JPH04146561A - Recording medium ejecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of a recording medium ejecting device by providing a holder stage which holds a recording medium carried by a handling mechanism at the front of a shutter and a housing box received the recording medium dropping through the open feeder mechanisms. CONSTITUTION:The path of a recording medium (cartridge) 2 is opened to the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24 when these mechanisms are closed and vice versa by means of a shutter 25. A holder stage 26 holds the medium 2 carried by a handling mechanism 3 at the front of the shutter 25. Then a housing box 27 is provided at the lower part of the transfer destination of the medium 2 carried by the mechanisms 23 and 24. When the sensors 38 and 39 detect the transfer of the cartridge 2, the mechanisms 23 and 24 open and the cartridge 2 drops to be housed in the box 27. Thus, the operability of the device is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding the structure of a recording medium ejecting device in an automatic recording medium exchange device, for the purpose of improving operability and establishing safety in ejecting a recording medium, the operating direction of the crankshaft is changed. A plurality of crank mechanisms are provided to be separated by 180 degrees, a plurality of arms are provided facing each other with a gap between them and are opened and closed by the rotation of the crank mechanisms, and a recording medium is attached to the lower part of the arms in parallel and is opened and closed by the closing movement of the arms. a plurality of feeder mechanisms that clamp and transport the recording medium to a predetermined position; and a shutter that opens and closes the passage of the recording medium to the feeder mechanism when the feeder mechanism is closed and closes the passage when the feeder mechanism is open. , a cradle that holds the recording medium transferred by the handling mechanism in front of the shutter, and a storage box provided below the destination of the recording medium transferred by the feeder mechanism to receive the recording medium that falls when the feeder mechanism opens. It consists of

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to the structure of a recording medium loading device in an automatic recording medium exchange device.

In recent years, as information processing systems have become larger and more sophisticated, the amount of data processed online has increased significantly, and cartridge-type magnetic recording media, which are inexpensive and easy to handle, are increasingly being used to store information. It's here.

For this reason, the work of handling a large number of cartridges has become complicated, and the cost of handling them has accordingly become enormous, and automatic recording medium exchange apparatuses have emerged that can manage these cartridges unattended.

Automatic recording medium exchange devices use hundreds to thousands of cartridges (media) due to their nature.

Therefore, it is desired that the medium inputting and discharging device be both easy to operate and safe for the operator.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 6, the automatic recording medium exchange device has a frame-shaped storage cell l comprising multiple stages of finely partitioned shelves in order to accommodate a huge number of cartridges (recording media). The loaded cartridges are sorted and individually stored in predetermined shelves of the storage cell 1 by the handling mechanism 3.

The handling mechanism 3 runs on a guide rail 4 laid parallel to a plurality of storage cells 1, and stops in front of a predetermined storage cell 1, and moves the hand 5 up and down and back and forth. Move and take out a desired cartridge from a predetermined location on a predetermined shelf.

Then, it is transported to and installed in a drive device 6 installed approximately in the center of the device, where predetermined processing such as reading and writing is performed.

The processed cartridge is returned to its original position in the storage cell 1 by following the reverse procedure to the above.

There are two handling machines 13 on the left and right in order to shorten access time and as a backup in case of a failure. The mechanism is configured to operate.

Furthermore, in the same figure, 7 is the cartridge loading/unloading section (CA
S), 8 is a handling mechanism control unit, and 9 is a data control unit that processes and executes data from a host device.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 7, the cartridge loading/unloading section 7 has an input section 10 at the top and a discharge section 11 at the bottom, both of which are provided with doors 12 and 13.

The cartridge 2 loaded into the loading section 10 descends to reach the rotary table, where it is rotated half a turn so that the label can be seen from the front, and then taken out by the handling mechanism 3 and transferred to the storage cell 1.

On the other hand, as shown in the side view of FIG.
Transferred to 4.

The rotating table 14 includes a gripping part 15 that grips the cartridge 2 and a rotating part 16 that rotates the cartridge 2 together with the gripping part 15.
Consists of.

A storage box 17 is provided at the bottom of the rotary table 14, and receives the cartridge 2 that falls from the grip section 15.

Therefore, the operator operates to open the door 13 and take out the cartridge 2 from the storage box 17.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As explained above, in order to eject a cartridge from the automatic recording medium exchange device, the operator must open the door of the ejection section and insert his/her hand to remove it from the storage box after performing a series of ejection operations using the handling mechanism. Must be.

If your hand is inserted into the device, there is a risk of injury from touching the cartridge or rotary table that is ejected by the handling mechanism.

For these reasons, there has been a problem in that the operator is burdened with the operation of opening and closing the door, resulting in poor operability.

The present invention aims to improve the operability and establish safety in ejecting a recording medium.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, as shown in the side view of FIG.
A plurality of crank mechanisms 19 provided in different degrees;
A plurality of arms 21.22 are provided facing each other at intervals and are opened and closed by rotation of the crank mechanism 19;
A plurality of feeder mechanisms 23.24 are attached in parallel to the lower part of the recording medium 2 and grip the recording medium 2 by the closing operation of the arm 21.22, and transport the recording medium 2 to a predetermined position, and the feeder mechanism 23.2
The shutter 25 opens and closes the passage of the recording medium 2 to the feeder mechanism 23 and 24 when it is closed, and closes it when it is open, and the recording medium transferred by the handling mechanism 3. 2 in front of the shutter 250, and a feeder W123, which is provided at the lower part of the transfer destination of the recording medium 2 by the feeder mechanism 23.24.
．． 24 is opened and a storage box 27 receives the falling recording medium 2.

[Effect]

The cartridge that has been transferred by the handling mechanism to be ejected hits the closed shutter.

When the sensor of the handling mechanism detects this, the handling mechanism lowers the cartridge and mounts it on the cradle.

When the sensor on the cradle detects the loading, the shutter opens and
At the same time, the feeder mechanism closes to pick up the cartridge and transfer it to the top of the storage box.

When the sensor detects the transfer, the feeder mechanism opens and the cartridge drops and is stored in the storage box.

〔Example〕

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention.

Identical parts are designated by the same reference numerals throughout the figures.

In the present invention, as shown in the side view of FIG. 1, two crank mechanisms 1 are provided on the rotating shaft 18 so that the operating directions of the crankshafts 20a and 20b are 180 degrees different from each other.
9 and the crank mechanism 1 , which are opposed substantially parallel to each other with an interval sufficient to hold the recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a cartridge) 2 .
Two arms 21 and 22 that open and close with the push and pull action of the crankshafts 20a and 20b of No. 9, and arms 21 and 22.
two feeder mechanisms 23 and 24, which are attached to the respective lower parts of the rotary shaft 18 and which grip the cartridge 2 and transport it to a predetermined position (the position facing the operator) by the closing action of the arms 21 and 22; and the end of the rotating shaft 18. When the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24 are closed, the feeder mechanism 23.
a shutter 25 that opens and closes the passage of the cartridge 2 to the cartridge 24, and a holder 26 that holds the cartridge 2 transferred by the handling mechanism 3 in front of the shutter 25; , and a storage box 27 that is provided below the destination of the recording medium 2 by the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24, and receives the recording medium 2 that falls when the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24 open.

That is, as shown in the side view of FIG. 2 and the plan view of the feeder mechanism in FIG.
a to 30c are rotatably assembled, and a crankshaft 20a is installed near the periphery of the rotor 30a, and a crankshaft 20b is installed near the periphery of the rotor 30b, which are rotated by support shafts 18a and 18b by changing their mounting positions by 180 degrees. The rotor 30a is fixed to the rotating shaft 18.

The support shafts 18a and 18b each have a crankshaft 2°a.
and 20b to connect to the next stage rotors 30b and 30c.

A rotating shaft 18 interrupted by a crank mechanism 19 is fixed to the center of the rotor 30c.

Therefore, when the rotating shaft 18 is rotated by the motor 31,
The crankshafts 20a and 20b change directions and perform push/pull movements.

Arms 21 and 22 are rotatably attached to the tips of the crankshafts 20a and 20b, and pushing and pulling movements of the crankshafts 20a and 20b result in opening and closing operations of the arms 21 and 22.

Feeder mechanism 23 attached to arms 21 and 22
and 24 are motors 3 provided in the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24, which have a plurality of rollers 32 on opposite sides as shown in FIG.
3 to transport the clamped cartridge 2 to a predetermined position.

As shown in the front view of FIG. 4, the shutter 25 has a fan shape and is provided at a position to open and close the passage of the cartridge 2.
A gear 34 is attached to the end of the rotating shaft 18 protruding from the rotor 30c.
and 35.

Therefore, the opening and closing of the shutter 25 is linked to the opening and closing of the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24 by the arms 21 and 22, and when the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24 are closed, the cartridge 2
It operates to open the passageway and close it when it is open.

Further, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 5, the storage box 27 consists of a box body 36 with one side (the surface facing the operator) open, and a shelf vi37 provided inside the box body 36 so as to be movable up and down. The shelf board 37 holds the cartridge 1 every time the cartridge 2 falls.
It is configured to lower the position one by one.

With such a configuration, the cartridge 2 transferred by the handling mechanism 3 to be ejected hits the shutter 25 which is closed by the handling mechanism 3.

When the sensor of the handling mechanism 3 detects this abutment, the handling mechanism 3 lowers the held cartridge 2 and mounts it on the cradle 26.

When the sensor 38 (shown in FIG. 1) of the pedestal 26 detects the loading, the shutter 25 is rotated and opened, and at the same time, the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24 are closed to sandwich the cartridge 2, and the rotation of the roller 32 causes the upper part of the storage box 27 to be opened. Transfer to.

The transfer is detected by a letter sensor 39 (shown in FIG. 1) provided on the upper part of the feeder mechanisms 23 and 24, and the feeder mechanism 2
3 and 24 and place the cartridge 2 on the shelf board 3 of the storage box 27.
7 and store it.

Incidentally, since it is not necessary to rotate the cartridge 2 in order to make the label of the cartridge 2 visible to the operator in the case of ejection, in the present invention, in order to simplify the function and improve safety. Abolished.

Therefore, the operator can take out the cartridge 2 from the opening of the storage box 27 without touching the feeder mechanism 23, 24 or other transport mechanism.

Also, since there is no operational danger, a door is not necessarily required as in the past.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention has many economical and industrial effects, such as making it easier and safer for an operator to eject a cartridge.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the recording medium ejection device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of the crank mechanism, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the feeder mechanism, Fig. 4 is a front view of the shutter, and Fig. 5 is a storage box. 6 is a perspective view of an automatic recording medium exchange device to which the present invention is applied; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cartridge loading/unloading section; and FIG. 8 is a side view of the cartridge discharging section. In the figure, 1 is a storage cell, 2 is a recording medium (cartridge), 3 is a handling mechanism, 5 is a hand, 7 is a cartridge loading/unloading section (CAS), 10 is a loading section, 11 is a discharging section, 12.13 is a door,
14 is a rotary table, 15 is a gripping portion, 17.27 is a storage box, 18 is a rotating shaft, 18a and 18b are support shafts, 19 is a crank mechanism, 20a and 20b are crankshafts, 22 is an arm, 23. 24 is a feeder mechanism, 25 is a shutter, 26 is a pedestal, 32 is a roller, 34. 35 is a gear, 36 is a box, 37 is a shelf, 38. 39 is a sensor. 8 cubic meters of side view of Ichi Raion F

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of crank mechanisms (19) are provided so that the operating directions of the crankshafts are 180 degrees different from each other, and a plurality of crank mechanisms (19) are provided facing each other at intervals and are opened and closed by the rotation of the crank mechanisms (19). arms (21, 22); and a plurality of arms (21, 22) that are attached in parallel to the lower part of the arms (21, 22) and that grip the recording medium (2) and transport it to a predetermined position when the arms (21, 22) close. Feeder mechanism (2
3, 24), and when the feeder mechanism (23, 24) is closed, the recording medium (2) to the feeder mechanism (23, 24).
A shutter (25) opens and closes the passageway of the recording medium (25), which is moved by the handling mechanism (3).
) in front of the shutter (25);
6) and a recording medium (2) by the feeder mechanism (23, 24).
) is provided at the bottom of the transfer destination, and the feeder mechanism (23,
A storage box (27) for receiving the recording medium (2) that is opened and dropped (24).