JPH0127168Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a disc player that uses a tray box in which a plurality of trays for storing compact discs are stored in each stage.

[Prior art]

In the case of a conventional compact disc player, etc., a plurality of trays 2 for storing compact discs 1 as shown in FIG. It's getting old. In this case, the tray 2 to be inserted is attached to a tail 2a provided at the tip of the tray 2 on the insertion side.
The side edges 2b, 2b excluding the tray box 3 are locked with locking parts 3a, 3a of the tray box 3, but the locking parts 3a, 3a are designed to securely lock the tray 2 inside the tray box 3. If a force is applied to tray 2 in the opposite direction to the arrow, or
If the entrance side of the tray 2 of the tray box 3 is facing downward, the tray 2 will easily pop out from inside the tray box 3, causing problems such as dropping the tray 2 and causing the compact disc 1 to fall out from the tray 2 and be damaged. .

Furthermore, in the conventional case, insertion of the tray 2 into the tray box 3 is limited to only from one side.

Furthermore, in the conventional disk player 5 as shown in FIG. The elevator 6 is moved up and down so as to face the hook pieces 7a, 7a of the hook member 7, which is provided so that the hook member 2 can move forward and backward.
, the tail 2a of the tray 2 is held between the hook pieces 7a, 7a, and the tray 2 is carried into the player main body 8 side, or the tray 2 is carried out from the player main body 8 side. At that time, the tail 2a of the tray 2 is attached to the hook pieces 7a, 7a.
Since the structure is such that the hook pieces 7a, 7a are inserted and clamped in the space between the tail 2a and the hook pieces 7a, 7a are expanded, accurate dimensional accuracy is required for the tail 2a and the hook pieces 7a, 7a, and the tail 2a and the hook pieces 7a, 7a are not carried out from the player body 8 side. When holding the tail 2a of the tray 2 between the hook pieces 7a, 7a, the tail 2a is held between the hook pieces 7a, 7a.
There are also problems such as cases where the direction of a is deviated and it cannot be held, or cases where the hook pieces 7a, 7a made of a small diameter made of resin are strongly hit only on one side and the hook pieces 7a, 7a break.

[Purpose of this invention]

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to prevent the tray from accidentally jumping out from the tray box, and to prevent the tray from accidentally jumping out from the tray box. In addition, the means for transporting trays into and out of the tray box has an extremely simple structure, and in general, it is possible to transport trays containing desired compact disks from inside the tray box. To provide a disc player in which a compact disc is mounted on a turntable of a player main body after the compact disc is detected and the tray is easily and smoothly conveyed to the player main body.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the disc player of the present invention is a disc player that uses a tray box having a multi-stage tray mounting section formed so that a plurality of trays for storing discs etc. can be inserted therein. , a seesaw-shaped locking member that is provided on one side of the tray box and has locking pieces that lock the notches at both ends of the tray, and a tray-mounting member near the tray-mounting step of the tray box. a tray box having a detected member disposed corresponding to the stepped portion; and a tray box that is slidably provided on the disk player to place the tray box and carry the tray box into the disk player; a transfer means for carrying out the tray box from inside the disk player; and one end of a tray locking member of the tray box provided in the disk player when the tray box is carried to a predetermined position by the transfer means. a pressing member that releases the locking of the tray notch by the locking piece of the locking member that is not pressed;
A player body disposed adjacent to the transfer means, a sensor for detecting a detected member of the tray box and detecting a desired tray in the tray box, and a sensor disposed at the periphery of the detected tray. an elevator having conveyance means for attracting iron pieces, etc., with a magnetic material and horizontally moving the tray to above the player main body, and an elevator equipped with a clamper for mounting the compact disc stored in the tray onto the player main body. It is characterized by the fact that

[Example of the present invention]

An embodiment of the disc player of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the description of the equivalent members described in the conventional example will be omitted and the same reference numerals will be given.

3 to 6, 10 is a tray box, and this tray box 10 includes a top plate 10a,
The bottom plate 10b is a multi-stage tray mounting step part 10.
c, ...10d, ... are fixed to the side frames A and B using fixing members such as screws. The tray mounting steps 10c, . . . , 10d, .
1b is also formed to have a thickness that approximately matches the tray mounting step portions 10c, 10d, . . . to prevent incorrect insertion of the tray 11. 10g, . . . are members to be detected that are arranged with respect to the tray mounting step portions 10d, . On the side frame A of the tray box 10 on the side to be inserted into the disk player 12, a locking piece 14 having a substantially shaped locking member 13 that operates like a seesaw is formed at the tip.
14, tray mounting steps 10c,..., 10d,
The locking member 13 is rotated around its central portion 13a so as to lock and release the notches 11c formed at both end corners on the side frame A side of the tray 11 inserted into the side frame A. It is pivoted so that it can move. In the figure, 10e and 10f are both a tray insertion port and a tray export port.

That is, the side frame A has locking pieces 14 on both sides,
14 are inserted into holes A _{1 and} A 2 , and the holes A 1 and A ₂ are provided.
Smooth locking piece 1 from A ₁ and A ₂ sides toward the center
4, 14 are formed with movable tapered surfaces 15, 15, and a locking member 1 is formed in the center of the flat portion 16.
Semicircular protrusions 16a, 16 that serve as rotational fulcrums of 3.
A is provided. In addition, approximately 〓
A flat portion 17b of a leaf spring 17 having a shape is fixed, and a bent piece 17a on the free end side of the leaf spring 17,
17a, the inner surface of the locking member 13 is evenly supported, and the locking pieces 14, 14 reliably lock the notches 11c, 11c on the side frame A side of the tray 11, and hold the locking member 13 in a horizontal state. is set to.

In the figure, O is an axial center portion around which the locking member 13 rotates.

That is, the locking member 13 is configured in a seesaw shape, and when inserting the tray 11 into the tray box 10, pressing one end 13b of the locking member 13 with a fingertip causes the tray to lock around the axis O. Part 1
3 rotates, the locking piece 14 on the side into which the tray 11 is inserted retreats, and the tray 11 can be inserted into the tray box 10. Next, after the tray 11 is inserted to the position where the notch 11c at the tip on the side frame A side contacts the locking piece 14 on the pressed side, when the pressure with a fingertip or the like is released, the restoring force of the leaf spring 17 engages the tray 11. The locking member 13 returns to its original horizontal state, and both the locking pieces 14, 14 lock the notches 11c, 1 of the tray 11.
1c is locked in a loosely fitted state.

As shown in FIG. 4, the tray box 10 is
The disk player 12 as shown by the one-dot chain arrow
A mounting table 18a extending from the front panel portion of
The disc player 12 is carried into the disc player 12 by a transport means 18 equipped with the following.

That is, the transfer means 18 is connected to the drive motor 1
9, the pinion 21a of the gear train 21 using a driving means consisting of the transmission belt 20, the gear train 21, etc.
The pinion 21a is rotated and the pinion 21a is placed on the mounting table 18a.
The mounting base 18a extends from the front panel of the disk player 12, and the extended mounting base 18
The tray box 10 is set to be transferred into the disk player 12 when it is placed on the tray a.

When the tray box 10 is transferred and brought into the base 40 of the disk player 12 to a predetermined position by the transfer means 18, one end of the locking member 13 of the tray box 10 is attached to the base 40 of the disk player 12, as shown in FIG. 1
A pressing member 22 is disposed that presses the notch 11c of the tray 11 and releases the locking of the notch 11c of the tray 11 by the locking piece 14 of the unpressed end 13b.

That is, it is set so that the end 13b of the locking member 13 located on the opposite side and not adjacent to the player main body 23, which is provided adjacent to the transfer means 18, is pressed by the pressing member 22.

24 in the figure is an elevator, and this elevator 24
is the detected member 10g of the tray box 10.
A sensor 25 detects the desired tray 11 in the tray box 10 and stops the elevator 24 at a height where the desired tray 11 is stored, and a magnet that attracts the iron piece 26 disposed around the periphery of the tray 11. 27 for horizontally moving the tray 11 above the player body 23, and a clamper 29 for mounting the compact disc 1 stored in the tray 11 on the player body 23.

That is, as shown in FIG.
The driving force of the drive motor 30 is transmitted through the gear train 31 so that the pinion 31a of the gear train 31 meshes with the rack part 32 provided on the side wall 12a of the disk player 12, and the support 33 installed on the base 40 is connected. The elevator 24 is configured to move up and down the detected member 1 provided in the tray box 10.
A sensor 25 for detecting 0g, . . . is provided.

When the desired tray 11 in the tray box 10 is detected by the sensor 25, the elevator 2
4 stops, and the carriage 28, which is movably provided on the guide portion 24b on the base plate 24a of the elevator 24, advances toward the tray 11.
The magnet 27 attached to the tip of the tray 1
1 iron piece 26 is attracted, and the tray 11 is conveyed to an upper position where the axis of the tray 11 is aligned with the axis of the player main body 23.

The carriage 28 includes a gear 35 that moves forward and backward while meshing on a rack-shaped rail 34 provided on the guide portion 24b of the elevator 24, and the gear 35.
It has a drive motor 36 that drives the.

Mounting parts 24c and 24d provided on the board 24a of the elevator 24 in this carriage 28
The tray 11 that has been horizontally transported is placed on the player main body 23 by the elevator 24, and the compact disk stored in the tray 11 is placed on the player main body 23 by a clamper 29 provided integrally with the mounting portion 24c of the elevator 24. 1 is set to be installed.

[Operation of the present invention]

According to the disc player of the present invention having the above configuration,
First, the trays 11, . . . are securely locked in the tray box 10, and the tray box 10 is
This prevents the tray 11 from flying out.

Further, the tray 11 can be conveniently inserted into the tray box 10 from both directions of the insertion openings 10e and 10f.

Next, the trays 11, .
When the trays 11, . the end 13 of the locking member 13 so that it is released.
b is pressed.

The sensor 25 of the elevator 24 is selected from among the trays 11, which have been unlocked by the locking member 13.
A driving motor 30 detects a detected member 10g disposed in the tray box 10 so as to correspond to the tray mounting steps 10c and 10d in which a desired tray 11 is accommodated, and moves the elevator 24 up and down. stops, the carriage 28 advances toward the iron piece 26 of the tray 11, and the magnet 2 of the carriage 28
7 attracts the iron piece 26 and horizontally transports the tray 11 to the mounting parts 24c and 24d of the elevator 24.

After that, the mounting parts 24c, 24 of the elevator 24
The tray 11 mounted on the tray 11 is placed on the lower player main body 23 by the elevator 24 moving up and down,
A clamper 29 provided integrally with the elevator 24
The compact disc 1 on the tray 11 is clamped onto the turntable 23a of the player main body 23, but at this time, the clamper 29 is not configured to rotate like in the past, but is configured to press from above, so there is no force required. are applied evenly, making it possible to more smoothly and reliably attach the compact disc 1 to the player body 23.

When the carriage 28, player main body 23, etc. shown in FIG. The compact disc 1 on the tray 11 is then transported to the player main body 23, where the compact disc 1 on the tray 11 is played. Next, when the performance is finished, the carriage 28 with another desired tray 11 in the tray box 10 placed on the other side is moved.
The other iron piece 26 is attracted by the magnet 27, and the tray 11 is transported to the other player main body 23. Therefore, the tray 11 can be taken out from both the exits 10e and 10f of the tray box 10. .

[Effects of this invention]

As is clear from the above configuration, according to the disk player of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the tray from accidentally jumping out from inside the tray box, and also to allow the tray to be carried out from inside the tray box to both exits, increasing versatility. In addition, the means for transporting the tray from inside the tray box has an extremely simple structure, with just a magnetic material attached to it. After being smoothly transported to the player main body, the compact disc can be mounted on the turntable of the player main body, and various other effects can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional tray box.
Figures 2A and 2B show a front view and a partial plan view of a conventional disc player, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a tray box used in the disc player of the present invention, and Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the disc player of the present invention. A schematic perspective view excluding the gear train and drive motor of the elevator, FIG. 5A is a sectional view taken along the X-Y line in FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the operating state, and FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the disc player of the present invention. 1...compact disk, 10...tray box, 10c, 10d...stepped portion for tray placement,
10g...Detected member, 12...Disk player, 13...Locking member, 14...Locking piece, 18...
...transfer means, 22...pressing member, 24...elevator, 25...sensor, 26...iron piece, 27...
Magnet, 29... Clamper, A... Side frame.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In a disc player using a tray box equipped with a multi-tiered tray mounting section formed so that a plurality of trays for storing discs etc. can be inserted, A seesaw-shaped locking member is provided on one side and has a locking piece that locks the notches at both ends of the tray, and a seesaw-shaped locking member is provided near the tray mounting step of the tray box, each corresponding to the tray mounting step. a tray box having a member to be detected disposed in the disk player; a transfer means for carrying out the tray box; and a transfer means provided in the disk player for pressing one end of a tray locking member of the tray box when the tray box is carried to a predetermined position by the transfer means. , a pressing member that releases the locking of the tray notch by the locking piece of the locking member on the side that is not pressed; a player body disposed adjacent to the transfer means; and detecting the detected member of the tray box. and a sensor for detecting a desired tray in the tray box, and a conveyance means for attracting an iron piece or the like disposed around the periphery of the detected tray with a magnetic material and horizontally moving the tray above the player main body. and an elevator equipped with a clamper for mounting the compact disc stored in the tray onto the player main body.