JP3392962B2 - Disk storage device for disk storage shelf - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disk confirmation device for a disk storage shelf, which is suitable for application to an automatic disk changer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as shown in FIG.
A disc autochanger 10 that can store 2 discs and select and play any one of them.
There is. This auto changer 10 is a cabinet 1
1, a storage shelf 13 capable of storing a plurality of shaded CDs 12, a carriage 14 that conveys the selected CDs 12, a reproduction unit (not shown) that reproduces the selected CDs 12, and their control units. Etc. are built in. Also,
The front side 11A of the cabinet 11 is provided with a transparent see-through window 15 for confirming the stored state of the CD 12, and a tray 16 for taking the CD 12 in and out is provided below the transparent see-through window 15. Further, on the right side of the transparent window 15 in the figure, there are provided a display unit 17 for displaying a number indicating the position of the storage unit 13A in which the CD 12 being reproduced is stored, an operation key 18, and the like.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional autochanger 10, each C is provided at the end of the transparent window 15.
For example, a scale line 19 is generally provided in correspondence with D12. The scale line 19 is, for example, CD1.
For every 10 sheets of 2, a line longer than the other lines is used. In this way, for example, when the CD 12 is stored in the 65th shelf from the bottom and the number is judged, it is easy to see that it is in the 60s by the long scale line 19, so the bottom scale line is easy. There is no need to count one by one, so the number confirmation work becomes easy.

However, the conventional scale lines 19 are printed in white or black, for example, directly on the see-through window 15, or a seal or the like having the scale lines 19 printed thereon is attached to the see-through window 15, so that various types are possible. Was having problems. That is,
When the scale line 19 is directly printed, the see-through window 15 and the CD
Since the distance between the graduation line 19 and the CD 12 is considerably wide, there is a problem that when the graduation line 19 and the CD 12 are viewed obliquely from above or from below, the graduation line 19 is significantly displaced from the corresponding CD 12. Further, when the sticker is applied, the sticker itself becomes an obstacle for looking inside, and in some cases, it is impossible to confirm whether or not the CD 12 is present. In order to avoid this, a sticker on which the pointer 20 is printed may be attached to the outside of the see-through window 15 as shown by the broken line in the figure, but this causes the pointer 20 to move away from the CD 12, so that the It becomes difficult to determine whether or not it corresponds to.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and proposes a disk confirmation device for a disk storage shelf that can accurately confirm the storage state of a disk.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, in a disc confirmation device for confirming a storage state of a plurality of discs stored in a disc storage shelf, all the disc storage shelves are provided. is disposed a transparent panel over the housing portion, Rutotomoni first light reflecting portion corresponding to the accommodating portion every predetermined number of the storage portion is provided on the display panel, the
The first light reflecting portion has a storage space corresponding to the first light reflecting portion.
Identification means for identifying the parts is provided, and a second light reflection part corresponding to the remaining storage part except the storage part corresponding to the first light reflection part is provided on the display plate, and the first light reflection part is provided. And a light emitting means for irradiating the second light reflecting portion with light.

[0007]

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the disc confirming device 2 is disposed inside the see-through window 15 adjacent to the CD 12. The transparent display plate 21 of the disc checking device 2 is provided with a first light reflecting portion 30 and a second light reflecting portion 31 having a V-shaped cross section. As shown in FIG.
When the light is emitted, the light passes through the display board 21 and each light reflecting portion 3
The reflected light 32 is reflected by 0 and 31, and the reflected light 32 is emitted toward the front. As a result, the light reflecting portions 30 and 31 can be easily identified, and the position of the CD 12 corresponding thereto can be accurately confirmed. Then, as shown in FIG.
Near the light reflecting portion 40, the first light reflecting portion 40 and
Identification means 42 for indicating the number of the storage portion 13A is provided.
As a result, the identification means 42 emits light together with the first light reflecting portion 40.
Therefore, the position of the CD 12 can be accurately confirmed.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment in which the disk checking device for a disk storage shelf according to the present invention is applied to an automatic disk changer will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same parts as those described above are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a disc autochanger 1 to which a disc checking device for a disc storage shelf according to the present invention is applied. This auto changer 1
Is a storage shelf 1 capable of storing a plurality of CDs 12 in a cabinet 11 like the conventional autochanger 10 (FIG. 9).
3, a carriage 14 for carrying the CD 12, a CD 1
A reproduction unit (not shown) for reproducing the data No. 2 and a control unit thereof are built in. Also, the front surface 1 of the cabinet 11
On the side of 1A, a transparent window 1 for visually observing the internal CD 12
5, and a tray 16 for loading / unloading the CD 12 to / from the outside is provided. A display unit 17, operation keys 18, and the like are provided on the right side of the transparent window 15 in the figure.

Further, the auto changer 1 has a structure shown in FIG.
And the disk 12 inside the see-through window 15 as shown in FIG.
A disk confirmation device 2 for confirming the storage state of the disk is provided. In this example, the disc checking device 2 is arranged so as to be adjacent to the disc 12 in the storage rack 3 when viewed from the front. The disk confirmation device 2 is a full storage part 13A.
A display plate 21 having a proper width and a display plate 2
1. A plurality of light emitting means arranged at positions equally divided by 1, LED 22 in this example, and substrate 23 for controlling LED 22.
It consists of and.

The display plate 21 is made of, for example, a transparent material such as acrylic, and is arranged at a position where it does not collide with the carriage 14 and as close as possible to the storage rack 13 as shown in FIG. The display board 21 is attached to the upper and lower two support portions 24 provided in the cabinet 11 by appropriate attachment means. The display plate 21 is provided with light reflecting portions 30 and 31 formed of V-shaped concave grooves, as will be described later. On the other hand, the substrate 23 is arranged substantially orthogonal to the left end of the display plate 21 and fixed to the cabinet 11. In addition, the LED 22 mounted on the substrate 23
Is inserted in a rectangular notch 25 provided in the display plate 21 as shown in FIG.

As described above, the first light reflecting portion 30 and the second light reflecting portion 31 shown in FIG. 2 are provided on the front surface side of the display plate 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the second light reflecting portion 31 is formed by one concave groove, and is provided so as to correspond to all the housing portions 13A except the first light reflecting portion 30 and therefore all the CDs 12. There is. In addition, the first light reflector 3
0 is one large-diameter groove 30A, for example, a small-diameter groove 30A
Three Bs are arranged in a horizontal row, and every 10 steps of the storage section 13A, in this example, from the bottom to the 1st step, 10th step, 20th step to the top step, in this example, 100 steps. There are a total of 11 sets up to the eye. The LED 22 is the first light reflecting portion 30.
It is located right next to.

As shown in FIG. 5, these light reflecting portions 30 and 31 are, for example, V-shaped in cross section and are formed so as to open toward the side opposite to the front side at an angle of 90 °. LE now
When D22 emits light, the light emitted from the display panel 2 is emitted.
1 through the concave grooves 30A and 30B of the first light reflecting portion 30.
Also, the light is reflected by the surface of the second light reflecting portion 31 at 45 °, and the reflected light 32 is emitted toward the front. Therefore, when viewed from the front, the first light reflecting portion 30 and the second light reflecting portion 3
Since only 1 appears to be shining, each light reflection part 3
0 and 31 can be easily identified. Further, since the display plate 21 is arranged near the CD 12, the transparent window 1
When the inside is viewed from diagonally above or diagonally below 5, the light reflecting portions 30 and 31 and the CD 12 do not appear to be displaced, so that the housed state of the CD 12 can be accurately determined.

In this example, the first light reflecting portion 30 and the second light reflecting portion 30
The light reflecting portion 31 is a 90 ° V-shaped concave groove, but it may have a shape other than 90 °, and may have any shape as long as it has an appropriate shape that reflects light to the front side.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first light reflecting portion 30 is used.
And the second light reflecting portion 31 is a circular groove having a V-shaped cross section,
As shown in FIG. 7, the first light reflecting portion 40 and the second light reflecting portion 4
It is also possible to distinguish 1 by forming a linear groove having a V-shaped cross section and making the first light reflecting portion 40 longer than the second light reflecting portion 41. In addition, near the first light reflecting portion 40, the first light reflecting portion 40
Identification means 42 indicating the numbers 1, 10, ... 100 of the storage portion 13A indicated by, for example, numbers, characters or symbols may be provided. In this example, the case of numbers is shown. By forming the identifying means 42 with a groove having a V-shaped cross section, it can be easily recognized because it receives light from the LED 22 and shines according to its shape.

Although a plurality of LEDs 22 are provided, 11 in this example, any number of LEDs 22 can be provided within a range in which light reaches all the light reflecting portions 30, 31, 40, 41. Also, the emission colors of these LEDs 22 can be different from each other. This makes it possible to expect a decorative effect and also makes it easy to distinguish the storage portions 13A in which the CDs 12 are stored. Further, all of the plurality of LEDs 22 may be made to emit light at the same time, or only the selected LED 22 may be made to emit light. When only the selected LED 22 is made to emit light, for example, the LED 22 closest to the storage section 13A in which the currently playing CD 12 is stored can be selected.

The LED 22 is a portion other than the display plate 21, for example, the carriage 50 and the substrate 50 as shown in FIG.
It can also be attached via. In this case, LE
The positions of the display plate 21 and the LED 22 may be set so that the light emission of D22 enters from the right end surface of the display plate 21. Further, in this case, for example, if the LED 22 is blinked while the carriage 14 is moving, and the LED is continuously lit while the carriage 14 is stopped,
It is possible to easily determine whether is operating or stopped. L
A plurality of EDs 22 are provided on the side surface of the display board 21, and
One or more carriages 14 may be provided.

[0018]

As described above, the present invention is a disk checking device for checking the storage state of a plurality of disks stored in a disk storage rack, and is transparent over all the storage sections of the disk storage rack. is disposed display panel, the first Rutotomoni light reflection portion is provided on the display panel corresponding to the storage unit every predetermined number of the storage section, the first light reflecting portion, the first
Identification means for identifying the storage unit corresponding to the light reflection unit is provided.
Is, the second light reflecting portion corresponding to the remaining housing portion excluding the housing portion corresponding to the first light reflecting portion is provided on the display panel, the first light reflecting portion and the second light reflecting portion It is characterized in that a light emitting means for irradiating light is provided.

Therefore, according to the present invention, by arranging the display plate close to the disc in the storage rack, there is no misalignment between the respective light reflecting portions and the disc, and the respective light reflecting portions and the identifying means are provided. Since it looks shining, it is easy to identify the position of the disc, and thus it is possible to accurately confirm the storage state of the disc.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an autochanger 1 to which a disc confirmation device for a disc storage shelf according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the disc confirmation device 2. FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the LED 22 and each of the light reflecting portions 30 and 31.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a reflecting action of each light reflecting portion 30 and 31.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing light reflecting portions 40 and 41 of another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another mounting position of the LED 22.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional auto changer 10.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,10 Auto changer 2 Disc confirmation device 12 CD 13 storage shelves 13A storage shelf 14 carriage 21 Display board 22 LED 30, 40 First light reflection part 31, 41 Second light reflection part

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A disc confirmation device for confirming a storage state of a plurality of discs stored in a disc storage shelf, wherein a transparent display plate is arranged over all storage parts of the disc storage shelf, first light reflecting portion corresponding with the housing section every predetermined number of parts is provided on the display panel Rutotomoni, the first
The light reflecting portion has the above-mentioned storage corresponding to the first light reflecting portion.
Identification means for identifying a portion is provided , a second light reflecting portion corresponding to the remaining storage portion excluding the storage portion corresponding to the first light reflecting portion is provided on the display plate, and A disc confirmation device for a disc storage shelf, wherein a light emitting means for irradiating light to the first light reflecting portion and the second light reflecting portion is provided. 2. The disc confirming device for a disc storage rack according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting means is provided in a transporting unit for transporting the disc in the disc storage rack. 3. The disc checking device for a disc storage shelf according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the light emitting means are provided, and only the selected light emitting means among the light emitting means emits light. 4. The disc checking device for a disc storage shelf according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the light emitting means are provided, and the light emitting colors of the light emitting means are at least two colors.