JPH06195845A - Recording and/or reproducing device for disk type recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize a recording/reproducing device having a housing part capable of housing a number of disks by providing a rotary carrying mechanism part for rotating and carrying a disk between positions where the inserting/ detaching port of a leading mechanism part and the opening part of the housing part are placed opposed. CONSTITUTION:A loading mechanism unit 3 is provided with a casing 13 projecting a disk holder 121 via an inserting/detaching port 122 and housing it freely insertively. The inserting/detaching port 122 side of a casing 123 is provided with a roller driving means 133 for holding an optical disk D from both sides and inserting the disk D into the specified housing position of the holder 121 by a rotary driving. By the inserting and detaching operation of the disk D by the means 133, the disk D is held between a driving roller 135 and two rollers 134a and 134b, carried through the inserting/detaching port 122 and inserted into the disk holder 121. The diameters of the two rollers 134a and 134b are the smallest at longitudinal direction central parts, they are made gradually larger toward their right/left edges, the disk D is supported on four points and damages to a recorded surface are prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording and / or reproducing apparatus for a disc-shaped recording medium such as an optical disc or a magneto-optical disc, and particularly to a disc accommodating portion accommodating a large number of disc-shaped recording media. The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus for a disk-shaped recording medium, which takes out one disk-shaped recording medium and records and / or reproduces an information signal on the taken-out disk-shaped recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as a disc-shaped recording medium, a read-only optical disc, an optical disc capable of recording once, a magneto-optical disc capable of recording many times, etc. have been proposed and put into practical use. Then, those having various functions as devices for recording and / or reproducing information signals to and from these disc-shaped recording media (hereinafter collectively referred to as disks) have been supplied to the market.

Usually, many recording and / or reproducing apparatuses for disk-shaped recording media (hereinafter, simply referred to as recording / reproducing apparatuses) are intended for individual use, and most of them are the users themselves. Then, one disc is set in the recording / reproducing apparatus and used. In addition, at present, for commercial use, a system has been developed in which a favorite song is recorded on a so-called raw disc on which nothing is recorded, and the recorded disc is sold to customers as is. I am trying to use the device. That is, when a customer requests a recording, the seller himself sets a raw disc in the recording / reproducing device,
It records the music specified by the customer on a disc and sells the disc to the customer.

The automation of this system has been advanced and various mechanisms have been proposed. Two mechanisms will be typically described. One is a disk storage device capable of storing a large number of disks and, for example, vertically movable, and one disk is taken out from the disk storage section. It is composed of a disc carrier device and a recording / reproducing device which is installed, for example, in the lower part of the disc storage device and moves up and down together with the disc storage device.

Then, for example, by operating the start button, the disc storage portion is moved up and down so that a predetermined disc in the disc storage device faces the disc carrier device. After that, the disk at the opposite position is taken out from the disk storage device by the disk carrier device and the disk is temporarily stored in the carrier device. Then, the recording / reproducing device is moved up and down together with the disc housing device so that the recording / reproducing device and the disc carrier device face each other. Then, the disc accommodated in the disc carrier device is conveyed to the recording / reproducing device side, and an information signal is recorded on the conveyed disc, and in the above example, music is recorded.

After the recording is completed, the disc is again conveyed into the disc carrier device, and the disc is temporarily accommodated in the disc carrier device. After that, the disc storage device is moved up and down so that the position where the ejected disc was stored faces the disc carrier device, and then the disc temporarily stored in the disc carrier device is moved to the disc storage device. It is transported to the original position inside and a series of operations is completed.

As the work performed by the seller, all that is required is to take out the disc returned to the original position from the disc storage device and sell it to the customer.

The other mechanism has substantially the same components as the above-mentioned mechanism, but is different in that the disc housing device and the recording / reproducing device are fixed and the disc carrier device moves vertically. That is, the carrier device moves up and down to take out a predetermined disc from the storage device,
The disk thus taken out is conveyed to a recording / reproducing apparatus. After recording, the carrier device moves up and down again to return the disc mounted in the recording / reproducing device to the original position of the disc storage device.

Also in this mechanism, like the above mechanism,
The work of the seller will be greatly simplified.

[0010]

However, in the recording / reproducing apparatus having the above-mentioned disc accommodating device and disc carrier device, the following problems occur because the disc accommodating device and the disc carrier device move relative to each other. That is, first, in the case of the former mechanism, since the disk storage device itself moves in the vertical direction, at least twice the space (installation space) as that of the disk storage device is required, and the device itself becomes extremely large. There's a problem.

Further, in the latter mechanism, when the disk existing at the uppermost end or the lowermost end is taken out, a part of the carrier device jumps upward from the uppermost end or downward from the lowermost end, and the space of the protruding part is Since it becomes a dead space, there is a problem that there is a limit to downsizing of the device.

[0012] In both cases, since the recorded disc is returned to the original position again, there is a problem that the intervention of a person (seller) is inevitable and the disc cannot function as an automatic vending machine. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is a storage unit capable of storing a large number of discs and a recording / reproducing means for recording one disc-shaped recording medium from the storage unit. Provided is a recording and / or reproducing apparatus for a disk-shaped recording medium, which can achieve downsizing of a recording / reproducing apparatus having a conveyance mechanism for conveying to the side and can also function as, for example, a vending machine for the disk-shaped recording medium. To do.

[0014]

In the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for a disk-shaped recording medium of the present invention, a large number of disk-shaped recording media D are accommodated in parallel with their plate surfaces facing each other, and the disk-shaped recording medium is formed. A storage unit 1 in which an opening 104 is formed so that the recording medium D is exposed to the outside, and a rotation driving unit for mounting the disc-shaped recording medium D and rotationally driving the mounted disc-shaped recording medium D in one direction. A recording and / or reproducing means 111 that is movable in the radial direction of the mounted disc-shaped recording medium D and that records and / or reproduces an information signal on the disc-shaped recording medium D. The recording and / or reproducing unit 2 arranged on the storage unit 1, the loading mechanism unit 3 for mounting and operating the disc-shaped recording medium D at a predetermined storage position through the insertion / removal opening 122, and the loading mechanism unit. Three
The storage position and the mounting portion 1 of the disc-shaped recording medium in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing unit 2.
10 facing each other, the insertion / removal opening 122 of the loading mechanism section 3 and the opening section 1 of the storage section 1.
And the rotary transport mechanism section 4 for transporting the rotary transport between the position 04 and the position where they are opposite to each other.

The storage section 1 is provided with a transport mechanism (31a, 31b and 31c) for transporting the large number of disc-shaped recording media D stored in the storage section 1 in one direction. May be. In this case, the storage unit 1
Is provided with detection means 73 for outputting a detection signal when the disk-shaped recording medium D is conveyed to a predetermined position, and the rotation conveyance mechanism section 4 is provided with the loading mechanism section based on the detection signal from the detection means 74. 3 from the position where the accommodation position and the mounting portion 110 of the disk-shaped recording medium in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing unit 2 face each other, and the insertion / removal port 122 of the loading mechanism unit 3 and the accommodation unit 3. The loading mechanism section 3 is rotated to a position where the opening section 104 of the section 1 is opposed to each other and the loading mechanism section 3 is inserted into and removed from the loading mechanism section 3 based on the completion of the loading of the disk-shaped recording medium D in the loading position. 122 and the storage section 1
From the position where the opening 104 faces each other to the position where the accommodation position and the mounting portion 110 of the disc-shaped recording medium in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing unit 2 face each other. Constitute.

Further, the storage section 1 may be provided with a sending-out means 74 for projecting the disk-shaped recording medium D conveyed to a predetermined position from the opening 104.

Further, the disc-shaped recording medium D is sandwiched from both sides in the insertion / removal opening 122 of the loading mechanism section 3,
In addition, a roller driving unit 133 may be provided which allows the disc-shaped recording medium D to be inserted into and removed from the accommodation position by rotational driving.

The loading mechanism section 3 comprises a rotary carrier 123 and a disc holder 121 housed in the rotary carrier 123, and the disc holder 121 is rotated through the insertion / removal opening 122. It can be projected and inserted into the carrier 123.

Further, the loading mechanism section 3 is placed in the rotary transport mechanism section 4 at a position where the housing position thereof and the disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion 110 of the rotation driving means in the recording and / or reproducing section 2 face each other. At a certain time, the loading mechanism section 3 is moved to provide a chucking mechanism 202 for moving the disk-shaped recording medium D at the accommodation position in the contacting / separating direction with respect to the disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion 110. Good.

[0020]

In the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for the disk-shaped recording medium according to the present invention as defined in claim 1, the disk-shaped recording medium D is provided.
On the other hand, the case of recording and / or reproducing the information signal will be described. First, in the initial state, the loading mechanism section 3 is in the accommodation position and in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing section 2. The disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion (turntable 110) is at a position facing each other. Then, for example, when there is a request for recording and / or reproducing an information signal on the disk-shaped recording medium D housed in the housing unit 1, the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 moves the loading mechanism unit 3 from the position shown above. , And is rotated and conveyed to a position where the insertion / removal opening 122 and the opening 104 of the storage unit 1 face each other.

After that, the loading mechanism section 3 stores the disk-shaped recording medium D at a position corresponding to the opening 104 at the storage position through the insertion / removal opening 122. After that, the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 inserts the loading mechanism unit 3 into the insertion / removal port 122.
And the opening 104 of the storage unit 1 are rotated from a position where they face each other to a position where the storage position and the disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion 110 of the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing unit 2 face each other.

Then, the disk-shaped recording medium D at the accommodating position of the loading mechanism section 3 is loaded with the disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion 1 in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing section 2.
10 and then recording and / or reproducing means 11
1, the information signal is recorded and / or reproduced on the disc-shaped recording medium.

Thus, the recording and / or recording according to the present invention
Alternatively, in the reproducing device, the recording and / or reproducing unit 2 is
That the disk-shaped recording medium D is disposed on the storage section 1
The loading mechanism 3 for temporarily storing the
Since it is only rotationally conveyed between the recording and / or reproducing unit 2 arranged above and the opening 104 formed in the storage unit 1, the moving range thereof is extremely small. And / or the overall size of the playback device can be reduced.

Further, according to the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for the disk-shaped recording medium of the present invention as defined in claims 2 and 3, the disk-shaped recording medium D in the storage section 1 is sequentially conveyed in one direction. From the above, the loading mechanism unit 3 can take out, for example, the disc-shaped recording media D one by one, so that a large number of disc-shaped recording media D stored in the storage unit 1 can be sequentially processed one by one. Become.

Further, according to the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for the disk-shaped recording medium of the present invention as defined in claim 4, the disk-shaped recording medium D conveyed to a predetermined position is successively opened by the sending means 74. Since it can be pushed up through the disk, the loading operation of the disk-shaped recording medium D by the loading mechanism section 3 can be easily performed.

According to the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for the disk-shaped recording medium of the present invention as defined in claim 5, the disk-shaped recording medium D is moved by the roller driving means 133 with respect to the accommodation position of the loading mechanism section 3. Since the disk-shaped recording medium D at a predetermined position of the storage unit 1 can be easily attached to the storage position of the loading mechanism unit 3 and processed (for example, recording an information signal). Of the disk-shaped recording medium D from the storage position thereof to the loading mechanism section 3
Can be sent to the outside of.

Therefore, the roller drive means is operated in a state where the loading mechanism portion 3 is located at a position where it is opposed to the disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion 110 of the rotary drive means of the recording and / or reproducing portion 2. By sending the disk-shaped recording medium D to the outside at 133, the disk-shaped recording medium D can be sent out through a route different from the storage section 1 side, and the function of the disk-shaped recording medium D as a vending machine is achieved. It becomes possible to have it.

Particularly, as in the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for the disk-shaped recording medium according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the disc holder 121 in the loading mechanism section 3 is inserted / removed 12
By allowing the disk-shaped recording medium D to be projected and inserted through the storage mechanism 2, it becomes easy to send out the disk-shaped recording medium D located at the storage position in the loading mechanism section 3 through a path different from the storage section 1 side.

According to the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for the disk-shaped recording medium of the present invention as defined in claim 7, the disk-shaped recording medium D accommodated in the accommodating position of the loading mechanism section 3 is:
It becomes possible to easily mount the disk-shaped recording medium on the mounting portion 110 of the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing unit 2. Moreover, the disc-shaped recording medium D is attached to the mounting portion 11
Since the chucking mechanism 202 for mounting the loading mechanism unit 0 on the loading / unloading unit 3 is provided on the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 itself, the loading mechanism unit 3 is mounted in association with the rotation transport of the loading mechanism unit 3 by the rotary transport mechanism unit 4. It is possible to move the portion 110 toward and away from the portion 110, and the disc-shaped recording medium D in the loading mechanism portion 3 can be attached to the attachment portion 110.

[0030]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, examples in which the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for a disk-shaped recording medium according to the present invention is applied to a recording and / or reproducing apparatus of an optical disc capable of recording once (hereinafter, simply refer to examples The recording / reproducing apparatus) will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, the recording / reproducing apparatus according to this embodiment has a storage unit 1 capable of storing a large number of once-recordable optical disks (hereinafter, simply referred to as optical disks) D arranged vertically. A recording / reproducing unit 2 fixed to the upper part of the accommodating unit 1 for recording and / or reproducing an information signal with respect to the optical disc D, and a loading mechanism unit for inserting / removing the optical disc D into / from a predetermined accommodating position through an insertion / removal opening. 3 and a rotary transfer mechanism unit 4 for rotating and transferring the loading mechanism unit 3 from a horizontal state to a vertical state or from a vertical state to a horizontal state.

The configuration of each unit will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 1 includes a unit main body 11 and an outer casing 12 in which the unit main body 11 is stored.
It is composed of. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer casing 12 is framed by a metal bottom plate 13, a top plate 14 and two side plates 15, and is configured in a box shape having a front opening and a rear opening.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the unit main body 11 includes a metal bottom plate 16, two side plates 17, and a front plate 18.
Also, the rear plate 19 is configured in the shape of a box with a bottom and an open top. Here, for convenience of explanation, the direction of the front plate 18 is defined as the front side, and the direction of the rear plate 19 is defined as the depth side. And
An opening / closing lid 20 having an area half that of the opening is rotatably attached to the upper portion of the unit main body 11. The opening / closing lid 20 rotates about a support shaft 21 provided at the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the side plate 17 to move the unit main body 11
Among the above openings, the front half opening is closed or opened. In addition, the opening on the depth side is always left open. A partition plate 22 is provided on the depth side of the unit body 11. This partition plate 22 and the rear plate 1
A rotation drive mechanism unit 23, which will be described later, is installed between the drive unit 9 and the drive unit 9.

Inside the unit main body 11, there are three feed screws (first, first) having the same diameter along the longitudinal direction thereof.
Second and third feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c) are installed. These feed screws 31a, 31b and 3
1 c has one end rotatably attached to a bearing (not shown) provided on the inner surface of the front plate 18 and the other end penetrating the partition plate 22 to rotate drive mechanism unit 2 described later.
It is a form that is projected to 3. Gears 32a, 32b, and 32c are fixed to the protruding other ends, respectively. The feed screws 31a, 31b, and 31c are set to have the same screw pitch, and the screw grooves are aligned on the vertical plane.

Further, each feed screw 31a, 31b and 31
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the arrangement relationship of c is the optical disc D in the thread groove of each feed screw 31a, 31b and 31c.
The first and second feed screws 31a and 31b are arranged at positions supporting three points (typically, only one is shown).
Are arranged in symmetrical positions. In the example shown,
The first and second feed screws 31a and 31b are arranged at a position where a line segment connecting them is located slightly above the center of the optical disc D. The third feed screw 31c is
A predetermined angle (for example, 60 mm) with respect to the second feed screw 31 b.
°) Located below. With such a configuration, it is possible to support a large number of optical discs D with their plate surfaces facing each other and arranged in parallel.

Then, the first and second feed screws 31a and 31b are threaded in opposite directions to each other, and are rotationally driven so that their rotational directions are different from each other. Third feed screw 31c
Is threaded in the same direction as the first feed screw 31a, and is rotationally driven so that the rotation direction is the same as that of the first feed screw 31a. Each feed screw 31a, 31b and 31
The rotation speeds of c are the same.

Therefore, these three feed screws 31a, 3
By rotating 1b and 31c as described above, the optical disc D supported at three points by the screw grooves of the feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c is transported in one direction. In this case, three feed screws 31a, 31b and 31
When c is viewed from the front side, as shown in FIG. 4, the first and third feed screws 31a and 31c are respectively turned clockwise,
By rotating the second feed screw 31b counterclockwise, the optical disc D supported at three points can be conveyed to the front side.

Moreover, since the second feed screw 31b rotates in a direction different from that of the first and third feed screws 31a and 31c, it is possible to prevent the optical disc D from being lifted up when being transported.

The above three feed screws 31a, 31b and 3
The rotation drive of 1c is performed by the rotation drive mechanism section 23 shown below. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rotary drive mechanism section 23 includes a motor 33 and a gear train 34, which are drive sources thereof.
It is a mechanism mainly composed of a deceleration mechanism by
It is installed between the partition plate 22 and the rear plate 19. The motor 33 includes an L-shaped plate 35 attached to the partition plate 22.
(See FIG. 8) and is supported so that its rotation shaft faces downward. A wall 36 is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 33. Also, the gear train 34
Each of the gears forming the gear train 34 is arranged with its plate surface along the vertical direction.

The rotary drive mechanism section 23 is provided on the left and right sides of the wall 36 with the first meshing engagement with the wall 36.
And second wall gears 37a and 37b. The wall gears 37a and 37b have the same diameter. Here, FIG. 4 is a view of the rotary drive mechanism portion 23 as viewed from the front side. In this figure, the member located closest to the front side is shown by a solid line, and the member located at the back is shown by a broken line, and further, The member located at the back is shown by a chain line. Further, in order to avoid complication of the drawings, the drawings of each gear are shown only by the shape of a circle connecting the tops of the gear teeth regardless of the gear drawing. The position of the optical disc D is shown by a chain double-dashed line.

In the rotary drive mechanism section 23, the first
No. 2 has a first medium diameter gear 39a and a first small diameter gear 40a whose common rotation shaft 38a is common to the second wall gear 37b and a common rotation shaft 38b thereof to the second wall gear 37b. Medium diameter gear 39b and second small diameter gear 40
b. The medium diameter gears 39a and 39b are fixed to the front side plate surfaces of the corresponding wall gears 37a and 37b, and the small diameter gears 40a and 40b are fixed to the front side plate surfaces of the corresponding medium diameter gears 39a and 39b, respectively.

A gear 32a attached to the tip of the first feed screw 31a meshes with the first small-diameter gear 40a at an oblique upper portion thereof, and a gear 32a attached to the tip of the first feed screw 31a has an oblique upper portion thereof. , The second lead screw 3
A gear 32b attached to the tip of 1b is meshed. Further, a third medium-diameter gear 39c is meshed with the second medium-diameter gear 39b at a lower portion thereof.
The third medium diameter gear 39c is the second wall gear 37.
The rotational force of b is transmitted to the third feed screw 31c, and a third small diameter gear 40c having a common rotating shaft 38c is fixed to the front side plate surface of the third small screw 40c.
A gear 32c attached to the tip of the third feed screw 31c is meshed with.

On the other hand, the fourth middle diameter gear 39d is meshed with the first middle diameter gear 39a at an obliquely lower portion thereof. The fourth medium-diameter gear 39d is for transmitting the rotational force of the first wall gear 37a to a rotation speed detecting gear 42 provided with an index 41 on the plate surface, and the front plate surface thereof. A fourth small-diameter gear 40d having a common rotating shaft 38d is fixed to the. The rotation speed detecting gear 42 is meshed with the fourth small diameter gear 40d.

In the vicinity of the rotation speed detecting gear 42,
A sensor 43 for optically reading the index 41 of the gear 42 is attached, and by reading the index 41 by the sensor 43, the number of rotations of the first and second wall gears 37a and 37b, that is, the first, The number of rotations of the second and third feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c will be electrically recognized. The output signal from the sensor 43 is supplied to the servo system of the motor 33, and the first, second and third feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c are supplied.
Feedback control is performed so as to keep the number of revolutions of.

Due to the rotational driving of the gear train 34 by the rotary driving mechanism 23, the first, second and third feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c have the first and third feed screws 31 when viewed from the front side. The feed screws 31a and 31c rotate clockwise, and the second feed screw 31b rotates counterclockwise.

The above-mentioned three feed screws 31a, 31b and 3
1c and unit main body 1 including a rotation drive mechanism 23
1 is accommodated in the outer casing 12, as shown in FIG. This accommodation is performed by inserting the unit main body 11 through the front side opening of the outer casing 12. This outer casing 12
As shown in FIG. 2, a limit switch 51 is installed on the upper surface on the depth side of the bottom plate 13. The limit switch 51 has contacts 52a and 52b arranged toward the front side, and as the unit body 11 is inserted, the rear face plate 19 of the unit body 11 presses the contacts 52a and 52b. When the contact inside the limit switch 51 is turned on, the completion of insertion of the unit main body 11 is electrically detected.

Here, when a large number (for example, about 25) of optical disks D are stored in the unit main body 11, it may be carried out one by one by human hands, but in the present embodiment, A large number of optical discs D are stored at once using the cartridge 55 shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the cartridge 55 is made of a synthetic resin cartridge main body 57 in which a large number of partition plates 56 are arranged at an equal pitch on the inner bottom, and the arrangement direction of the partition plates 56 of the cartridge main body 57. A front plate 58 and a rear plate 59, which are made of synthetic resin and fixed to both sides, are formed in a substantially box shape. Cartridge body 5
7, the groove 60 having the partition plate 56 as a side wall has the front plate 5
8 and the rear surface plate 59, a plurality of groove bottoms are formed, and the shape of the groove bottom is formed in an arc shape along the outer periphery of the optical disc D, particularly the semicircle thereof, and the left and right ends thereof are formed on the optical disc D.
They are aligned on the horizon that passes through the center of. The width of the groove bottom is set to be slightly wider than the thickness of the optical disc D.

The shape of the end surface of the partition plate 56 has a shape along a concentric semicircle of the optical disc D, and its height is almost the same as the width of the non-recording area of the outer peripheral portion of the optical disc D. It is set. The left and right end surfaces of the partition plate 56 are aligned on a horizontal line passing through the center of the optical disc D, like the groove bottom portion. By vertically arranging the optical disks D one by one on the bottoms of the grooves between the partition plates 56, a large number of optical disks D can be stored in the cartridge 55 with their plate surfaces facing each other.

On the other hand, the front plate 58 and the rear plate 59 have a length in the width direction (a direction along the plate surface of the partition plate 56) of the cartridge body 57 in a portion from the upper surface to approximately 2/3 in the height direction. It is formed longer than the length in the width direction. That is, the front plate 58 and the rear plate 59 are formed such that the upper surface portion up to approximately ⅔ in the height direction thereof protrudes from the cartridge body 57 on both sides in the width direction. And
From the lower surfaces of the protruding portions 58a and 58b of the front plate 58, the protruding portions 59a and 59b of the rear plate 59 are formed.
Abutting plates 61a and 61b are laid across the respective lower surfaces of the. The cartridge body 57, the front plate 58, the rear plate 59 and the contact plates (61a, 61b) are
It can be integrally formed of synthetic resin.

In the cartridge 55, stopper members 62a and 62b are rotatably mounted between the protruding portions 58a and 58b of the front plate 58 and the protruding portions 59a and 59b of the rear plate 59, respectively. Each of the stopper members 62a and 62b is formed of a plate material made of synthetic resin that is common in the direction in which the optical discs D are arranged, and the upper end portion of the stopper members 62a and 62b has a substantially beak-shaped cross section protruding in the direction of the optical discs D arranged in parallel. It is configured as a piece 63.

Further, each stopper member 62a and 62b
A support shaft 64 is integrally formed at the central portions of the side surfaces of the front plate 58 facing the protruding portions 58a and 58b of the front plate 58 and the protruding portions 59a and 59b of the rear face plate 59, respectively. Face plate 58 and rear face plate 5
The protruding portions (58a, 58b) and (5
9a, 59b) is inserted through a hole 65 formed at a position opposed to the support shaft 64 to rotate about the support shaft 64. In this case, each protruding portion (58a, 58b) and (59a, 59b) is provided with a notch 66 (having a width smaller than the diameter of the hole) from its end face to the hole 65, and further the above-mentioned hole 65 A notch 67 communicating with the hole 65 on the side opposite to the notch 66
Are formed.

This is because when the support shaft 64 of the stopper members 62a and 62b is inserted into the hole 65 at the time of assembling the cartridge 55, the notch 66 and the notch 67 make the hole 65 elastic in the direction in which the diameter increases. To deform,
The support shaft 64 can be easily inserted into the hole 65, and the work efficiency can be improved.

A shaft 68 is integrally formed near the upper ends of the side surfaces of the stopper members 62a and 62b. The shaft 68 is formed by the protruding portions (58a, 58b) and (59a, 59b) of the front plate 58 and the rear plate 59.
It is adapted to be inserted into the double hole 69 formed in the. The two-way hole 69 has a shape in which two holes 69a and 69b having substantially the same diameter as the shaft 68 are partially communicated with each other, and the communication portion is slightly narrowed.

The major axis direction of the double hole 69 is set so as to be obliquely upward from the inside to the outside at the protruding portions (58a, 58b) and (59a, 59b). Two holes 69 forming the hole 69
The positional relationship between a and 69b is as follows. That is, the hole 69a on the inner side of the protruding portion is located on the inner side of the vertical line of the hole 65 through which the support shaft 64 is inserted, and when the shaft 68 is in this hole 69a, each stopper member 62a is formed.
And the positions of the tips of the locking pieces 63 of 62b that come into contact with one point on the upper semicircle of each optical disc D (hereinafter, simply referred to as the first
The position will be described as)). Further, the hole 69b on the outside of the protruding portion is located slightly inward of the vertical line of the hole 65 through which the support shaft 64 is inserted, and when the shaft 68 is in this hole 69b, the abutting contact is made. The position is set so as to be the position to be released (hereinafter, simply referred to as the second position).

In this example, the abutting position of the locking piece 63 is a semicircle passing through the center of the optical disc D and slightly above the horizontal reference line m extending horizontally along the plate surface of the optical disc D. The position of the lap. Further, in this example, since the stopper members 62a and 62b are arranged on the left and right sides of the optical disc D, the stopper members 62a and 62b are arranged.
When the shaft 68 of b is in the first position, each locking piece 63
The tip ends of the two contact points on the left and right symmetrical points on the semicircle of each optical disc D.

When the shaft 68 of each of the stopper members 62a and 62b is in the first position, the stopper members 62a and 62b are inclined in a V shape due to the above-mentioned arrangement relationship of the double hole 69. It becomes a shape, and is in a state of being easily pressed from above.

Further, in this example, the stopper member 62
2 on the rear end side of the locking pieces 63 in a and 62b, respectively.
Two notches 70a and 70b are provided. The positions where the notches 70a and 70b are formed are different between the one stopper member 62a and the other stopper member 62b. This will be described in detail later, but the cartridge 55
This is for defining the mounting direction of the recording / reproducing apparatus in the storage unit 1. That is, the recording surface of the optical disk D housed in the cartridge 55 is specified, and if the recording surface is not oriented in a predetermined direction with respect to the housing unit 1, recording on the optical disk D becomes impossible. Because.

When the cartridge 55 is used, for example, after the cartridge assembling process in the factory,
At the time of packaging, a large number (for example, 25) of optical discs D
Is stored in the cartridge 55 with its recording surface oriented in one direction. First, as shown in FIG. 8, the user pulls out the unit main body 11 from the outer casing 12 (see FIG. 1) of the storage unit 1 in the recording / reproducing apparatus, and opens it in the opening on the depth side which is always open. The cartridge 55 is inserted downward.

In this case, even if the cartridge 55 is faced downward, the optical disc D housed in the cartridge 55 will not have the stopper members 62a and 6a as shown in FIG.
There is no problem because the dropout is prevented by 2b. Further, when the cartridge 55 is packed and transported, each optical disc D collides with the partition plate 56, but the height of the partition plate 56 is restricted by the width of the non-recording area in the circumferential portion of the optical disc D. Therefore, there is no inconvenience that the recording area of the optical disc D is scratched.

A pair of positioning projections 71a and 71b, which project inwardly from each other, are provided on the inner upper portion of the opening of the unit body 11 by, for example, cutting and raising a sheet metal, and the cartridge 55 is provided. When inserted in the correct direction (in this example, the recording surface of the optical disc D is directed toward the depth side of the unit body 11), the notches 70a and 70b formed in the locking piece 63 of the cartridge 55 are the same as those described above. The protrusions 71a and 71b are so-called reliefs, and the cartridge 55 can be inserted into the unit body 11. Conversely, the cartridge 55
When it is attempted to insert the lock piece 6 in the wrong direction, the protruding pieces 71a and 71b are locked by the locking piece 6 of the cartridge 55.
It hits the upper end of No. 3 and can not be inserted any more. Therefore, the cartridge 55 is set in the unit main body 11 so that the recording surface of the optical disc D always faces the depth side, and the erroneous mounting of the cartridge 55 can be prevented.

Further, since the stopper members 62a and 62b of the cartridge 55 are inclined in the V-shape as described above, during the process of inserting the cartridge 55, the protruding pieces 71a and 71b are stopped by the stopper members 62a and 62a. Abut on 62b. When the insertion of the cartridge 55 further progresses, the protruding pieces 71a and 71b move to the stopper member 6
The plates 2a and 62b are pressed so that their plate surfaces face the vertical direction. By the pressing by the projecting pieces 71a and 71b, the shafts 68 of the stopper members 62a and 62b proceed from the inner hole 69a of the two continuous holes 69 to the outer hole 69b side beyond the communicating portion, and further to the cartridge 55. When the contact plates 61a and 61b of the cartridge 55 contact the upper surface of the side plate 17 of the unit main body 11 by inserting the shaft 68, the shaft 68 is fitted into the hole 69b on the outer side (see FIG. 7).

In this example, as shown in FIG.
In the vicinity of the lower portion of the long hole 72 along the formation direction of the double hole 69.
To form. Therefore, the shaft 68 is the double hole 6
When passing through the communicating portion of 9, the lower side of the communicating portion is elastically deformed toward the elongated hole 72, so that the shaft 68 easily advances to the hole 69b on the outer side. And this axis 68
When is inserted into the hole 69b on the outer side, the communicating portion elastically returns, and the shaft 68 is reliably fitted into the hole 69b on the outer side.

At this time, the shaft 68 is positioned at the second position for releasing the contact of the optical disc D by the locking piece 63, whereby each optical disc D falls below the regulation and falls downward. It will be accommodated in the unit main body 11. In this case, in the cartridge 55, the arrangement pitch of the grooves 60 formed by the partition plate 56 is set to the three feed screws 31a provided on the unit main body 11,
If the screw pitches of 31b and 31c are the same, the optical disc D falling from the cartridge 55 is
Insert one sheet into the corresponding thread groove of each of the three feed screws 31a, 31b, and 31c.
It will be supported by points.

By using the above cartridge, the following advantages can be obtained. That is, the partition plate 5
Since the 6 are arranged at equal pitches, the optical disc D can be placed in the groove 60 between the partition plates 56, for example, during the packing work in the factory.
When inserting, it becomes possible to perform with an automated insertion device. Further, since the stopper members 62a and 62b come into contact with at least one point on each upper half circle of the large number of optical disks D stored in the unit body 11 of the storage unit 1, the large number of stored optical disks D are It becomes possible to fix it to the unit main body 11.

Therefore, as described above, when a large number of optical discs D are stored in the unit main body 11 of the storage unit 1, the above-mentioned opening of the unit main body 11 is made with each upper semicircular portion of the optical disc D facing downward. Since the stopper members 62a and 62b are switched to the second position so that the stopper members 62a and 62b come into contact with the optical disc D, the multiple members in the unit main body 11 are released. The optical disc D will be housed in the unit main body 11 at a time. In this way, a large number of optical discs D can be stored in the unit main body 11 at a time without touching the optical discs D, so that work efficiency can be improved and contamination of the optical discs D can be prevented. The reliability of can be improved.

In particular, if the stopper members 62a and 62b are brought into contact with two symmetrical points on the semicircle of each optical disc D as in the above-mentioned embodiment, a large number of optical discs D can be surely obtained. The cartridge 55 can be fixed to the cartridge body 57, and it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the optical disc D swings between the partition plates 56 when the cartridge 55 is transported.

Then, the cartridge 55 is removed from the unit main body 11, and the unit main body 11 is further attached to the outer casing 1.
2 and the setting of the optical disc D in the storage unit 1 is completed. The completion of this setting is electrically recognized by the output signal from the limit switch 51 (see FIG. 2) provided on the outer casing 12. Then, for example, by operating a start button (not shown), the motor 33 of the rotary drive mechanism 23 is driven, and the three feed screws 31a, 3
1b and 31c will rotate respectively. The 25 optical disks D supported at three points by the respective screw grooves of the three feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c are
By rotating the book feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c,
The sheets are sequentially conveyed to the front side of the unit main body 11 (see FIG. 5).

As shown in FIG. 5, the unit body 11 has a position detecting sensor mechanism 73 and a feeding mechanism 74 mounted on the front side upper surface of the bottom plate 16. As shown in FIG. 9, the position detection sensor mechanism 73 rotates about a support shaft 75 protruding from the bottom plate 16, and an arm member 78 having a contact piece 76 on one side and a shutter portion 77 on the other side, and a shutter. The optical sensor 79 is arranged so as to straddle the portion 77 in the vertical direction. The contact piece 76 extends inward of the unit main body 11 and is positioned so that the front end of the contact piece 76 contacts the optical disc D that is sequentially conveyed.

The shutter section 77 includes two shutter pieces 77.
a and 77b and a notch 77c formed between the shutter pieces 77a and 77b. The optical sensor 79 is configured by attaching a light emitting element to one side and a light receiving element to the other side. Further, the arm member 78 is
A projection 80 protruding upward is integrally formed on the upper surface of the shutter 77 side of the support shaft 75. And
A tension coil spring 82 is attached between the protrusion 80 and a stopper piece 81 provided by cutting and raising the bottom plate 16.

Therefore, the natural state (initial state) of the arm member 78 is set by the biasing of the coil spring 82.
The front end surface of the arm member 78 is in contact with the stopper piece 81. At this time, the optical sensor 79 is shielded by the shutter piece 77a on the depth side. The optical disc D has three feed screws 31a,
When the optical disc D is sequentially conveyed to the front side by the rotation by 31b and 31c, the first optical disc D comes into contact with the contact piece 76. When the optical disc D is further conveyed to the front side, the optical disc D pushes the contact piece 76 in the front direction against the bias of the coil spring 82, so that the arm member 78 centers on the support shaft 75. It will rotate to. With the rotation of the arm member 78, the light blocking of the optical sensor 79 by the shutter piece 77a is gradually released, and when the light blocking state is completely released, the first optical disc D is the frontmost in the unit main body 11. It is located at the side position, that is, at a predetermined feeding position.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, the feeding mechanism 74 basically has a motor 83 and a gear 8 with a cam groove.
4 and a push-up arm member 85. A pinion 86 is attached to the tip of the rotary shaft of the motor 83, and the pinion 86 is meshed with the gear 84 with a cam groove. Also, the lifting arm member 8
As shown in FIG. 10, reference numeral 5 denotes an arm 87 which extends inward of the unit main body 11 and has a groove at the tip thereof into which a part of the optical disc D can be inserted, and the rotational force of the gear 84.
And an engaging piece 89 that engages with the interlocking plate 88 transmitted to the.

A cam groove 90 having an eccentric cam shape is formed on the front plate surface of the gear 84 with cam groove, and the cam groove 90 projects laterally from the upper end of the interlocking plate 88. The first pin 91 is inserted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, partition plates 92a and 92b are fixed on the front side and the depth side of the delivery mechanism 74 by, for example, screwing. Of these, partition plates 92a and 92b on the front side are provided. The support shaft 93 is inserted (see FIG. 10), and the push-up arm member 85 and the communication plate 88 are rotatably attached to the support shaft 93. The push-up arm member 85 and the interlocking plate 88
As shown in FIG. 10, a tension coil spring 94 is attached between the respective lower portions, and the lower end surface of the push-up arm member 85 contacts the second pin 95 provided on the interlocking plate 88. Then, these lifting arm members 85 are
And the interlocking plate 88 move almost as a unit.

Then, by the rotational drive of the motor 83,
The gear 84 with a cam groove rotates, and with the rotation of the gear 84, the first pin 91 of the interlocking plate 88 moves up and down along the cam groove 90, and as a result, the arm 87 centers on the support shaft 96. It will rotate vertically.

The arm 87 is located at the frontmost position in the unit main body 11, that is, at a predetermined delivery position, and the optical disc D at that position is lifted upward as the arm 87 rotates upward. become. Motor 83
Is activated based on the output signal from the optical sensor 79 of the position detection sensor mechanism 73. That is, the shutter piece 77
It is activated based on the output signal (signal level) when the light blocking of the optical sensor 79 by a is completely released.
At this time, since the leading optical disc D is located at the delivery position, the leading optical disc D is lifted upward.

The motor 83 in the feeding mechanism 74
Is connected to the drive circuit before it, and this drive circuit is
For example, a start signal (trigger) from the system controller
Based on the above, the drive current is applied to the motor 83 for a predetermined time. This time is the time until the arm 87 moves from the lowermost position to the uppermost position by the rotational driving of the motor 83 and returns to the lowermost position again. When the arm 87 returns to the lowermost position, it remains stopped until the next activation signal is supplied.

As shown in FIG. 3, the unit main body 11 has an opening 101 formed between the opening / closing lid 20 and the front plate 18, and the side plate has a portion corresponding to the opening 101. As shown in FIG. 11, the guide groove 10 is formed inward.
The guide member 103 formed with 2 is fixed. The opening 101 and the guide groove 102 of the guide member 103.
Are formed at positions corresponding to the optical disc D at the above-mentioned delivery position. In addition, as shown in FIG.
The opening 104 is formed at a location corresponding to the opening 101 of the second item. Therefore, the optical disc D in the delivery position is lifted up by the arm 87 of the delivery mechanism 74 and delivered above the outer casing 12 through the opening 101 and the guide groove 102 of the unit main body 11 and the opening 104 of the outer casing 12. Be done.

Next, the recording / reproducing unit 2 is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to 2. This recording / reproducing unit 2
Is a spindle motor (not shown) having a turntable 110 on which the optical disc D is mounted at the tip thereof.
And an optical head 111 that irradiates the recording surface of the optical disc D with a laser beam to form pits according to the information signal. The optical head 111 uses the known slide mechanism, for example, a biaxial linear motor, to drive the optical disc D.
It is possible to move in the radial direction.

These spindle motor and optical head 11
1 and the linear motor are housed in a unit case 112 formed of a metal plate in a box shape. The turntable 110 is arranged at a position protruding upward through a circular opening 113 provided on the upper surface of the unit housing 112, and the optical head 111 faces upward through the substantially rectangular opening 114. It is located in.

The unit casing 112 is fixed to the upper plate 14 of the outer casing 12 of the storage unit 1 by screwing or the like. A positioning projection 115 is formed on the upper surface of the unit housing 112 so as to project upward. When the loading mechanism unit 3 descends, the projection 115 is inserted into a positioning hole 116 formed in the lower surface of the casing 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 to allow the loading mechanism unit 3 to move to the recording / reproducing unit. Positioning is done at 2.

Next, the loading mechanism unit 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The loading mechanism unit 3 includes a disc holder 121,
A metal casing 1 that accommodates the disc holder 121 so that it can be projected and inserted through an insertion / removal opening 122 (see FIG. 14).
23 and. As shown in FIG. 15, in this case 123, a support shaft 124 projecting laterally from the front side portion of the side plate 112 a of the unit case 112 in the recording / reproducing unit 2 is penetrated, and the support shaft 124 is attached to the support shaft 124. It is fixed to a pair of L-shaped inner plates 125, which are rotatably supported, by, for example, screws. Outside plates 126 are arranged on the outer sides of the inside plate 125 in the lateral direction,
The outer plate 126 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 124. A protective plate 127 is fixed to the upper surfaces of the pair of outer plates 126 by screwing or the like.

As shown in FIG. 17, the disc holder 121 has a mounting portion 128 on which one optical disc D is mounted, and the mounting portion 128 has the recording / reproducing unit 2 described above.
A circular opening 129 is formed at a position corresponding to the turntable 110, and a rectangular opening 130 is formed over the range in which the optical head 111 moves. Similar openings 131 and 132 are formed in the bottom plate 123a of the box 123 that houses the disc holder 121.

On the front side of the disc holder 121 (that is, on the side of the insertion / removal opening 122 of the box 123), the optical disc D is sandwiched from both sides, and the optical disc D is moved to a predetermined accommodating position of the disc holder 121 by rotational driving. A roller driving unit 133 that is insertable and removable is provided. Here, the predetermined accommodation position is a position where the entire center hole of the optical disc D faces downward through the circular opening 129 of the disc holder 121. This position detection can be performed by a known optical sensor or the like, and a detection signal from this sensor electrically determines whether or not the optical disc D has reached the predetermined accommodation position.

The roller driving means 133 is composed of two rollers 134a arranged in parallel along the insertion direction of the optical disc D.
And 134b and these two rollers 134a and 13b.
Drive roller 135 disposed above the center of the arrangement direction of 4b
Have and. In the illustrated example, the two rollers 134a and 134b are installed between a pair of support plates 136 fixed to both side surfaces of the disc holder 121, and the support plate 13 is provided.
The shafts 137a and 137b provided on the shaft 6 are used as shafts for rotation.

The driving roller 135 is composed of a metal shaft 138 extending in the axial direction and a rubber roller 139 fixed so as to cover the shaft 138. And
As shown in FIG. 18, the ends of the shaft 138 of the drive roller 135 are rotatably attached to the free ends of a pair of rotating arms 140 rotatably attached to both side surfaces of the disc holder 121.

In particular, a pinion 143 that meshes with one gear 142 of a rotary drive mechanism 141, which will be described later, is fixed to one end of the shaft 138. A mounting piece 144 that projects obliquely downward is integrally provided at the center of rotation of the rotating arm 140, and a projecting piece 145 that projects laterally from the side surface of the mounting piece 144 and the disc holder 121.
An extension coil spring 146 for constantly urging the drive roller 135 downward, that is, for urging the drive roller 135 toward the two rollers 134a and 134b is attached therebetween.

Further, the shaft 1 of the drive roller 135 is
Both ends of 38 are connected to the disc holder 121 via corresponding levers 147 and link members 148, respectively. Each lever 147 is rotatably attached to the outer surface of a partition plate 149 formed near the center of the side surface of the disk holder 121 via a support shaft 150.

Each lever 147 has a lever body 151 extending from the center of rotation to the front side.
51 is a contact piece 15 protruding downward from the center of rotation.
2 and as shown in FIGS. 17 and 20, the lever body 15
A pressure regulating plate 153 projecting inward of the disc holder 121 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the front side of 1. Also,
As shown in FIG. 18, a support shaft 154 for rotatably attaching the link member 148 is provided at the front end of the lever body 151.

The disc holder 121 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 0, the opening 1 is formed near the partition plate 149.
55 is formed, and the abutting piece 15 of the lever 147 is formed.
2 is projected downward through the opening 155. Further, the partition plate 149 has a tapered surface 149a in the front portion of the mounting portion of the support shaft 150, and the pressing restriction plate 153 of the lever 147 of the disk holder 121 passes through the space formed by the tapered surface 149a. It is designed to project inward.

Each link member 148 has the above-mentioned rotating arm 1
It is configured to be bent so as to avoid the center of rotation of 40.

In the lever 147, the urging force of the tension coil spring 146 attached to the rotating arm 140 is transmitted through the rotating arm 140 and the link member 148, and the contact plate 152 is always supported by the support shaft 150. It is designed to be urged to rotate downward around the center. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, the contact plate 152 is always projected from the opening 155 of the disc holder 121.
In such a state, for example, when the contact plate 152 is rotationally biased upward, as shown in FIG.
51 rotates about the support shaft 150 and lifts the link member 148 upward. Therefore, the lift of the link member 148 causes the drive roller 135 to rotate the rotating arm 140 against the bias of the tension coil spring 146. It will rotate upward about the center.

As shown in FIG. 20, the rotary drive mechanism 141 for rotationally driving the drive roller 135 is composed of a motor 156 installed at the rear portion of the disk holder 121 and a speed reduction mechanism 157 by a gear train. Then, the rotational force of the rotation shaft of the motor 156 due to the rotational driving of the motor 156 is transmitted to the reduction mechanism 157 via the belt 158 with internal teeth, and the rotation force of the rotation shaft of the motor 156 is reduced. The speed is reduced by the mechanism 157, and finally the shaft 1 of the drive roller 135 is passed through the pinion 143.
38 is transmitted. The motor 156
Is a type that performs normal rotation and reverse rotation.
The drive roller 135 also rotates in the direction in which the optical disc D is drawn into the disc holder 121 and in the direction in which it is sent outward from the disc holder 121, as the motor 156 rotates forward and backward.

Here, the outer shape of the driving roller 135 and the two rollers 134a and 134b is such that the central portion in the longitudinal direction has the smallest diameter and the diameter gradually increases toward the left and right ends thereof. When the optical disk D is sandwiched by the drive roller 135 and the two rollers 134a and 134b, the two rollers 134a and 134b support the recording surface of the optical disk D at four points and the drive roller 135 makes the other surface at two points. It is supposed to support.

In particular, the two rollers 134a and 134b
As described above, since the central portion in the longitudinal direction has the smallest diameter and the diameter gradually increases toward the left and right ends, four points in the outer peripheral portion of the non-recording area in the recording surface of the optical disc D are recorded. I will support you. These support points continuously change as the optical disc D moves due to the rotation of the drive roller 135, but the four points in the outer peripheral portion of the non-recording area are always the two rollers 134a and 13 described above.
It will be supported by 4b.

Therefore, the recording / removing operation of the optical disc D by the roller driving means 133 does not damage the recording surface of the optical disc D, particularly the surface corresponding to the recording area, and the subsequent recording and / or recording of the information signal on the optical disc D is performed. Regeneration will be performed well.

Further, the drive roller 135 is replaced by the two rollers 1.
Since they are arranged above the center of the arrangement direction of 34a and 134b, when the optical disc D is conveyed by the roller drive means 133, the roller 134a on the front side and the drive roller 1 are arranged.
35, a downward couple acts, but at the same time, an upward couple acts on the depth side roller 134b and the drive roller 135, so that these couples are balanced and, as a result, the vertical force on the optical disc D is canceled. .
Therefore, the optical disc D by the roller driving means 133 is
When the optical disc D is conveyed, the plate surface of the optical disc D is stably conveyed substantially along the conveying direction of the roller driving means 133, and the end face of the optical disc D collides with the ceiling portion or the bottom portion of the disc holder 121. Avoided.

When the roller driving means 133 inserts the optical disc D into the disc holder 121, the optical disc D moves below the pressure regulating plate 153 of the lever 147. Therefore, even if the optical disc D tries to be lifted upward due to, for example, vibrations when the optical disc D is inserted, the upward lifting is restricted by the pressure regulating plate 153, so that stable conveyance to the optical disc D is further ensured. .

On the other hand, a slide mechanism 161 for projecting / inserting the disc holder 121 through the insertion / removal opening 122 into the housing 123 for accommodating the disc holder 121.
Is provided. This slide mechanism 161 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 21, a motor 162 installed at the rear of the box 123, a pinion 164 meshed with a rack 163 fixed to the side surface of the disc holder 121, and a rotational force of the motor 162 are transferred to the pinion 164. It is composed of a gear train 165 that transmits deceleration.

In particular, the gear 1 in the preceding stage of the pinion 164.
Reference numeral 66 indicates that the gear teeth are arranged only on the semicircular portion of the motor 16 and only when the gear teeth mesh with the pinion 164.
The rotational force of 2 is applied to the rack 163 via the pinion 164.
To be transmitted to. The motor 162 is
It is a type that performs normal rotation and reverse rotation, whereby the disk holder 121 slides in a direction in which it is projected and inserted through the insertion / removal opening 122 of the box 123 with the forward rotation and reverse rotation of the motor 162. Become.

Further, the gear 1 in the preceding stage of the pinion 164.
The 66 has a concentric hole 167 formed in the upper surface thereof, and a projection 169 projecting toward the central axis 168 of the gear 166 is integrally formed on the inner wall of the hole 167. Also,
In the side plate 123b of the casing 123, the operation plate 170 is provided at a position corresponding to the gear 166, and the side plate 123b of the casing 123 is provided.
It is attached so that it can move back and forth. This back-and-forth movement is achieved by an elongated hole 171 provided in the operation plate 170 and a stopper piece 172 protruding from the side plate 123b and inserted into the elongated hole 171.

Further, the operation plate 170 is integrally formed with a substantially U-shaped operation piece 174 projecting toward the disc holder 121 side at the upper part thereof and having a notch 173 formed from the end face toward the center. Further, a mounting piece 175 that also projects toward the disc holder 121 is integrally formed in the lower portion corresponding to the operation piece 174. A pin 176 protruding downward is integrally formed on the lower surface of the mounting piece 175. Then, in the cutout 173 of the operation piece 174 of the operation plate 170, the casing 1 shown in FIG.
Position detection switch 17 installed on the upper plate 123c of 23
No. 7 switch piece is engaged, and the projection 169 of the gear 166 is selectively engaged with the pin 176.

With such a configuration, when the gear 166 rotates in one direction, for example, by the rotational drive (for example, normal drive) of the motor 162, the gear teeth of the gear 166 and the pinion 1 are rotated.
64 engages with each other, and the pinion 164 is driven to rotate in association with this engagement, so that the disk holder 121 is moved to, for example, the casing 12.
It moves in a direction projecting outward from the insertion / removal opening 122 of No. 3.
At this time, the internal contact of the position detection switch 177 is turned "off". When the disc holder 121 moves (projects) to a certain range, the protrusion 169 of the gear 166 causes the operation plate 17 to move.
By engaging the pin 176 of the mounting piece 175 at 0, the operation plate 170 is moved, for example, in the front direction. By this movement of the operation plate 170, the switch piece of the position detection switch 177 is rotated in the front direction, and this rotation turns on the internal contact, for example, and outputs a stop signal to the motor 162. The motor 162 stops its rotational drive (normal rotation) based on the stop signal from the switch 177.
At this time, in the disc holder 121, as shown in FIG. 23, half or more of the mounting portion 128 is in a state of protruding from the insertion / removal opening 122 of the housing 123.

When the motor 162 is driven in the reverse rotation from the above state, the pinion 1 rotates while the gear 166 rotates in the reverse direction.
Will mesh with 64. Then, by the reverse rotation drive of the pinion 164 accompanying this engagement, the disc holder 1
21 moves through the insertion / removal opening 122 of the box 123 in the direction to be inserted inward. At this time, the internal contact of the position detection switch 177 is turned "off". When the disc holder 121 is moved (inserted) to a certain range, the protrusion 169 of the gear 166 is again moved to the pin 176 of the operation piece 174.
To move the operation plate 170 in the depth direction. By the movement of the operation plate 170, the switch piece of the position detection switch 177 is rotated in the depth direction,
By this rotation, the internal contact is turned on again, and the stop signal is output to the motor 162. The motor 162 stops its rotational drive (reverse rotation) based on the stop signal from the switch 177. At this time, the disc holder 121
Is completely inserted into the box 123 (see FIG. 1).
4).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13, on the upper plate 123c of the box 123, a pair of rising pieces 178 are provided on the left side when viewed from the front side, for example, by cutting and raising on the front side and the depth side. Has been. A circular opening 179 is formed in the center of the upper plate 123c. The clamp mechanism 181 is rotatably attached via the support shaft 180 attached to the rising piece 178.

As shown in FIG. 24, the clamp mechanism 181 includes a plate-shaped clamp lever 182, a disc-shaped displacement regulating plate 183 rotatably attached to the tip of the clamp lever 182, and the displacement regulating plate. It is composed of a disc-shaped clamp plate 185 which is inserted into an opening 184 formed in the central portion of 183 and is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the opening 184. Displacement regulation plate 1
83 is provided with a pair of rising pieces 186 on the circumference thereof, for example, by cutting and raising, and the tip of the clamp lever 182 is rotatably attached to a support shaft 187 provided on the rising pieces 186. It is in the form of being.

A Z-shaped stopper piece 188 is fixed to a portion of the upper surface of the displacement regulating plate 183 slightly inward of the outer periphery, and the outer peripheral portion of the displacement regulating plate 183 and the stopper piece 188 are disposed on the upper surface of the displacement regulating plate 183. The upper plate 1 of the box 123 between the pieces 188a
The inner edge portion of the opening 179 in 23c is positioned so that the displacement regulating plate 183 is formed by the outer peripheral portion of the displacement regulating plate 183 and the upper piece 188a of the stopper piece 188.
The amount of vertical displacement of itself is restricted.

The outer diameter of the clamp plate 185 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the opening 184 of the displacement regulating plate 183, and the clamp plate 185 is set in a free state with respect to the opening 184. The projecting piece 189 projecting in one direction and the flange section 190 projecting laterally from the entire lower circumference prevent the slip-out from the opening section 184. The clamp plate 185 has a magnet 1 facing downward in the center thereof.
91 is provided.

The clamp lever 182 is composed of two members 182a and 182b, and is rotatable about the support shaft 180. That is, the first plate is rotatably attached to the support shaft 180 of the upper plate 123c, and the displacement regulating plate 183 is rotatably attached to the tip end thereof via the support shaft 187.
Member 182a of the upper plate 123c and the second member 182b rotatably attached to the support shaft 180 of the upper plate 123c to cover the upper surface portion of the first member 182a and the operation piece 192 integrally formed at the rear end thereof. It consists of Then, the spring 193 is attached to the first member 182a and the second member 182b, and the first member 182a and the second member 182b always cover the first member 182a with the covering direction, That is, the first and second members 1
82a and 182b are biased to extend in a substantially straight line.

By the way, the box 123, together with the inner plate 125 which is a supporting member thereof, is movable in the vertical direction by the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 which will be described later, that is, in the contact / separation direction with respect to the recording / reproducing unit 2. . The clamp mechanism 18
The operation piece 192 of the second member 182b in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the operation piece 192 is inserted into the rectangular hole 194 formed in the outer plate 126, and the operation piece 192 moves through the hole 194 by moving the casing 123 in the vertical direction as described above. It is adapted to engage the outer plate 126.

Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, when the box 123 is at the uppermost position (hereinafter, simply referred to as top dead center), the upper end of the operation piece 192 engages with the hole 194,
The operation piece 192 is pressed downward. As a result, the displacement regulating plate 183 has an outer peripheral portion on the upper plate 12 of the casing 123.
It is lifted up through the clamp lever 182 until it abuts the lower surface of 3c. At this time, the clamp plate 185
Is lifted up to a position farthest from the turntable 110 of the spindle motor in the recording / reproducing unit 2 by the displacement regulating plate 183.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG.
Is at the lowest position (hereinafter, simply referred to as bottom dead center), the lower end of the operating piece 192 engages with the hole 194, and the operating piece 192 is pressed upward. As a result, the displacement regulating plate 183 causes the upper piece 18 of the stopper piece 188 to move.
The lower surface 8a is pressed downward through the clamp lever 182 until it comes into contact with the upper surface of the upper plate 123c of the box 123.

At this time, since the clamp plate 185 is lifted upward by the displacement regulating plate 183, the magnet 191 attached to the lower surface of the center of the clamp plate 185 has the center pole (made of metal) of the turntable 110.
The center pole 195 is magnetically attracted by coming into contact with 195. Therefore, when the optical disk D is placed on the turntable 110, the clamp plate 18
Due to the magnetic attraction of No. 5, the optical disc D is sandwiched between the turntable 110 and the clamp plate 185.

Next, the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 16, 22 and 25 to 70. This rotary transport mechanism unit 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rotary transport mechanism 20 is provided on both left and right sides of the recording / reproducing apparatus and rotates the loading mechanism unit 3 together with the outer side plate 126 and the inner side plate 125 by 90 °.
1 and the box 123 in the loading mechanism unit 3
The chucking mechanism 202 is configured to move the above and below together with the inner side plate 125. The rotary transport mechanism 2
01 is arranged at a position outside the outer plate 126, and the chucking mechanism 202 is arranged between the outer plate 126 and the inner plate 125.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the rotary transport mechanism 201 includes a motor 203 which is a drive source, and a main gear 204 which rotates around a support shaft 124 provided on the side plate 112a of the recording / reproducing unit 2. , And a gear train 205 that transmits the rotational force of the motor 203 by deceleration. Main gear 2
The inner side surface of 04 (the surface facing the outer side plate 126) is shown in FIG.
5, a main gear 204 and a medium-diameter gear 207 having a common rotary shaft 206 are fixed, and the medium-diameter gear 2
On the inner surface of 07, a medium diameter gear 207 and its rotating shaft 206
A small-diameter gear 208, which is common to the above, is fixed. In particular, the small-diameter gear 208 is arranged so as to project between the outer side plate 126 and the inner side plate 125, and has a portion on the circumference thereof where gear teeth are not formed (for convenience, it is not 208a).

The main gear 204 is also the medium-diameter gear 20.
A guide rail 209 is integrally formed so as to surround a half circumference of the guide rail 20.
The center of curvature is different from the center of rotation of the main gear 204 at both ends of the rail 9, and the radius of curvature is larger than the radius of curvature of the guide rail 209. 210b is integrally formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a projecting piece 211 projecting outward is integrally formed on the outer surface of the main gear 204. The projecting piece 211 has an overall shape curved along a concentric circle of the main gear 204.
The protrusion 211 includes a switch piece 212 a of a position detection switch 212 provided near the main gear 204.
In accordance with the rotation direction of 04, the pressure is selectively rotated in two directions.

The position detecting switch 212 is constantly urged by an elastic return means such as a spring so that the tip of the switch piece 212a faces the rotation center side of the main gear 204. Is turned on, for example, and is turned off by rotational pressing by the projecting piece 211. Then, the main gear 20
One pulse signal is formed by the state change of the internal contact from “ON” → “OFF” → “ON” due to the rotation of 4, and is supplied to, for example, a system controller that controls various drive circuits.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 26, on the outer plate 126, the driven gear 221 and the outside of the driven gear 221 and the center of the driven gear 221 are used as a reference on the surface facing the rotary transport mechanism 201. A pair of pins 222a and 222b are fixed to the point-symmetrical positions. The driven gear 221 has a gear portion 221a formed on a part of its circumference to selectively mesh with the medium diameter gear 207. The rotation center of the driven gear 221 is the support shaft 124 extending laterally from the recording / reproducing unit 2, penetrating the inner plate 125, and rotatably supporting the outer plate 126.

The gear portion 221a is formed by the outer plate 1
When the loading mechanism unit 3 is in a horizontal state with the upright position 26, as shown in FIG. 32, the driven gear 221 is formed at a position facing the depth side, and the pair of pins 222a and 222b are in the above state. At that time, they are fixed at positions aligned on the vertical line. At this time, the upper pin 222a of the pair of pins 222a and 222b is inserted into the guide rail 209 of the main gear 204, and the gear portion 221a moves to the medium-diameter gear 207 of the main gear 204.
It is in a positional relationship that does not mesh with.

On the other hand, the chucking mechanism 202 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a rack member 224 rotatably attached to a support shaft 223 protruding from the inner plate 125 to the outer plate 126 side, and a pair of long holes 225 formed in the inner plate 125.
a and 225b. A pair of slots 225
32A and 225b, a pin 226 protruding from the outer side plate 126 is inserted into one of the elongated holes 225a, and the other elongated hole 225b is inserted into the recording / reproducing unit 2.
The support shaft 124 extending from is inserted. Further, the rack member 224 has a large number of gear teeth (that is, gear portions) 227.
Are arranged in an arc shape with a support shaft 228, which is the rotation center of the rack member 224, as the center of curvature.

The rack member 224 has an L-shaped guide hole 229 through which the support shaft 124 extending from the recording / reproducing unit 2 is inserted. This guide hole 229 is
A first elongated hole 229a formed at a position corresponding to the other elongated hole 225b formed in the inner plate 125 and having the same major axis as the elongated hole 225b, and the first elongated hole 2
The second elongated hole 229b is communicated with the upper part of 29a and is formed in an arc shape toward the depth side.

Further, the inner plate 125 is provided with a guide pin 230 protruding toward the recording / reproducing unit 2 side. The guide pin 230 is provided at a position corresponding to one pin 222a of the pair of pins 222a and 222b provided on the outer plate 126. An arc-shaped guide member 231 is fixed to the side plate 112a of the unit housing 112 of the recording / reproducing unit 2 so as to guide the guide pin 230 so as to draw an arc locus.

The upper end of the outer side plate 126 on the front side and the lower side of the inner side plate 125 on the front side are connected via a tension coil spring 232.

Next, the operation of the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 will be sequentially described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 23 and FIGS. 28 to 70.

Here, FIG. 32 to FIG. 59 and FIG. 60 to FIG.
At 0, CAM = θ ° is as shown in FIG. 32 and FIG.
With reference to the state shown in 0, the main gear 204 is
It shows the rotation angle with the positive direction when rotated to the right.
= Β ° refers to the case where the driven gear 221 fixed to the outer plate 126 (that is, the outer plate 126 and the inner plate 125) rotates to the right in the drawing with reference to the states shown in FIGS. 32 and 60, respectively. The rotation angle in the positive direction is shown. Note that FIG.
In FIGS. 2 to 59, SLD = y (mm) indicates the amount of displacement of the inner plate, and the-sign indicates downward movement.

32 to 59, the innermost member (main gear 204) on the paper surface is indicated by a dotted line, and the member (medial diameter gear 207, guide rail 209, first and second cams) located in front of the member is indicated by a dotted line. Parts 210a and 210b, driven gear 22
1, the first and second pins 222a and 222b) are indicated by a thin solid line, the member (outer side plate 126) in front of them is indicated by a dashed line, and a member (small-diameter gear 208, The rack member 224) is shown by a thick solid line, the member (inner plate 125) in front of it is shown by a chain double-dashed line,
The foremost member (guide member 231) is indicated by a broken line.

Further, FIGS. 60 to 70 are the same as FIGS. 32 to 59.
Among the members shown by, the medium-diameter gear 20 in the main gear 204
7, guide rail 209, first and second cam portions 210a
And 210b and the driven gear 22 on the outer plate 126.
1 shows a flow of each operation of one and a pair of pins 222a and 222b.

First, in the initial state, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 32, the pair of pins 222a and 222b on the outer side plate 126 are arranged in the vertical direction, and the loading mechanism unit 3 fixed to the inner side plate 125 is in the horizontal state. The mounting portion 128 of the disc holder 121 is supported and faces the recording / reproducing unit 2.

At this time, the box 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 is located at the top dead center as shown in FIG. 15, and the tension coil spring 232 is in the natural state. Also, of the pair of pins 222a and 222b,
One of the pins 222a located above is guided by the guide rail 209.
Has been inserted into the. In addition, the rack member 22
4 has a positional relationship in which the gear portion 227 faces the non-driving portion 208a of the small diameter gear 208 in the main gear 204.

Then, for example, when the motor 203 of the rotary conveyance mechanism 201 is driven to rotate the main gear 204 in the drawing, for example, leftward at a constant angular velocity ω, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, one of the pins 222a is connected to the guide rail 20.
9 relatively moves in the direction of the first cam portion 210a. At this time, the outer side plate 126 (and the inner side plate 125) remains stopped. Then, as the main gear 204 rotates,
As shown in FIGS. 34 to 36 and 62 to 64, the pin 222a relatively moves within the rail of the first cam portion 210a.

In this case, the center of curvature of the first cam portion 210a is different from the center of rotation of the main gear 204, and the radius of curvature is made larger than the radius of curvature of the guide rail 209, so that the guide rail 209 moves relatively. As the main gear 204 rotates, the rail side wall of the cam portion 210a moves the pin 222a toward the front side because the pin 222a is gradually opened outward with respect to the traveling direction that draws the circumference of the pin 222a. It will be pressed. That is, the rotational force of the main gear 204 is transmitted to the pin 222a through the cam portion 210a, and the outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125) undergoes an equiangular acceleration motion as the main gear 204 rotates, and the driven gear is driven. 22
The first gear portion 221a is rotated in the direction in which it meshes with the medium diameter gear 207 of the main gear 204.

Then, the pin 2 formed by the cam portion 210a.
The outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125) reaches the same angular velocity as that of the main gear 204 by applying the rotational force to 22a. At this time, as shown in FIG. 37, the gear portion 221a of the driven gear 221 and the medium diameter gear 207 start to mesh with each other,
The pin 222a is disengaged from the first cam portion 210a.

As the main gear 204 rotates, this time, the medium diameter gear 207 and the gear portion 221a of the driven gear 221 mesh with each other, so that FIG. 28 and FIGS. 38 to 41 and FIG.
5, the outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125)
Performs the same angular velocity motion as the main gear 204,
The direction in which the pair of pins 222a and 222b are aligned with the horizontal line,
That is, the loading mechanism unit 3 fixed to the inner plate 125 rotates in the upright direction.

Further, as the main gear 204 rotates, as shown in FIG.
2 and FIG. 66, this time the other pin 222
b enters into the rail of the second cam portion 210b. The center of curvature of the second cam portion 210b is different from that of the main gear 20.
Unlike the center of rotation of No. 4, the radius of curvature is set to be larger than the radius of curvature of the guide rail 209, and gradually closes inward with respect to the traveling direction that describes the circumference of the other pin 222b. As the main gear 204 rotates, the rail side wall of the cam portion 210b pushes the pin 222b upward. That is, the rotational force of the main gear 204 is transmitted to the pin 222b through the cam portion 210b, and the outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125) is decelerated with a uniform angular acceleration as the main gear 204 rotates. The gear portion 221a of the driven gear 221 and the medium-diameter gear 207 of the main gear 204 are rotated in a direction to release the mesh.

When the main gear 204 further rotates,
As shown in FIGS. 43 and 44 and FIGS. 67 and 68, the outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125) has the cam portion 21.
0b rail rotates so that the pin 222b is guided to the guide rail 209 side, and the pin 222b moves to the guide rail 2 side.
When it reaches within 09, as shown in FIGS. 45 and 69,
It is rotatably conveyed to a position rotated by 90 ° from the initial state.

That is, as shown in FIG. 29, the loading mechanism unit 3 is rotatably transported to a position where the insertion / removal opening 122 of the housing 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 faces the upper opening 104 of the outer casing 12 of the storage unit 1. Become. At this time, the switch piece 212a of the position detection switch 212 comes into contact with the side end surface of the protruding piece 211 protruding outward from the main gear 204. After that, the main gear 204 further rotates, and as shown in FIG. 30, the switch piece 21 of the position detecting switch 212.
2a is rotationally pressed by the outer peripheral surface of the protruding piece 211.

The rotation of the main gear 204 depends on the rotation of the main gear 204.
It is performed until the rotation pressing of the switch piece 212a by the projecting piece 211 is released with the rotation of. Protrusion 2
When the rotational pressing of the switch piece 212a by 11 is released, the switch piece 212a is returned to the original position by the elastic return means, and one pulse signal is output from the position detection switch 212. This pulse signal is supplied to the system controller described later.

The system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 203 of the rotary transport mechanism 201 based on the supply of this pulse signal. The rotation drive of the motor 203 is stopped based on the supply of the stop signal from the system controller. The protrusion 21 in the main gear 204
The switch piece 21 of the position detection switch 212 is provided on the side end surface of 1.
From the time when 2a abuts until the motor 203 stops,
The pin 222b on the outer side plate 126 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in 0, the inside of the guide rail 209 moves relative to the outside plate 126 (and the inside plate 125).
It will be idle.

That is, the loading mechanism unit 3 fixed to the inner plate 125 is stopped in the vertical state. Also, from the initial state, the motor 20
The gear part 227 of the rack member 224 always faces the non-driving portion 208a of the small-diameter gear 208 until the rotation of the rack member 224 is stopped, so that the driving of the small-diameter gear 208 to the rack member 224 is not performed.

Next, when the drive signal is supplied to the motor 203 again and the motor 203 is driven in the reverse rotation, for example, in the opposite direction to that described above, the rotary transport mechanism 201 causes the rotary transport mechanism 201 to move as shown in FIG.
~ The operation opposite to that shown in Figs. 46 and 60 to 70 is performed. That is, FIG. 46, FIG. 45, and FIG.
And, as shown in FIG. 69, the other pin 222b relatively moves from the guide rail 209 toward the second cam portion 210b. At this time, the outer side plate 126 (and the inner side plate 125) remains stopped. Then, with the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, as shown in FIGS. 44 to 42 and 68 to 66, the pin 222b relatively moves within the rail of the second cam portion 210b.

In this case, since the second cam portion 210b is gradually opened outward with respect to the traveling direction which describes the circumference of the pin 222b which relatively moves the guide rail 209, the main gear is opened. With the reverse rotation of 204, the rail side wall of the cam portion 210b presses the pin 222b toward the front side. That is, the rotational force of the main gear 204 is transmitted to the pin 222b through the cam portion 210b, and the outer side plate 126 (and the inner side plate 125) undergoes an equiangular acceleration motion in accordance with the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, and this driven gear is driven. The gear portion 221 a of the gear 221 is rotated in the direction in which it meshes with the medium-diameter gear 207 of the main gear 204.

Then, the pin 2 formed by the cam portion 210b is used.
The outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125) reaches the same angular velocity as that of the main gear 204 again by applying the rotational force to 22b. At this time, as shown in FIG. 41, the driven gear 221
The gear portion 221a and the medium diameter gear 207 start to mesh with each other, and the pin 222b is disengaged from the second cam portion 210b.

With the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, this time,
Gear part 221 in medium-diameter gear 207 and driven gear 221
As shown in FIGS. 40 to 37 and FIG. 65, the outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125) carries out a uniform angular velocity motion as in the main gear 204, so that the pair of pins 222a and Rotation is performed so that 222b is aligned with the vertical line, that is, the loading mechanism unit 3 fixed to the inner plate 125 is horizontal (see FIG. 28).

Further, with the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, as shown in FIGS. 36 and 64, one pin 222a enters into the rail of the first cam portion 210a. Since the first cam portion 210a is gradually closed inward with respect to the traveling direction that describes the circumference of the one pin 222a, this first cam portion 210a is rotated with the reverse rotation of the main gear 204. The rail side wall 210a presses the pin 222a to the depth side.

That is, the rotational force of the main gear 204 is transmitted to the pin 222a through the cam portion 210a, and the outer plate 1
26 (and the inner side plate 125) decelerates with equal angular acceleration in accordance with the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, and the gear portion 221a of the driven gear 221 and the medium-diameter gear 2 of the main gear 204.
It is rotated in the direction to release the mesh with 07.

When the main gear 204 further rotates in the reverse direction, as shown in FIGS. 35 to 33 and 63 to 61, the outer side plate 126 (and the inner side plate 125) moves toward the cam portion 21.
0a rail rotates so that the pin 222a is guided to the guide rail 209 side.
When it reaches within 09, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 60,
It is rotatably transported to the same position as in the initial state. That is, in the loading mechanism unit 3, as shown in FIG. 14, the mounting portion 128 of the disc holder 121 has the recording / reproducing unit 2 mounted thereon.
It will be rotatably conveyed to a position facing.

At this time, the two elongated holes 225a and 225b formed in the inner plate 125 have their major axes aligned on the vertical line, and further project from the outer plate 126 and are formed in one of the elongated holes 225a. Pin 22 inserted
6 is located at the lowermost end of the elongated hole 225a. Further, the support shaft 124 inserted into the other elongated hole 225b and the first elongated hole 229a of the rack member 224 is also located at the lowermost end of the other elongated hole 225b and the first elongated hole 229a.

By the way, the main gear 204 is such that the motor 2 is still operated even when the loading mechanism unit 3 returns to the initial state.
By the rotational drive of 03, further reverse rotation is performed.
With the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, this time, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 50, the small-diameter gear 2 in the main gear 204
The drive portion 08 (i.e., the portion where gear teeth are arranged circumferentially) 208b is rotationally moved toward the rack member 224.

Then, as shown in FIG. 51, the small diameter gear 2
The end of the driving portion 208b at 08 is the rack member 22.
The fourth gear portion 227 comes into contact with the gear tooth 227a formed at the lowermost end and having a relatively large tooth depth. From this stage, the chucking mechanism 202 is activated. That is,
When the main gear 204 further rotates in the reverse direction, as shown in FIGS. 52 and 53, the driving portion 208b of the small diameter gear 208 is driven.
End presses the gear tooth 227a having a large tooth depth of the rack member 224 downward. Due to this pressing, the rack member 224 moves downward, and accordingly, the inner plate 125 that rotatably supports the rack member 224 via the support shaft 228 resists the bias of the tension coil spring 232. Move down.

When the main gear 204 further rotates in the reverse direction, as shown in FIGS. 54 to 56, the drive portion 208b of the small diameter gear 208 and the gear portion 227 of the rack member 224 mesh with each other, and the main gear 204 rotates in the reverse direction. As the rack member 224 rotates downward, the inner plate 12
5, that is, the loading mechanism unit 3 moves relatively downward.

As the inner plate 125 is moved downward, the support shaft 124 protruding from the recording / reproducing unit 2 is moved to the first long hole 229a and the second long hole of the rack member 224 as shown in FIG. When reaching the communicating portion of the hole 229b, the switch piece 212a of the position detection switch 212 is again provided on the side end surface of the projecting piece 211 protruding outward from the main gear 204.
Abut. At this point, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 31, the housing 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 reaches the bottom dead center.

When the main gear 204 further rotates in the reverse direction, FIG.
This time, as shown in FIG.
The support shaft 124 which rotates around 8 and projects from the recording / reproducing unit 2 relatively moves in the second elongated hole 229b toward the end thereof. At this time, the inner side plate 125 is in a stopped state. In addition, as the main gear 204 rotates in the reverse direction, the switch piece 212a of the position detection switch 212 is moved to the main gear 2
The outer peripheral surface of the protruding piece 211 of No. 04 is rotationally pressed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 59, the supporting shaft 1
When 24 reaches the end of the second elongated hole 229b, the protruding piece 2
When the rotational pressing of the switch piece 212a by 11 is released, the switch piece 212a is returned to the original position by the elastic return means, and one pulse signal is output from the position detection switch 212. This pulse signal is supplied to the system controller, and the system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 203 based on the supply of this pulse signal.

The rotation driving of the motor 203 is stopped based on the supply of the stop signal from the system controller. At this time, the inner plate 125 is in a state in which the support shaft 124 is engaged in the end portion of the second elongated hole 229b of the rack member 224, and thus the inner plate 125 cannot move in the vertical direction. From this, the second elongated hole 228b
Has a function as a lock member for the inner plate 125. In addition, from the initial state until the box 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 reaches the bottom dead center, one of the pins 222a moves relative to the inside of the guide rail 209, and the outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125).
Becomes idle.

After that, the drive signal is supplied again to the motor 203, and the motor 203 is driven to rotate forward again.
The chucking mechanism 202 performs the reverse operation to the above to move the inner plate 125 upward. This movement is performed by the outer plate 1
The pin 226 of 26 and the support shaft 124 are provided with the long holes 2 respectively.
25a and 225b until the uppermost end is reached, at which time the outer plate 126 (and the inner plate 125) is moved to the position shown in FIG.
4 and the initial state shown in FIG. 32 is returned to, and the box 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 reaches the top dead center (see FIG. 15).

The rotary transport mechanism unit 4 or the loading mechanism unit 3 is provided with a position detection sensor (not shown), and detects that the outer side plate 126 (and the inner side plate 125) has returned to the initial state. , Outputs the detection signal to the system controller. The system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 203 based on the input of the detection signal from the position detection sensor.
The rotation drive of the motor 203 is stopped based on the supply of the stop signal from the system controller. With this series of operations, the rotary transport operation of the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 with respect to the loading mechanism unit 3 is completed.

As described above, the gear portion 221 a of the driven gear 221 is different from the medium-diameter gear 207 of the rotating main gear 204.
However, there is no sudden meshing. First, the main gear 2
04, the driven gear 221 is accelerated with equal angular acceleration, and after the angular velocity of the driven gear 221 matches the angular velocity of the main gear 204, the gear portion 221a of the driven gear 221 becomes the medium-diameter gear of the main gear 204. Since it meshes with 207, the medium gear 207 of the main gear 204 and the driven gear 221.
The gear part 221a has no impact at the time of meshing. This is the same when the main gear 2 is stopped.
Driven gear 221 rotating at the same angular velocity as 04
As described above, the rotation speed of the main gear 204 is reduced by the uniform angular acceleration. Therefore, also in this case,
Medium-diameter gear 2 of the main gear 204 due to the stop of the driven gear 221
07 and the gear portion 221a of the driven gear 221 have no impact.

Next, the operation when the recording / reproducing apparatus is used as a vending machine for optical disks D will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. 73 as well.

When this recording / reproducing apparatus is used as a vending machine for optical disks D, a panel plate 241 also serving as a blind is mounted on the front surface thereof, as in a normal vending machine. The panel plate 241 is equipped with an input means composed of various operation buttons such as a power switch and a start button and a display means such as a liquid crystal display for displaying operational messages.

Input data from the input means is supplied to the system controller incorporated in the recording / reproducing apparatus. The system controller controls various drive circuits connected to the system controller in accordance with the input data, and also reads operational message data from the internal data ROM and supplies it to the display means. The display means image-processes the supplied message data and displays the message through the liquid crystal display.

Further, an opening 242 is formed in the panel plate 241 at a position corresponding to the storage unit 1, and the unit main body 11 of the storage unit 1 is located outside the panel plate 241 through the opening 242. Person side). Also, this panel board 241
Has a shutter opening 243 formed at a position facing the insertion / removal opening 122 of the loading mechanism unit 3 supported in a horizontal state, and an opening / closing shutter 244 is attached to the shutter opening 243. The open / close shutter 244 is rotatable frontward (operator side) around a support shaft 245 provided in the lower portion. The opening / closing shutter 244 is biased in a closing direction with respect to the shutter opening 243 of the panel plate by an elastic return means such as a spring.

First, the operator selects the panel plate 241.
Open the opening 2 after operating the power switch
The unit main body 11 is pulled out from the inside of the outer casing 12 of the storage unit 1 through 42. At this time, the contact of the limit switch 51 (see FIG. 4) installed on the depth side of the outer casing 12 is, for example, “OFF”, and a message indicating that the unit main body 11 has been pulled out is displayed on the display means. It After that, the operator sets 25 optical disks D in the unit main body 11 by using the cartridge 55 in which, for example, 25 raw optical disks D shown in FIG. 6 are stored. Since the details of the setting method have already been described, the description thereof will be omitted here.

25 optical disks D are attached to the unit main body 11
After the setting, the operator removes the cartridge 55 from the unit main body 11, and further returns the unit main body 11 into the outer casing 12 of the storage unit 1 through the opening 242. At this time, the contact of the limit switch 51 is turned on, and the system controller electrically recognizes that the unit main body 11 is mounted in the outer casing 12, and enters the key input waiting state. If the contact of the limit switch 51 is not "ON", the interrupt is disabled, and all key input through the input means is disabled.

After that, the operator operates the start button on the panel plate 241. By operating this start button, a start request signal is supplied from the input means to the system controller. The system controller outputs a start signal to the motor 33 in the rotary drive mechanism section 23 of the unit body 11 based on the input of the start request signal from the input means. The motor 33 is rotationally driven based on the supply of the start signal, and the three feed screws 31a, 31b and 31c are driven.
Rotate each. These three feed screws 31a, 3
By the rotation of 1b and 31c, the set 25 optical disks D are sequentially transported to the front side.

Then, as shown in FIG. 71, the leading optical disc D is transported to a position corresponding to the opening 242 formed on the upper surface of the storage unit 1 on the front side, and is installed on the front side of the unit main body 11. Position detection sensor mechanism 73
When the detection signal is output from the position detection sensor mechanism 73, the detection signal from the position detection sensor mechanism 73 is supplied to the system controller 244, and the system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 33 in the rotary drive mechanism section. Motor 3
The rotation drive of No. 3 is stopped based on the supply of this stop signal, and the operation of conveying the optical disc D by the three feed screws 31a, 31b, and 31c is stopped.

The system controller outputs a forward rotation drive signal to the motor 203 of the rotary transport mechanism 201 in the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 based on the supply of the detection signal. The motor 203 is rotationally driven based on the forward rotation drive signal from the system controller to rotate the main gear 204 forward. With the normal rotation of the main gear 204, as described above, the loading mechanism unit 3 is rotationally conveyed to a position where the insertion / removal opening 122 of the housing 123 and the opening 104 of the storage unit 1 face each other.
The storage unit 1 is upright. At this time, the roller driving means 13 of the loading drive unit 3
3 comes to a position facing the inside of the storage unit 1 through the opening 104 of the storage unit 1 (see FIG. 14).

When the loading mechanism unit 3 is in the upright state, a pulse signal is output from the position detection switch 212 in the rotary transfer mechanism unit 4 and supplied to the system controller. The system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 203 based on the supply of the pulse signal. The motor 203 is
The rotation drive is stopped based on the supply of the stop signal.

Further, the system controller outputs a start signal to the motor 83 in the delivery mechanism 74 of the storage unit 1 based on the supply of the pulse signal from the position detection switch 212, and also the disc holder 121 of the loading mechanism unit 3. A normal rotation drive signal is output to the motor 156 of the rotation drive mechanism 141 installed at. The motor 83 of the feed mechanism 74 and the motor 156 of the rotary drive mechanism 141 are rotationally driven based on the supply of the start signal and the normal rotary drive signal from the system controller.

The delivery mechanism 74 pushes the top optical disc D upward through the opening 104 as the motor 83 is driven to rotate. Further, the rotation driving mechanism 141 of the disc holder 121 is driven by the motor 156 to rotate normally, and the driving roller 13 in the roller driving means 133 is driven.
5 in the forward direction, that is, the optical disc D is the disc holder 121.
Rotate in the direction to pull in. The optical disc D pushed upward by the delivery mechanism 74 has the drive roller 135 and the two rollers 1 in the roller drive means 133.
It will enter between 34a and 134b.

In this case, the rotation speed of the driving roller 135 is made faster than the pushing speed of the optical disk D by the feeding mechanism 74, so that the optical disk D that has entered between the driving roller 135 and the two rollers 134a and 134b is transferred to the disk holder 121. It can be easily pulled in. The arm 87 of the feeding mechanism 74 moves to the uppermost end as it is even though the optical disc D is pulled into the disc holder 121, and then returns to the original position, that is, the lowermost position again and stops. .

By the pulling operation of the optical disc D into the disc holder 121 by the roller driving means 133, the optical disc D has substantially the circular opening 129 of the mounting portion 128 of the disc holder 121 and the center hole of the optical disc D. When accommodated up to the coincident position, the housed state is detected by a known position detection sensor (not shown), and the detection signal is supplied to the system controller. When the detection signal from the sensor is supplied, the system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 156 of the rotary drive mechanism 141. The rotation driving of the motor 156 is stopped based on the supply of the stop signal, and the rotation of the driving roller 135 is also stopped. At this time, the optical disc D is held in such a manner that the lower end thereof is sandwiched between the drive roller 135 and the two rollers 134a and 134b.

At the same time, the system controller outputs a reverse rotation drive signal to the motor 203 of the rotary transport mechanism 201 in the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 based on the supply of the detection signal. The motor 203 is rotationally driven based on this reverse rotation drive signal, and this time rotates the main gear 204 in reverse. With the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, as described above, the loading mechanism unit 3 is rotationally conveyed to a position where the mounting portion 128 of the disc holder 121 and the recording / reproducing unit 2 face each other, and the outer plate 126
(And the inner plate 125) is upright, that is, the loading mechanism unit 3 is horizontal.

Further, the main gear 204 is reversely rotated by the rotational drive of the motor 203. With the reverse rotation of the main gear 204, the chucking mechanism 202 of the rotary transfer mechanism unit 4 moves the loading mechanism unit 3 downward. Move to the box 12 of the loading mechanism unit 3
3 descends from top dead center to bottom dead center. During the lowering process of the box 123, the opening 155 of the disc holder 121
The abutting piece 152 protruding downward through the abutment contacts the upper surface of the recording / reproducing unit 2.

At this time, the optical disk D is the turntable 11 of the spindle motor in the recording / reproducing unit 2.
0 is placed on. The box 123 is further moved downward by the driving operation of the chucking mechanism 202 accompanying the rotation of the main gear 204. By the downward movement of the box 123, the contact piece 152 of the roller drive means 133 is lifted upward, and as a result, the drive roller 135 is pushed up, and the drive roller 135 for the optical disc D is driven.
And the nipping by the two rollers 134a and 134b is released.

Further, the pressure regulating plate 153 which is in contact with the upper surface of the peripheral portion of the optical disc D is also lifted upward. In addition, at this time, by moving the inner plate 125 downward,
Since the outer side plate 126 moves relatively upward, the clamp lever 182 in the clamp mechanism 181 is moved.
The elongated hole 194, through which the operating piece 192 is inserted, moves upward relative to the clamp lever 182, and the lower end portion of the elongated hole 194 presses the operating piece 192 upward.

By pushing the operation piece 192 upward, the clamp lever 182 of the clamp mechanism 181 rotates about the support shaft 180, and by so-called leverage,
The clamp plate 185 moves downward and the clamp plate 18
5 and the center pole 195 of the turntable 110 are attracted to each other via the magnet 191. By this suction, the optical disk D is in a form in which the central portion is clamped by the lower surface of the clamp plate 185 and the turntable 110.

As described above, when the box 123 is located at the bottom dead center and the optical disc D is mounted on the turntable 110, a pulse signal is output from the position detection switch 212 in the rotary transport mechanism unit 4, Supplied to the system controller. The system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 203 based on the supply of the pulse signal. The rotation driving of the motor 203 is stopped based on the supply of the stop signal. Further, the system controller outputs message data based on the supply of the pulse signal from the position detection switch 212 and causes the display means to display a message indicating “ready”.

After confirming that the message "ready" is displayed on the display means, the operator makes a reproduction request to the sound source, and at the same time operates the recording key on the panel plate 241. By operating this recording key, a recording request signal is supplied from the input means to the system controller. The system controller rotates the spindle motor of the recording / reproducing unit 2 based on the input of the recording request signal from the input means, and records the tone signal supplied from the sound source on the optical disc D via the optical head 111.

When the recording of the tone signal by the optical head 111 is completed, the system controller outputs the message data and displays the message indicating "recording completed" through the display means. At the same time, the system controller outputs a forward rotation drive signal to the motor 203 of the rotary transport mechanism 201 in the rotary transport mechanism unit 4. The motor 203 is rotationally driven based on the supply of the forward rotation drive signal to rotate the main gear 204 forward.

With the normal rotation of the main gear 204, the inner side plate 125 moves upward, and the chucking mechanism 202 described above.
The reverse operation to the above is performed. That is, the optical disc D is lifted upward by the mounting portion 128 of the disc holder 121, and in the upward movement process,
The contact plate 152 of the roller driving means 133 gradually protrudes from the corresponding opening 155, and accordingly, the driving roller 135 moves toward the two rollers 134a and 134b to move the circumferential end of the optical disc D to the driving roller. It is sandwiched by 135 and the two rollers 134a and 134b, and the pressure regulating plate 153 of the roller driving means 133 contacts the upper surface of the optical disc D.

Further, the magnetic attraction between the clamp plate 185 and the turntable 110 in the clamp mechanism 181 is released, and the operation piece 192 of the clamp lever 182 is elongated hole 194.
When pressed down at the upper end of the clamp lever 18
Support shaft 1 so that 2 lifts clamp plate 185 upward.
The clamp plate 185 rotates about 80 and the optical disc D
It becomes a form that goes away from above.

When the box 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 reaches the top dead center, a detection signal is output from a known position detection sensor (not shown) to the system controller. The system controller outputs a stop signal to the motor 203 in the rotary transport mechanism unit 4 based on the supply of the detection signal from the sensor, and the motor 162 of the slide mechanism 161 in the housing 123.
A forward rotation drive signal is output to. Rotary transport mechanism unit 4
The motor 203 stops its rotational drive based on the supply of the stop signal, and the housing 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 is held at the top dead center.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 71, the insertion / removal opening 122 of the box 123 of the loading mechanism unit 3 is inserted.
Is aligned with the position of the shutter opening 243 of the panel plate 241 on the horizontal line. On the other hand, the motor 162 of the slide mechanism 161 horizontally conveys the disc holder 121 to the front side through the insertion / removal opening 122 based on the supply of the forward rotation drive signal.

As the disc holder 121 is horizontally conveyed by the slide mechanism 161, the disc holder 121 is moved.
As shown in FIG. 72, the roller driving means 133 presses the opening / closing shutter 244 toward the front side, and resists the urging by the elastic return means (not shown) to open / close the shutter 24.
4 is rotated in the opening direction. And the slide mechanism 1
The position detection switch 177, which is engaged with the gear 166 of the No. 61 via the operation plate 170, rotationally moves to the front side as the gear 166 rotates, and the internal contact is, for example, “on”.
Then, the switch 177 outputs an ON signal.

The system controller is the switch 1 described above.
Based on the ON signal from 77, a stop signal is output to the motor 162 of the slide mechanism 161. The motor 162 is
The rotation drive is stopped based on the supply of this stop signal,
The horizontal conveyance of the disc holder 121 is stopped. Further, the system controller outputs a reverse rotation drive signal to the motor 156 of the roller drive means 133 based on the supply of the ON signal. The motor 156 is rotationally driven based on this reverse rotation drive signal to rotate the drive roller 135 in reverse.

With the reverse rotation of the drive roller 135,
As shown in FIG. 73, the optical disc D has a disc holder 1
21 and is exposed from the shutter opening 243. When the drive roller 135 is rotationally driven by the motor 156, the center hole of the optical disc D is moved to the shutter opening 24.
It is performed from 3 to exposure. The exposure amount of the optical disc D from the shutter opening 243 can be easily detected by a known sensor (not shown) provided on the disc holder 121 or the panel plate 241.

Then, the operator operates the shutter opening 243.
The optical disc D exposed from the above is removed. In this case, the center hole of the optical disc D is the shutter opening 24.
Since it is exposed from No. 3, the extraction is very easy, and the inconvenience of having to hold the recording surface of the optical disk D by hand is avoided. The removal of the optical disc D can be detected by, for example, the above-mentioned known sensor that detects the exposure amount of the optical disc D.

When a signal indicating that the optical disc D has been ejected is supplied from this sensor to the system controller, the system controller outputs a forward rotation drive signal to the motor 162 of the slide mechanism 161. The motor 162 is rotationally driven based on the supply of the forward rotation drive signal. The slide mechanism 161 inserts and removes the disk holder 121 into and out of the disk holder 121 by the rotational driving of the motor 162.
The disk holder 121 is conveyed horizontally in the direction of the inside of the box 123, and finally the disk holder 121 is housed in the box 123.

With the above series of operations, the operation of the optical disk D as a vending machine is completed. The storage unit 1
When recording on the next optical disc D housed in the optical disc D, the start button on the panel plate 241 is operated again to re-execute the series of operations described above, and a musical tone signal is recorded on the optical disc D. It will be.

As described above, in the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the recording / reproducing unit 2 is replaced by the storage unit 1
The loading mechanism unit 3 for temporarily storing the optical disc D is disposed above the storage unit 1.
On the recording / reproducing unit 2 and the storage unit 1 arranged above
Since it is only rotatively conveyed between the openings 104 formed in, the moving range thereof is very small, and the overall structure of the recording / reproducing apparatus can be effectively miniaturized.

In particular, in this embodiment, since the optical discs D in the storage unit 1 are sequentially transported in one direction, the loading mechanism unit 3 takes out the optical discs D one by one to store them in the storage unit 1. It is possible to sequentially process a large number of stored optical discs D one by one.

Further, the optical disc D conveyed to a predetermined position
Can be sequentially pushed upward through the opening 104 by the delivery mechanism 74, so that the loading mechanism unit 3 can easily carry out the mounting operation of the optical disc D.

Further, the optical disc D is driven by the roller driving means 13
Since it can be inserted into and removed from the accommodation position of the loading mechanism unit 3 at 3, the optical disc D at a predetermined position of the accommodation unit 1 can be easily attached to the accommodation position of the loading mechanism unit 3, for example. The optical disc D for which the recording of the information signal has been completed can be sent out of the loading position to the outside of the loading mechanism section.

Therefore, the loading mechanism unit 3 is
The accommodating position is the mounting portion of the disk-shaped recording medium in the spindle motor of the recording / reproducing unit 2 (the turntable 1
10), the optical disk D can be sent out through a path different from the storage unit 1 side by sending the optical disk D outward by the roller driving means 133 in a position facing each other. It becomes possible to have a function as a vending machine.

In the vending machine for optical disks using the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the above-mentioned embodiment, after recording the tone signal supplied from the sound source on the optical disk D, the optical disk D is slid through the insertion / removal opening 122 of the loading mechanism unit 3. Although the mechanism 161 and the roller driving means 133 are used to send the musical tone, the musical tone recorded on the optical disk D through the optical head 111 is operated by operating the reproduction key on the panel plate 241 after recording the musical tone signal. Play the signal, then the optical disc D
May be sent out through the insertion / removal opening 122 of the loading mechanism unit 3.

[0197]

As described above, according to the recording and / or reproducing apparatus for the disk-shaped recording medium of the present invention, a large number of disk-shaped recording media are stored in parallel with their plate surfaces facing each other. An accommodating portion having an opening in which the disc-shaped recording medium faces outward, a rotation driving means for mounting the disc-shaped recording medium, and rotationally driving the mounted disc-shaped recording medium in one direction, A recording and / or reproducing unit that is movable in the radial direction of the mounted disc-shaped recording medium and that records and / or reproduces an information signal on the disc-shaped recording medium is provided on the storage section. A recording and / or reproducing unit provided, a loading mechanism unit for mounting and operating the disc-shaped recording medium at a predetermined accommodation position through an insertion / removal port, the loading mechanism unit, the accommodation position, the recording and / or recording unit. Or the above times of the playback section Rotational conveyance for rotationally conveying between a position where the disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion of the drive unit faces each other and a position where the insertion / removal opening of the loading mechanism unit and the opening of the storage unit face each other. Since the mechanical section is provided, it is possible to reduce the size of the recording / reproducing apparatus having the accommodating section capable of accommodating a large number of discs and the conveying mechanism for conveying one disk-shaped recording medium from the accommodating section to the recording / reproducing means. For example, it can function as a vending machine for disc-shaped recording media.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a recording and / or reproducing device for a disc-shaped recording medium according to the present invention, which is capable of recording once on an optical disc.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing an overall configuration of an embodiment applied to a reproducing device (hereinafter, simply referred to as a recording / reproducing device according to the embodiment), and particularly showing a state where a unit main body is pulled out from an outer casing of a storage unit.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the outer casing of the storage unit in the recording / reproducing apparatus in the embodiment as viewed from the depth side.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a unit main body of a storage unit in the recording / reproducing apparatus in the example.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of a rotation drive mechanism portion provided in the unit main body as seen from the front side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the optical disc housed in the unit main body is conveyed to the front side, with a part of the state omitted.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a cartridge used in the recording / reproducing apparatus in the example.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the configuration of the cartridge.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cartridge according to the present embodiment is mounted on the unit main body with a part of the cartridge omitted.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the configuration of a position detection sensor mechanism installed in the unit body.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the configuration of a delivery mechanism installed in the unit main body as seen from the front side.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the delivery mechanism is installed in the unit main body with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the top structure of a recording / reproducing unit in the recording / reproducing apparatus in the example, together with the overall structure of the recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the loading mechanism unit in the recording / reproducing apparatus in the example as seen from the depth side.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a recording / reproducing apparatus when the loading mechanism unit is in an initial state.

FIG. 15 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state in which the box in the loading mechanism unit is located at the top dead center.

FIG. 16 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state in which the box in the loading mechanism unit is located at the bottom dead center.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a disc holder housed in the loading mechanism unit.

FIG. 18 is a side view showing a state of the disc holder when the box in the loading mechanism unit is located at the top dead center, in particular, a state of the roller driving means with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a state of the disc holder when the box in the loading mechanism unit is located at the bottom dead center, in particular, a state of the roller driving means, with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 20 is a plan view showing the internal configuration of the unit with the upper plate of the box of the loading mechanism unit removed.

FIG. 21 is a plan view showing the structure of a slide mechanism for horizontally transporting a disc holder with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing the loading mechanism unit together with a rotary transport mechanism unit.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a state in which an internal disc holder is pulled out through an insertion / removal opening of the loading mechanism unit.

FIG. 24 is a partially cutaway front view showing the configuration of a clamp mechanism attached to the loading mechanism unit.

FIG. 25 is a plan view showing the configuration of the main gear of the rotary transport mechanism unit as seen from the inside of the unit.

FIG. 26 is a side view showing a configuration of an outer plate of the loading mechanism unit.

FIG. 27 is an inside plate of the loading mechanism unit;
It is a side view which shows the structure of the rack member in a chucking mechanism.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view showing a state in which the loading mechanism unit is tilted with respect to the vertical line as the main gear of the rotary transport mechanism unit rotates.

FIG. 29 shows that the loading mechanism unit has moved from the initial state to 90 ° with the rotation of the main gear of the rotary transport mechanism unit.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of being rotationally conveyed.

FIG. 30 is a view showing that the loading mechanism unit is moved from the initial state to 90 ° with the rotation of the main gear of the rotary transport mechanism unit.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of being rotationally conveyed, in particular, a movement of a position detection switch attached to the outside of the rotational conveyance mechanism unit.

FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing a state in which the casing of the loading mechanism unit moves downward together with the inner plate as the main gear of the rotary transport mechanism unit rotates, and the casing reaches bottom dead center. is there.

FIG. 32 is a side view showing the movement of the outer side plate and the inner side plate with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, showing the initial state thereof.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit. It is a side view shown.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transfer mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 10 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −10).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 35 is a view showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated leftward by 15 ° from the initial state (CAM = −15).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 20 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −20).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 37 is a view showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transfer mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 30 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −30).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 38 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 40 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −40).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated leftward by 50 ° from the initial state (CAM = −50).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 40 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 60 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −60).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 70 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −70).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 42 shows movements of an outer plate and an inner plate in association with rotation of a main gear in a rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 80 ° leftward from an initial state (CAM = −80).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 43 shows movements of an outer plate and an inner plate with rotation of a main gear in a rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 90 ° leftward from an initial state (CAM = −90).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 44 is a diagram showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated to the left by 95 ° from the initial state (CAM = −95).
It is a side view showing a state (°).

FIG. 45 is a view showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 100 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −1).
It is a side view showing a state (00 °).

FIG. 46 is a view showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 110 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM = −1).
It is a side view which shows the (10 degree state).

FIG. 47 is a diagram showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in which the main gear is rotated 10 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 10 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 48 is a diagram showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 20 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 20 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 49 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transfer mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 30 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 30 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 50 is a diagram showing movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 40 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 40 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 51 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 50 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 50 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 52 shows movements of an outer plate and an inner plate with rotation of a main gear in a rotary transport mechanism unit, in which the main gear is rotated 60 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 60 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 53 shows movements of an outer plate and an inner plate with rotation of a main gear in a rotary transfer mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 70 ° to the right from an initial state (CAM = 70 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 54 is a view showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 80 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 80 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 55 is a diagram showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transfer mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 90 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 90 °).
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state (1).

FIG. 56 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 100 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 10).
It is a side view showing a state of 0 °.

FIG. 57 shows movements of an outer plate and an inner plate with rotation of a main gear in a rotary transfer mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 104 ° to the right from an initial state (CAM = 10).
It is a side view which shows the (4 degree state).

FIG. 58 is a diagram showing the movement of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 120 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 12).
It is a side view showing a state of 0 °.

FIG. 59 is a diagram showing the movements of the outer plate and the inner plate associated with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit, in a state where the main gear is rotated 130 ° to the right from the initial state (CAM = 13).
It is a side view showing a state of 0 °.

FIG. 60 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
It is a side view which shows the initial state.

FIG. 61 is a view showing movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to rotation of a main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear has rotated 5 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM =
It is a side view which shows the (-5 degree state).

FIG. 62 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear has rotated 10 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM
It is a side view showing the state of = -10 degrees.

FIG. 63 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear has rotated 15 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM
It is a side view which shows the (= state of -15 degree).

FIG. 64 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear rotates 20 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM
It is a side view which shows the (= state of -20 degree).

FIG. 65 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins accompanying the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear has rotated 50 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM
It is a side view which shows a ==-50 degree state.

FIG. 66 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear has rotated 80 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM
It is a side view which shows the (= state of -80 degree).

FIG. 67 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
Main gear rotated 90 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM
It is a side view showing a state of = -90 °).

FIG. 68 is a view showing the movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear rotates 95 ° to the left from the initial state (CAM
It is a side view which shows a ==-95 degree state.

FIG. 69 is a view showing the movements of the driven gear and the pair of pins in accordance with the rotation of the main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state in which the main gear has rotated 100 ° to the left from the initial state (CA
It is a side view which shows the state of M = -100 degrees.

FIG. 70 shows movements of a driven gear and a pair of pins according to rotation of a main gear in the rotary transport mechanism unit,
The state where the main gear rotates 110 ° to the left from the initial state (CA
It is a side view which shows the state of M = -110 degrees.

FIG. 71 shows the operation when the recording / reproducing apparatus in the example is used as a vending machine for optical disks, in which the state in which the insertion / removal opening of the loading mechanism unit comes to the position corresponding to the shutter opening is partially broken. FIG.

FIG. 72 shows the operation when the recording / reproducing apparatus in the example is used as an optical disk vending machine, and shows a state where the disk holder of the loading mechanism unit is horizontally conveyed to the shutter opening side by the slide mechanism. It is a schematic side view which fractures | ruptures and shows.

FIG. 73 is a schematic side view showing an operation when the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment is used as a vending machine for optical disks, in which a part of the optical disk is pulled out by the roller driving means and is cut away is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

D Optical disk 1 Storage unit 11 Unit body 16 Bottom plate 17 Two side plates 18 Front plate 19 Rear plate 22 Partition plate 23 Rotation drive mechanism parts 31a, 31b and 31c First, second and third feed screws 32a, 32b and 32c Gear (fixed to the feed screw) 33 Motor (motor of rotation drive mechanism part) 34 Reduction mechanism by gear train 36 Wall (mounted on motor shaft) 37a and 37b First and second wall gear 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d Rotating shafts 39a, 39b, 39c and 39d First, second and third
And fourth medium diameter gears 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d first, second, third
And a fourth small-diameter gear 41 an index 42 a rotation detecting gear 43 an optical sensor for reading an index 71a and 71b a positioning projection (formed on the upper inside of the opening of the unit body) 73 a position detecting sensor mechanism (in front of the bottom plate) Installed on the upper surface) 75 Spindle 76 Abutment piece 77 Shutter part 77a (depth side) and 77b Shutter piece 77c Notch 78 Arm member 79 Optical sensor 80 Protrusion 81 Stopper piece 82 Pulling coil spring 74 Feeding mechanism (front side of bottom plate) (Installed on the upper surface) 83 Motor 84 Gear with cam groove 90 Cam groove 85 Push-up arm member 87 Arm 89 Engaging piece 86 Pinion 88 Interlocking plate 91 First pin 95 Second pin 96 Spindle (rotatable with push-up arm member 92a (front side) and 92b Partition plate 93 Support shaft 94 tension coil spring (installed between the push-up arm member and each lower part of the interlocking plate) 101 opening (opening from which the disc at the delivery position projects) 102 guide groove 103 guide member 12 outer casing 13 bottom plate 14 upper plate 15 Two side plates 51 Limit switch (mounted on the upper surface on the depth side of the bottom plate) 52a and 52b Contacts 104 Opening (opening from which the disc at the sending position projects) 2 Recording / reproducing unit 110 Turntable 195 Center pole 111 optical head 112 unit housing 112a side plate 231 guide member 124 support shaft (projects from the side plate and rotatably supports the inner and outer plates of the loading mechanism unit) 113 circular opening (formed in the unit housing, turntable 114) Rectangular opening (Facing the optical head) 3 loading mechanism unit 121 formed in the lateral vicinity of the disk holder 128 mounting portion 129 circular opening 130 rectangular opening 155 opening (partition plate 149,
Abutment piece of lever is projected) 122 Insertion / extraction opening 123 Box 123a Bottom plate 131 Circular opening 132 Rectangular opening 123b Side plate 123c Upper plate 178 Standing piece 180 Spindle (rotatably supporting clamp mechanism) 179 Circular opening (formed in the center) 177 Position detection switch (installed on the upper plate, operation piece 174
125 inner plate 225a and 225b oblong hole 230 guide pin (projects to the recording / reproducing unit side) 232 tension coil spring (connected to outer plate) 126 outer plate 194 rectangular hole (of clamp lever 182) 221 Driven gear 221a Gear parts 222a and 222b A pair of pins 226 pins (inserted in the elongated hole 225a of the inner plate) 127 Protective plate 133 Roller driving means 134a and 134b Roller 135 Drive roller 138 Shaft 139 Rubber roller 136 Support Plates (formed on a disk holder and rotatably supporting the rollers) 137a and 137b Spindles (rotary shafts of the rollers) 140 Rotating arms (rotatably supporting the drive rollers) 144 Mounting pieces (formed at the center of rotation) 145 Projections (disk holders 146) Extension coil spring 41 rotation drive mechanism (rotatably drives the drive roller) 142 gear (mesh with drive roller pinion) 143 pinion (fixed at the tip of the drive roller) 156 motor 157 reduction mechanism (gear train) 158 internal toothed belt 147 lever 151 lever Main body 152 Abutment piece (projecting downward from the lever main body) 153 Pressing control plate 154 Support shaft (link member is rotatably supported) 148 Link member (connected to drive roller shaft) 149 Partition plate 150 Support shaft 161 Sliding mechanism ( Slide the disk holder horizontally) 162 Motor 163 Rack 164 Pinion 165 Gear train 166 Gear (gear in front of pinion) 169 Projection 170 Operation plate (engagement with projection 169) 171 Slot 172 Stopper piece 173 Notch 174 Operation Piece 175 Attachment piece 176 Pin 181 Clamp mechanism 182 Clamp lever 192 Operation piece 183 Displacement regulating plate 184 Opening (formed in the central part) 186 Start-up piece 187 Spindle 188 Z-shaped stopper piece 188a Upper piece 185 Clamp plate 189 Projection piece 190 Flange 191 Magnet 4 Rotary transport mechanism unit 201 Rotary transport mechanism 203 Motor 204 Main gear 206 Rotation shaft 207 Medium diameter gear 208 Small diameter gear 208a Non-driving portion 208b Driving portion 209 Guide rails 210a (upper) and 210b First and second Cam part 211 Projection piece (projects outward from the outer surface of the main gear) 212 Position detection switch 212a Switch piece 205 Gear row 202 Chucking mechanism 223 Spindle (spindle that projects from the inner plate to the outer plate side) 224 Rack member 227 Gear part 2 27a Gear part 228 Support shaft 229 L-shaped guide hole 229a First long hole (rectangular shape) 229b Second long hole (curved) 55 Cartridge 56 Partition plate 57 Cartridge body 58 Front plate 58a and 58b Overhanging portion 59 Rear Face plates 59a and 59b Overhanging portion 60 Grooves 61a and 61b Abutment plates 62a and 62b Stopper member 63 Locking piece (upper end portion of stopper member) 64 Support shaft (formed at the center of the side surface of the stopper member) 65 Hole (support shaft 64 hole for inserting 64 66 notch (formed from the end face of the protruding portion to the hole 65) 67 notch (formed on the opposite side of the notch 66 of the hole 65) 68 shaft (formed near the upper end on the side surface of the stopper member) 69 2 Communication holes 69a (inner side) and 69b (outer side) 70a and 70b Notch (formed on the rear end side of the locking piece) 7 Long hole (formed along the dual hole) 241 Panel plate 242 openings 243 shutter openings 244 close shutter 245 spindle

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[Claims] 1. A storage part in which a large number of disk-shaped recording media are stored in parallel with their plate surfaces facing each other, and an opening is formed to face the disk-shaped recording medium to the outside, and the disk-shaped recording medium. Is mounted on the disk-shaped recording medium, and the disk-shaped recording medium is mounted on the disk-shaped recording medium. A recording and / or reproducing unit which has a recording and / or reproducing unit for recording and / or reproducing an information signal, and the recording and / or reproducing unit disposed on the accommodating unit, and the disc-shaped recording medium are inserted into and removed from the storage unit in a predetermined manner. A loading mechanism section that is mounted and operated with respect to a position; a position where the loading mechanism section is accommodated and a mounting section of the disk-shaped recording medium in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing section is opposed to each other; Up Recording and / or recording for a disk-shaped recording medium, comprising: a rotary transport mechanism section that rotatively transports between a position where the insertion / removal opening of the loading mechanism section and the opening of the storage section face each other. Playback device. 2. The disk-shaped recording according to claim 1, wherein the storage section is provided with a transport mechanism for transporting the large number of disk-shaped recording media stored in the storage section in one direction. Recording and / or reproducing apparatus for media. 3. The storage section is provided with a detection means for outputting a detection signal when the disk-shaped recording medium is conveyed to a predetermined position, and the rotary conveyance mechanism section is based on the detection signal from the detection means. , The loading mechanism section and the loading / unloading port of the loading mechanism section from the position where the accommodation position of the loading mechanism section and the mounting portion of the disk-shaped recording medium in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing section face each other. Of the disk-shaped recording medium is rotated to a position where the opening and the opening are opposed to each other, and based on the completion of storage of the disk-shaped recording medium in the storage position, the loading mechanism is moved to the insertion / removal port of the loading mechanism and the storage section. From the position where the opening faces each other, the accommodation position and the mounting portion of the disc-shaped recording medium in the rotation driving means of the recording and / or reproducing unit face each other. The recording and / or reproducing apparatus for a disk-shaped recording medium according to claim 2, characterized in that the recording and / or reproducing apparatus is rotated to a facing position. 4. The disk-shaped recording medium according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the storage section is provided with a feeding means for projecting the disk-shaped recording medium conveyed to a predetermined position from the opening. Recording and / or reproducing apparatus for use. 5. A roller driving means for sandwiching the disk-shaped recording medium from both sides in the insertion / removal opening of the loading mechanism section, and for inserting / removing the disk-shaped recording medium with respect to the accommodation position by rotational driving. A recording and / or reproducing apparatus for a disk-shaped recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 6. The loading mechanism section has a rotary carrier and a disc holder housed in the rotary carrier, and the disc holder projects and is inserted into the rotary carrier through the insertion / removal opening. The recording and / or reproducing apparatus for a disc-shaped recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording and / or reproducing apparatus is free. 7. The rotating / transporting mechanism section is configured such that, when the loading mechanism section is located at a position where an accommodation position of the loading mechanism section and a disk-shaped recording medium mounting portion of the rotation driving means in the recording and / or reproducing section face each other. 7. A chucking mechanism for moving the loading mechanism section to move the disc-shaped recording medium at the accommodation position in the contacting / separating direction with respect to the disc-shaped recording medium mounting portion.
Recording and / or reproducing apparatus for any of the disc-shaped recording media described.