JPH07111804B2 - Disc player - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disc player such as a compact disc player and a video disc player, and more particularly to a disc player capable of reproducing discs having different diameters with the same disc player. Regarding

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, compact discs were generally of a relatively large diameter (12 cm in diameter) on which a large number of songs were recorded, but with the spread of CD players in recent years, the diameter is smaller (8 cm in diameter) than the above-mentioned discs. Therefore, a disc on which a few songs are recorded, that is, a so-called CD single has spread, and it is required to develop a CD player capable of reproducing both the large-diameter disc and the small-diameter disc.

Conventionally, when a disc having a different shape is inserted from the same insertion port and used, an adapter 1 as shown in FIG. 10 is used. This adapter 1 has a base disk 2 formed to have the same diameter as a large-diameter disk, and has support arms 3 which are elastic and can be expanded at several places. The small-diameter disk (S) is clamped at the center of the adapter by the clamp protrusion 4 provided on the support arm 3. By inserting the adapter 1 through the insertion opening of the CD player, the disc (S) having a small diameter can be reliably clamped to the turntable with reference to the outer circumference of the base disc 2.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, when a small-diameter disk is attached to the adapter 1 and inserted through the insertion opening of the CD player as in the conventional case, the kerf portion 3a (support arm 3) existing between the support arm 3 of the adapter and the base disk 2 is inserted. Groove to allow elastic expansion of the
It may pass over the optical detecting means for detecting disk insertion.
In this case, the detection means causes an erroneous detection, and the disc scrolling operation is stopped midway, which causes a problem that the disc cannot be mounted at a predetermined position or cannot be ejected.

Further, a general user thinks that a small-diameter disc can be used as it is, and when a disc having a smaller diameter is inserted from the insertion slot, the disc cannot be ejected, and the CD player itself becomes unusable.

Further, in the case of a car-mounted CD player, it is very complicated to use the adapter 1 shown in FIG. 10, and if the adapter 1 falls under the seat in the vehicle compartment, it has a small diameter. The disc playback operation itself becomes impossible.

The present invention is for solving the above problems, and even when discs with different diameters are inserted from the same insertion opening, the discs of each diameter can be reliably clamped to the turntable of the disc drive mechanism. Another object of the present invention is to provide a disc player that can be reliably ejected.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention relates to a disc player provided with an introduction portion for discs of different diameters and a disc drive mechanism capable of driving discs of different diameters, regardless of the diameters of the discs introduced from the introduction portion. A disk transport mechanism that can be loaded onto the disk drive mechanism, and a large-diameter disk that is pushed into the large-diameter disk while waiting in a regulation position that positions the loaded small-diameter disk on the disk drive mechanism. By the above, there is provided a stopper which starts the movement from the regulation position and reaches a position where the large-diameter disk can be installed in the disk drive mechanism.

Further, in the above means, a lock mechanism for locking the stopper at the regulating position and a position which is located closer to the introduction portion of the disc than the stopper in the regulating position and is simultaneously pushed by the large diameter disc without being pushed by the small diameter disc at the same time. A pair of protrusions, and a lock release mechanism that releases the lock when the pair of protrusions are simultaneously pressed,
Can be provided.

Further, in the above-mentioned two means, it is preferable that the stopper is biased by a spring in a direction to stand by at the regulation position.

[Action]

In the first means, the disks with different diameters introduced from the introduction section are all carried onto the disk drive mechanism by the disk transport mechanism. In the case of a small-diameter disk, it is positioned on the disk drive mechanism by a stopper that stands by at the regulation position. When a large-diameter disk is introduced, the stopper that was waiting at the regulation position is pushed by this large-diameter disk and starts moving, and moves to a position that does not prevent the large-diameter disk from being installed on the disk drive mechanism. To do.

In the second means, the pair of protrusions are not pressed together when the small-diameter disk is loaded, and the stopper remains locked at the restricting position. Therefore, the small-diameter disk is positioned on the drive mechanism by the stopper. When the large-diameter disc is introduced, the pair of protrusions are simultaneously pushed by the large-diameter disc to unlock the stopper. The unlocked stopper is pushed by the large-diameter disc and starts moving as it is.

In the third means, after the large-diameter disc is ejected,
The stopper is returned to the regulated position by the biasing force of the spring.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9B.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an operating portion of a disc player. In this figure, 11 is an operation panel. A display 13 including a liquid crystal display element for performing various displays and a plurality of types of discs having different diameters such as a small-diameter disc (S) and a large-diameter disc (L) are inserted in the operation panel 11. An insertion slot 12 is provided. The operation panel 11 is attached to the front surface of the player body (H) so that each mechanism of the player body (H) can be operated.

The player body (H) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings starting from FIG.

2 and 3 are plan views of the apparatus main body (H), FIG.
The figure is a side view thereof.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 14 is a drive roller having a diameter gradually increasing toward both ends so as not to sandwich the center of the large-diameter disk (L). One end of the drive roller 14 is pivotally supported by one side chassis 15a, and the other end is pivotally supported by the side chassis 15b. A gear 16 is attached to the drive roller 14 outside the side chassis 15b. As shown in FIG. 5, this gear 16 meshes with various gears 18, 18 ... Which transmit the rotational force of the motor 17 provided on the side chassis 15b, and the rotational force of the motor 17 drives the drive roller 14 to rotate. It is supposed to be done.

The other side of the drive roller 14 is shown in FIGS. 7 and 9A and
It is a plastic facing member 14a as shown in FIG. 9B. The surface of the facing member 14a facing the drive roller 14 is a concave curved surface. This concave shape is the drive roller
The radius of curvature of the driving roller 14 is opposite to that of the driving roller 14 and has the same rate of change as the diameter of the driving roller 14. As shown in FIG. 7, the drive roller 14 presses the disc with the opposing member 14a by a predetermined spring pressure during the disc pulling operation, and after the disc is completely inserted, the drive roller 14 moves downward as shown by a dotted line. It is designed to run away. The facing member 14a does not rotate, and the disc fed by the drive roller 14 simply slides. However, as the facing member 14a, it is also possible to use a rotatable roller having a shape in which both ends are gradually thickened like the driving roller 14. In the disc pulling operation by the drive roller 14 and the facing member 14a, when a large-diameter disc (L) is used, the large-diameter disc (L) is driven at the thickest position of the drive roller 14 as shown in FIG. 9A. You can do it. Therefore, the large-diameter disk (L) can be strongly clamped by the clamping force of the spring pressure between the drive roller 14 and the facing member 14a, and the disc is pulled in by a stronger driving force. Also, when a small diameter disc (S) is used, the 9B
As shown in the figure, a small-diameter disk (S) is attached to the drive roller 14
It is designed to be driven by the thin part on the center side of the. Therefore, the small-diameter disk (S) can be driven by the drive roller 14 and the facing member.
The small-diameter disk (S) is sandwiched by 14a and a relatively weak force, so that the small-diameter disk (S) is pulled in with a weaker force than the driving force for driving the large-diameter disk (L). Also, a small-diameter disc (S) is inserted at a position offset from the center of the passage, and only one end of the disc (S) is driven by the drive roller.
When it is sandwiched by the large-diameter portion of 14 and pulled in, the balance of the driving force acting on the disc (S) is lost, so the disc (S) is fed into the central position of the driving roller 14, that is, the central position of the passage. Be guided.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 20 indicates a disk drive unit. This disk drive unit 20
Are supported by four dampers 19a, 19b (the other two are not shown in the figure) for absorbing vibration, which are attached to both side chassis 15a, 15b. The presence of this damper protects the disk drive unit 20 from vehicle body vibrations and shocks when it is used in a vehicle.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the lower chassis 22 of the disk drive unit 20 includes a turntable 23 for rotating the disk (S) or (L), and a small-diameter disk (S) or large-diameter disk. An optical pickup mechanism 21 for reading the signal written in (L) is provided. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the lower chassis 22
An upper chassis 25 is attached to one end of the upper shaft 25 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction about a shaft 24 (see FIG. 6) as a fulcrum. The upper chassis 25 is always supported by a spring (not shown).
It is attracted to 22 directions. The upper chassis 25 has a disk (S) or (L) mounted on the turntable 23.
A clamper 26 that clamps is rotatably supported, and a restricting piece 27 that restricts the descending of the clamper 26 onto the turntable 23 is integrally formed on the side of the upper chassis 25 by bending. There is. Adjacent to the regulation piece 27 is a standby portion 27a for inclining the upper chassis 25 upward and waiting until the disc (S) or (L) is supplied onto the turntable 23. The inclined portion 27b is formed. The releasing pin 28 for releasing the clamp slides on the inclined portion 27b when ejecting the disc (S) or (L), and when the releasing pin 28 enters under the standby portion 27a, the upper chassis 25 Can be lifted. The release pin 28 is driven in the left-right direction in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 by a rack mechanism or the like that meshes with any of various gears 18, 18 ... Provided on the side chassis 15b. It is a thing. That is, the motor 17 shown in FIG. 5 drives the drive roller 14, but when the solenoid (SOL) shown in FIG. 5 is excited when the disc is supplied onto the turntable,
The clutch provided in the power transmission section is actuated, the power to the drive roller 14 is cut off, and the release pin 28 is driven to the right in the figure by the rack mechanism. On the contrary, at the end of the reproducing operation, the release pin 28 first moves to the left in the drawing, and then the power is transmitted to the drive roller 14 to eject the disc.

When the release pin 28 is located at the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 6 and 7, the release pin 28 engages with the standby portion 27a of the restriction piece 27, whereby the upper chassis 25 is lifted and the clamp is clamped. It will be canceled. When the release pin 28 moves to the right as shown by the dotted line in FIGS. 6 and 7, the release pin 28 disengages from the standby portion 27a, and the upper chassis 25 moves downward due to the force of the spring. A disk is clamped on the turntable 23 by a clamper 26 provided on the disk 25. When the release pin 28 is in the position shown by the solid line, the drive unit 20 elastically supported by the dampers 19a and 19b is locked by a lock mechanism (not shown) so as not to be elastically supported. On the contrary, when the release pin 28 moves to the position shown by the dotted line and the disc is brought into the reproducing operation, the lock is released and the drive unit 20 is elastically supported by the dampers 19a and 19b.

As shown in FIG. 4, a triangular slider 30 made of sheet metal is provided on the lower surface of the upper chassis 25 (the surface facing the lower chassis 22), and a stopper 31 is provided on the slider 30. Installed. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 8A, the stopper 31 is formed by bending with a radius of curvature which is the same as or slightly larger than the radius of the large-diameter disc (L). . Stopper 31
Is formed by being curved with the above curvature by resin or the like, and the concave curved surface side is directed toward the turntable 23. Note that the slider 30 and the stopper 31 can be integrally formed of resin or the like. A pair of pins 32 and 33 are provided on the upper surface of the triangular slider 30. The pins 32 and 33 are inserted into a linear sliding hole 34 formed in the upper chassis 25, and the slider 30 can be linearly moved along the sliding hole 34.

A pair of lock release levers 35a and 35b are rotatably supported on the slider 30 by pins 36a and 36b, respectively. Each of the lock release levers 35a and 35b is formed in a dogleg shape. At the ends of the long arms of the lock release levers 35a and 35b, the downward disc restriction protrusions 37a and 3
7b is installed. These disc control protrusions 37a and 37b
Is composed of rotating rollers. Alternatively, the disc regulating protrusions 37a and 37b are composed of non-rotating members such as pins. Also, each lock release lever 35
Lock pins 38a and 38b are attached to the tips of the short arms of a and 35b so as to face upward. Sliding hole in the upper chassis 25
A pair of auxiliary holes 41a and 41b are formed so as to sandwich 34. The pair of auxiliary holes 41a and 41b extend linearly so as to be parallel to the sliding hole 34, and the lock pins 38a and 38b.
Are inserted into the auxiliary holes 41a and 41b. Each auxiliary hole 41a
Lock grooves 42a and 42b are integrally formed at the ends of the turntables 41b and 41b on the turntable side. This lock groove 42a
And 42b are formed so as to approach each other. Short arms of the pair of lock release levers 35a and 35b are connected by a spring 39. The force of this spring 39 causes a pair of lock pins 38a and 3
The lock release levers 35a and 35b are urged so that the 8b come close to each other. The biasing force of this spring 39 is set to be fairly weak.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the slider 30 is moving to the left in the figure, the pair of lock pins 38a and 38b attracted by the spring 39 are inserted into the auxiliary holes 41a and 41, respectively.
It fits in the lock grooves 42a and 42b at the end of b. In this state, the slider 30 is locked so that it cannot move to the right in the figure, that is, in the depth direction of the passage. Also like this slider
When 30 is locked, unlock lever 35a
And a pair of disc regulating protrusions 37a and 37 provided on 35b
b is located to the left of the arc-shaped stopper 31 in the drawing. The center of the small diameter disc (S) is the turntable 23.
Lock pins 38a and 3 when they are approximately aligned with the center of
In the state where 8b is locked in the lock grooves 42a and 42b, the pair of disc restriction protrusions 37a and 37b come into contact with the edges of the small-diameter disc (S). That is, the turntable 23
The small-diameter disc (S) supplied on the top of the disk hits the center of the arc-shaped stopper 31 at the edge (a),
At this time, both the (b) and (c) portions of the edge come into contact with the disc restricting protrusions 37a and 37b. The small-diameter disk (S) is positioned so as to reach the center of the turntable 23 at the three points (a), (b) and (c). Further, the distance l between the edge of the disc passage shown in FIG. 3 and each disc regulating protrusion 37a and 37b is
The size is set to be smaller than the radius of the small-diameter disk (S).

When the large-diameter disk (L) is supplied, the radius of the edge of the large-diameter disk (L) is larger than the radius of the small-diameter disk (S), and moreover, the curvature of the concave curved surface of the stopper 31 is the disk (L). When the edge (a) of the edge of the disk (L) hits the stopper 31, the edges of the edge (d) and (e) of the edge of the disk (L) cause the disk restricting protrusions 37a and 3a.
7b is pushed to the right in the figure (direction behind the passage). as a result,
The lock release levers 35a and 35b rotate to face each other against the force of the spring 39 to open each other, and the pair of lock pins 38a and 38b
Is disengaged from the lock grooves 42a, 42b of the upper chassis 25. Therefore, the lock of the slider 30 is released, and the slider 30 can move to the right in the figure. That is, when a large-diameter disc (L) is supplied, the slider 30 comes off, and the stopper 31 is pushed inward by the disc (L).

An eject lever 45 is provided on the upper surface of the upper chassis 25. The eject lever 45 is rotatably supported by a support pin 46. An elongated hole 45a is formed at the tip of the eject lever 45, a pin 33 provided on the slider 30 penetrates a sliding hole 34 formed in the upper chassis 25, and the elongated hole of the eject lever 45 is formed. It is inserted in 45a. The linear movement of the slider 30 along the sliding hole 34 is interlocked with the rotational movement of the eject lever 45. A reversing spring 47 is hung between the base arm 45b of the eject lever 45 and the upper chassis 25. First
As shown in FIG. 8A, when the slider 30 is moving toward the insertion port, the eject lever 45 is biased counterclockwise by the reversing spring 47, and the slider 30 is pressed leftward in the figure. When the slider 30 is unlocked and the slider 30 moves about 2/3 strokes to the right in the figure, the urging direction of the reversing spring 47 is reversed, and the eject lever 45 is urged clockwise to move the slider 30. 30 is pushed to the right in the figure (toward the back of the passage).

An intermediate lever 51 is provided on the lower surface of the end portion of the upper chassis 25, and is rotatably supported by the upper chassis 25 by a support pin 52. A drive pin 53 is provided at the tip of the arm of the intermediate lever 51, and the drive pin 53 is the upper chassis.
It passes through a notch 25a (see FIG. 6) formed in 25 and projects upward. The drive pin 53 is inserted into an elongated hole 45c formed in the eject lever 45. Further, the intermediate lever 51 is formed with an operating piece 51a, and the operating piece 51a projects from the side edge of the upper chassis 25. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the lower chassis
A drive lever 61 is provided inside the side surface of 22. An elongated hole 61a is formed in the drive lever 61, and the elongated hole 61a is supported by a support shaft 62 fixed to the inner surface of the lower chassis 22. The drive lever 61 is movable in the left-right direction in FIG. 7 by this one support shaft 62, and is also rotatable about this support shaft 62 as a fulcrum. However, a regulation pin 64 is fixed to the left end of the drive lever 61 in the drawing, and the regulation pin 64 is inserted into a regulation hole 65 formed in the lower chassis 22. The drive lever 61 can rotate about the support shaft 62 as a fulcrum within a range in which the restriction pin 64 can move inside the restriction hole 65. A spring 66 is hooked on the support shaft 62. One end of the spring 66 is hooked on the lower chassis 22, and the other end is hooked on the inner surface of the bent portion 61b on the right side of the drive lever 61. . The drive lever 61 is moved to the right in FIG. 7 by the biasing force of the spring 66, and the drive lever 61 is moved by the force of the spring 66.
Is rotated clockwise. Due to this rotational biasing force, the regulation pin 64 is in pressure contact with the upper edge 65a of the regulation hole 65.
A drive pin 67 is fixed to the upper right end of the drive lever 61 in the drawing, and the drive pin 67 is located at a position where it can hit the operating piece 51a of the intermediate lever 51 when the drive lever 61 moves in the left-right direction. It is extended. Further, a protrusion 61c is integrally formed on the upper edge of the drive lever 61 substantially at the center thereof. The protrusion 61c is located within the moving area of the release pin 28.

As shown in FIG. 2, A, A
Detection points are provided at four locations shown by B, C, and D. Each of the detection points A to D has a light emitting element and a light receiving element that face each other across the disc insertion passage. A diaphragm member that narrows the light to a constant diameter is provided. Among the detection points A to D, A is for detecting the insertion and ejection of the disc, and is located inside the insertion opening 12 and at the center of the disc insertion passage. B is arranged at a position where any disc is blocked when the center of the small disc (S) or the large disc (L) is on the turntable 23.
C is arranged at a position away from the edge of the disk (L) when the center of the large-diameter disk (L) is on the turntable 23. The detection point C also has a function of detecting that a large-diameter disc (L) has been ejected. When the disc (L) moves to a position where it does not block the detection point C, the ejection operation is performed. To be completed.
Further, D is for detecting this pushing operation by blocking by the disc (S) when the small-diameter disc (S) ejected to the position shown on the left side in the drawing is pushed again. It is a thing.

Next, a disc loading operation in the disc player of the above embodiment will be described.

When the disc is not being played, the release pin 28 is moved to the left side of the figure as shown by the solid line in FIG. The release pin 28 abuts on the standby portion 27a of the regulation piece 27 formed on the upper chassis 25, and the upper chassis 25 is lifted through the regulation piece 27, whereby the clamper 26 is separated from the turntable 23. There is. Further, the eject lever 45 provided on the upper surface of the upper chassis 25 is rotated counterclockwise by the reversing spring 47, and the slider 30 connected by the eject lever 45 and the pin 33 is in the direction of the insertion port 12. Has been pushed to. Then, the pair of lock release levers 35a and 35b are attracted to each other by the spring 39, and the lock pins 38a and 38b.
Is fitted into the lock grooves 42a and 42b at the ends of the auxiliary holes 41a and 41b formed in the upper chassis 25, and the slider 30 is locked. Also, the pair of disc restriction protrusions 37a and 37b
It is located further than the stopper 31 toward the insertion opening 12 side.

When the small-diameter disc (S) is inserted, it is pinched by the drive roller 14 and the opposing member 14a and drawn. Second
As shown in the figure, when a small-diameter disc (S) is inserted from approximately the center of the insertion slot 12, this disc (S)
Is sandwiched and fed by the drive roller 14 and the opposing member 14a in the state shown in FIG. 9A (the small diameter portion of the drive roller 14). Due to the concave shape of the drive roller 14 and the facing member 14a,
The disc (S) is fed through the center of the insertion passage. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 8A, the small-diameter disc (S) has a (b) part and a (c) part when the (a) part at its tip hits the substantially central part of the stopper 31. The disk control projections 37a and 37b come into contact with each other. That is, neither of the disc regulating protrusions 37a and 37b is pushed in toward the stopper 31, so that the lock release levers 35a and 3b are not pushed.
The lock pins 38a and 38b provided on the 5b never come off the lock grooves 42a and 42b at the same time. Therefore, in this case, the slider 30 remains locked and does not move to the right in FIGS. 2 and 8A. Therefore, the disc (S) stays at the position where the center of the disc (S) reaches the turntable 23.

Also, in the case of a small-diameter disc (S), it is not always the insertion port.
It is not limited to be inserted in the central portion of 12, and for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the disc (S) may be inserted in a state of being offset to the side chassis 15a side. Even in such a case, the disc (S) can be guided to the central position of the passage. Because the drive roller 14 and the facing member 14
Since a has a concave shape in the center as shown in FIG. 9A, one side edge of the small-diameter disk (S) has one side edge.
This is because the shaft of the drive roller 14 is tilted and the balance of the feed force is lost when it is sandwiched by the large diameter part of the drive roller 14, and a force acts to return the disc (S) to the center during the feeding operation. . Further, the distance l between the disc regulation protrusion 37a that first hits the edge of the disc (S) that is sent further offset and the passage end is
It is narrower than the radius of the small-diameter disk (S). Therefore, when this disk is drawn along the path shown in FIG. 3 and hits the restriction projection 37a, the disk (S) is rotated about the restriction projection 37a so that its (a) part hits the stopper 31 and is fed. As a result, the center of the disc is guided onto the turntable 23. At this time, the edge of the disc (S) pushes the disc regulating protrusion 37a to the right in the figure, and this force causes the lock release lever 35a provided with the disc regulating protrusion 37a to rotate in the clockwise direction so that the lock pin 38a is disengaged from the lock groove 42a of the upper chassis 25. However, since the lock pin 38b provided on the other lock release lever 35b does not come off the lock groove 42b, the slider 30 remains locked and the stopper 31 is not pushed in the depth direction of the passage. The same applies when a small-diameter disc (S) is fed to the side opposite to that shown in FIG.

When the detection operation described later recognizes that the center of the disk (S) has reached the top of the turntable 23, the solenoid (SOL) is excited, the motor power to the drive roller 14 is cut off, and the motor 17 Release pin by the driving force of
28 is driven rightward from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 to the position shown by the dotted line. Therefore, the release pin 28 separates from the regulation piece 27, the upper chassis 25 lifted by the release pin 28 descends by the force of the spring, and the clamper 26 and the turntable 23
The disk (S) is clamped by and. In conjunction with this operation, the drive roller 14 descends to the position shown by the dotted line in FIG.

Next, when a large-diameter disk (L) is inserted from the insertion opening 12 and fed by the drive lever 14 (see FIG. 9A), as shown in FIG. ) And (e) parts are almost at the same time
And hit 37b. Further, since the stopper 31 has a concave shape substantially along the outer periphery of the disc (L), the disc (L) hits almost the entire surface of the stopper 31, and therefore both the regulation protrusions 37.
The a and 37b are pushed toward the stopper 31 almost at the same time. Therefore, the lock release levers 35a and 35b provided with the restriction protrusions 37a and 37b rotate in the directions of opening each other against the spring 39, and the lock pins 38a and 38b provided respectively at the same time at the same time as the upper chassis 25. Locking grooves 42a and 4
The slider 30 is released from 2b, and the lock of the slider 30 is released. Therefore, when the disc (L) is further fed by the drive roller 14, the disc 31 is pushed by this and the stopper 31 is moved in the depth direction of the passage. When it moves a certain distance (for example, about 2/3 strokes), the eject lever 45 that rotates together with the slider 30 is rotated clockwise by the reversing spring 47, whereby the slider 30 and the stopper 31 automatically move in the depth direction of the passage. To be made. With the stopper 31 moved in the depth direction of the passage, the center of the disk (L) is located on the turntable 23.

When it is detected that the large-diameter disk (L) has been loaded, the release pin 28 moves from the position shown by the solid line to the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. Then, the upper chassis 25 descends and the disc (L) is clamped by the clamper 26 and the turntable 23. Further, the drive roller 14 descends to the position shown by the dotted line in FIG.

Next, the operation of ejecting each disk will be described.

As described above, when it is detected that the disc (S) or the disc (L) is supplied to the regular position, the release pin 28 moves to the right from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. To the position. The drive lever 61 provided inside the side surface of the lower chassis 22 is moved to the right in the figure by the force of the spring 66, and is also urged clockwise by the same spring 66 with the support shaft 62 as the fulcrum. .
When the release pin 28 moves to the right in the figure, it rides on the projection 61c of the drive lever 61, and the regulation pin 64 moves into the regulation hole 6
The drive lever 61 rotates counterclockwise within the range of movement within 5. That is, when the release pin 28 moves to the right, the position of the drive lever 61 remains the same, and the projection 61c once escapes downward, and when the release pin 28 finishes passing, the drive lever 61 moves to the spring 66. It returns clockwise by force. In the disc removing operation, the release pin 28 moves leftward from the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 7 to the position shown by the solid line. At this time, the release pin 28 is locked by the protrusion 61c, and the release pin 28 pulls the protrusion 61c. Accordingly, the drive lever 61 is moved to the left in the figure. This leftward movement causes the restriction pin 64 to reach the oblique side 65b from the upper edge 65a of the restriction hole 65, and the oblique side 65b causes the drive lever 61 to rotate in the counterclockwise direction (a state indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 7). Therefore, the protrusion 61c is disengaged from the release pin 28, and the drive lever 61 is returned to the right direction in the drawing by the spring 66. In other words, the drive lever 61
Is once moved to the left in the figure and then returned to the right. In this operation, the drive pin 67 provided at the upper end of the drive lever 61 moves from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 to the position shown by the dotted line.

Here, in the loading operation of the small diameter disc (S), the slider
The 30 remains in the position shown in Figure 8A and does not move. That is, the eject lever 45 is kept in a state of being rotated counterclockwise by the force of the reversing spring 47. Further, the intermediate lever 51 connected to the eject lever 45 remains rotated in the clockwise direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the operating piece 51 a of the intermediate lever 51 is separated from the drive pin 67. Therefore, the drive pin 67 that moves together with the movement of the drive lever 61 at the time of discharging described above does not hit the operating piece 51a.

On the other hand, when the large-diameter disk (L) is loaded, the stopper 31 is moving in the backward direction as shown in FIG. 8B, and the eject lever 45 is rotated clockwise by the reversing spring 47. Has been. Therefore, the intermediate lever 51 connected to the eject lever 45 is rotated counterclockwise, and the operating piece 51a is largely moved to the right. Therefore, in the operation of removing the large-diameter disk (L), the drive pin 67 presses the operating piece 51a by the leftward movement of the drive lever 61, and the intermediate lever 51 is driven in the clockwise direction. Along with this, the eject lever 45 is rotated counterclockwise, and when it is rotated to a certain angle, it is further rotated by the reversing spring 47, and the slider 30 and the stopper 31 are returned to the insertion port 12 direction.

Further, when the release pin 28 moves to the left side of the drawing in FIG. 7, this causes the restriction piece 27 to be lifted, and the upper chassis
25 is rotated upward, and the disc clamp by the clamper 26 is released. Further, the drive roller 14 shown by the dotted line in FIG. 7 rises, and this roller 14 and the opposing member 14a
The disk is clamped by and the disk is ejected toward the insertion slot 12 by the reverse rotation of the drive roller 14.

Next, detection and identification of the inserted disc will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, optical detection points A to D are provided in the disc insertion passage. In the following description, the detection point will be described as ON when the disc blocks the light and OFF when the disc does not block the light.

First, when the small-diameter disk (S) or the large-diameter disk (L) is inserted from the insertion opening 12 while the motor of the drive roller 14 is stopped, the detection point A is turned on by the tip of each disk. As a result, the motor is started, the drive roller 14 is rotated, and the disk is pulled in.

Next, it is discriminated whether the disc is the small disc (S) or the large disc (L) and whether the center of these discs is directly above the turntable or not as follows. When the center of the large-diameter disk (L) is installed on the turntable 23, the detection point B and the detection point A are ON, and the detection point C is OFF. While the large-diameter disk (L) is being pulled in, all of the detection points A, B, and C may be turned on. In this case, loading is completed when the detection point C is turned off. is there. When the center of the small diameter disc (S) is installed on the turntable 23, the detection point B is
When it is ON, it is OFF at detection points C and A. The detection points A and B are arranged at positions that cannot be turned on at the same time by the small-diameter disk (S). Therefore, for example, depending on the position where the small-diameter disk (S) is pulled in, only the detection point A may be ON, or the detection points A and C may be ON at the same time, but the disk (S) advances and the detection point B Only when it is turned on, you can confirm the loading to the regular position. That is, detection points A and B are turned on at the same time.
It is possible to discriminate between the small-diameter disc (S) and the large-diameter disc (L) depending on whether or not there is a case.

With the arrangement of the detection points described above, the disc loading detection and the identification detection can be performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, for example. First, when the detection point A is turned on while the motor driving the drive roller 14 is off, a start command is issued to the motor to rotate the drive roller 14 in the feed direction. After that, when the detection point A remains ON and the detection point C turns ON, or in addition to this, the detection point B turns ON, or only the detection point A remains ON. However, as a control, wait until the detection point B turns ON, then turn B ON
When that happens, the identification and confirmation operation of whether or not the loading operation is completed is started. That is, when the detection point B is turned on, the detection points A and C are checked, and if both are turned off, the loading of the small-diameter disk (S) is completed. Therefore, by exciting the solenoid (SOL),
The roller driving the drive roller 14 is stopped, and the clamp operation is started. If both the detection points A and C are ON when the detection point B is turned ON, the large-diameter disk (L) is in the process of being drawn. Therefore B is ON
If it is confirmed that C is turned off as it is, the loading of the large-diameter disk (L) is completed. Therefore, the driving roller 14 is stopped and the clamp operation is started.

Next, the disc ejection control is performed as follows.

In the case of a large-diameter disk (L), the clamp is released by the eject operation, and the drive roller 14 is reversed by the motor 17 to eject the disk (L). Then, when the detection point C, which has been OFF until then, is once turned ON and then turned OFF, the motor is stopped. At this time, as shown on the left side of FIG. 2, the rear end of the disc (L) is positioned on the drive roller 14 and the disc (L) is inserted into the insertion port 12.
It is in a state of protruding from. Next, in the ejecting operation of the small-diameter disk (S), the motor 17 is driven for a fixed time after the clamp is released by the eject operation. The small-diameter disk (S) stops at a position separated from the drive roller 14, and the tip of the small-diameter disk (S) projects from the insertion opening 12 and stops.

In addition, when the ejected disc is pushed in again, when the disc (L) having a large diameter is detected, the detection point C
Is turned on again, and in the case of a small-diameter disk (S), the detection point D is turned on. Based on this confirmation, the drive roller 14 may be driven again to push the disc toward the insertion slot 12, or the drive roller 14 may pull the disc again to put it in a standby state for another reproducing operation.

As described above, whichever of the discs (S) and (L) is used, the discs (S) and (L) can be stopped on the turntable 23 at the same position, and the operation thereafter is performed by any disc. The same can be done for (S) and (L). Therefore, it is possible to reproduce any of the discs (S) and (L) without significantly changing the disc player used conventionally. Moreover, since it is okay to insert the small-diameter disc (S) from a position deviated from the center of the insertion slot 12, it is easy to perform the loading operation even when the driver inserts the disc in the vehicle-mounted disc player.

In the illustrated embodiment, the stopper 31 has a curved shape along the outer circumference of the large-diameter disk (L), but the stopper 31 may be a flat plate positioned behind the disk regulating protrusions 37a and 37b. Alternatively, it may be a plurality of protrusions arranged at positions along the curved curved surface of the embodiment shown in the figure.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the first aspect of the invention, disks having different diameters can be loaded by the common disk transport mechanism. Further, the stopper standing by at the regulation position where the small-diameter disc can be positioned is pushed by the large-diameter disc and starts moving when the large-diameter disc is introduced. Therefore, a special drive source for starting the movement of the stopper from the regulation position becomes unnecessary.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the large-diameter disc is introduced, the large-diameter disc simultaneously pushes the pair of protrusions to release the lock of the stopper, and the large-diameter disc pushes the stopper from the regulation position. Start moving. The pair of protrusions serve as a disk diameter selecting means and a means for unlocking the stopper, and have a simple structure and can reliably position small and large diameter disks on the disk drive mechanism. Become.

In the invention according to claim 3, since the stopper is biased by the spring toward the restricting position, the stopper can be reliably returned to the restricting position when the large-diameter disk is ejected. The urging force of the spring ensures reliable localization at the regulated position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an operating portion of a disc player according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are plan views of a disc player main body according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a disc drive unit. FIG. 2 is a perspective view and FIG. 5 is a perspective view.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the drawing, FIG. 6 is a partial plan view of the disk drive unit showing the structure of the return member, and FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG.
8A and 8B are partial plan views of the disk drive unit showing the operation of the stopper and the unlocking mechanism, FIGS. 9A and 9B are front views showing the drive roller and the facing member, and FIG. 10 is a conventional view. Top view of the small diameter disk adapter
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a control flow chart of the detection unit in the embodiment of the present invention. S: small diameter disc, L: large diameter disc, 12 ...
Insertion slot, 14 …… Drive roller, 23 …… Turntable, 25
…… Upper chassis, 26 …… Clamper, 28 …… Clamp release pin, 30 …… Slider, 31 …… Stopper, 35a, 35b…
… Unlock levers, 37a, 37b …… Disc control projections, 4
2a, 42b …… Lock groove, 45 …… Eject lever, 47 ……
Reversing spring, 51 …… Intermediate lever, 61 …… Drive lever, 67 …… Drive pin.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A disc player provided with an introduction portion for discs of different diameters and a disc drive mechanism capable of driving discs of different diameters, the discs having any diameters introduced from the introduction portion. Also a disk transport mechanism that can be loaded onto the disk drive mechanism, and a large-diameter disk that is pushed into this large-diameter disk while waiting at a regulation position that positions the loaded small-diameter disk on the disk drive mechanism. Accordingly, a disc player is provided, which is provided with a stopper that starts moving from the regulation position and reaches a position where a large-diameter disc can be installed in the disc drive mechanism. 2. A lock mechanism for locking the stopper at the regulating position, and a position which is located closer to the introduction portion of the disc than the stopper in the regulating position and is simultaneously pushed by the large diameter disc without being pushed by the small diameter disc at the same time. 2. The disc player according to claim 1, further comprising: a pair of protrusions in 1 and a lock release mechanism that releases the lock when the pair of protrusions are simultaneously pressed. 3. The disc player according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is biased by a spring in a direction to stand by at the regulation position.