JPH0638051U - Disc player - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] The present invention relates to a disc player, which can store a large number of discs in a well-organized manner, and can reproduce a desired disc in the storage state, and an elevating drive device of the reproducing device. The purpose is to simplify. [Structure] A stocker section 24 having a storage section for storing a tray 17, a reproducing apparatus 28 for reproducing a disk 18 placed on each tray, a reproducing apparatus moving section 25 for making the reproducing apparatus movable, and Rack member 29 installed upright on the moving part
And a gear 36 meshed with the rack 29a of each rack member is attached, and the moving table 3 on which the reproducing apparatus is movably mounted is attached.
The rotary shaft 37 is supported by 0, and the worm 39 and the worm wheel 38 that transmit the rotation of the drive motor 31a attached to the moving table to the rotary shaft are configured.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a disc player, and for example, it is possible to expand the storage space by stacking a plurality of storage boxes for storing a plurality of discs such as optical discs (compact discs, laser discs, etc.) and magneto-optical discs in a stocker. The present invention relates to a disc player capable of automatically selecting and playing a desired disc stored in the disc.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, for example, optical discs have been stored in a book box-shaped box or shelf that only has a storage function, while the optical discs are still filled in the jackets. Either take out the discs from each jacket selected from the inside and put them in the playback device, or put the preselected discs into an autochanger of about 5 pieces and put the discs of your choice in the playback device. To enjoy.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in recent years, optical discs have become widespread in ordinary households, and the number of discs owned by households is increasing, and the number of discs is also increasing. Therefore, the arrangement becomes more complicated, and many discs that are not rearranged are jacketed. It tends to be piled up in a pile. For this reason, the enjoyment of using the optical disk is halved, and there is a risk that the disk will be wasted a lot, for example, if the same disk is bought twice or a disk that is discarded without being reused appears. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art. It is possible to store a large number of discs in an organized manner, and at the same time, store a multi-stage disc in a desired storage state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a disc player capable of reproducing the disc, and simplifying the lifting drive device of the reproducing device.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The disc player of the present invention comprises a stocker unit having a storage unit for storing a disc loading tray, a playback unit for playing back the discs loaded on each tray, and a playback unit for moving the playback unit. , A rack member that is erected on the moving portion, a gear that meshes with the rack of each rack member, is attached, and a rotary shaft that is rotatably supported by a moving table on which the reproducing device is movably mounted. And a worm and a worm wheel for transmitting the rotation of the drive motor attached to the movable table to the rotary shaft.

[0006]

[Action]

 The disc player of the present invention stores discs taken out from the jacket in the trays of the respective storage sections of the stocker section. This stocker is composed of multiple storage compartments and can store as many discs as there are storage compartments.

In the disc player of the present invention, the disc can be reproduced in the storage state by moving the reproducing unit in the moving unit.

Further, in the disc player of the present invention, the rotation of the drive motor for raising and lowering the movable table is transmitted to the rotation shaft via the worm wheel, so that the rotation from the worm wheel side is locked and the reproduction is performed. The device becomes stuck under its own weight.

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a disc player 1 which is an embodiment of a disc player with an autochanger. The disc player 1 is configured by stacking storage boxes 11, 12, 13 on a base 10 having an amplifier section 10a and attaching a lid section 14 to the uppermost storage box 13.

The base 10 houses an electric system including the control of the autochanger of the playback apparatus, and has an amplifier section 10a covered with a control panel provided with knobs for adjusting volume, sound quality, etc. on the front side, and below this amplifier section 10a. A storage shelf 10b for storing the empty jacket 15 after the disk is taken out is provided on the side.

The storage boxes 11, 12, 13 are removably stacked on the base 10 by fixing the storage boxes 11 and 12 and the base 10 to each other with screws 16. The storage boxes 11, 12, and 13 can be independently separated by unscrewing the screws 16, and when stacking other storage boxes, the lid 14 is separated and stacked on the storage box 13. They can be stacked on top of each other, thus expanding the storage space of the discs.

Each of the storage boxes 11, 12, and 13 stores a plurality of disk mounting trays 17 (30 in this embodiment) having handles 17a on the front surface, and grips the handles 17a to pull them. The disc 18 taken out from the jacket 15 is placed on the ejected tray 17, and the disc 17 can be stored by pushing the tray 17 into the storage box again. Further, on the front surface of the tray 17, a display section for displaying the positioning of each tray can be provided, and by inputting this display, the reproducing apparatus can be moved to a desired tray position. ing.

The storage boxes 11, 12, and 13 as described above are configured to have the same structure as the storage boxes 20 and 21 shown in FIG. The storage boxes 11, 12, and 13 are divided into two lateral partitions 19 and 19 in the lateral direction, but the storage boxes 20 and 21 are laterally divided into two with one partition wall 22. The only difference is that they are configured and configured. Hereinafter, description will be made using the storage boxes 20 and 21.

The storage box 20 includes a stocker section 24 provided on an opening side (a front section of the box body) of a peripheral wall 23 formed in a U shape, and a reproducing apparatus moving section 25 provided on a rear side of the stocker section 24. It is configured to include. The stocker portion 24 is divided into two parts on the left and right sides by the partition wall 22, and each divided part is provided with a plurality of partition plates 24a, 24b, ... Storage units 26a, 26b, ..., 26n for storing the disk mounting tray 17 so as to be drawn out are formed in multiple stages. 26n are provided with tray retracting gears 27 (tray retracting means) on the corresponding partition plates 24a, 24b, ... 24n, and the drive of the gears 27 positions the reproducing device 28. The tray 17 in the storage section is moved to the reproducing device 28 side, and the disc 18 in the tray 17 is guided into the reproducing device 28.

The moving unit 25 of the playback device communicates with each of the storage units 26a, 26b, ... 26n, and has a space that allows the playback device 28 to move in the upper, lower, left, and right directions, and the upper and lower sides. The part is formed to be open. A vertical moving rack member 29 made of a long material having an L-shaped cross section is fixedly mounted on both left and right side walls of the reproducing device moving portion 25. The rack member 29 is used for vertical moving described later. A rack 29a with which the gears mesh is formed.

The playback device 28 is mounted on a moving base 30 that moves in the vertical direction. Both sides of the moving base 30 are connected to sliders 31 which slide along the vertical moving rack member 29, and vertical moving gears provided on both sides of the rear surface of the moving base 30 are connected to each other. The rack member 29 is meshed with the rack member 29a to move in the vertical direction or stop the rack member 29a. The vertical movement of the movable table 30 is performed by a drive motor 31a of a vertical movement gear attached to the back surface of the movable table 30, whereby the reproducing device 28 is vertically moved.

Further, the reproducing device 28 can be moved in the left-right direction and stopped by a left-right moving gear, which will be described later, that meshes with the rack 32 a of the left-right moving rack member 32 provided on the surface of the moving table 30. . The left and right moving gears at this time are attached to the lower surface of the regeneration device 28 together with the drive motor.

Further, when the storage boxes 20 and 21 are stacked on top of each other, the rack members 29 for vertical movement formed on the storage boxes 20 and 21 are positioned so as not to become discontinuous. Numeral 21 is designed to be stacked by concave and convex fitting. In this embodiment, recesses 23a and 29b are formed in the left and right side walls of the peripheral wall 23 of the storage box 20 and the upper end surface of the rack member 29 for vertical movement, respectively. Convex portions 23b and 29c, which are fitted into the concave portions 23a and 29b for positioning, are formed on both left and right side walls of the peripheral wall 23 and the lower end surface of the vertical moving rack member 29. The storage boxes 20 and 21 stacked by fitting the projections 23b and 29c into the recesses 23a and 29b can accurately align the vertical movement rack members 29 and 29 formed in the storage boxes. It becomes possible to move the movable table 30 located in the storage box 21 into the storage box 21. The projecting portions 23b of the stacked storage boxes 20 and 21 are fixed with screws 16 secured thereto.

Further, similar recesses 23a and 29b are formed in the base 33 connected to the lower side of the storage box 20, and the same recess and protrusion fitting and screw 16 fastening as described above are performed to form the storage box 20. The base 33 is connected. Furthermore, the upper part of the storage box 21 is closed by a lid 32. In this case, the lid portion 34 has convex portions 23b formed on both sides thereof, and the convex portion 23b is fixed by being fitted into the concave portion 23a of the storage box 21 and fixed with the screw 16. Incidentally, reference numeral 35 in FIG. 2 denotes a guide member fixed to the surface of the moving table 30, and guides the lateral movement of the reproducing device 28.

As described above, the plurality of storage boxes are stacked on the base to assemble the disc player with the autochanger. The operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the disc 18 (A) taken out from the jacket is placed on the tray 17 (A) pulled out from the stocker part 24 by gripping the grip 17a (see FIG. 1), and this tray 17 (A) is placed. Are again stored in the tray 17 (B) that has been pushed into the stocker section 24 as a disk 18 (B).

The playback device 28 moves up and down and left and right in the playback device moving part 25 according to a signal from the amplifier part of the base (see the amplifier part 10a in FIG. 1). You can move up to. As shown in FIG. 4, the reproduction device 28 can be moved up and down by driving a gear 36 arranged below the moving table 30 and meshing with the rack 29a of the vertically moving rack member 29. The gears 36 are provided so as to mesh with the racks 29a of the vertical movement rack members 29 provided on the left and right side walls, respectively, and both gears 36 should be attached to both ends of a rotary shaft 37 that is pivotally supported below the moving base 30. It is designed to be synchronized. A worm wheel 38 is attached to the rotary shaft 37, and a worm 39 attached to the output shaft of the drive motor 31a for vertically moving is meshed with the worm wheel 38, and the worm wheel 38 is attached to the drive motor 31a. The reverse rotation causes the gear 36 to rotate via the worm 39, the worm wheel 38, and the rotary shaft 37, and the rotation of the gear 36 causes the movable table 30 to move up and down. Since the rack members 29 of the storage boxes 20 and 21 are continuous in the vertical direction, this vertical movement is performed smoothly between the upper and lower storage boxes 20 and 21. At this time, the rotation of the drive motor 31a is transmitted to the rotation shaft 37 via the worm 39 and the worm wheel 38, and the rotation from the worm wheel 38 side is locked, so that the playback device 28 does not move by its own weight. Absent. The worm wheel 38 is not limited to being mounted on the rotary shaft 37, but is pivotally supported on the moving base 30, a pinion is provided coaxially with the worm wheel 38, and a gear meshing with the pinion is mounted on the rotary shaft 37. You may

The playback device 28 can be moved to the left and right by driving a gear 43 that meshes with the rack 32a of the left and right moving rack member 32, as shown in FIG. The gear 43 is mounted on the lower surface of the reproducing device 28, and a worm wheel 46 meshing with a worm 45 driven by a motor 44 also mounted on the lower surface of the reproducing device 28, and a pinion 47 coaxial with the worm wheel 46. , And a pinion 47 and a gear 48 coaxial with the pinion 47. Therefore, the gear 43 is rotated by the forward and reverse rotation of the worm 45, and the rotation of the gear 43 causes the reproducing device 28 to move in the left-right direction. In this way, the playback device 28 can be moved to a desired tray position by moving the moving table 30 up and down and moving the playback device 28 itself left and right.

When the reproducing device 28 reaches a desired tray position, a motor 49 attached to the lower surface of the reproducing device 28 is driven as shown in FIG. The tray pull-in gear 27 is attached to the lower surface of the reproducing device 28, and meshes with a worm wheel 51 that meshes with the worm 50 and a gear 52 coaxial with the worm wheel 51. In this state, when the motor 49 is driven by the signal from the amplifier section in the base, the tray pull-in gear 27 rotates and the tray 17 (B) is pulled toward the reproducing device 28 side to be in the state of the tray 17 (C). The disc 18 (C) in the disc 17 (C) is introduced into the device by the loading mechanism in the reproducing device 28, and is set as the disc 18 (D) at a reproducible position.

Further, the disc 18 (D) in the reproducing device 28 is ejected outward by the loading mechanism in the device and placed on the waiting tray 17 (C). It is adapted to be stored as a disk 18 (B) in the tray 17 (B) moved into the stocker section 24 by the reverse rotation of 27.

[0025]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the disc player of the present invention can store the discs in the drawer-like tray, so that the disc player can be easily stored, and can store a large number of discs in the stocker portion in which the storage portions are formed in multiple stages. This allows you to store discs in a neat manner.

Further, since the disc player of the present invention can reproduce the disc in the storage state by moving the reproducing unit to the reproducing unit, a series of steps from removing the disc from the jacket to putting it on the reproducing unit. It saves time and effort, and since many discs can be played one after another, the enjoyment of using the disc doubles.

Further, in the disc player of the present invention, the rotation of the drive motor for raising and lowering the moving table is transmitted to the rotation shaft via the worm and the worm wheel, so that the rotation from the worm wheel side is locked and the playback device is Since it does not move by its own weight, a balance material such as a weight or a braking device is not required, and the lifting drive device of the reproducing device can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disc player according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a disc player according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view of the disc player shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is another operation explanatory view of the disc player shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Disc Player 10, 33 Base 10a Amplifier Section 11, 12, 13, 20, 21 Storage Box 17 Tray (Disc Loading Tray) 18 Disc 24 Stocker Section 25 Moving Section 27 Gear 28 Playback Device 29 Rack Member 30 Moving Table 31a Drive motor 36 Gear 37 Rotating shaft 38 Worm wheel 39 Worm

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A stocker section having a storage section for storing a disk mounting tray, a reproducing apparatus for reproducing a disk mounted on each tray, and a moving section of the reproducing apparatus for moving the reproducing apparatus. A rack member that is erected on the moving portion, a gear that meshes with the rack of each rack member, and a rotary shaft that is rotatably supported by a moving table on which the reproducing device is movably mounted; A disc player, comprising: a worm and a worm wheel that transmit the rotation of a drive motor attached to a base to the rotation shaft.