JPH0845160A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and rapidly take out an accumulated recording medium and supply the recording medium to the device. CONSTITUTION:In the recording and reproducing device capable of accumulating plural recording media inside, automatically changing the media and reproducing them, plural medium inserting/ejecting holes 5 are provided in the operating surface 1a of the device main body 1, and an operating panel 2 capable of opening and closing is provided, so as to block up these medium inserting/ ejecting holes 5. This operating panel 2 is provided with one medium inserting/ ejecting hole 3, through which a recording medium 4 can be inserted or ejected even when the operating panel 2 is closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus applied to an optical recording / reproducing apparatus or the like, and more particularly to attaching / detaching a recording medium such as an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk accumulated in the apparatus. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a first conventional example of an optical recording / reproducing apparatus capable of accumulating a plurality of recording media inside the apparatus and automatically exchanging the accumulated recording media. An insertion / removal port 12 is formed on the operation surface 11a of the device body 11, and when the recording medium 13 is inserted through the insertion / removal port 12, the recording medium 13 is taken into the device body 11 and recording or reproduction is performed on the recording medium 13. In order to store a plurality of recording media 13 inside the apparatus main body 11, the recording media 13 are sequentially inserted through the insertion / removal opening 12. In this way, a plurality of recording media 13 are accumulated inside the apparatus main body 11, and a recording medium exchanging mechanism (not shown) provided inside the apparatus main body 11 performs automatic exchange to perform recording / reproduction. It can be performed.

7 and 8 are perspective views of a second conventional example of an optical recording / reproducing apparatus capable of accumulating a plurality of recording media inside the apparatus and automatically exchanging the accumulated recording media. As shown in FIG. 8, an operation panel 22 is provided on the operation surface 21a of the apparatus main body 21 so as to be openable and closable, and as shown in FIG. When inserting or removing the recording medium 24, the operation panel 22 is opened to expose the plurality of insertion / removal openings 23, and when recording / reproducing, the operation panel 22 is closed and operated. By doing so, a plurality of recording media 24 are accumulated inside the apparatus main body 21, and the internal recording media 24 can be automatically exchanged for recording and reproduction.

[0004]

However, in the recording / reproducing apparatus of the first conventional example, in order to replace all the recording media 13 stored inside the apparatus main body 11, first, the stored recording media 13 are taken out. The operation of taking out the recording media 13 one by one must be repeated, and then the recording media 13 must be inserted one by one through the insertion / removal opening 12. To take out the recording medium 13 from the insertion / removal opening 12 and to insert it again, an operating time is required, so that as the number of recording media 13 stored inside the apparatus main body 11 increases, the operating time becomes very long, In actual use, there was a problem that many recording media 13 could not be replaced.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus of the second conventional example, when the operation panel 22 is opened, there are a plurality of insertion / removal openings 23. Therefore, the time required for exchanging the recording medium 24 is short, but the recording medium 24 is inserted. It was necessary to open the operation panel 22 to remove it. Therefore, even if one recording medium 24 is exchanged, it is necessary to perform two operations of opening and closing the operation panel 22 and exchanging the recording medium 24, which causes a problem that the operation is complicated. .

The above problem can be solved by eliminating the operation panel 22 and exposing a plurality of insertion / removal openings 23 at all times.
However, it is difficult to arrange switches and buttons for operating the device on the operation surface, and the operation panel 22 cannot be eliminated in terms of realization.

An object of the present invention is to provide a recording / reproducing apparatus which can shorten the time required for exchanging a recording medium and can easily perform the operation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of accumulating a plurality of recording media inside the apparatus and automatically exchanging the accumulated recording media. On the surface, a plurality of medium insertion / removal ports are provided, and an operation panel is provided so that it can be opened / closed so as to close the medium insertion / removal port. Is made possible.

Further, the operation panel is provided with a recording medium detecting means, and panel fixing means for fixing the operation panel so as not to be opened and closed according to the output of the recording medium detecting means.

[0010]

In the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the recording medium can be taken in and out from the medium insertion opening of the operation panel with the operation panel closed, and even when a plurality of recording media are taken in and out. Even when one recording medium is taken in and out, it can be performed in a short time and with a simple operation.

Further, when it is detected that there is a recording medium on the operation panel, the operation panel is fixed so as not to be opened / closed, so that the operation panel is opened / closed when the recording medium is in contact with the operation panel. It is possible to prevent the medium from being caught.

[0012]

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

1 to 3 are perspective views showing an embodiment of a recording / reproducing apparatus in which a plurality of recording media according to the present invention are accumulated inside the apparatus and the accumulated recording media can be automatically replaced. An operation panel 2 is provided on the operation surface 1a of the device body 1 of the device so as to be openable and closable.
To provide. Operation surface 1 of the device body 1 hidden by the operation panel 2
A plurality of medium insertion / removal openings 5 are provided in a, and in this embodiment, the lowest medium insertion / removal opening 5 and the medium insertion / removal opening 3 of the operation panel 2 are aligned. As shown in FIG. 3, when the operation panel 2 is opened, all the medium inserting / ejecting ports 5 provided on the operation surface 1a of the apparatus body 1 are exposed. Instructions to the apparatus such as reproduction and disc exchange are performed by operating the switches and buttons provided on the operation panel 2 with the operation panel 2 closed.

To replace one recording medium 4, the recording medium 4 is moved by a recording medium exchanging mechanism (not shown) provided inside the apparatus main body 1, and the operation panel 2 is closed. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation can be easily performed by inserting / removing the recording medium 4 from the medium insertion / ejection opening 3 provided in the operation panel 2. Also, when replacing multiple recording media,
As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 2 is opened to expose the plurality of medium insertion / removal openings 5, and at the same time, the plurality of recording media 4 can be taken in and out in a short time.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are explanatory views of the internal structure of the present embodiment. A plurality of recording media are stored on the back side of the operation panel 2, and an automatic exchange for automatically exchanging the recording media is provided in the back. A mechanism is provided. On the operation panel 2, the recording medium 4
Is provided on the operation panel 2 as a recording medium detecting means for detecting whether or not the operation panel 2 is present, and a fixing pin 7 is provided on the operation panel 2 as means for fixing and releasing the operation panel 2 depending on the state of the contact switch 6. A hook 8 rotatable around a fulcrum 9 is provided on the apparatus main body 1 side, and a hook drive means 10 including an electromagnetic solenoid device for hooking or removing the hook 8 on a fixing pin 7 is provided.

FIG. 4 shows a situation in which the recording medium 4 is present on the operation panel 2. When the contact switch 6 detects that the recording medium 4 is present on the operation panel 2, the hook drive means 10 is provided.
Operates so that the hook 8 engages with the fixing pin 7 of the operation panel 2, and fixes the operation panel 2 so as not to open.

FIG. 5 shows a situation in which the recording medium 4 is not present on the operation panel 2. When the contact switch 6 detects that the recording medium 4 is not present on the operation panel 2, the hook drive receives the detection signal. The means 10 attaches the hook 8 to the operation panel 2
The operation panel 2 is operated so as to be removed from the fixing pin 7 so that the operation panel 2 can be opened and closed.

As described above, by restricting the opening and closing of the operation panel 2 according to the detection result of the contact switch 6, it is possible to prevent the operation panel 2 from being opened when the recording medium 4 is present on the operation panel 2 and to perform the recording. This has the effect of preventing the medium from being caught in the insertion / removal opening.

[0019]

As described above, according to the structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the recording / reproducing apparatus has the medium insertion / ejection opening on the operation panel, and the recording medium can be taken in and out even when the operation panel is closed. Since it is possible to perform one recording medium exchange by a very easy operation, and moreover, by opening the operation panel, it is possible to expose a plurality of medium insertion / removal ports, so that a plurality of recording medium exchanges can be performed in a short time. Can be done.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the above effect, when there is a recording medium on the operation panel, the operation panel can be fixed to prevent the recording medium from being caught in the insertion / removal opening, and the operation panel can be prevented from being caught. When there is no recording medium, the operation panel can be opened / closed, the recording medium can be replaced, malfunctions can be prevented, and the recording medium can be stably taken in and out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state of using the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of using the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an internal structure in the present embodiment.

5 is an explanatory diagram of the internal structure of FIG. 4 when the hook is released.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a first example of a conventional recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second example of a conventional recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state when the position shown in FIG. 7 is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Device main body, 2 ... Operation panel, 3, 5 ... Medium insertion / ejection port, 4 ... Recording medium, 6 ... Contact switch (recording medium detection means), 7 ... Fixing pin, 8 ... Hook, 9 ... Support point,
10… Hook drive means.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of accumulating a plurality of recording media inside the apparatus and automatically exchanging the accumulating recording media, a plurality of medium inserting / ejecting openings are provided on an operation surface of an apparatus main body, An operation panel that can close the door is provided so that it can be opened and closed.
A recording / reproducing apparatus capable of inserting / removing a recording medium with an operation panel closed. 2. A recording medium detecting means on the operation panel,
2. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising panel fixing means for fixing the operation panel so as not to open and close according to the output of the recording medium detecting means.