JPH05182343A - Automatic disk playing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify and miniaturize a device in an automatical disk playing device selecting and carrying a disk according to a play instruction and automatically loading it into a disk reproducing device. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted so as to slide a disk housing plate 10 back and forth. The center position of the disk 2 in the disk ejecting position of the disk reproducing device 3 and the center position of the disk 2 in the disk taking out position and the center position 4a of a hand moving and carrying the disk 2 are aligned on the same line. The hand holds the center hole 2c of the disk 2 directly and moves and transfers it to a prescribed position without using any disk housing tray or disk protective case.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simplified disc automatic reproducing apparatus for selecting and conveying a disc according to a performance instruction, automatically loading the disc into a disc reproducing machine, and performing the disc.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional disk automatic performance device will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a plurality of discs 2 are stored in the disc storage rack 1, and a plurality of disc players 3 are arranged below the disc storage rack 1. The disc ejecting amount of the disc reproducing device 3 is only the stroke indicated by the distance S, and is only the ejecting amount of a part of the whole disc, and the disc storing rack 1 merely accommodates the disc 2. In the figure, 2a is the center position of the disk 2, 2b is the end of the disk 2 and 2c is the center hole of the disk 2.

The operation of the automatic disk playing device configured as described above will be described below.

A disc 2 in which a performance song designated by an external input by the hand portion 4 is recorded is selected from the disc storage shelf 1, taken out, and conveyed to the disc player 3.
In the operation of loading the disc 2, the disc 2 is housed as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 without directly sandwiching it.
Side 5a of the disk protection case 5 to be protected, or FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, the side face 6a is sandwiched via the disc storage tray 6 for the purpose of mounting and transporting the disc 2, and the disc 2 is moved in parallel in the direction indicated by the arrow B to transport it to a predetermined position. It was done.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, the disc 2 ejected by the stroke of the distance S from the disc player 3 is clamped and temporarily conveyed to the upper part of the disc storage shelf 1, that is, Since the parallel movement is required from the front edge of the disc player 3 to the position where the disc player 3 is separated, the problem that the structure of the hand portion is complicated,
Further, there is a problem in that the treatment inside the disc player 3 of the disc protection case 5 or the disc storage tray 6 after the disc 2 is loaded into the disc player 3 becomes complicated.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides an automatic disk playing device in which the structure of the hand portion for taking out, carrying and loading the disk itself is simplified without using the disk protective case or the disk storage tray. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, an automatic disc playing apparatus of the present invention has a disc player of a disc tray type, and a disc storage rack is slidable forward and backward. The center position of the disc at the eject position of the disc, the center position of the disc at the disc take-out position of the disc storage shelf, and the center position of the hand for moving and transporting the disc are arranged on the same line.

[0009]

In this structure, the center hole of the disc is directly held by the hand portion to move and convey the disc.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2 showing an embodiment of the present invention, the same parts as those of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the center position 2a of the disc 2 when it is moved from the disc storage shelf 1 to the disc take-out position, the center position 3a of the disc 2 when it is ejected from the disc player 3, and the disc 2 Align the hand center position 4a for pinching and transporting
The disk storage shelves 1 are arranged at positions, and a plurality of disks 2 are mounted on the upper surface of the disk storage plate 10 stored in the disk storage shelf 1.
Is stored, and the disk storage plate 10 has an arrow C or an arrow D.
It is configured to move in parallel in the direction indicated by.

The slide stop position at which the disc storage plate 10 moves in the direction indicated by arrow C is the center position 2 of the disc 2.
a is a position that matches the hand center position 4a. Also,
A disc tray system is used in which the disc 2 is inserted into or ejected from the disc player 3 by moving a disc tray 7 provided in the disc player 3. The ejection position of the disc 2 from the disc player 3 is (disc tray 7
The discharge stop position) is arranged on the same line Y-Y so that its center position 2a coincides with the hand center position 4a. The slide stop position and the discharge stop position of the disc storage plate 10 and the disc tray 7 are positions that do not hinder the movement and conveyance of the disc 2, that is, the end 2b of the disc 2 after the completion of the slide and the discharge is the disc player 3 Leading edge 3
b, or at a position where it does not contact the front edge 10b of the disc storage plate 10. In the figure, 8 is a slide column, and 9 is a housing.

The operation of the disc player automatic musical instrument constructed as above will be described below. In the direction indicated by the arrow E, the hand portion 4 is arranged along the slide column 8 installed on the housing 9 so that the tip 4a of the hand is located above the disc 2 in which the performance music indicated by the external input is recorded. It moves up and down in the direction indicated by arrow F. After the vertical movement of the hand portion 4 is completed, the disc storage plate 10 is moved from the storage position in the direction indicated by the arrow C and the center positions of both are aligned, and then the hand tip 4a is inserted into the center hole 2c provided in the disc 2. Finely move to the position where it can be greeted, and the hand tip 4a
Is opened (the mechanism of the opening is not shown) to sandwich the disk 2. After gripping the disc 2, the hand portion 4 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow E to a position where the disc 2 does not contact the disc storage plate 10. After the movement is completed, the disc storage plate 10 is pulled in the direction indicated by the arrow D and moved to the position 10b where it does not contact the end 2b of the disc 2. After that, the hand unit 4 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow F,
It moves to the vicinity of the disc tray 7 of the disc player 3 standing by at the bottom and stops. At this position, the tip 4a of the hand is closed (the closing mechanism is not shown), the sandwiched state of the disc 2 is released, and the disc 2 is mounted at a predetermined position on the disc tray 7 on the disc player 3 side. It is detected that the disc 2 is mounted at a predetermined position on the disc tray 7 (detection means is not shown), and the disc player 3
Loads the disc 2 into a predetermined position and starts playing.

After the performance is completed, the above operation is performed in reverse. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the disc player 3 is of the disc tray type, the disc storage shelf 1 is of a slide structure, and when the disc 2 is conveyed, the center position of the hand portion 4 for conveying the disc 2 is set. The center position of the disc 2 mounted on the disc tray 7,
Also, by arranging the center position of the disc 2 mounted on the disc storage shelf 1 on the same line, the end portion 2b of the disc 2 is sandwiched via the disc protection case or the disc storage tray, and the disc 2 is predetermined. The center hole 2c of the disc 2 can be directly sandwiched and moved and transported without being transported to the position, and the disc player 3
In addition, complicated processing inside the disk player 3 of the disk protective case after loading the disk 2 or the disk storage tray becomes unnecessary.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, the present invention employs a disc player of a disc tray type and has a configuration in which the disc storage rack slides back and forth so that the disc of the disc player is ejected. Since the center position of the disc at the position, the center position of the disc at the disc take-out position of the disc storage shelf, and the center position of the hand for moving and transporting the disc are arranged on the same line, the disc protective case or the disc storage tray is not used. It is possible to realize an excellent automatic disc playing device in which the structure of the hand portion for taking out, transporting and loading the disc itself is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing the concept of essential parts of an automatic disk playing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the inside of the automatic disk playing device without a side wall.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the disc.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part showing the concept of the main part of a conventional automatic disk playing device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing the inside of the disk automatic performance device without a side wall.

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of essential parts showing the concept of a disk protection case and a transporting means for the disk automatic performance device.

7 is a side view of the disk protection case of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a disc storage tray of a conventional disc automatic performance device.

9 is a side view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Disc storage shelf 2 Disc 3 Disc player 4 Hand part 7 Disc tray 10 Disc storage plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic disk playing device for selecting and transporting a plurality of disks stored in a disk storage shelf according to a music selection instruction, automatically loading the disk into a disk player, and playing the disk player. A disc tray system and a configuration in which the disc storage rack slides back and forth, and the center position of the disc at the disc ejecting position of the disc player and the disc at the disc take-out position of the disc storing rack. An automatic disk playing device in which the center position and the hand center position for moving and transporting the disk are arranged on the same line. 2. An automatic disk playing device according to claim 1, wherein said disk is moved and conveyed while sandwiching a center hole of the disk.