JPH05151747A - Disk cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively clean disk by providing a pair of cleaning members cleaning both surfaces of a disk shape recording member respectively. CONSTITUTION:The cleaning members 5, 6 are provided on the upside and the down-side of a housing part 2 housing the disk shape recording member 1. The members 5, 6 are constituted so that the cleaning pads 5a, 6a of a rectangular parallelpiped with a length nearly equal to the recording width to a radius direction of the recording layer of a magneto-optical disk 1a are attached to holding plates 5a, 6b attachably/detachably. Then, the pad is pressurized and brought into contact with the disk 1a from a window part 1c opened to the disk 1a. Eccentric cams 5c, 6c are provided on the end parts placing to the center side of the disk 1a between the holding plates 5b, 6b and simultaneously springs 5d, 6d are attached on the other ends, and then, the pads 5a, 5b are constituted so as to be reciprocated and slid freely in the direction of the radius of the disk 1a by rotating the cams 5c, 6c. Thus, the disk is cleaned effectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disc-shaped recording member having recording layers formed on both sides thereof, and a cleaning member for cleaning the surface of the disc-shaped recording member supported in a predetermined posture for cleaning. Disc cleaner configured for relative movement for cleaning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A disk cleaner of this type has a disk-shaped recording member having recording layers formed on both sides thereof and a single cleaning member for cleaning one surface of the disk-shaped recording member, which is placed in a predetermined posture for cleaning. There was one configured to move relatively for cleaning in a supported state. When cleaning both surfaces of the disk-shaped recording member using such a disk cleaner, first, one surface is cleaned while the disk-shaped recording member and the cleaning member are supported in a predetermined posture for cleaning, and then, In addition, it is necessary to turn over the disk-shaped recording member and clean the other surface while the disk-shaped recording member and the cleaning member are also supported in a predetermined posture for cleaning.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional disk cleaner, in order to clean both sides of the disk-shaped recording member, the disk-shaped recording member is turned upside down after cleaning one surface. However, there is a drawback that the cleaning time is more than double that of one side. An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks.

[0004]

To achieve this object, the disk cleaner according to the present invention is characterized in that a pair of cleaning members are provided for cleaning both surfaces of the disk-shaped recording member separately.

[0005]

A disc-shaped recording member having recording layers formed on both sides thereof, and a pair of cleaning members for cleaning the surface of the disc-shaped recording member are individually placed on both sides of the disc-shaped recording member in predetermined cleaning positions. Both sides are cleaned at the same time by supporting and relatively moving in that state for cleaning.

[0006]

According to the present invention, once the disc-shaped recording member and the pair of cleaning members are supported in a predetermined posture for cleaning, the troublesome work of reversing the front and back is unnecessary, and moreover, the single-sided Both sides of the disc-shaped recording member can be cleaned at the time required for cleaning, and a convenient disc cleaner can be provided.

[0007]

EXAMPLE A first example of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the disk cleaner is configured by providing housings 3 and 4 provided with cleaning members 5 and 6 on the upper side and the lower side of an accommodating portion 2 accommodating the disc-shaped recording member 1. is there. The disc-shaped recording member 1 has a protective openable window portion 1c facing a magneto-optical disc 1a having recording layers formed on both sides so that a reading or writing head (not shown) can access it. It is configured to be housed in the case 1b formed on both sides thereof, and is housed in the housing part 2 with the upper and lower windows 1c opened. A drive mechanism for rotatably supporting the magneto-optical disc 1a is driven in the lower housing 4, and is driven via a driving motor M and a reduction mechanism for transmitting the rotational force of the motor M to the magneto-optical disc 1a. It is configured by the rotary shaft 7 and provided. A concave portion is formed at the upper end of the drive rotary shaft 7, and a magnetic body 7a magnetically attracted and coupled to the metallic hub 1d formed at the central portion of the magneto-optical disc 1a is fixed at that portion. ,
The upper peripheral portion of the recess is configured to contact the peripheral portion of the hub 1d. On the other hand, in the upper casing 3, a driven rotary shaft 8 that is driven by the rotation of the drive rotary shaft 7 is provided so as to be common to the drive rotary shaft 7 with the magneto-optical disk 1a interposed therebetween. is there. A recess is also formed at the lower end of the driven rotary shaft 8, and the magneto-optical disk 1 is formed at that portion.
A magnetic body 8a magnetically attracted and coupled to the magnetic body 7a is fixed through a metallic hub 1d formed at the center of a, and the lower peripheral portion of the recess is the peripheral portion of the hub 1d. It is configured to come into contact with. As a result, the magneto-optical disk 1a and the driven rotary shaft 8 rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the drive rotary shaft 7. The cleaning members 5 and 6 are constructed by detachably attaching to the holding plates 5b and 6b cleaning pads 5a and 6a of rectangular parallelepiped having a length substantially equal to the recording width in the radial direction of the recording layer of the magneto-optical disc 1a. With the longitudinal direction thereof being along the radial direction, the magneto-optical disk 1a is pressed into contact with the opened window 1c.
Eccentric cams 5c and 6c are provided at the ends of the holding plates 5b and 6b located on the center side of the magneto-optical disk 1a, and the holding plates 5b and 6b are provided at the other end of the magneto-optical disk 1a. Springs 5d, 6d for urging the eccentric cams 5c, 6c are rotated by the transmission wheel bodies 5e, 6e which rotate with the rotation of the drive rotary shaft 7 and the driven rotary shaft 8. , The cleaning pad 5
a and 6a are configured to be slidable back and forth in the radial direction of the magneto-optical disk 1a.

As a mechanism for accommodating the disc-shaped recording member 1 in the disc cleaner, as shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning pads 5a and 6a are retracted from the surface of the magneto-optical disc 1a to a non-cleaning state. From the front of the device to the storage unit 2
To the cleaning state in which the cleaning pads 5a, 6a are pressed into contact with the surface of the magneto-optical disk 1a when the housing is completed, or for the upper surface of the magneto-optical disk 1a as shown in FIG. The housing 4 in which the cleaning pad 6a is installed and the housing portion 2 of the disk-shaped recording member 1 are located on one side of the housing 3 in which the cleaning pad 5a for the lower surface of the magneto-optical disk 1a is installed. It can be used that can be opened and closed around the pivot axis provided on the. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the cleaning pads 5a and 6a are configured to have a length substantially equal to the recording width of the recording layer in the radial direction, but the length and shape of the cleaning pads 5a and 6a are not limited to this. Instead, it may be shorter than the recording width in the radial direction of the recording layer, and its shape may be circular, for example.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the disk cleaner is configured by providing housings 3 and 4 provided with cleaning members 5 and 6 on the upper side and the lower side of an accommodating portion 2 accommodating the disc-shaped recording member 1. is there. The disc-shaped recording member 1 has a protective openable window portion 1c facing a magneto-optical disc 1a having recording layers formed on both sides so that a reading or writing head (not shown) can access it. It is configured to be housed in the case 1b formed on both sides thereof, and is housed in the housing part 2 with the upper and lower windows 1c opened. A drive mechanism for rotatably supporting the magneto-optical disk 1a is driven in the lower housing 3 via a driving motor M and a reduction mechanism for transmitting the rotational force of the motor M to the magneto-optical disk 1a. It is configured by the rotary shaft 7 and provided. A concave portion is formed at the upper end of the drive rotary shaft 7, and a magnetic body 7a magnetically attracted and coupled to the metallic hub 1d formed at the central portion of the magneto-optical disc 1a is fixed at that portion. ,
The upper peripheral portion of the recess is configured to contact the peripheral portion of the hub 1d. The cleaning members 5 and 6 are pressing members of a semi-cylindrical shape having a malt plane on the tip,
Between the pressing members 5b and 6b having a length substantially equal to the recording width in the radial direction of the recording layer of the magneto-optical disc 1a and the cleaning tapes 5a and 6a having a width substantially equal to the recording width, between the magneto-optical disc 1a. And the surfaces of the cleaning tapes 5a and 6a are pressed against the magneto-optical disk 1a from the opened window portion 1c in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is along the radial direction. The cleaning tapes 5a and 6a are wound around the feeding roller R and housed in the casings 3 and 4, and the pressing member 5 is also included.
A cutter C for cutting the cleaning tapes 5a and 6a is provided on the side opposite to the rollers R with respect to b and 6b, and drives the motor M to drive the magneto-optical disk 1a.
After cleaning both surfaces of the cleaning tape 5a, 6a, the cleaning tape 5a, 6a is fed out by several millimeters.
After moving a and 6a to a new surface, the cutter C cuts and discards the used tape.

It should be noted that reference numerals are given in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structures of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a disk cleaner.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of the disk cleaner.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a disk cleaner.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a disk cleaner.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a disk cleaner showing another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part of a disk cleaner showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Disc-shaped recording member 5, 6 Cleaning member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning means for cleaning a disc-shaped recording member (1) having recording layers formed on both sides and cleaning members (5), (6) for cleaning the surface of the disc-shaped recording member (1). A disk cleaner configured to move relatively for cleaning in a state of being supported in a predetermined posture, wherein a pair of cleaning members (5), () are provided for separately cleaning both surfaces of the disk-shaped recording member (1). 6) Disc cleaner provided with.