JPH06103577B2 - Automatic device for disk cartridges - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic changer device for a disc cartridge, which accommodates a plurality of disc cartridges in which a memory medium such as an optical disc is accommodated and automatically transfers the disc cartridges to a drive.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional autochanger device of this type often inserts a disc in a bare state, but in the future, many discs will be stored in a cartridge. In addition, the type that stores the cartridge is equipped with an inlet part for inserting the cartridge, a transport part, a transfer part for moving the cartridge up and down, and a drive. When the cartridge is inserted into the inlet, it reaches the back side opposite to the inlet. It is sent to the transport section and lowered to the point where it can be moved up and down by the transport section. After that, the transfer unit grabs the cartridge and moves up and down to transfer it to the storage or to the drive. The transfer unit also moves the cartridge between the drive and the storage.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a conventional autochanger device. Reference numeral 1 is a disk cartridge in which a memory medium is stored, 2 is an autochanger, 3 is an inlet, 4 is a handle of a transfer section, 5 is a guide bar of the handle 4, 6 is a storage, and 7 and 8 are recording and reproducing of the disk cartridge 1. Is the drive to do.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be described. In FIG. 3, when the disc cartridge 1 is inserted into the inlet 3, it is moved by the transport system as indicated by the arrow in FIG. The moved disk cartridge 1 has a handle 4
Then, it is moved downward and inserted into the storage 6 or the drives 7 and 8. The movement of the storage box 6 and the drives 7 and 8 is also performed by the handle 4, and at the time of ejection, the operation is completely opposite to that at the time of insertion.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-described conventional autochanger device, the moving distance of the transfer system in the inlet 3 is long, a mechanism for moving the disc cartridge 1 up and down is required, and the thickness of the inlet 3 There was the problem of becoming taller.

The present invention solves such conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an autochanger device that is small and has a simple mechanism.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the inlet with a mechanism for rotating the cartridge 180 degrees in the plane of the cartridge.

Operation According to the present invention, due to the above-described configuration, the cartridge is inverted inside the inlet, the inlet is short, and the space in the vertical direction can be effectively used.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows the structure of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 11 is a disk cartridge containing a memory medium, 12 is an autochanger device, and this autochanger device 12 has the following configuration. Reference numeral 13 is an inlet, and the disc cartridge 11 is inserted into the inlet 13. The inlet 13 has a pull-in reversing mechanism connected thereto, and the disc cartridge 11 inserted into the inlet of the inlet 13 is conveyed into the inlet 13, and the inlet 13 is inserted as shown in FIG. It is rotated 180 degrees along a plane parallel to the surface of the disk cartridge 11. As the reversing mechanism that rotates the inlet 13, for example, a turntable mechanism that rotates by the rotational driving force of the motor, a mechanism that rotates a rotary shaft that is vertically fixed to the inlet 13 by the rotational driving force of the motor, and the like are used. In FIG. 2, 11a is a disk cartridge inserted in the inlet 13, 11b is an inlet 13
Shows the disc cartridge after being rotated 180 degrees. The inverted disk cartridge 11 is grasped by the vertically movable handle 14, and is stored in the storage 15 or the drive 1.
Transferred to 6, 17. The inlet 13 is rotatably arranged at the upper end of the storage 15. 14 'is a guide bar guided by the handle 14. The disc cartridge 11 transferred to the drive 16 or 17 has the shutter 18 opened in the drive, and the memory medium in the disc cartridge 11 is pinched and rotated by the turntable and the clamp member for recording or reproduction. When recording or reproduction is completed, the disc cartridge 11 is grasped by the handle 14 and transferred to the storage 15 or the inlet 13. If transferred to the inlet 13, the inlet 13
Is reversed and discharged.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the transfer distance in the inlet 13 is reduced by reversing the cartridge 11 in the process of being conveyed in the inlet 13, and the space in the vertical direction is reduced due to the short inlet 13. It becomes possible to take large.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention shortens the length of the inlet by adding a reversing device to the inlet portion as is clear from the above-mentioned embodiment, and the same cartridge insertion direction as that of the conventional one is sufficient, and at the same time, the inlet portion is There is an advantage that the mechanism for moving the cartridge up and down is unnecessary. Further, since the inlet is further shorter, it is possible to fill the space above the handle, which has been closed by the conventional inlet, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the size of the automatic changer device in the height direction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an autochanger device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing the operation of an inlet of the device, FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a conventional autochanger device, and FIG. 4 is a view of the same. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of an inlet part. 11 …… Disk cartridge, 12 …… Auto changer device, 13 …… Inlet, 14 …… Handle, 15 …… Storage, 16,17 …… Drive.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Shinji Hara, 3-9-11 Midoricho, Musashino City, Tokyo Inside Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Electronic Engineering Laboratory (72) Inventor Ichiro Yamada 3 Midoricho, Musashino City, Tokyo 9-11, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Electronic Engineering Laboratory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage (15) for storing a plurality of disk cartridges (11) in which a memory medium is stored, and drives (16, 17) for recording and reproducing the memory medium in the disk cartridge (11). An inlet portion (13) for holding the disc cartridge (11) inserted from the outside arranged at an end of the storage (15), and the disc cartridge (1) inserted in the inlet portion (13).
1) The inlet part (1
(3) A reversing mechanism that rotates the disc cartridge (11) held by the inlet section (13) reversed by the reversing mechanism is moved to the drive (16, 17) or the storage (15). An automatic changer device for a disk cartridge, which is provided with a handle (14).