JPH02148486A - Information recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prolong the life of a cleaner and to prevent dust from being transferred to a recording medium by providing brushes for cleaning, which are vertically arranged in upper and lower directions so as to sandwich the both surfaces of the recording medium in the carrying path of the card-shaped information recording medium, and a band-shaped medium for cleaning slidably along the carrying path of the recording medium. CONSTITUTION:Brushes 4 are vertically set in the upper and lower directions so as to sandwich the both surfaces of a card-shaped recording medium 2, in the carrying path of the card-shaped information recording medium 2. A band-shaped medium 5 for cleaning is wound to pulleys 6-1 and 6-2 and pressed to a driving roller 7, which is provided along the carrying path in order to carry the card-shaped recording medium 2, slidably by a pad member and a spring 8-2. The dust on the front and back surfaces of the recording medium 2 is removed by the brushes 4 to be provided on the carrying path of the card- shaped information recording medium and further, the dirt is distributed to the long medium by the band-shaped medium for cleaning. Thus, the life of the cleaner can be prolonged and the dust can be prevented from being transferred to the recording medium.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a device for recording and reproducing information on a card-shaped information recording medium, and in particular, removes dust, flakes, fingerprints, etc. attached to the information recording medium. The present invention relates to an information recording/reproducing device having a cleaning function for removing oil and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a means for cleaning dust, dust, fingerprints, oil, etc. attached to an information recording medium used in a card-shaped information recording/reproducing device, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 62-1 shown in FIG. 4 has been used.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 07487, a cylindrical cleaning roller 19 rotates as the recording medium 20 moves to remove oil, fingerprints, relatively small dust, etc. adhering to the recording surface. It has been proposed that a brush 21 having a brush 21 is installed in the information recording medium transport path to remove relatively large dust adhering to the recording medium.

[Invention “IJ (problem to be solved)] However,
The above-mentioned cleaning means has a problem in that the cleaner for cleaning the recording medium is cylindrical and the cleaning medium is only as long as the circumference, and the life of the cleaner is short.

In addition, the brush installed near the card insertion slot can only remove dust and flakes that have adhered to the recording surface of the recording medium, and the dust that has been removed by the brush may still be attached to the brush and be transferred back to the recording medium. There were also problems such as causing the problem to occur.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information recording/reproducing device having a function of increasing the life of a cleaner and removing dust adhering to a brush by itself to prevent dust from being transferred to a recording medium.

[Means and operations for solving the problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording or reproducing information on a card-shaped information recording medium. Cleaning brushes are arranged vertically above and below to sandwich both sides of a card-shaped recording medium, and a belt-shaped cleaning medium is provided so as to be movable along the transport path of the card-shaped information recording medium.

By providing a pair of brushes in this way, the brushes can mutually remove dust attached to themselves, and by using a long winding type cleaning roller, the life of the cleaner can be extended.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the internal configuration of an information recording/reproducing apparatus using a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a main body, and one side of the main body 1 is provided with an insertion slot 3 into which a card-shaped information recording medium 2 is inserted. Reference numeral 4 denotes a brush which is used to remove dust and flakes adhering to the surface 2 of the card-shaped information recording medium near the insertion slot 3, and is used to remove dust and flakes adhering to the surface 2 of the card-shaped information recording medium 2 in the transport path of the card-shaped information recording medium 2. They are installed vertically above and below, sandwiching both sides. 5
6-1.6-2 is a cleaning medium, and 6-1.6-2 is a boot IJA around which the belt-shaped gluing medium 5 is wound;
Boo IJB. Reference numeral 7 denotes a drive roller provided along the conveyance path for conveying the card-shaped recording medium 2. 8-
1 is a pad member for pressing the cleaning medium 5 against the drive roller 7 to press the card-shaped recording medium;
-2 is a spring for pressing the pad members 8-1.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a lever A for pushing up the cleaning medium after coming into contact with the card-shaped information recording medium 2 when the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is taken out. 10 is a card-shaped recording medium 2
When inserting from the insertion port 3, it contacts and pushes up, rotates the pulley C11, and by rotating the boo IJCII, the 12
This is lever B for rotating the gear. Furthermore, gear 12
is adapted to work in conjunction with the Boo IJ A6-1. A sensor 14 13 is provided near the insertion slot 3 and detects when the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is inserted.
This is a shutter that opens and closes in response to the

Since the information recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is configured as described above, when the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is inserted into the insertion slot 3, it passes through the shutter 13 opened by the sensor 14 that reacts, and the brush 4 come into contact with. This brush 4
First, dust and flakes adhering to the surface of the card-shaped information recording medium 20 are removed. Depending on the configuration of the brush 4, it is also possible to remove static electricity. In this case, the brushes 4 are installed vertically above and below, slightly shifted in the insertion direction so as to sandwich both sides of the card-like information recording medium 2 in the conveyance path of the card-like information recording medium 2, as shown in FIG. The moment the brushes 4 are pushed away from the card-shaped information recording medium 2, they come into contact with each other and remove dirt and debris that have adhered to the brushes 4.
They are removed by each other's brushes.

The drive roller 7 rotates (clockwise) in response to the reaction of the sensor 14 and conveys the card-shaped information recording medium 2 to the card-shaped information recording medium 2 transport path. At that time, card-shaped recording medium 2
First, lever B1. The lever B 10 makes contact with the pulley C 11 and rotates the gear 12 in conjunction with this.
, Boo! JA6-1 rotates and boom! JA6-1 winds up a certain amount of the cleaning medium 5, and an unused portion of the cleaning medium 5 appears on the conveyance path of the card-shaped information recording medium 2. The card-shaped information recording medium 2 is the drive roller 7
By passing between the card-shaped information recording medium and the cleaning medium 5, fingerprints and oils on the surface of the card-shaped information recording medium are removed. While the surface of the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is being cleaned,
It is transported inside the main body, and information is recorded or reproduced.

When the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is ejected, first press the lever A.
9 and pushes up the lever A9 to the upper left to push up the cleaning medium 5 together with the pad member 8.l. Note that when the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is inserted, this lever A9 also comes into contact with the card-shaped information recording medium 2, but in this case, it is pushed upward to the right and is free, and the card-shaped recording medium 2 passes through. can.

With the cleaning medium 5 and pad member 7 pushed upward, the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is carried by the drive roller 7 in the direction to be taken out.

At this time, the lever B 10 comes into contact with the card-shaped information recording medium 2, but the lever B 10 tilts upward to the left and becomes free, and the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is ejected.

In this way, the card-shaped information recording medium 2 can be cleaned only when it is inserted. Moreover, since the cleaning medium 5 can be fed out one after another (including using the same portion only once or multiple times), excessive use of the same portion of the cleaning medium 5 can be prevented. After the cleaning medium 5 is used up, the cleaning medium 5
Only the relevant parts need to be replaced. For this purpose, it is convenient to replace the cassette by using the portion A shown in the dotted line in FIG. 1 as a cassette.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which parts corresponding to those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals.

In this embodiment, a roller A 15 is provided coaxially with the drive roller 7 so as to move together with the drive roller 7, and a pulley A6-1 and a Boo! A roller B16 and a roller C17 coaxial with JB 6-2 are provided. 18 is
This is a tension roller that applies a predetermined tension to the cleaning medium 5.

In this embodiment configured as described above, the operation in which the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is cleaned by the brush 4 is the same as in the first embodiment.

Next, in response to the reaction of the sensor 14, the drive roller 7 rotates (clockwise) and conveys the card-shaped information recording medium 2 to the card-shaped information recording medium conveyance path. At that time, the drive roller 7
The roller A 15 rotates integrally with the rotation of the roller A15. Laura A
15 causes roller B16 and roller C17 to rotate in conjunction with each other. In this way, pulley A6-1, pulley B
6-2 rotates to move the cleaning medium 5 in one direction. The card-shaped information recording medium 2 sandwiched between the drive roller 7 and the cleaning medium 5 is cleaned by the cleaning medium 5, which moves in conjunction with the drive roller 7. The card-shaped information recording medium 2 is transported into the main body while wiping off oil and the like, and information is recorded and reproduced.

When taking out the card-shaped information recording medium 2, drive roller 7, roller A15, roller B16, roller C1 in the opposite direction to when the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is conveyed into the main body.
7. Pulley A6-1, boo! This is done by rotating JB6-2. Therefore, unlike the first embodiment, cleaning is also performed when the card-shaped information recording medium 2 is taken out. Even in this case, rather than rotating and cleaning the cylindrical cleaning roller like in the conventional example:
Since the cleaning medium is long, dirt is dispersed over its entire length, and its lifespan can be greatly extended, and furthermore, the information recording medium can be cleaned effectively, easily and reliably.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the information recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention removes dust and flakes from the front and back sides of the card-shaped information recording medium using the brush provided on the card-shaped information recording medium conveyance path, and removes dust and debris from the inside of the information recording and reproducing apparatus. In addition to preventing dirt from adhering to the drive roller, by using the upper and lower brushes to remove dirt and flakes from the other brush, the dirt and flakes are transferred onto the card-shaped information recording medium again. can be prevented.

Further, by using a belt-shaped cleaning medium and winding the cleaning medium, dirt can be dispersed over a long cleaning medium, thereby improving the cleaning effect and extending the life of the cleaning medium.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of essential parts showing a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the same part; FIG. 3 is a side view of main parts showing a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a side view showing a conventional example. 2...Card-shaped information recording medium

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an information recording and reproducing device that records or reproduces information on a card-shaped information recording medium, cleaning devices are arranged vertically above and below so as to sandwich both sides of the card-shaped recording medium in the conveyance path of the card-shaped information recording medium. An information recording and reproducing device characterized in that a brush and a strip-shaped cleaning medium are provided so as to be movable along a conveyance path of a card-shaped information recording medium.