JP2000281166A - Storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage case having a simple construction wherein the height of the cases stacked in a plurality of stages can be reduced, while objects stored therein can be easily taken out. SOLUTION: The storage case 10 has an opening 11, through which a disk- shaped recording medium can be inserted or taken out. A depression 15 is formed in the inner surface of each of the opposed side walls 13 of the case 10 near the forward end thereof. A protrusion 16 formed on the outer surface of each of the opposed side walls 13 of a case 10 put on the case 10 is fitted into each of the depressions 15 to stack the cases in a plurality of stages.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage case for inserting or removing an object such as a disk-shaped recording medium (MD, CD, MO) in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the object. More particularly, the present invention relates to a structure for reducing the thickness when stacked while ensuring good take-out of stored objects.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Referring to FIG. 7, a conventional disk case 30 is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 6-27672, in which four side edges of a substantially rectangular bottom plate 31 are perpendicular to the bottom plate 31 respectively. The figure shows that the side plate 32 is erected toward the middle and upper part. In a state where a plurality of disk cases 30 are stacked, the bottom plate 31 also serves as the top plate of the disk case 30 adjacent to the lower stage, and forms a storage space for disks (not shown).

[0003] Referring also to FIG.
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 984 describes a storage case 40 having a groove 42 and a connecting member 43 on both left and right sides in FIG. 8 of a case main body 41 composed of a housing having only an upper surface opened in FIG. . The storage cases 40 are connected to each other along the thickness direction and stacked by fitting the claw portions 44 of the connection members 43 into the groove portions 42 of the other storage cases 40.

[0004]

Among the conventional cases described above, in the disk case 30 shown in FIG. 7, the storage and removal of the disk is performed through the opening 33 on the upper surface in FIG. (Vertical direction in FIG. 7). For this reason, a plurality of disc cases 3
In a state where 0s are stacked, there is a problem that storage and removal of the disk are difficult.

[0005] In the storage case 40 shown in FIG.
This is performed along the direction (vertical direction in FIG. 8) orthogonal to the stacking direction of the storage cases 40 via the upper surface opening 45 of the storage case 40.
Therefore, unlike the disk case 30 shown in FIG. 7, the storage and removal of the disk cassette 47 can be performed relatively easily even when the case main bodies 41 are stacked.

However, when viewed in the direction of FIG. 8, the case main body 41 is formed of a housing having only its upper surface opened, so that there is a problem that the case main body 41 is bulky when stacked and the overall thickness is increased. . That is, each case body 41
Each case body 41 has a pair of parallel flat plate portions 46, and a housing space for the disk cassette 47 is formed for each case body 41. Therefore, in a state where the case main bodies 41 are stacked,
The flat plate portions 46 of the adjacent case bodies 41 are unnecessarily overlapped with each other, increasing the overall thickness.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a storage case which has a simple structure and can reduce the thickness when stacked in a plurality of stages while ensuring good take-out of stored objects. Aim.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage case for inserting or removing a storage object along a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction, the storage case being formed corresponding to an outer shape of the storage object. A main body wall having four side edges, a side wall erected on each of the three side edges of the main body wall along a direction orthogonal to the main body wall, and tips of two opposing side walls of each side wall A concave portion formed on the inner surface near the base or the outer surface near the base end, and a shape that can be inserted into the concave portion on the outer surface near the base end or the inner surface near the distal end of two opposing side walls of each side wall. The present invention is achieved by a storage case having a formed convex portion.

[0009] In the storage case according to the present invention, for example, when the storage case is stacked in a plurality of stages, two opposite sides of the storage case.
The convex portions formed on the outer surfaces near the base end portions of the two opposing side walls of the storage case adjacent to the upper stage are respectively inserted into the concave portions formed on the inner surfaces near the distal end portions of the two side walls.
Alternatively, the convex portions formed on the inner surfaces near the distal end portions of the two opposing side walls of the storage case adjacent to the lower stage fit into the concave portions formed on the outer surfaces near the base end portions of the two opposing side walls of the storage case. Inserted. Thereby, the storage cases are stacked in a plurality of stages, and the thickness at this time can be reduced.

[0010] Even when the storage cases are stacked in a plurality of stages, the storage objects are inserted or removed along a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction. Therefore, a good take-out property of the object to be stored from the storage case is ensured.

Preferably, the storage case alone has a lid which is slidably fitted in each of the recesses and forms a storage space for the storage object between the main body wall and each side wall.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage case and a lid according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of an assembled state of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the arrow B in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view illustrating an example of a state where storage cases are stacked and slid, and FIG. 6 is a schematic side view illustrating another example of a state where storage cases are stacked and slid.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the storage case 10
A disk-shaped recording medium such as an MD, a CD, and an MO is inserted into the opening 11 along a direction (vertical direction in FIG.
Insert or withdraw through

The storage case 10 has a main body wall 12 formed in a substantially rectangular shape corresponding to the outer shape of the disk-shaped recording medium,
Side walls 13 and 14 are provided on three side edges of the main body wall 12 so as to extend upward in FIG.

A cutout portion 12a is provided substantially at the center of the side edge of the main body wall 12 on the near side in FIG. Notch 12a
Along with a notch 20a provided in the lid 20, which will be described later, a part of the rear end of the accommodated disc-shaped recording medium in the insertion direction is exposed to the outside, and good handling of the disc-shaped recording medium is ensured.

Of the side walls 13, 14, two side walls 13 facing each other in the left-right direction in FIG.
3 ". A recess 15 having a required shape is formed on the inner surface near the tip (upper end in FIG. 1). Further, on the outer surface near the base end (the lower end in FIG. 1) of the opposing side wall 13, a convex portion 16 formed in a shape that can be inserted into the concave portion 15 is provided.

A position regulating projection 17 is provided at each end of the recess 15 on the opening 11 side (the front end in FIG. 1). Each of the position regulating projections 17 regulates the position of the lid portion 20 and, when the storage cases 10 are stacked in a plurality of stages, regulates the relative position between the storage cases 10 adjacent to the upper stage. That is, each of the position regulating projections 17 is located at a position where the opening end faces 18 of each of the storage cases 10 are aligned in the vertical direction in FIG.
And the opening end surface 18 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the upper stage.
Prevent further movement to the side.

The storage case 10 has a plurality of steps (for example, as shown in FIG. 1) which are vertically slidable in FIG. 5 and 5 in FIG. 6).

The storage cases 10 stacked in a plurality of stages are respectively the lower surface in FIG. 1 of the main body wall 12 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the upper stage and the main body wall 1 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the lower stage.
2 between the upper surface in FIG. 1 and the inner surfaces of the side walls 13 and 14,
An accommodation space for a disk-shaped recording medium is formed. Further, the storage cases 10 stacked in a plurality of stages are respectively provided with the convex portions 1.
6 with respect to the concave portion 15 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the lower row,
By sliding along the vertical direction in FIG. 2, the opening end faces 18 of the respective storage cases 10 are shifted from the position where they are aligned in the vertical direction in FIG. 1 (the position locked by the position regulating projection 17).
As shown in FIG. 5, the upper storage case 10 can be slid to the side protruding leftward in FIG.

Referring again to FIGS. 1 to 4, the storage case 10 when used alone or the uppermost storage case 10 when the storage cases 10 are used in a state where the storage cases 10 are stacked in a plurality of stages are provided with a lid. 20 is attached.

That is, the lid 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape corresponding to the outer shape of the disk-shaped recording medium, and the convex portion 2 slidably fitted into each concave portion 15 of the storage case 10.
1 protrude from both sides (left and right sides in FIG. 1). Lid 2
Reference numeral 0 denotes a single or a convex portion 21 that is slidably inserted in the concave portion 15 of the uppermost storage case 10 along the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and faces the main body wall 12 of the storage case 10. Thus, the lid 20 forms a storage space for the disk-shaped recording medium between the main body wall 12 and the side walls 13 and 14 in the storage case 10 alone or in the uppermost stage.

The operation of this embodiment will be described. The storage case 10 has concave portions 15 formed on the inner surface near the distal end portion of the opposing side wall 13, and convex portions 1 formed on the outer surface near the base end portion of the opposing side wall 13 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the upper stage.
6 are inserted and stacked in a plurality of stages.

Even when the storage cases 10 are stacked in a plurality of stages, the disk-shaped recording media are inserted or removed in the vertical direction in FIG. Therefore, good take-out of the disk-shaped recording medium is ensured. A lid 20 is attached to the uppermost storage case 10. That is, the lid 20 has the convex portion 21 slidably fitted into each concave portion 15 of the storage case 10, and forms a space for storing the disk-shaped recording medium between the main body wall 12 and each of the side walls 13 and 14. .

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the storage case 10 for inserting or removing the disk-shaped recording medium in the vertical direction in FIG.
3 are formed in the recesses 15 formed in the inner surface near the tip end, respectively.
By inserting the convex portions 16 formed on the outer surface near the base end of the opposing side wall 13 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the upper stage, the storage cases 10 can be stacked in a plurality of stages. Therefore, with a simple structure, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the disk-shaped recording medium when it is stacked in a plurality of stages, while ensuring good take-out of the disk-shaped recording medium.

For example, the single storage case 10 or the uppermost storage case 10 out of the storage cases 10 stacked in a plurality of stages is provided with a lid 20 which is slidably fitted in each recess 15. Can be Therefore, even in the single or uppermost storage case 10, a storage space for the disk-shaped recording medium can be formed between the main body wall 12 and each of the side walls 13, 14, and the disk-shaped recording medium can be stored. .

In the above-described embodiment, the position regulating projections 17 are not provided at the ends of the recesses 15 on the opening 11 side (front end in FIG. 1), but at the ends of the recesses 15 on the side opposite to the opening 11. (A back end in FIG. 1).

In this case, each position regulating projection 17 is located at a position where the opening end faces 18 of each storage case 10 are aligned in the vertical direction in FIG.
To prevent further movement of the storage case 10 adjacent to the upper stage to the left in FIG. Therefore, each of the storage cases 10 stacked in a plurality of stages is slid with the convex portion 16 against the concave portion 15 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the lower stage, so that the opening end face 18 of each storage case 10
As shown in FIG. 6, the lower storage case 10 can be slid to the side protruding a predetermined amount to the left in FIG. 6 from the position aligned in the middle and vertical directions (the position locked by the position regulating protrusion 17), as shown in FIG. .

Further, a configuration in which the position regulating projection 17 is not provided at all can be adopted. In this case, each of the storage cases 10 stacked in a plurality of levels is slid with the convex portion 16 against the concave portion 15 of the storage case 10 adjacent to the lower level, so that each of the storage cases 10 shown in FIGS. Can also be slid.

Further, in the above embodiment, the concave portions 15 are provided on the inner surface near the distal end portion of the opposing side wall 13 of the storage case 10, and the convex portions 16 are formed on the outer surface near the base end portion of the opposing side wall 13 of the storage case 10, respectively. Although provided, it is not limited to such a configuration. That is, the recess 15 is provided on the outer surface near the base end of the opposing side wall 13 of the storage case 10, and the projection 16 is formed on the opposing side wall 13 of the storage case 10.
May be provided on the inner surface in the vicinity of the tip.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a storage case for inserting or removing an object to be stored along a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction is formed by an inner surface or a base end portion near the distal end of two opposing side walls. The convex portions formed on the outer surface near the base end portion or the inner surface near the distal end portion of the two opposing side walls of the storage case of the adjacent stage are inserted into the concave portions respectively formed on the adjacent outer surface, so that a plurality of stages are formed. Stackable. Therefore, with a simple structure, it is possible to reduce the thickness when the objects are stacked in a plurality of stages, while ensuring good take-out of the objects to be stored. In addition, by providing a lid that is slidably fitted into each recess and forms a storage space for an object to be stored between the main body wall and each side wall, for example, a single storage case, or stacked in a plurality of stages. The storage object can be stored in the uppermost storage case among the storage cases.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage case and a lid according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the assembled state of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the arrow B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing an example of a state where storage cases are stacked and slid.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing another example of a state where storage cases are stacked and slid.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where two conventional disk cases are stacked.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Storage case 11 Opening 12 Main body wall 13 Side wall (opposite side wall) 14 Side wall 15 Concave part 16 Convex part 17 Position control protrusion 20 Lid 21 Convex part

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage case for inserting or removing an object to be stored along a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction, wherein the main body wall is formed corresponding to an outer shape of the object to be stored and has four side edges, Side walls erected along the direction perpendicular to the main body wall at three side edges of the main body wall, respectively, on the inner surface near the distal end or the outer surface near the base end of the two opposing side walls of the respective side walls. A concave portion formed on the outer surface near the base end or an inner surface near the distal end of two opposing side walls of the respective side walls; and a convex portion formed in a shape that can be inserted into the concave portion. Characteristic storage case.