JP3242973B2 - Shutter container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shutter container, and more particularly, to a shutter container for storing and storing a shutter for an optical disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a shutter 101 used for a magnetic disk cartridge as shown in FIG.
When storing or the like, a plurality of shutters are stacked horizontally. Therefore, when storing and storing the shutter 3 (see FIG. 4) used in the cartridge for the optical disc,
A method such as horizontal stacking is conceivable.

[0003]

However, the shutter for an optical disk has a problem that it is unstable when stacked horizontally because the lengths of the portions suspended on both sides are different.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a shutter container which can stably store, store, transport, etc. even a shutter for an optical disc. The purpose is to.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a shutter container for storing and storing a shutter for a disk cartridge. The shutter container includes a frame constituting an outer portion of the shutter container, A holding member provided between the opposed side plate portions of the frame body and holding the shutter in a horse-riding manner, wherein the holding member is formed with a positioning groove for positioning and holding the shutter. And

[0006]

When the shutter is housed in the container, the shutter is mounted in a positioning groove formed in the holding member in a horse-riding manner.

When a manufacturing apparatus manufactures an optical disk cartridge, when supplying a shutter, the shutter is sequentially taken out from a holding member holding the shutter and supplied to the cartridge.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a shutter container according to the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a frame constituting an outer portion of the shutter container. A plurality of holding members 2 are provided between two opposing side plates 1a, 1a of the frame 1.
2, ... are provided. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the holding member 2. A plurality of grooves 2b, 2b,... Are formed in the upper surface 2a of the holding member 2. When the shutter 3 is held and stored, the shutter 3 fits into the groove 2b, and Movement in the direction of the middle arrow A is prevented.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an optical disk cartridge manufacturing apparatus. In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a horizontal conveyor for transporting the shell in a horizontal state. This horizontal conveyor 4 is configured to flow from left to right in the figure,
On the left side of the horizontal conveyor 4, there is formed a shell supply section 5 for supplying a shell constituting an outer shell of the optical disk cartridge. Downstream of the shell supply unit 5, a shutter stop plate supply unit 6, a write protector supply unit 7, an optical disk supply unit 8, a slider supply unit 9, a shell superposition unit 10, a screw fastening unit 11, a defective product discharge unit 12 Are sequentially installed. Further, on the downstream side of the defective product discharge unit 12,
That is, a vertical conveyor 13 for transporting the shell in a vertical state is disposed near the right end of the horizontal conveyor 4 in the drawing. A shutter supply unit 14 is provided on a side of the vertical conveyor 13. Downstream of the shutter supply unit 14, a screw fastening unit 15, a spring supply unit 16, and a defective product discharge unit 17 are sequentially installed. On the downstream side of the defective product discharge unit 17, that is, in the vicinity of the right end of the vertical conveyor 13 in FIG.
Is installed.

When the shutter is supplied by the shutter supply unit 14 of the manufacturing apparatus configured as described above, the shutter container 19 in which a plurality of shutters are stored is placed on the conveyor 2.
By 0, it is transported to the vicinity of the vertical conveyor 13. Thereafter, the shutters for one row of the holding member 2 are simultaneously taken out by a take-out device such as a vacuum or a manipulator and supplied onto the shutter supply conveyor 21. Then, the shutters are taken out one by one from the shutter supply conveyor 21 by the supply arm and attached to the shell being transported by the vertical conveyor 13. And the shutter supply conveyor 2
When the number of the shutters 3 stored on the shutter 1 decreases to a certain amount or less, the shutter for one row of the next holding member 2 is replenished on the shutter supply conveyor 21, and further, all the holding members in one container After taking out the shutter, a method of replacing the shutter container 19 is adopted.

The shutter container 19 according to the present invention is not used only in the above-described manufacturing apparatus, but can be used in various manufacturing apparatuses. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the holding member 2 is described as being fixedly provided on the frame body 1. However, the holding member 2 is not necessarily required to be fixedly provided, and may be detachably provided on the side plates 1a, 1a. good. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the shutter for the optical disk cartridge has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a shutter in which the length of the foot of the disk cartridge of a disk-shaped recording medium such as a magnetic disk is different.

[0012]

According to the present invention, as described above, the present invention can be used for a shutter of a disc cartridge having a different foot length. The shutter can be stored and stored in an orderly manner, and it is possible to always carry the shutter in a stable state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a shutter container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a holding member.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an optical disk cartridge manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a shutter for an optical disk cartridge.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a shutter for a magnetic disk cartridge.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Frame 1a ... Side plate part 2 ... Holding member 2b ... Groove part (positioning groove part) 3 ... Shutter 19 ... Shutter container

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G11B 23/03 G11B 23/113

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shutter container for storing and storing a shutter for a disk cartridge, the shutter container comprising a frame constituting an outer portion of the shutter container, and a side plate opposed to the frame. And a holding member for holding the shutter in a horse-riding manner, wherein a positioning groove for positioning and holding the shutter is formed in the holding member.