JPH0635571A - Computer control electronic unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To adopt a top loading system for a disk loading mechanism, to reduce cost as a whole device and to make the device compact. CONSTITUTION:A first controller 1 using a disk is connected to a second controller 8 using an IC card and cassette ROM. A computer control electronic unit 100 can be selected by using a computer control part incorporated in any control unit. The disk loading mechanism 2 of the top loading system having a loading port 2A at the upper part of the first controller 1 is provided for the first controller 1, and a cover body 4 which is positioned at the loading port 2A and opens/closes it is supported to the machine body 1A of the controller 1 so that it can vertically and parallely be shifted through a link mechanism 3. The second controller 8 is loaded on the upper surface of the cover body 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a computer-controlled electronic device such as a disk, an IC card or a cassette R.
The present invention relates to a computer-controlled electronic device that operates desired information software using a recording medium such as OM.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, disks, IC cards, cassette ROMs, etc. have been used as external storage media due to higher quality and larger capacity of information software.
In order to correspond to the above-mentioned form of the storage medium, the user must prepare the computer control electronic device corresponding to the disc and the computer control electronic device corresponding to the cassette ROM. However, each computer-controlled electronic device
Since each has a computer control unit for obtaining information from the external storage medium and operating the information software, it is considerably expensive.

Therefore, a first controller using a disk such as a compact disk and a second controller using a cassette ROM have already been connected to each other via a connector,
There has been proposed a computer-controlled electronic device that can be selectively used by using a computer control unit incorporated in any controller. In such a usage mode of the two controllers, only one of the controllers needs to be provided with the computer control unit, so that sufficient cost reduction can be realized.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned computer-controlled electronic equipment, it is preferable in view of the peculiarity of its handling that the both controllers are vertically stacked from the viewpoint of compactness. In the electronic devices already proposed, a controller using a disc below, and a controller using a cassette ROM or the like so as to be overlaid on the controller,
The form of the combination to arrange is adopted. In this case, in the lower controller, the front loading method must be adopted for the disc loading mechanism because of the restriction of the stacking. However, as is well known, the front loading type disk loading mechanism is more difficult than the top loading type mechanism.
There is a problem that the mechanical mechanism is quite complicated and the number of parts is large, and it is difficult to reduce the cost and size from the viewpoint of the entire device.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and paying attention to the fact that the operation of loading or unloading a disk into or from the disk loading mechanism is only a small time zone in the course of use of the device itself. By adopting the top loading method for the disk loading mechanism,
An object of the present invention is to provide a computer-controlled electronic device that can realize cost reduction and compactness.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention,
Computer control in which a first controller using a disk and a second controller using an IC card, a cassette ROM, etc. are connected to each other so that they can be selectively used by using a computer control unit incorporated in any one of the controllers. An electronic device,
The first controller is equipped with a top loading type disk loading mechanism having a loading port on its upper part, and a lid located at the loading port for opening and closing the same can be moved up and down in parallel through a link mechanism. In addition, the second controller is supported on the body of the first controller, and the second controller is mounted on the upper surface of the lid.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the lid can be moved up and down in parallel with the second controller through the link mechanism and the loading port can be opened. Therefore, the operating mechanism for loading and unloading the disk is the same as the conventional front loading mechanism. It's easier than it is.
Moreover, since the second controller is mounted on the first controller, the area of the bottom surface of the entire device is reduced.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 100 is a computer-controlled electronic device, and the computer-controlled electronic device 100 is a first controller 1 using a disc such as a compact disc and a second controller 1 using an IC card, a cassette ROM or the like. 8 and a mounting board 7 made of metal. A loading port 2A of the disc loading mechanism 2 is opened on the upper surface of the body 1A of the first controller 1. A pair of parallel link mechanisms 3 are provided on both sides of the machine body 1, and the loading port 2A
A lid body 4 for opening and closing is supported by the machine body 1 so as to be vertically movable via a link mechanism 3. Further, the lid 4 is formed with engaging holes 5 for attachment at four positions on its upper surface in a symmetric arrangement, and the engaging portion 6 of the attaching substrate 7 is engaged with the engaging hole 5. It can be detachably engaged. The mounting substrate 7 is mounted on the second controller 8 by mounting means (for example, means such as screwing (not shown)). The second controller 8 has an operating portion (not shown) on one side of the upper surface of its body, and
A cassette loading section 11 for loading the cassette ROM 10 and the like is provided. The mounting substrate 7 may be provided with a vibration absorbing member such as rubber on its lower surface, or may itself be formed of such a member. Further, in this embodiment, a connection portion 12 for joining a joystick or the like (not shown) is provided at the front edge of the second controller 8.

CPU required to operate information software
A computer control unit (not shown) such as (central processing circuit unit) is provided in the second controller 8 and is connected to the first controller 1 via a connector (not shown). The connector is arranged so that it can be connected at the same time when the second controller 8 is joined to the lid 4 of the first controller 1,
Both controllers 1 and 8 are equipped on the fuselage.

With such a structure, when a disc is used, the lid 4 moves up and down in parallel with the second controller 8 via the link mechanism to open the loading port of the disc loading mechanism 2. Since it can be closed, it is possible to carry out loading and unloading operations of the disk, and when using the cassette ROM 10 or the like, simply load or unload the cassette in the cassette loading section 11 located at the top of the device. .

Therefore, the top loading method can be adopted for the disk loading mechanism 2 mounted on the first controller 1, and the mechanical structure for loading and unloading the disk can be extremely simplified as compared with the conventional front loading method. However, the first controller 1
The second controller 8 mounted on the top can also be designed in a size corresponding to this, and the overall size of the device can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. In the above embodiment, the first controller 1
Although the second controller 8 is mounted on the lid 4 via the mounting substrate 7, it goes without saying that the second controller 8 may be directly detachably mounted on the lid 4. Further, the link mechanism 3 is combined with a suitable supporting means (not shown), and in order to keep the lid 4 together with the second controller 8 in the open state and the closed state, at each operation end, for example, elastically. It is configured to be able to hold the lid 4.

In another embodiment of the computer-controlled electronic device 200 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the link mechanism 3 is a cross-type link piece 3 pivotally supported at an intermediate portion.
It may be configured by an elevating mechanism using A and 3A. In this case, since the link mechanism 3 keeps the lid body 4 in the open state and the closed state together with the second controller 8 in the inside of the machine body, like the computer-controlled electronic device 100 of the above-described embodiment, the lid body 4 is opened at each operation. It is configured to be able to hold.

[0013]

As described above in detail, the present invention provides a first controller using a disk, an IC card and a cassette ROM.
A computer-controlled electronic device, which is connected to a second controller using a computer, etc., and can be selectively used by using a computer control unit incorporated in any one of the controllers. Equipped with a top-loading type disc loading mechanism with a loading port, and supported on the body of the first controller so that the lid located at the loading port and opening / closing it can be moved up and down in parallel via a link mechanism. In addition, since the second controller is mounted on the upper surface of the lid, the top loading method can be adopted for the disc loading mechanism, and the cost and size of the entire device can be reduced.
Further, since the lid of the first controller is moved up and down in parallel when loading or unloading the disc with respect to the disc loading mechanism, the weight balance may be lost even if the second controller is placed on the lid. It is possible to obtain the practical effect that it is stable and easy to use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an open state in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an open state in the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 First Controller 1A Machine Body 2 Disk Loading Mechanism 2A Loading Port 3 Link Mechanism 4 Lid 7 Mounting Board 8 Second Controller 11 Cassette Loading Section 100,200 Computer Controlled Electronic Equipment

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first controller using a disk and a second controller using an IC card, a cassette ROM or the like are connected to each other and can be selectively used by using a computer control unit built in any one of the controllers. In the computer-controlled electronic device as described above, the first controller is equipped with a top loading type disk loading mechanism having a loading port on an upper portion thereof, and a lid body located at the loading port for opening and closing the same is provided. A computer-controlled electronic device characterized in that the second controller is mounted on the upper surface of the lid body while being supported by the body of the first controller so as to be vertically movable via a link mechanism.