JPH01211364A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothen a cassette in its entering and leaving a housing part and to hold the cassette in a fixed position by moving a pressing rotary body from a cassette pressing position toward its counter pressing position at the time of entering and leaving of the cassette. CONSTITUTION:The subject information processor is equipped with the housing part 15 for housing the cassette 12 of an information recording medium 12a in its freely entering and leaving movement, the pressing rotary body 25 provided on a side part of this housing part 15, which is freely rotatable in the cassette 12 inserting direction only, pressing a side part of the cassette 12 and a drive means 29 for moving this pressing rotary body 25 from the cassette 12 pressing position toward the counter pressing position at the time of entering and leaving of the cassette 12. Then, when the cassette 12 is housed in the housing part 15, its side part is pressed by the pressing rotary body 25 which is freely rotatable in the cassette inserting direction only, and then at time of entering and leaving of the cassette, the pressing rotary body 25 is moved from the cassette pressing position to the counter pressing position. By this method, the cassette can smoothly enter and leave the housing part, while not dislocation takes place to ensure the secure holding.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an information processing device applied as an automatic disk cassette exchange device, for example.

(Prior Art) This type of information processing device stores a plurality of cassettes containing disks in a storage section, takes out the cassettes from the storage section using a conveyance means, attaches them to an optical disk device, and optically transfers the disks in the cassettes. It is designed to scan and process information.

Further, the cassette of disks on which information has been processed by the optical disk device is taken out by a conveyance means and is again accommodated in the storage section.

By the way, when the disk cassette is inserted into the storage section, for example, as shown in FIG. 2
. . . The tip is pushed in and held, or as shown in FIG. It's like it's being done.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the past, the cassette 4 is connected to the leaf spring 2.
Since the cassette 4 is held in place by the holding force of the leaf springs 2 and 3, when the cassette 4 is inserted or removed, the cassette 4 must be moved in and out with a force that resists the holding force of the leaf springs 2 and 3, and the movement of the cassette 4 in and out is not smooth. There was a hearing.

Further, there is a problem in that the holding position of the cassette 4 deviates from the normal position due to variations in the holding force of the leaf springs 2.3.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that allows a cassette to be smoothly taken in and out of a storage section, and that also allows the cassette to be held in a fixed position.

[Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems)] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention includes a storage section for storing a cassette of an information storage medium in and out of the storage section, and a storage section for storing the cassette, which is provided on a side surface of the storage section. a pressing rotary body that is rotatable only in the insertion direction and presses a side surface of the cassette; and a drive means that moves the pressing rotary body from a pressing position of the cassette in a counter-pressing direction when the cassette is inserted or removed. It is characterized by comprising:

(Function) When a cassette is stored in the storage section, by pressing the side surface of the cassette with a pressing rotating body that is rotatable only in the insertion direction of the cassette, it can be held in place without shifting, and the cassette can be inserted and removed. At times, the pressing rotating body was moved from the cassette pressing position in the opposite pressing direction, so that the cassette could be moved in and out without resistance.

(Example) The present invention will be described below with reference to an example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 2 shows an automatic optical disc exchange device, in which numeral 11 is the main body of the device. An entrance/exit 13 is provided on the front side of the apparatus main body 11, through which a disc cassette 12 containing an optical disc 12a as an information storage medium can be inserted and exited in the front and back direction.

Further, inside the apparatus main body 1, there is a loading/unloading device 14 for loading and unloading the disk cassettes 12 through the entrance/exit 13, and a storage section capable of storing a plurality of disk cassettes 12 loaded by the loading/unloading device 14. 15. Two optical disk devices (which record and reproduce information on the disk 12a in the disk cassette 12 carried above)
A conveying device 17 is provided for conveying the disk cassette 12 between the information storage/reproduction device 6.6, the optical disk device 6.6, the loading/unloading device 14, and the storage section 15. The storage section 15 and the two optical disk devices 13.13 are arranged vertically.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, on one side wall of the storage section 15, there are predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, that is, rubber rotating rollers 21 are provided for each storage shelf 15a. is installed. These rotating rollers 21 are attached to a shaft 22 via a one-way clutch 23 as shown in FIG. It has been inserted. The shaft 22 is fixed to one side wall of the storage section 15 via a fixing fitting 24.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, on the other side wall of the storage section 15, there are rubber-made rotating members for pressing at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, that is, for each storage shelf 15a... Pressing rotating rollers 25... are provided. These pressing rotary rollers 25 are attached to a shaft 26 via a one-way clutch 27 as shown in FIG. is inserted into. Above shaft 2
6 is fixed to the side wall of the storage section 15 via an elastic member 28. Further, a plunger 29 as a driving means is connected to the shaft 26, and the operation of the plunger 29 causes the pressing rotary roller 25 to move outward against the elastic force of the elastic member 28. It has become.

Further, on the other side wall portion of the storage section 15, there are detectors 31 located in front of the pressing rotary rollers 25, respectively.
... are arranged, and the cassette 12 inserted into the storage section 15 is detected by these detectors 31. The detector 31 is connected to the plunger 29 via a control circuit (not shown), and operates the plunger 29 when it detects the cassette 12, and stops the operation after a certain period of time has elapsed. .

Incidentally, reference numeral 32, 32 denotes a stopper disposed within the storage section 15, and is adapted to stop the insertion end of the cassette 12 inserted along the storage shelves 15a, 15a against it.

When the disk cassette 12 is inserted into the storage section 15 by the transport device 17 and the insertion end is detected by the detector 31, the plunger 29 is operated and pressed against the elastic force of the elastic member 28. The rotating roller 25 is released outward. As a result, the disk cassette 12 is moved to the rotating roller 21 and the pressing rotating roller 25 without any resistance.
After a certain time delay has elapsed, the operation of the plunger 29 is stopped, and the pressing rotary roller 25 presses the side surface of the disk cassette 12 due to the return force of the elastic member 28. As a result, the disk cassette 12 is held under pressure by the rotating rollers 21 and 25 on both sides.

In addition, when taking out the disk cassette 12 from the storage section 15, the plunger 29 is operated at the start of taking out, and the pressing rotary roller 25 is moved from the pressing position of the disk cassette 12 in the opposite pressing direction.
be separated from In this way, after the pressing rotary roller 25 is separated, the disk cassette 1 is moved by the conveying device 17.
2 is drawn out. As a result, the disk cassette 12
When the disk passes the detector 31, the plunger 29 is deactivated, and the pressing rotary roller 25 is returned to the disk cassette pressing position by the elastic force of the elastic member 28.

As described above, since the pressing rotary roller 25, which can rotate only in the insertion direction of the disk cassette 12, presses against the side surface of the cassette 12 and holds it, even if the disk cassette 12 comes into contact with the stopper 32 and tries to rebound, regulated and positional shift is prevented.

Furthermore, when the disk cassette 12 is inserted or removed, the pressing rotary roller 25 is moved from the cassette pressing position in the opposite pressing direction, so that the disc cassette 12 can be inserted or removed smoothly without any resistance.

In addition, in the above embodiment, each pressing rotating roller 2
Although the plunger 29 is arranged for every 5, the plunger 29 is not limited to this.
5 may be operated.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the cassette can be smoothly taken in and out of the storage section, and can be held securely without being misaligned.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Figures 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a plan view showing a disk cassette holding structure, and Figure 2 is a plan view showing an automatic disk cassette exchange device. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the storage section from different directions, FIG. 5 is a side view showing the first conventional example, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the second conventional example. be. 11... Information storage medium, 12... Cassette, 15.
... Storage section, 25... Rotating roller for pressing (rotating body for pressing), 29... Plunger (driving means). Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue rb I F Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A storage section for storing a cassette of an information storage medium in a manner that it can be freely taken out and removed; a pressing rotating body that is provided on a side surface of the storage section and is rotatable only in the insertion direction of the cassette and that presses the side surface of the cassette; An information processing apparatus comprising: a drive means for moving a pressing rotary body from a pressing position of the cassette in a direction opposite to the pressing direction when the cassette is inserted into or taken out of the cassette.