JPH0528734A - Disk reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] A device body equipped with a disc cartridge that is detachably mounted and has a disc reproducing operation section for reproducing information recorded on the disc of the disc cartridge, and A display unit for displaying information of the disc is provided on the upper surface, and is composed of a lid body slidably held in the device main body so that the disc reproduction operation unit is exposed when the disc reproduction operation unit is operated. [Effect] Since the display unit for displaying the information of the information disc is provided on the upper surface of the lid, the reproduction information of the disc can be viewed with the lid closed. Even when the lid is opened to expose the disc reproduction operation section, both the disc reproduction operation section and the display section can be positioned so as to face the operator. It is possible to operate the disc playback operation unit while doing so.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention reads and reproduces an information signal recorded on or recorded on an information disk such as an optical disk or a so-called floppy disk, and the read and reproduced information signal is displayed on a display section. The present invention relates to a disc reproducing device for displaying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, desired information is read out from information recorded or recorded on an information disk such as an optical disk or a so-called floppy disk by using various kinds of information as an information signal, and the read information is displayed on a display section. There is known a disc reproducing apparatus which is configured as described above. This kind of disc reproducing apparatus rotates an information disc on which predetermined information is recorded, reads out and reproduces information recorded on this information disc, and reads out from the information recorded on the information disc. It is composed of a disc reproduction operation device for selecting desired information to be reproduced and a display device for displaying the information read from the information disc as image information.

In such a disc reproducing device, there is a disc reproducing device, a disc reproducing operation device, and a display device which are integrated and miniaturized to be portable.

This portable disk reproducing device 10
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, conventionally, 0 is a device main body 1 in which a disc drive device and a disc reproduction operation device are arranged.
01, and a lid 102 on which the display device is arranged. That is, for example, the above-mentioned disc drive device is provided in the device body 101, and the disc cartridge 107 for storing the information disc is inserted from the disc cartridge insertion opening 106 provided on the side face of the device body 101. Can be installed in a disk drive device. Further, the disc reproduction operation device is arranged on the upper surface of the device body 101 as a keyboard operation unit 103 having a plurality of operation keys. Further, the display unit 104 of the display device is arranged on the lower surface of the lid 102.

The lid body 102 is a lid body supporting portion 10 formed upright on one side edge of the device body 101.
5 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 105a. Therefore, the lid body 102 is the support shaft 1 of the lid body supporting portion 105.
It is attached so as to be rotatable around 05a. Then, when the lid 102 is closed with respect to the device body 101, the keyboard operation unit 103 provided on the upper surface of the device body 102 and the display unit 104 provided on the lower surface of the lid body 102 are butted and housed. It On the other hand, when the lid 102 is opened, the keyboard operation unit 1
03 and the display unit 104 face each other with respect to the operator.

Therefore, when this apparatus is used, the disk cartridge 107 is inserted through the disk cartridge insertion port 106, and the disk cartridge 10 is inserted.
The information disc housed in 7 is mounted in the disc drive device. Then, when the lid 102 is opened to expose the keyboard operation unit 103, both the keyboard operation unit 103 and the display unit 104 provided on the lid 102 face each other with respect to the operator. Done Therefore, the operator is
The user can operate the keyboard operation unit 103 while watching the information to display desired information in the information disc on the display unit 104.

[0007]

In such a conventional portable disk reproducing apparatus as described above, in order to drive the display device and make the image information displayed on the display unit audible, the lid must be used. It is necessary to open the body to expose the keyboard operating portion that constitutes the disc reproducing operation device so that the display portion and the keyboard operating portion face each other with respect to the operator.

However, in the case of a reproduction-only information disc or the like, when the information disc is mounted in the disc drive device, the recording / reproducing operation is automatically started, and the keyboard operation constituting the disc reproduction operating device is unnecessary. There is also. In particular, some information discs that reproduce musical tone information and video information over a long period of time may reproduce and provide information without requiring much keyboard operation. When reproducing such an information disc, it is not necessary to expose the keyboard operation unit.

Even if a slight keyboard operation is required for the reproduction operation on the information disc, the operation portion is closed after the keyboard operation in order to prevent erroneous operation of the disc reproduction operation device. Sometimes you want to keep it.
Therefore, without exposing the keyboard operation section from the beginning, or even if it is initially exposed, after operating the keyboard, the operation section is closed, that is, the information disc is reproduced with the lid body closed. It is desired that the information can be viewed and the information can be heard on the display unit of the display device.

Further, when this disc reproducing apparatus is combined with a function as a television receiver, a complicated receiving operation is not required for the television monitor, and therefore the above-mentioned display is also made in a compact state with the lid closed. It would be convenient if we could hear the section. As described above, it is desired to provide a disc reproducing apparatus capable of listening to the display unit for displaying image information and the like with the lid closed.

On the other hand, however, by opening the lid and exposing the keyboard operation section to operate the keyboard,
When selectively reproducing the information in the information disc, both the keyboard operation unit and the display unit face the operator, and the operator can operate the keyboard while looking at the display unit. Must be done.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the display unit can be viewed even when the lid is closed with respect to the device main body provided with the keyboard operating unit which constitutes the disk reproducing operating device, and the keyboard operating unit can be opened when it is opened. It is an object of the present invention to provide a disk reproducing device in which a lid is attached to a device body so that both the display part and the display part face the operator.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a disk reproducing apparatus according to the present invention has a disk cartridge detachably mounted, and reproduces information recorded on the disk of the disk cartridge. A device main body equipped with a disc playback operation unit and a display unit for displaying information of the played back disc are provided on the upper surface, and the device is configured so that the disc playback operation unit is exposed when the disc playback operation unit is operated. And a lid body slidably held on the main body.

[0014]

In the disc reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, since the display portion for displaying disc information is provided on the upper surface of the lid, the disc reproducing information can be viewed with the lid closed. Further, when the lid is opened to expose the disc reproduction operation section, both the disc reproduction operation section and the display section are at positions facing each other with respect to the operator.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The disc reproducing apparatus 1 according to the present invention is
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it has a device body 2 in which a disc drive device and a disc reproduction operation device are arranged, and a lid 3 in which a display device is arranged.

First, a cartridge insertion port 4 for loading an information disc into a disc drive device provided in the device body 2 is provided on one side surface of the device body 2. Then, the disc cartridge 5 containing the information disc can be inserted from the cartridge insertion port 4 and the information disc can be mounted in the disc drive device. Below the cartridge insertion port 4, an eject button 6 is provided for taking out the information disc mounted in the disc drive device together with the disc cartridge 5 from the device body 2. On the other hand, a telescopic antenna 7 for receiving a television signal is rotatably attached to the other side surface of the device body 2 at its base end.

The device body 2 controls reading and scanning of an information signal recorded on an information disc which is housed in the disc cartridge 5 through the cartridge insertion port 4 and inserted into the disc drive device on the upper surface side thereof. A keyboard operation unit 7 is provided which constitutes a disk reproduction operation device in which a plurality of operation buttons for selectively reading and reproducing desired information from the information disk are arranged. Further, on the front side of the device body 2, a mode selection switch 8 for driving an information disc mounted in a disc drive device to select a predetermined operation mode is arranged. For example, it is a play button or a stop button.

With respect to the apparatus main body 2 thus constructed, the lid 3 on which the display device is arranged is constructed by connecting the first lid 10 and the second lid 11 as described later. I will do it. That is, the first lid 10 and the second lid 11 are connected and arranged side by side to cover the upper surface of the device body 2 to form the lid 3 of the device body 2. The first lid 10 is provided with the display unit 12 of the display device on the upper surface side. Therefore, the display portion 12 can be viewed from the upper surface side in the closed state of the lid body 3. The size of the first lid body 10 on which the display section 12 is provided is about 2 / about that of the lid body 3 in order to make the area of the display section 12 large.
3 and is larger than the second lid body 11.

Engaging projections 14, 14 are provided so as to project on both sides of the lower surface on the tip side of the first lid 10. Further, a retaining engagement protrusion 17 is provided at the tip of each of the engagement protrusions 14 and 14 so as to be orthogonal to the engagement protrusion 14. On the other hand, on both sides of the upper surface side of the device main body 2, guide grooves 15, 15 are provided along the side surface, corresponding to the engaging protrusions 14, 14. And
The engaging protrusions 14, 14 of the first lid 10 are engaged with the guide grooves 15, 15.

The guide grooves 15, 15 provided on both sides of the upper surface side of the device main body 2 are guides for sliding the engaging projections 14, 14 mounted on the tip end side of the first lid 10 backward. It will be. That is, according to the guide groove 15, the engaging protrusion 14 is attached to the guide groove front end side 1.
By sliding from 5a to the rear end side 15b of the guide groove, the connecting portion side of the first lid body 10 with the second lid body 11 is made to stand up with respect to the device main body 2, and the first lid body is Opening the lid body 3 composed of 10 and the second lid body 11,
Keyboard operation unit 7 provided on the upper surface of the device body 2
To expose.

The guide groove 15 is formed with an inclined surface 16 at the lower end of the groove so that the guide groove tip side 15a, which is the tip side of the device body 2, is deep. This is for engaging the retaining engagement protrusion 17 provided at the tip of the engagement protrusion 14 in accordance with the rising angle of the first lid 10. That is, the retaining engagement engaging protrusion 17 engages with the inclined surface 16 provided on the lower end of the guide groove 15 to prevent the engaging protrusion 14 from coming out of the guide groove 15. ing. In addition, the engaging protrusion 1
The mechanism for movably engaging the guide grooves 4 and 14 with respect to the guide grooves 15 and 15 so as to be movable is not limited to the above case, and other means may be used. For example, if the engaging projection side can be inclined along with the movement of the first lid body, the inclined surface need not be provided on the guide groove side.

Next, the second lid 11 has a rear end portion which is formed so that its rear end side rises toward the rear end side of the device body 2 and is formed.
At 9, a support shaft 20 is pivotally supported.

In the lid body 3 including the first lid body 10 and the second lid body 11 configured as described above, the connection between the first lid body 10 and the second lid body 11 is as follows. Is composed of. First, the first lid 10 has at least one parallel to the side surface extending from the rear end side to the substantially middle portion on the lower surface side. In this example, only one of the two engaging grooves 2 is shown.
1 is provided.

On the other hand, on the tip side of the second lid body 11,
A connecting piece 22 is provided corresponding to the engaging groove 21. Further, an engaging elongated hole 23 is provided on one side surface of the engaging groove 21 with a click edge 23a. By engaging the engaging pin 24 protruding from one side of the connecting piece 22 with the engaging long hole 23, the engagement groove 21 is prevented from coming off, and the connecting piece 22 is engaged with the engaging piece. It is mounted so as to be movable in the groove 21. Therefore, with respect to the first lid body 10, the second lid body 11 is provided with one end of the engagement groove 21 in which the front end side of the second lid body 11 is the rear end edge 21 a of the first lid body 10. The intermediate portion 21 on the lower surface side of the first lid 10 which is the other end
It is possible to move to b. Therefore, this connecting piece 2
In the two parts, the lid body 3 can fold the second lid body 11 on the lower surface side of the first lid body 10. Then, at this time, the connecting piece 22 is engaged with the engaging groove 2.
A constant click is given when moving within 1.

In the lid body 3 composed of the first and second lid bodies 10 and 11 configured as described above, the keyboard operation portion 7 constituting the disc reproduction operation device provided on the upper surface of the device body 2 is exposed. The opening / closing operation of the lid body 3 is performed as follows. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the connecting piece 22 of the second lid body 11 is located at the rear end edge 21a of the first lid body 10, and the engaging projection piece 14 of the first lid body 10 is arranged. Is located on the tip side 15a of the guide groove 15 and the state in which the first lid 10 and the second lid 11 are connected to each other in a substantially flat state is the closed state in which the device body 2 is closed by the lid 3. Constitute.

From this closed state, the engaging projections 14 and 14 are moved into the guide grooves 15 and 15 by slightly lifting the side of the first lid 10 that is connected to the second lid 11.
Slide to the rear end side 15b, 15b along. At this time, the connecting piece 22 for connecting the first lid body 10 and the second lid body 11 follows the engaging groove 21 and is the rear end side of the first lid body 10 which is one end 21a of the engaging groove. Position from the other end 2
1b is gradually moved to the middle of the lower surface of the lid. That is, the first lid 10 is in a state of riding on the second lid 11. Then, the engaging groove 2 in which the connecting piece 22 of the second lid body 11 serves as the lower surface of the first lid body 10 is formed.
When reaching the other end 21b of the first lid body 11, the second lid body 11 slides to the rear side 15b of the guide groove 15 of the first lid body 10, and this second lid body 11 is in turn attached to the device body 2
Since it is rotatably connected to the lid support portion 19 on the rear end side, the lid support portion 19 is rotated in the opening direction with the support shaft 20 of the lid support portion 19 as the rotation center.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, at the same time as the first lid body 10 advances and rises above the second lid body 11, the second lid body 11 also rises. It becomes a state of being folded at the connecting piece 22 and is rotated in the opening direction and gradually rises. At this time, the second lid rotated in the opening direction as the first lid 10 rises.
The lid body 11 supports the rising state of the first lid body 10 at its tip end side 11a. Further, the engaging pin 24 provided on the connecting piece 22 of the second lid 11 is further provided.
Is supported by the click edge 23a of the engaging elongated hole 23 provided on one side of the engaging groove 21 to hold the rising state of the first lid 10.

As described above, the first lid 10 stands up, and the second lid 11 supports the standing state of the first lid 10, so that the device body 2 has the lid 3 open. .. By opening the lid 3 in this way,
Keyboard operation unit 7 provided on the upper surface of the device body 2
Is a display section 12 provided on the upper surface side of the first lid body 10.
Both are exposed so as to face the operator. Therefore, when the lid 3 is open, both the keyboard operating unit 7 of the device main body 2 and the display unit 4 of the display device face the operator, and the display unit 4 is listened to. It is possible to operate the keyboard operation unit 7 while observing.

Next, from the opened state of the lid body 3, the lid body 3
In order to achieve the closed state, the first lid body is supported against the support of the engaging long hole 23 of the engaging pin 24 provided in the connecting piece 22 by the click edge 23a. 1
The engaging protrusion 14 of 0 may be moved to the tip side 15a of the guide groove 15. Even when the lid 3 is closed, the display portion 4 is provided on the upper surface of the first lid 10, so that the disc cartridge is inserted from the cartridge insertion opening 4 provided on one side surface of the device body 2. 5 is inserted, the information disc in the cartridge 5 is mounted in the disc drive device provided in the device body 2, and the mode selection switch 8 provided on the front face of the device body 2 is operated to reproduce the information disc. Can be done
Various image information can be viewed on the display unit 4.

[0030]

According to the disc reproducing apparatus of the present invention, since the display portion for displaying the information of the information disc is provided on the upper surface of the lid, the disc reproducing information can be viewed with the lid closed. can do. Further, even when the lid is opened and the disc reproduction operation unit is exposed, both the disc reproduction operation unit and the display unit can be positioned to face each other with respect to the operator. It is possible to operate the disc playback operation unit while doing so.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a closed state of a disc reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an opened state of the device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the device in a closed state.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the above device in an open state.

FIG. 5 is a rear side perspective view showing a main part of the disc reproducing device in an open state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a closed state of a conventional disc reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an opened state of the device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Disc playback device 2 ... Device body 3 ... Lid 5 ... Disc cartridge 7 ... Keyboard operation unit 10 ... First lid 11 ... 2nd lid 12 ... Display part 14 ... Engagement projection piece 15 ... Guide groove 22 ... Connection piece 23 ... Engagement long hole

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A disc cartridge is detachably mounted, and a device main body having a disc reproduction operation section for reproducing and operating information recorded on the disc of the disc cartridge. A display unit for displaying information of the disc is provided on the upper surface, and includes a lid body slidably held in the device main body so that the disc reproduction operation unit is exposed when the disc reproduction operation unit is operated. Disc player.