JPH11144357A - Mechanism for taking out recording medium of information equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording medium taking out mechanism simple in constitution and reduced in the number of components by composing the mechanism of a sliding operation member movably mounted so as to pull out the recording medium from a port part and a slider crank mechanism to make the sliding operation member link so as to perform the pulling out operation of the recording medium in accordance with the door opening operation of a cover. SOLUTION: When cartridges 56 housed in each rack part 36 of a magazine of an MD changer are pulled out to the outside, the cover 20 is opened from the closed position to the open position. Then, a shaft bar 28 of the cover 20 is made to the rotation center, and the space from the shaft bar 28 of this cover 20 to a shaft pin 38 is made to the crank to form a connecting member 22 to a connecting bar, and further by the operation of the slider crank mechanism as the link means for making the sliding operation member 24 to the slider, the sliding operation member 24 sliding linked with the turning of the crank is moved to the cartridge port side of the magazine, and each cartridge 56 is pushed out to the outside by a specified distance from the port by the operating piece part 54.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium removing mechanism of an information device for taking out a recording medium housed inside the information device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a plurality of mini disks (MD) for recording and reproduction are stored as an information device using a cartridge storing a disk as a recording medium, and a required MD is selected from these. An MD changer for reading information such as music is used.

In such an MD changer, a magazine 14 for accommodating a plurality of cartridges 12 is arranged near one side of a housing 10 as shown in FIG. 13, and a player (not shown) is arranged adjacent to the magazine 14. Is arranged. In this MD changer, a desired one of the cartridges 12 stacked and stored in the magazine 14 in a plurality of stages is selected, loaded to the player side, and reproduced or recorded. Is transferred to and stored.

Conventionally, the magazine 14 of the MD changer as described above has a cartridge take-out mechanism independently for each shelf that stores each cartridge 12. The cartridge removal mechanism of the magazine 14 is configured by providing an eject button 16 beside each shelf that stores each cartridge 12. When a desired cartridge 12 is to be taken out of the plurality of cartridges 12 stored in the magazine 14, an eject button 16 provided in a one-to-one correspondence next to a shelf containing the required cartridge 12 is pressed. As a result, the required cartridge 12 is taken out alone.

[0005]

In the above-described conventional recording medium ejecting mechanism of information equipment, the same number of recording medium ejecting mechanisms that are operated by independent eject buttons as the number of recording mediums accommodated in the magazine must be provided. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the structure becomes complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to newly provide a recording medium removing mechanism of an information device having a simple structure with a small number of components for taking out a recording medium housed in the information device. And

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium take-out mechanism for an information device, wherein the insertion opening of a storage portion for storing a recording medium in the information device is pivotally opened and closed. The attached lid, the slide operation member movably mounted to pull out the recording medium stored in the storage unit from the insertion port portion, and according to the opening operation of the lid,
Interlocking means constituted by a slider crank mechanism that interlocks the slide operation member to perform the recording medium withdrawing operation.

With the above-described configuration, the recording medium is pulled out in conjunction with the door opening operation of rotating the lid pair, so that a complicated structure such as a recording medium pulling-out eject button can be reduced and parts can be reduced. The structure can be simplified by reducing the number of points. Even if the slider crank mechanism is used for a long time, a reliable operation can be expected.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium take-out mechanism for an information device, which is pivotally mounted on a frame so as to pivotally open and close an insertion portion of a storage portion for storing a recording medium storage cartridge in the information device. Lid, a slide operation member slidably mounted on the frame so that the cartridge stored in the storage section can be pulled out from the insertion port, and one end pivotally attached to a position eccentric from the rotation axis of the lid. And a connecting member, the other end of which is pivotally attached to the slide operation member, and which is linked to allow the slide operation member to perform a cartridge pull-out operation in conjunction with the door opening operation of the lid.

[0010] With the above-described configuration, the rotation operation when the lid is opened is linked with the sliding operation member by the connecting member so that the sliding operation member is slid. The operation can be reliably performed with a small number of components having a simple structure such as a connecting member.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism of an information device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The recording medium take-out mechanism can be used for a recording medium storage section of various information devices such as a magazine for storing a cartridge for storing a recording medium of an MD changer, a magazine for a floppy disk, and the like. 6 is an example of an application configuration of an MD changer magazine.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views schematically showing a magazine portion of an MD changer. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes a cover for closing a cartridge insertion port of the magazine, 22 denotes a connecting member,
Reference numeral 24 denotes a slide operation member. As shown in FIG. 3, the lid 20 is formed in a rectangular plate-like shape by a shaft rod 28 which is axially inserted into a bearing 26 provided on one vertical side of the magazine.
The lid 20 is attached to a shaft portion 46 of the
2 can be rotated between a magazine insertion position closed position shown in FIG. 1 and a magazine insertion position open position shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the other vertical side of the lid 20 corresponding to the free end, the lid is detachably engaged with a lock (not shown) provided on the frame of the magazine. Stop member 3 for stopping body 20 at the closed position of the magazine insertion slot
0 is attached.

Further, a shaft support 32 and a stopper 34 are integrally provided at predetermined positions on a side surface of the lid 20 facing the magazine insertion opening. The stoppers 34 have a substantially small rectangular plate shape, and are integrally protruded at positions corresponding to the six cartridges 56 accommodated in the six-stage shelves 36 of the magazine of the lid 20. In a state where the magazine insertion port is closed, each of the stoppers 34
Each cartridge 56 is supported by contacting the side end of the cartridge 6 so as not to fall out of the magazine.

The shaft support 32 is formed in a cylindrical bearing shape, is integrally provided at a predetermined distance from the bearing 26 of the lid 20, and is provided upright at one end of the connecting member 22. A pin 38 is received in the shaft hole.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 8 and 9, the connecting member 22 is formed in a rectangular shape in which one end of a rectangular long plate is bent as shown in FIG. 38 and 40 are erected. This connecting member 22
Is mounted so that a shaft pin 40 erected at the other end is axially mounted on a shaft hole 42 (shown in FIG. 10) of the slide operation member 24 to transmit the opening and closing operation of the lid 20 to the slide operation member 24. Have been.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10 to 12, the slide operation member 24 is formed by bending each part of the flat plate material as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.

The slide operation member 24 has the structure shown in FIG.
An operation piece portion 54 is provided at a portion corresponding to a vertical side on the left side toward 1 and bent at a right angle. The operation piece 54 is formed in a rectangular plate whose side shape is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, it is formed in such a size that it comes into contact only with the cartridge 56 which is stored in each shelf 36 of the magazine (excluding those in the reproducing or recording state).

The slide operation member 24 is provided with a guide piece 48 which is bent at a right angle at a portion corresponding to an upper side thereof as viewed in FIG. As shown in a plan view in FIG. 10, the guide piece 48 has a rectangular plate-like shape, and has a guide groove 50 opened along the longitudinal direction thereof and the above-described shaft hole 42.
And are drilled. As shown in FIG. 3, guide pins 52 projecting from the frame body 44 are slidably inserted into the guide grooves 50.

Further, the slide operation member 24 is provided with guide pins 58 standing near both ends on the upper side and a central portion on the lower side, respectively, as viewed on the plate surface shown in FIG. Each guide pin 58 has a dish head formed at the tip of the thin shaft.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, at the positions corresponding to the three guide pins 58 on the side wall of the frame 44 of the magazine, a large-diameter Following the circular hole 60A, a guide groove 60 is formed in which a linear long groove 60B is formed to slidably pass only the narrow shaft portion of the guide pin 58. In each of these guide grooves 60, a guide pin 58 is provided, and
A, the thin shaft is slid into contact with the long groove 60B, and is inserted so as not to come out of the long groove 60B by the dish head.

As described above, the guide pin 58 of the slide operation member 24 is passed through the guide groove 60 of the frame 44, and
Guide pin 52 to guide groove 50 of slide operation member 24.
The slide operation member 24 moves the cartridge 56 onto the shelf 36 of the magazine.
5 is mounted so as to be movable from the position shown in FIG. 5 to the position shown in FIG. 6 in a moving direction (direction indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 2) when inserting or pulling out. Each shelf 36 is provided with a rectangular cutout 74 so as not to hinder movement of the operation piece 54.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a substantially inverted T-shaped opening 62 is formed in the side wall of the frame body 44. At the center of the plate surface of the slide operation member 24 corresponding to the opening 62, a locking protrusion 64 is cut and raised in a substantially T-shape to form a frame 44.
The locking protrusion 66 is cut and raised in a substantially T-shape from the vertical side of the side wall opposite to the cartridge insertion opening, and a tension coil spring 68 is bridged between the two locking protrusions 64, 66. And
The slide operation member 24 is urged against the frame body 44 in the direction opposite to the cartridge insertion opening (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3). Further, in the MD changer according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS.
When reproducing or recording information by selecting one of the cartridges 56 stored in each of the cartridges 6, the player unit (not shown) is first moved up and down by an elevator, and a shelf in which the required cartridges 56 are stored. The cartridge 56 is moved to the height position corresponding to the portion 36, and the required cartridge 56 is moved in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 5 by the loading mechanism and stopped at the set position indicated by the three-dot chain line in FIG. Next, the player section is moved to the cartridge 56 side, and the center receiving metal of the disc-shaped recording medium accommodated in the cartridge 56 is attracted to the turntable 70 by magnetic force, and the turntable 70 is rotated to drive recording. The medium is rotated, its recording track is traced by a laser beam, and information is read by an optical pickup 72.
Note that recording on a recording medium may be performed using an optical element (not shown). Reproduction of this required cartridge 56,
Alternatively, after the recording operation is completed, the player unit is separated from the cartridge 56 and the turntable 7 is removed from the receiver of the recording medium.
0 is released, and the cartridge 56 is returned to the original shelf 36 of the magazine by the loading mechanism. Through such a series of operations, each cartridge 56 stored in each shelf 36 of the magazine is selected and provided for reproduction or recording.

Next, the operation and operation of the recording medium take-out mechanism of the MD changer according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, the cartridge 5 housed in each shelf 36 of the magazine of the MD changer.
When the cover 6 is pulled out to take out, the lid 20 is opened from the closed position shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 to the open position shown in FIGS. Then, the interlock between the shaft rod 28 of the lid 20 as the center of rotation, the crank between the shaft rod 28 of the lid 20 and the shaft pin 38, the connecting member 22 as the connecting rod, and the slide operation member 24 as the slider is used. The slide operation member 2 as a slider that slides in conjunction with the rotation of the crank by the action of the slider crank mechanism as a means
4 moves to the cartridge insertion port side of the magazine, and the operation piece 54 pushes each cartridge 56 from the insertion port to the outside by a predetermined distance. At this time, all the cartridges 56 stored in each shelf 54 of the magazine are pushed out.
It is. At this time, the cartridge 56 pulled out from the shelf 54 to the player side of the MD changer and set in the reproduction or recording state is out of the moving range of the operation piece 54, so that it cannot be pulled out of the magazine. Absent. Therefore, the MD cartridge 56
Even during the reproduction or recording operation of the cartridge, all the other unused cartridges 56 can be pulled out of the magazine.

As described above, each cartridge 56 partly pulled out from each shelf 36 of the magazine is manually taken out separately.

Next, when the cartridges 56 are to be inserted into the respective shelves 36 of the magazine, the operation piece 54 is manually inserted into each of the shelves 36 with the lid 20 opened.
Until it hits. Then, the lid 20 is connected to each of FIGS.
When the cartridge 56 is closed from the open position to the closed position in FIGS. 1 and 5, each cartridge 56 is pushed by each corresponding stopper 34,
The magazine is pushed into a predetermined storage position of each shelf 36 and is held at that position. The operation of closing the lid 20 is automatically performed with the help of the urging force of the extension coil spring 68.

[0028]

As described above, according to the recording medium take-out mechanism of the information equipment of the present invention, the operation reliability is improved with respect to the lid attached to open and close the insertion opening of the recording medium storage. The slide operation member that is slid through a high-profile slider crank mechanism pulls out the recording medium from the insertion opening in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid, so that the recording medium take-out mechanism is manually operated. This has the effect of reducing the number of parts of the mechanism related to the eject button, simplifying the configuration, and providing an inexpensive product.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a main part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism of an information device of the present invention, with a lid closed, viewed from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a main part of the MD changer according to the embodiment of the recording medium take-out mechanism of the information device of the present invention, in a state where a lid body is opened, as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a state where a cover showing a main part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism of an information device of the present invention is closed, as viewed from a side.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a state in which a lid showing an essential part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism of an information device of the present invention is viewed from a side surface when a cover is opened.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism of an information device according to the present invention, with a lid closed.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism for an information device of the present invention, with a cover being opened;

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing a main part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism of an information device of the present invention, with a lid closed, in a state where the cover is closed;

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a main part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium take-out mechanism of an information device according to the present invention, with a cover being opened;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a connecting member showing a main part of an MD changer according to the embodiment of the recording medium removing mechanism of the information device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a slide operation member showing a main part of an MD changer according to an embodiment of a recording medium removal mechanism of an information device of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a left side view showing a main part of the MD changer according to the embodiment of the recording medium take-out mechanism of the information device of the present invention by taking out a slide operation member.

FIG. 12 is a rear view showing a main part of the MD changer according to the embodiment of the recording medium take-out mechanism of the information device according to the present invention by taking out a slide operation member.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view for explaining a recording medium removal mechanism of a conventional MD changer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Lid 22 Connecting member (interlocking means) 24 Slide operation member (interlocking means) 34 Stopper 48 Guide piece 50 Guide groove 52 Guide pin 54 Operation piece (interlocking means) 56 Cartridge (recording medium) 58 Guide pin 60 Guide Groove 64 Locking protrusion 66 Locking protrusion 68 Tension coil spring

Claims (2)

[Claims] A cover that is pivotally mounted to open and close an insertion opening of a storage unit for storing a recording medium in the information device; and the insertion of the recording medium stored in the storage unit. A sliding operation member movably mounted so as to be pulled out from the mouth portion; and an interlocking means configured by a slider crank mechanism that interlocks with the sliding operation member to perform a recording medium withdrawing operation in accordance with an opening operation of the lid. A recording medium removing mechanism for an information device, comprising: 2. A lid mounted on a frame so as to pivotally open and close an insertion portion of a storage unit for storing a recording medium storage cartridge in an information device, and said storage unit stored in said storage unit. A slide operation member slidably mounted on the frame so as to pull out the cartridge from the insertion opening portion; one end being pivotally mounted at a position eccentric from a rotation axis of the lid, and the other end being attached to the slide operation member. A recording medium take-out mechanism for an information device, comprising: a connecting member that is pivotally attached to the slide operation member and that causes the slide operation member to perform a cartridge pull-out operation in conjunction with an opening operation of the lid body.