KR0138377B1 - Disk magazine and its insertion and discharge apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a disc magazine and its insertion and ejection apparatus. The present invention provides a disc magazine having a smooth insertion and withdrawal into a disc changer of a disc player, and an insertion and take-out apparatus thereof. The present invention, the disk magazine having a rack; A lock release means for separating the pinion engaged with the rack, a motor driving the pinion, a locking protrusion coupled to the locking groove of the disc magazine, and a locking protrusion of the locker from the locking groove of the disc magazine. It provides a disk magazine insertion and withdrawal device having a.

According to the present invention, the ejection distance of the disc magazine is constant regardless of the installation state, and the insertion and ejection operation of the disc magazine is smooth, thereby improving the reliability of the product.

Description

Disc magazines and their insertion and ejection devices

1 is a bottom view showing a disk magazine according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a disk magazine insertion and ejection apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a plan sectional view showing a disc magazine insertion and ejection apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is an operating state diagram of the unlocking means shown in FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1 ... disc magazine 1a ... shear

2 ... body3 ... locking groove

4 ... guide slot groove 5 ... rack

10 ... Disc changer 11 ... Changer insert

12 ... guide plate 13 ... pinion

14 ... Main chassis 15 ... Motor

20 ... Locker20a ... Locking protrusion

21 ... spring 22 ... guide pin

23.Top plate 24 ... Roller

25 ... 1st sensor 26 ... 2nd sensor

27 ... 3rd sensor 30 ... unlocking means

31 ... Push member 30 ... Unlocking means

33 ... spring

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disc magazine and its insertion and ejection apparatus, and more particularly, to a disc magazine and its insertion and ejection apparatus that are easy to insert and eject.

Conventionally, a disk magazine equipped with a plurality of disks is pushed deep inside by hand through a magazine insertion hole of a disk changer to insert a disk magazine into the disk changer by engaging the coupling groove of the disk magazine with a locker installed inside the changer. . The disc magazine is taken out through the disc magazine insertion opening of the disc changer by the force of the spring while the locker is separated from the coupling groove of the disc magazine.

Therefore, the conventional disk magazine insertion and ejection device configured as described above has a problem in that insertion is cumbersome because the user has to push the disk magazine deeply when the disk magazine is inserted, and the user does not feel the insertion smooth.

In addition, when the disc magazine is taken out, noise is generated by the force of the spring, and when the spring force is strong, the disc magazine is separated from the disc changer and broken, and the disc changer is inserted so that the disc magazine insertion hole faces upward. When installed, there is a problem that the ejection of the disk magazine is inconvenient due to the small amount of ejection of the disk magazine as the spring force is reduced by the weight of the disk magazine.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a disc magazine that is easy to insert and take out and is smooth.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a device suitable for inserting and withdrawing the disc magazine into the changer.

Disc magazine which achieves the first object of the present invention, a plurality of discs can be jangchang, inserted into the disc changer of the disc player, the lower surface of the body in the locking groove and the disc changer is locked to the disc changer A guide long groove is formed in which one side guides the insertion and withdrawal of the guide, and a rack connected to the pinion installed in the disc changer is formed at one side wall of the guide long groove, so that the pinion is rotated by a motor in the disc changer. Its characteristics are that it is configured to be inserted into and ejected from a disk changer.

A disc magazine insertion and withdrawal device which achieves the second object of the present invention is for inserting and taking out a disc magazine having a rack and a locking groove into a disc changer of a disc player, and is rotatably installed on the disc changer. The pinion which engages with the rack of the disc magazine, the motor which rotates the pinion, and the locking protrusion which is installed in the disc changer and coupled to the locking groove of the disc magazine so that the disc magazine is inserted into and taken out of the disc changer by rotation. It is characterized in that it is provided with a locker formed and a locking release means for separating the locking projection of the locker from the locking groove of the disc magazine.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the disc magazine 1 according to the present invention is provided with a locking groove 3 and a guide-long groove 4 having one side opened on a lower surface of the body 2 on which a plurality of discs are mounted. On one side wall of the guide-long groove 4, a rack 5 is formed.

Disc magazine according to the present invention configured as described above, the rack 5 is engaged with the pinion of the disc magazine insertion and take-out device described later to be smoothly inserted and taken out by the drive of the motor.

The disc magazine inserting and ejecting device according to the present invention for inserting the disc magazine 1 into the disc changer 10 or vice versa is provided in the disc changer 10, as shown in FIGS. The disc magazine insertion opening 11 is formed, and the pinion 13 engaged with the rack 5 of the disc magazine 1 is installed on the upper surface of the guide plate 12 of the disc changer 10, and this pinion 13 is provided. ) Is connected by a motor 15 installed in the main chassis 14, the worm 16, the worm wheel 17, the transmission gears 18, 19.

One side of the rocker 20 of the plate member on which the locking projection 20a is coupled to the locking groove 3 of the disc magazine 1 is rotatably installed on the lower surface of the guide plate 12 of the disk changer 10. The locker 20 is elastically installed so that the locking protrusion 20a protrudes to the upper surface of the guide plate 12 through the through hole 12a formed in the guide plate 12 by the spring 21.

One side of the disk changer 10 is provided with a unlocking means 30 for separating the locking projection 20a of the locker 20 from the locking groove 3 of the disk magazine 1.

The locking release means 30, the middle portion is rotatably installed on the upper surface of the push member 31, the guide plate 12 of the disk changer 10, one end is interlocked with the push member 31 and the other end is The interlocking lever 32 interlocked with the locking protrusion 20a of the locker 20 and the interlocking lever 32 elastically in a clockwise direction to separate the other end of the interlocking lever 32 from the locking protrusion 20a. It is configured with a spring 33 for biasing.

And the inclined surface for smoothly separating the locking projection 20a from the locking groove 3 of the disc magazine 1 by the interlocking lever 32 in the interlocking portion of the interlocking lever 32 and the locking projection 20a. (32a) and (20b) are formed, respectively, the guide pin 12 is coupled to the guide long groove 4 of the disc magazine (1) on the upper surface of the guide plate 12 of the disc changer 10 to guide the movement of the disc magazine (1) (22) and 22 'are installed at predetermined intervals, and the top plate 23 of the disc changer 10 has a disc magazine 1 to prevent the disc magazine 1 from shaking during insertion and withdrawal of the disc magazine 1. The roller 24 which is in elastic contact with the upper surface of the) is installed.

In addition, the upper plate 23 of the disk changer 10 detects the insertion of the disk magazine 1 and drives the motor 15 in the forward direction to advance the disk magazine 1 into the disk changer 10. A sensor 25 and a third sensor 27 for limiting the ejection position of the disk magazine 1 by detecting the front end 1a of the ejected disk magazine 1 and stopping the motor 15 are provided. The main chassis 14 of the changer 10 detects the state in which the disc magazine 1 is locked by the locker 20 to stop the motor 15 or, conversely, the unlock state of the locked disc magazine 1. A second sensor 26 is installed which detects and drives the motor 15 in the reverse direction to take out the disc magazine 1.

Here, a photo sensor is used as the first and third sensors 25 and 27, and the second sensor 26 is operated by the locker 20 and the motor 15 is continuously turned on and off. When stopped and turned on, a switch is used to drive the motor 15 in the reverse direction.

The disk magazine insertion and ejection apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above is operated as follows.

First, when the disc magazine 1 is inserted, the disc magazine 1 is inserted to the position of the third sensor 27 through the disc magazine insertion opening 11 of the disc changer 10 as shown in FIG. As the photosensor as the first sensor 25 detects the insertion of the disk magazine 1 to drive the motor 15, the worm 16, the worm wheel 17, and the transmission gear 18, 19. The pinion 13 rotates in the forward direction by one side, and one side wall of the guide-long groove 4 formed in the lower part of the disc magazine 1 at the time when the disc magazine 1 is located below the third sensor 27. As the rack 5 formed thereon is engaged with the pinion 13 which is being rotated, the disc magazine 1 is advanced into the disc changer 10.

Then, as the disc magazine 1 moves forward, the front end 1a of the disc magazine 1 pushes the locking protrusion 20a of the locker 20 installed on the guide plate 12 of the disc changer 10. ) Overcomes the elasticity of the spring 21 and is rotated downward so that the locking projection 20a is moved to the lower portion of the guide plate 12, the locking projection 20a of the rocker 20 is the disk magazine (1) When the lock groove 3 is formed to coincide with the lower portion, the locker 20 is rotated upward by the elasticity of the spring 21 so that the locking protrusion 20a is coupled to the locking groove 3 of the disc magazine 1.

At this time, as the locker 20 is rotated downward as shown in FIG. 2 and then rotated upward, the motor 15 is stopped as the switch as the second sensor 26 is continuously turned ON and OFF. Insertion of the magazine 1 is completed.

When the disc magazine 1 is taken out, the locking release means 30 operates to separate the locking projection 20a of the locker 20 from the locking groove 3 of the disc magazine 1. That is, as shown in the phantom line in FIG. 4, as the push member 31 of the unlocking means 30 moves forward, one end of the interlocking lever 32 pushes the interlocking lever 32 such that the spring is elastic. Overcoming and rotating, the other end of the interlocking lever 32 pushes the locking protrusion 20a to be separated from the locking groove 3 of the disc magazine 1.

At this time, since the inclined surfaces (32a, 20b) corresponding to the mutually interlocking portions of the interlocking lever 32 and the locking projection (20a) is formed, the locking projection (20a) by the interlocking lever 32 easily downwards The disk magazine 1 starts to be ejected as the motor 15 is driven in the reverse direction as the locker 20 switches on the switch as the second sensor 26 while being separated from the locking groove 3 while moving to When the disc magazine 1 is taken out and out of the locking protrusion 20a, the push member 31 is reversed, and the interlocking lever 32 is rotated by the elasticity of the spring 33, thereby locking the locking protrusion 20a. Will return to its original position.

Then, the disc magazine 1 is continuously taken out and the third sensor 27 detects this and stops the motor 15 at the moment when the front end 1a of the disc magazine 1 is located below the third sensor 27. As a result, the ejection of the disc magazine 1 is completed.

Therefore, the disc magazine insertion and ejection operation is smooth, and the ejection length of the disc magazine is constant regardless of the installation state.

In addition, since the guide plate 22 is installed on the upper surface of the guide plate 12 of the disk changer 10 to guide the movement of the disk magazine 1, the guide plate 22 is installed. Since the insertion and withdrawal operations are accurate, and the roller 24 which is elastically in contact with the upper surface of the disc magazine 1 is installed on the top plate 23 of the disc changer 10, the disc magazine is inserted when the disc magazine is inserted and taken out. It will not shake.

As described above, according to the present invention, the disc magazine and its insertion and withdrawal device have a pinion engaged with the rack of the disc magazine so that the disc magazine can be inserted and taken out by the motor, so that the insertion and withdrawal operations of the disc magazine are smooth, It does not shake when the disc magazine moves, and the ejection length of the disc magazine is constant regardless of the installation state. In addition, since the rack is formed on one side wall of the guide sheet groove formed on the lower surface of the disc magazine, it is almost identical in appearance to the existing disc magazine, so that it can be used in the existing disc magazine insertion and ejection device.

Claims (8)

In the disc magazine which can be mounted a plurality of discs, which is inserted into the disc changer of the disc player, The lower surface of the body 2 is formed with a locking groove 3 that is locked to the disk changer 10 and a guide long groove 4 having one side opening for guiding insertion and withdrawal into the disk changer 10. One side wall of the long groove (4) is formed with a rack (5) gear connected to the pinion (13) installed in the disk changer 10, Disc magazine characterized in that it is configured to be inserted into and taken out of the disc changer (10) when the pinion (13) is rotated by the motor (15) in the disc changer (10). In the disk magazine insertion and ejection device for inserting and ejecting the disk magazine with the rack and the locking groove formed in the disk changer of the disk player, The pinion 13 rotatably installed in the disc changer 10 and engaged with the rack 5 of the disc magazine 1 so that the disc magazine 1 is inserted into and taken out of the disc changer 10 by the rotation thereof. ), A locker 20 having a motor 15 for rotating the pinion 13 and a locking protrusion 20a installed in the disc changer 10 and coupled to the locking groove 3 of the disc magazine 1. And a locking release means (30) for separating the locking protrusion (20a) of the locker 20 from the locking groove (3) of the disc magazine (1). . The method of claim 2, The locking release means 30, the intermediate member is rotatably installed on the push member 31 and the guide plate 12 of the disk changer 10, one end is interlocked with the push member 31 and the other end is the locker. A spring for elastically biasing the interlocking lever 32 in a direction in which the interlocking lever 32 interlocked with the locking protrusion 20a of the 20 and the other end of the interlocking lever 32 is separated from the locking protrusion 20a. Disc magazine insertion and ejection apparatus, characterized in that provided with (33). The method of claim 3, The locking projections 20a are formed by the interlocking lever 32 so that the inclined surfaces 32a and 20b corresponding to the interlocking portions thereof are formed to be smoothly separated from the locking grooves 3 of the disc magazine 1, respectively. Disc magazine insertion and ejection device, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, The locker 20 is formed of a plate member on which the locking protrusion 20a is formed, and the locking protrusion 20a is guided in a state in which one side of the locker 20 is rotatably coupled to the bottom surface of the guide plate 12 of the disk changer 10. Disc magazine insertion and ejection device, characterized in that the resilient installation by the spring 12 so as to project to the upper surface of the (12). The method of claim 2, On the guide plate 12 of the disk changer 10, the guide pins 22 and 22 'are installed to be coupled to the guide long groove 4 of the disk magazine 1 to guide the movement of the disk magazine 1. Disc magazine insertion and ejection device characterized in that. The method of claim 2, The disk changer 10, characterized in that the roller 24 which is in elastic contact with the upper surface of the disk magazine 1 in order to prevent the disk magazine 1 from shaking when the disk magazine 1 is inserted and removed Disc magazine insertion and ejection device. The method of claim 2, A first sensor 25 for detecting the insertion of the disc magazine 1, A second sensor 26 which detects a state in which the disc magazine 1 is locked by the locker 20 and an unlock state of the locked disc magazine 1; A third sensor 27 which detects a ejection position of the ejected disk magazine; The motor 15 is driven in the forward direction by the first sensor 25, the drive in the reverse direction by the second sensor 26, characterized in that the disc is controlled to be stopped by the third sensor 27 Magazine insertion and ejection device.