JPH06231525A - Auto changer device for disk - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accommodate an additional disk or remove a disk while a magazine is loaded in an auto changer, and to use the device also as a reproducing device for a single disk. CONSTITUTION:Data as to the presence/absence of loading of a magazine, the presence/absence of setting of a single disk and the presence/absence of a vacant accommodating space in the magazine is detected with the use of a magazine detecting means 15, a vacant accommodating space detecting means 16 and a single disk detecting means 18, and stored in a memory 17 via a control circuit 11. In response to an instruction from a manipulation input means 12, data stored in the memory 17 is read out by the control circuit 11, whereby a moving means 14 is driven to take out a CD or the like from the magazine, or the CD loaded solely at an insertion/ejection slit is reproduced by a reproducing mechanism 13. Therefore, it is possible to accommodate an additional disk or take out a disk while the magazine is accommodated in the auto changer. Moreover, it is possible to use the device also as a reproducing apparatus of a single disk via the insertion/ejection slit for a single disk.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a compact disc (hereinafter abbreviated as "CD") and a mini disc (hereinafter referred to as "M").
(Hereinafter, simply referred to as "D"), and a disc autochanger device for mounting a magazine containing discs and selecting the stored discs for reproduction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in-vehicle audio devices have been
An automatic changer 1 for CD and MD as shown in FIG. 6 is used. A plurality of magazines 2 for storing CDs or MDs can be attached to and detached from the auto changer 1. A plurality of trays 3 can be attached to and detached from the magazine 2. Each tray 3 stores a CD or MD. A magazine insertion / ejection port 4 is provided on the front surface of the autochanger 1, and can be slid in a direction indicated by an arrow 5 by a slide door 4a.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the magazine 2 is mounted on the autochanger 1 shown in FIG. Auto changer 1
A moving means 7 is provided in the housing 6 for pulling out the tray 3 from the magazine 2 and moving it up and down in the direction of arrow 8. A reproducing mechanism 9 is provided below the housing 6 and reproduces the CD or the like in the tray 3 moved by the moving means 7.

In an on-vehicle audio device, there is a restriction on the installation place, and the autochanger 1 is not necessarily arranged at a position where it can be easily operated from the driver's seat. Only the operation input means is arranged near the driver's seat, and the operation of the autochanger 1 is remotely controlled. For example, from the operation input means,
Designate the number of the tray 3 to instruct reproduction of a CD or the like.
The moving means 7 moves up to the position of the tray 3 having the designated number, pulls out the tray 3, and then moves down to move the CD or the like to the reproducing mechanism 9. Prior to this operation, C
If there is D, the tray 3 is returned to the original position of the magazine 2.

[0005]

In the conventional autochanger 1, when a CD or the like is reproduced and listened to, 1
After storing the CD etc. in the magazine 2, it must be mounted in the autochanger 1. Therefore, one CD
Even if you only want to listen to one, you have to take out the magazine 2 to store the CD. Further, when the CD is additionally stored or taken out, it is very inconvenient because the magazine 2 has to be taken out from the autochanger 1 to perform the operation.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic changer device which enables additional storage and removal of a disc while the magazine 2 is mounted in the housing, and which can also be used as a reproducing device for a single disc.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a disc autochanger device in which a magazine containing a plurality of discs is mounted in a casing, and a reproducing means for selecting the stored discs for reproducing is provided. The body is provided with an insertion / ejection opening for a magazine and an insertion / ejection opening for a single disc, and an insertion / ejection opening for a single disc, a moving means for moving the disc between the magazines, and an input means for instructing a movement mode of the disc. And a control means for controlling the moving means according to the instructed moving mode.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the disk autochanger device includes the moving means, the input means and the control means.
Further, the housing of the autochanger device is provided with a magazine insertion / ejection opening and a disk single insertion / ejection opening. The moving means moves the disk between the insertion / ejection opening for the single disk, the reproducing means and the magazine housed in the housing. The magazine has a plurality of storage spaces for storing the disks. The input means indicates a movement mode of the disc among the single disc insertion / ejection opening, the reproducing means and the magazine. The control unit controls the moving unit according to the moving mode instructed by the input unit. Therefore, it is possible to insert / reproduce and eject a disc through the disc insertion / ejection slot without removing the magazine from the magazine insertion / ejection slot. Can be stored inside.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic electrical construction of an automatic disc changer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control circuit 11 contains a microcomputer and controls the operation of the autochanger. The operation of the autochanger is instructed by an input operation on a switch or the like provided in the operation input means 12. The operation input means 12 is
It is installed near the driver's seat, etc., and inputs operation for remote control of the autochanger. In response to a command from the operation input means 12, the control circuit 11 performs control for rotating the motor of the reproducing mechanism 13 such as a CD or activating the moving means 14. The magazine detecting means 15 is
Detects whether or not a magazine is installed inside the housing of the autochanger device. When the magazine is mounted, the empty storage space detection means 16 detects the presence or absence of a CD or the like in the storage space in the magazine. Further, the single disk detecting means 18 detects whether or not a single disk such as a CD is installed in the single disk insertion / ejection opening provided in the autochanger. Based on the above detection results, information about whether or not a magazine is mounted, whether or not a single disk is mounted, and how many empty storage spaces in the magazine are present are stored in the memory 17 via the control circuit 11.
Memorized in. These detections are realized, for example, by operating a head that is provided in a reproducing mechanism for a CD or the like and optically reproduces information stored in the CD or the like. Alternatively, a moving means 1 for moving a CD or the like between the single disk insertion / ejection opening, the reproduction mechanism 13 and the magazine.
4 may be realized by providing a head that optically detects the presence or absence of a CD or the like. In response to a command from the operation input means 12, the control circuit 11 reads the information stored in the memory 17. The control circuit 11 operates the moving means 14 to take out a CD or the like from the magazine, or the reproduction mechanism 13 reproduces the CD that is independently mounted in the disc insertion / ejection slot.

2 and 3 are perspective views showing the appearance of the autochanger device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 shows a case where a CD 21 is used as a disc, and FIG. 3 shows a case where an MD 22 is used as a disc. CD21 or MD22 when used as an autochanger
After being stored in the storage spaces in the magazines 23a and 23b in the direction of the arrow 24, the magazine insertion and ejection ports 27a and 27a provided in the housings 26c and 26d of the autochangers 26a and 26b.
Attach to 27b in the direction of arrow 25. CD21 or MD
When it is desired to use the disc 22 as a single unit, the CD 21 or the MD 22 is mounted in the direction of the arrow 29 in the disc unit insertion / ejection openings 28a and 28b. Auto changer 26a, 26b
Inside the disk, the moving means 14 can move the CD 21 or MD 22 between the single disk insertion / ejection openings 28a and 28b and the magazine as shown in the direction of the arrow 30. Therefore, by inserting the CD 21 or the MD 22 from the single disk insertion / ejection ports 28a, 28b with the magazines 23a, 23b stored in the housings 26c, 26d of the autochangers 26a, 26b,
It can be stored in the magazines 23a and 23b.

4 and 5 show the operation process of this embodiment. FIG. 4 shows an operation when a CD is used as a disc, and FIG. 5 shows an operation when an MD is used as a disc. In FIG. 4, the CD 21 is inserted in the disc unit insertion / ejection opening 28a in the arrow 29 direction. Then, the CD 21 inserted in the direction of the arrow 29 is placed on the mounting table 31 and moved downward as indicated by the arrow 32. And C
After being placed on the turntable 33 for playing D21, the placing table 31 is opened to both sides as indicated by the arrow 34, and the playing is started. After the performance, the mounting table 31 is closed in the direction of arrow 35 to support the CD 21. Then, after the mounting table 31 is raised to the position of the empty storage space in the magazine 23a as indicated by the arrow 36, the one end 37a of the swinging member 37 is actuated in the direction of the arrow 38a.
7b works in the direction of arrow 38b, and a CD is placed on the magazine 23a side
21 is pressed. Then, the CD 21 pressed by the swinging member 37 is held by the rollers 39 and pulled to be stored in the magazine 23a. As shown in, when removing the CD 21 from the magazine 23a,
When one end 40a of the swinging member 40 provided on 3a is actuated in the arrow 41a direction as described above, the other end 40b works in the arrow 41b direction to push out the CD 21.

In FIG. 5, the MD 22 is inserted into the disk unit insertion / ejection opening 28b. MD inserted with
22 is sandwiched by the sandwiching member 42 in the directions of arrows 43a and 43b, and is moved downward as indicated by arrow 44. so,
The MD 22 is placed on the turntable 45 and the performance is started. After the performance in MD2 by the sandwiching member 42
2 is sandwiched and lifted to the position of the empty storage space in the magazine 23b as indicated by the arrow 46. Then, the holding member 42 is operated in the direction of the arrow 47 to store the MD 22 in the magazine 23b. Magazine 23b as shown in
When the MD 22 is taken out from the MD 23, the one end portion 48a of the swinging member 48 provided in the magazine 23b is actuated in the direction of the arrow 49a, and the other end portion 48b acts in the direction of the arrow 49b.
Extrude 2.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the housing of the autochanger device is provided with the insertion / ejection opening for the magazine and the insertion / ejection opening for the single disk, so that the magazine is not taken out from the insertion / ejection opening for the magazine. With the magazine housed in the housing, it is possible to insert, reproduce, and eject the disc through the disc single disc insertion / ejection port. Further, it is possible to store the disc in the magazine through the disc insertion / ejection slot, which is convenient. Further, even when the magazine is not housed in the housing, it can be used as a reproducing device for a single disc.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of a disc autochanger device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the automatic changer device of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of another autochanger device of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation process of the embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing another operation process of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

8, 24, 25, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 3
6, 38a, 38b, 41a, 41b, 43, 44, 4
6, 47, 49a, 49b Arrows 11 Control circuit 12 Operation input means 13 Playing mechanism 14 Moving means 15 Magazine detecting means 16 Empty storage space detecting means 17 Memory 18 Disc single detecting means 21 CD 22 MD 23a, 23b Magazines 26a, 26b Auto changer 26c, 26d Housing 27a, 27b Magazine insertion / ejection opening 28a, 28b Disc single insertion / ejection opening 31 Mounting table 33 Turntable 37, 40, 48 Swing member 37a, 40a, 48a One end 37b, 40b, 48b, etc. End 39 Roller 42 Clamping member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic changer device for a disc, wherein a magazine storing a plurality of discs is mounted in a casing, and a reproducing means for selecting the stored discs and reproducing the disc is provided in the casing. And a disc single disc insertion / ejection port, a movement unit for moving the disc between the disc single disc insertion / ejection port, the reproducing means, and the magazine, an input means for instructing a disc movement mode, and an instructed movement mode, An automatic changer device for a disc, comprising: a control means for controlling a moving means.