JPS63291258A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly change a memory medium by equipping a setting space capable of loading a memory medium and spare space respectively as a holder. CONSTITUTION:The memory medium moving device inside a holder equipping a setting space 24 and spare space 25 and moving a memory medium between the setting space 24 and spare space 25 is provided as the holder 22 for holding the memory medium and setting the memory medium to a recording and reproducing position by a loading device. The fetch of the memory medium from the spare space 25 or the loading of the memory medium to the spare space 25 can therefore be performed while the processing for the memory medium is performed by loading the memory medium on the setting space 24 of the holder 22 and setting this holder at the recording and reproducing position. The time from the completion of the processing to the start of the succeeding processing can thus be shortened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording and reproducing apparatus used in a collective recording and reproducing system using storage media such as optical disks and magnetic disks.

Conventional Apparatus As shown in FIG. 7, a conventional collective recording and reproducing system of this type includes a storage case 1 for arranging and storing a large number of disk cartridges storing disks as storage media, and a storage case 1 for storing disks, which are storage media, for recording and/or recording on the disks. It has a recording and reproducing device 2 that performs playback, and a disk moving device 3 that moves an IJ (disk car) between the storage case 1 and the recording and reproducing device 2, and the disk moving device 3 holds a disk cartridge.

carrier 4 and the disk cartridge in carrier 4.
and a disk insertion/ejection device (not shown) for moving between the storage case 1 and the carrier 4 and the recording/reproducing device 2, and a holding base 5 for holding the carrier 4 rotatably in vertical and horizontal directions. and a moving mechanism 6 that holds the holding table 5 so as to move it vertically and horizontally. In this system, in order to load a disc into the recording and reproducing device 2, the carrier 4 moves in front of a predetermined disc cartridge in the storage case 1, takes out the disc cartridge, and then places it in front of the insertion slot 2a of the recording and reproducing device 2. and inserted the held disc cartridge into the recording/reproducing apparatus 2 through the insertion slot 2a. Further, by performing the reverse operation, the disc in the recording/reproducing apparatus was stored in the storage case 1.

As shown in FIG. 8, inside the recording and reproducing device 2, there is also a holder 9 that holds a disk cartridge 8 inserted from the insertion slot 2a, a turntable IO that holds and rotates the disk, and a drive disk for the turntable IO. A motor 11, an optical head 12 that performs recording, reproduction, etc. on a disk,
A head drive device (not shown) that moves this optical head 12 in the disk radial direction as shown by the arrow, and moves the holder 9 and disk cartridge 8 from the eject position shown by the solid line to the recording/reproducing position shown by the two-dot chain line. When the disk cartridge 1o is inserted into the holder 9 at the eject position, the holder 9 and the disk cartridge 8 are lowered in the direction of arrow A by the loading device. The disc is held on a turntable 10 and driven to rotate, and the optical head 12 performs processing such as recording and reproduction. After the recording and reproduction processing is completed, the holder 9 is raised by the loading device and moved to the eject position. The disk cartridge 8 held therein can be taken out from the insertion slot 2a.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, according to such a configuration, when a disk in the recording/reproducing device is exchanged and processing such as recording and reproduction is performed on the next disk, the time required for disk exchange becomes long, and as a result, However, there is a problem in that it takes a long time to perform processing such as recording and reproducing necessary data.

The above problem arises for the following reasons. In other words, after a recording/playback device has completed recording, playback, etc. processing for one disc, in order to perform recording, playback, etc. processing for the next disc, first remove the disc that was installed in the recording/playback device. The carrier of the moving device is used to take out the disc, then the disc is returned to a predetermined position in the storage case, the carrier is moved to a predetermined disc storage position in the storage case, the disc is taken out, and the carrier is placed in front of the recording/playback device again. , and then insert the disc into the recording/playback device.
Disk replacement took a long time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording and reproducing device that can quickly exchange storage media such as disks while using a conventional disk exchange device. purpose.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a holder that holds a storage medium and allows the storage medium to be set at a recording/playback position by a loading device, in which each storage medium can be loaded. The holder has a setting space and a spare space, and further includes an in-holder storage medium moving device for moving the storage medium between the setting space and the spare space. .

According to the above-described structure, the present invention loads a storage medium into the setting space of the holder, places the holder and the storage medium in the recording/playback position using the loading device, and performs processing such as recording or playback on the storage medium in this state. After the processing is completed, the holder is returned to the eject position, the processed storage medium in the setting space is moved to the spare space by the storage medium moving device in the holder, and it is placed on standby in advance in front of the recording/playback device. By loading the new storage medium into the setting space and setting its holder at the recording/reproducing position, processing for the next storage medium can be immediately started. Note that the processed storage medium in the spare space may be taken out and stored in a predetermined position while the storage medium in the setting space is being processed.

Also, unlike the above operation, while recording, playback, etc. are being performed on the storage medium in the setting space, the storage medium to be subjected to the next recording, playback, etc. is transferred to the spare space of the holder. When processing for the storage medium in the setting space is completed, move the holder from the recording/playback position to the eject position to take out the storage medium in the setting space, and then remove the storage medium in the spare space. may be moved into a setting space by a storage medium moving device in the holder, and then the holder is immediately set at a recording/reproducing position by a loading device to start recording, reproducing, etc. processing. Either method can shorten the period from stopping processing on one storage medium to starting processing on the next storage medium.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. ,
A storage case 16 is a storage case for arranging and storing a large number of disc cartridges containing discs as storage media;
7 is a disk moving device that moves the disk cartridge between the storage case 15 and the recording/reproducing device 16. The disk moving device 17 includes a carrier 18 that holds the disk cartridge, and a disk cartridge that is moved between the carrier 18 and the storage case 15. or between the carrier 18 and the recording/reproducing device 16.
(not shown), a holding stand 19 that holds the carrier 18 so that it can rotate from the vertical direction shown in the figure to the horizontal direction, and a mobile machine lateral support that holds this holding stand 19 so as to move it vertically and horizontally. are doing.

The recording/reproducing device 16 is provided with an insertion port 21 on the front surface thereof into which a disk cartridge is inserted. This insertion port 21 is
It consists of two upper and lower disk insertion sections 21a and 21b, and a disk cartridge can be inserted into each of the insertion sections 21a and 21b, respectively. At the back of this insertion port 21,
As shown in FIG. 2, a holder B is provided with a setting space and a spare space 5 into which storage media 23a and Z3b can be loaded from the outside through the insertion opening 21.

Also, below this holder B is a turntable 26.
Each disk motor equipped with an optical head is provided with an optical head path and a drive device for moving the optical head path in the disk radial direction. Furthermore, a loading device (not shown) is connected to the holder B to move the holder N to an eject position shown by a solid line and a recording/reproducing position shown by a two-dot chain line.

Here, the eject position is a position where the disc cartridge can be inserted into and removed from the setting space 24 and spare space 5 of the holder B through the insertion opening 21,
The recording and reproducing position is a position where the disc of the disc cartridge 23a held in the setting space 24 is clamped to the turntable 26 and processing such as recording and reproducing can be performed using the optical head path. The position of the insertion opening 21 is determined so that a disc cartridge can be inserted into and removed from the spare space 5 through the insertion opening 21 (see FIG. 1) even when the holder n is in the recording/reproduction position. .

FIG. 3 shows an example of a clamping mechanism between the disc and the turntable 26. A metal plate 31 is attached to the center of the disc clamp, and a magnet 32 is held on the turntable 26. There is. With this configuration, the disk is clamped to the turntable 26 simply by placing the disk I on the upper surface of the turntable 26.

4 and 5 schematically show the structure of holder B. The holder n is a left-right symmetrical holder frame 22a.
, 22b, a feed screw 33 that screws into the holder frames 22a and 22b, and a motor support that rotates the feed screw.
, 22b are threaded in opposite directions. Therefore, due to the rotation of the feed screw 33, the left and right holder frames 22a and 22b move in opposite directions,
It can be opened and closed to the left and right. Holder frames 22a, 22
A lift plate 35, a feed screw 36 that engages with the lift plate A, and a drive motor 37 thereof are provided in the center part of b. This lift plate 35 can be moved up and down while holding a disk cartridge thereon. Therefore, with the disc cartridge B held on the lift plate 35, the holder frames 22a and 22b are opened and the lift plate A is moved up and down to move the disc cartridge n into the setting space U and the spare space 5 in the holder n. can be moved between.

The operation of the collective recording and reproducing system configured as described above will be explained below with reference to the operation flowchart shown in FIG.

Step a: The carrier 18 of the disk moving device 17 is placed in the storage case 15.
The disc cartridge is moved to a predetermined disc storage position, the disc cartridge is taken out, and the disc cartridge is moved to the front of the recording/reproducing device 16.

Step b = Insert the disc cartridge from the carrier 18 into the holder n of the recording/reproducing device 16 by setting space.

Step C: Holder n is set at the recording/reproducing position by the loading device, and the disc is clamped to the turntable.

Step d: Recording to the disk by setting space,
Start processing such as playback.

Step e: Determine whether a disc cartridge is stored in the spare space 5 of holder B.

Step f: If there is a disc cartridge in the spare space δ, take the disc cartridge out into the carrier 18 of the disc moving device 17.

Step g: Return the disk cartridge taken out to the carrier 18 to the predetermined position in the storage case 15.

Step h: If there is no disc cartridge in the spare space δ, and after returning the disc cartridge to the storage case 15 according to step g, it is determined whether there is a disc to be processed next.

Step i: If there is a disc to be processed next, take out the disc from the storage case 15 to the carrier 18 of the disc moving device 17, and transfer the carrier 18 to the recording/reproducing device 17.
Move it in front of and wait.

Step j: Determine whether processing for the disk currently in the setting space has been completed.

Step: When the processing on the disc is completed, the holder A moves to the eject position.

Step 1: Open the holder frames 22a and 22b of holder O to the left and right (see Fig. 4).

Step m: Raise the lift plate and place the IJ-judge in the spare space 5.
move it to

Step n: Close the holder frames 22a and 22b of holder n, and hold the disc cartridge in the spare space in the holder frame. At this time, each setting space is empty.

Step 0: It is determined whether a carrier 18 holding a disk cartridge to be processed next is waiting in front of the recording/reproducing device 17.

If the carrier 18 holding the disk cartridge is waiting, the process returns to step b and the same operation is repeated.

If there is no disk cartridge to be processed next, the same operation as step f1 and step g is performed to return the disk cartridge in the spare space to the storage case, and the process ends.

As is clear from the above description of the operation, according to the above embodiment, the steps performed from the end of processing such as recording and reproduction on a disk cartridge to the start of processing such as recording and reproduction on the next disk cartridge are simply: Ejecting the holder, moving the disc cartridge in the setting space to the spare space, inserting the disc cartridge from the carrier waiting in front of the holder into the setting space of the holder, and moving the holder to the recording/playback position. Only the process of
Since the steps of returning the disk cartridge to the storage case and taking it from the storage case are performed in parallel during recording and reproducing operations, the time required for disk replacement is extremely shortened.

Note that there is another operation that is different from the one described above, when a disc is already stored in the setting space and the recording or
While processing such as playback is being performed, the disc to be processed next for recording or playback is stored in the spare space, and the processing such as recording or playback for the disc currently in the setting space is performed. When finished, the holder is placed in the eject state, the disk cartridge is taken out from the setting space by the carrier of the disk moving device, the disk cartridge nozzle is moved from the spare space to the setting space within the holder, and then the holder is placed in the set state. It is also possible to start recording, playback, etc. on a new disc in the setting space.

In the above embodiment, holder B is provided with a setting space and one spare space, but a plurality of spare spaces may be provided.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides a holder for holding a storage medium and for setting the storage medium to a recording/playback position by a loading device, which is provided with a setting space and a spare space. The storage medium is mounted in the setting space of the holder by using a holder and further comprising an in-holder storage medium moving device for moving the storage medium between the setting space and the spare space. While this holder is set at the recording/playback position and the storage medium is being processed, the storage medium can be removed from the spare space or inserted into the spare space. After processing a storage medium in a space, the processed storage medium is temporarily evacuated to a spare space, a new storage medium is quickly inserted into the setting space, and processing for the next storage medium is started. Alternatively, you can make the next storage medium standby in the spare space in advance, take out the processed storage medium from the setting space, and then load the storage medium in the spare space into the setting space. This has the effect that a process can be started, and the time from the end of a process to the start of the next process can be shortened.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a collective recording and reproducing system equipped with a recording and reproducing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing the inside of the recording and reproducing device, and FIG. The disk clamp mechanism in the recording/reproducing apparatus is explained, and (a) shows a plan view of the disk, (b) shows a plan view of the turntable, and (c) shows a side view of the turntable. FIG. 4 is a front view schematically showing the holder of the recording/reproducing device, FIG. 5 is a side view thereof, FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart, and FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional collective recording/reproducing system. FIG. 8 is a front view schematically showing the inside of the recording/reproducing apparatus. 15...Storage case, 16...Recording and reproducing device, 17
...Disk moving device, 18...Carrier, 19.
... Holding stand, I... Moving mechanism, 21... Insertion port, n
...Holder, 22a, 22b...Holder frame, Z
3.23 a, Z31)... Disc cartridge, Sae... Setting space, 5... Spare space, 26... Turntable, 27... Disc motor, O... Feed screw, A... ...Motor, ah...
Lift plate, ah... feed screw, 37... motor. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person15
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Claims (1)

[Claims] a holder having a setting space and a spare space each capable of loading a storage medium; an in-holder storage medium moving device for moving the storage medium between the setting spout and the spare space; A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a loading device that moves to an eject position for loading and unloading a medium and a recording and reproducing position for recording to or reproducing a storage medium in a setting space.