JP3381422B2 - Storage case for recording media - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium storage case for storing a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable compact disc ("C
When an electronic device represented by a "D" (trademark)) playback player (hereinafter referred to as a portable CD player) is used in, for example, an automobile, a supporting arm is used to support the electronic device. Further, as a case for accommodating a CD to be mounted in the portable CD player, a housing-type hard type C having a mounting protrusion that fits into a center hole in the center of the CD.
The D case is widely used. This hard type C
In the D case, usually 1 to 4 CDs can be stored. In addition, a soft type case in which a plurality of bag-shaped cases that store only discs are connected has become popular. In this soft type CD case, multiple CDs can be stored.
It is suitable for carrying without fear of D popping out.

[0003]

The hard type CD case is more resistant to shock than the soft type CD case, and therefore is not suitable for use in an automobile where it is difficult to predict what kind of shock will occur. Although suitable, it is necessary to open the lid once when taking out the stored CD or checking the contents, especially when there is only one driver in the car. In order to safely replace the CD loaded in the portable CD player, the vehicle had to be stopped once.

Further, since it is not possible to connect the CD cases to each other, the CD cases may be scattered when a plurality of CD cases are used, so that the CDs may be used especially in an automobile where the space available is small. It was difficult to manage the case and the stored CD.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible for a user to store and take out a recording medium, which is resistant to impact, occupies a small space, and is suitable for carrying. The purpose is to provide a storage case.

[0006]

A recording medium storage case according to the present invention is a recording medium storage case suitable for carrying, in which a recording medium is stored and taken out by a user in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. A portable electronic device, which has a body and has an outer housing that is open at the front side and stores the recording medium, and in which the recording medium taken out from the recording medium storage case by the user is mounted, or the recording medium storage case The mounting portion to which any one of the same recording medium storage cases is mounted is disposed on the upper surface portion of the outer casing.

Further, according to the present invention, in the recording medium storage case, a support member mounting portion for mounting a support arm for supporting the recording medium storage case is provided.

Further, according to the present invention, in the recording medium storage case, the support arm is an on-vehicle arm.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned recording medium storage case, there is provided a tray portion having a mounting projection portion which fits with a center hole of the disk-shaped recording medium, and a support body which supports the tray portion. The part has a support part that is supported by the support so as to be drawn out, and a table part that is supported by the support so as to be drawn out.

Further, the recording medium storage case according to the present invention is a recording medium storage case suitable for carrying, in which a recording medium is stored and taken out by a user, and has a mounting protrusion that fits with a center hole of a disc-shaped recording medium. The tray unit includes a tray unit and a support member that supports the tray unit. The tray unit includes a support unit that is supported by the support member so as to be drawn out, and a table unit that is supported by the support unit so as to be drawn out. It is characterized by doing.

[0011]

In the recording medium storage case according to the present invention,
The mounting part provided on the upper surface of the outer casing has a portable "C
Either a portable electronic device such as a "D" player or a recording medium storage case identical to this recording medium storage case is attached.

Further, in this recording medium storage case,
When the support member attachment portion is provided, the support arm can be attached to the support member attachment portion.

When the support arm is an on-vehicle arm, the recording medium storage case can be mounted on the vehicle.

Further, the recording medium storage case according to the present invention is provided with a tray portion having a mounting projection portion that fits into the center hole of the disk-shaped recording medium, and a support for supporting the tray portion, When the tray part has a support part that is supported by the support member so as to be drawn out and a table part that is supported by the support part so as to be drawn out, when the support part is pulled out from the support member, Further, the table part is pulled out from the support part.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A recording medium storage case according to the present invention configured as a compact disc (CD) storage case will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the compact disc storage case has an outer housing 20 which is a housing and serves as a support body whose front side is open. The outer casing 20 has a disc reproducing device engaging portion 17 which engages with a mounting portion of the disc reproducing device on an upper surface thereof, and a disc reproducing device fixing for fixing the disc reproducing device so as not to shift in a direction indicated by an arrow a. A portion 16 and a disc reproducing device fitting portion 15 that fits with the fitting portion of the disc reproducing device are provided. A support member mounting portion 14 is attached to the bottom surface of the outer casing 20.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a support arm 24 such as an on-vehicle arm can be attached to the support member attaching portion 14, and the support member attaching portion 1 can be attached.
4 is provided with a portion to be fitted with a fitting hole provided at a predetermined position of the outer casing 20. Here, the support arm 24
When the support arm mounting portion 14 is used, the support member mounting portion 14 is mounted on the outer casing 20 by fitting the fitting hole and the fitting portion. When the support arm 24 is not used, the support member mounting portion 14 is mounted. Can be removed.

When the disc reproducing device is mounted on the upper surface of the outer casing 20, for example, the disc reproducing device engaging portion 17 is engaged with a mounting portion provided at a predetermined position of the disc reproducing device 23. Further, the disc reproducing device fitting portion 15 is fitted with a fitting portion provided at a predetermined position of the disc reproducing device 23. In addition, on the lower side surface of the outer casing 20,
Case fitting part 3 that fits with the disk reproducing device fitting part 15
2 is provided, and the case fitting portion 32 of this compact disc storage case is shown with the support member attachment portion 14 removed.
It is possible to fix a plurality of compact disc storage cases in a laminated manner by fitting the disc playback device fitting portion 15 of another compact disc storage case to each other.

The compact disc storage case also has a plurality of plate-shaped tray portions each including the table portion 1 and the table supporting portion 8 serving as a supporting portion. The table support portion 8 is arranged so as to overlap the rear portion of the table portion 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, this tray part is
A tray slide guide piece 6 is provided on the side edge of the table 1.
Further, a tray slide guide piece 6b is provided on the side edge of the table support portion 8a. A disk-shaped recess is provided on the upper surface of the table portion 1. further,
A mounting protrusion 7 is provided at the center of the disc-shaped recess, and an extraction guide hole 19 is provided from the inside of the disc-shaped recess to the outside of the recess on the table portion 1. The mounting projection 7 is provided for fitting with the center hole of the compact disc when the compact disc is stored, and the ejection guide hole 19 is provided for facilitating removal of the compact disc stored. It is provided.

Further, a pair of left and right table slide guide pieces 11 are provided at both side edge portions of the table portion 1 and portions facing both side portions of the table support portion 8. A pair of left and right table slide guide grooves are provided on the table support portion 8 so as to move and support the table slide guide piece 11. By moving the table slide guide piece 11, the table part 1 slides to the front side of the table support part 8, and the front part of the tray part becomes the table part 1 and the rear part becomes the table support part 8.

Further, on both side surfaces of the outer casing 20,
As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of tray part slide guide grooves 3 are provided.
1 is provided. The tray slide guide grooves are parallel to each other and are provided in the horizontal direction.
Outer casing 20 of the tray slide guide pieces 6a, 6b
It is for guiding the outward movement with respect to. Further, in the tray slide guide yard, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, an outer housing engaging protrusion 4 is provided.

Further, a leaf spring mounting portion 18 for fixing the leaf spring 13 is provided behind the inside of the outer casing 20. The leaf spring 13 is provided to push the table support portion 8 which is a part of the tray portion outwardly with respect to the outer casing 20. In addition, the outer casing 2
By supporting the tray slide guide pieces 6a and 6b of the trays in the tray slide guide groove inside the tray 0, a plurality of trays are stacked and stored and supported.

Further, in each table portion 1, an elastic displacement engagement protrusion 5 is provided on the tray portion slide guide piece 6a. As shown in FIG. 1, the elastic displacement engagement protrusions 5 are provided on the outer casing engagement protrusions 4 when the tray portion is in a position to be stored inside the outer casing 20 (hereinafter referred to as a storage position). Engage with. Furthermore, each of the above table parts 1
Is provided with a first shape or second shape operation portion 2 or 3 for disengaging the elastic displacement engagement projection 5. Also,
A table stopper 12 is provided on the table slide guide piece 11. This table stopper 12
Is a position where the tray portion is pulled out from the outer housing 20 and the table portion 1 is further pulled out from the table support portion 8 as shown in FIGS. ,) Engages with a table support engagement projection 9 described later.

In each table support portion 8, a tray portion stopper 10 is provided on the tray portion slide guide piece 6b. Each tray portion stopper 10 engages with the outer housing engagement protrusion 4 when the tray portion is in the take-out position. Further, a table support engagement protrusion 9 is provided on the table slide guide groove. Further, the adjacent tray portions have operation portions of different shapes, as shown in FIG. For example, the operation unit 2 having the first shape
Is disposed so as to project in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the table portion 1, and the second-shaped operation portion 3 is disposed so as to project in the sliding direction of the table portion 1.

When each tray portion is in the storage position, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer casing engaging projection 4 and the elastic displacement engaging projection 5 are engaged with each other, and the tray stopper 10 and the table are engaged. The stopper 12 is in the standby position, and as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, each operation unit projects in a different direction from the adjacent operation unit, for example, every other operation unit projects in the same direction.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the take-out position of the tray section of the first stage of the compact disc storage case is operated by operating the operation section 2 of the first shape to the tray section, that is, the table section. 1 and the table support portion 8 slide, and the table portion 1 slides by the slide length l. Further, at this position, the tray stopper 10 and the outer casing engaging projection 4 are engaged with each other, and the table support engaging projection 9 and the table stopper 12 are further engaged.
And are engaged. When the tray section of the first stage is in the take-out position, the leaf spring 13 is in an open state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the take-out position of the second-stage tray portion is operated by operating the second-shaped operation portion 3 to move the second tray portion to the tray stopper 10 and the outer casing. It is a position where the table support 1 is slid until it engages with the engagement protrusion 4, and then the table portion 1 is slid by a slide length 1 to engage the table support engagement protrusion 9 and the table stopper 12. When this second tray is in the eject position,
The leaf spring 13 (not shown) is in an open state.

Here, in the initial state of the slide operation of the table portion 1 and the table support portion 8, that is, in the state where the tray portion is in the storage position, as shown in FIG.
The table support 8 is housed inside the outer housing 20. As shown in FIG. 7, the slide operation is first performed only on the table support portion 8. Here, the tray stopper 10 engages with the outer casing engagement protrusion 4. In addition,
At this time, the disc 22 cannot be removed yet. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8, the table portion 1 is slid with respect to the table support portion 8 and the outer casing 20 by a slide length l, so that the table stopper 12 is engaged with the table support engagement protrusion 9. Then, the disc 22 can be taken out.

With the above configuration, the user can
By operating the operation portions 2 and 3, the elastic displacement engagement protrusion 5 and the outer casing engagement protrusion 4 are disengaged, and the outer casing engagement protrusion 4 is released.
The tray portion is pulled out to a position where the tray stopper 10 is engaged with the table portion 1, and the table portion 1 is further pulled out. It is possible to fit the protrusions 7 and store the disc, or take out the stored disc. Furthermore, by arranging the operation parts provided in each tray part so as to project in different directions with respect to the operation parts attached to the adjacent tray parts,
It is possible to reduce the space for operating the operation unit without impairing the operability.

The disc reproducing device fitting portion 15, the disc reproducing device fixing portion 16 and the disc reproducing device engaging portion 1 are also provided.
7 is provided, and for example, a portable disc reproducing device can be attached. Further, by attaching the support member attaching portion 14, it is possible to attach a support arm such as an in-vehicle arm to the compact disc storage case, and by using this support arm, the compact disc storage case can be arbitrarily set. Can be supported at the position.

In the present embodiment, the recording medium storage case is a compact disc storage case for storing five CDs (compact discs), but the number of storages and the type of recording medium are not limited to this. Alternatively, the number of sheets to be stored may be changed to another number, or a recording medium storage case for storing another recording medium is not limited to the disk-shaped recording medium. Further, in the present embodiment, the disc reproducing apparatus is cited as the electronic device attached to the compact disc storage case, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other electronic devices may be attached. When another electronic device is attached, the disc reproducing device fitting portion 15, the disc reproducing device fixing portion 16, and the disc reproducing device engaging portion 17 are provided so as to be fitted to predetermined portions of the electronic device to be attached.

Further, in this embodiment, the support member mounting portion 14
Although an example of using an on-vehicle arm as a support arm attached to the above is also not limited to this, a support arm that supports the compact disk storage case at an arbitrary position in space is a support member. If it can be attached to the attachment portion 14, the effect of the present invention can be obtained.

Further, in this embodiment, the tray portion is attached to the outer casing 2.
A leaf spring was used as a spring that pushes outward with respect to 0. However, the spring is not limited to this, and any spring may be used as long as it has elasticity, such as a spiral spring. Needless to say. In addition, in this embodiment, the tray portion is pulled out to store or take out the recording medium,
Further, an example in which the table portion is pulled out has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. That is, the recording medium may be supported rotatably in the direction indicated by the arrow b, and the recording medium storing / removing operation may be performed after the tray portion 42 is rotated.

[0033]

As described above, in the recording medium storage case according to the present invention, the mounting portion provided on the upper surface of the outer casing has a portable electronic device such as a portable "CD" player. Either the device or the same recording medium storage case as this recording medium storage case is attached.

In this case, by mounting a portable electronic device such as a disk reproducing device on the mounting portion, when used in a limited space, the space for storing the recording medium can be reduced.

Further, in this recording medium storage case,
When the support member attachment portion is provided, the support arm can be attached to the support member attachment portion.

In this case, the support arm can be used to support the recording medium storage case at an arbitrary position in the space, and the space for storing the recording medium can be reduced.

When the support arm is an on-vehicle arm, this recording medium storage case can be mounted on the vehicle.

Furthermore, the recording medium storage case according to the present invention is provided with a tray portion having a mounting projection portion that fits into the center hole of the disk-shaped recording medium, and a support member that supports this tray portion. When the tray part has a support part that is supported by the support member so as to be drawn out and a table part that is supported by the support part so as to be drawn out, when the support part is pulled out from the support member, Further, the table part is pulled out from the support part.

In this case, the disc-shaped recording medium can be accommodated and the space for accommodating the recording medium can be reduced.

That is, the present invention provides a recording medium storage case which is easy for a user to store and take out a recording medium, which is resistant to impact, occupies a small space, and is suitable for carrying.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a recording medium storage case according to the present invention, which is configured as a compact disc storage case, with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an operation unit of the recording medium storage case.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the recording medium storage case with a tray portion pulled out.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a state in which a tray portion is pulled out in the recording medium storage case as seen from directly above.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a state in which the tray portion is pulled out in the recording medium storage case as seen from directly above.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation of pulling out the table portion of the recording medium storage case.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation of pulling out the table portion of the recording medium storage case.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an operation of pulling out a table portion of the recording medium storage case.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a tray unit is rotatably supported by an outer housing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 table part, 2, 3 operation part, 4 outer housing engaging projections,
5 elastic displacement engagement protrusions, 7 attachment protrusions, 8 table support portions, 9 table support engagement protrusions, 10 tray stoppers, 12 table stoppers, 13 leaf springs, 14 support member attachment portions, 15 disc playback device fitting portions, 16 disc reproducing device fixing portion, 17 disc reproducing device engaging portion,
20 Outer case

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-6-251530 (JP, A) JP-A-59-5466 (JP, A) JP-A-2-152682 (JP, A) JP-A-4- 69855 (JP, A) Actual development 2-84163 (JP, U) Actual development Sho 63-142075 (JP, U) Actual development 1-71369 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G11B 23/03 601 G11B 17/04 311

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A recording medium is stored and taken out by a user.
In a recording medium storage case suitable for carrying, an outer casing for storing the above-mentioned recording medium having a housing-like front side opening
It has a body and is taken out from this recording medium storage case by the user
A portable electronic device on which the above recording medium is mounted, or
The same recording medium storage case as
A recording medium storage case , wherein an attachment portion to which the offset is attached is disposed on an upper surface portion of the outer casing . 2. A supporting member mounting portion for mounting a support arm for supporting the recording medium storage case is disposed
The recording medium storage case according to claim 1, wherein 3. The support arm is an on-vehicle arm.
The recording medium storage case according to claim 2, wherein: 4. Fitting with a center hole of a disk-shaped recording medium
A tray portion having a mounting protrusion that, supporting the tray portion
And a support which, the tray portion is withdrawable supported by the support
And a supported support that can be pulled out by this support
The recording medium storage case according to claim 2, further comprising: 5. A recording medium is stored and taken out by a user.
In a recording medium storage case suitable for portable use, a mounting protrusion that fits with the center hole of the disc-shaped recording medium is provided.
A tray portion having and a support body supporting the tray portion.
Provided, the tray unit, a recording medium, characterized in that it possess a support portion which can be pulled out supported by said support, and a table part which is withdrawable supported <br/> by the supporting portion Storage case.