CN2466764Y - Optic disc fixing structure - Google Patents

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CN2466764Y
CN2466764Y CN 01203943 CN01203943U CN2466764Y CN 2466764 Y CN2466764 Y CN 2466764Y CN 01203943 CN01203943 CN 01203943 CN 01203943 U CN01203943 U CN 01203943U CN 2466764 Y CN2466764 Y CN 2466764Y
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The utility model relates to an optic disc storing and fixing structure which is arranged on a carrier for providing a structure for storing an optic disc. The optic disc storing and fixing structure is composed of a buckling part and an elastic part, wherein, the buckling part and the elastic part are used for forming a clamping range for clamping and fixing the outer margin of an optical disc; the elastic part has movable elastic property, and can move to a release position for enlarging the clamping range and a locking position for restoring to a normal state; the elastic part is positioned at the front end in a storing direction of the optical disc, so that the optical disc is directly used for moving the elastic part to the release position, and with the locking position when the elastic part restores to a normal state, the elastic part and the buckling part are used for fixing the optical disc.

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CD places fixed sturcture
The utility model relates to a kind of CD and places fixed sturcture, refers in particular to a kind of being arranged on the carrier, in order to taking in discs, and provides the fixing structure of placing of a kind of one-hand operation.
CD (Compact Disc) is a kind of programmed recording medium of present widespread usage, be used for storing digital informations such as music, film or software, present CD is about the circular discs of a 120mm diameter haply, has a center pit that runs through at the center of circular discs, the rough central garbage area of center pit outer rim with 15mm, in the periphery of central garbage area is the data field, and the outer most edge of circular discs also has the garbage area of rough 1mm; General CD is after being made into finished product (being music CD or optical disk of software), can be packaged in the CD box capable, to avoid CD to be subjected to scratch or damage, and such CD box capable is as seen shown in Figure 1, the CD box capable is haply by a base, lid and insert and put seat institute and formed, base and lid be respectively with transparent plastic cement material respectively injection molding be two members, lid one side is articulated in base and constitutes one can open the box of sealing; Insert and put seat and can place in the base, be used for inserting and putting the fixed light disc, be subjected to scratch or wearing and tearing with the district backlight that avoids the discs front or the data field at the back side; For the position that can withhold discs and don't can injure the data field, the clamping area that CD can be utilization is exactly the central garbage area of the center pit outer rim of CD, therefore the position that inserts and puts a center is provided with a multijaw chuck, and the multijaw chuck slightly has elasticity, the central aperture of discs is placed in the multijaw chuck, the multijaw chuck is the packing center pit of living discs slightly, and discs is fixed in the CD box capable.
For making being fixed on the multijaw chuck that discs can be firm, therefore the multijaw chuck must have certain intensity, when installation or removal, the user must impose certain strength and discs could be fixed or dismantled down, the careless slightly bending that promptly may cause discs of often such strength.
After ordinary consumer is bought music CD or optical disk of software, after CD uses, may directly place in the CD box capable of original packing, be positioned over again on the disc storage frame; Or a kind of CD container arranged on the market; take in together when gathering several pieces CDs; so that the user picks and places or seeks; in such CD container; usually can be placed with several pieces Optical disk carrier, this kind Optical disk carrier is not provided with the multijaw chuck of aforementioned CD box capable for conveniently picking and placeing; but the supporting part of carrying disc is arranged in the design of the outer rim of Optical disk carrier, put for CD.
The existing many patent cases of the structure of CD box capable like that or CD container are filed an application and are got permission, such as patent cases such as Taiwan patent announcements No. 354559, No. 352719, No. 341699, and United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 511, No. 194, the 5th, 533, No. 615, the 5th, 845, No. 771, the 5th, 924, No. 564, the 5th, patent cases such as 938, No. 020.
As United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 533, " the DISC STROAGE CASE " that is disclosed for No. 615, wherein this patent case is by base, lid and insert and put three members such as seat and form, it inserts and puts mode and changes the known mode that inserts and puts the discs center pit, and make the outer rim that is folded in discs, therefore insert and put and be not provided with known multijaw chuck on the seat, but increase by a mobilizable push jack again, utilize push jack to insert and put discs, this patent case has solved the problem of multijaw chuck, but push jack must be to rely on user's control to insert and put CD fully, and therefore when operation, the user must buttress the CD outer rim on the other hand, another hand is controlled push jack and is inserted and put or discharge, that is both hands and with could execution.
As United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 924, " the DISK STORAGE DEVICE WITHSPRING ELEMENT " that is disclosed for No. 564, this patent case is equally by base, lid and insert and put at least three main members such as seat and formed, be provided with a coupler body in the middle position that inserts and puts seat, and be provided with a spring in the root edge that inserts and puts seat, when picking and placeing CD, the user must one holds the CD outer rim, one holds base, and the CD outer rim is pushed towards spring, forces length of spring compressed, make the center pit of CD can enter coupler body, fix CD; The fixed form that places of this patent case CD remains the central garbage area that utilizes the cd centre hole site, the user still must both hands and with taking out CD, and spring is the other member of assembling, still has production process complexity and production cost problem of higher.
The purpose of this utility model is to propose a kind of CD of being made up of button portion and elastic and places fixed sturcture, and it can carry out one-handed performance, and provides the CD of match operation custom to place fixed sturcture, thereby has solved the existing in prior technology problem.
The technical scheme that the utility model adopted is that it includes:
One button portion, it is arranged at a side of this carrier, and is the end that CD places direction; And,
More than one elastic, it is arranged at the opposite side of this carrier with respect to this button portion, and be the front end that CD places direction, but form the scope that inserts and puts that a proper clamping is lived the CD outer rim with this button portion, and can be by the action that forces in CD movablely enlarge this to one and insert and put the off-position of scope, or remove the application of force and reply the snap close position that this inserts and puts scope.
Characteristics of the present utility model are:
This button portion and elastic are relatively arranged on two sides of carrier, and but the proper clamping of formation is lived the scope that inserts and puts of CD outer rim, and elastic has mobilizable elasticity, can be movable to an off-position that enlarges the scope that inserts and puts, and reply snap close position in normality, and elastic is to be positioned at the front end that CD places direction, can directly come mobile elastic to move to the off-position by CD, and return back to the snap close position of normality and fix CD by elastic and button portion by elastic, and this structure can be by one-handed performance.
Fig. 1 is conventional CD box capable synoptic diagram;
Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B are the solid and the floor map of the structure of the utility model first embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the diagrammatic cross-section of Fig. 2 B along A-A line direction;
Fig. 4 is the structure enlarged drawing of elastic in the utility model;
Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 B are action synoptic diagram of the present utility model, illustrate the action that the CD preparation places;
Fig. 6 A, Fig. 6 B are action synoptic diagram of the present utility model, illustrate CD and place fixing state;
Fig. 7 is a use illustration of the present utility model;
Fig. 8 is the second example structure synoptic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 9 is the use illustration intention of the utility model second embodiment;
Figure 10 is the 3rd an example structure synoptic diagram of the present utility model;
Figure 11 is the use illustration intention of the utility model the 3rd embodiment.
Further specify preferred embodiment of the present utility model in conjunction with above-mentioned each accompanying drawing now.Place fixed sturcture according to the CD that the utility model disclosed, it is arranged on the carrier 20, and carrier 20 is different embodiments (as Fig. 2 A, Fig. 8, Figure 10) according to different embodiments, below specifies with regard to different embodiments.
First embodiment
Shown in Fig. 2 A, place fixed sturcture according to the CD that the utility model disclosed, carrier 20 wherein is to utilize plastic cement material one injection molding and make the structure that is plates, one epitaxial lateral overgrowth of carrier 20 stretches out a hook 21, carrier 20 can utilize hook 21 to be hung on a body of rod 50 or the rope (as shown in Figure 7), will be defined as the top of carrier 20 with the position of lower draw-bar 21; Have a perforation 22 that runs through and be enough to pass in carrier 20 central appropriate positions, and extend the bulge loop 23 that has a distance with carrier 20 by perforation 22 circumferential outer edge for finger; In addition, peripheral region at carrier 20 contiguous hooks 21 is provided with a sign portion 24, and sign portion 24 is the cambered surface along work carrier 20 peripheries, can attach for label or paster (not shown) in sign portion 24, can note down the title of CD on label or the paster, for user's quick identification; And being provided with a revetment 25 vertical with carrier 20 at the lowermost end of carrier 20 lengthwise positions, the width of revetment 25 is greater than the width of carrier 20, with the intensity of enhancement vector 20, avoids fall accidentally ground and impaired of carrier 20.
Shown in Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B, the CD that the utility model disclosed places fixed sturcture and has comprised a button portion 11 and more than one elastic 12; Wherein button portion 11 is direct forming sides in carrier 20, particularly be arranged at the below of contiguous hook 21, it by one by vertically extending first barricades 111 of carrier 20 and by first barricade 111 towards the bottom vertically extending second barricade 112 formed, as shown in Figure 3, the height of first barricade 111 must be slightly larger than the thickness of CD 40, be inserted in the button portion 11 to be enough to confession CD 40, and first barricade 111 is circular-arc, lives CD 40 with the outer rim embedding system of coupling CD 40.
As shown in Figure 4, elastic 12 also direct forming in carrier 20, and be opposite side with respect to button portion 11, it is the bottom of carrier 20, wherein elastic is made of link 121 extensions and unsettled movable end 122 link 121 and that is extended by carrier 20, by movable end 122 unsettled design and the flexible characteristic of the rich tool of plastic cement material, make movable end 122 have mobilizable elasticity, movable end 122 can make movable end 122 move to the bottom of carrier 20 because of the external application of force, certainly the revetment 25 of suppressed by vector 20 lowermost ends is stopped and can't continue to move, remove external force then by the elastic recovery of movable end 122 to normality; And movable end 122 also is circular-arc for coupling CD 40, and the front end at movable end 122 is provided with the vertically extending catch 123 in top on one day in addition.
And place fixed sturcture according to the CD that the utility model disclosed promptly is promptly to constitute a scope that inserts and puts that just can insert and put CD 40 outer rims by button portion 11 and elastic 12, and, have one at least and enlarge the snap close position that inserts and puts the off-position of scope and return back to normality by elastic 12 mobilizable elasticity.
Shown in Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 B, when desire places CD 40 on carrier 20, can directly fasten the center pit 41 of CD 40 with forefinger on the other hand, thumb then buttresses revetment 25 places of carrier 20, tilts to insert the direction of this action towards elastic 12 with forefinger control CD 40, be defined as the front end that CD 40 places direction, after CD 40 contact resilient portions 12, on elastic 12, make elastic 12 move to the off-position with the CD 40 direct application of forces.Shown in Fig. 6 A, Fig. 6 B, lie low CD 40 on carrier 20 and loosen the application of force, return back to the snap close position by elastic 12, the other end of CD 40 promptly enters button portion 11, make CD 40 be fixed in inserting and putting in the scope that button portion 11 and elastic 12 constituted, and can't break away from.Otherwise, when desire is taken out CD 40, also directly fastening CD 40 with finger, the application of force makes elastic move to the off-position downwards, makes the restriction of the other end disengaging button portion 11 of CD 40, can take out CD 40; And no matter be that the action of taking out or putting can be finished by one hand.When the center pit 41 that fastens CD 40 when forefinger moves to the position that lies low on carrier 20 in addition; the center pit 41 of CD 40 just can correspond to the perforation 22 of carrier 20; therefore can not hinder and place action; and the bulge loop 23 on the carrier 20 can make CD 40 and carrier 20 keep a gap; make that the data field of CD 40 is unlikely directly to be contacted with carrier 20, impaired with the 40 unlikely frictions of protection CD.
Therefore after the user takes off CD 40 in the CD box capable by general commercially available music or program rom packing, CD 40 can be placed on the carrier 20 that discloses in the utility model, utilizing CD of the present utility model to place fixed sturcture is fixed in CD on the carrier 20, and the carrier 20 that places CD 40 can attach the label that sign has optical disc name in sign portion 24, be hung on again on a body of rod 50 or the rope (as shown in Figure 7), this body of rod 50 can be cross-placed on (not shown) in a box body or the drawer, and become the mode of taking in of aggregation type, and can find out required CD 40 fast by label.
Please consult again shown in Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B, the utility model first embodiment specifically implements structure, it is provided with two elastic 12,12a, wherein elastic 12,12a adopt relative setting, to obtain the preferable fixed effect that inserts and puts, and button portion 11 and elastic 12,12a all can be set at two faces of carrier 20, and constitute a kind of form of biplate dress, to place two CDs 40.
Second embodiment
First embodiment that the utility model disclosed is a single carrier 20, and the mode that can be hung on a body of rod 50 or the rope is collected, and second embodiment of the present utility model then is the form that discloses a kind of CD box capable.
As Fig. 8, shown in Figure 9, it is second embodiment of the present utility model, carrier 20 ' be to be fixedly arranged in the take-in box 60 wherein, take-in box 60 is made up of drain pan 61 and lid 62, drain pan 61 has an accommodation space, in order to take in carrier 20 ', lid 62 then is connected with a side of drain pan 61 with mobilizable relation, control lid 62 covers that the user can select are overlying on drain pan 61, accommodation space with sealing drain pan 61, or leave by drain pan 61 rotation, to open the accommodation space of drain pan 61.And carrier 20 ' be with plastic material one injection molding equally, its middle position slightly cave in and form a storage tank 26 ', the shape of storage tank 26 ' cooperation CD 40 and be circular-arc, and storage tank 26 ' height be slightly larger than the thickness of CD 40, storage tank 26 ' the appropriate position, center be provided with bulge loop 23 ', bulge loop 23 ' be similarly makes CD 40 and storage tank 26 ' maintain gap; Storage tank 26 ' two relative sides be provided with opening 261 ', 262 ', make CD 40 place storage tank 26 ' in, CD 40 2 sides be protrude from opening 261 ', 262 ' locate, so that the user picks and places.The CD that the utility model disclosed place fixed sturcture then be arranged at adjacent apertures 261 ', 262 ' two sides, wherein cramp 11 ' then be by storage tank 26 ' apical margin towards radial direction to projecting inward, the structure of elastic 12 ' disclosed with first embodiment is identical, and be arranged at relative cramp 11 ' opposite side, but with the proper scope that inserts and puts of clamping CD 40 of cramp 11 ' formation; The mode that places as for CD 40 is identical with first embodiment, gives unnecessary details this no longer doing more; CD 40 is placed in carrier 20 ' on, lid 62 cover can be overlying on the drain pan 61, a kind of mode of taking in of CD box capable is provided.
The 3rd embodiment
The utility model first embodiment discloses and a kind ofly provides the carrier of hanging 20 forms, the utility model second embodiment then discloses a kind of form of CD take-in box, first embodiment and second embodiment all only provide single function, carrier of promptly hanging 20 or CD take-in box; The 3rd embodiment of the present utility model promptly is that the CD that discloses according to the utility model places fixed sturcture, and designs a kind of CD container structure of hanging carrier and CD take-in box dual-purpose.
As Figure 10, shown in Figure 11, it is the 3rd embodiment of the present utility model, wherein carrier 20 " is selectively to be incorporated in the box body 70; box body 70 is by loam cake 71, lower cover 72 and connect wall 73 and is formed; wherein box body 70 is with plastic cement material one injection molding; loam cake 71 and lower cover 72 have accommodation space respectively; connect 73 on wall in order to connect loam cake 71 and lower cover 72; 72 of loam cake 71 and lower covers can be turning axle with being connected wall 73 linking parts, make to combine each other and seal accommodation space, or open each other and open accommodation space.
And the carrier 20 that the utility model disclosed " roughly identical; but box body 70 forms; carrier 20 " end face be designed to sign portion 24 " wherein; in sign portion 24 " two sides respectively establish a hook 21 "; that button portion 11 " with elastic 12 " is identical with first embodiment for cooperating the 3rd embodiment to be disclosed with first embodiment, do no longer more and give unnecessary details; The 3rd embodiment of the present utility model also comprises a binding member 27 "; binding member 27 " comprises that one is arranged at the jaw 271 that box body 70 connects walls 73 places " and one is arranged at carrier 20 " body of rod 272 of bottom "; and locate to be provided with perforation 273 at carrier 20 " corresponding to the body of rod 272 " ", jaw 271 " but clip is lived the body of rod 272 ", " being bonded on the box body 70; body of rod 272 " also can break away from jaw 271 ", makes carrier 20 " breaks away from box body 70 to make carrier 20.
Therefore, the user can utilize binding member 27 " optionally with carrier 20 " to combine with box body 70, or make carrier 20 and " break away from from box body 70; can provide that " mode of hanging is taken in CD 40 with carrier 20 separately, or carrier 20 " is bonded in the box body 70, and takes in CD 40 in the mode of CD take-in box.
Above-described, only be the utility model preferred embodiment wherein, be not to be used for limiting practical range of the present utility model; Be that all equivalences of being done according to the utility model claims scope change and modification, all should still belong to the utility model claims protection domain and contain.

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1, a kind of CD places fixed sturcture, is arranged on the carrier, and in order to insert and put fixedly CD, it is characterized in that: this CD places fixed sturcture and includes:
One button portion, it is arranged at a side of this carrier, and is the end that CD places direction; And,
More than one elastic, it is arranged at the opposite side of this carrier with respect to this button portion, and be the front end that CD places direction, but form the scope that inserts and puts that a proper clamping is lived the CD outer rim with this button portion, and can be by the action that forces in CD movablely enlarge this to one and insert and put the off-position of scope, or remove the application of force and reply the snap close position that this inserts and puts scope.
2, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and it is provided with a hook at least, and should button portion be positioned at the below that is close to this hook.
3, CD as claimed in claim 2 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and it is hung on a body of rod or the rope by this hook.
4, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and its central appropriate position is provided with a perforation, and this perforation circumference extends to form a bulge loop, and this bulge loop places on this carrier and between this carrier this CD to have the gap.
5, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and its ora terminalis appropriate position is provided with a sign portion that is enough to attachment labels.
6, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and the ora terminalis place that it is positioned at this elastic is provided with one and limits the extended revetment of this elastic.
7, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described button portion, it directly is shaped by this carrier, include one by vertically extending first barricade of this carrier, reach by this first barricade towards vertically extending second barricade of this elastic, the height of this first barricade is slightly larger than this and waits that the thickness and this first barricade that insert and put CD are circular arc, to mate the outer rim of this CD.
8, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described elastic, it has one by the vertically extending link of this carrier, reach one by this link extension and unsettled movable end, this movable end is circular arc, mating the outer rim of this CD, and be provided with a catch that extends towards this button portion.
9, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, its positive and negative two button portion and elastic that respectively are provided with opposing setting.
10, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and it is arranged in the take-in box.
11, CD as claimed in claim 10 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and it is formed with one and is circular-arc and is slightly larger than the storage tank of this CD.
12, CD as claimed in claim 11 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described cramp, and it and this elastic form in this storage tank.
13, CD as claimed in claim 10 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described take-in box, and it includes:
One drain pan, it has an accommodation space;
One lid, it is connected with this drain pan one side with mobilizable relation, and selectively seals this accommodation space, and opens this accommodation space.
14, CD as claimed in claim 1 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and it selectively is incorporated in the box body.
15, CD as claimed in claim 14 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that this box body includes:
One loam cake, it is formed with an accommodation space;
One lower cover, it is formed with an accommodation space; And,
One connects wall, and it is in order to connect this loam cake and lower cover, this loam cake and lower cover can be bonded to each other sealing this accommodation space, and open each other and the opening accommodation space.
16, CD as claimed in claim 14 places fixed sturcture, and wherein this carrier and this box body more include more than one binding member, in order to this carrier is incorporated into this box body movably, it is characterized in that this binding member includes:
One body of rod, it is arranged at the ora terminalis of this carrier; And,
One jaw, it is arranged at the connection wall of this box body, to insert and put this body of rod.
17, CD as claimed in claim 16 places fixed sturcture, it is characterized in that described carrier, and it is positioned at this body of rod place and is provided with perforation, stretches into and insert and put this body of rod in order to this jaw.
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