JPH08212769A - Information storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the number of components and to miniaturize an information storage apparatus by energizing a door which is installed at a front bezel body so as to be capable of being opened and shut always in a shut direction and instaling a switch, for starting of a medium discharge operation, which is turned on and off according to the opening operation and the shutting operation of the door. CONSTITUTION: In a stand-by operation is Figure (A), a door 26 is energized by a coiled spring 28, its upper end part is bumped against a front bezel body 24, the door is shut, and a contact switch 30 is turned off. Then, as shown in Figure (B), a replaceable medium carriage 32 presses down a bent part 26a for the door 26, the door 26 is opened, and the cartridge 32 is inserted from a medium insert/exhaust port 25 into an apparatus body 22. At this time, the body 22 opens a shutter for the cartridge, and an optical disk is chucked to a spindle. However, a switch S for detection of a medium inside is turned off, and a motor M for discharge of the medium is not turned. After that, the bent part 26a is pressed by finger, the door 26 is opened, the switches 30, S are both turned on, and the motor M starts a medium discharge operation. Thereby, a medium discharge switch is reduced, and an apparatus can be miniaturized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information storage device using an exchangeable medium such as an optical disk, and more particularly to a front bezel structure of the information storage device.

A front bezel (front panel) is provided on the front surface of an information storage device such as an optical disk device for inserting / removing a removable medium into / from the main body of the device.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional front bezel structure will be described with reference to FIGS. A front bezel 3 is provided on the front surface of an information storage device body 2 such as an optical disk device. A front bezel body 4 having a medium insertion / ejection port is fixed to the apparatus body 2.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a door rotatably attached to the front bezel body 4 by a shaft 7, and is biased by a coil spring 8 so as to close the medium insertion / ejection port 5.
10 is an eject button (a button for starting the medium ejection operation)
The coil spring 14 is inserted into the guide member 12 and is biased by the coil spring 14 so as to project toward the front of the apparatus.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a contact switch. When the contact switch 16 is turned on, a medium ejection motor (not shown) is rotated, and a replaceable medium is ejected from the inside of the apparatus main body 2 through the medium insertion / ejection port 5 of the front bezel 3. To be done.

[0006]

In the conventional front bezel structure, since the door 6 and the eject button 10 are provided independently, there are the following problems.

(1) The number of parts of the front bezel increases, and the cost increases. (2) The outer shape of the front bezel becomes large. (3) If a rotatable door is provided in front of the device, the operability will deteriorate.

(4) The position at which the medium ejection operation start switch is provided is limited. Further, in the conventional front bezel structure, since the door is opened when the device is operating, there is a problem that dust easily enters the device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to reduce the number of parts and to prevent a dust from entering the inside of the device during operation of the device. It is to provide an information storage device provided.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an information storage device in which a removable medium is inserted and removed through a front bezel provided on the front surface of the device.
A door is attached to a front bezel body provided on the front surface of the apparatus body so as to be rotatable forward of the apparatus with its lower end as a center of rotation, and a biasing means is provided for constantly biasing the door in a closing direction. Provided is an information storage device characterized in that a switch for starting a medium discharging operation, which is turned on / off in accordance with an opening / closing operation of the door, is provided in a front bezel body or an apparatus body.

[0011]

Since the door is provided so as to be rotatable forward of the device with its lower end being the center of rotation, and the door is always biased in the closing direction by the biasing means, the door is closed during the operation of the device. As a result, dust is prevented from entering the device.

When the door is opened, the medium discharging operation start switch is turned on, and when the door is closed it is turned off. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide an eject button as in the conventional case, and the number of parts is reduced. Furthermore, the degree of freedom of the position where the switch is provided is increased.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. Reference numeral 22 denotes a main body of an information storage device such as an optical disk device, and a front bezel 23 is provided on the front surface thereof.

Reference numeral 24 is a front bezel body having a replaceable medium insertion / ejection port 25, which is fixed to the front surface of the apparatus body 22. A door 26 is attached to the front bezel body 24 by a shaft 27 so as to be rotatable in the front of the device with its lower end portion as a rotation center.

One end of the coil spring 28 attached around the shaft 27 engages with the engaging protrusion 26a of the door 26, and the coil spring 2
The other end of 8 is a recess 24 formed in the front bezel body 24.
It is engaged with a, and the coil spring 28 always urges the door 26 in the closing direction. At the upper end of the door 26, a bent portion 26b is formed that is bent obliquely forward so that the door 26 can be easily opened.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a contact switch as a medium discharge operation start switch which is turned on when the door 26 is opened and turned off when the door 26 is closed, and is provided on the front bezel body 24. The contact switch 30 may be provided on the apparatus main body 22 side.

The contact switch 30 is connected to the control circuit of the medium ejecting motor, and a medium detection switch (not shown) for detecting the insertion of the medium provided in the apparatus main body 22 is also provided in this control circuit. It is connected.

Instead of the contact switch 30, a reflection type optical switch or a transmission type optical switch may be provided.
Also, a magnetic resistance element is provided on the front bezel body 24 side,
A permanent magnet may be provided on the door 26 side so as to face the magnetoresistive element.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 (A) shows a standby state,
The door 26 is closed by the urging force of the coil spring 28 so that the upper end portion thereof abuts on the front bezel body 24, and the contact switch 30 is off.

FIG. 3B shows the state when the medium is inserted, and the door 2 is pushed by pushing the bent portion 26b of the door 26 downward with the exchangeable medium cartridge 32 such as an optical disk cartridge.
6 is opened forward, and the cartridge 32 is inserted into the apparatus main body 22 through the medium insertion / ejection port 25.

Simultaneously with the insertion of the cartridge 32, for example, in the case of an optical disk cartridge, the shutter is opened and the optical disk in the cartridge is chucked by the spindle of the optical disk device.

When the door 26 is opened in FIG. 3B, the contact switch 30 is turned on, but the medium detection switch provided in the apparatus main body 22 is turned off, so the medium ejection motor is rotationally driven. It will not be done.

FIG. 4A shows the operation of the apparatus. The door 26 is closed by the urging force of the coil spring 28.
The contact switch 30 is off. Since the door 26 is closed, dust is prevented from entering the device during operation of the device.

FIG. 4B shows when the medium is ejected, and the door is opened forward by pushing the bent portion 26b of the door 26 with a finger. This operation turns on the contact switch 30. Further, since the replaceable medium cartridge 32 is inserted in the apparatus, the medium detection switch is also turned on. Therefore, the operation of opening the door 26 drives the medium discharge motor to rotate, and the apparatus starts the medium discharge operation. To do.

[0025]

Since the present invention is constructed as described in detail above, it has the following effects. (1) Since the eject switch is not provided on the front bezel, the number of parts is reduced and the cost is reduced.

(2) Since the eject switch is not provided on the front bezel, the outer shape of the front bezel becomes small. Further, since the outer shape of the device and the outer shape of the front bezel are generally approximately the same size, it contributes to downsizing of the device.

(3) When the medium is inserted into the device, the door is closed, so that dust is prevented from entering the device during operation of the device. (4) Since it is not necessary for the operator to press the eject switch, the degree of freedom in the position where the switch is provided is increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram (No. 1) showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram (No. 2) showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 Device Main Body 23 Front Bezel 24 Front Bezel Main Body 26 Door 28 Coil Spring 30 Contact Switch 32 Interchangeable Media Cartridge

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information storage device in which a replaceable medium is inserted / removed through a front bezel provided on a front surface of the device, wherein a door is attached to a front bezel body so as to be rotatable in an opening / closing direction, and the door is attached in a closing direction. An information storage device, characterized in that a biasing means for biasing is provided, and a medium ejecting operation start switch that is turned on / off in accordance with opening / closing operation of the door is provided in the front bezel body or the apparatus body. 2. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein a bent portion that is bent obliquely forward is formed at an upper end portion of the door. 3. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the medium ejection operation start switch is a contact switch. 4. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the medium ejection operation start switch is an optical switch. 5. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the medium ejection operation start switch is a magnetic resistance switch.