JPH04103346U - Magazine for disk - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The purpose is to provide a highly reliable disk magazine for a floppy disk autochanger device using flexible magnetic disks that prevents incorrect insertion of flexible magnetic disks. . [Structure] The tip of the FD cantilever spring 5a that presses the flexible disk of the disk magazine 2 that stores the flexible disk 4 is directed toward the opening of the disk magazine, and the tip of the FD cantilever spring 5a is directed toward the floppy disk insertion surface 7. This disk magazine is made at a right angle and bent inward to a value slightly smaller than the height of a floppy disk corner cut 6.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention is applicable to various types of equipment used in office automation equipment, audiovisual equipment, electronic measuring instruments, etc. A flexible disk (hereinafter abbreviated as FD) that can store and search data. For disks used in large-capacity storage devices such as autochanger devices using Regarding magazines.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Conventional FD-based autochanger that uses several dozen FDs as recording media The configuration of the device (hereinafter abbreviated as FD autochanger) is shown in FIG. Figure 4 is a flexible disk drive 1 (hereinafter referred to as FDD) that performs recording and playback on FD4. This is an FD autochanger device consisting of a number of FDs. Magazine 2 that stores 10 sheets, FD file that attaches and detaches FD4 to FDD1 and the magazine. It consists of 3 controllers. Here, Figure 6 shows the part of a conventional magazine of this type that stores the FD. The inside of the magazine has an inwardly arced tip for holding and fixing the FD. An FD cantilever spring 5b bent in a shape is attached. Figure 5 shows how it fits into the magazine. A front view of the FD to be stored is shown, and corner cuts 6 are provided at one end of the four corners. Shown in Figure 5. When storing an FD in a magazine, with the structure of the FD cantilever spring of the conventional magazine, Since the orientation of the FD cannot be recognized, it is possible to insert the FD into the magazine in the wrong direction. However, as shown in Figure 7, the FD can be stored uniformly in either direction, and it is not a normal FD. When it is not stored, it functions as a magazine for the FD autochanger. It disappears. It also saves you the trouble of making corrections if you insert all the dozens of sheets in the wrong direction. If you think about it, it is necessary to identify the FD in order to put it in the normal storage state when storing it in the magazine. is important.

0003

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

This invention prevents the FD from being inserted in the wrong direction when storing it in the magazine. The purpose is to prevent An object of the present invention is to provide a disk magazine for use in a D autochanger.

0004

[Means to solve the problem]

The direction of the tip of the FD cantilever spring that fixes the FD in the magazine that stores the FD is magnified. The tip of the FD cantilever spring should be perpendicular to the insertion surface, facing the opening side of the spring. However, if the tip of the cantilever spring does not come into contact with the corner cutout at one corner of the FD, use the present invention. The FD hits the corner of the FD cantilever spring at a right angle, and when it hits the corner cut-off of the FD, the FD hits the corner of the cantilever spring at a right angle. Prevents the FD from being stored in the magazine from the tip of the holding spring to ensure that the FD is normal. It is possible to immediately identify when the magazine cannot be stored properly.

[0005]

[Effect]

Install it inside the magazine using the corner cutouts provided at one of the four corners of the FD. The tip of the cantilever spring that fixes a certain FD should be perpendicular to the FD insertion surface, and the FD Point the tip of the cantilever spring toward the opening side where the FD is inserted, and insert the FD cantilever spring toward the inside of the magazine. It has a structure in which the tip is bent, and the position of the tip of the cantilever spring inside the magazine is The size of the corner cut-off attached to one corner of the FD is approximately 3 mm, so the magazine By keeping the distance within 3mm from the FD insertion surface inside the magazine, the FD can be stored in the magazine. When inserted correctly, the corner cut off of the magazine will not touch the tip of the FD cantilever spring and will be correct. It can always be stored inside the magazine, and when it is not in the normal insertion position, the FD corner is cantilevered. If the spring comes into contact with the tip of the spring, it will not be stored properly in the magazine and will immediately indicate that the insertion is abnormal. can be identified.

[0006]

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an F according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a cross-sectional view of the inside of the magazine that stores the FD, and one of the four corners of the FD shown in FIG. In order to take advantage of the fact that the magazine is cut off, the FD cantilever of the conventional magazine shown in Figure 6 is This improves the shortcomings of springs. In the magazine according to the present invention shown in Fig. 1, , when the FD is inserted normally, the FD shown in Figure 5 is inserted into the FD insertion surface 7 inside the magazine. When inserting along the FD corner cut 6, the FD cantilever spring 5a is pushed up. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, it can be correctly stored in the magazine. However, as shown in Figure 3. If the FD is inserted into the magazine in the wrong direction, the corners of the FD will It collides with the tip of the cantilever spring 5a and cannot be inserted further into the magazine, so the wrong one It is possible to identify when an FD is inserted in the opposite direction, and prevent incorrect insertion of an FD into the magazine. Ru. Magazines are usually made of ABS resin, and the FD cantilever spring of this invention is also made of ABS resin. It is made of the same resin as the gin.

[0007] In addition, the embodiment of the present invention is a flexible magnetic Although the disk example was shown, the present invention is not limited to flexible magnetic disks. Optical recording disks, magneto-optical recording disks, etc. that are used in cartridges. It is of course applicable to all devices of this kind.

[0008]

[Effect of the idea]

As mentioned above, the shape of the FD cantilever spring that holds down the FD inside the magazine is Point the tip of the D cantilever spring toward the opening direction of the magazine, and cantilever the FD toward the inside of the FD insertion surface. Bend the tip of the spring to create an FD cantilever spring with the tip perpendicular to the FD insertion surface. By doing so, the magazine itself can recognize the direction of the FD, allowing large amounts of data to be stored in a compact size. A searchable, more reliable disk master used in FD autochanger devices. It is possible to provide Gazin and has great industrial value.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional front view of a disk magazine of an FD autochanger device using flexible magnetic disks housed in a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] F in the disk magazine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
A cross-sectional front view when D is inserted normally.

[Fig. 3] F in the disk magazine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
A cross-sectional front view when D is inserted in the wrong direction.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the mechanism of a conventional FD autochanger device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a flexible disk (FD).

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional front view of an FD storage section of a conventional disk magazine.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional front view of a conventional disk magazine in which an FD is stored in the wrong direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Flexible disk drive (FDD) 2 Magazine 3 Feeder 4 Flexible disk (FD) 5a FD cantilever spring according to the present invention 5b Conventional FD cantilever spring 6 Corner cut off 7 FD insertion surface

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: For disks in a mass storage device consisting of a flexible magnetic disk drive for recording on and reproducing from a flexible disk, a flexible disk feeder for loading and unloading the flexible disk, and a magazine for storing a plurality of flexible disks. In the magazine, the tip of the flexible disk presser cantilever spring inside the magazine that stores the flexible disk should face the opening direction of the magazine, and the tip of the cantilever spring should be perpendicular to the floppy disk insertion surface and above the height of the corner cut off at one corner of the floppy disk. A disk magazine characterized by having a structure in which the insertion surface is bent inward from the insertion surface by a slightly smaller value.