JPH0831147A - Media-removable magnetic disk device and computer provided with the device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the device compact and improve its usability and also its versability. CONSTITUTION:The media-removable magnetic disk device is provided with a data-storing freely removable magnetic media 7, a drive l housing this magnetic media, an insertion opening 3 in the form of an opening which guides the magnetic media to charge or discharge it to or from this drive and the magnetic heads 5a, 5b which access data from the magnetic media housed by the drive. Such constitution is used that part of the body of the magnetic media protrudes from the insertion opening 3 to the outside of the body of the drive when the drive 1 houses the magnetic media 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium removable magnetic disk device, and more particularly to a medium removable magnetic disk device for reducing the outer size of a small and inexpensive floppy disk device called a diskette. The present invention relates to a computer including a removable magnetic disk device in a main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional medium removable magnetic disk device will be described with reference to a plan view of FIG. 5 and a sectional view of FIG. 6 showing a floppy disk housed in a drive of a floppy disk device, for example.

The floppy disk device (hereinafter referred to as FD)
Say. ), The FD drive 101 having the outer size B has an FD media insertion opening 103 at the opening on the right side in the drawing,
FD of external size A from the FD media insertion port 103
The medium 105 is inserted. The FD media 105
Is inserted into the FD drive 101, the FD media 1
05 is fitted into the FD drive 101, and the entire FD media 105 is stored in the FD drive 101. In the stored state, the external size B of the FD drive 101 is F
It was larger than the outer size A of the D medium 105.

Next, when data is accessed from the stored FD medium 105, a control circuit (not shown) of the FD drive 101 is a motor for rotating a magnetic medium arranged substantially in the center of the FD drive 101. Rotate 107. By the rotational drive, the magnetic head contact window 111 of the FD medium 105 is driven between the magnetic head 109a and the magnetic head 109b which are installed to face each other in the upper and lower sides of the FD medium 105 in the figure. After being rotationally driven, the magnetic heads 109a and 109b access data via the magnetic head contact window 111 of the FD medium 105.
A status window 11 for notifying the FD drive of data such as the storage density and the write protect of the FD medium 105 is provided at the left and right ends of the FD medium 105 on the insertion port 103 side.
3a and 113b are provided. The status detection sensor 115 of the FD drive 101 for detecting the status windows 113a and 113b is disposed directly below the status windows 113a and 113b of the FD medium 105 on the insertion port 103 side from the magnetic medium rotation motor 107. It has been done.

[0005]

However, the conventional medium removable magnetic disk device is the FD drive 10
Since the entire FD medium 105 is housed in No. 1, the outer size B of the FD drive 101 is larger than the outer size A of the FD medium 105. Therefore, since the outer size B of the FD drive 101 needs to be larger than the outer size A of the FD medium 105, it is difficult to make the FD drive 101 smaller than the FD medium 105, and the apparatus can be made compact. Not easy,
There is a problem that the device is not convenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the outer size of the main body of the apparatus, thereby realizing the compactness of the apparatus and the convenience of the apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium removable magnetic disk device that improves the versatility of the device and a computer including the device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a first invention according to claim 1 is a removable magnetic medium for storing data, a drive for storing the magnetic medium, and a drive for storing the magnetic medium. In the medium removable magnetic disk device, the drive includes: an insertion opening that forms an opening through which the magnetic medium is attached and detached; and a magnetic head that accesses data from the magnetic medium when the magnetic medium is stored in the drive. The gist of the present invention is that a part of the magnetic medium body is projected from the insertion opening of the drive to the outside of the drive body when the magnetic medium is stored.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a removable magnetic medium for storing data, a drive for accommodating the magnetic medium, and an insert for forming an opening for guiding the detachment of the magnetic medium in the drive. In a medium removable magnetic disk device comprising a mouth and a magnetic head for accessing data from the magnetic medium when the magnetic medium is stored in the drive, the magnetic medium is rotationally driven to a position accessed by the magnetic head. The gist is that the rotation driving means is arranged adjacent to the insertion port of the drive.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a removable magnetic medium for storing data, a drive for accommodating the magnetic medium, and an insert for forming an opening for leading the magnetic medium in the drive. In a computer including a medium removable magnetic disk device having a mouth and a magnetic head for accessing data from the magnetic medium when the magnetic medium is stored in the drive,
A gist of the present invention is that a part of the main body of the magnetic medium projects outside from the surface of the main body of the computer when the magnetic medium is stored in a drive provided in the computer.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the medium removable magnetic disk device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and the magnetic medium of a computer equipped with the device are floppy disks. .

A fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the medium removable magnetic disk device according to any one of the first to third aspects is applied to a magneto-optical disk device and a compact disk device.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the magnetic medium is stored in the drive for storing the removable magnetic medium for storing data, a part of the main body of the magnetic medium is inserted from the insertion port of the drive. Since it is configured to project from the insertion opening to the outside of the drive body, the device can be made compact and the convenience of the device can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the magnetic medium is stored in the drive, a rotation driving means for rotating the magnetic medium at a position accessed by a magnetic head for accessing data from the magnetic medium is inserted into the drive. Since it is disposed adjacent to, the device can be made compact and the convenience of the device can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a part of the magnetic medium main body is externally exposed from the surface of the computer main body when the magnetic medium is stored in a drive for storing data which is provided in the computer and which stores a removable magnetic medium. Because of the projecting configuration, it is possible to reduce the ratio of the storage space of the personal computer main body 17 occupied by the medium removable magnetic disk device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the medium removable magnetic disk device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and the magnetic medium that can be inserted into and removed from the drive of a computer equipped with the device are floppy disks. Applicable to various floppy disk devices.

[0016] A fifth aspect of the present invention is the claim 1 to claim 3
Since the media removable magnetic disk device described above is applied to the magneto-optical disk device and the compact disk device,
The versatility of the device can be improved.

[0017]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a removable magnetic disk device of the present invention applied to a floppy disk device.

In FIG. 1, the FD drive 1 having a substantially U-shape has an FD medium insertion which is an opening for attaching and detaching an FD medium 7, which is a magnetic medium for storing data, which will be described later, to the FD drive 1. A mouth 3 is formed.
The magnetic heads 5a and 5b are connected to the tip of an arm formed in the FD medium insertion slot 3 direction from the approximate center on the left side of the FD drive 1 in the figure.

The FD medium 7 inserted from the FD medium insertion slot 3 of the FD drive 1 is a status in which information such as storage density and write protection of the FD medium 7 is read at both left and right ends of the tip in the insertion slot 3 direction. Window 9
a and 9b are provided. In addition, the FD media 7
A magnetic head contact window 11 is provided near the middle of the status window 9a and the status window 9b so that data can be accessed from the FD medium 7 by the magnetic heads 5a and 5b through the windows 9a and 9b.

The magnetic heads 5a and 5b for accessing the data stored in the FD medium 7 are connected to the tip of an arm formed in the approximate center from the left side of the FD drive 1 in the figure, and a magnetic head contact window is formed. It is provided right above in FIG. The magnetic heads 5a and 5b transmit the data read from the FD medium 7 to a control circuit (not shown), while the data received from the control circuit (not shown) is transmitted through the magnetic head contact window 11 to the FD medium. Write to 7. The outer size A, which is the size in the insertion direction of the FD medium 7 of the FD drive 1 having the above configuration, can be shorter than the outer size C of the FD medium 7, and the FD drive 1 can be downsized.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of FIG. 1 in a state in which the FD medium 5 is inserted and stored in the FD drive 1.

The magnetic medium rotating motor 13 for rotating the FD medium 7 is disposed adjacent to the FD medium insertion slot 3 of the FD drive 1. The magnetic medium rotating motor 13 rotationally drives the FD medium 7 based on a command signal from a control circuit (not shown). FD accessed from the magnetic heads 5a and 5b by rotational driving
The medium 7 is rotationally driven to a position directly below the magnetic heads 5a and 5b in the figure. The magnetic medium rotating motor 13
Is a stepping motor or the like. The magnetic heads 5 a and 5 b connected to the tip of an arm extending from the left side of the FD drive 1 in the figure to a substantially central portion are provided to face each other with an FD medium 7 interposed therebetween. The magnetic head 5
a is the upper side of the FD medium 7 in the figure, and the magnetic head 5b is F
It is provided on the lower side of the D medium 7 in the figure. A status detecting sensor 15 is provided near the middle of the magnetic medium rotating motor 13 and the left side of the FD drive 1 in the figure. The status detection sensor 15 is
This is a sensor for reading information such as the storage density and write protect of the D medium 7 through the status windows 9a and 9b of the FD medium 7.

Next, an application example in which the medium removable magnetic disk device of the present invention is provided in a personal computer is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. The main body 17 of the personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) has an FD drive (not shown) on the same surface as the right side surface at the rear of the drawing. The built-in F on the rear right side in the figure
For the D drive (not shown), the operator uses the FD media 7
Put on and take off. When the FD medium 7 is inserted from the FD medium insertion port (not shown), the magnetic head (not shown) of the FD drive (not shown) built in the PC main body 17
Reads the data stored in the FD medium 7. The read data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 19 which can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 17. When the FD medium 7 is stored in the FD drive (not shown), the main body 1
A part of the FD medium 7 protrudes from the FD drive (not shown) of the FD drive 7 (not shown). Although the FD drive (not shown) that houses the FD medium 7 is built in the right side surface of the main body 17 in the drawing, the FD drive is not limited to the right side surface and may be built in, for example, the left side surface of the main body in the drawing.

As a result, the external size of the FD drive (not shown) built in the personal computer main body 17 can be reduced, so that the proportion of the storage space occupied by the media removable magnetic disk device in the personal computer main body 17 can be reduced. be able to. Further, the personal computer has a built-in removable magnetic disk device, and the data stored in the FD medium 7 can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 19, so that the versatility of the device can be improved.

Further, as another embodiment, a schematic sectional view in which the medium removable magnetic disk device of the present invention is applied to a compact disk device is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which the compact disc 23 is housed in the compact disc device main body 21. The compact disc 2
A spindle motor 25 for rotating and driving 3 is disposed adjacent to an insertion opening 27 which is an opening portion on the left side of the compact disc device main body 21 in the figure. On the right side of the spindle motor 25 in the figure, an optical pickup 29 is provided, which modulates the light beam returning from the reflection surface of the signal surface of the compact disc 23 according to the presence or absence of pits and performs photoelectric conversion. In the above configuration, the spindle motor 25
Is disposed near the insertion opening of the compact disc device body 21. With the compact disc 23 housed in the compact disc device body 21, a part of the compact disc 23 body projects from the compact disc device body 21.

As a result, the external size of the compact disc device body 21 of the compact disc device can be reduced, and the device can be miniaturized.

When the medium removable magnetic disk device of the present invention is applied to an optical disk device, the main body of the optical disk device is provided with an optical head, an access mechanism, a rotation mechanism and the like. The medium removable magnetic disk device of the present invention is built in the main body, and the main body has an insertion opening for inserting and removing the disk cartridge. By providing the insertion opening near the rotation mechanism of the main body, the outer size of the main body can be reduced. Further, the versatility of the medium removable magnetic disk device of the present invention can be improved.

[0029]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, when the magnetic medium is stored in the drive for storing the removable magnetic medium for storing data, a part of the magnetic medium body is inserted from the insertion port of the drive. Since it was configured to project from the insertion opening to the outside of the drive body,
The device can be made compact, the convenience of the device can be improved, and the versatility of the device can be improved.

In a second aspect of the present invention, when the magnetic medium is housed in the drive, a rotation driving means for rotating the magnetic medium at a position accessed by a magnetic head for accessing data from the magnetic medium is inserted into the drive. Since it is arranged adjacent to, the device can be made compact, the convenience of the device can be improved, and the versatility of the device can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a part of the magnetic medium main body is externally exposed from the surface of the computer main body when the magnetic medium is stored in a drive for storing data which is provided in the computer and which stores a removable magnetic medium. Because of the projecting configuration, it is possible to reduce the ratio of the storage space of the personal computer main body 17 occupied by the medium removable magnetic disk device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the medium removable magnetic disk device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and the magnetic medium that can be inserted into and removed from the drive of a computer equipped with the device are floppy disks. It can be applied to various floppy disk devices.

The fifth aspect of the present invention is to claim 1 to claim 3.
Since the media removable magnetic disk device described above is applied to the magneto-optical disk device and the compact disk device,
The versatility of the device can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a medium removable magnetic disk device of the present invention and a computer including the device.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an example of a medium removable magnetic disk device of the present invention and a computer including the device.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram when the present invention is applied to a personal computer.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 FD drive 3 FD media insertion slot 5 Magnetic head 9 FD media 11 Status window 13 Magnetic media rotation motor 17 Personal computer body

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A removable magnetic medium for storing data, a drive for accommodating the magnetic medium, an insertion opening for forming an opening for introducing the magnetic medium in the drive, and the magnetic medium for the drive. In a medium removable magnetic disk device comprising a magnetic head for accessing data from the magnetic medium when the magnetic medium is stored, a part of the magnetic medium main body is inserted from the insertion port of the drive when the magnetic medium is stored in the drive. A magnetic disk device with a removable medium, wherein the magnetic disk device is configured to protrude from the drive body to the outside. 2. A removable magnetic medium for storing data, a drive for accommodating the magnetic medium, an insertion opening for forming an opening for introducing the magnetic medium in the drive, and the magnetic medium for the drive. A magnetic disk device for accessing data from the magnetic medium at the time of storage of the medium, the magnetic disk drive of the medium removable type, wherein a rotation driving means for rotationally driving the magnetic medium to a position accessed by the magnetic head is inserted into the drive. A medium removable magnetic disk device, characterized in that the magnetic disk device is arranged adjacent to. 3. A removable magnetic medium for storing data, a drive for accommodating the magnetic medium, an insertion opening for forming an opening in the drive for attaching and detaching the magnetic medium, and the magnetic medium for the drive. In a computer provided with a medium removable magnetic disk device having a magnetic head for accessing data from the magnetic medium when the magnetic medium is stored, a part of the magnetic medium main body is stored in a drive provided in the computer when the magnetic medium is stored. A computer provided with a medium removable magnetic disk device, characterized in that the computer main body is configured to protrude from the surface to the outside. 4. The medium removable magnetic disk apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic medium is a floppy disk, and a computer including the apparatus. 5. A medium removable magnetic disk device, characterized in that the medium removable magnetic disk device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is applied to a magneto-optical disk device and a compact disk device. Computer.