JPH08315545A - Information storage unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a convenient light weight information storage unit for I/O system unit for reading and writing the information. CONSTITUTION: The information storage unit 40 for writing information through the head part 44 of an information writer/reader 41 comprises a cylindrical bottomed cover member 50, and a cylindrical information storage body 60 being contained therein. The cylindrical bottomed cover member 50 comprises a cylindrical wall part 52 having one closed end 51 and the other open end. The information storage body 60 is provided, on the outer circumferential surface thereof, with a recording medium 65 and a hole 62 extending from one end toward the other end. The cylindrical bottomed cover member 50 and the information storage body 60 are held while being tightened with a screw and an information storage body moving mechanism 70 is received in the hole 62 of the information storage body 60 thus releasing the screw engagement of the cylindrical bottomed cover member 50 and the information storage body 60.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an information storage device, and more particularly to writing and storing information such as personal information, music information and other information using an input / output device utilizing light or magnetism. The present invention relates to an information storage main body for performing or for writing in advance similar information to be read by utilizing those input / output devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in order to prevent phytotoxicity associated with the combined action of drugs caused by large doses of drugs that occur when patients so-called ladders, etc. Although it is necessary to accurately disclose the medicines currently taken to medical institutions, it is almost impossible to make such a request to patients at present. In order to solve such a problem, it is necessary for the patient to present to the medical institution what the patient's medical history, the medicine being taken, and other relevant personal information are input.
And it is necessary for the medical institution to easily read the information and, if necessary, to easily write the information on the newly administered drug and the like so that it can be used as a reference thereafter. However, currently, there is no information storage body for storing such personal information. This information storage body is used not only for medical purposes but also for financial institutions that require personal identification when paying cash, checks, pensions, etc. at banks, post offices, insurance companies, loan companies, etc., or family register extracts or transcripts, seals. It is also strongly required for requests for proof, etc., for government office relationships that require individual recognition at election voting sites, and for other purposes.

IC cards and optical cards have been studied as measures for satisfying such requirements, but there are still many technical problems to be solved including cost and environment of use resistance. In particular,
The optical card has advantages including cost, but it is inconvenient to handle because it must always maintain flatness during storage. Also, since these are card-shaped,
A track has a start point and an end point, and when reading information from a card or writing information to the card, a complicated and expensive mechanism for linearly moving the card back and forth is required. Furthermore, in the case of such a card-shaped object, it is difficult to obtain constant velocity during reciprocating linear motion, it is difficult to use a high-density signal modulation method that requires high detection accuracy, and it is difficult to further increase the speed. In addition, vibration occurs at the time of reversal, and it is difficult to secure the flatness of the card and the like, and the load on the automatic control system such as focus control and tracking control increases.

For this reason, the same applicant previously described in FIGS.
A very small and lightweight information accommodating body capable of accommodating an extremely large amount of personal information as shown in (Japanese Patent Application No.
280791, 7-35338, 7-452.
No. 38). In these information accommodating main bodies, optical information converged to the micron order is concentrated and recorded on the inner surface of the main body having a cylindrical shape having a size of a cap of a fountain pen. Especially Japanese Patent Application No. 6-280
In No. 791, as shown in FIG. 7, one end is opened and the other end is closed, and the lid 11 closing the open end is pushed up into the main body 10 from the open end side of the information containing main body 10. While the head cylinder 12 enters the main body,
The head cylindrical portion 12 writes information on a recording medium provided on the inner surface of the main body 10 or reads information written on the inner surface via the mirror 13 and the lens 14. Further, in Japanese Patent Application No. 7-35338, as shown in FIG. 8, the open end of the information accommodating main body 20 having one end opened and the other end closed is screw-closed. While the lid 21 is opened and pushed up into the main body 20, the head cylindrical portion 22 enters the main body 20, and the head cylindrical portion 22 is provided on the inner surface of the main body 20 via the mirror 23 and the lens 24. The information is written to or read from the information written on the inner surface. Further, in Japanese Patent Application No. 7-45238, as shown in FIG. 9, the open end portion is closed from the open end side of the information accommodating main body 30 whose one end is open and the other end is closed. The lid 31 is opened and guided to the side of the main body 30, and then the head cylindrical body 32 enters into the main body 30, and the head cylindrical body 32 passes through the mirrors 33 and 34 provided in the main body 30 Information is written on a recording medium provided on the inner surface of the main body 30 or information written on the inner surface is read via a mirror 35 and a lens 36 provided on the cylindrical body 32.

[0005]

The information accommodating main bodies 10, 20, 30 are provided with the closing lids 11, 21, 31 respectively.
It has been proved that an extremely large amount of information can be written on the recording medium provided on the inner peripheral wall surface of the cylindrical main body closed by means of, and its handling is small, lightweight and extremely useful.

However, such an information accommodating main body 1
At 0, 20, and 30, when writing or reading information, first the closure lids 11, 21, 31 are opened, and then the head cylinders 12, 22, 32 are guided into the cylindrical body, and thereafter, It was necessary to send optical information from outside the main body to the mirrors and lenses of the head cylinders 12, 22, 32 inside the main body. Therefore, there has been a problem that an accessory device or a related device for sending the optical information to the mirrors and lenses of the head cylinders 12, 22, 32 in the main body is somewhat complicated.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in an information storage device in which information is written by the head portion of the information writing / reading device of the present invention or information to be read by the head portion is stored in advance, The information storage device comprises a cylindrical lid member and a cylindrical information storage body accommodated in the tubular lid member, and the tubular lid member has one end closed by a closed end and the other end closed. The information container has a recording medium on its outer peripheral surface and has a hole extending from one end to the other end. The member and the information container are tightened and held by screw engagement, and the hole of the information container is
The information container moving mechanism is received, whereby the screw engagement between the cylindrical lid member and the information container is released, and the information container is pulled out from the cylindrical lid member, and the information container is read by the information writing / reading device. It is designed to be positioned at the head position.

Further, the cylindrical lid member has a recess or protrusion at the center of its closed end and a screw on the inner lower portion of the cylindrical wall, and the information container has a protrusion or recess at the other end. Have
In addition, the lower peripheral portion has a screw, and when not in use, the recess and the protrusion fit together and the screw and the screw are screwed together.

Further, the hole provided in the information container has a rectangular sectional shape, and the drive shaft of the information container moving mechanism which is inserted into the hole and rotationally drives the information container has a rectangular sectional shape. The drive shaft is capable of performing rotational movement and linear movement by the first drive means and the second drive means, respectively, and further, the upper bottom end of the hole provided in the information container and the A magnet is detachably connected to the upper end of the drive shaft.

In another embodiment, a hole provided in the information container has a circular cross-sectional shape, and a drive shaft of an information container moving mechanism which is inserted into the hole and rotationally drives the information container is provided. Similarly, it has a circular cross-sectional shape, and further, the hole provided in the information container has a horizontal groove extending in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the hole, and the drive shaft is The drive shaft body is provided with protrusions that fit into these horizontal grooves, and the drive shaft body can perform rotational movement and linear movement by the first drive means and the second drive means, respectively. The groove and the protrusion are detachably connected.

Further, a recording medium known per se provided on the outer surface of the information container is adhered and molded by a method such as vapor deposition, sticking or the like, and the recording medium is a non-rewritable or rewritable recording medium.

Further, in the case where information for identifying an individual such as a fingerprint, a signature, and a face photograph is written in a recording medium in advance, and information matching the specific information is sent before the operation of the reading / writing device is started. Only the information in the information container can be read / written.

[0014]

In the information accommodating apparatus of the present invention, the cylindrical lid member completely protects the information accommodating body having the cylindrical recording surface on the outer surface, and the information accommodating apparatus serves as the information accommodating apparatus receiving portion of the information writing / reading apparatus. Upon insertion, the information container moving mechanism extracts the information container from the cylindrical lid member, and writes desired information on the recording medium on the outer surface of the information container by the head portion of the information writing / reading device or the recording medium. Read predetermined information from. After the predetermined work is completed, the information container moving mechanism returns the information container to the tubular lid member and screw-engages them. A plurality of heads are arranged at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, that is, the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, and the information container and the heads are relatively rotated and moved in the longitudinal direction, thereby enabling high-speed reading / writing of data. You can do it. In this case, the head moves in the longitudinal direction and the information container rotates, the head rotates and the information container moves in the longitudinal direction, the head is fixed and the information container rotates and moves in the longitudinal direction. It is possible to do so, the information container is fixed, and the head moves in the longitudinal direction while rotating.

Further, information for identifying an individual such as a fingerprint, a signature, and a face photograph is registered in advance. If the fingerprint, signature, face photograph, etc. of the performer do not match the registered information, the information cannot be read. Since it is not possible to read or write information even if a third party tries to use it illegally.

Further, if necessary, the information can be added only and cannot be rewritten or tampered with. Therefore, it is possible to significantly increase the evidence.

[0017]

1 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of an information accommodating device 40 suitable for accommodating information according to the present invention, particularly information relating to an individual. In the present invention, writing and reading of information can be performed in the same manner by a device using light and a device using magnetism, but in the following, for the sake of simplicity of description, a head device mainly using light is used. I will describe. However, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, it is possible to easily change to a magnetic recording medium by changing the photosensitive recording medium described later to a magnetic recording medium and further changing the optical head unit described later to a magnetic head unit. You can do it. Also, the information that can be stored is not limited to personal information, but normal music,
Languages and other information can be stored as well.

In FIG. 1, the information accommodating apparatus indicated by the reference numeral 40 actually has a columnar shape, which is preferably about the size of a cap of a fountain pen, for example. The device 40 includes a tubular lid member 50 which is closed at one end, and an information container 60 which is housed in the tubular lid member 50. The lid member 50 and the information container 60 may be formed of, for example, a lightweight material such as plastic, aluminum, stainless steel, or the like, which is durable and does not have a weight that is inconvenient to carry. desirable. Of course, for example, the lid member may be made of plastic and the information container may be made of stainless steel. In addition, the device 40 may be easily carried when carried.
You can easily hang it around your neck by putting it in your pocket, purse, or using other means.

The tubular lid member 50, as shown in FIG.
A relatively thick closed end 51 having, for example, a circular or polygonal cross section (a circular example will be described below to facilitate the drawing), and a cylindrical wall extending from the periphery of the closed end 51 in a cylindrical shape. And a portion 52. As shown in FIG. 2, a recess 53 is formed in the inner central portion of the closed end 51, and an inner screw 54 is formed in the lower end of the cylindrical wall portion 52.

On the other hand, the information accommodating body 60 preferably has a cylindrical cross section, and a shape which fits into the recess 53 of the cylindrical lid member 50 is formed in the central portion of the upper surface of the information accommodating body 60. Is formed with a protrusion 61. By fitting the protrusion 61 into the recess 53, the information container 60 is held in a close contact with the tubular lid member 50. In addition, a hole 62 (see FIG. 1) having a rectangular cross section is formed in the central portion of the lower surface of the information container 60 and extends from there to the upper surface. Also, this hole 62
A permanent magnet 63 is embedded in the upper end of the. further,
The cylindrical lid member 5 is provided around the lower portion of the information container 60.
An external thread 64 is formed that threadably engages the internal thread 54 of No. 0.

In the illustrated example, a recess 53 is formed in the closed end 51 of the cylindrical lid member 50, and a projection 6 is formed in the other end of the information container 60.
1 is provided so that both are fitted,
It is also possible to provide a recess on the information container 60 and a protrusion on the closed end 51 of the tubular lid member 50.

On the entire outer peripheral surface of the information container 60, a light-sensitive recording medium 65 known per se is attached and molded by vapor deposition, pasting or other method. The recording medium 65 is preferably a non-rewritable recording medium. This device 40 is particularly useful for recording personal information, and the recorded information is
This is to prevent rewriting by others and to ensure the evidence ability. However, if necessary,
It goes without saying that the recording medium 65 can be a rewritable recording medium.

Next, a method of using the information storage device 40 according to the present invention will be described. The information accommodating device 40 is an information accommodating device of an optical information writing / reading device 41 known per se as an information writing / reading device for a known compact disc (CD), magneto-optical disc, phase change type disc, optical card or the like. It is inserted into the receiving portion 42 and fixedly held (set) at a predetermined position by a stopper 43 and / or a spring link mechanism similar to that disclosed in the above-mentioned application. The optical information writing / reading device 41 also includes an optical head portion 44 having a lens / mirror or the like known per se.

After the information accommodating device 40 is set at the predetermined position of the optical information writing / reading device 41, the information accommodating member 60 of the information accommodating device 40 is pulled out from the cylindrical lid member 50. It is provided inside the optical information writing / reading device 41 in front of the optical head part 44 and below the information accommodating device receiving part 42.
The information container moving mechanism 70 includes the hole 6 of the information container 60.
A drive shaft body 71 having a cross-sectional shape that fits properly in 2;
A first drive device 72 that rotationally drives the drive shaft 71, and the rotary drive device 72 and the drive shaft body 71 are simultaneously driven by the drive shaft 7.
And a second drive device 73 for moving in the direction of the first axis. A permanent magnet 74, which is arranged so as to attract the permanent magnet 63, is fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 71.

The information container moving mechanism 70 moves the drive shaft 71 to the information container 60 by the operation of the second drive device 73 after the information container 40 is set at the predetermined position of the optical information writing / reading device 41. It is introduced into the hole 62. The drive shaft 71 stops at the position where the magnet 74 contacts the magnet 63 in the hole 62 or immediately before that. Next, the first drive device 72 is operated and the drive shaft 71 is rotated, whereby the screw 64 of the information container 60 is released from the screw 54 of the tubular lid member 50. At this time, in order to facilitate the opening of the screw, it is preferable to drive the second drive device 73 synchronously in a direction in which the drive shaft 71 comes out of the hole 62. Of course, instead of synchronously driving the second drive device 73, the tubular lid member 50 may be moved upward, and further,
The tip end position of the drive shaft 71 is set in the hole 62 by a predetermined distance (the information storage body 60 by opening the screw).
The distance from the position of the magnet of the hole 62 to a position in front of the magnet.
When the magnet is released from the cylindrical lid member 50, the magnet 63 in the hole 62
The magnet 74 of the drive shaft 71 may be in contact with the magnet.

The screw 64 of the information container 60 is attached to the tubular lid member 5.
When the screw 54 of 0 is released, the magnet 63 in the hole 62 of the information container 60 and the magnet 74 of the drive shaft body 71 are in contact with each other. In this state, operate the second drive device 73,
The information storage body 60 together with the drive shaft 71 is attached to the cylindrical lid member 5
Extract from 0. The operation of the second drive device 73 is stopped when the information container 60 moves to a predetermined position of the optical head portion 44 of the optical information writing / reading device 41. At this position, predetermined optical information is recorded on the recording medium 65 of the information container 60 by the optical information writing / reading device 41 via the optical head section 44, or information previously recorded on the recording medium 65. To read. The optical head 44 of the optical information writing / reading device 41 may be one, but the information container 6
If a plurality of them are provided at the position 0 in the circumferential direction or the position in the longitudinal direction thereof, the faster response is possible.

For the continuous writing and reading of information by the optical head unit 44, the first driving device 72 and the second driving device 73 of the information container moving mechanism 70 operate in synchronization with each other, and The recording medium 65 of 60 rotates in opposition to the optical head portion 44, so that the optical head portion 44 can follow the cylindrical recording medium 65 in a spiral shape. Also, the optical information writing / reading device 4 to be used
In some cases, by fixing the first driving device 72 and the second driving device 73 of the information container moving mechanism 70, the information container 60 is fixed and the optical head portion 44 is spiraled around the information container 60. It is also possible to perform predetermined writing / reading by moving in a fixed manner.

When the writing / reading operation of the information container 60 to / from the recording medium 65 is completed, the second driving device 73 is operated to insert the information container 60 into the tubular lid member 50 to a predetermined position. Then, by operating the first drive device 72, the screw 64 of the information container 60 is screwed into the screw 54 of the tubular lid member 50. Then, the second drive device 73
Is operated to pull out the drive shaft 71 from the hole 62 of the information container 60 against the attraction force of the magnets 63 and 74.

In this embodiment, the hole 62 of the information container 60 has a rectangular cross section, and the drive shaft 71 having a rectangular cross section is also received in this hole 62, so that the idling in the rotational direction of both is performed. Is blocked, and the magnet 6 in the hole 62 is blocked.
3 and the magnet 74 of the drive shaft body 71 interact with each other, so that idling of both of them is prevented in the axial direction.
Therefore, information processing on the order of microns can be reliably achieved. In this embodiment, the magnets 63 and 7 are separately provided on the upper bottom of the hole 62 and the upper end of the drive shaft 71.
Although 4 is fixed, of course, one magnet may be provided only in one of these parts.

3 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 only in the shape of the drive shaft of the information container moving mechanism and the shape of the hole of the information container that receives the drive shaft. Therefore, in the following, the same members as those of the first embodiment will be described by adding a to the reference numerals used in the first embodiment and describing the points different from the first embodiment in particular.

In this embodiment, the information container 60a
A hole 62a extending from the central portion of the lower surface of the hole 62a toward the upper surface thereof is preferably shaped like a keyhole in cross section as shown in FIG. A recess 66 is formed at the upper end of the hole 62a instead of the magnet. This hole 6
2a further includes, for example, an upper portion, a middle portion, and
A horizontal groove 67 is formed at a lower position so as to be rotatable by, for example, about 90 ° in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the hole 62a. Further, on the entire outer peripheral surface of the information container 60a, a rewritable or non-rewritable recording medium 65a which is known per se is adhered and formed by vapor deposition, sticking or other method.

Further, the drive shaft 71a constituting the information container moving mechanism 70a is diametrically extended over three stages so as to be fitted properly into the hole 62a of the information container 60a as shown in detail in FIG. It is a drive shaft body 71a with a protruding portion provided with an extending protruding portion 75. Also, the drive shaft 7
A protrusion 76 is formed at the tip of 1a. The protrusion 76 connects the drive shaft 71a to the hole 62 of the information container 60a.
When it is inserted into a, it fits into the recess 66 of the hole 62a, and provides the action of maintaining the engagement between the drive shaft 71a and the information container 60a in a stable state.

Of course, the keyhole-shaped cross section of the hole 62a shown in FIG. 4 is not restrictive, and the radial groove is 2 as shown.
The number of books is not limited to one, and may be one or three or more. In that case, the arrangement of the protrusions 75 provided on the drive shaft 71a varies depending on the hole-shaped cross-sectional shape. Also, the number of steps of the horizontal groove 67 is not limited to three as shown in the figure, and may be one step or two steps or four steps or more. In that case,
It will be understood that the number of steps of the protrusions 75 will increase or decrease accordingly. Furthermore, the expansion of the horizontal groove 67 in the rotational direction is not limited to 90 ° as shown in the drawing, but may be any extent as long as the protrusion 75 of the drive shaft 71a can be properly locked.

The method of using the information storage device 40a according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the information storage device 40 of the first embodiment. That is, after the information storage device 40a is set at the predetermined position of the optical information writing / reading device 41a, the information storage body 60a of the information storage device 40a is moved to the information storage body moving mechanism 7.
0a pulls it out of the cylindrical lid member 50a and guides it to a position in front of the optical head portion 44a of the optical information writing / reading device 41a, where a predetermined reading / writing operation is performed.

To this end, the information container moving mechanism 70a
After the information storage device 40a is set in the information storage device receiving portion 42a of the optical information writing / reading device 41a, the second drive device 73a is actuated so that the drive shaft body 71a with the protrusion is moved to the hole 62a of the information storage body 60a. Install inside. The insertion of the drive shaft 71a is pushed in such a position that the protrusion 75 of the drive shaft 71a aligns with the protrusion receiving opening of the hole 62a, and the protrusion 76 is inserted into the hole 62a.
It stops at a position in contact with the inner recess 66. Next, the first drive device 72a is rotationally moved. As a result, the projecting portion 75 of the drive shaft 71a is inserted into the horizontal groove 6 of the information container 60a.
7 is moved horizontally, and the drive shaft 71a moves to the information container 60.
Securely engage a. After this engagement is achieved, the drive shaft 71a is further rotated in the same direction. As a result, the screw 64a of the information container 60a is replaced by the screw 54a of the tubular lid member 50a.
Release from a. At this time, in order to facilitate the opening of the screw, it is preferable to drive the second drive device 73a in synchronization in the direction in which the drive shaft 71a comes out of the hole 62a. Of course, instead of driving the second drive device 73a in synchronization, the tubular lid member 50a can be moved.

After the screw 64a of the information accommodating body 60a is released from the screw 54a of the cylindrical lid member 50a, the second drive device 73a is actuated to move the information accommodating body 60a together with the drive shaft 71a. It is pulled out from the member 50a. When the information container 60a moves to a predetermined position of the optical head portion 44a of the optical information writing / reading device 41a, the second driving device 7
The operation of 3a is stopped. At this position, predetermined information is recorded on the recording medium 65a of the information container 60a by the optical information writing / reading device 41a via the optical head portion 42a, or information previously recorded on the recording medium 65a is read. . The optical information writing / reading device 41a may have one optical head portion 42a, but if a plurality of optical head portions 42a are provided as described above, a faster response can be expected.

For the continuous writing and reading of information by the optical head 42a, the first drive device 72a and the second drive device 73a of the information container moving mechanism 70a operate in synchronization with each other and the information container 60a. The recording medium 65a rotates in opposition to the optical head portion 44a so that the optical head portion 44a can spirally follow the cylindrical recording medium 65a. Further, depending on the optical information writing / reading device 41a used, the information container moving mechanism 70 may be used.
When the first drive device 72a and the second drive device 73a of a are stationary, the information container 60a is fixed, and the optical head part 44a is spirally moved around the information container 60a, whereby As described above, writing and reading can be performed.

When the writing / reading operation of the information container 60a to / from the recording medium 65a is completed, the second drive device 73
By operating a, the information container 60a is inserted into the tubular lid member 50a up to a predetermined position. Then, by operating the first drive device 72a, the drive shaft 71a is rotated in the horizontal groove 67 in the direction opposite to the direction in which the drive shaft 71a is released, and the protruding portion 75 is released from the horizontal groove 67, after which the drive shaft 71a is released. The screw 64a of the information container 60a is screwed onto the screw 54a of the tubular lid member 50a by further rotating. After that, by operating the second drive device 73a, the drive shaft 71
a is pulled out from the hole 62a of the information container 60a.

In this embodiment, the information container 60a
The hole 62a has a horizontal groove 67.
Since the projecting portion 75 of the drive shaft 71a is engaged with the drive shaft 71a, idling of the both in the rotational direction and the axial direction is prevented at the same time, and therefore, information processing in the order of micron can be reliably achieved. In the second embodiment, magnets may be attached to the horizontal groove 67 and the projecting portion 75, respectively, to prevent the floating of the two more reliably. Further, by forming the projecting portion 75 in a ball shape or forming a projection in the horizontal groove 67, it is possible to achieve close engagement between the information storage body 60a and the drive shaft body 71a.

[0040]

The present invention provides optical information storage devices 40 and 40a which are particularly convenient for storing personal information. For this reason, a predetermined fingerprint of a specific individual and / or a signature, that is, a signature or other information for specifying an individual is written in advance in the initial setting positions of the recording media 65, 65a of the optical information storage device. Then, at the initial startup of the optical information writing / reading device 41, 41a, the individual presses or signs his / her fingerprint on the fingerprint collating device or the signature collating device installed at a predetermined position of the optical information writing / reading device, If there is an agent on the device itself, the signature made by the person himself is placed on the surface of the signature verification device and the switch is turned on so that the fingerprint or signature can be immediately read. The information on the fingerprint and / or the signature is compared and examined with the information on the fingerprint and / or the signature registered in advance in the optical information storage device 40, 40a, and if the both information match, the subsequent operation becomes possible. If the two do not match, an indication to that effect is made and the subsequent operation is programmed to stop. In some cases, this personal identification information may be a face photograph. The face photograph is reproduced on the display according to the face photograph information entered in advance in the recording medium, so that the person in charge such as a doctor or a public office can identify the individual, and at the same time, if necessary, the video information is recorded by the video camera. Take a facial photograph of the person carrying the storage device to create predetermined facial photograph information, and immediately compare the facial photograph information with the registered facial photograph information by computer processing, and mechanically determine the identity of both. You can also do it. For this reason, it is not possible to use anyone other than the person himself or the person who has obtained its permission, and thus leakage of personal information is completely guaranteed, and thus personal information, for example, personal information in public institutions such as medical institutions, financial institutions, and public offices. When accommodating an information storage device, an information storage device having an extremely high security characteristic is provided.

Further, the information storage device 40, 40a of the present invention
In the case of the optical information writing / reading operation, the information containers 60, 60 taken out from the tubular lid members 50, 50a are used.
Since it is performed on the outer surface of a, the writing and reading of optical information becomes extremely easy, and the mechanism of the entire apparatus becomes simple.

Further, this device can be equipped with music information and image information instead of the record type CD.
At this time, of course, it is not necessary to write security information for identifying an individual regarding a fingerprint, a signature, a facial photograph, and the like.

Further, in the information accommodating main body of the present invention, since the information accommodating body having the recording surface is completely accommodated in the cylindrical lid member in the state of being screw-engaged, the recording surface is dusty when carried. The tubular lid member is appropriately protected from dirt and damage such as hand dust, and since the tubular lid member is formed of a strong material, it can easily withstand the harsh use environment of daily life. Since it is smaller and lighter, it is convenient to carry around by hanging it around your neck. In addition, the cross-sectional shape is circular or polygonal, which has high rigidity and is less likely to be damaged.

Further, since the recording medium is provided on the surface of the rigid cylindrical member, and the taking out from the cylindrical lid member is magnetic and / or the gripping engagement force of the two members, the taking-out work can be accomplished quickly. Further, since the head does not follow a flat surface like a CD at the time of writing / reading work but on a generatrix of a cylindrical body, the following operation is easy. Therefore, it is possible to input or output highly concentrated information having extremely high density without risk of malfunction. In addition, by having a plurality of heads, the access amount can be increased and the access time can be shortened.

In addition, since there is no concern that a human finger or the like will come into contact with the recording medium surface, which is the recording surface, when carrying or using this apparatus, there is no concern that the recording surface will become dirty, and handling is very easy. So for kids and the elderly, music,
It can be used very conveniently in language practice and other fields.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of an information storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a state in which the information storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the information writing / reading device, the information storage container is pulled out from the information storage device, and the information storage device is set at a position facing the head portion. FIG.

FIG. 3 is an overall view of an information storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an information container according to a second embodiment as viewed from below.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the information storage device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the information writing / reading device, the information storage body is pulled out from the information storage device, and the information storage body is set at a position facing the head portion. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a drive shaft of an information container withdrawing mechanism suitable for cooperating with the information container according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7: One of the information storage devices previously disclosed by the same applicant
It is a figure similar to FIG. 1 which shows an Example.

FIG. 8 is similar to FIG. 1 showing another embodiment of the information storage device previously disclosed by the same applicant.

FIG. 9 is the same as FIG. 1 showing still another embodiment of the information storage device previously disclosed by the same applicant.

[Explanation of symbols]

40 and 40a: information accommodation device 41, 41a: optical information writing and reading device 42, 42a: information accommodation device receiving section 43, 43
a: stopper 44, 44a: optical head section 50, 50a: tubular lid member 51, 51a: closed end 52, 52a: tubular wall section 53, 53a: dent 54, 54a: internal screw 60, 60a: information container 61 , 61a: Protrusion 62, 62a: Hole 63: Magnet 64, 64a: Screw 65, 65a: Recording medium 66: Recess 67: Horizontal groove 70, 70a: Information container moving mechanism 71, 71a: Drive shaft 72, 72a: 1st drive device 73, 73a: 2nd drive device 74: magnet 75: protrusion part 76: protrusion

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An information writing / reading device 41, 41a
Information storage devices 40 and 40a in which information is to be written by the head portions 44 and 44a or information to be read by the head portions 44 and 44a is stored in advance, the tubular lid members 50 and 50a, and the tubular lid members 50 and 50a. Lid members 50, 50a
The cylindrical lid member 50, 50a has a closed end 51, 51a at one end.
The cylindrical wall portions 52, 52a which are closed by
The information containers 60, 60a have a recording medium 65,
65a and holes 62, 62a extending from one end to the other end, and the tubular lid members 50, 50a and the information containers 60, 60a are tightened and held by screw engagement. are holes 62,62a of the information storage body 60,60a is, information
The container moving mechanism 70, 70a is received, whereby the screw engagement between the cylindrical lid member 50, 50a and the information container 60, 60a is released, and the information container 60, 60a is inserted into the cylindrical lid member 50, The information container 6 extracted from 50a
The information storage device is characterized in that 0 and 60a are positioned at the head portions 44 and 44a of the information writing and reading devices 41 and 41a. 2. A tubular lid member 50, 50a has a recess 53, 53a in the center of its closed end 51, 51a, and screws 54, 54a in the lower inner portion of the tubular wall 52, 52a. And the information containers 60 and 60a have protrusions 6 at the other end.
1, 61a, and screws 64, 64a on the lower peripheral portion
When not in use, the recess 53 and the protrusion 61 are provided.
The information accommodating device according to claim 1, wherein and are engaged with each other and the screw 54 and the screw 64 are screwed together. 3. A cylindrical lid member 50, 50a has a projection at the center of its closed end 51, 51a, and a cylindrical wall portion 52,
52a has screws 54, 54a on the lower inner side, and the information containers 60, 60a have recesses on the other end and screws 64, 64a on the lower peripheral portion. , The recess and the projection fit together and the screw 54 and the screw 64
The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein and are screwed together. 4. A hole 62 provided in the information container 60 has a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and the information container moving mechanism 70 includes a drive shaft 71, a first drive means 72 and a second drive means 73. The drive shaft 71, which is inserted into the hole 62 and moves the information container 60, has a rectangular sectional shape similar to that of the hole 62, and the drive shaft 71 and the first drive means 72 The rotary motion and the linear motion can be performed by the second driving means 73, and the upper and lower ends of the hole 62 provided in the information container 60 and the upper end of the drive shaft 71 are attached and detached by a magnet. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the information storage device is freely connectable. 5. A hole 62a provided in the information container 60a.
Has a circular cross-sectional shape, and the information container moving mechanism 7
0a has a drive shaft 71a, a first drive means 72a and a second drive means 73a, and the drive shaft 71a which is inserted into the hole 62a and moves the information container 60a has a circular shape similar to that of the hole 62a. It has a cross-sectional shape, and the drive shaft 71a can perform rotational movement and linear movement by the first drive means 72a and the second drive means 73a, and is further provided in the information container 60a. A horizontal groove 67 is formed in the middle of which a hole 62a extends in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the hole 62a.
In addition, the drive shaft 71a is provided with a protrusion 75 that fits into these horizontal grooves 67, and the horizontal groove 67 and the protrusion 75 can be detachably connected. The information storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 6. A recording medium 65, 65a known per se provided on the outer surface of the information container 60, 60a is vapor-deposited,
The information storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the recording medium is a non-rewritable recording medium that is adhered and molded by a method such as sticking or the like. 7. A recording medium 65, 65a known per se provided on the outer surface of the information container 60, 60a is vapor-deposited,
The information storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the recording medium is a rewritable recording medium that is adhered and molded by a method such as sticking or the like. 8. The recording medium 65, 6 has information for identifying an individual.
5a has been written in advance, and the information in the information containers 60, 60a can be read / written only when the information matching the specific information is sent prior to the start of the operation of the reading / writing device. The information storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: 9. The information storage device according to claim 8, wherein the information for identifying an individual is any one of a fingerprint, a signature, and a face photograph, or a combination of two or more thereof. 10. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the recording media 65 and 65a are photosensitive media, and the head portions 44 and 44a are optical head devices. 11. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the recording media 65 and 65a are magnetically sensitive media, and the head portions 44 and 44a are magnetic head devices.