JP2000327066A - Storage rack for flat plate-shaped matter such as cd stored in case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate take-out from a storage rack. SOLUTION: When an aimed CD 10 is to be taken out, CDs 10 except a pair on both sides of the CD 10 to be taken out are pressed toward the rear end side by a thumb and a first finger. As a rocking plate 14 is attached pivotally on the rear end side of a storage space 22, the rocking plate 14 is rocked toward the rear side by the pressing force of the CD 10 to be taken out in the pressing operation to allow the CD 10 to be taken out to move toward the rear side. When CDs 10 other than the pair of both sides of the CD 10 to be taken out are moved to the rear side, spaces having the depth corresponding to the movement are made on both sides of the CD 10 to be taken out, and the CD 10 to be taken out can be taken out by pinching the same with the thumb and the first finger.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rack for storing flat plate-like objects such as CDs, and more particularly, to a case where such a plate-like object is stored adjacently in an upright state. The present invention relates to a storage rack that can be taken out from a storage rack.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recording media such as compact discs (CDs), floppy disks, and video tapes are usually stored in a case made of a synthetic resin. In the form of a thin flat plate.

[0003] By the way, C, in which various kinds of music are recorded, is recorded.
Video tapes on which D and movies are recorded are often sold with exclusive storage racks in complete works.

[0004] This type of storage rack generally has a structure in which a wooden or glass door is provided on the front side of a rectangular rack body having an open front end.

[0005] However, the storage rack having such a structure has the following technical problems.

[0006]

That is, a storage rack used for such an application usually stores a plurality of flat plate-like objects having the same shape in an upright state adjacent to each other. Considering that, a large gap cannot be provided on the upper side, and if a gap is provided in the lateral direction,
The stored plate-like object is turned over.

[0007] Therefore, this type of rack is designed so that there is not much space in the upper and lateral directions.
Such storage racks, the same shape is arranged in a horizontal example, if there is no gap in the upper and lateral sides, for example, when trying to take out one central part, press the upper part with a finger, An operation such as pulling has to be performed, and there is a problem that it is very difficult to take out.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and has as its object the object of the present invention is to provide a simple method without providing a large gap in the upper and lateral directions. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage rack for a flat plate-like object such as a CD that can be taken out.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a rack for accommodating a flat plate having the same shape, such as a cased CD or a video tape.
A rectangular rack body having a storage space with open front and rear ends for storing a plurality of the plate-like objects in an upright state, and a swingably pivotally attached to a rear end side of the storage space; The swinging plate urged in the direction to close the rear end side opening was provided. According to the storage rack for a flat plate-like object such as a CD with a case configured in this way, the plate-like objects are stored in the storage space provided in the rack body so as to be adjacent to each other and arranged in a horizontal line in a standing state. Then, when a pair of other plate-like objects on both sides of the target plate-like object are pushed to the rear end side with, for example, a thumb and an index finger, the swing plate swings to the rear end side of the storage space. Since the pivot plate is freely pivoted, the swinging plate swings rearward by this pressing force, thereby allowing the plate-shaped object to move rearward. When a pair of other plate-like objects on both sides of the target plate-like object move rearward, a space having a depth corresponding to the movement is created on both sides of the target plate-like object. The plate-like object can be taken out by sandwiching it between the thumb and the index finger. When the target plate-shaped object is taken out forward, since the swing plate is constantly urged in the closing direction, the swing plate swings forward and returns to the original state. At this time, the pair of other plate-like objects on both sides of the target plate-like object are pushed back to the original position by the swinging movement of the swinging plate forward, and return to the aligned state. The storage rack having the above structure includes a front door for drop prevention provided at a lower part on the front end side of the rack body, and the front door for drop prevention is constantly urged upward and pressed downward. Thus, a lock portion from which the locked state is released can be provided.
According to this configuration, since the locked state of the lock portion is not released unless the front door for drop prevention is pressed downward, for example, the door is opened due to vibration such as an earthquake, and the internal plate-shaped object falls. Is prevented. The rack body is
Upper and lower rails are provided on the upper and lower sides of the inner surface, and the upper and lower rails can be provided with projections for maintaining a minute space between the plate objects stored adjacently in an upright state. According to this configuration, the plate-shaped object can be prevented from falling down, and a minute space can be maintained between the adjacently stored plate-shaped objects, so that the plate-shaped object can be easily moved to the rear end side. It also prevents the plate from being scratched.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 show an embodiment of a storage rack for flat plate-like objects such as a cased CD according to the present invention.

The storage rack shown in FIG. 1 exemplifies, as an example of a flat plate-like material, a storage device for storing a CD 10 in a case in which a compact disk is stored in a case made of synthetic resin.

The storage rack of this embodiment has a rack body 12
, A swing plate 14 and a fall prevention door 16. As shown in FIG. 1, the rack body 12 has an overall shape,
It has an exterior cover 18 formed in a braille shape, and a rear cover 20 provided on the rear end side of the exterior cover 18, and includes a plurality of storage spaces 22 with front and rear ends opened.

The storage space 22 includes a plurality of case-containing CDs.
10 are stored in a horizontal line in an upright state such that the flat front and back surfaces are adjacent to each other, and upper and lower rails 24 and 26 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of each storage space 22. ing.

As shown in FIG. 2, one end of the upper rail 24 is fixed to the exterior cover 18, and an L-shaped mounting plate 28 is fixed to the other end. Swing plate 1
4 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape as shown in detail in FIGS. 2 and 3, and extends along the lateral direction of the storage space 22.
It is divided into multiple pieces.

The divided swing plate 14 has a width corresponding to the thickness of a plurality of CDs 10. Each swing plate 14 is provided with a receiving bracket 30 hinged to the upper end side, and each swing plate 14 is pivotally attached to the upper end side of the rear end opening of the storage space 22. .

The pivoting position of the swinging plate 14 is not limited to the upper end of the rear end opening of the storage space 22, but may be the lower end of the storage space 22. The side surface may be pivotally connected to be swingable.

The receiving bracket 30 has a length covering the entire length thereof along the lateral direction of the storage space 22, and the upper end side thereof is fixed to an L-shaped mounting plate 28. The mounting plate 28 is provided with a stopper 31 for restricting the swinging blade 14 from swinging backward.

On the other hand, at the lower end of each swing plate 14,
The other end of a coil spring 32 having one end fixed to the rack body 12 is connected to the swing plate 14. The elastic force of the coil spring 32 causes each swinging plate 14 to attach to the direction in which the rear end opening of the storage space 22 is always closed. It is being rushed.

The swing plate 14 urged in the direction to always close the rear end side opening of the storage space 22 does not necessarily need to be divided into a plurality as in the present embodiment. There is.

That is, the CD stored in the storage space 22
When taking out the coil spring 32, as described later,
The CD 10 is pushed backward against the elastic force of.
At this time, do not divide the swing plate 14 into
If it is constituted by a single plate, the elastic force of the coil spring 32 increases, and as a result, a large force is required when pushing the CD 10 backward.

However, when divided into a plurality of pieces as in this embodiment, the coil springs 32 are individually provided for each swing plate 14, so that the elastic force of each coil spring 32 is reduced, and the CD 10 is smoothly moved with a small force. Can be pressed.

On the other hand, in the case of the present embodiment, the fall prevention door 16 is provided at a lower portion on the front end side of each storage space 22 and is set to a height such that it covers about 約 below the storage space 22. The details are shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.

The drop prevention door 16 is made of, for example, a transparent synthetic resin or an aluminum alloy, and is made of rubber or the like which comes into contact with the outer surface of the case of the CD 10 housed in the housing space 22 at the front end side. The buffer plate 34 is held.

The front side of the door 16 has a CD to be stored.
10 is provided with a groove 36 for accommodating a paper plate on which the recorded contents of the document 10 are displayed.
Is supported by being hingedly coupled to the front end side of the front panel.

The rear end of the lever 38 has the lock receiving member 4.
And a coil spring 42 which is swingably supported with the pin connection portion as a fulcrum and constantly urges the lever 38 upward at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction.
Are connected at one end.

The other end of the coil spring 42 is locked by the lock receiving member 40 and the lock receiving member 40
Is integrally provided with a stopper 44 which abuts on the upper end of the lever 38 and regulates the upward movement thereof.

Further, on the front end side of the lock fitting 40,
A lock portion 46 is provided. This lock portion 46
A concave groove 46a vertically provided on the front end side of the lock receiving member 40.
And the L-shaped projection 4 which enters the concave groove 46a from below.
6b, and the L-shaped projection 46b is provided at the center of the inner surface of the fall prevention door 16 in a protruding manner.

The fall prevention door 16 constructed as described above
The lock state shown in FIG. 2 is a state in which the lock state shown in FIG. 2 is urged upward by the engagement relationship between the concave groove 46a of the lock portion 46 and the L-shaped protrusion 46b and the coil spring 42 which constantly urges the lever 38 upward. Has been maintained.

This locked state is not released unless the door 16 is pressed downward. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the door 16 from opening and the internal CD 10 from dropping due to, for example, a vibration such as an earthquake.

The members indicated by reference numeral 48 in FIGS. 2 and 4 are joint members for levers 38 provided at both ends of each storage space 22.

FIG. 5 shows the upper and lower rails 24, 26 of this embodiment.
And the relationship with the CD 10 to be stored. As shown in the figure, the commercially available CD 10 includes a single disc and a double disc having different thicknesses.

In the present embodiment, the double and double boards having a double thickness can be accommodated at the same time.
The large projections 24a, 26a are provided on the lower rails 24, 26 at intervals corresponding to the thickness of the double board.
Small protrusions 24b, 26b are provided at the center between the small protrusions 26a, and two single boards are accommodated between the large protrusions 24a, 26a and the small protrusions 24b, 26b.

The large projections 24a, 26a and the small projections 24
b, 26b, the upper and lower rails 24, 26 face from the large projections 24a, 26a side to the small projections 24b, 26b side,
A slope is provided that slopes upward.

When such a gradient is provided, the large projection 24
When two single discs are stored between the small discs a and 26a and the small protrusions 24b and 26b, the inner surfaces of the single discs CD10 that are in contact with each other abut against the gradient, and the center of gravity position W is shifted from the contact position. Be eccentric.

For this reason, as shown in the figure, a moment in the direction away from each other acts on each single disc CD10, thereby preventing the single discs CD10 from sticking to each other and moving the single disc CD10 to the rear end side. Becomes easier.

In the case of this embodiment, the large projection 24
a, 26a and small projections 24b, 26b
26, a plurality of types of CD1 having different thicknesses.
While the storage of 0 becomes possible while preventing the fall,
Since a small space can be maintained in the CD 10 which is stored adjacently in the upright state, the movement of the CD 10 to the rear end side is further facilitated, and the CD 10 can be prevented from being scratched.

Next, the CD10 is stored in the storage rack having the above-described structure.
A method for storing and taking out the garbage will be described. Storage space 22
When the CD 10 is to be stored inside, the lock 16 is released by pushing down the drop prevention door 16, and then is rotated forward to substantially the same level as the lever 38 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. Put it in.

A predetermined number of CDs 10 are stored in the storage space 2.
2, the fall prevention door 16 is rotated rearward, and the buffer plate 34 is brought into contact with the door 16 to lock the lock portion 46.

At this time, when the CD 10 is pushed backward by the buffer plate 34, the back side of each CD 10
4, the tip is bent slightly in the shape of a letter, slightly moved backward, and pushed back forward by the coil spring 32.

For this reason, a plurality of CDs stored in one row
Numerals 10 are aligned with both ends sandwiched between the swinging plate 14 and the fall prevention door 16, and are held by a light elastic force because the urging force of the coil spring 32 acts thereon.

Therefore, the stored CDs 10 can be automatically arranged in a horizontal line, and rattling can be prevented. In the case of the present embodiment, only a part of the lower side of the storage space 22 is closed by the fall prevention door 16,
Its front side is wide open.

For this reason, the CD stored in the storage space 22
The title name displayed on the back of 10 can be easily confirmed. When taking out the target CD 10 from such a storage state, first, the locked state of the fall prevention door 16 is rotated downward while being released by pushing downward.

By this one-touch operation, the desired C
The removal of D10 becomes possible. The operation of taking out the target CD 10 is performed as shown in FIG.

That is, when taking out the target CD 10, a pair of other CDs on both sides of the target CD 10
10a is pushed toward the rear end side with the thumb and the index finger, for example.

By this pushing operation, the swing plate 14 is swingably pivotally attached to the rear end side between the storage cavities 22, so that the swing plate 14 swings rearward by the pressing force of the CD 10a. Then, the CD 10a is allowed to move backward.

When a pair of other CDs 10a on both sides of the target CD 10 move rearward, the target CD 10
Since a space having a depth corresponding to the movement is formed on both sides of the CD 10, the target CD 10 can be taken out by sandwiching it between the thumb and the index finger.

When the target CD 10 is taken out forward, the swing plate 14 is constantly urged in the closing direction.
The swing plate 14 swings forward to return to the original state.

At this time, the pair of other CDs 10a on both sides of the target CD 10 are pushed back to the original position by the swinging movement of the swinging plate 14 to the front side, and return to the aligned state.

In this way, the intended CD 10 can be easily taken out. Therefore, in the storage rack of this embodiment, the height of each storage space 22 is set to be substantially the same as that of the CD 10 as shown in FIG. There is no problem in taking out operation, and it can be stored efficiently.

In the above-described embodiment, the CD 10 is exemplified as the flat plate-like object stored in the storage rack.
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a case where a plurality of same-shaped video tapes or the like stored in a case are stored in a horizontal line.

[0051]

As described above in detail in the embodiments,
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the storage rack for flat plate-shaped objects, such as CD in a case, concerning this invention, a target thing can be easily taken out, without providing much space | gap in an upper part and a lateral direction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a storage rack for a flat plate-like object such as a CD in a case according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a swing plate provided on a rear end side of the storage rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a fall prevention door provided on the front end side of the storage rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a rail provided on the inner surface side of the storage rack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of taking out a CD from the storage rack of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 CD in case (flat plate-like object) 12 Rack body 14 Swing plate 16 Fall prevention door 22 Storage space 24 Upper rail 26 Lower rail 46 Lock section

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rack for storing flat plate-like objects of the same shape such as a case-containing CD, a video tape and the like, wherein the rack has a storage space with open front and rear ends for storing a plurality of the plate-like objects in an upright state. A rack plate pivotally attached to the rear end side of the storage space so as to be swingable and always urged in a direction to close the rear end opening of the storage space. Storage rack for flat plate-like objects such as cased CDs. 2. The storage rack according to claim 1, further comprising a front door for drop prevention provided at a lower portion on a front end side of the rack body, wherein the front door for fall prevention is constantly urged upward. And a lock portion for releasing a locked state when pressed downward, for a flat plate-like object such as a case-containing CD. 3. The rack main body is provided with upper and lower rails on the upper and lower sides on the inner surface side thereof, and the upper and lower rails have projections for maintaining a minute space between the plate objects stored adjacently in an upright state. A storage rack for a flat plate-shaped object such as a CD, wherein the storage rack is provided.