JPH0685291U - Disk storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To be able to store many disks at a time in good storage condition. [Structure] A pair of left and right lower divided bodies 2 are mutually accommodated in a storage space 2
b are arranged so as to face each other, and a bottom plate 4 for connecting the pair of case divided bodies 2 to each other in an openable and closable manner is provided at the bottom of the storage space 2b. The bottom plate 4 holds a disk on one side or both sides. A plurality of disc holding plates 5 are attached. Side walls 41 are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 4, and a pair of guide grooves 43 extending in the horizontal direction and facing each other are provided on the facing surfaces 41a of the side walls 41.
And a pair of protrusions 51a corresponding to the pair of guide grooves 43 are provided in the lower portion of the disc holding plate 5.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a storage case for a disk used as a storage medium such as an optical disk and a magnetic disk.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A so-called disk such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk is a storage medium applied to many electronic devices such as a computer and various audio equipment or video equipment, and its surface is formed by a signal formed by light or a magnetic field. Signal is being applied. Therefore, the surface of the disk to which the above-mentioned signal is applied must be kept in a clean state, and it must be avoided that it is directly touched with hands or dust is attached.

For this reason, conventionally, when storing or carrying a disc, a disc storage case as illustrated in FIG. 9 has been adopted.

The storage case 10 is composed of a case division body 20 for accommodating the disc D and a lid body 30 rotatably connected to the case division body 20 about the support shaft 20a. On the surface of the case divided body 20, a disc storage portion 201 matching the shape of the disc D is provided as a recess, and at the center thereof, a disc support protrusion 20b into which the center hole D1 of the disc D is inserted is provided. ing. The support protrusion 20b is formed by a large number of claws 202 protruding from the bottom surface of the housing 201 so as to form a circular array.

Therefore, when the disk D is stored in the storage case 10, the center hole D1 of the disk D may be fitted into the disk storage portion 201 so as to be fitted into the support protrusion 20b. After that, by closing with the lid 30, the disc D is stored in the storage case 10 while being shielded from the outside.

By using such a storage case 10, it is convenient that the surface of the disk D is not stained and dust is prevented from adhering to the surface.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the conventional storage case 10 as described above, since only one disc D can be stored in the storage portion 201 formed in the surface of the case division body 20, a plurality of discs D can be stored. When storing discs, the same number of storage cases 10 must be used, resulting in a large storage amount, which requires a large storage space. When the number of sheets is large, the storage case 10 becomes bulky and its weight becomes large, so that it is practically impossible to carry too many disks D.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a disc storage case capable of storing a plurality of discs at a time in a good storage state. There is.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The disc storage case according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a bottom plate having side wall portions formed before and after locking a disc holding plate configured to hold a disc on one side or both sides, and a side wall of the bottom plate. The part is characterized in that a pair of case divided bodies each having an L-shaped vertical section and a U-shaped horizontal section are attached so as to be openable and closable so that the storage spaces face each other.

A disk storage case according to a second aspect of the present invention is the disk storage case according to the first aspect, wherein the pair of case divisions are provided with a lower division body at a lower portion thereof and an axial rotation at an upper portion of the lower division body. The cover body is rotatably mounted on the case body so that the lid body hangs down from the tip of the pair of case division bodies and contacts the mounting surface when the pair of case division bodies is opened. It is characterized by being dimensioned.

A disk storage case according to a third aspect of the present invention is the disk storage case according to the first aspect, wherein a pair of horizontally extending guide grooves or guide protrusions are provided on the facing surfaces of the side wall portions. In addition, a pair of protrusions or notches corresponding to the pair of guide grooves or guide protrusions are provided in the lower portion of the disc holding plate.

A disk storage case according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the disk storage case according to the first or second aspect, wherein a disk support protrusion fitted into a central hole of the disk is provided at a central portion of both surfaces of the disk holding plate. It is characterized in that it is formed with the protruding positions shifted on the front and back.

[0013]

[Action]

 According to the disc storage case of the first aspect, by opening the pair of case divisions in a double-opening manner and holding the discs in each of the disc holding plates having a plurality of attached side walls of the inner bottom plate. One storage case can store multiple discs at a time. After the disc is stored, the disc is stored in the storage case by closing the pair of case divisions to each other.

According to the disc storage case of the second aspect, since the lid body hanging from the tip of the lower divided body contacts the mounting surface in a state where the disc storage case is opened, the lid body is supported by the lid body. The open storage case is stable, and the storage case does not overturn even if the disc holder is unevenly distributed inside.

According to the disk storage case of the third aspect, a pair of guide grooves or guide protrusions extending in the horizontal direction and facing each other are provided on the facing surfaces of the side walls provided on the bottom plate, and the disk holding plate is provided. Since a pair of protrusions or notches corresponding to the above-mentioned pair of guide grooves or guide protrusions are provided in the lower part of the, the guide groove or guide protrusion of the disc holding plate should be used as the guide groove or guide protrusion of the side wall. The disc holding plate can be slidably attached to the bottom plate by being fitted into. Therefore, the number of disk holding plates can be freely set according to the increase or decrease of the disks until the maximum storage capacity of the bottom plate is reached.

According to the disc storage case of the fourth aspect, the disc supporting protrusions fitted in the center holes of the discs are formed at the center portions of both sides of the disc holding plate in such a manner that the projecting positions are deviated on the front and back sides. Therefore, even if the disc support protrusions have a fairly complicated structure, they do not interfere with each other on the front and back sides, and as a result, a die for manufacturing the disc holding plate that can be die-cut with one operation is created. be able to. Further, since there is no interference as described above, it is possible to form disk support protrusions on the front and back sides of the holding plate by pushing up.

[0017]

【Example】

 1 is a perspective view illustrating a closed state of a disc storage case according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a opened state of a lid of the disc storage case according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the case division body of the disc storage case according to the present invention is opened. As shown in these figures, the disc housing case 1 is provided with a bottom plate 4 as a substrate, and is rotatably supported by the bottom plate 4 about an axis, and has an L-shaped vertical section and a cross section of a cross section. It is basically composed of a pair of left and right case division bodies 2a having a letter shape and one or a plurality of disc holding plates 5 arranged on the bottom plate 4.

The case division body 2a may be integrated, but in the case of the present embodiment, in particular, the division body 2a is divided into upper and lower parts, and the lower division body 2 is formed below The lid 3 is provided so as to be rotatable about its axis.

A pair of side wall portions 41 are provided on both sides of the bottom plate 4 so as to project upward. Guide protrusions 42 are provided on the opposing surfaces 41 a of the both side wall portions 41 so as to extend in the horizontal direction. A guide groove 43 is formed between the guide protrusion 42 and the bottom plate 4. In the case of the present embodiment, the holding plate 5 is joined to the bottom plate 4 in a state where the protrusion 51a of the disc holding plate 5 described later in detail is slidably fitted in the guide groove 43. The present invention is not limited to forming the protrusions 51a on the disc holding plate 5, and although not shown, notches corresponding to the guide protrusions 42 are formed on both sides of the disc holding plate 5. Alternatively, the notch may be slidably fitted into the guide protrusion 42.

The two lower divided bodies 2 are rotatably supported on the outer side portion of the side wall portion 41 about the first shaft 61, and the first lower shaft 2 and the lower divided body 2 are moved toward each other. By rotating around, both lower split bodies 2 are united as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, an arc centered on the first shaft 61 is formed on both sides of the upper edge of the side wall part 41, and an arc for maintaining the open posture of the lower divided body 2 is formed at the end thereof. One stopper 44 is provided in a projecting manner, and an arc centering on the first shaft 61 is formed on both sides of the lower edge of the side wall portion 41. The same purpose as above is provided in a portion near the central portion of the side wall portion 41. A second stopper 45 is provided.

The lower divided body 2 is composed of a rectangular flat plate-like flat plate portion 21 and a pair of side plate portions 22 protruding from both side portions of the flat plate portion 21. A storage space 2b for the disk D is formed in a portion surrounded by the pair of side plate portions 22 and the flat plate portion 21. The disc D is accommodated in the accommodating space 2b via the bottom plate 4 in a state where the inner surfaces of both flat plate portions 21 of each lower divided body 2 face each other.

As shown in FIG. 4, a locking piece 24 is provided on the lower portion of the inner surface of the side plate portion 22 so as to extend toward the storage space 2b. The size of the locking piece 24 is set so as to be stopped by the first stopper 44 provided on the side wall portion 41 when the lower divided body 2 is opened at approximately 45 °. Further, the lower edge of the flat plate portion 21 comes into contact with the second stopper 45 formed at the lower portion of the side wall portion 41 when the lower divided body 2 is open.

The lid 3 has a substantially arc-shaped flat plate portion 31, edge plate portions 32 protruding from the circular arc portion of the flat plate portion 31, and extending outward from both side portions of the edge plate portion 32. And the bracket portion 33 that is formed.

On the other hand, a bracket portion 23 is formed on the upper portion of the pair of side plate portions 22 formed on the lower divided body 2 so as to be recessed in a direction in which they face each other. The bracket portion 33 formed on the edge plate portion 32 of the lid body 3 are coupled to each other by a second shaft 62 so as to be rotatable relative to each other.

At the outer center portion of the edge plate portion 32 of both lids 3 as described above, operation projections 34 for opening and closing operation as shown in FIG. 1 are provided so as to be displaced from each other. By pushing the operation protrusions 34 apart from each other, the lid 3 is opened as shown in FIG. The lid 3 hanging from the bracket portion 23 in a state in which the pair of lower divided bodies 2 are opened so as to be separated from each other is dimensioned so that the tip end portion thereof abuts on the mounting surface.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a locking projection 35 having a hook at the tip is fitted to the inner central portion of the edge plate portion 32 of both lids 3, and the other locking projection 35 is fitted. When the edge plate portions 32 of both lids 3 are brought into contact with each other to be in a closed state, the respective locking protrusions 35 are fitted into the corresponding locking grooves 36. Together, the lids 3 are kept closed.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the disc holding board 5 according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a side view thereof. 7A and 7B are plan views of the disc holding board 5, where FIG. 7A is a view taken along line AA and FIG. 7B is a view taken along line BB. As shown in these figures, the disc holding plate 5 is composed of a rectangular flat plate-shaped supported portion 51 formed in the lower portion, and a disc holding portion 52 above the supported portion 51 and substantially along the disc shape. Has been done.

On both sides of the supported portion 51, projections 51 a having a circular side view are projected outward, and the projections 51 a are fitted in the guide grooves 43 of the bottom plate 4. The disk holding plate 5 is slidably supported by the bottom plate 4.

On the front surface and the back surface of the central portion of the disc holding portion 52, disc supporting protrusions 53 are provided so as to be displaced from each other so as not to interfere with each other. The disk support protrusion 53 is formed by a large number of claw pieces 53a protruding from the front and back of the disk holding portion 52 so as to form a circular array. The diameter of the circle of the claw pieces 53a is set to be the same as or slightly longer than the diameter of the center hole D1 of the disk D. Further, an arcuate convex portion 54 corresponding to the circular groove D 2 of the disc D is provided on the outer side of the disc supporting protrusion 53 on a concentric circle.

Therefore, the disc D is accommodated in the holding portion 52 of the disc holding plate 5 in a state where the circular groove D2 is fitted in the circular arc convex portion 54 by fitting the central hole D1 into the disc supporting protrusion 53. Will be done. Since the disk holder 5 is provided with the support projections 53 on the front and back sides of the holder 52, two disks D can be stored per disk holder 5.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the positions of the support projections 53 are deviated on the front and back sides of the holding part 52 because the mold for injection molding that can perform the die cutting by one die cutting operation is used. This is because it creates. The support protrusions 53 can also be formed by pushing the claw pieces 53a from one surface of the disc holding portion 52 to the other surface, and in this case also, the support protrusions 53 on the front and back sides. Since the positions of the two do not interfere with each other, the support protrusions 53 can be formed on the front and back without any support.

A pair of left and right spacers 55 are provided on the upper portion of the disc holding portion 52, and a cushioning material 56 made of a sponge-like sheet is attached to the four sides around the support protrusion 53. . Therefore, in the state where a plurality of disc holding plates 5 are stacked, a space for storing the disc D is secured by the spacer 55 on the front surface and the back surface of the disc holding portion 52, and the front surface of the stored disc D is Are protected by cushioning material 56.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the disc holding board 5a. In the disc holding plate 5a of this example, the disc supporting protrusions 53 formed on the front and back sides of the disc holding portion 52 are not formed at the mutually displaced positions as in the previous example, but are formed at the same positions. There is. Since the positions are not displaced in this way, the number of the claw pieces 53a is made smaller than that in the previous example, the distance between the one claw piece 53a and the other claw piece 53a is widened, and the other claw pieces 53a are arranged at this distance. The claw pieces 53a on the surface are formed. Therefore, since the front and back claw pieces 53a do not buffer each other, it is possible to make a mold for injection molding that can perform die cutting with a single operation, and push and raise the support projections 53 at the same position on the front and back sides of the disk holding plate 5a. Can be formed.

Since the disc storage case 1 of the present invention is constructed as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, both lower split bodies 2 are opened left and right, and then one of the lower split bodies 2 is left and right. The side plate portion 22 of each of the side wall portions 4 is released by applying a force in a direction of separating them from each other to release the connection state between the lower divided body 2 and the bottom plate 4 via the first shaft 61, and the end portion is exposed to the outside. By fitting the supported portion 51 of the disk holding board 5 into the guide groove 43 of No. 1, a plurality of disk holding boards 5 can be mounted in the storage space 2b of the lower divided body 2 as shown in FIG. Further, as the number of disks D to be stored increases, it is possible to add the disk holding plates 5 sequentially up to the limit of the storage capacity of the storage space 2b.

Then, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3, with the predetermined number of disc holding plates 5 being sandwiched between the lower lower split bodies 2, the lower lower split bodies 2 are attached to the bottom plate 4, and By rotating them around 61 in the direction of approaching each other, both lower split bodies 2 are brought into contact with each other as shown in FIG. At this time, both lids 3 are still open.

By rotating the both lid bodies 3 in this state around the second shaft 62 in a direction of approaching each other, both lower split bodies 2 are closed by the both lid bodies 3 as shown in FIG. The disc holding plate 5 mounted in the storage space 2b is completely accommodated in the disc storage case 1.

Then, by performing the operation reverse to the above, the both lids 3 and both lower divided bodies 2 are opened, and the state shown in FIG. 3 is obtained. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking piece 24 provided on the side plate portion 22 of the lower divided body 2 is in contact with the first stopper 44 provided on the side wall portion 41 of the bottom plate 4 and at the same time. The lower edge of the flat plate portion 21 is abutted against the second stopper 45, and the lower split body 2 is not opened any more, so that the open state is stable, and the pair of lid bodies 3 is a bracket at the tip of the lower split body 2. The disk holding plate 5 hangs down in the open storage space 2b because the pair of lids 3 in this state serves as a support as it hangs down from the portion 23 and its tip is in contact with the mounting surface. Then, the disc storage case 1 will not fall down even if it is shifted to one side.

In the present embodiment, the open state of the disk storage case 1 is made stable by the lid body 3 hanging from the tip of the lower division body 2. However, the lid body 3 is provided on the case division body 2a. In the case of the storage case 1 which is not provided, the open state can be made stable by making the width of the bottom plate 4 considerably large.

With the disc storage case 1 opened, the disc D is held by inserting the center hole D1 of the disc D into the disc support protrusion 53 formed on the holding portion 52 of the disc holding plate 5. It can be stored on the front and back of the board 5. Since the buffer material 56 is attached to the disk holding portion 52, the surface of the disk D is not damaged by being protected by the buffer material 56.

The disc storage case 1 according to the present invention is constructed by closing both lower split bodies 2 and both lid bodies 3 as described above with the disc D housed on the front and back sides of the disc holding board 5. The storage of a predetermined number of disks D into the disk is completed.

When taking out the stored disc D, it is possible to find the desired disc D by opening both lower split bodies 2 and both lid bodies 3 to the left and right as shown in FIG. 3, and turning the pages of the book. Can be very convenient.

In the case of the present embodiment, all of the case division body 2a, the lid body 3, the bottom plate 4 and the disk holding board 5 are made of synthetic resin, but they are not limited to synthetic resin. Alternatively, all may be made of metal, or some may be made of synthetic resin and the other may be made of metal.

[0043]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the disc storage case of the present invention is provided with a bottom plate having side walls formed before and after locking the disc holding plate configured to hold the disc on one side or both sides. A pair of case divisions each having an L-shaped vertical cross section and a U-shaped horizontal cross section are attached to the side wall of the case so as to be openable and closable so that the storage spaces face each other.

Therefore, by opening a pair of case divisions in a double door structure and holding the discs in each of the disc holders having a plurality of discs mounted on the inner bottom plate, a plurality of discs can be stored in one storage case at a time. It can be stored and conventionally requires one storage case for one disk, which eliminates the inconvenience that the storage space including the case is large and the storage location is difficult.

Further, since the pair of case divided bodies are closed together after the disc is stored, the disc is stored in the storage case in a neat form, so the disc may be stored together with the case, and the disc is compact. Because it is, it is convenient to carry.

The pair of case division bodies is composed of a lower division body at the lower part thereof and a lid body provided on the upper part of the lower division body so as to be rotatable around an axis, and the pair of case division bodies is opened. If the lid is hung down from the tip of the split body and contacts the mounting surface, the lid hangs from the tip of the lower split body with the disc storage case open. Since the storage case abuts on the mounting surface, the storage case supported by this lid is stable, and the storage case does not overturn even if the disc holding plate is unevenly distributed inside, which is convenient.

A pair of guide grooves or guide projections extending in the horizontal direction and facing each other are provided on the facing surfaces of the side wall portions of the bottom plate, and a pair of guide grooves or guide projections corresponding to the pair of guide grooves or guide projections are provided on the lower portion of the disc holding plate. When the protrusions or notches are provided, the disc holding plate can be slidably mounted on the bottom plate by fitting the guide groove or guide protrusion of the disc holding plate into the guide groove or guide protrusion of the side wall. The number of disc holders can be freely set according to the increase or decrease of discs until the maximum storage capacity of the bottom plate is reached, so it is flexible according to the number of discs that can store one storage case. It is very convenient because it can correspond to.

Further, when the disc support protrusions provided at the central portions of both sides of the disc holding plate are arranged such that the projecting positions are displaced on the front and back sides, even if the disc support protrusion has a considerably complicated structure, As a result, it is possible to make a die for manufacturing a disk holding plate that does not interfere with each other and can be die-cut with a single operation. Further, since there is no interference, the disk supporting protrusions can be formed on the front and back of the holding plate by pushing up, which is convenient in terms of manufacturing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a closed state of a disk storage case according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a lid of the disc storage case according to the present invention is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a case division body of the disc storage case according to the present invention is opened.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a side wall portion of the bottom plate.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of a disc holding board according to the present invention.

6 is a side view of the disc holding plate shown in FIG.

7 is an enlarged plan view of the disc holding plate shown in FIG. 5, where (a) is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. 6, and (b) is the same BB.
FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the disc holding board according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional disc storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 10 Storage case 2a Case division body 2, 20 Lower division body 2b Storage space 21 Flat plate portion 22 Side plate portion 23 Bracket portion 3, 30 Lid body 31 Flat plate portion 32 Edge plate portion 33 Bracket portion 34 Operation protrusion 35 Locking protrusion 36 Locking groove 4 Bottom plate 41 Side wall 41a Opposing surface 42 Guide projection 43 Guide groove 5 Disk holding plate 51 Supported part 51a Projection 52 Disk holding part 53 Disk support projection 54 Arc convex part 55 Spacer 56 Buffer material 61 First shaft 62 2nd axis D disk D1 center hole D2 circular groove

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bottom plate having a side wall formed before and after locking a disc holding plate configured to hold a disc on one side or both sides, and the side wall of the bottom plate has an L-shaped longitudinal section. A disc storage case, wherein a pair of case-shaped divided bodies each having a U-shaped cross section are attached such that the storage spaces face each other so as to be openable and closable. 2. The pair of case divided bodies comprises a lower lower divided body and a lid body provided on the upper portion of the lower divided body so as to be rotatable about an axis, and the pair of case divided bodies are separated from each other. 2. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein the lid body is dimensioned so as to hang down from a tip end portion of the divided body and come into contact with a mounting surface in a state of being opened in a direction in which the disc storage case is opened. 3. A pair of guide grooves or guide projections extending in the horizontal direction and facing each other are provided on the facing surface of the side wall portion, and a pair of guide grooves or guide projections are provided at a lower portion of the disk holding plate. The disk storage case according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a pair of protrusions or notches. 4. A disc supporting protrusion fitted in a center hole of the disc is formed at a central portion of both sides of the disc holding plate in a state in which projecting positions are deviated on the front and back sides. Or the disk storage case described in 3.