JP2000289793A - Case for housing disk-shaped recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disk-shaped recording medium housing case which is ensured for widening a decorative surface while being satisfactory in portability and preservative capacity. SOLUTION: A disk-shaped recording medium housing case 10 comprises a pair of housing parts 11 and 12 each having an opening through which a recording medium can be inserted into and taken out of the case along the planate direction of the housed recording media D. The paired housing parts 11 and 12 are connected together at one side thereof so as to be folded down in the direction of thickness of the recording medium D from the state of being arranged in the planate direction of the recording medium D. Then, the housing case 10 is equipped with holding means 11b, 12b and 14 which hold the paired housing parts 11 and 12 in the state of being arranged in the planate direction of the recording medium D.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to MD, FD, M
The present invention relates to a storage case capable of inserting and removing a disk-shaped recording medium such as an O or CD along a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the recording medium, and more particularly to a storage case capable of holding a plurality of disk-shaped recording media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, disk-shaped recording media such as a mini disk (MD) and a floppy disk (FD) are stored in various storage cases and carried and stored. Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 3040496 discloses a structure in which a foldable front body and a rear body made of a flexible material are provided with pockets whose inner edges are close to the bent portions of the front body and the rear body, respectively. , FD can be stored in each pocket one by one. As a flexible material, leather and the like are mentioned.

[0003]

As described above, a disk-shaped recording medium is provided with two storage portions for storing a disk-shaped recording medium, and the two storage portions are foldably connected to each other. It stores and sells recording media,
When selling the case itself, the case is generally packaged and sold in a state where two storage sections are folded. However, when the storage case is wrapped and the storage case is wrapped, the design surface when arranged at the store is narrowed, and the consumer's willingness to purchase is insufficient. Simply fixing the two storage sections so that they cannot be folded will increase the design surface at the time of sale, but will not meet the needs of consumers who want to fold and carry and store them as before in use. I will.

The present invention has been made on the basis of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a case for storing a disk-shaped recording medium which can have a wide design surface, and has good portability and storability. Is to provide.

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a pair of storage sections for storing a disk-shaped recording medium, the storage section having an opening through which the recording medium can be inserted and removed along a plane direction of the recording medium. A disk-shaped recording medium in which one side of each storage unit is connected so that the pair of storage units can be folded from a state in which the storage units are arranged along the plane direction of the recording medium to a state in which the storage units are stacked in the thickness direction of the recording medium. The storage case of the present invention is characterized in that the storage case is provided with holding means for holding a state in which the pair of storage portions are arranged along the planar direction of the recording medium.

[0006] The holding means referred to here is constituted by an outer shape of a pair of storage sections formed so as to exert an elastic holding action, in addition to a locking means separate from the pair of storage sections. Including.

[0007] The storage case for the disk-shaped recording medium having the above-described configuration is provided with holding means for maintaining a state in which the pair of storage portions are arranged in the plane direction. It is possible to arbitrarily select whether the pair of storage sections are arranged in a plane direction or folded. That is, according to the present invention, since the use form can be selected, the design surface can be widened by arranging the pair of storage sections in the plane direction, and the pair of storage sections can be folded to facilitate carrying. .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment of the present invention.
1 shows a storage case for a disk-shaped recording medium according to an embodiment. The storage case 10 includes a pair of hollow rectangular parallelepiped storage portions 1.
1, 12 are arranged adjacently in the plane direction. As the material of the storage case 10, polypropylene or the like can be selected. FIG. 1 shows a state where the disk-shaped recording medium D drawn by a two-dot chain line is stored only in the upper storage section 11 in the figure.

The storage units 11 and 12 store the stored recording medium D
Plane portions 11a and 12a parallel to the plane direction of the recording medium, and curved plane portions 11b and 12b substantially parallel to the plane direction of the recording medium.
And a pair of side surface portions 11 parallel to the thickness direction of the recording medium.
c, 12c. Curved flat part 1
The radius of curvature R of 1b and 12b is set to 1000 mm here. The thickness of the peripheral wall is uniform, 1.5 m
m.

[0010] At one end of the peripheral wall (an end remote from the storage section of the other party), bottom portions 11d and 12d are provided. The other end of the peripheral wall is an opening,
A semicircular notch 13 is provided at the center of one side of the flat portions 11a and 12a forming the opening edges. The stored recording medium D is exposed to the outside through the notch 13. One side of the curved flat portions 11b and 12b forming the opening edge is connected to each other via a thin hinge 14 so as to be foldable.
Here, the thickness of the thin hinge 14 is set to 0.3 mm.

A rotation locking member 15 is provided on a bottom surface 11d of one of the storage sections 11 (upper side in the figure). The rotation locking member 15 is rotatably attached to the housing 11 around a side of the bottom surface 11d on the side of the curved flat surface 11b.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the storage case 10 shown in FIG. 1 is folded, and the storage section 11 and the storage section 12 are folded. The opening 20 is provided in each of the storage sections 1 so that the disk-shaped recording medium D can be inserted and removed along a plane direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the recording medium.
1, 12 are provided. When taking out the recording medium D, the portion of the recording medium D exposed from the notch 13 can be picked up and taken out.

In the state shown in FIG.
Is elastically deformed by being pulled in the thickness direction of the recording medium D on both sides 11c and 12c. Therefore, internal stress is generated in the thin hinge 14, and this internal stress is
1 acts on the storage case 10 so as to return the folded state of the storage portions 11 and 12 to the state where the storage portions 11 and 12 shown in FIG.

The rotation locking member 15 attached to the bottom surface 11d of the storage section 11 shown in FIG. 3, which is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIGS.
And the storage unit 12 are locked in a folded state.
As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation locking member 15 is
It is housed in a concave portion 17 provided on the bottom surface of the housing portion 11 so as not to protrude from the substantially flat outer shape. The rotation locking member 15 has a shape in which a locking recess 15a is provided in a plate-like member. On the other hand, a concave portion 18 is provided on the bottom surface of the storage section 12 so that the rotated rotation locking member 15 can be stored. A locking projection 16 corresponding to the locking recess 15 a of the rotation locking member 15 is provided in the recess 18.

According to the storage case 10 configured as described above, in the process of bending the storage portion 11 and the storage portion 12 from the state shown in FIG. 1 to the state shown in FIG.
Internal stress is generated in the thin hinge 14, and the internal stress increases. In other words, it is necessary to apply an external force to bend the storage portions 11 and 12, in other words, to store the storage portions 11 and 1.
2 are held in a state where they are arranged adjacent to each other in the plane direction.
In the present embodiment, the holding means is constituted by the curved flat portions 11b and 12b, which are part of the outer shape of the storage portions 11 and 12, and has a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 1000 mm, and the thin hinge 14. Further, a rotation locking member 15 which can be said to be a second holding means for holding the storage portions 11 and 12 in a folded state is provided. Therefore, the pair of storage sections 11,
12 can be held in a state of being arranged in a plane direction, or can be held in a folded state. According to the present embodiment, since the holding means for holding the storage portions 11 and 12 in a state of being arranged in the plane direction does not use a separate member, the mechanism is simple and the cost can be reduced.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The storage case 30 includes a pair of storage portions 31 and 32. The storage portions 31 and 32 are provided with a pair of flat portions 31a and 32a parallel to the flat direction of the disk-shaped recording medium to be stored and a pair of flat portions 31a and 32a in the thickness direction of the recording medium. A peripheral wall including a pair of parallel side surfaces 31c and 32c is provided. The storage case 30 has a bottom surface at one end of the peripheral wall and an opening at the other end, similarly to the first embodiment described above.

The storage portions 31 and 32 include a pair of flat portions 31.
One side forming an opening edge of one of the flat portions a and 32a is foldably connected via a thin hinge (not shown).

A groove 41 extending from the edge of the opening toward the bottom surface is provided on one of the side surfaces 31c, 32c of the storage portions 31, 32. A sliding engagement member 42 is mounted in the groove 41 of the storage section 32. The surface of the sliding engagement member 42 is the side surface 32c.
A plate-like member substantially flush with the surface is provided with a convex portion 42a projecting from the surface of the side surface portion 32c.

In the storage case 30 having the above-described configuration, with the storage portions 31 and 32 arranged adjacent to each other in the plane direction, the sliding engagement member 42 mounted on the storage portion 32 is moved by the protrusion 42a. And slide it to engage with both the groove 41 of the storage section 31 and the groove 41 of the storage section 32. Thereby, the storage portions 31 and 32 can be held in a state where they are arranged in the plane direction.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the storage case 50 includes a pair of storage portions 51 and 52. The storage portions 51 and 52 include a pair of flat portions 51a and 52a parallel to the flat direction of the disk-shaped recording medium to be stored. The recording medium includes a pair of side walls 51c and 52c that are parallel to the thickness direction of the recording medium. The storage case 50 includes bottom surfaces 51d and 52d at one end of the peripheral wall and an opening 60 (see FIG. 5) at the other end, similarly to the first embodiment described above.

The storage portions 31 and 32 include a pair of flat portions 51.
One of the flat surfaces a and 52a, which constitutes the opening edge, is foldably connected via a thin hinge 54 as shown in FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG.
52, the flat portions 51a, 5 on the side not hinged.
A semicircular notch 53 is provided in the center of the opening 2a on the opening side. A groove 53a is formed in a notch surface of the notch 53. A semicircular sliding locking member 62 is mounted in the notch 53 of the storage section 51. Sliding locking member 6
On the peripheral surface of 2, a projection 62a is provided which engages with a groove 53a provided in the notch 53.

In the storage case 50 having the above-described configuration, with the storage portions 51 and 52 arranged adjacent to each other in the plane direction, the sliding locking member 62 attached to the storage portion 51 is pushed and turned with a finger, As shown in FIG. 6, both the notch 53 of the storage part 51 and the notch 53 of the storage part 52 are engaged. Thereby, the storage sections 51 and 52 can be held in a state where they are arranged in the plane direction.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and appropriate modifications and changes can be made.
For example, in the first embodiment described above, the flat portion 11
a, 12b are curved flat portions 11b, 12b which are curved over the entire area of the storage portions 11, 12 in the disk-shaped recording medium insertion direction and the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction.
However, only the portions of the storage portions 11 and 12 adjacent to the thin hinge 14 in the insertion direction may be curved surfaces. Alternatively, only the central portion of the storage portions 11 and 12 that is adjacent to the thin hinge 14 in the insertion direction and that is perpendicular to the insertion direction may have a curved surface.
Further, a trapezoidal shape may be used instead of the curved surface. Also,
If a predetermined holding action can be achieved, the thin hinge 1
The thickness of 4 may be non-uniform.

[0025]

As described above, the storage case for the disk-shaped recording medium of the present invention is provided with the holding means for holding the state in which the pair of storage portions are arranged in the plane direction. It is possible to arbitrarily select whether the parts are arranged in a plane direction or folded. Therefore, by increasing the design surface by holding the pair of storage portions arranged in a plane direction, the display effect at the store can be improved, and the pair of storage portions can be folded and carried or stored. You can also do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 30, 50 Disc-shaped recording medium storage case 11, 12; 31, 32; 51, 52 Storage section 11b Curved flat surface section (holding means) 14 Thin hinge (holding means) 20, 60 Opening 42, 62 Sliding Locking member (holding means)

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takeharu Omata 2-26-30 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Fujisha Shin Film Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E036 AA13 EA01 FA02 FB02

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage device for storing a disk-shaped recording medium, the storage device having a pair of storage portions provided with openings through which the recording medium can be inserted and removed along a plane direction of the recording medium. In a storage case for a disk-shaped recording medium, one side of each storage unit is connected so that the storage medium can be folded from a state of being arranged along the plane direction of the recording medium to a state of being overlapped in the thickness direction of the recording medium. A storage case for a disk-shaped recording medium, comprising: holding means for holding a state in which a pair of storage portions are arranged along a plane direction of the recording medium.