KR19980040834A - Multi-minidisc player and its driving method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-mini disc player, comprising a tray (1), a disc housing portion (10), a disc pickup portion (20), an exterior, the disc storage portion (10) and an exterior and the disc pickup portion. By providing a multi-mini disk player consisting of a loading device for transporting the mini disk between the (20) and a selecting device for transporting the tray (1) in the vertical direction, the assembly is simple and the cost is reduced, Since the recording header 25 is included in the disc pickup unit 20, recording of the mini disc becomes possible, and the initial position of the tray 1 is changed according to the expected next mode. Is in the exchange mode, the tray 1 is placed in the storage end close to the ejection position. If the expected next mode is the reproduction stop mode, the tray 1 is stored in the lowest position close to the position of the holder 21. So as to position on an effect that reduces the vertical movement up and down time of the tray.

Description

Multi-minidisc player and its driving method

The present invention relates to a multi-mini disc player and a driving method thereof, and more particularly, to a multi mini disc player and a driving method thereof capable of storing and selectively reproducing at least two or more mini discs.

Conventional mini disc players store and store the mini disc when one mini disc is inserted from the outside, and when the play command is input from the outside, the mini disc player plays the mini disc, and a stop command is issued while the mini disc is being played. When the input is stopped, the drive is stopped, and when the eject command is input, the mini disc is taken out.

Since the conventional mini-disc player can store and play only one mini-disc, it takes a lot of trouble and time when the user wants to replace it with another mini-disc. That is, when the mini-disc player is mounted on a car, there is a problem that the safe driving is prevented due to the exchange of the mini-disc.

In order to solve the problem of the mini-disc player has been researched and developed a multi-mini-disc player that can selectively play while storing a plurality of mini-disc.

Conventional multi-mini disc player has a tray on which the mini-disc inserted from the outside seats, a plurality of storage stages located at the rear of the tray to load, store and store the mini-disc seated on the tray, and located at the bottom of the tray When the tray is lowered is configured as a pickup module for playing the mini-disc seated on the tray.

In the multi-mini disc player, when the tray storing the mini disc is seated on the pickup module, the mini disc is reproduced by the pickup module, and the mini disc stored in the storage stage during the mini disc is reproduced as described above. There is a problem that can not be exchanged, and because the loading device is separately mounted for each storage end, the assembly process time is increased and the cost is increased due to many parts, which results in a loss of price competitiveness.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, the mounting of the holder integrated with the pick-up module while holding the mini-disc, even during the playback of any mini-disc replacement of the mini-disc stored in the storage stage It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-minidisc player capable of enabling and interlocking with the tray by mounting a loading device to the tray and moving the tray up and down with a simpler configuration.

In addition, by changing the initial position of the tray after performing each mode (play mode, storage mode, exchange mode), the drive time of the tray is shortened, and the multi-mini disc includes a disc pickup unit capable of recording as well as playing the mini disc. There is another purpose in providing the player.

In addition, by replacing the mini-disc so that the next mini-disc to be played next to the mini-disc is placed in the lowest storage stage closest to the holder during the play of any mini-disc, providing a driving method of the multi-mini disc player shortens the drive time of the tray There is another purpose.

1 is a schematic diagram of a multi-mini disc player according to the present invention;

1A is a front view when the holder is lowered,

1B is a front view when the holder is raised,

2 is a configuration diagram of a loading apparatus according to the present invention,

2a is a plan view,

2b is a partial front view,

3 is a block diagram of a selecting apparatus according to the present invention;

3A is a plan view when the holder is lowered,

3B is a plan view when the holder is raised,

3C is a front view when the holder is raised,

4 is a block diagram of a disk pickup unit according to the present invention;

4a is a plan view,

4B is a front view when the holder is lowered,

4C is a front view when the holder is raised,

5 to 12 are flowcharts illustrating a method of driving a multi-mini disc player according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: tray 2: loading motor

3: rubber roller 4: pinch roller

5: idler 6: fixed roller

10: disc housing portion 11-14: storage stage

20: disc pickup portion 21: holder

22: pickup module 23: turntable

24: pickup 25: recording header

26: leaf spring 30: selecting motor

33: stair groove 34: stair plate

35: sensor 36 to 41: sensing hole

42: initial recognition switch 46: up-down plate

47: restoring spring

A multi-mini disc player according to the present invention for achieving the above object transfers a mini disc between a tray, a disc accommodating portion, a disc pick-up portion, an outside and the disc receiving portion, and an outside and the disc pickup portion. In the multi-mini disc player consisting of a loading device,

The loading device may include a loading motor unit, which is a power source mounted on a tray, a rubber roller unit mounted on the tray and moving by receiving power of the loading motor unit to transfer a mini disk between the outside and the tray, and mounted on the tray. A pinch roller unit for transferring a mini disc between the tray and the disc housing unit and between the tray and the disc pickup unit by rotating the loading motor unit, and mounted on the disc housing unit and the disc pickup unit and opposite the pinch roller unit. It is characterized in that it consists of a fixed roller portion is rotated while in linear contact with the mini-disc transported by the pinch roller portion.

In addition, the multi-mini disc player according to the present invention is a multi-mini disc player composed of a tray on which the mini disc inserted from the outside is seated, and a selecting device for transferring the tray in the vertical direction,

The selecting apparatus may include a selecting motor unit, which is a power source fixed to a bracket, a tray conveying unit which transfers or stops a tray by receiving power of the selecting motor unit, a sensing unit sensing a position of the tray, It is characterized by consisting of a holder conveying portion for raising the holder when descending toward the disk pickup.

In addition, the multi-mini disc player according to the invention in a multi mini disc player comprising a disc pickup unit,

The disc pick-up unit is a holder for vertically moving while holding the mini-disc, a pickup module mounted on the lower part of the holder, a turntable mounted on the pickup module to rotate the mini-disc, and mounted on the pickup module to move horizontally. And a pickup for decoding the information stored in the mini-disc, and a recording header for storing the information in the mini-disc while interworking with the pickup.

In addition, the multi-mini disc player according to the present invention is a multi-mini disc player composed of an MD insertion port, a tray, a disc storage unit, and a disc pickup unit,

The tray may be located at a position where the initial recognition switch is in an 'on' state after performing one of all modes (playback mode, storage mode, exchange mode).

In addition, the multi-mini disc player according to the present invention is a multi-mini disc player composed of an MD insertion port, a tray, a disc storage unit, and a disc pickup unit,

The tray may be located at the lowermost storage end of the disk housing after the play mode and at the position of the storage end closest to the MD insertion slot after the storage mode or the exchange mode.

In addition, the multi-mini disc player according to the present invention is a multi-mini disc player composed of an MD insertion port, a tray, a disc storage unit, and a disc pickup unit,

The tray is characterized in that located in the position of the storage end closest to the MD insertion port after performing one of all modes (play mode, storage mode, exchange mode).

In addition, the method for driving a multi-mini disc player according to the present invention includes a first process of inputting a command for moving a tray from a current position to an eject position, and moving the tray to a position at which the initial recognition switch is turned on. And a third process of moving the tray to an eject position.

In addition, the method for driving a multi-mini disc player according to the present invention includes the first process of inputting a mini disc storage command in a state in which no mini disc exists in the holder and the disc accommodating portion, and the first mini disc is loaded into the holder and played. A second process of the second process, a third process of storing the second mini-disc in the second storage terminal, a fourth process of storing the third mini-disc and the fourth mini-disc in the third storage unit and the fourth storage end sequentially, And a fifth process of inputting a playback stop command and a sixth process of storing the first mini-disc in the first storage terminal.

In addition, the driving method of the multi-mini disk player according to the present invention is a first process of inputting a mini disk storage command in the state that the mini disk is present in the holder and the mini disk does not exist in the disk housing, and the first mini disk is A second process stored in the first storage terminal, a third process in which the second to fourth mini-discs are sequentially stored in the second storage terminal to the fourth storage terminal, and a fourth process in which the tray moves to an initial position. Characterized in that made.

In addition, the driving method of the multi-mini disk player according to the present invention is stored in the second storage terminal in the state where the mini disk is present in the first storage terminal to the third storage terminal and the mini disk does not exist in the fourth storage terminal. A first process of inputting a command to store the second mini-disc in the third storage unit; a second process of storing the third mini-disc stored in the third storage unit in the fourth storage unit; and a second mini-disc. It characterized in that the third process of storing in the third storage end, and the fourth process of moving the tray to the initial position.

In addition, the method for driving a multi-mini disc player according to the present invention includes a first process of inputting a command to play a mini disc stored in the disc accommodating unit and store the mini disc inserted in the empty accommodating end; A second process of reproducing the fourth minidisc stored in the second process, a third process of storing the new minidisc in the fourth storage terminal, and a fourth process of moving the tray to the initial position.

In addition, the driving method of the multi-mini disc player according to the present invention comprises the first step of the command to play the mini-disc stored in the disc storage unit and to store the mini-disc stored in the disc housing in the empty storage end; A second process of reproducing the fourth mini-disc stored in the storage end, a third process of storing the second mini-disc stored in the second storage end, and a tray moving to an initial position Characterized in that the fourth process.

In addition, the driving method of the multi-mini disk player according to the present invention includes a first command to play a new mini-disc inserted from the outside and to store the mini-disc stored in the disc housing in exchange with the new mini-disc inserted from the outside; Process, a second process in which the first mini-disc inserted from the outside is played, a third process in which the fourth mini-disc stored in the fourth storage unit is drawn out, and a second mini-disc inserted from the outside And a fourth process stored in the fourth storage end, and a fifth process of moving the tray to the initial position.

Finally, the driving method of the multi-mini disk player according to the present invention plays a new mini-disc inserted from the outside, draws out the mini-disc stored in the disc storage unit to the outside, and then stores the mini-disc stored in the disc storage unit in the empty storage stage. A first process in which a command to store is input, a second process in which a new mini-disc inserted from the outside is played, a third process in which the fourth mini-disc stored in the fourth storage unit is drawn out, and a third process And a fourth process in which the third mini-disc stored in the storage end is stored in the fourth storage end, and a fifth process in which the tray moves to the initial position.

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

1 to 4 illustrate a multi-mini disc player according to the present invention, which includes a tray 1, a disc accommodating portion 10, a disc pickup portion 20, an exterior and the disc accommodating portion 10. And a loading device for transferring the mini disc between the outside and the disc pickup unit 20, and a selecting device for transferring the tray 1 in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the loading device includes a loading motor unit, which is a power source mounted on the tray 1, and is mounted on the tray 1 and rotated by receiving power of the loading motor unit, thereby between the outside and the tray 1. And a rubber roller unit for transporting the mini disc in the tray 1 and mounted on the tray 1 and rotated by the power of the loading motor unit, between the tray 1 and the disc housing 10 and between the tray 1 and the disc pickup unit ( A pinch roller unit for transferring the mini disc between the pins 20 and a mini disc mounted on the disc housing unit 10 and the disc pick-up unit 20 and positioned opposite to the pinch roller unit and transported by the pinch roller unit ( It consists of a fixed roller part which rotates while making linear contact with MD).

Here, the loading motor part is composed of a loading motor 2 and a plurality of power transmission gears, and the rubber roller part receives the power of the loading motor 2 through the power transmission gears to rotate the rubber roller ( 3) and the pinch roller unit 5 receives the power of the loading motor 2 through the power transmission gears to rotate the pinch roller 4 and the idler 5 for pressing the pinch roller 4 toward the mini disk MD. ), And the fixed roller portion is constituted by a fixed roller 6 mounted on the storage end of the disc housing portion 10 and the holder of the disc pickup portion 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the selecting apparatus includes a selecting motor unit which is a power source fixed to a bracket, a tray conveying unit which transfers or stops the tray 1 by receiving power of the selecting motor unit, and the tray 1. And a sensing unit for sensing the position of the holder and a holder transfer unit for raising the holder 21 when the tray 1 descends toward the disk pickup unit 20.

Here, the selecting motor portion is composed of a selecting motor 30, the tray conveying portion and the vertical guide groove 32 formed in the bracket (B) so that the vertical guide pin 31 caulked in the tray (1) and A horizontal guide groove formed in the bracket (B), a stair groove 33 into which the vertical guide pin 31 is inserted, and a horizontal guide pin inserted into the horizontal guide groove are formed, and the Receives a rotational force through the rack is composed of a step plate 34 to move horizontally.

The sensing unit has a sensor 35 fixed to the bracket (B), and a plurality of sensing holes 36 formed in the staircase plate 34 so that the sensor 35 can detect a horizontal position of the staircase plate 34. 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and an initial recognition switch 42 which is turned 'on' by the left side of the step plate 34 when the tray 1 is most raised. .

As another embodiment of the sensing unit according to the present invention, the sensing unit is a sensor fixed to the bracket, a plurality of sensing holes formed in the stair plate so that the sensor can detect the horizontal position of the stair plate, and the tray is the lowest It may be configured as an initial recognition switch that is turned on by the right side of the staircase plate when it is.

The holder transfer part is formed by being caulked in the holder 21 and the vertical guide pin 44 is inserted into the vertical guide groove 43 formed in the bracket (B), and the stair groove (14) is inserted into the vertical guide pin 44 ( 45 is formed to receive the horizontal movement force of the staircase plate 34 to move up and down the holder 21 is raised or lowered, and to restore the up-down plate 46 to the initial position Is composed of a restoring spring 47.

In addition, the disk pick-up unit is mounted to the holder 21, the pick-up module 22 mounted on the lower portion of the holder, and the vertical and vertically moving while holding the mini-disk as shown in FIG. A turntable 23 for rotating the mini-disc MD, a pickup 24 mounted on the pickup module 22 to decipher information stored in the mini-disc MD while moving horizontally, and the pick-up 24 ) And a recording header 25 for storing information on the mini-disc (MD).

Here, when the holder 21 is lowered, the disk pickup part is spaced apart from the mini disc MD by a focal length, and when the holder 21 is raised, the disc pick-up part is shaped by the holder 21. It is deformed and includes a leaf spring 26 for raising the recording header 25.

Looking at the initial position of the tray configured as described above are as follows.

In one embodiment, the tray 1 is set to the initial position where the initial recognition switch 42 is in an 'on' state after performing one of all modes (playback mode, storage mode, exchange mode).

The position at which the initial recognition switch 42 is in an 'on' state may be located above the disk accommodating part 10 as shown in FIG. 3, or may be located below the disc pickup part 20.

As another embodiment, the tray 1 is located in the fourth storage end 14, which is the lowest storage end of the disc storage unit 10 after the play mode is performed, and the storage end closest to the MD insertion hole after the storage mode or the exchange mode is performed. Position it at.

Here, the MD insertion hole is located between the second storage end 12 and the third storage end 13, the tray 1 is located in the position of the third storage end 13 after performing the storage mode or exchange mode. Position so that the mini-disc inserted from the outside can be quickly loaded, and when the play mode is being performed, it is located at the position of the fourth storage end 14 to promptly respond to the stop playback command.

As another embodiment, the tray 1 is located at the position of the storage end closest to the MD insertion slot after performing one of all modes (playback mode, storage mode, exchange mode).

Here, the MD insertion hole is located between the second storage end 12 and the third storage end 13, the tray 1 is the position of the third storage end 13 after performing one of all modes. It is located in to allow the minidisk to be loaded from the outside to be loaded quickly.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, an operation of a loading device for loading a mini disc from the outside into the tray 1 and from the tray 1 to the disc storage unit 10 or the disc pickup unit 20 is as shown in FIG. 2. When the loading motor 2 is driven in the disc loading direction, the power of the loading motor 2 is transmitted to the rubber roller 3 through a plurality of power transmission gears so that the rubber roller 3 rotates in a clockwise direction. In the tray 1, the mini-disc MD is loaded.

As described above, when the mini disc is seated on the tray 1, the tray 1 moves to a storage end or a holder to which the mini disc MD is to be loaded. Then, when the loading motor 2 is driven in the disc loading direction, the power of the loading motor 2 is transmitted to the pinch roller 4 through a plurality of power transmission gears so that the pinch roller 4 is the disc loading direction. The mini disk MD is loaded from the tray 1 into the disc accommodating portion 10 or the holder 21 by rotating in a counterclockwise direction.

The operation of the loading device for unloading the mini-disc MD from the tray 1 to the tray 1 to the outside and from the disc accommodating portion 10 or the holder 21 to the tray 1 is to unload the loading motor 2. When driven in the direction, the power of the loading motor 2 is transmitted to the rubber roller 3 through the same path as described above so that the rubber roller 3 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, which is the disc unloading direction. The mini disc MD is unloaded from the tray 1 to the outside.

In addition, the power of the loading motor 2 is transmitted to the pinch roller 4 through the same path as described above, the pinch roller 4 is rotated in the clockwise direction of the disk unloading direction to the disk housing 10 The mini-disc seated on the holder 21 is unloaded into the tray 1.

As described above, in order to exchange the mini disc between the tray 1 and the disc accommodating portion 10 or between the tray 1 and the holder 21, the tray 1 is moved in the vertical direction. This is by means of the selecting device shown in FIG.

When the selecting motor 30 is driven in the tray upward direction, the power of the selecting motor 30 is transmitted to the rack of the step plate 34 through the transfer gear 48, and the step plate 34 is Will move to the left. At this time, the step plate 34 can be moved horizontally by the horizontal guide pin inserted into the horizontal guide groove formed in the bracket (B).

In addition, the vertical guide pin 31 formed in the tray 1 is raised as the stair groove 33 moves to the left, but can be vertically raised while receiving the guide of the vertical guide groove 32 formed in the bracket (B). Will be.

In addition, a plurality of sensing holes 36 to 41 are formed at the upper end of the staircase plate 34, and the sensor 35 fixed to the bracket B may have a storage end to which the tray 1 is to be placed. When the sensing hole of the holder position is sensed, the selecting motor 30 stops driving.

In addition, when the sensing hole currently sensed by the sensor 35 is not known at which position the sensing hole is detected, the selecting motor 30 is driven in the tray upward direction. When the initial recognition switch 42 is in the 'on' state, since the tray 1 is most up, driving the selecting motor 30 in the tray downward direction allows the tray 1 to move to a desired position. .

Of course, when the initial recognition switch 42 is located on the right side of the staircase plate 34, the initial recognition switch is 'on' by the right side of the step plate 34 by driving the selecting motor 30 in the tray downward direction. The tray 1 can be moved to a desired position by driving the selecting motor 30 in the tray upward direction after being in a state.

When the selecting motor 30 is driven in the tray lowering direction as described above, the power of the selecting motor 30 is transmitted to the rack of the staircase plate 34 through the transfer gear 48. 34 moves to the right to lower the tray 1 along the step groove 33 of the step plate 34.

In this case, when the tray 1 is located at the position of the first storage end 11, the sensor 35 detects the sensing hole 36 at the position of the first storage end, and the tray 1 is connected to the second storage end. When the sensor 35 is positioned at the position 12, the sensor 35 detects the sensing hole 37 at the second storage end position, and the tray 1 has an eject position, a third storage end 13, and a fourth storage end. 14, the sensor 35 is sequentially positioned at the position of the holder 21, and the sensor 35 senses a sensing hole 38 at an eject position, a sensing hole 39 at a third storage end position, and a fourth storage end position. The sensing hole 41 of the hole 40 and the holder position is sequentially detected.

As described above, when the tray 1 moves from the position of the fourth storage end 14 to the position of the holder 21 of the disk pick-up part 20, the up-down plate 46 is turned to the right by the right side of the step plate 34. The vertical guide pin 44 caulked on the holder 21 receives the guide of the vertical guide groove 43 formed in the bracket B and tracks the stair groove 45 formed in the up-down plate 46. It rises along, and this causes the holder 21 to rise.

When the holder 21 is raised, the heights of the tray 1 and the holder 21 coincide, and in this state, the mini disc MD is exchanged between the tray 1 and the holder 21.

Then, when the step plate 34 is moved to the left to raise the tray 1 toward the disc storage portion 10 from the height of the holder 21, the up-down plate 46 by the restoring force of the restoring spring 47. ) Is restored to its original position and the vertical guide pin 44 of the holder 21 is lowered while being guided by the vertical guide groove 43 along the trajectory of the step groove 45.

As shown in FIG. 4, the disc pickup unit 20 including the holder 21 is horizontally moved while the pickup 24 and the recording header 25 interlock with each other. ) And the recording header 25 are connected to the leaf spring (26).

The leaf spring 26 supports the recording header 25 so as to space the mini disc MD mounted on the recording header 25 and the holder 21 by a focal length, and the holder 21. When is raised, the shape is modified as shown in Figure 4c to raise the recording header 25 so that the recording header 25 and the mini-disc (MD) does not collide.

Herein, a driving method of the multi-mini disc player according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 12.

First, a driving method of a multi-mini disc player in which the tray 1 moves to an eject position includes a first process of inputting a tray moving command as shown in FIG. 5, and an initial recognition switch 42 of the tray 1. A second process of moving to a position where the 'on' state, and the third process of moving the tray 1 to the eject position.

In the second process, the selecting motor 30 is driven so that the tray 1 moves from the current position to the position where the initial recognition switch 42 is in an 'on' state, and the initial recognition switch 42 And a step of turning on the 'on' state, and stopping the driving of the selecting motor 30.

In this case, when the position where the initial recognition switch 42 is in the 'on' state is positioned on the disc housing 10, the selecting motor 30 is driven in the tray upward direction and stops, and the initial recognition switch ( When the position where 42 is in the 'on' state is located below the disk pick-up unit 20, the selecting motor 30 is driven in the tray lowering direction and stops.

In the third process, the selecting motor 30 drives the tray 1 to move from the position where the initial recognition switch 42 is in the 'on' state to the eject position, and the sensor 35 moves to the eject position. And sensing the sensing hole 38 and stopping the driving of the selecting motor 30.

Here, when the position where the initial recognition switch 42 is in the 'on' state is located on the disk accommodating portion 10 and the ejection position is located between the second storage end 12 and the third storage end 13. The selecting motor 30 stops after driving in the tray lowering direction, and the position where the initial recognition switch 42 is 'on' is located under the disk pickup 20, and the ejection position is the second storage end. When it is located between the 12 and the third storage end 13, the selecting motor 30 is driven in the tray upward direction and stops.

In addition, a driving method of a multi-mini disc player for storing the mini disc MD in a state in which the mini disc MD does not exist in the holder 21 and the disc accommodating portion 10 is shown in FIG. 6. A first process of inputting a storage command, a second process of loading and reproducing the first mini-disc into the holder 21, a third process of storing the second mini-disc in the second receiving end 12, A fourth process of sequentially storing the first and fourth mini-disc in the third storage terminal 13 and the fourth storage terminal 14, a fifth process in which a playback stop command is input, and the first mini-disc. The sixth process is stored in the first storage end (11).

Here, the second process is to move the tray (1) from the initial position to the eject position, the first mini-disc inserted from the outside is loaded into the tray (1), the tray 1 is a holder ( 21), the first mini-disc is loaded from the tray 1 into the holder 21, and the mini-disc is reproduced.

In the third process, the tray 1 is moved from the position of the holder 21 to the eject position, the second mini-disc inserted from the outside is loaded into the tray 1, and the tray 1 is Moving to the position of the second storage stage 12; and loading the second mini-disc into the second storage stage 12 from the tray 1;

The fourth process is a process of repeating the third process, and sequentially storing the mini-disc inserted into the third storage terminal 13 and the fourth storage terminal 14 from the outside.

The sixth process includes the steps of moving the tray 1 from the initial position to the position of the holder 21, unloading the first minidisc from the holder 21 into the tray 1, and 1) moving from the position of the holder 21 to the position of the first storage end 11, the first mini disk is loaded from the tray 1 to the first storage end 11, and the tray (1) consists of moving to an initial position.

In addition, a driving method of a multi-mini disc player for storing a mini disc in a state in which a mini disc exists in the holder 21 and no mini disc exists in the disc storage unit 10 is shown in FIG. 7. The first process of inputting the command, the second process of storing the first minidisk in the first storage terminal 11, and the second to fourth minidisks of the second storage terminal 12 to the fourth storage terminal ( And a third process of sequentially storing the same in 14) and a fourth process of moving the tray 1 to an initial position.

In this case, the second process includes moving the tray 1 from the initial position to the eject position, loading the first mini-disc into the tray 1 and inserting the tray 1 into the first position. Moving to a position of the storage end 11, and loading the first mini-disc into the first storage end 11 from the tray 1.

The third process is a process of sequentially storing the mini-disc inserted into the second storage terminal 12 to the fourth storage terminal 14, but repeating the second process.

In addition, the mini disk is present in the first storage terminal 11 to the third storage terminal 13 and the mini disk is not present in the fourth storage terminal 14 and is stored in the second storage terminal 12. The driving method of the multi-mini disc player for storing the second mini disc in the third storage stage 13 includes a first process in which a mini-disc replacement command is input as shown in FIG. A second process of storing the stored third mini-disc in the fourth storage terminal 14, a third process of storing the second mini-disc in the third storage terminal 13, and the tray 1 at an initial position. The fourth step is to move to.

In the second process, the tray 1 is moved from the initial position to the third storage end 13, and the third mini disk is unloaded from the third storage end 13 to the tray 1. And moving the tray 1 from the third storage end 13 to the fourth storage end 14, and the third mini-disc being loaded from the tray 1 into the fourth storage end 14. Consists of steps.

In the third process, the tray 1 moves from the fourth storage end 14 to the second storage end 12, and the second mini-disc is unloaded from the second storage end 12 to the tray 1. Loading, moving the tray 1 from the second storage end 12 to the third storage end 13, and the second mini-disc MD moving from the tray 1 to the third storage end. It consists of a step of loading into (13).

In addition, a driving method of a multi-mini disc player for playing an arbitrary mini disc stored in the disc accommodating unit 10 and storing an external mini disc inserted in an empty accommodating stage is shown in FIG. A first process to be input, a second process of reproducing the fourth mini-disc stored in the fourth storage stage 14, a third process of storing a new mini-disc in the fourth storage stage 14, and a tray (1) consists of a fourth process of moving to an initial position.

In this second process, the tray 1 is moved from the initial position to the position of the fourth storage end 14, and the fourth mini-disc is unloaded from the fourth storage end 14 to the tray 1. Moving the tray 1 from the fourth storage end 14 to the position of the holder 21; and loading the fourth mini-disc into the holder 21 from the tray 1; And playing the fourth mini-disc.

The third process involves moving the tray 1 from the position of the holder 21 to the eject position, loading a new minidisc into the tray 1 from the outside, and loading the tray 1 at the eject position. Moving to the position of the fourth storage stage 14; and loading the new mini-disc from the tray 1 into the fourth storage stage 14;

In addition, a method of driving a multi-mini disc player for reproducing an arbitrary mini disc stored in the disc accommodating unit 10 and storing another mini disc stored in the disc accommodating unit in an empty accommodating stage is shown in FIG. 10. The first process of inputting an exchange command, the second process of reproducing the fourth mini-disc stored in the fourth storage stage 14, and the second mini-disc stored in the second storage stage 12 are performed. The third process is stored in the four storage stage 14, and the fourth process of moving the tray 1 to the initial position.

In this second process, the tray 1 is moved from the initial position to the position of the fourth storage end 14, and the fourth mini-disc is unloaded from the fourth storage end 14 to the tray 1. Moving the tray 1 from the fourth storage end 14 to the position of the holder 21; and loading the fourth mini-disc into the holder 21 from the tray 1; And playing the fourth mini-disc.

In the third process, the tray 1 moves from the position of the holder 21 to the position of the second storage end 12, and the second mini-disc moves from the second storage end 12 to the tray 1; Unloading, moving the tray 1 from the position of the second storage end 12 to the position of the fourth storage end 14, and the second mini-disc from the tray 1 to the fourth It is a step of loading into the receiving end (14).

In addition, a driving method of a multi-mini disc player for playing a new mini disc inserted from the outside and exchanging the mini disc stored in the disc storage unit 10 with a new mini disc inserted from the outside is shown in FIG. 11. A first process of inputting a minidisc change command, a second process of reproducing the first minidisc inserted from the outside, and a third process of discharging the fourth minidisc stored in the fourth storage terminal 14 to the outside And a fourth process in which the second mini-disc inserted from the outside is stored in the fourth storage end 14 and a fifth process in which the tray 1 moves to an initial position.

In this second process, the tray 1 is moved from the initial position to the eject position, the first mini-disc inserted from the outside is loaded into the tray 1, and the tray 1 is ejected from the eject position. Moving to the position of the holder 21; loading the first mini-disc into the holder 21 in the tray 1; and reproducing the first mini-disc.

In the third process, the tray 1 moves from the position of the holder 21 to the position of the fourth storage end 14, and the fourth mini-disc is unloaded from the fourth storage end 14 to the tray 1. Loading, moving the tray 1 from the position of the fourth storage end 14 to the eject position, unloading the fourth mini-disc from the tray 1 to the outside, and The fourth mini disc is extracted.

The fourth process includes the step of loading a second mini-disc inserted into the tray 1, the tray 1 moving from the eject position to the position of the fourth storage end 14, and the second process. The mini-disc is loaded from the tray 1 to the fourth storage end 14.

In addition, a multi-mini disc player for playing a new mini-disc inserted from the outside, withdrawing the mini-disc stored in the disc accommodating unit 10 to the outside, and storing other mini discs stored in the disc accommodating unit 10 in an empty storage stage. The driving method of FIG. 12 includes a first process of inputting a mini-disc command, a second process of reproducing a new mini-disc inserted from the outside, and a second process stored in the fourth storage end 14. The third process of the 4 mini-disk is drawn out to the outside, the third process of the third mini-disc stored in the third storage terminal 13 is stored in the fourth storage 14, and the tray 1 is initially The fifth step is to move to a position.

Here, the second process is to move the tray 1 from the initial position to the eject position, the new mini-disc inserted from the outside is loaded into the tray 1, the tray 1 is holder in the eject position Moving to the position of (21), loading the new mini-disc into the holder 21 in the tray 1, and reproducing the new mini-disc.

In the third process, the tray 1 moves from the position of the holder 21 to the position of the fourth storage end 14, and the fourth mini-disc is unloaded from the fourth storage end 14 to the tray 1. Loading, moving the tray 1 from the position of the fourth storage end 14 to the eject position, unloading the fourth mini-disc from the tray 1 to the outside, and The fourth mini disc is extracted.

The fourth process includes moving the tray 1 from the eject position to the position of the third storage end 13, and unloading the third mini-disc into the tray 1 from the third storage end 13; The tray 1 is moved from the position of the third storage end 13 to the position of the fourth storage end 14, and the third mini-disc is moved from the tray 1 to the position of the fourth storage end 14. Loading to the location.

Therefore, as described above, the present invention has a loading structure consisting of a rubber roller and a pinch roller, which is mounted on a tray, thereby making the configuration simpler, thereby simplifying the assembly and reducing the cost.

In addition, since the disc pickup unit includes a recording header together with the pickup, the disc pickup unit can play the mini disc and record the mini disc.

In addition, the initial position of the tray is changed according to the next expected mode. If the next mode is the replacement mode, the tray is placed in the storage close to the eject position. If the next mode is the playback stop mode, the tray is held. The vertical vertical movement time of the tray is shortened by being located at the lowermost storage end close to the position of.

Claims (46)

In a multi-mini disc player comprising a tray, a disc housing portion, a disc pickup portion, and a loading device for transferring a mini disc between the outside and the disc storage portion and the outside and the disc pickup portion, The loading device may include a loading motor unit, which is a power source mounted on a tray, a rubber roller unit mounted on the tray and moving by receiving power of the loading motor unit to transfer a mini disk between the outside and the tray, and mounted on the tray. A pinch roller unit for transferring a mini disc between the tray and the disc housing unit and between the tray and the disc pickup unit by rotating the loading motor unit, and mounted on the disc housing unit and the disc pickup unit and opposite the pinch roller unit. And a fixed roller unit which rotates while being in linear contact with the mini-disc transported by the pinch roller unit. In the multi-mini disc player composed of a tray on which the mini-disc inserted from the outside is seated, and a selecting device for transferring the tray in the vertical direction, The selecting apparatus may include a selecting motor unit, which is a power source fixed to a bracket, a tray conveying unit which transfers or stops a tray by receiving power of the selecting motor unit, a sensing unit which senses a position of the tray, The multi-mini disc player, characterized in that consisting of a holder transfer unit for raising the holder when descending toward the disc pickup. The method of claim 2, The tray conveying unit includes a vertical guide groove formed in the bracket so that the vertical guide pin cocked into the tray is inserted, a horizontal guide groove formed in the bracket, a step groove into which the vertical guide pin is inserted, and a horizontal guide inserted into the horizontal guide groove. A multi-mini disc player, characterized in that the pin is formed and consisting of a staircase plate horizontally moved by receiving the rotational force of the selecting motor unit through the rack. The method of claim 3, The sensing unit is “on” by a sensor fixed to the bracket, a plurality of sensing holes formed in the stair plate so that the sensor can detect a horizontal position of the stair plate, and the tray when the tray is raised. Multi-minidisc player, characterized in that consisting of the initial recognition switch to the state. The method of claim 3, The sensing unit is “on” by a sensor fixed to the bracket, a plurality of sensing holes formed in the stair plate so that the sensor can detect a horizontal position of the stair plate, and the tray when the tray is lowered. Multi-minidisc player, characterized in that consisting of the initial recognition switch to the state. The method of claim 3, The holder conveying unit is a staircase plate for converting the rotational force of the selection motor unit into a horizontal movement force, a vertical guide pin which is caulked in the holder and is inserted into the vertical guide groove formed in the bracket, and the step groove is inserted into the vertical guide pin And a up and down plate configured to move the holder up or down by horizontal movement by receiving the horizontal movement force of the staircase plate. The method of claim 6, And the holder transfer part comprises a restoring spring for restoring the up-down plate to an initial position. In the multi-mini disc player comprising a disc pickup unit, The disc pick-up unit is a holder for vertically moving while holding the mini-disc, a pickup module mounted on the lower part of the holder, a turntable mounted on the pickup module to rotate the mini-disc, and mounted on the pickup module to move horizontally. And a pickup for decoding the information stored in the mini-disc, and a recording header for storing the information in the mini-disc while interworking with the pickup. The method of claim 8, The disk pick-up unit is configured to include a leaf spring for raising the recording header is deformed by the holder if the recording header is spaced apart from the mini disk by the focal length if the holder is lowered. Multi-disc player. In the multi-mini disc player which consists of an MD insertion slot, a tray, a disc accommodating part, and a disc pick-up part, The tray is a multi-mini disc player, characterized in that located in the position where the initial recognition switch is 'on' after performing one of all modes (play mode, storage mode, exchange mode). The method of claim 10, And the position where the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state is located above the disc housing. The method of claim 10, And the position where the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state is located below the disc pickup unit. In the multi-mini disc player which consists of an MD insertion slot, a tray, a disc accommodating part, and a disc pick-up part, And the tray is located at the lowermost storage end of the disk accommodating portion after the play mode, and is located at the position of the storage end closest to the MD insertion hole after the storage mode or the exchange mode is performed. The method of claim 13, The MD insertion hole is located between the second storage end and the third storage end, the tray is a multi-mini disc player, characterized in that located in the position of the third storage end after performing the storage mode or exchange mode. In the multi-mini disc player which consists of an MD insertion slot, a tray, a disc accommodating part, and a disc pick-up part, The tray is a multi-mini disc player, characterized in that located in the position of the storage end closest to the MD insertion slot after performing one of all modes (play mode, storage mode, exchange mode). The method of claim 15, The MD insertion port is located between the second and third storage end, the tray is a multi-mini disc player, characterized in that located in the position of the third storage end after performing one of all modes. A first process of inputting a command to move a tray from a current position to an eject position, a second process of moving the tray to a position at which an initial recognition switch is turned on, and a second process of moving the tray to an eject position A driving method of a multi-mini disc player, characterized in that consisting of three processes. The method of claim 17, In the second process, the selecting motor is driven to move the tray from the current position to the position where the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state, the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state, and the selecting A driving method of a multi-mini disc player, characterized in that the motor is stopped driving. The method of claim 18, The position where the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state is located on the disc housing, the selecting motor is characterized in that the drive stops after driving in the tray upward direction. The method of claim 18, And the position where the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state is located below the disc pickup unit, and the selecting motor is driven in the tray lowering direction and then stopped. The method of claim 17, In the third process, the selecting motor drives the tray to move from the position at which the initial recognition switch is turned on to the eject position, and the sensor detects a sensing hole of the eject position. The driving method of the multi-mini disc player, characterized in that the step consisting of stopping the driving. The method of claim 21, The position where the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state is located on the disk storage portion, the ejection position is located between the second and third storage end, and the selecting motor is driven in the tray lowering direction to stop Multi-mini disc player, characterized in that. The method of claim 21, The position where the initial recognition switch is in the 'on' state is located under the disk pick-up unit, the ejection position is located between the second and third storage ends, and the selecting motor is stopped after driving in the tray upward direction. Multi-mini disc player, characterized in that. A first process of inputting a minidisc storage command in a state in which no minidisc exists in the holder and the disc housing; a second process of loading and playing the first minidisc into the holder; A third process stored in the stage, a fourth process in which the third mini-disc and the fourth mini-disc are sequentially stored in the third and fourth storage ends, a fifth process in which a playback stop command is input, and the first process. And a sixth process in which the first mini-disc is stored in the first storage terminal. The method of claim 24, The second process includes the steps of moving the tray from the initial position to the eject position, loading the first minidisc into the tray, moving the tray to the holder position, and the first mini And a disc is loaded from the tray into the holder, and the mini disc is played. The method of claim 24, The third process comprises the steps of moving the tray from the position of the holder to the eject position, loading a second mini-disc inserted into the tray, moving the tray to the position of the second storage end; And the second mini-disc is loaded from the tray to the second receiving end. The method of claim 24, The sixth process includes moving the tray from the initial position to the holder position, unloading the first minidisc from the holder into the tray, and moving the tray from the position of the holder to the position of the first storage end. And the first mini-disc is loaded from the tray to the first storage stage, and the tray is moved to an initial position. A first process of inputting a minidisk storage command in a state where the minidisk exists in the holder and the minidisk does not exist in the disc housing; a second process of storing the first minidisk in the first storage stage; And a third process of sequentially storing the fourth mini-disc in the second to fourth storage stages, and a fourth process of moving the tray to the initial position. The method of claim 28, The second process includes the steps of moving the tray from the initial position to the eject position, loading the first mini-disc inserted into the tray, moving the tray to the position of the first storage end, A first method of driving a mini-disc player, characterized in that the mini-disc is loaded from the tray to the first storage end. The command to store the second mini-disc stored in the second storage terminal in the third storage terminal when the mini-disc exists in the first storage terminal to the third storage terminal and there is no mini disk in the fourth storage terminal. A first process to be input, a second process of storing the third mini-disc stored in the third storage terminal, and a third process of storing the second mini-disc stored in the third storage terminal, a tray; The driving method of the multi-mini disc player, characterized in that the fourth process of moving to the initial position. The method of claim 30, The second process includes moving the tray from the initial position to the third storage stage, unloading the third mini-disc from the third storage stage to the tray, and loading the tray from the third storage stage to the fourth storage stage. Moving to the third mini-disc, and loading the third mini-disc into the fourth storage end in the tray. The method of claim 30, The third process includes moving a tray from a fourth storage end to a second storage end, unloading a second mini-disc from the second storage end to the tray, and transferring the tray from the second storage end to the third storage end. Moving to the storage stage; and loading the second mini-disc into the third storage stage from the tray. A first process of inputting a command to play a mini-disc stored in the disc storage unit and to store an externally inserted mini-disc in the empty storage end; and a second process of playing the fourth mini-disc stored in the fourth storage end. And a third process of storing the new mini-disc in the fourth storage stage, and a fourth process of moving the tray to the initial position. The method of claim 33, wherein The second process includes the steps of moving the tray from the initial position to the position of the fourth storage end, unloading the fourth mini-disc from the fourth storage end to the tray, and the tray of the holder at the fourth storage end. Moving to a position; loading the fourth mini-disc into the holder from the tray; and reproducing the fourth mini-disc. The method of claim 33, wherein The third process includes the steps of moving the tray from the position of the holder to the eject position, loading a new minidisc into the tray from the outside, moving the tray from the eject position to the position of the fourth storage end, And the new mini-disc is loaded from the tray to the fourth storage stage. A first process of inputting a command to play the mini-disc stored in the disc accommodating unit and to store the mini-disc stored in the disc accommodating unit in an empty accommodating stage; and a fourth mini disc stored in the fourth accommodating end. And a third process of storing the second mini-disc stored in the second storage stage, and a fourth process of moving the tray to the initial position. Driving method. The method of claim 36, The second process includes the steps of moving the tray from the initial position to the position of the fourth storage end, unloading the fourth mini-disc from the fourth storage end to the tray, and the tray of the holder at the fourth storage end. Moving to a position; loading the fourth mini-disc into the holder from the tray; and reproducing the fourth mini-disc. The method of claim 36, The third process includes moving the tray from the position of the holder to the position of the second storage end, unloading the second mini-disc into the tray from the second storage end, and positioning the tray in the position of the second storage end. Moving to a position of a fourth storage stage in the step; and loading the second mini-disc into the fourth storage stage in the tray. The first process of playing a new mini-disc inserted from the outside and replacing the mini-disc stored in the disc housing with a new mini-disc inserted from the outside is input, and the first mini-disc inserted from the outside is played. A second process, a third process in which the fourth mini-disc stored in the fourth storage unit is withdrawn to the outside, a fourth process in which the second mini-disc inserted from the outside is stored in the fourth storage unit, and a tray And a fifth process of moving to an initial position. The method of claim 39, The second process includes moving the tray from the initial position to the eject position, loading the first minidisc into the tray, moving the tray from the eject position to the holder position, and And a first mini disc is loaded into the holder from the tray, and the first mini disc is played. The method of claim 39, The third process involves moving the tray from the position of the holder to the position of the fourth storage stage, unloading the fourth mini-disc into the tray from the fourth storage stage, and the tray at the position of the fourth storage stage. Moving to an eject position; unloading the fourth minidisc from the tray to the outside; and withdrawing the fourth minidisc from the outside. The method of claim 39, The fourth process includes the steps of loading the second mini-disc into the tray, moving the tray from the eject position to the position of the fourth storage end, and the second mini-disc in the tray. A method of driving a multi-mini disc player, characterized in that consisting of the step of loading. A first process of playing a new mini-disc inserted from the outside, extracting the mini-disc stored in the disc housing to the outside, and storing a mini-disc stored in the disc storage unit in an empty storage stage; The second process of reproducing the new mini-disc, the third process of discharging the fourth mini-disc stored in the fourth storage unit to the outside, and the third storage unit of the third mini-disc stored in the third storage terminal And a fifth process of moving the tray to an initial position. The method of claim 43, The second process includes moving the tray from the initial position to the eject position, loading a new minidisc into the tray from the outside, moving the tray from the eject position to the position of the holder, and And a disc is loaded from the tray to the holder, and the new mini disc is played. The method of claim 43, The third process involves moving the tray from the position of the holder to the position of the fourth storage stage, unloading the fourth mini-disc into the tray from the fourth storage stage, and the tray at the position of the fourth storage stage. Moving to an eject position; unloading the fourth minidisc from the tray to the outside; and withdrawing the fourth minidisc from the outside. The method of claim 43, The fourth process includes moving the tray from the eject position to the position of the third storage end, unloading the third minidisk from the third storage end to the tray, and loading the tray at the position of the third storage end. Moving to the position of the storage stage; and loading the third mini-disc into the position of the fourth storage stage in the tray.