JPS63271780A - Disk magazine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To such the disks into a magazine and to push out these disks by the elastic force of a plate spring by providing the spring bars having their tips bent into L-shapes onto the inner walls of the side plates of a casing respectively. CONSTITUTION:The disk holding L-shaped spring bars 25 and 31 are provided onto the inner walls of both side plates of a casing 1 in response to each disk 10. When the disk 10 held in the casing 1 is pushed by the bars 25 and 31 against their elastic force, both bars 25 and 31 are pushed once by the disk 10 and the restored. This restoring force of both bars 25 and 31 pushes the disk 10 outside through an opening part of the casing 1. When the disk 10 is stored again into the magazine 1, the bars 25 and 31 are once pushed by the disk 10 and restored. This restoring force of both bars 25 and 31 sucks the disk 10 into a disk magazine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magazine for discs that stores a plurality of discs such as compact discs (CDs) and is capable of taking out the required discs.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a disk magazine is known in which a plurality of partition plates are provided in a box-shaped casing with an open front, and disks are stored between the partition plates. In this conventional disk magazine, a leaf spring is provided inside the housing, and this leaf spring prevents the disks housed within the housing from spontaneously coming out of the housing.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional disk magazine described above, when the disk is re-stored in the magazine after playback, the disk is inserted between the partition plates, and the disk is forced to resist the elastic force of the leaf spring. The user had to press the disc, and then continue to push the disc until it came into contact with the back plate of the housing.

The present invention utilizes the elastic force of a leaf spring to hold a disc in a magazine, and the elastic force of the leaf spring allows the disc to be sucked into the magazine, and the elastic force of the leaf spring pushes the disc from the magazine. This provides a magazine for discs that can be taken out.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that spring pieces each having an L-shaped tip are fixed to the inner wall of the side plate of the housing. It is.

Function The present invention has the above configuration, and when the disk held in the housing by the spring piece is pushed against the elastic force of the spring piece, the spring piece is once pressed by the disk and then returns to its original state. ,
This restoring force allows the disc to be pushed out of the housing opening, and when the disc is put back into the magazine, the spring piece is once pressed by the disc and then returns to its original position, and this restoring force allows the disc to be pushed out of the magazine. It is something that is attracted to.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a magazine. In Figure 1, 1
2 is a casing whose bottom and front surfaces are open, and 2 is a bottom plate that closes the opening on the bottom of the casing 1. The bottom plate 2 is attached to the casing 1 with screws. Reference numeral 3 denotes a plurality of partition plates stacked on the front opening of the housing 1, and disks enter and exit between the partition plates 3. 4 is a rotary lever, and a plurality of rotary levers 4 are rotatably supported on a shaft 14 of the housing 1. When the rotary lever 4 is rotated, it is stored in the housing 1. The pressed disk is pushed, and the disk is ejected from the front opening of the housing 1. 5 is a groove 6 formed on both sides of the housing 1
There is a lock plate integrally formed at the lower end of the autochanger, and this lock plate 5 is locked onto the elevator platform by a lock piece of the autochanger.

FIG. 2 shows the magazine disassembled, and FIG. 3 shows the magazine with the bottom plate 2 removed. Third
In the figure, 7, 8. ．． Reference numeral 9 denotes an arcuate protrusion formed inside the housing 1. In the protrusion 7 to 9, a plurality of arcuate grooves 11, 12, and 13 into which the outer peripheral portion of the disk 1o is inserted are arranged in parallel. It is formed. Reference numeral 14 denotes a shaft formed integrally with the housing 1, and the plurality of rotary levers 4 are rotatably supported on this shaft 14. In Figures 2 and 3, 3
is the partition plate 3, and there are recesses 1 on both sides of the partition plate 3.
5 and 16 are formed. 17 and 18 are spacer parts integrally formed on both sides of the partition plate 3. An L-shaped locking part 19 and a groove part 2o are formed on the side part of one spacer part 17, and the other spacer part A bearing portion 21 and a protrusion 22 are formed in the portion 18 . Reference numeral 23 denotes a plurality of protrusions formed on the front and back sides of the partition plate 30. The protrusions 23 are slightly inclined so that the spacer portions 17 and 18 side are higher and the center portion side of the partition plate 3 is lower. Only the 1° outer circumferential portion contacts the protrusion 23. Reference numeral 24 is a plate spring, and a divided spring piece 26 is integrally formed on one side of the plate spring 24. Note that the tip of the spring piece 26 is bent into an L-shape. 2e is a bearing portion formed on the leaf spring 24. Reference numeral 27 denotes a regulating plate, and this regulating plate 27 has a hole 28 formed therein into which the protrusion 22 of the partition plate 3 is inserted.

29 is a shaft, and this shaft 29 is the bearing part 21 of each partition plate 3.
and the bearing portion 26 of the leaf spring 24, and both ends of the shaft 29 are respectively inserted into the housing 1. It is inserted into a hole formed in the bottom plate 2. A leaf spring 30 is screwed to the inner surface of the side plate of the housing 1 via a spacer 33. A divided spring piece 31 is integrally formed on one side of the leaf spring 30, and a divided spring piece 31 is integrally formed on the other side. A spring piece 32 which is also divided into two parts is integrally formed. Note that the tip of the spring piece 31 is bent into an L-shape.

The tip of the spring piece 32 of the leaf spring 30 is inserted into the locking portion 19 of the partition plate 3. - The other side of the partition plate 3 whose side is supported by the shaft 29 is pulled by the elastic force of the spring piece 32 of the leaf spring 3o. Reference numeral 34 denotes a leaf spring disposed on the back plate side of the housing 1, and the spring piece 36 of the leaf spring 34 d contacts the rotary lever 4 and biases the rotary lever 4.

When the rotary lever 4 is rotated by the drive piece of the autochanger in the state shown in FIG. 3, the rear part of the disk 1o is pushed by the rotary lever 4, and the partition plate 3
It is pushed out from between. In this case, the leaf spring 24.
The spring pieces 26 and 31 of 30 are once pressed by the disk 10 and then restored, and this restoring force pushes the disk 1o forward.

Further, when the disc 10 is stored in the magazine after the performance, the spring pieces 25, 31 are once compressed by the disc 1° and then restored, and this restoring force urges the disc 1o to store it.

FIG. 5 shows the changes in the spring pieces 25 and 31 when the disk 1° stored in the magazine is ejected to the outside. In FIG. 5, 1oA indicates a disk stored in a magazine. In this state, the spring pieces 25, 31 are in the states indicated by 25A and 3fA, respectively, and the disc 10 is
A is spring piece 25A.

It is urged toward the back plate of the housing 1 by 31A. When the rotating lever 4 is rotated in this state, the rotating lever 4
The disk 10A is pushed toward the opening of the housing 1, and the disk moves to the position indicated by 10B. The disk position indicated by 10B is disk 1oB and spring piece 25B,
31 At a position where the line connecting the contact points with B passes through the center point P2 of the disk 10B, the rotary lever 4 moves the disk 1
When 0B is further pressed, the spring pieces 225B and 31B move to 25A, 31. Restore to the position indicated by A. This restoring force is the force that pushes the disk 10B out of the magazine.
The disc is ejected. 25G and 31C show the state of the spring pieces after the disc is ejected.

Also, when storing the disk 1o in the magazine again, the spring pieces are 26C → 25A → 25B, 31C → 31A, respectively.
→ changes to 31B, and when the disk is pushed further, the spring pieces restore to 25B → 25A, 31B → 31A, respectively.
This restoring force becomes the force that draws the disk into the magazine.

Effects of the Invention The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and uses a spring piece for holding the disc in the magazine to rapidly push the disc out of the magazine, or to push the disc out of the magazine after playback. Can be inhaled.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disk magazine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same, FIGS. 3 and 4 are plan views of the same magazine with the bottom plate removed, and FIG. The figure is a diagram explaining the operation of the magazine. 1... Housing, 2... Bottom plate, 3...
...Partition plate, 4... - Rotating lever, 5...
...Lock plate, 6...Groove, 7°8.9...
...Protrusion, 10...Disc, 11,12゜1
3...Groove, 14...Shaft, 15.16.
・・・・・・Concave part, 17.18... Spacer part,
19...Locking part, 20...Groove part, 21
...Bearing part, 22...Protrusion, 23...
... protrusion, 24 ... plate spring, 25 ...
...Spring piece, 26...Bearing part, 27...
・Regulation plate, 28... hole, 29... shaft,
30...Plate spring, 31...Spring piece, 3
2...Spring piece, 33...Spacer, 3
4...Plate spring, 36...Spring piece. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and one other person
Housing 2-8 @ Extraction 3- & Cutting 4- Rotating bar Fig. 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a casing with an open front for storing a plurality of discs, and an L-shaped spring piece for holding the discs provided on each inner wall of both side plates of the casing corresponding to each disc, A disk magazine characterized in that the disk is ejected to the outside or sucked into the inside by the restoring force of the spring piece.