JPH0231367A - Multi-magazine disk player - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute the automatic play of many disks by moving a playing means in a direction that plural magazines are arranged. CONSTITUTION:The player is provided with a mounting part 2 to hold plural magazines 5, which can respectively arrange and receive plural disks 10, a positioning means to guide and position the playing means including a turn table and a disk clamp mechanism, in the direction that the respective magazines 5 are arranged, a disk moving means to move the disk 10 between the magazine 5 and playing means. The disk 10 projecting out of the magazine 5 is moved by disk clamp mechanisms 56 and 57 in a direction to be vertical (horizontal) to the disk holding surface of the turn table and mounted. Thus, the automatic play of the many disks can be executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a disc player that is equipped with a plurality of magazines each containing a plurality of discs so as to be able to be taken out one by one.

BACKGROUND ART An example of a disc player that stores a plurality of discs in advance and selectively plays them is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 40563/1983.

In such a disc player, the discs are arranged at narrow intervals, and replacing the discs is not always easy. Furthermore, it is necessary to cover the disc storage section with a housing to protect the disc, and it is also necessary to use an open/close type for replacing the disc. Therefore, if you replace some of the discs after storing them,
It is cumbersome to replace the disc by removing the housing and checking the disc labels one by one.

However, when such a disc player is used for karaoke, the range of requests is wide and there is not enough storage space to satisfy all requests, so discs that are requested frequently are stored in advance in the player's storage compartment. However, when a request is made for a song that is not on the pre-stored discs, a spare disc must be removed and replaced, but this is extremely difficult due to lack of time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a magazine disc player that can automatically play many discs, has good operability especially when changing discs, and can transport discs with high precision. That's true.

The magazine disc player according to the present invention includes a mounting part capable of holding a plurality of magazines each of which can accommodate a plurality of discs in an array, and a playing means including a turntable and a disc clamp mechanism for guiding and positioning the magazines in the direction in which the magazines are lined up. and a disk moving means for moving the disk between the magazine and the playing means, the magazines being arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, and the recording surface of each disk in the magazine being vertical. a disk holding means arranged on the turntable and mounted on the turntable while holding the disks protruding outside the magazine together with the disk clamp mechanism; and a disk guide slidingly contacting the lower ends of the disks protruding outside the magazine and guiding the disks. The disk guide member is characterized by comprising a disk guide member and a disk guide member driving means for supporting and moving the disk guide member.

Embodiments Hereinafter, magazine disc players as embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the player housing of the magazine disc player consists of a main housing 1 and a subhousing 2 that is detachably inserted into the main housing. A front panel 1a of the main housing 1 is provided with an opening 1b extending horizontally into which the sub-housing 2 is inserted, and an operating section 3 for operating the magazine disc player. In addition,
In the figure, arrow Y indicates the front of the magazine disc player, and arrows X and Z indicate the left and upper sides, respectively.

Further, the magazine disc player is suitable for use in so-called karaoke, and the front panel 1a of the main housing 1 has a coin slot 1c for inserting coins in order to enable operation of the magazine disc player, and a coin slot 1c for inserting coins. A coin collection case 4 for collecting coins is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a plurality of openings 2b, for example ten openings, are formed in the front panel 2a of the sub-housing 2, into which the magazines 5 are inserted.

These openings 2b extend in the vertical direction and are arranged in a row in the horizontal direction.

As shown in FIG. 5 (ω and peaks), the magazine 5 includes a flat rectangular parallelepiped case 9 as a whole, and a total of six rectangular plates, two types of three disks each capable of supporting a disk 10 on the main surface. It has tray All and tray B12. Tray All and tray B12, and thus each disk 10, are arranged and housed in order at a predetermined pitch in the left-right direction (in the direction of arrow X and the opposite direction) so that their recording surfaces are vertical, that is, in the direction of gravity. Tray All and tray B12 are rotatably provided around a rotation support shaft 9a provided at a corner of the case 9 and extending in the arrangement direction of each tray, and are provided on each main surface with respect to the case 9. It protrudes along the side and can be stored freely.

The configuration of the magazine 5 will be explained in more detail.

The case 9 of the magazine 5 is provided with seven partition walls 9b, and the trays All and B12 are arranged between the partition walls. As is clear from FIG. 6, each partition wall 9b has a small circular opening 9C concentrically formed in the vicinity of the rotation support shaft 9a. These openings 9C
Openings 11a and 1 are also provided in each tray 11 and 12 so as to be able to face each other.
2a is formed. Five spherical movable pieces 13a that can move along the arrangement direction of each partition wall 9b are fitted into each of the openings 9c, lla, and 12a. Each spherical movable piece 13. The diameter of H is the diameter of each tray 11 arranged alternately,
It is equal to the array pitch dimension of 12.

Further, each of the spherical movable pieces is biased toward each other by a pair of leaf springs 13b arranged at the ends of the case 9.

As shown in Fig. 5), a pressing lever 14 is provided at the end of the case 9, and is swingably attached to the case 9 at the lower end via a pin 14a. The free end of the push lever 14 can smoothly engage the free end of each tray 11 and 12.The push lever 14
A spring member 14b is engaged with the spring member 14b. This spring member 14
b urges the pressing lever 14 in the counterclockwise direction (in FIG. 5), thereby applying a tray pressing force to the pressing lever.

As is clear from FIG. 5), the trays 11 and 12 have almost the same shape, and the shapes and positions of the claws 11b and 12b on which the listener applies his fingertips when pulling out each tray from the case 9 are different. The only difference is that

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a movable chassis 16 is provided within the subhousing 2, and is guided by a guide shaft 17 in the horizontal direction in which the magazines 5 are lined up. On this movable chassis 16, a playing means and a disk moving means, which will be described later, are mounted. As shown in FIG. 7, a boss 18 is provided at the lower front end of the movable chassis 16.
is fixedly installed, and the boss fits smoothly onto the guide shaft 17. Further, a rail 19 is provided in the subhousing 2 in parallel with the guide shaft 17, and a roller 20 provided at the lower rear end of the movable chassis 16 moves on this rail 19. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 7, a movable chassis 1 is disposed within the subhousing 2.
A wire 22 is stretched in the moving direction of 6. As shown in FIG. 3, the wire 22 is attached to the subhousing 2 by a hook 22a, and is tensioned at one end by a coil spring 22b.
A pulley 22c is hooked near the coil spring and bent.

A small pulley 23 is provided at the lower rear end of the movable chassis 16, and the wire 22 is wound around the small pulley. The small pulley 23 is connected to the gear transmission mechanism 25 by the motor 24.
The movable chassis 1 is rotationally driven through the
6 moves along the guide shaft 17 and the rail 19.

The above guide shaft 17, boss 18, and rail 1
9, a roller 20, a wire 22, a hook 22a,
By the coil spring 22b, pulley 22c, small pulley 23, motor 24, and gear transmission mechanism 25,
A guide drive means is configured to support and drive a movable chassis 16 supporting a performance means (described later) so as to be movable in the direction in which the magazines 5 are lined up.

Next, a description will be given of a locking means for locking each magazine 5 at an insertion position in the sub-housing 2, and an ejecting means for releasing the magazine locking state by the locking means. Note that this locking means is used for the ten magazines 5.
are provided individually for each.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5), four parts 5a having a rectangular cross-section are formed on the side surface of the case 9 of the magazine 5. As shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the sub housing 2
A projecting portion 2d extending inward of the housing is formed at the lower part of the front panel 2a of the magazine 5. The free end of the projecting portion 2d engages with the recess 5a of the case 9 of the magazine 5. A locking claw member 2 that locks the
7 is swingably attached via a support pin 27a. Further, a spring member 27b is provided as a biasing means for biasing the locking claw member 27 to engage the four parts of the magazine 5. Note that the locking claw member 27 is also shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a movable case 2 is provided inside the subhousing 2 and below each of the locking claw members 27.
8 are provided, and are guided by a guide shaft 29a in the horizontal direction in which the magazines 5 are lined up. A solenoid plunger 30 is mounted on the movable case 28 as an ejecting means for engaging the free end portion of each locking claw member 27 with a rod 30a and removing the locking claw member from the magazine 5. There is. A boss 28a is fixed to the front end of the movable case 28, and the boss fits smoothly onto the guide shaft 29a. Further, a pulley 28b is provided at the rear end of the movable case 28, and the pulley 28b is rotated by a motor (not shown) provided within the movable case 28. A wire 29b is stretched in the direction of movement of the movable case 28. As shown in FIG. 2, the wire 29b is attached to the subhousing 2 by a hook 29c, and is tensioned by a coil spring 29d at one end, and is hooked onto a pulley 29e near the coil spring. It is turned and bent.

The wire 29b is wound around a pulley 28b of the movable case 28. That is, the movable case 28, and thus the solenoid plunger 30, are configured to move by rotation of a motor (not shown) within the movable case 28.

In front of the movable case 28, there is an address plate 2 having a slit 29g at the IOW location aligned along the moving direction of the movable case and corresponding to each of the above-mentioned locking claw members 27.
9h is provided. A photocoupler 28d is provided at the front end of the movable case 28 to detect each slit of the address plate 29h. The slit detection signal obtained from this photocoupler 28d is sent to a control section including a counter that counts the slit detection signal,
The control section knows the position of the movable case 28, that is, the solenoid plunger 30, based on the count value. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a detection switch 28e is provided at the left end inside the sub-housing 2 to engage with the reciprocating movable case 28 and detect that the movable case is at its movement limit position. It is provided.

The motor (not shown) in the movable case 28, the pulley 28b, the wire 29b, the hook 29C, the coil spring 29d, the pulley 29e, the address plate 29h, the photocoupler 28d, and the detection switch 2.
8e constitutes an eject means positioning means for positioning the solenoid plunger 30, which is an eject means for ejecting the magazine 5.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, a protrusion plate 1-31 is arranged near the locking claw member 27 to cause the magazine 5 inserted into the sub-housing 2 to protrude to the outside. Moreover, it is attached to the overhanging portion 2d (shown in FIG. 4) of the front panel 2a so as to be movable in the front-rear direction (the direction of arrow Y and the opposite direction thereof). Note that the protruding plate 31 and the locking claw member 27 are individually provided for each of the ten magazines 5. A protrusion 31a extending upward is formed at the rear end of the protrusion plate 31, and the protrusion plate 31 abuts against the rear end of the magazine 5 at the protrusion 31a.

Further, a rack portion 31b is formed at the right end of the protruding plate 31, and a braking gear 32a of the damper 32 meshes with this rack portion. The damper 32 applies braking force using the viscous resistance of a viscous agent such as grease held therein. Note that the protruding plate 31 is given magazine protruding force by a coil spring 31c.

As shown in FIG. 4, at the upper front end of the movable chassis 16, a light emitting diode 35a is mounted via a columnar longitudinal intermediate member 34, and a lens 35b that focuses the light emitted by the light emitting diode.
is attached.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an elongated opening 2e is formed in the upper part of the front panel 2a of the sub-housing 2 along the moving direction of the movable chassis 16, that is, the direction in which the magazines 5 are lined up. and light emitting diode 3
5a faces the opening, and the light emitted from the light emitting diode can be visually observed through the opening 2e. Further, the opening 2e is closed by the light transmitting member 2f, and there is no fear that dust or the like will enter the subhousing 2 through the opening. Note that the light emitting diode 3
In addition to 5a, it is also possible to use a normal light bulb or liquid crystal as a display element.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 7, the lower front end of the movable chassis 16 engages with one of the trays 11 or 12 in the magazine 5 to move each tray out of the magazine 50 and the case 9. An extrusion member 41 for extruding is provided. The extrusion member 41 is formed in an L-shape, and has two parts with different radii.
The movable chassis 1 has two arcuate guide grooves 41a and 41b.
This arcuate guide groove 41 is connected to a pair of pins 16a protruding from the
a and 41b are guided by slidably engaging each other. That is, the extrusion member 41 has each arcuate guide groove 41a, 41b.
The trays 11 and 12 are rotated around the center of curvature of the tray 11 and the trays 11 and 12 are pushed by the claws at both ends of the trays 11 and 12 so that the trays 11 and 12 are protruded from and housed in the case 9. Note that the virtual central axis of rotation of the extrusion member 41 (center of curvature of each arcuate guide groove 41a, 41b) and the central axis of rotation of each tray 11 and 12 (Fig. 5 (ω,
The rotational support axes 9a) indicated by the peaks) are coincident. Further, each tray 11 and 12 is pushed near its rotation support shaft 9a by a pushing member 41.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, a longitudinal moving member 43 is disposed near the extrusion member 41, and the longitudinal moving member 43
It is attached to the movable chassis 16 so as to be able to reciprocate in the direction of arrow Y and the opposite direction). A long hole 43a extending vertically is formed in the front end of the moving member 43, and a pin 41c implanted in the extrusion member 41 is slidably engaged with the long hole 43a. A rack part 43b is formed at the lower end of the moving member 43, a gear transmission mechanism 44 including a binion 44a meshing with the rack part, a large pulley 45 integrated with the first stage gear of the gear transmission mechanism, and a large pulley 45 integrated with the large pulley. The movable member 43 is reciprocated by a motor 48 via a small pulley 47 with a belt 46 interposed therebetween. That is, the extrusion member 41 is configured to be driven by the motor 48 rotating forward or backward. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 7, the movable chassis 16 has a structure that guides the trays by slidingly contacting the trays 11 and 12 that are protruded from and housed in the case 9 of the magazine 5. A tray guide member 50 is provided.

The above-described extrusion member 41, moving member 43, gear transmission mechanism 44, large pulley 45, belt 46, and small pulley 4
7 and the motor 48 constitute a disk moving means for moving the disk 10 between each magazine 5 and a playing means to be described later.

The above-mentioned movable chassis 16 is equipped with a playing means for playing the discs 10 projected from each magazine 5. Move in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the movable chassis 16 has three vertical surfaces 15c, 16d, and 16e arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. A spindle motor 53 that directly rotates a turntable 52 (see FIG. 3) is attached to the right side vertical portion 16c. The elevational view 16c also shows an optical pickup (not shown) for reading recorded information on the disc 10, and a pickup driving means (not shown) for moving the optical pickup along the recording surface of the disc 10. is provided.

A disk clamp mechanism is provided on the central and left vertical surfaces 16d and 16e. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8, the disk clamp mechanism presses the disk 10 protruding from the magazine 5 toward the disk supporting surface of the turntable 52 (see FIG. 3). a disc-shaped pressing member 55; clamper plates 56 and 57 that rotatably support the pressing member on both the front and back surfaces of the pressing member; It has a clamper cam member 58 for driving both clamper plates.

One clamper plate 56 is swingably attached to the vertical surface section 16e via a support shaft 56a, and the other clamper plate 57 is swingably attached to the vertical surface section 16d via a support shaft 57a. Both clamper plates are in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the pressing member 55 at protrusions 56b and 57b formed at their free ends, respectively. The swing of both clamper plates 56 and 57 is caused by the turntable 52.
in a plane perpendicular to the disk carrying surface of the disk.

Three elongated holes 58a are formed in the clamper cam member 58 along its circular arc, and three elongated holes 58a are formed in the clamper cam member 58 along the circular arc thereof.
The elongated hole is slidably engaged with the support pin 60 of the book, so that it is rotatable about the center of its radius of curvature. The clamper cam member 58 has cam portions 58b and 58c around two of the three elongated holes 58a, and projections 56d and 57d formed on the clamper plates 56 and 57 are formed on the cam surface of each cam portion. Smooth sliding contact. Although not shown, a spring member is provided as a biasing means for biasing each clamper plate 56, 57 toward the clamper cam member 58. 7th
As is clear from the figure, the cam portion 5 of the clamper cam member 58
The cam surface of the cam part 8b is formed by a series of three surfaces, a middle surface, a low surface, and a high surface, and the cam surface of the cam part 58c is formed by a series of a high surface, a low surface, and a middle surface. There is.

Both clamper plates 56 and 57 described above are referred to as a pressing member support mechanism. That is, the disk-shaped pressing member 55 is supported by the pressing member support mechanism so as to be rotatable and movable in a direction perpendicular to the disk supporting surface of the turntable 52 (shown in FIG. 3). . Further, the pressing member support mechanism, the pressing member 55, and the clamper cam member 58 constitute a disk clamping mechanism.

On the other hand, the vertical section 1 holding the above-mentioned disk clamp mechanism
On the right side elevation part 16c extending parallel to 6d and 16e,
A disk holding means is attached that clamps the disk 10 protruding outside the magazine 5 together with the disk clamp mechanism and mounts it on the turntable. This disk holding means will be explained below.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 (Ta and Yama), the disk holding means includes a rotationally movable member 67 formed in an arc shape similar to the above-mentioned clamper cam member 58, and the rotary movable member. It has a temporary and substantially arc-shaped contact member 68 that is driven by the magazine 5 and comes into contact with the main surface of the disk 10 that protrudes outside the magazine 5.

The rotationally moving member 67 has two long holes 67 along its arc.
a is formed, and the elongated hole slidably engages with two support pins 70 implanted in the vertical surface portion 16c, so that the elongated hole is rotatable about the center of its radius of curvature. There is. The abutting member 68 is arranged concentrically with the rotationally movable member 67, slidably engages with the support pin 70, and can reciprocate only in the direction in which the support pin extends. The support pin 70 extends perpendicularly to the disk carrying surface of the turntable 52 (shown in FIG. 3).
Therefore, the abutment member 68 moves in this direction. Contact member 6
8 has three cam portions 68b at approximately equal intervals, and a protrusion 67c protruding from the rotationally moving member 67 is in smooth sliding contact with a cam surface 68c of each cam portion.

Three elongated holes 68d are formed in the contact member 68 so as to be surrounded by the respective cam portions 68b, and the pins 71 inserted into the hollow portions of the respective protrusions 67c of the rotationally moving member 67 are inserted into the elongated holes 68d.
8d in a slidable manner. Note that, as shown in Part 9), a coil spring 72 is provided between the head of the pin 71 and the rotationally movable member 67 as a biasing means for biasing the abutment member 68 toward the rotationally movable member 67. is provided.

As is clear from FIGS. 2, 7, and 9, the cam surface 68c of the cam portion 68b of the abutment member 68 is formed by sequentially connecting a middle surface, a high surface, and a low surface.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 7, the abutment member 68 has a disk 1
A parapet 68e made of felt or the like is attached to the contact surface with 0. Similarly, the above-described tray guide member 5
A pad 50a made of felt or the like is also adhered to the contact surface with the disc 10 and the trays 11, 12 of the disc 10.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 7, and 9(a), the movable member 43 for rotating the pushing member 41 that pushes out the trays 11, 12 of the magazine 5 has not only a lower end but also an upper end. A rack portion 43c is also formed, and the binion 75 located near the above-mentioned rotational movement member 67 meshes with this rack portion 43c. The binion 75 meshes with a gear portion 76a of a gear cam 76. The gear cam has a projecting portion 76b on the outer periphery, and a long hole 76c formed in the projecting portion is connected to three pins 71 implanted in the rotationally moving member 67.
It is slidably engaged with one of the two.

That is, the movable member 43 is configured to reciprocate due to the rotation of the motor 48, thereby rotating the rotary moving member 67, thereby causing the abutment member 68 to move in the horizontal direction (in the direction of arrow X and the opposite direction thereof). It is being done.

The rotational movement member 67 consists of the above-mentioned rotational movement member 67 and a series of members from the motor 48 to the gear cam 76.
The abutting member 68 is supported by a driving force applying means for applying a driving force to the drive force and peripheral small members related thereto, and the abutting member 68 is supported against the disk supporting surface of the turntable 52 (shown in FIG. 3). Support drive means are provided for movement in the orthogonal direction. Further, the support drive means and the contact member 68 constitute a disk holding means that clamps the disk 10 protruding outside the magazine 5 together with the disk clamp mechanism described above and mounts it on the turntable 52.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 7, and FIG. A shaft 58f extending horizontally is installed in the portion. On the other hand, a projecting portion 67e is formed on the outer circumference of the rotationally moving member 67, which is also formed in an arc shape, and this shaft 58f is inserted into a U-shaped notch 67f formed in the projecting portion 67e. It engages smoothly. That is, the rotational movement member 67 is configured to be provided with a rotational driving force by the above-mentioned support driving means, thereby causing the pressing member 55 to move. In this way, the number of drive sources is reduced because both the pressing member 55 and the contact member 68 are driven by one drive source.

As shown in FIG. 10 (ω and 2), the central elevational portion 16d provided on the aforementioned movable chassis 16 (see FIG. 2)
On the rear surface, there is a disk guide member 81 that slides into sliding contact with the lower end of the disk 10 protruding outside the magazine 5 with its guide surface 81a and guides the disk to the mounting position on the turntable 52 (shown in FIG. 3). It is attached so that it can move freely. A pin 81b is implanted in the disc guide member 81, and the cam groove 7 formed in the gear cam 76 described above is inserted into the disc guide member 81.
This pin 81b is smoothly engaged with 6e. That is, the disk 10 protruding from the magazine 5 along with the tray 11 or 12 is clamped by the disk clamp mechanism and disk holding means described above, and is held horizontally at right angles to the disk supporting surface of the turntable 52 as the gear cam 76 rotates. The cam groove 76
The disk guide member 81 is configured to be attached to and detached from the lower end of the disk 10 by the action of e.

The cam groove 76e of the gear cam 76 allows the disc guide member 81 to come into contact with the disc while the disc 10 is being conveyed, and after the disc 10 is mounted on the turntable 52, the disc guide member 81 is brought into contact with the disc 10. It is formed so as to be separated from the

It consists of a guide means that includes the above-mentioned vertical portion 16d and supports the disk guide member 81 and guides it in the vertical direction (arrow Z direction and the opposite direction), and a series of members from the motor 48 to the gear cam 76. Disc guide member 8
1 constitutes a disk guide member driving means that supports and moves the disk guide member 81. By providing the disc guide member driving means, the disc 10 is prevented from shifting in the radial direction due to the action of gravity during the above-described transport of the disc, and is mounted and clamped on the turntable reliably and with high precision. be.

Figures 2 to 4 and Figures 7 and 8 (a).

As shown in the arrows (mountains), the pressing member 55 that clamps the disk 10 has a fitting pin 55 that fits into the center hole of the disk 10.
A is formed on the turntable 52, and a protrusion serving as a centering portion is formed on the turntable 52 to fit into a four portion 55b formed at the center of the fitting pin 55a. This fitting pin 55a also prevents the disc 10 from slipping during transportation.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, and 11, at the rear end of each protrusion plate 31 for causing each magazine 5 to protrude outside the subhousing 2, there is a plate-shaped detected member 83 extending rearward. are integrally formed. As is clear from FIG. 11, light shielding parts 83a and 83b are formed at the tip of the detected member 83. As shown in Figure 12,
Photocouplers 84a, 84b, and 84c as three sensors are arranged corresponding to the light shielding parts s3a and s3b, and are attached to the movable chassis 16 and move together with the movable chassis. Note that since each detected member 83 is fixed to the protruding plate 31, when the magazine 5 is not inserted into the sub-housing 2, it is not in a position where it can be detected by the photocoupler 84a to 84C.
It is located at an undetectable position ahead of the detectable position.

As shown in FIG. 11, each light shielding portion 83a of the detected member 83
and 83b are aligned along the moving direction of the movable chassis 16, that is, the horizontal direction in which the magazines 5 are lined up, and each disk 10 arranged in the mounted magazine 5.
It is designed to accommodate the storage position of the That is, each of the light shielding parts 83a and 83b functions as a disc position indicator that indicates the position of each disc in the loaded magazine 5 using 3 bits, and the photocouplers 84a to 84
c acts as a disk mark detection means for detecting this. It goes without saying that the disc position indicator and disc indicator detection means are not limited to this configuration, and that various other configurations can be applied.

However, it is preferable that the disc position mark is an optical pattern.

Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the storage positions of the six disks in a certain magazine 5, that is, the positions of the trays 11 and 12, are sequentially numbered from left to right.

Then, the detection signals obtained by the three photocouplers 84a to 84c are obtained as 001 for ■, and sequentially as 010, 101, 011, and
110 and 100. This detection signal is sent to a control section (described later). In addition, since each detected member 83 is interlocked with the protruding plate 31 that reciprocates when each magazine 5 is attached or detached, the detection signal 001 indicating the storage position of, for example, the first disk in the magazine 5 is particularly It can be used as a magazine presence/absence detection signal to know whether the magazine 5 is attached or not. This magazine presence/absence detection signal is sent to the above-mentioned control section, and the control section counts the magazine presence/absence detection signal using a counter and determines the stop position of the movable chassis 16 based on the count value. In this case, a detection switch 86 shown in FIG. 3 is used. This detection switch 86 is engaged with the movable chassis 16 to detect that the movable chassis has reached its movement limit position.

The above-described photocoupler 84a to 84c and the detected member 83 detect that the movable chassis 16 supporting the above-described playing means has reached a position corresponding to the storage position of the selected disc 10, and the movable chassis 16 A playing means position detecting means for stopping the playing means is constructed. Further, the above-mentioned guide driving means for moving the movable chassis 16 and the playing means position detecting means constitute a positioning means for positioning the playing means in the direction in which the magazines 5 are arranged.

FIG. 13 shows a modification of the above-mentioned performance means position detection means. As shown in FIG. 13, a slit 83c is formed in the detected member 83 having light shielding portions 83a and 83b, corresponding to the intermediate position of each disk storage position in the magazine 5. As shown in FIG. Two photocoupler 87a and 87b are arranged corresponding to this slit 83c, and together with other photocoupler 84a to 84c, movable chassis 16
is attached to. That is, when the optical axis centers of the two photocouplers 87a and 87b respectively coincide with the slits 83c, the position of the disc is determined, and thereby the storage position of the disc can be searched with high precision.

Next, the operation of the magazine disc player having the above-mentioned structure will be briefly explained along the operating procedure with reference to the songs in FIGS. 15 to 18.

First, when a disc to be played is specified by operating the operating section 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 15, the first
A driving voltage is supplied to the motor 24 by the CPU (control unit) shown in FIG.
6 starts moving left (forward) or right (backward). Therefore, the push-out member 41 provided on the movable chassis 16 pushes the tray 11 carrying the disc 10 to be played.
Alternatively, the engagement position with 12 is reached.

Here, the movement and positioning of the movable chassis 16 and hence the playing means will be described in detail.

The DCNT signals shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 are detection signals emitted from the photocouplers 84a to 84c. Further, the DCHM signal is a detection signal emitted from the detection switch 86 that detects that the movable chassis 16 is at its movement limit position, that is, the home position. 16th
As shown in the figure, photocouplers 84a to 84c are DC
If a movement command is issued while the NT signal is being issued, the movable chassis 16 is moved by a distance corresponding to the difference between the current address (current MAG: magazine) and the desired address (search MAG). In addition, photocabras 84a to 84c
If a movement command is issued while the DCNT signal is not being emitted, the movable chassis 16 is moved forward (left: direction of arrow X) until the DCHM signal is emitted from the detection switch 86, and then moves to the desired address (search MAG) position. be moved to

Next, the movable chassis 16 is slightly moved to a position corresponding to the target disk.

In this way, when the pushing member 41 reaches the engagement position with the tray carrying the disc 10 to be played, the motor 4
8 is rotated, and the pushing member 41 is rotated via the moving member 43. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5) and FIG. 7, the tray (for example, tray B12) carrying the disc 10 to be played protrudes from the case 9 of the magazine 5, and as shown in FIG. The disk 10 moves to a position concentric with the disk supporting surface 52a of the turntable 52, that is, to a position directly beside the disk supporting surface.

On the other hand, as the disk protrudes by the movement of the moving member 43, the moving member 43 rotates the clamper cam member 58 and the abutting member 68, respectively. As shown in FIG. 18), the abutting member 68 is brought close to the pressing member 55 of the disc clamp mechanism by the action of the cam portion 68b formed on the abutting member 68, and the disc 10 is moved toward the pressing member 55 and the abutting member. It is held between the contact members 68.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG.
Due to the action of the cam part 58b, the disc 10 is mounted on the turntable 52 while being held by the pressing member 55 and the abutting member 68, and then the abutting member 68 is separated from the disc 10 and the pressing member 55 disc 1
0 clamp is done. In addition, in Fig. 18) and (C
), the disk 10 protrudes outside the magazine 5.
When the disk is conveyed in the horizontal direction, the disk guide member 81 comes into sliding contact with the lower end of the disk 10, and the fitting pin 55a of the pressing member 55 is fitted into the center hole of the disk, thereby causing the disk 10 to move in the radial direction. Displacement is prevented, and the centering part 52b of the turntable engages the recess 55b of the pressing member 55, so that the disc 10 mounted on the turntable 52 can be moved with high precision with respect to the center of rotation of the turntable 52. Forced to center. After this,
As shown in FIG. 18, the disc guide member 81 is separated from the disc 10.

In this way, it becomes possible to play, and the turntable 52 and optical pickup (not shown) operate to start playing.

When the performance is finished, the disc 10 is stored in the magazine 5, but this disc storage operation is simply performed by following the reverse process of the disc loading operation described above, and will not be described in detail.

Thereafter, the above operation is repeated according to the specified number of songs.

Incidentally, the magazine 5 is ejected from the player by pressing an eject button included in the operating section 3 shown in FIG. At this time, when the magazine to be ejected is specified by operating the operating section 3, the photocoupler 28d, address plate 29h, and detection switch 28e shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 are activated.
A desired magazine is searched for and the solenoid plunger 30 serving as ejecting means is moved to the engagement position with the locking pawl member 27 that locks the magazine. The positioning of the solenoid plunger 30 is performed in the same manner as the positioning of the movable chassis 16 described above, and therefore will not be described in detail.

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, the magazine disc player according to the present invention includes a mounting section capable of holding a plurality of magazines, each of which can accommodate a plurality of discs in an array, and a playing means including a turntable and a disc clamp mechanism. The magazines are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and include positioning means for guiding and positioning the magazines in the direction in which they are lined up, and disk moving means for moving the disk between the magazines and the playing means.

By arranging a plurality of magazines side by side and moving the playing means in the direction in which they are lined up, automatic playing of many discs is achieved, and when a disc needs to be replaced, it is possible to The operability is good because only the stored magazine needs to be attached and detached.

Furthermore, by arranging the magazines in parallel in the horizontal direction, the player as a whole becomes horizontally elongated and has a low center of gravity, which increases the stability of the player.

Further, in the magazine disk player according to the present invention, each disk in the magazine is arranged so that its recording surface is vertical.

On the other hand, when the operator attaches or detaches the magazine from the player, the operator grasps the flat magazine in its thickness direction, and because of this configuration, the operator can maintain a comfortable posture without twisting his forearm unnaturally. This allows the magazine to be attached and detached, making it even easier to operate.

Further, the magazine disk player according to the present invention includes a disk holding means that clamps the disk projected outside the magazine by the disk moving means together with the disk clamp mechanism and mounts the disk on the turntable. That is, the disk protruding outside the magazine is transferred by the disk clamp mechanism in a direction perpendicular (horizontal) to the disk holding surface of the turntable and is mounted on the disk holding surface. By providing this, the disc is prevented from shifting in the radial direction due to the action of gravity during the transfer, and is securely mounted and clamped on the turntable.

The magazine disc player according to the present invention also includes a disc guide member that protrudes outside the magazine and guides the disc by slidingly contacting the lower end of the disc mounted on the turntable by the disc clamp mechanism, and supports the disc guide member. It also has a disk guide member driving means for moving the guide member toward and away from the disk. Therefore, when the disk is transferred by the disk clamp mechanism and the disk holding means, the disk will not shift even slightly, and the disk will be transferred with high precision.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entirety of a magazine disc player as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 show the main parts of the magazine disc player shown in FIG. 1, including a magazine, playing means, etc. A front view and a plan view including some parts of the sub-housing with a built-in sub-housing, FIG. 4 is an IV-IV arrow view with respect to FIG. 2, FIG. 7 to 14 are diagrams showing details of the internal structure provided in the subhousing shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the details of the internal structure provided in the subhousing shown in FIGS. 1 to 14. Block diagram of the control system, FIGS. 16 to 18 (d+ is a diagram for explaining the operation of the magazine disc player. Explanation of symbols of main parts 1...Main housing 2... ...Subhousing 2e...Opening 2f...Light transmitting member 3...Operation section 5...Magazine 9...Case 10 ...Disk 11.12 ...Tray 16 ...Movable chassis 17 ...One guide shaft ...Rail 22 ... - Wire 24.48... Motor 25.44... Gear transmission mechanism 27... Locking claw members 28d, 84a, 84b, 84c. 87b... Photocoupler 28e, 86...Detection switch 30...
- Solenoid plunger 31... Protruding plate 35... Light emitting diode 41... Pushing member 43... Moving member 50... Tray guide member 52 ...Turntable 87a. 53...Spindle motor 55...Press member 56.57...Clamper plate 58...
... Clamper cam members 58b, 68b ... Cam portion 67 ... Rotating member 68 ... Contact member 81 ... Disk guide member

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) a mounting section capable of holding a plurality of magazines each capable of arranging and storing a plurality of discs; a positioning means for positioning a playing means including a turntable and a disc clamp mechanism in the direction in which the magazines are lined up; a disk moving means for moving the disks between the playing means, the magazines are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, the disks are arranged so that their recording surfaces are vertical, and the disks protruding outside the magazines are moved by the disks. a disk holding means that is mounted on the turntable while being clamped together with a disk clamp mechanism; a disk guide member that guides the disk by slidingly contacting the lower end of the disk that protrudes outside the magazine; and a disk guide member that supports and guides the disk. What is claimed is: 1. A magazine disk player comprising: a disk guide member driving means for moving the disk guide member; (2) The disc clamp mechanism includes a pressing member that presses the disc, and a pressing member support mechanism that supports the pressing member rotatably and movably in a direction substantially perpendicular to the disc supporting surface of the turntable. has
2. The magazine disk player according to claim 1, wherein the pressing member is provided with a fitting pin that fits into the center hole of the disk, and the turntable is provided with a centering portion that fits with the fitting pin.