in both directions. a transfer means for transferring the flexible disk to the flexible disk drive; a transfer path changing means for changing the transfer path of the flexible disk by the transfer means; controlling the transfer means and the transfer path changing means to transfer the flexible disk to the flexible disk drive; A flexible disk writing device comprising: control means for changing the transfer path after recording is completed and transferring the flexible disk to a receiving section.