JPH0646870Y2 - Floppy disk case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a case in which a floppy disk used as an external recording medium of a computer or the like can be stored and can be easily taken out when using it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a floppy disk case of this type, a pocket portion for accommodating each floppy disk is provided, and these pocket portions are openably mounted in a case having a lid plate which can be opened and closed for storage. It is known to have a structure or a structure in which a self-standing case body having a required space in which each floppy disk is placed in a vertical state and can be inserted freely and a lid body which can be opened and closed are combined. In the floppy disk case configured as described above, when the lid plate or the lid is opened, the former can open each floppy disk in a spread state and select a desired floppy disk, and the latter has an upright upper edge. A desired floppy disk can be selected by pushing the portion open with its fingertip to the adjacent portion.

[0003]

However, the conventional floppy disk case described above is not provided with a pocket portion for accommodating each floppy disk one by one.
Not only does it take time and effort to take these floppy disks into and out of the pockets, the handling of such floppy disks often damages the floppy disks, but also the manufacturing becomes troublesome and the manufacturing cost increases. Also, with a configuration in which a large number of floppy disks can be inserted vertically and freely inserted, the floppy disks can be easily taken in and out, and the frequency of damage can be reduced. Since it overlaps with each other, there is a difficulty in searching.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to construct a case body into which a large number of floppy disks can be easily taken in and out and a lid body that can be opened and closed, and to maintain a rectangular and easy-to-handle form when the lid body is closed. Provided is a floppy disk case in which the front surface of the case body is tilted forward when the lid pair is opened and the opening area of the take-out opening portion is enlarged to further facilitate the taking-in and taking-out of the floppy disk and the search operation thereof. To do.

[0005]

A floppy disk case according to the present invention comprises a bottom plate portion (16) and both side plate portions (18,
20) and a back plate part (14) and configured in a substantially rectangular shape, a front plate part (22) tiltably attached to the front surface of the case body, a top plate part (32) and both side plates. Has a portion (28, 30) and an inclined front plate portion (34), the top plate portion is located above the case body to seal the case, and the top plate portion is rotated to the inclined front plate portion (34) side. And a lid body (12) which opens and closes, and both side plate portions (28, 28) corresponding to the lid body (12) and the case body (10) respectively.
30 and 18, 20) are rotatably coupled to each other, and a protrusion (38) is provided on the upper side edge of the front plate portion (22) to attach it to the side plate portion (28, 30) of the lid body (12). The lid (12) is fitted into a guide groove (36) engraved on the inner surface, and the lid (12) is opened until the inclined front plate (34) is grounded, and the front plate (22) of the case body is opened. It is characterized in that it is configured to be tilted forward along the guide groove (36) and held in a predetermined tilted state.

In the above-mentioned floppy disk case, the back plate (14) constituting the case body (10) is tilted rearward, and the front plate (22) facing the back plate (14) is moved backward when the lid (12) is closed. It can be configured to tilt.

[0007]

According to the floppy disk case of the present invention, the front plate portion is attached to the front surface of the case body so as to be tiltable, and the lid body for sealing the front body portion is rotatably attached to the case body. By providing guide means for the front plate of the case body on the inner surface of the side plate, the front plate can be smoothly inclined forward when the lid is opened. Further, by grounding the inclined front plate portion when the opening of the lid is completed, it is possible to prevent recoil by the lid at the time of opening and to open the case most stably.

Further, if the back plate constituting the case body is inclined rearward and the front plate opposite thereto is also inclined rearward when the lid is closed, the opening area when the lid is opened. Can be expanded sufficiently and is convenient to use.

[0009]

Embodiments of the floppy disk case according to the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 show a typical embodiment of a floppy disk case according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a case body, and 12 indicates a lid. The case body 10 includes a back plate portion 14, a bottom plate portion 16, left and right symmetrical side plate portions 18 and 20 having upper edges inclined forward, and lower edges slidably fitted to the bottom plate portion 16. And a front plate portion 22 tiltably provided. In addition, the lid body 12 includes the side plate portions 18, 20 of the case body 10.
Side plate portions 28, 30 each having a hole portion 26 that fits with the annular projection 24 provided on the top plate portion 32, the side plate portion 28,
It is composed of an inclined front plate portion 34 extending to a substantially middle portion of 30.

However, the lid 12 of the floppy disk case according to this embodiment rotates forward with the holes 26 of the side plate portions 28 and 30 fitted to the annular projection 24 as fulcrums.
The inclined front plate portion 34 is displaced to a position where it comes into contact with the ground. Therefore, in the present embodiment, both side plate portions 28, 3 of the lid 12 are
In the inside of 0, symmetrically arcuate guide grooves 36 are engraved respectively, and on the other hand, projections 38 are provided on both upper edges of the front plate portion 22 of the case body 10 (see FIG. 2).
Is fitted into the guide groove 36. With this structure, as shown in FIG. 3, when the lid 12 of the floppy disk case in the closed state is opened while being rotated, the front plate portion 22 attached to the case body 10 has both side plate portions. It can be tilted to a predetermined position with the opening of 28 and 30.

In the present embodiment, the case body 10
The front plate portion 22 tiltably provided on the front surface of the bottom plate portion 16 can be hinged to the bottom plate portion 16, but as shown in FIG. 2, the front plate portion 22 is provided in the groove portion 40 provided in the bottom plate portion 16. It is preferable to have a configuration in which a part 42 of the above is slidably fitted.

If the back plate portion 14 of the case body 10 is inclined rearward, and the front plate portion 22 facing the back plate portion 14 is also inclined rearward when the lid 12 is closed,
The opening area of the case when the lid 12 is opened can be sufficiently enlarged, which is convenient for taking in and out the floppy disk.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the case main body and the lid may be freely rotatable, before being attached to the case main body. It goes without saying that various design changes can be made to the tiltable coupling structure of the plate portion, the guide means for tilting the front plate portion attached to the case body when the lid body is opened, and the like of the present invention. It is needless to say that the shape, structure, etc. can be changed without departing from the spirit.

[0015]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiments, according to the present invention, the front plate portion of the case body for accommodating the floppy disk is tiltably attached, and when the lid body is opened, the front plate portion is moved along with the movement operation. As a result, the front plate portion can be tilted to an appropriate position, which makes it extremely easy and easy to carry out retrieval and loading / unloading operations on the front side of the stored floppy disk. In this case, it is possible to prevent the instability of the case due to the movement of the center of gravity due to the rotation of the lid, particularly the recoil when the rotation is completed, because the lid is grounded forward in a stable state.

Further, in the floppy disk case of the present invention, the case body is tilted rearward, and the front plate portion is tilted forward when the lid is opened to remarkably increase the opening area of the case body. Therefore, it is possible to further facilitate the search and removal work of the stored floppy disk.

The floppy disk case according to the present invention can be easily manufactured from a synthetic resin material, and if it is made of a transparent material, it is convenient to use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an opened state of a lid, which is an embodiment of a floppy disk case according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a mounted state of a front plate portion of a tiltable case body of the floppy disk case shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the floppy disk case shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Case Main Body 12 Cover 14 Back Plate 16 Bottom Plate 18, 20 Side Plate 22 Front Plate 24 Annular Protrusion 26 Hole 28, 30 Side Plate 32 Top Plate 34 Sloping Front Plate 36 Guide Groove 38 Protrusion 40 Groove 42 Joint section

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bottom plate portion (16) and both side plate portions (18, 2)
0) and a back plate part (14) and configured in a substantially rectangular shape, a front plate part (22) tiltably attached to the front surface of the case body, a top plate part (32) and both side plates. Department (2
8 and 30) and an inclined front plate portion (34), the top plate portion is located above the case body to seal the case, and the top plate portion is rotated to the inclined front plate portion (34) side. Both side plate portions (28, 30) which are composed of a lid body (12) which is opened and which respectively correspond to the lid body (12) and the case body (10).
And 18, 20) are rotatably coupled to each other, and a protrusion (38) is provided on an upper side edge of the front plate portion (22) to attach the protrusion (38) to an inner surface of the side plate portion (28, 30) of the lid body (12). It is fitted into a guide groove (36) engraved in the casing, the lid body (12) is opened until the inclined front plate portion (34) is grounded, and the front plate portion (22) of the case body is guided by the guide. Groove (3
A floppy disk case characterized in that it is tilted forward along 6) and is held in a predetermined tilted state. 2. A back plate portion (14) constituting a case body (10) is tilted rearward, and a front plate portion (22) facing the back plate portion (14) is tilted rearward when the lid body (12) is closed. The floppy disk case according to claim 1, wherein