JPH11167782A - Recording medium cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording medium cartridge capable of surely recording printing information in a printing recording medium and protecting the printing recording medium. SOLUTION: This cartridge is provided with a cartridge main body 11 for housing a disk 10, a rewrite label 12 for displaying printing information by being heated to generate reversible phase changes to two colors and keeping each state at a constant temperature, and a supporting member 14 supported to be moved against the cartridge main body 11 for supporting the rewrite label 12. While the supporting member 14 is moved to the outer side of the cartridge main body 11, a thermal head is brought into contact with the rewrite label 12, and the rewrite label 12 is locally heated corresponding to information recorded by the thermal head.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium cartridge having a print recording medium for displaying contents related to information signals recorded on the recording medium by using print information such as characters and numerals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A print recording medium (hereinafter, referred to as a rewritable label) capable of displaying print information such as characters, numbers, symbols, and figures, erasing the displayed print information and repeatedly rewriting the print information. There is. The rewrite label is attached to a recording medium cartridge such as a disk cartridge or a tape cartridge to visually display information related to an information signal recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a magnetic tape. This is used as a means for displaying the information.

[0003] The rewritable label has a heat-sensitive recording layer for displaying recorded print information in a transparent state or a cloudy state. This thermosensitive recording layer is reversibly changed into a transparent state and a cloudy state by heat, and is formed of a reversible thermosensitive recording material capable of maintaining each of these states at room temperature. And white turbidity portions partially occur, and constitute characters and numerals of print information.

[0004] This rewritable label is based on a base material layer, a light reflecting layer for reflecting incident light, a heat-sensitive recording layer on which the above-mentioned print information is recorded, a heat-sensitive recording layer, and a heat-sensitive recording layer. A protective layer, which is in contact with a thermal head serving as a heating unit used for printing, is sequentially laminated.

The base layer is formed of a resin material such as polyethylene terephthalate, the light reflecting layer is formed of a metal deposited film formed by evaporating a metal such as aluminum, and the protective layer is formed so that the heat-sensitive recording layer is visible. It is formed of a resin material having high transparency and heat resistance to the extent that it does not melt or deform due to the heat of the thermal head.

[0006] The rewritable label becomes white turbid when the heat-sensitive recording layer is locally heated via the protective layer in accordance with the information recorded by the thermal head, and print information is recorded. At the transparent portion of the heat-sensitive recording layer of the rewritable label, the light transmitted through the protective layer is reflected by the light reflecting layer, and it is visually recognized that the portion is in the transparent state. In addition, the light transmitted through the protective layer is irregularly reflected by the light reflection layer at the portion of the heat-sensitive recording layer in the cloudy state, and it is visually recognized that the portion is cloudy. That is, the print information recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer is visually recognized via the protective layer. And the rewrite label is
When the thermal recording layer is heated by the thermal head via the protective layer, the recorded print information is erased, and new print information is rewritten and recorded.

[0007] The following may be used as the rewrite label. This rewritable label includes a thermosensitive recording layer that displays print information in each color state of the first color and the second color. The heat-sensitive recording layer is firstly heated by heat.
Phase change reversibly into each color state of the second color and the second color,
It is made of a reversible thermosensitive recording material capable of maintaining each of these colored states at room temperature, and the portions of the first color and the second color are partially generated by heating, so that characters and numerals of print information are obtained. And so on. This rewritable label is formed by sequentially laminating a light reflecting layer, a heat-sensitive recording layer, and a protective layer based on a base layer. Then, as in the case of the rewrite label described above, print information is recorded by being heated by the thermal head.

[0008] Such a rewritable label is attached to the main surface of the cartridge body of the recording medium cartridge in which the recording medium is stored, with the protective layer side facing out. The recording medium cartridge with the rewrite label attached is mounted on a recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing an information signal, and when the information signal recorded on the recording medium is rewritten, the printing recorded on the rewrite label is performed. Rewriting of information is also performed.

[0009]

In the above-described recording medium cartridge, when recording print information on a rewritable label, a thermal head is required to have a thermal head of several hundred gf relative to a rewritable label provided on the main surface of the cartridge body. The contact is made with a predetermined pressing force. In a recording medium cartridge, when a thermal head comes into contact with a rewritable label, the cartridge body may bend together with the rewritable label. For this reason, in this recording medium cartridge, the center of the cartridge body is bent,
In some cases, clear print information could not be recorded on the rewrite label because the rewrite label and the thermal head did not abut in good condition.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium cartridge capable of reliably recording print information on a print recording medium and protecting the print recording medium.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a recording medium cartridge according to the present invention is reversibly converted into a state of at least two colors when heated with a cartridge body for storing a recording medium. A thermosensitive recording layer formed of a reversible thermosensitive recording material capable of changing and maintaining each state at room temperature to display print information recorded thereon, and printed on the thermosensitive recording layer laminated on one side of the thermosensitive recording layer A print recording medium having a protective layer against which a heating means is in contact,
And a support member movably supported with respect to the cartridge body and supporting the print recording medium. When the support member is moved to the outside of the cartridge main body, the heating unit contacts the print recording medium, and the print recording medium is locally heated in accordance with information recorded by the heating unit. . In such a recording medium cartridge, since the print recording medium is supported by the support member, the print recording medium is prevented from bending when the print recording medium is heated by the heating means and print information is recorded. Thus, the print information is reliably recorded.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a recording medium cartridge according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an example in which the present invention is applied to a disk cartridge will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a first disk cartridge 1 to which the present invention is applied is a magneto-optical disk capable of recording an information signal such as a tone signal, a video signal, and information data processed by a computer as a recording medium. , Cartridge body 11 for accommodating a disk 10 such as a phase-change optical disk or a magnetic disk, and a rewritable label 1 for displaying recorded contents of information signals recorded on the disk 10 by print information
2 and a label support plate 14 rotatably supported by the cartridge body 11 and supported by the rewritable label 12.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cartridge body 11 has a pair of upper and lower halves formed of a synthetic resin material with good moldability and good mechanical strength, and is joined by a plurality of screws and the like. Formed. The cartridge main body 11 is formed in a substantially disk shape having an outer shape slightly larger than the disk 10, and has a disk storage portion for rotatably storing the disk 10 therein. When one of the main surfaces of the cartridge body 11 is inserted into a recording / reproducing apparatus that records information signals on the disk 10 and reproduces the information signals recorded on the disk 10,
A guide section 16 is provided for guiding the recording section to the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing 0. The guide portion 16 is provided so as to protrude from the main surface integrally with the main surface of the cartridge body 11 in the radial direction of the disk 10. The guide section 16 is provided with a specification identification hole 17 for identifying the specification of the disk 10, for example, a recordable time of an information signal, and for preventing a recorded information signal from being accidentally erased. An erroneous recording prevention unit 18 is provided. Also, this guide part 1
The display unit 6 is provided with a display unit 19 that displays the direction of insertion of the cartridge into the recording / reproducing apparatus with an arrow or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, a center of a disk table of a disk rotation operation mechanism for rotating the disk 10 on the recording / reproducing apparatus side enters into the other main surface of the cartridge body 11 at a substantially central portion as shown in FIG. A hole 20 is provided. A clamping plate 10a attached to the center of the disk 10 faces outward from the center hole 20. The cartridge main body 11 has a recording / reproducing opening (not shown) for receiving a recording / reproducing mechanism such as an optical pickup or a magnetic head for recording / reproducing a predetermined information signal on / from the disk 10 rotated by a disk rotation driving mechanism. A part is provided. The recording / reproducing opening is provided on one or both main surfaces of the cartridge main body 11 in parallel with the guide portion 16 so that a part of the information recording area of the disk 10 extends over the inner and outer peripheries. It is formed to face. A shutter member for closing the recording / reproducing opening is movably mounted on the cartridge body 11.

A rewritable label 12 for displaying recorded contents of information signals recorded on the disk 10 by print information.
As shown in FIG. 3, based on a base layer 24, a thermosensitive recording layer 21 on which print information formed on the base layer 24 is recorded, and a base material formed on the thermosensitive recording layer 21. Layer 2
The light reflection layer 22 that reflects light incident from the fourth side and the thermal head that protects the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 and the light reflection layer 22 and that serves as a heating unit used to record print information on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 are in contact with each other. And the protective layer 23 to be formed are sequentially laminated.

The heat-sensitive recording layer 21 is formed of a reversible heat-sensitive recording material capable of reversibly changing its phase between a transparent state 21a and a cloudy state 21b by being heated, and maintaining these states at room temperature. Is done. The thermosensitive recording layer 21 displays print information by being locally heated in accordance with the information to be recorded on the reversible thermosensitive recording material and changed to a transparent state 21a and a cloudy state 21b. The heat-sensitive recording layer 21
Those having good transparency and film-forming properties are used. The heat-sensitive recording layer 21 includes, for example, polyvinyl chloride, a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer and a partially saponified product thereof, a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-maleic acid copolymer, a vinyl chloride-acrylate copolymer, and the like. Vinyl-based resin, also, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, vinylidene chloride-acrylic acid ester copolymer, vinylidene chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer and other vinylidene chloride-based resins, and
Acrylic resins such as various polyacrylates and polymethacrylates, and other synthetic resin materials such as various polyester resins are used.

The base material layer 24 has transparency so that printed information recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 can be visually recognized, and has heat resistance to the extent that melting or deformation is not caused by heating by a thermal head. For example, various plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate, a glass plate, or a flexible sheet material is used. In addition, the light reflection layer 22 includes
Materials with high light reflectance are used, for example, aluminum,
A metal deposition film formed of tin, nickel, or the like is used. When a metal deposited film is provided, various resins, for example, various thermosetting resins, are provided under the metal deposited film in order to eliminate irregularities on the surface of the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 and increase the reflectance of the light reflecting layer 22. A smoothing layer may be provided. Although not shown, the thermosensitive recording layer 21 may be provided with a coloring layer as needed to improve visibility.

The protective layer 23 is formed of a resin material having heat resistance and high elasticity, for example, a resin material having an elongation of 5% or more. With a hard resin material having an elongation of less than 5%, the shock absorption becomes poor, and the physical load on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 cannot be absorbed or reduced, and deterioration of the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 due to rewriting is repeated. This is because it is caused. Specifically, the protective layer 23 is formed of a polyene / thiol-based ionizing radiation-curable resin having excellent workability or a flexible urethane acrylate-based ionizing radiation-curable resin having two or less functionalities.

The rewrite label 1 configured as described above
In No. 2, light transmitted through the base layer 24 at a portion of the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 in the transparent state 21a is reflected by the light reflection layer 22, and it is visually recognized that the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 is in the transparent state 21a. Further, in the portion of the thermosensitive recording layer 21 in the cloudy state 21b, the light transmitted through the base layer 24 is irregularly reflected by the light reflection layer 22 and the cloudy state 21b is formed.
Is visually recognized. That is, the rewritable label 12 has a transparent state 21 a and a cloudy state 21 b, and print information such as characters, numbers, symbols, and figures recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 is provided on the base layer 24 side through the base layer 24. Viewed from. The rewritable label 12 is heated by the thermal head, so that the heat-sensitive recording layer 2 is heated.
The print information recorded in No. 1 is erased and new print information is rewritten and recorded.

The following may be used as the rewrite label. As shown in FIG. 4, the rewritable label 13 includes a base material layer 29 serving as a base and a base material layer 2.
9 is provided with a thermosensitive recording layer 26 for displaying print information in a colored state, and a protective layer 28 formed on the thermosensitive recording layer 26 for protecting the thermosensitive recording layer 26. FIG.
In the middle, the protective layer 28 and the base layer 29 are the same as the protective layer 23 and the base layer 24 of the rewritable label 12 described above, and thus detailed description is omitted.

Each colored state 26 of the first color and the second color
a, 26b for displaying print information by the thermosensitive recording layer 26
Is reversibly changed into colored states 26a, 26b of the first color and the second color by heating, and can maintain these colored states 26a, 26b at room temperature. It is formed by a thermal recording material. Thermal recording layer 26
For example, a material that is colored and decolored by an electrochemical reaction, a material that is colored and decolored by irradiation with light of a specific wavelength, and the like are used. Specifically, for the heat-sensitive recording layer 26, an electrochromic compound such as tungsten oxide or polyaniline, or a photochromic compound such as spiropyran, spirooxazine, or fulgide is used.

As the protective layer 28, similarly to the protective layer 23 described above, for example, various rubber-based resins, polyene / thiol-based ionizing radiation-curable resins, or bifunctional or less flexible urethane acrylate-based ionizing radiation. Curable resin is used. As the substrate layer 29, similarly to the above-described substrate layer 24, various plastics and glass plates having transparency and heat resistance, such as polyethylene terephthalate, are used.

The rewrite label 1 configured as described above
3, as shown in FIG. 4, the light transmitted through the base layer 29 at each of the colored states 26 a and 26 b of the thermosensitive recording layer 26 is reflected by the thermosensitive recording layer 26, and the colored states 26 a and 26
b. That is, in the rewrite label 13, print information such as characters, numerals, symbols, and graphics recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 26 is visually recognized from the base layer 29 side via the base layer 29 in each of the coloring states 26 a and 26 b. Is done. The heat-sensitive recording layer 26 is heated by the thermal head, so that the recorded print information is erased and new print information is rewritten and recorded.

The rewrite label 1 configured as described above
5 is attached to the label support plate 14 by attachment means for attaching the rewritable label 12 to the label support plate 14, as shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, the rewrite label 12 will be described as an example, and the rewrite label 13 will not be described in detail because it is the same as the mounting method of the rewrite label 12.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the rewritable label 12 is attached to the label support plate 14 with an adhesive tape 31. The adhesive tape 31 is provided with an adhesive layer on both sides. The rewritable label 12 is provided on the entire surface of the base layer 24 of the rewritable label 12 with an adhesive tape 31.
The adhesive tape 31 is adhered via an adhesive layer (not shown) on one side of the adhesive tape, and is adhered to a predetermined position of the label support plate 14 via the adhesive layer 31a on the other side of the adhesive tape 31. . Since the entire surface of the rewritable label 12 is adhered to the label support plate 4, the rewritable label 12 is securely attached to the label support plate 14. As another method, the rewritable label 12 is attached to the label support plate 14 as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. That is, the adhesive tape 31 is attached to the adhesive tape 3 along the parallel side edges of the base layer 24 of the rewritable label 12.
The adhesive tape 31 is attached via an adhesive layer (not shown) on one side, and is attached to a predetermined position on the label support plate 14 via an adhesive layer 31a on the other side of the adhesive tape 31. In addition, the rewrite label 12 can be used as yet another method.
As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, it is attached to the label support plate 14. That is, the rewrite label 12
Are respectively fixed via boss portions 32 integrally formed with the label support plate 14.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the print recording mechanism 33 provided in the recording / reproducing device of the first disk cartridge 1 applies the rewritable label 12 to the heat-sensitive recording layer 2.
The print information is recorded in 1. This print recording mechanism 33
Heating part 34 in contact with protective layer 23 of rewritable label 12
And a moving roller 36 that is disposed to face the heat generating unit 34 and that moves the rewrite label 12 by sandwiching the rewrite label 12 with the heat generating unit 34. The rewrite label 12 is moved by the driving roller 36 being rotated while the heat generating portion 34 of the thermal head 35 is in contact with the protective layer 23,
An erase pattern for erasing the recorded print information and a print pattern for recording new print information are printed on the thermosensitive recording layer 21 via the protective layer 23.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the label support plate 14 for supporting the rewritable label 12 has a substantially rectangular plate-shaped main surface portion 40 to which the rewritable label 12 is attached.
A substantially rectangular opening 40a into which the transparent plate 39 is fitted is provided substantially at the center of the main surface 40. Label support plate 1
No. 4 has a heat resistance that does not cause melting and deformation by heating by the thermal head 35. The transparent plate 39
It is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape from a resin material having heat resistance and transparency. The label support plate 14 has such a strength that the label support plate 14 does not bend when held between the thermal head 35 and the transfer roller 36 of the print recording mechanism 33 in order to reliably record print information on the rewrite label 12. The rewritable label 12 is attached to a region of the main surface 40 of the label support plate 14 where the transparent plate 39 is attached, with the base layer 24 facing the main surface 40. That is, the rewrite label 12
The print information recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 is visually recognized by the user via the base layer 24 of the rewritable label 12 and the transparent plate 39. The label support plate 14 may have a configuration in which the base layer 24 is removed from the rewritable label 12, and the thermosensitive recording layer 21 of the rewritable label 12 may be directly attached to the main surface 40.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of support pieces 42 extend from the main surface 40 in a direction parallel to the direction in which the cartridge body 11 is inserted into the recording / reproducing apparatus. Provided. The support pieces 42, 42 are provided with hinge portions 43, 43 provided with cuts so as to be bendable. Further, the support piece 4
The cartridges 2 and 42 are foldably attached to the guide 16 via hinges 44 provided at the base of the cartridge main body 11 with the guide 16. That is, the support pieces 42, 42 are hinged 43, 43, 44,
The direction of arrow a in FIG.
It is supported so as to be rotatable in the direction.

The main surface of the guide section 16 is provided with a storage recess 47 in which the label support plate 14 is stored. The storage recess 47 is cut out slightly larger than the outer shape of the label support plate 14, and is formed at a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the label support plate 14. The storage recess 47 is formed so as to be substantially flush with the main surface of the guide 16.
4 are stored.

At the open end of the storage recess 47 of the guide portion 16, engagement claws 48, 49 are provided for maintaining the stored state when the label support plate 14 is stored in the storage recess 47. When the label support plate 14 is stored in the storage recess 47, the engagement claws 48, 49 maintain the stored state by being engaged with the peripheral edge of the main surface 40.

The operation of printing on the rewrite label 12 when the first disk cartridge 1 configured as described above is loaded in the recording / reproducing apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the recording / reproducing apparatus 51 for recording / reproducing the disk 10 includes a first disk near the cartridge insertion / removal opening 51a where the first disk cartridge 1 is inserted / removed. A guide notch 52 with which the guide 16 of the cartridge 1 is engaged is provided. The first disk cartridge 1 is loaded into a loading section in which a recording / reproducing mechanism for recording / reproducing information signals of the first disk cartridge 1 is incorporated, with the guide section 16 being engaged with the guide notch 52. You.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the recording / reproducing device 51 is provided near the guide notch 52,
A rotation operation section 53 for rotating the label support plate 14 is provided. The rotating operation section 53 includes an inclined surface portion 54 for rotating the label support plate 14 and a flat surface portion 55 formed continuously with the inclined surface portion 54. Flat surface part 5
5, the print recording mechanism 33 shown in FIG.
Is assembled. That is, the thermal head 35
The heat generating unit 34 is disposed so as to face outward, and a moving roller 36 is disposed facing the heat generating unit 34 at a predetermined interval from the heat generating unit 34.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the first disk cartridge 1 is inserted through the cartridge insertion / removal opening 51a, the first disk cartridge 1 is engaged with the guide notch 52 by the guide portion 16. Is loaded into the loading section. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the first disk cartridge 1 has the guide portion 16 engaged with the guide notch portion 52 on the recording / reproducing device 51 side and the inclined surface portion 54 of the rotating operation portion 53, Main surface 4 of label support plate 14
0 contacts. The front side surface of the main surface portion 40 of the label support plate 14 is inserted into the loading portion of the recording / reproducing device 51, and the inclined side surface portion 54 of the rotation operation portion 53 is moved.
Get in contact with. That is, the label support plate 14
In FIG. 2, the hinges 43, 43, 44, and 44 are bent by moving the main surface 40 along the inclined surface 54 of the rotation operation unit 53 and moving to the flat surface 55.
It turns in the direction of the middle arrow a.

The disk 10 housed in the cartridge body 11 is rotated by a disk rotation operation mechanism in the loading section, and is also driven by an optical pickup,
Recording and reproduction of information signals are performed by a recording and reproduction mechanism such as a magnetic head. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the disc 10 or when the information signal recorded on the disc is rewritten, print information is recorded on the rewrite label 12 by the print recording mechanism 33. That is, the label support plate 14 moves between the heat generating portion 34 of the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36 as shown in FIG. When the heat generating portion 34 of the thermal head 35 comes into contact with the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12, the heating portion 34 is heated according to the print pattern to be recorded.
The print information is recorded in 1. The print information is input to the recording / reproducing device 51 by an input device such as a keyboard connected to the recording / reproducing device 51, and the information input by the input device is supplied to the thermal head 35 so that Be recorded.

Further, the first disk cartridge 1
When the label support plate 14 is ejected from the loading section of the recording / reproducing device 51, the label support plate 14 is rotated in the direction of arrow b in FIG. You. At this time, the print information recorded on the rewritable label 12 can be visually recognized through the transparent plate 39 of the main surface 40 of the label support plate 14 stored in the storage recess 47.

As described above, in the first disk cartridge 1, the label support plate 14 to which the rewritable label 12 is attached is moved by the rotation
It is provided rotatably with respect to one guide portion 16. The label support plate 14 to which the rewritable label 12 is attached is rotated in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 35 and a moving roller 36. Therefore, since the rewritable label 12 does not bend, the thermal head 35 reliably contacts the protective layer 23. Therefore, print information is reliably recorded on the rewrite label 12.

The first disk cartridge 1
Is not used when not loaded in the recording / reproducing device 51,
When the label support plate 14 is stored in the storage recess 47, the rewritable label 12 with which the thermal head 35 contacts
It is possible to reliably prevent dust and the like from adhering to the protective layer 23. Therefore, the first disk cartridge 1 prevents the thermal head 35 of the recording / reproducing device 51 from being contaminated by foreign matter such as dust,
Clear print information can be reliably recorded on the rewritable label 12 and the heat generating portion 3 of the thermal head 35 can be recorded.
It is not necessary to frequently clean 4th grade.

Next, the second disk cartridge 2 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The second disk cartridge 2 is characterized in that the support member is attached to the cartridge body so as to be rotatable in a direction substantially orthogonal to the cartridge body. Hereinafter, the same members of the second disk cartridge 2 as those of the above-described first disk cartridge 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the details thereof are omitted.

The second disk cartridge 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13, a substantially rectangular box-shaped cartridge main body 61 for rotatably storing the disk 10 and a label support plate 62 rotatably mounted on the cartridge main body 61 and supporting the rewritable label 12 are provided. .

As shown in FIG. 12, the cartridge main body 61 has a recording / reproducing opening 61a that exposes a part of the information recording area of the stored disk 10 to the outside of the cartridge main body 61 over the inner and outer peripheries. Are provided opposite to each other.
A shutter member 6 is provided in these recording / reproducing openings 61a.
3 is assembled openably and closably. The shutter member 6
3 is urged by a coil spring or the like (not shown) in a direction to close the opening 61a. The cartridge body 61
Is provided with a display unit 66 including an arrow or the like indicating the direction in which the cartridge is inserted into the recording / reproducing apparatus.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the label support plate 62 has a substantially rectangular plate-shaped main surface portion 64 having a width slightly smaller than the width of the cartridge main body 61, and the main surface portion 64.
A pair of rotary support pieces 65, 6 integrally formed on both side ends of
And 5. The label support plate 62 is used for the rewrite label 1
The thermal head 35 has transparency so that print information recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 can be visually recognized, and has heat resistance that does not cause melting or deformation due to heat of the thermal head 35. Further, the label support plate 62 has such a strength that the label support plate 62 does not bend when held between the thermal head 35 of the print recording mechanism 33 and the moving roller 36 in order to reliably record print information on the rewrite label 12. Specifically, the label support plate 62
Is formed of various plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate or a glass plate. In addition, the main surface portion 64 includes
A rewrite label 1 is placed on the inner surface facing the cartridge body 61.
The two base layers 24 are joined by the method shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 described above. That is, the print information recorded on the thermosensitive recording layer 21 of the rewrite label 12 is
2 through the base material layer 24 and the label support plate 62. The label support plate 62 has a rewritable label 12
Of the rewrite label 1
The second thermosensitive recording layer 21 may be directly attached.

The rotation support pieces 65, 65 are provided with the rotation support pieces 6
The support shafts 67 projecting inward from each other at 5, 65 are fitted into pivot support holes (not shown) provided on both side surfaces of the rear end side of the cartridge body 61 parallel to the cartridge loading direction.
The label support plate 62 is rotatably supported by the cartridge main body 61 in the directions indicated by arrows c and d in FIG. 12 with a rear end facing the insertion end of the second disk cartridge 2 as a fulcrum.

On the main surface of the cartridge body 61,
A storage recess 68 for storing the label support plate 62 is provided. The storage recess 68 is formed at a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the main surface portion 64. The label support plate 62 to which the rewritable label 12 is attached is urged by a coil spring (not shown) in a direction in which the label support plate 62 is stored in the storage recess 68.
At the rear end sides of both side surfaces parallel to the cartridge loading direction, there are formed notches 69, 69 for turning operation which are substantially equal in thickness to the turning support pieces 65, 65, respectively. The second disc cartridge 2 is inserted in the notch 69 for the rotation operation.
The turning operation member 71 for turning the label support plate 62 provided in the loading section in which is loaded is engaged.

When the second disk cartridge 2 configured as described above is loaded into the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus,
The label support plate 62 is configured such that the distal end portion of the rotation operation member 71 abuts against the side end of the rotation support pieces 65, 65, and the rotation operation member 71.
Is moved to the cartridge main body 61 side and engaged with the notch 69 for turning operation, whereby the turning operation is performed in the direction of arrow c in FIG. The rotating operation member 71 is engaged with the notching portion 69 for rotating operation, so that the cartridge main body 61 rotated in the direction of arrow c in FIG. . In this state, the protection layer 23 side of the rewrite label 12 faces the outside, and the print information can be recorded by the print recording mechanism 33.

In the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the disk 10 housed in the cartridge main body 61 is rotated by a disk rotating operation mechanism, and information signals are recorded / reproduced by the recording / reproducing mechanism. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the disc 10 or when the information signal recorded on the disc is rewritten, print information is recorded on the rewrite label 12 by the print recording mechanism 33. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the label support plate 62 to which the rewrite label 12 is attached is held between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36, and is rotated by the moving roller 36 so that the thermal head 3 is rotated.
5 is moved in the direction of the arrow e and the direction of the arrow f in FIG. The heating portion 34 contacts the protective layer 23 of the rewrite label 12, and the heating portion 23 heats the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 via the protective layer 23 in accordance with the print pattern to be recorded. Is recorded.

Then, the second disk cartridge 2
After the print information is recorded on the rewritable label 12 and is discharged from the recording / reproducing apparatus, the label support plate 62 is rotated by the urging force of the coil spring and is stored in the storage recess 68. The print information recorded on the rewrite label 12 includes:
It is visually recognized through the transparent main surface portion 64 of the label support plate 62.

As described above, in the second disk cartridge 2, the label support plate 62 to which the rewritable label 12 is attached is rotatably supported by the cartridge main body 61. When recording the print information, the label support plate 6
2 is rotated until it is substantially perpendicular to the cartridge body 61, and is held between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36 in this state.
The thermal head 35 reliably contacts the protective layer 23 without bending. For this reason, the rewrite label 12 includes
Printing information is recorded reliably.

The second disk cartridge 2
When the label support plate 62 is not used in the recording / reproducing apparatus and is not used, the label support plate 62 is stored in the storage recess 68 so that dust or the like adheres to the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12 with which the thermal head 35 contacts. Can be prevented. Therefore, the second disk cartridge 2
According to this, since the heat generating portion 34 of the thermal head 35 is prevented from being contaminated by dust or the like, clear print information can be reliably recorded on the rewrite label 12, and the heat generating portion 34 and the like of the thermal head 35 Eliminates the need for frequent cleaning.

Although the case where the rewrite label 12 is used for the second disk cartridge 2 has been described above, the configuration using the above-described rewrite label 13 may be adopted.

Next, a third disk cartridge 3 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The third disk cartridge 3 is characterized in that the rewritable label has an information recording layer in addition to the above-described heat-sensitive recording layer, and the rewritable label is detachable from the label support member. Hereinafter, the same members of the third disk cartridge 3 as those of the above-described second disk cartridge 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the details thereof are omitted.

The third disk cartridge 3 corresponds to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a rewritable label card 73 having an information recording layer 74 in addition to the thermal recording layer of the rewritable label 12 described above, and a label support on which the rewritable label card 73 rotatably attached to the cartridge main body 61 is attached. 76.

As shown in FIG. 15, a rewritable label card 73 has a light reflecting layer 22 for reflecting light incident on the rewritable label card 73 on one side of the base material layer 24 based on the base material layer 24. , Transparent state 21a and cloudy state 2
Thermosensitive recording layer 2 for displaying print information recorded by 1b
1 and a protective layer 23 for protecting the thermosensitive recording layer 21 and contacting the thermal head are sequentially laminated, and the base layer 2
On the other side of 4, an information recording layer 74 on which magnetic recording is performed by a magnetic head and a protective layer 75 for protecting the information recording layer 74 are sequentially laminated. As described above, in addition to having transparency and heat resistance, the base material layer 24 bends the rewritable label card 73 when sandwiched between the thermal head 35 of the print recording mechanism 33 and the transfer roller 36. Various types of plastics and glass plates having an unsatisfactory strength are used. The print information recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 is
Light incident from the third side is reflected by the light reflection layer 22 and is visually recognized by the user. The information recording layer 74
Is formed of a magnetic material, and information related to the disk 10, information related to an information signal recorded on the disk 10, and the like are recorded by sliding the magnetic head over the protective layer 75. The information signal recorded on the information recording layer 74 is displayed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display panel provided in the recording / reproducing apparatus. That is, in the rewritable label card 73, by providing the information recording layer 74 in addition to the thermosensitive recording layer 21, the recording capacity is larger than that of the rewritable labels 12 and 13 described above.

As shown in FIG. 14, the label support 76 includes a support portion 78 on which the rewritable label card 73 is detachably supported, and a pair of rotary support pieces 79, formed on both sides of the support portion 78. 79. The support portion 78 includes
Although not shown, a support groove for engaging and supporting the rewritable label card 73 is provided. The rewritable label card 73 is inserted into the support groove so that the protective layer 75 faces the main surface of the cartridge body 61. On pivot support pieces 79, 79 provided on one side edge of the support portion 78, support shafts 80 projecting inward from each other are formed on both side surfaces parallel to the cartridge loading direction on the rear end side of the cartridge body 61. Is fitted in a pivot hole provided in the base. The label support 76 is rotatable in the directions indicated by arrows c and d in FIG. 14 with respect to the cartridge main body 61 around a support shaft 80 at the rear end facing the insertion end of the third disk cartridge 3. Supported. The label support 76 to which the rewritable label card 73 is attached is urged by a coil spring (not shown) in a direction in which the label support 76 is stored in the storage recess 68.

The main surface of the cartridge main body 61 has
A storage recess 82 for storing the rewritable label card 73 is provided. The storage recess 82 is provided with the rewrite label card 73.
Formed at a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the substrate. Then, a label support 76 to which the rewritable label card 73 is attached.
Is urged by a coil spring (not shown) in a direction in which it is housed in the housing recess 82. In addition, rotating support pieces 79, 7 are provided on the rear end sides of both side surfaces parallel to the cartridge loading direction.
The notch portions 69 for turning operation, which are substantially equal to the thickness of No. 9, are formed respectively. The turning operation notches 69, 69 are engaged with a turning operation member 71 that turns the label support 76 provided in the loading section in which the third disk cartridge 3 is loaded.

In the third disk cartridge 3 configured as described above, the rewritable label card 73 is attached to the label support 76 with the protective layer 75 of the information recording layer 74 on the main surface side of the cartridge body 61. When the third disk cartridge 3 is loaded into the recording / reproducing apparatus, the label support 76 is brought into contact with the end portions of the rotary operation member 71 against the side ends of the rotary support pieces 79, 79, and the cartridge body 61. 14 and is engaged with the notch 69 for turning operation, thereby being turned in the direction of arrow c in FIG. The rotating operation member 71 is engaged with the notching portion 69 for rotating operation, so that the cartridge main body 61 rotated in the direction of arrow c in FIG. . In this state, the rewrite label card 73
The information is recorded on the thermosensitive recording layer 21 and the information recording layer 74.

In the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the disk 10 housed in the cartridge body 61 is rotated by a disk rotating operation mechanism, and information signals are recorded / reproduced by the recording / reproducing mechanism. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the disc 10 or when the information signal recorded on the disc 10 is rewritten, the rewrite label card 7 is
The print information is recorded in 3. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the rewritable label card 73 is
5 and the moving roller 36, the moving roller 36
The rotation causes the thermal head 35 to move in the width direction of the cartridge main body 61. The heat generating portion 34 is provided on the rewritable label 12 with the rewritable label card 73.
The print information is recorded by the heat-generating portion 34 heating the thermosensitive recording layer 21 via the protective layer 23 in accordance with the print pattern to be recorded. Thermal recording layer 2
The print information recorded in 1 is visually recognized through the protective layer 23. Also, from the protective layer 75 side, a magnetic head provided on the recording / reproducing apparatus side is moved in contact with the protective layer 75 of the information recording layer 74 so that various types of information such as print information are transmitted to the information recording layer 74. The signal is recorded. The various information signals recorded on the information recording layer 74 are stored in the third disk cartridge 3 in the recording / reproducing apparatus,
Is displayed on the display unit of the recording / reproducing apparatus when the information recorded in the device is being reproduced.

Then, the third disk cartridge 3
After the printing information is recorded on the rewritable label card 73, when the recording medium is ejected from the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the label support 76 is rotated by the urging force of the coil spring,
The rewritable label card 73 is stored in the storage recess 82.

As described above, the third disk cartridge 3 has the label support 76 for detachably supporting the rewritable label card 73, so that the rewritable label card 73 can be easily replaced. Further, the third disk cartridge 3 includes a label support 76.
By reducing the size, the overall thickness can be reduced. Further, since the rewritable label card 73 has the information recording layer 74 in addition to the heat-sensitive recording layer 21, a lot of information can be recorded.

Next, a fourth disk cartridge 4 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The fourth disk cartridge 4 is characterized in that the support member is slidably attached to the cartridge body. Hereinafter, in the fourth disk cartridge 4, the same members as those of the above-described first disk cartridge 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the details thereof are omitted.

The fourth disk cartridge 4 corresponds to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 17, a cartridge main body 86 for accommodating the disk 10 and a label support member 87 slidably attached to the cartridge main body 86 and supporting the rewritable label 12 are provided. Cartridge main body 86
As shown in FIG. 16, recording and reproducing openings 86a are provided opposite to each other so that a part of the information recording area of the stored disk 10 is exposed to the outside of the cartridge body 86 over the inner and outer circumferences. Can be The cartridge body 86 has a shutter member 8 so as to close the recording / reproducing opening 86a.
8 is movably assembled. The shutter member 8
8 is urged by a coil spring or the like (not shown) in a direction to close the opening 86a.

The cartridge body 86 has label supports 8 on both sides in the same direction as the direction of insertion into the recording / reproducing apparatus.
A guide projection 89 is formed from the rear end to substantially the center to slidably support 7 in the directions of arrows g and h in FIG. The guide groove 99 of the label support 87 is engaged with the guide protrusion 89. The cartridge body 86
The label support 87 on the recording / reproducing apparatus side is located adjacent to the guide projection 89 on both sides where the guide projection 89 is provided.
An entry groove 91 into which a slide operation member 90 for sliding operation is inserted is provided from the front end to substantially the center. The cartridge main body 86 is provided with a display section 92 such as an arrow indicating the direction of insertion into the recording / reproducing apparatus.

A semiconductor circuit in which a storage circuit 93 for storing specification information of the disk 10 such as a recordable time of an information signal, information relating to the information signal recorded on the disk 10 and the like is incorporated in the cartridge body 86. A storage circuit board 93 such as a memory is provided. This storage circuit board 93
It is electrically connected to a connection terminal 94 for connecting to a reading circuit provided on the recording / reproducing device side. Connection terminal 94
The label support 87 is slid in the direction of the arrow h in FIG. 17 and is provided on a side of the cartridge main body 86 where the guide projection 89 is provided when the label support 87 is stored in the cartridge main body 86. And
The connection terminal 94 is exposed to the outside when the cartridge body 86 is loaded in the recording / reproducing apparatus and the label support 87 is slid in the direction of arrow g in FIG. 17, and is connected to the reading circuit on the recording / reproducing apparatus side. The information signal which is electrically connected to the output terminal and stored in the storage circuit is read out to the recording / reproducing apparatus side.

The label support 87 holds the rewritable label 12
Are attached, and support pieces 97, 97 formed at both ends in the width direction of the main surface 96 are formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section. The label support 87 has such a transparency that at least the main surface portion 96 can visually recognize the print information recorded on the thermosensitive recording layer 21 of the rewritable label 12, and has such a degree that the heat and heat of the thermal head 35 do not cause melting or deformation. Has heat resistance. Also, the label support 87
Has a strength such that it does not bend when it is sandwiched between the thermal head 35 of the print recording mechanism 33 and the moving roller 36 in order to reliably record print information on the rewrite label 12. Specifically, the label support 87 is formed of various plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate or a glass plate.

The base layer 24 of the rewritable label 12 is bonded to the inner surface of the main surface 96 of the label support 87, and the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12 is attached to the cartridge body 86.
It is installed facing the main surface side of. The label support 87 has a configuration in which the base layer 24 is removed from the rewritable label 12, and the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 of the rewritable label 12 is formed.
May be directly adhered to the main surface portion 96.

As shown in FIG. 17, a guide groove 99 with which the guide projection 89 is engaged is provided on the inner surface of the support piece 97 facing the guide projection 89 of the cartridge body 86. Therefore, the label support 87 is slidably supported by the cartridge main body 86 in the directions of arrows g and h in FIG. .

The cartridge main body 86 is provided with a storage step 101 for storing the main surface 96 of the label support 87 on the main surface thereof.
On both sides parallel to the direction of insertion into the recording / reproducing apparatus, a storage step 102 for storing the support piece 97 is provided. The storage step 101 has a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the main surface 96 of the label support 87, and the storage step 102 has a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the support piece 97. Therefore, the main surface portion 96 of the label support 87 is provided with the storage step 10.
1, the main surface portion 96 and the cartridge body 86
And a main surface thereof constitute substantially the same plane.

The label support 87 has a stepped portion 1 for storage provided by a coil spring (not shown) having one end locked to the cartridge body 86 and the other end locked to the label support 87.
01 and in the direction of being stored in the storage step 102.

When the fourth disk cartridge 4 configured as described above is loaded in the recording / reproducing apparatus, the slide operation member 90 is inserted along the groove 91 for insertion, and the support piece 97 of the label support 87 is inserted. By contacting one end,
The label support 87 is positioned on the cartridge body 86 in FIG.
7 is moved in the direction of arrow g. The label support 87 is moved in the direction of the arrow g so that the cartridge body 8 is moved.
The main surface portion 96 is pulled out from 6 to expose the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12 to the outside of the cartridge body 86.

In the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the disc 10 housed in the cartridge main body 61 is rotated by a disc rotating mechanism, and information signals are recorded / reproduced by the recording / reproducing mechanism. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the disc 10 or when the information signal recorded on the disc is rewritten, print information is recorded on the rewrite label 12 by the print recording mechanism 33. That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the label support 87 to which the rewritable label 12 is attached is held between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36, and is rotated by the moving roller 36 so that the thermal head 3 is rotated.
5 is moved in the direction of arrow g or h in FIG. The heating portion 34 contacts the protective layer 23 of the rewrite label 12, and the heating portion 34 heats the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 via the protective layer 23 in accordance with the printing pattern to be recorded. Is recorded.

Further, the fourth disk cartridge 4
After the print information is recorded on the rewrite label 12 and is discharged from the recording / reproducing apparatus, the label support 87 is moved in the direction of arrow h in FIG. Is stored in. Rewrite label 1
The print information recorded in 2 is visually recognized through the transparent main surface 96 of the label support 87.

As described above, in the fourth disk cartridge 4, the label support 87 to which the rewritable label 12 is mounted is slidably mounted on the cartridge body 86. When recording print information,
The label support 87 is pulled out to the outside of the cartridge body 86 and is sandwiched between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36 in this state, so that the label support 87 does not bend and the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12 is not bent. , The thermal head 35 is securely contacted. Therefore, print information is reliably recorded on the rewrite label 12.

The fourth disk cartridge 4
The main surface 96 of the label support 87 is accommodated in the accommodating step 101 when not used in the recording / reproducing apparatus, so that the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12 with which the thermal head 35 comes into contact is dusty or the like. Can be reliably prevented from adhering. Therefore, according to the fourth disk cartridge 4, the thermal head 35 of the recording / reproducing apparatus is prevented from being stained with dust or the like, so that clear print information can be reliably recorded on the rewritable label 12. Heating section 34 of thermal head 35
Need not be frequently cleaned. Further, the fourth disk cartridge 4 is located at a position where the connection terminal 94 is not exposed to the outside when the connection terminal 94 is stored in the cartridge body 86.
That is, since the guide projection 89 is provided on the side surface of the cartridge main body 86, foreign matter such as dust and fingerprints is prevented from adhering to the connection terminal 94 and becoming dirty.

Although the case where the fourth disk cartridge 4 uses the rewritable label 12 has been described above, the configuration using the above-described rewritable label 13 may be used. May be used to replace the rewrite label card 73.

Next, a fifth disk cartridge 5 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The fifth disk cartridge 5 is characterized in that a rewritable label is attached to a shutter member movably attached to a cartridge body for closing a recording / reproducing opening for exposing the disk to the outside. Hereinafter, the same members of the fourth disk cartridge 4 as those of the above-described first disk cartridge 1 will be described.
The same reference numerals are given and the details are omitted.

The fifth disk cartridge 5 corresponds to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 19, a cartridge body 106 for accommodating the disk 10 and a shutter member 107 for supporting the rewritable label 12 slidably attached to the cartridge body 106 are provided.

The cartridge body 106 has recording / reproducing openings 108 and 109 that face a part of the information recording area of the stored disk 10 to the outside of the cartridge body 106 over the inner and outer circumferences. Provided. These recording and reproducing openings 108 and 109 are provided in the shutter member 1 slidably mounted on the cartridge body 106.
07.

The shutter member 107 is made of stainless steel,
It is formed of a synthetic resin material and has such a strength that it is not bent by being held between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36. The shutter member 107 includes shutter portions 111 and 112 for opening and closing openings 108 and 109 for recording and reproduction.
And a connecting portion 113 for connecting one side end of the shutter portions 111 and 112, and is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section.
The shutter members 107 are moved by the urging force of a coil spring (not shown) provided in the cartridge body 106 so that the shutter portions 111 and 112 are opened and closed by the recording and reproducing openings 108 and 109.
Is urged in the direction to close. The shutter member 107 has a shutter 111 for opening and closing one recording / reproducing opening 108, and a label support 114 extending in parallel with the moving direction of the shutter 111. The rewritable label 12 is attached to the label support 114 with the protective layer 23 facing outward. In the rewritable label 12, the base layer 24 does not need to be formed of a transparent plastic or glass plate, and a flexible sheet material may be used.

The cartridge body 106 is provided with shutter moving recesses 115 and 116 in which the shutter portions 111 and 112 of the shutter member 107 move. Are provided. The cartridge main body 106 is provided with a display unit 118 such as an arrow indicating the direction in which the cartridge is loaded into the recording / reproducing apparatus.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, when the fifth disk cartridge 5 constructed as described above is loaded into a recording / reproducing apparatus, a shutter opening mechanism (not shown) on the recording / reproducing apparatus side operates as a shutter member. 20 is moved in the direction of arrow j in FIG.
Is released. In addition, the label support portion 114 is provided with shutter portions 111 and 112 for recording and reproducing openings 108 and 109.
Is moved outward in the direction of the arrow j to release from the side of the cartridge main body 106. Therefore, the label support portion 114 can be sandwiched between the heat generating portion 34 of the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36.

In the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the disk 10 housed in the cartridge body 106 is rotated by a disk rotating operation mechanism, and information signals are recorded / reproduced by the recording / reproducing mechanism. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the disk 10 or when the information signal recorded on the disk is rewritten,
The print information is recorded on the rewritable label card 73 by the print recording mechanism 33. That is, the rewrite label 12
The label support portion 114 to which is attached is held between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36, and is rotated in the direction of arrow k or j in FIG. The heating information 34 contacts the protective layer 23 of the rewrite label 12, and print information is recorded on the rewritable label 12 by the heating part 34 heating the thermosensitive recording layer 21 via the protective layer 23.

Further, the fifth disk cartridge 5
After the print information is recorded on the rewrite label 12 and is discharged from the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the shutter member 107 is moved in the direction of arrow k in FIG. Is stored in the storage recess 117.

As described above, the fifth disk cartridge 5 is provided with the shutter member 107 having the label support portion 114 for supporting the rewritable label 12, so that the shutter member 107
Of the rewritable label 12 can be reliably brought into contact with the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12 without bending the label supporting portion 114 because it is protruded outwardly and is sandwiched between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36. Becomes Therefore, the fifth disk cartridge 5 can reliably record print information on the rewritable label 12.

The fifth disk cartridge 5
When the label support portion 114 is not used in the recording / reproducing device and is not used, the label support portion 114 is stored in the storage recess 117,
It is possible to reliably prevent dust and the like from adhering to the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label 12 with which the thermal head 35 contacts. Therefore, according to the fifth disk cartridge 5, the thermal head 35 of the recording / reproducing apparatus is prevented from being stained with dust or the like, so that clear print information can be reliably recorded on the rewritable label 12. This eliminates the need to frequently clean the heat generating portion 34 and the like of the thermal head 35.

Next, a sixth disk cartridge 8 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The sixth disk cartridge 8 is provided with a storage section in the cartridge main body in which the rewritable label card can be pulled out, and when loaded into a recording / reproducing apparatus,
The rewritable label card stored in the storage section is drawn out. Hereinafter, the same members of the sixth disk cartridge 8 as those of the above-described first disk cartridge 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the details thereof are omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the sixth disk cartridge 8 has a cartridge body 151 for rotatably storing the disk 10. The cartridge body 151 is formed by abutting a pair of upper and lower halves and joining peripheral edges with screws or the like, similarly to the cartridge body 11 of the first disk cartridge 1 described above. The cartridge body 151 has an outer shape of the disk 10.
It is formed in a slightly larger disk shape and has a disk 10 inside.
There is provided a disk storage section in which the disk is rotatably stored.
On one peripheral surface of the cartridge body 151, a guide portion 15 for guiding to the loading portion when loading the recording / reproducing apparatus is provided.
2 are provided integrally. The guide portion 152 has a specification identification hole 1 for identifying the specification of the disk 10 described above.
7, an erroneous recording prevention unit 18 for preventing an information signal recorded on the disk 10 from being erased by mistake, and a display unit 19 for displaying the direction of insertion of the sixth disk cartridge 8 into the recording / reproducing apparatus. .

As shown in FIG. 23, the other main surface of the cartridge main body 151 is provided with a center hole 20 into which the disk table of the disk rotating operation mechanism enters. The cartridge body 151 is provided with a recording / reproducing opening for allowing a recording / reproducing mechanism such as an optical pickup and a magnetic head for recording / reproducing information signals to face the disk 10. The recording / reproducing opening is in the cartridge body 1
51 is formed so that a part of the information recording area of the disk 10 is exposed to the recording / reproducing mechanism over the inner and outer peripheries in parallel with the guide part 152 on one main surface or both main surfaces. In addition, a shutter member for closing the recording / reproducing opening is movably attached to the cartridge body 151.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the guide portion 152 has the above-described rewritable label card 73 on its rear end side opposite to the insertion end of the sixth disk cartridge 8 into the recording / reproducing apparatus. Is provided. The storage portion 153 is formed to have a size that can store substantially the entirety of the rewrite label card 156 except for a part of the end portion where the drawing operation of the rewrite label card 156 is performed.
A drawer operation port 154 through which the rewritable label card 156 is inserted / removed is provided on the rear end side. Also, the guide section 15
2, an opening 152a is provided on the surface constituting the ceiling surface of the storage section 153, and the opening 152a is provided with the transparent plate 15a.
5 are fitted and attached. Rewrite label card 1
The print information recorded in 56 is visually recognized by the user via the transparent plate 155. Further, the storage section 153 is provided with an inclined surface section 153a on the bottom surface of the area where the drawer operation port 154 is provided so that the rewrite label card 156 can be easily pulled out.

The rewritable label card 156 stored in the storage section 153 has substantially the same configuration as the rewritable label card 73 described above. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the rewritable label card 156
4, a light reflection layer 2 for reflecting light incident on the rewritable label card 156 is provided on one side of the base material layer 24.
2, a heat-sensitive recording layer 21 for displaying print information recorded in the transparent state 21a and the cloudy state 21b, and a protective layer 23 that protects the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 and the light reflection layer 22 and is in contact with the thermal head. Sequentially laminated, base material layer 2
On the other side of 4, an information recording layer 74 on which magnetic recording is performed by a magnetic head and a protective layer 75 for protecting the information recording layer 74 are sequentially laminated. As described above, in addition to having transparency and heat resistance, the base material layer 24 bends the rewritable label card 156 when sandwiched between the thermal head 35 of the print recording mechanism 33 and the transfer roller 36. Various types of plastics and glass plates having an unsatisfactory strength are used. The information recording layer 74 is formed of a magnetic material,
When the magnetic head 37 slides on the protective layer 75,
Recording of information is performed. The print information recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 is such that light incident from the protective layer 23 side is
It is visually recognized by the user by being reflected by. The information signal recorded on the information recording layer 74 is displayed on a display unit provided in the recording / reproducing device. That is, the rewritable label card 156 is provided with the information recording layer 74 in addition to the thermosensitive recording layer 21, so that the above-described rewritable label 1 can be used.
The recording capacity is larger than 2 and 13.

The rewrite label card 156
As shown in FIG. 22, an operation plate 157 to which a drawer operating mechanism on the recording / reproducing apparatus side is engaged when pulling out the rewritable label card 156 is attached to the discharge end from the storage section 153. The operation plate 157 is formed to be longer than the width of the rewritable label card 156 in the width direction, and the pull-out operation mechanism on the recording / reproducing apparatus side is engaged with engaging portions 157a, 157a protruding from the rewritable label card 156. Further, the engaging portions 157a, 157b
When the rewritable label card 156 is stored in the storage portion 153, the rewritable label card 156 is prevented from entering the storage portion 153 by being engaged with the opening end 154a of the drawer operation port 154. The operation plate 157 has a slope 157b on the discharge end side corresponding to the slope 153a. That is, when the rewrite label card 156 is stored in the storage unit 153,
The main surface of the guide portion 152 and the end of the operation plate 157 are formed to be on the same surface.

As shown in FIG. 23, a support member 159 for supporting the rewritable label card 156 has a support groove (not shown) formed on a support surface for supporting the rewritable label card 156.
6 is attached to one end to be engaged. At this time, the rewritable label card 156 is attached to the support groove so that the protective layer 23 side of the rewritable label card 156 faces the transparent plate 155 side.
This support member 159 is movably disposed in the storage section 153. When the rewritable label card 156 is pulled out, the support member 159 is engaged with the opening end 154a of the drawer operation port 154, thereby preventing the rewritable label card 156 from being pulled out from the storage section 153. When the rewritable label card 156 is pulled out of the storage section 153, the insertion / removal operation is facilitated by preventing it from being completely removed. The rewritable label card 156 supported by such a support member 159 is pulled out in the direction of arrow r in FIG. 25 by a drawer operating mechanism for pulling out the rewritable label card 156 on the recording / reproducing apparatus side. By being moved in the s direction, it is stored in the storage section 153. Note that the support member 159 is attached to the storage unit 1 by a coil spring (not shown).
It is urged in the direction of being housed in 53.

When the sixth disk cartridge 8 configured as described above is loaded in the recording / reproducing apparatus, the sixth disk cartridge 8 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 25, a drawer operating mechanism for pulling out the rewrite label card 156 on the recording / reproducing device side (not shown) is engaged with the engaging portion 157a of the operation plate 157, and the rewrite label card 156 is moved by the arrow r in FIG. Pulled out in the direction. In this state, rewrite label card 1
Information is recorded on the thermosensitive recording layer 21 and the information recording layer 74.

In the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the disk 10 housed in the cartridge body 151 is rotated by a disk rotating operation mechanism, and information signals are recorded / reproduced by the recording / reproducing mechanism. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the disc 10 or when the information signal recorded on the disc 10 is rewritten, the rewrite label card 7 is
The print information is recorded in 3. That is, as shown in FIG. 25, the rewritable label card 156 is sandwiched between the thermal head 35 and the moving roller 36,
By performing six rotations, the thermal head 35 is moved in the direction of the arrow r or s in FIG. Then, in the rewritable label card 156, the heat generating part 34 contacts the protective layer 23 of the rewritable label card 73, and the heat generating part 34
The print information is recorded by heating the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 through the. Further, the magnetic head 37 provided on the recording / reproducing device side moves from the protective layer 75 side in contact with the protective layer 75 of the information recording layer 74, thereby moving the information recording layer 7.
Various information signals, such as print information, are recorded in 4. The various information signals recorded on the information recording layer 74 correspond to the sixth information signals.
Is loaded into the recording / reproducing apparatus,
When information recorded on the disc 10 is being reproduced,
It is displayed on the display unit of the recording / reproducing device.

Then, the sixth disk cartridge 8
Is stored in the storage section 153 by the biasing force of the coil spring when the print information is discharged from the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus after the print information is recorded on the rewrite label card 156.
Rewrite label card 156 stored in storage section 153
Is visually recognized by the user via the transparent plate 155.

As described above, when the sixth disk cartridge 8 is not used in the recording / reproducing apparatus and is not used, the rewritable label card 156 is stored in the storage section 153, so that the rewritable label card 156 to which the thermal head 35 contacts is used. Adhesion of dust and the like to the protective layer 23 of the label card 156 can be reliably prevented. Therefore, according to the sixth disk cartridge 8, since the thermal head 35 of the recording / reproducing apparatus is prevented from being stained by foreign matter such as dust, clear print information can be reliably recorded on the rewritable label card 156. This eliminates the need to frequently clean the heat generating portion 34 of the thermal head 35 and the like.

In the above, the case where the sixth disk cartridge 8 uses the rewritable label card 156 has been described.
Alternatively, a configuration using a rewrite label card 73 may be adopted.

Next, the first tape cartridge 6 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. Since the first tape cartridge 6 includes the rewrite label 12 having the same configuration as that of the above-described disk cartridge, the same reference numeral is given to the rewrite label 12 and the description is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the first tape cartridge 6 is recorded on the cartridge main body 123 containing a pair of tape reels 122a and 122b around which the magnetic tape 121 is wound, and on the magnetic tape 121. And a label support plate 124 rotatably provided on the cartridge body 123 to support the rewrite label 12.

As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the cartridge main body 123 is formed by abutting a pair of upper and lower halves and fixing the peripheral portion with screws or the like. The cartridge main body 123 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole, and a pair of tape reels 122a and 122b around which the magnetic tape 121 is wound are rotatably housed therein.
On the magnetic tape 121, for example, information signals such as a tone signal, a video signal, and information data processed by a computer are recorded. A pair of reel shaft entry holes 125a and 125b into which a reel drive shaft of the recording / reproducing apparatus for rotating the tape reels 122a and 122b enter is provided on one main surface of the cartridge main body 123. From the reel shaft entry holes 125a and 125b, the tape reel 1
Reel shaft fitting holes 127a and 127b into which the reel shafts 22a and 122b fit are exposed outward.

On the front surface of the cartridge main body 123, a notch for loading into which a loading mechanism for loading the magnetic tape 121 on the recording / reproducing apparatus side into a recording / reproducing mechanism such as a rotary magnetic head device is formed. , 122b derived from magnetic tape 1
21 is extended. The loading notch in which the magnetic tape 121 extends is located in the cartridge body 12.
Lid member 12 rotatably mounted on the front surface of 3
6 is closed. When the lid member 126 is loaded in the recording / reproducing apparatus, the lid member 126 is rotated by a lid rotation operation mechanism for rotating the lid member 126 to open the notch for loading and expose the magnetic tape 121 outward. Not
The loading mechanism of the recording / reproducing apparatus is brought into a state where it can enter.

The label support plate 124 for supporting the rewritable label 12 is rotatably mounted on the back side opposite to the front side provided with the loading notch. The label support plate 124 includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped main surface portion 129 on which the rewritable label 12 is provided, and the main surface portion 129.
29 and the rotation support pieces 130, 130 integrally formed. The main surface portion 129 has transparency so that print information recorded on the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 of the rewritable label 12 can be visually recognized, and has heat resistance that does not cause melting or deformation due to heat of the thermal head 35. Also, the main surface 1
Reference numeral 29 denotes various plastics, such as polyethylene terephthalate, having a strength not to bend when held between the thermal head 35 of the print recording mechanism 33 and the moving roller 36 in order to reliably record print information on the rewrite label 12. Or a glass plate. The rewritable label 12 is attached to the main surface portion 129 by using the above-described method shown in FIGS. That is, the print information recorded on the thermosensitive recording layer 21 of the rewrite label 12 is visually recognized by the user via the base layer 24 and the main surface 129 of the rewrite label 12. The main surface 12
The rewritable label 12 may be configured such that the base layer 24 is removed from the rewritable label 12, and the thermosensitive recording layer 21 of the rewritable label 12 may be directly adhered.

As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the rotation supporting pieces 130 are integrally provided at both ends of the main surface portion 129, and rotatably support the label supporting plates 124 inward from each other. A supporting shaft 132 is provided. Support shaft 132
Is fitted into a pivot support hole (not shown) provided in the cartridge body 123. The label support plate 124 includes a support shaft 132
Is supported by the cartridge main body 123 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow m or n in FIG.

The cartridge main body 123 has a label supporting plate 1 on its rear surface where the label supporting plate 124 is supported.
A storage recess 135 for storing the H.24 is provided. The storage recess 135 is formed slightly larger than the outer dimensions of the main surface 129. The storage recess 135 has a step formed at the opening end thereof, and when the label support plate 124 is rotated in the direction n in FIG. To prevent foreign matter such as dust from adhering to the surface. The label support plate 124 to which the rewritable label 12 is attached is moved by the coil spring (not shown) by the storage recess 13.
5 is urged in the direction of arrow n in FIG. When the label support plate 124 is stored in the storage recess 135,
The cartridge body 123 is housed so as to form the same surface as the rear surface portion. Further, notch portions 133 for turning operation for turning the label support plate 124 are provided on both side surfaces on the rear surface side of the cartridge main body 123. The notch 133 for the rotation operation is provided in the first tape cartridge 6.
The rotating operation member 137 for rotating the label supporting plate 124 provided in the loading section loaded in the recording / reproducing apparatus is engaged.

When the first tape cartridge 6 configured as described above is loaded in the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, as shown in FIG. 24, the label support plate 124 is rotated by the recording / reproducing apparatus. The member 137 moves toward the bottom surface side of the cartridge main body 123, abuts against the side end of the rotation support pieces 130, 130 and engages with the notch 133 for rotation operation, so that the member 137 moves in the direction of the arrow m in FIG. It is rotated. As shown in FIG. 29, the rotation operation member 137 faces the protection layer 23 side of the rewritable label 12 supported by the main surface portion 129 outwardly by being engaged with the rotation operation cutout 133. Keep the state. In this state, rewrite label 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a state in which print information can be recorded by the print recording mechanism 33.

In the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the magnetic tape 121 extended to the loading notch provided on the front face of the cartridge main body 123 is pulled out from the cartridge main body 123 by the loading mechanism of the recording / reproducing apparatus. It is wound around a rotary magnetic head device as a recording / reproducing mechanism, and recording / reproducing of an information signal is performed. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the magnetic tape 121 or when the information signal recorded on the magnetic tape 121 is rewritten, print information is recorded on the rewrite label 12 by the print recording mechanism 33. You. That is, as shown in FIG. 29, the label support plate 124 on which the rewrite label 12 is supported is
The thermal head 35 is moved by being rotated by the moving roller 36. The heating information 34 contacts the protective layer 23 of the rewrite label 12, and print information is recorded on the rewritable label 12 by the heating part 23 heating the thermosensitive recording layer 21 via the protective layer 23.

Further, after the print information is recorded on the rewrite label 12 and the first tape cartridge 6 is ejected from the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the label support plate 124 is moved by the urging force of the coil spring. By rotating in the direction of arrow n in FIG. 29, the rewrite label 12 is stored in the storage recess 135. Then, the first tape cartridge 6
Is the label support plate 124 stored in the storage recess 135.
The print information recorded on the rewrite label 12 is visually recognized through the main surface portion 129 of.

As described above, when recording the print information on the rewritable label 12, the first tape cartridge 6 has the label support plate 124 facing outward from the cartridge body 123 and the thermal head 35 and the transfer roller 36. Therefore, the label support plate 124 does not bend and the thermal head 35
Can be reliably contacted. Therefore, print information is reliably recorded on the rewrite label 12.

When the first tape cartridge 6 is not used in the recording / reproducing apparatus and is not used, the label support plate 1
24 is accommodated in the accommodating recess 135, so that the protective layer 2 of the rewritable label 12 with which the thermal head 35 contacts
3 can be reliably prevented from adhering to the dust and the like. Therefore, the first tape cartridge 6 can prevent the thermal head 35 of the recording / reproducing apparatus from being stained by dust or the like, so that clear print information can be reliably recorded on the rewritable label 12 and the thermal head 35 can be recorded. It is not necessary to frequently clean the heat generating portions 34 and the like 35.

Note that the first tape cartridge 6
Has been described using the rewrite label 12, but the configuration using the above-described rewrite label 13 may be adopted.

Next, the second tape cartridge 7 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The second tape cartridge 7 is characterized in that the rewritable label has an information recording layer in addition to the above-described heat-sensitive recording layer, and the rewritable label is detachable from the label support member. In the following, the same members of the second tape cartridge 7 as those of the above-described first tape cartridge 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the details thereof are omitted. The rewritable label card used for the second tape cartridge 7 has the same configuration as that of the above-described rewritable label card 73, so that the same reference numerals are given and the details are omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the second tape cartridge 7 has a cartridge body 123 for rotatably storing a pair of tape reels 122a and 122b around which a magnetic tape 121 is wound. A label support 141 for detachably supporting the rewritable label card 73 is rotatably attached to the cartridge body 123.

The label support 141 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, the rewritable label card 73 includes a support portion 142 to which the rewritable label card 73 is detachably attached, and a pair of rotation support pieces 143 and 143 formed on both sides of the support portion 142. Although not shown, the support portion 142 is provided with a support groove for engaging one side end of the rewritable label card 73 and supporting the rewritable label card 73. The rewritable label card 73 is the information recording layer 7 of the rewritable label card 73.
The protection layer 75 on the fourth side is inserted into the support groove so as to face the cartridge body 123 side. On pivot support pieces 143 and 143 provided on one side edge of the support portion 142, support shafts 132 projecting inward from each other are fitted into pivot support holes provided near the storage recess 135 of the cartridge body 123. Are combined. The label support 141 uses the support shaft 132 as a pivot point.
The cartridge body 123 is supported so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow n or n in FIG. The label support 141 to which the rewritable label card 73 is attached is urged by a coil spring (not shown) in the direction indicated by an arrow n in FIG.

In the second tape cartridge 7 configured as described above, the rewritable label card 73 is set so that the protective layer 75 of the information recording layer 74 faces the cartridge main body 61 as shown in FIGS. And attached to the label support 141. Then, when the second tape cartridge 7 is loaded into the recording / reproducing apparatus, the label support 141 is brought into contact with the end of the rotary operation member 137 against the side end of the rotary support pieces 143 and 143 and the cartridge main body 12.
3 and is engaged with the notch 133 for turning operation, whereby the turning operation in the direction of arrow m in FIG. 32 is performed. As shown in FIG. 33, the turning operation member 137 is engaged with the notch 133 for turning operation so that the protective layer 23 side of the rewritable label card 73 supported by the main surface portion 129 faces outward. Hold the state that you have faced. In this state, the rewritable label card 73 includes the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 and the information recording layer 7.
4, the print information can be recorded by the print recording mechanism 33.

In the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the magnetic tape 121 extending to the loading notch provided on the front face of the cartridge main body 123 is pulled out from the cartridge main body 123 by the loading mechanism of the recording / reproducing apparatus. It is wound around a rotary magnetic head device as a recording / reproducing mechanism, and recording / reproducing of an information signal is performed. Here, when a new information signal is recorded on the magnetic tape 121 or when the information signal recorded on the magnetic tape 121 is rewritten, the print information is recorded on the rewritable label card 73 by the print recording mechanism 33. Is done. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
Is supported by the thermal head 3
5 and the moving roller 36, the moving roller 36
The thermal head 35 is moved by the rotation. The rewriting label card 73 includes a heating section 3
4 contacts the protective layer 23 of the rewrite label card 73,
The heating section 34 heats the heat-sensitive recording layer 21 via the protective layer 23 in accordance with the print pattern to be recorded, so that print information is recorded. Further, from the protective layer 75 side, the magnetic head 147 provided on the recording / reproducing device side is moved to the information recording layer 74.
Of the information recording layer 74 by sliding between the magnetic head 147 and the pinch roller 148 in sliding contact with the protective layer 75 of FIG.
, Various information signals such as print information are recorded. The various information signals recorded on the information recording layer 74 are
Is displayed on the display unit of the recording / reproducing apparatus when the information recorded on the magnetic tape 121 is being reproduced when the tape cartridge 7 is loaded into the recording / reproducing apparatus.

Then, the second tape cartridge 7
After the print information is recorded on the rewrite label card 73,
When the recording medium is ejected from the loading section of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the label support 141 is rotated by the urging force of the coil spring, and the rewritable label card 73 is stored in the storage recess 135.

As described above, the second tape cartridge 7 is provided with the label support 141 for detachably supporting the rewritable label card 73, so that the recording capacity of the thermosensitive recording layer 21 and the information recording layer 74 is reduced. The large rewrite label card 73 can be easily replaced.

The disk cartridge and the tape cartridge using the disk 10 and the magnetic tape 121 as a recording medium have been described above. However, the present invention may be a recording medium cartridge using a semiconductor memory as a recording medium, for example.

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As described above, according to the recording medium cartridge of the present invention, the supporting member is provided movably with respect to the cartridge main body and supports the print recording medium. Since the heating means comes into contact with the print recording medium in a state moved outward, print information can be reliably recorded on the print recording medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first disk cartridge according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the first disk cartridge.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a rewritable label provided in the disk cartridge.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another rewrite label.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating an example of a fixed state of the rewrite label.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view for explaining another example of the fixed state of the rewrite label.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view for explaining still another example of a fixed state of the rewrite label.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a thermal head that records print information on the rewritable label.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the first disk cartridge is loaded in a recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first disk cartridge has been further loaded in the recording / reproducing apparatus from the state shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state where the loading operation of the first disk cartridge into the recording / reproducing apparatus is completed.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a second disk cartridge.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the second disk cartridge.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a third disk cartridge.

FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a rewritable label card provided in the third disk cartridge.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a fourth disk cartridge.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the fourth disk cartridge.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a fifth disk cartridge.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the fifth disk cartridge from the bottom side.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the fifth disk cartridge.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the fifth disk cartridge from the bottom side.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a sixth disk cartridge.

FIG. 23 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sixth disk cartridge.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a state where the rewritable label card of the sixth disk cartridge is pulled out.

FIG. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the rewritable label card is pulled out in the recording / reproducing apparatus using the sixth disk cartridge.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a first tape cartridge.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view showing the first tape cartridge from the bottom side.

FIG. 28 is a side view illustrating an operation of recording print information on a rewrite label of the first tape cartridge.

FIG. 29 is a side view for explaining an operation of recording print information on the rewrite label.

FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing a second tape cartridge.

FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing the second tape cartridge from the bottom side.

FIG. 32 is a side view for explaining an operation of recording print information on a rewritable label card of the second tape cartridge.

FIG. 33 is a side view for explaining the operation of recording print information on the rewritable label card.

FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing a state in which print information and an information signal are recorded on the rewritable label card.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 disc cartridge, 10 disc, 11 cartridge body, 12 rewritable label, 14 label support plate, 21 thermosensitive recording layer, 23 protective layer, 35 thermal head

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Atsuhiro Kumagai 6-35-3 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Takao Takahashi 6-35-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Inside the corporation

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A cartridge body for accommodating a recording medium, and a reversible thermosensitive recording material formed of a reversible thermosensitive recording material capable of reversibly changing its phase to at least two colors by heat and maintaining each state at room temperature. A print recording medium having a thermosensitive recording layer for displaying printed information, a protective layer laminated on one side of the thermosensitive recording layer, and a heating means for printing on the thermosensitive recording layer, in contact with the cartridge body; And a support member for supporting the print recording medium, the heating means abutting on the print recording medium in a state where the support member is moved to the outside of the cartridge body. Recording medium cartridge. 2. The cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the support member is formed of a resin material having transparency and heat resistance, and the protective layer of the print recording medium faces the inner side of the cartridge body. The recording medium cartridge according to any one of the preceding claims. 3. The print recording medium according to claim 1, further comprising a signal recording layer on or from which information is recorded and / or reproduced by a recording and / or reproducing head of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus. 2. The recording medium cartridge according to 1. 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said support member is rotatably supported by said cartridge body, and is stored in a storage recess provided in said cartridge body when not in use. Media cartridge. 5. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 1, wherein said support member is supported so as to be rotatable in a direction orthogonal to a main surface of said cartridge body. 6. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the printing recording medium is detachably supported on the support member. 7. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 6, wherein said print recording medium is stored in a storage recess provided in said cartridge body when not in use. 8. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the support member is movably attached to the cartridge body in the same direction as the cartridge is inserted into a recording and / or reproducing apparatus. 9. The cartridge body according to claim 1, wherein a connection terminal connected to a storage circuit provided in the cartridge body is provided at a position closed by the support member. Recording medium cartridge. 10. The cartridge main body is provided with an opening for allowing the recording medium to face recording and / or reproducing means on a recording and / or reproducing apparatus side, and the support member closes the opening. 2. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium cartridge is movably assembled to the cartridge body. 11. The cartridge main body is provided with an opening for allowing the recording medium to face recording and / or reproducing means on the recording and / or reproducing apparatus side, and a lid closing the opening is provided in the cartridge main body. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium cartridge is movably mounted on the recording medium cartridge. 12. The cartridge main body is provided with a storage portion for receiving the print recording medium in a state where one end of the print recording medium faces outward, and is provided at one end of the print recording medium. 2. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising: an engaging portion for engaging the pull-out operation means on the recording and / or reproducing apparatus when the recording medium is loaded into the recording and / or reproducing apparatus. . 13. The recording medium cartridge according to claim 12, wherein the storage section is provided with a transparent section for visually recognizing print information recorded on a print recording medium stored in the storage section. .