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WO1996037889A1
WO1996037889A1 PCT/DE1996/000886 DE9600886W WO9637889A1 WO 1996037889 A1 WO1996037889 A1 WO 1996037889A1 DE 9600886 W DE9600886 W DE 9600886W WO 9637889 A1 WO9637889 A1 WO 9637889A1
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changer unit
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tower housing
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Wilhelm Menke
Börge HEIDERSBERGER
Horst Niederlein
Rolf Stühler
Manfred Zimmer
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NSM AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/22—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor from random access magazine of disc records
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/18—Packaging or power distribution

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  • the invention relates to a CD-disk changer unit with at least one interchangeable disk magazine containing the CD disks in superimposed compartments, at least one drive for reading or writing information from or onto CD disks, one between the disk magazine and drive up and down transportable transport device for a disc holder of the disc magazine receiving the CD disc, a plate loading / output drawer to which an input / output slot for the disc holder is assigned, an operating device and optionally one Computer unit for controlling the operating sequence of the CD disc changer unit.
  • CD-disc changer units as such are already known as separate device units.
  • CD changer units of this type are mostly used in the field of entertainment electronics, the large number of manufacturers of such devices being different Use the designs and dimensions of the housings of these CD disc changer units.
  • the purely structural dimensions of the respective housing are individually designed or, as a rule, can only be connected to or compatible with an associated system, for example a stereo music system.
  • EP-B1-0 439 483 discloses a CD disc player with two mutually opposite, interchangeable disc magazines which are equipped with disc holders mounted in horizontal receiving compartments and each holding a CD disc.
  • a transport device which can be moved in the stacking direction of the disc magazines transports a desired CD disc with the associated disc holder between the receiving compartment of the respective record magazine and a playback unit back and forth.
  • DE-Al-39 31 715 shows a disk player with an exchangeable disk magazine which contains disks stored in superimposed storage compartments.
  • the position of the disk magazine inserted into the housing of the disk player in a drawer-like manner is determined by a locking device in the housing.
  • the object is achieved in that at least the disk magazine, the drive, the associated transport device, the disk loading / unloading drawer and the operating device are accommodated in a common tower housing, which has a modular design for connection to data processing or computer systems is formed and which has the operating device on its front narrow side.
  • three disk magazines are preferably provided in the housing, which are arranged side by side and / or one above the other, drives being assigned to the disk magazines, the number of which corresponds at least to the number of disk magazines.
  • the computer unit for controlling the operating sequence of the CD-disk changer unit is preferably accommodated in the lower part of the tower housing and below the disk magazines, provided that a separate integrated computer unit is provided for the CD-disk changer unit.
  • This computer unit is functionally connected to the operating device on the to housing.
  • an interface device is provided in the upper part of the tower housing, which is used to connect or network the CD-disk changer unit with data processing or computer systems. This is a data exchange or a mutual control possible between the CD disc changer unit and the corresponding data processing or computer system.
  • the plate loading / output drawer with the associated input / output slot for the CD disks is expediently arranged behind the front narrow side of the tower housing in order to ensure optimum access to the input / output slot.
  • a mass storage disk can be provided in the upper or lower part of the tower housing for storage purposes.
  • the tower housing has at least one side opening flap, which is preferably hinged to the side edges of the tower housing Double door is formed.
  • the dimensions of the module housing designed as a module correspond to that of the data processing or computer system in order to form a structural unit.
  • a modular system is achieved by means of the CD-disk changer unit and the associated data processing or computer system, so that existing data processing or computer systems are another important component in the form of a CD-disk changer unit can be added.
  • the control of the operating sequence of the CD-disk changer unit can be carried out by the computer unit of the data processing or computer system assigned to it. This makes it possible to dispense with a separate computing unit accommodated in the tower housing of the CD-disk changer unit, since its functions are controlled via the central computer module of the data processing or computer system.
  • the present invention further relates to the use of a CD disk changer unit designed in a tower housing, with the proviso that it can be connected as an add-on module to a data processing or computer system, the interface of the CD disks -Changer unit is connected to a corresponding interface of the data processing or computer system.
  • the tower housing of the CD-disk changer unit is combined with the tower housing of a data processing or computer system, so that a modular construction is created in which the tower housing of the CD-disk changer unit with this system is combined.
  • the size and dimension of the housing of the CD disc changer unit according to the present invention now corresponds to the size and dimension. measurements of the generally standardized tower housings of data processing or computer systems.
  • the CD disc changer unit and its operating sequence can be fully integrated into the data processing or computer system and accessed.
  • the CD processing unit can be controlled by the associated data processing or computer system. Data can be transferred and exchanged from the CD disk changer unit to the data processing or computer system and vice versa, since the CD disk changer unit according to the invention is connected to the data processing or computer system with the interface device attached to the tower housing .
  • the size of the tower housing is suitable for accommodating several disk magazines and drives.
  • a complete exchange of plate magazines can also be carried out.
  • the plate magazines mounted on the plate magazines are fixed in their position by a corresponding constructive construction of the plate magazines in such a way that even when the CD-disc changer unit is inclined up to 35 °, the plate magazines do not slide out of the plate magazines.
  • a further advantage is the attachment of the operating device on the front narrow side of the tower housing, as is the case with data processing or computer systems.
  • the operating device consists of a keyboard which can be used to control the operating sequence, such as changing plates, changing magazines, etc.
  • Fig. 1 a front view of a CD disc changer unit according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 a side view of the CD-disc changer unit according to Fig. 1 with its internal structure.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 show the CD-disk changer unit which has a tower housing 1 with a double door 2 hinged to the side edges of the tower housing 1.
  • the double door 2 can be designed to be removable and is necessary to make the tower housing 1 accessible in order to make it easier to replace modules and, moreover, to enable repair and maintenance work.
  • the tower housing 1 rests at its four lower corner points on height-adjustable feet 3, which can be readjusted if necessary to compensate for any unevenness in the floor.
  • an operating device 5 is initially provided on the narrow side 4 of the tower housing 1.
  • This operating device 5 contains, as an essential component, a program keypad 6, which consists of a matrix of buttons which is used to program the operating sequence of the CD-disk changer unit.
  • the operating device 5 contains function displays 7 for displaying the respective operating states.
  • a display 8 is provided in the operating device 5, which can, for example, visually represent the respective program sequence of the CD-disc changer unit.
  • the power switch 9 for switching the CD disk on and off is located below the operating device 5. Changer unit and a lock 10 to prevent unauthorized access to the device.
  • an input / output shaft 11 for a disc holder 12, which injects a CD disc Furthermore, in the upper part 13 of the tower housing 1 there is an interface or an interface plug 14, into which an interface cable, not shown, can be inserted, which in turn can be connected to a data processing or computer system, also not shown, around the CD To connect a plate changer unit to such a data processing or computer system.
  • the further construction of the CD disc changer unit will now be explained further with reference to FIG. 2.
  • Two interchangeable, interchangeable plate magazines 15 are arranged laterally in the lower region of the tower housing 1.
  • a further interchangeable plate magazine 15 is located above the left plate magazine 15, while a tower of four interchangeable drives 16 is provided above the right plate magazine 15.
  • These drives 16 are used to read or write information from or onto a CD disk.
  • a transport device 19 which can be moved up and down for the disk holder 12 which holds a CD disk and which detects the respective disk holder 12.
  • a plate loading / output drawer 20 to which the input / output slot 11 for a plate holder 12 provided on the narrow side 4 of the tower housing 1 is assigned.
  • This plate loading / output drawer 20 can also be operated by the transport device 19. All functions of the CD-disk changer unit are controlled via an internal computer unit 22 which is arranged in the lower part 21 of the tower housing 1 and which is connected to the operating device 5 attached to the narrow side 4 of the tower housing 1.
  • a mass storage device in the form of a hard disk 23 is also provided in the upper part 13 and can be used as an additional data storage device.
  • the present invention has created a modular CD-changer unit in the form of a tower housing which can be connected to and is compatible with a data processing or computer system, so that this CD-changer unit is completely in Such a system can be integrated, an exchange of data between the CD-disk changer unit and the data processing or computer system being made possible.

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Abstract

Ce changeur de disques compacts comprend au moins un magasin interchangeable (15) de disques compacts pourvu de compartiments superposés (17) de logement des disques compacts et au moins un mécanisme d'entraînement (16) utilisé pour lire ou écrire des informations sur les disques compacts. Un dispositif de transport (19) verticalement mobile entre le magasin (15) de disques compacts et le mécanisme d'entraînement (16) transporte un porte-disques (12) faisant partie du magasin (15) de disques compacts. Un tiroir (20) de chargement et de déchargement des disques compacts est associé à un puits de chargement et de déchargement (11) du porte-disques (12). Ce changeur de disques compacts comprend en outre un dispositif de manipulation (5) et le cas échéant une unité informatique (22) de commande du fonctionnement du changeur de disques compacts. Afin de relier le changeur de disques compacts à un système de traitement de données ou à un ordinateur, au moins le magasin (15) de disques compacts, le mécanisme d'entraînement (16), le dispositif de transport associé (19), le tiroir (20) de chargement et de déchargement de disques compacts et le dispositif de manipulation (5) sont logés dans un seul boîtier vertical (1) modulaire de connexion à des systèmes de traitement de données ou à des ordinateurs, le dispositif de manipulation (5) étant situé sur la face étroite antérieure (4) du boîtier (1).
PCT/DE1996/000886 1995-05-26 1996-05-14 Changeur de disques compacts Ceased WO1996037889A1 (fr)

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EP96919559A EP0829083A1 (fr) 1995-05-26 1996-05-14 Changeur de disques compacts
JP8535260A JPH11511887A (ja) 1995-05-26 1996-05-14 コンパクトディスク交換装置

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DE1995119343 DE19519343A1 (de) 1995-05-26 1995-05-26 CD-Platten-Wechsler-Einheit

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DE19913892B4 (de) * 1998-03-27 2012-02-16 Panasonic Corporation Diskwechsler

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DE4134241A1 (de) * 1991-10-16 1993-04-22 K & S Systemtechnik U Vertrieb Magnetooptischer massenspeicher
DE4313373A1 (de) * 1992-04-28 1993-11-04 Docupoint Inc A California Cor Archiveinheit fuer optische speicherplatten
DE4418116A1 (de) * 1994-05-24 1995-11-30 Nsm Ag Wiedergabe- und/oder Aufzeichnungs- und/oder Ausgabegerät für als Informationsträger ausgebildete Platten

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DE3714559A1 (de) * 1986-04-30 1987-11-05 Toshiba Kawasaki Kk Verfahren und vorrichtung zum automatischen wechseln von informationsspeichermedien
DE4134241A1 (de) * 1991-10-16 1993-04-22 K & S Systemtechnik U Vertrieb Magnetooptischer massenspeicher
DE4313373A1 (de) * 1992-04-28 1993-11-04 Docupoint Inc A California Cor Archiveinheit fuer optische speicherplatten
DE4418116A1 (de) * 1994-05-24 1995-11-30 Nsm Ag Wiedergabe- und/oder Aufzeichnungs- und/oder Ausgabegerät für als Informationsträger ausgebildete Platten

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE19913892B4 (de) * 1998-03-27 2012-02-16 Panasonic Corporation Diskwechsler

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