JP2001114374A - Compact disk storage case and disk storage auxiliary tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a common storage case comprising a case body and an upper lid for receiving a single compact disk on a side of the case body in such a structure that a words' card, a leaflet or the like is stored inside the upper lid wherein a compact disk can be additionally stored without changing a shape of the case. SOLUTION: A disk storage auxiliary tray 2 is mounted in place of a leaflet 10 at a position of a leaflet housing 11 provided inside an upper lid 8 which is connected with a case body 6 of the storage case 1 so that the lid can be opened/closed. A tray body 20 of the auxiliary tray 2 is integrally formed with an engaging portion 22 which can be engaged with a locking protrusion 12 for holding a leaflet provided on the leaflet housing 11, a disk housing 21 for holding a compact disk 3, and further a notch 23 which assures easy removal of the disk 3. The auxiliary tray 2 is removably mounted on the leaflet housing 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case body provided with a disk storage portion for storing a compact disk, and a case body which is connected to the case body so as to be openable and closable and in which a lyrics card and a booklet can be stored. In connection with the improvement of the compact disc storage case consisting of an upper lid with a booklet storage section, especially the second compact disc can be stored in this type of storage case, in which the first compact disc is stored in the disc storage section The present invention relates to a compact disk storage case and a disk storage auxiliary tray therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A compact disk storage case of this kind is provided with a disk storage section for storing one compact disk on the case body side, and a booklet storage for storing a lyrics card and a booklet for explaining the contents of the disk on an upper lid side. Part,
The booklet storage section is integrally formed with a plurality of locking projections at arbitrary intervals inside a frame or a side edge around the upper cover to hold a booklet or the like inside the upper cover, and is manufactured by plastic molding. Is generally known as a small storage case for storing one compact disc, and is now generally known as a structure that can be said to be standardized,
There is an advantage that it can be manufactured at low cost by obtaining mass production effects.

[0003] On the other hand, various types of structures in which two or more compact discs are accommodated in a case have been proposed. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-275483 discloses a structure in which a rectangular disk body having individual disk storage portions is connected by hinges so as to be foldable in a zigzag manner, or the upper lid has the same structure as the case body. A configuration is disclosed in which a storage portion is provided, and two compact disks can be stored together with the disk storage portion of the case body. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-189285 discloses a structure in which a plurality of plate-shaped trays provided with a disk storage portion are stored in a main body case in a state of being stacked.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional compact disk storage case, the structure for accommodating a plurality of compact disks has a special structure in accordance with the case itself. There is a problem that the case becomes larger as the height increases.

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned small compact disk storage case, which can be said to be now standardized as a case for storing one compact disk as described above, can be further added without changing its structure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a compact disk storage case capable of storing a second compact disk and a disk storage auxiliary tray therefor.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a case body is provided with a disk storage portion, and a booklet storage for storing a lyrics card, a booklet explaining the contents of the disk, etc. inside the upper lid. In the case of a general compact disk storage case having a structure and storing only one compact disk, focusing on the booklet storage part, the second sheet is further added here without making any change to the configuration of the booklet storage part. In such a manner as to be able to store the compact disc.

That is, the present invention provides a first disk holding portion having a disk storage portion for removably storing a compact disk and engaging the central hole of the stored compact disk to hold the disk at the storage position. , A top cover provided with a booklet storage portion which is connected to the case body so as to be openable and closable and which can store a lyrics card, a booklet, etc., and a booklet stored in the booklet storage portion A plurality of locking projections protruding from the side edge of the upper lid to hold the same, a plate-shaped tray main body that can be arranged in the booklet storage portion of the upper lid, and a central part of the tray main body. A second disc holding portion formed and engaged with the center hole of the compact disc to hold the disc on the tray main body; Freely A disc storage auxiliary tray which is detachably mounted in place of a booklet or the like in the booklet storage section of the upper lid, and stores the first compact disk in the disk storage section. In addition, the present invention proposes a compact disk storage case wherein a second compact disk can be stored on the disk storage auxiliary tray.

In the compact disk storage case of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the locking projection integrally provided on the disk storage auxiliary tray is engaged with the locking projection provided on the booklet storage section of the upper lid. By doing so, one more disc can be stored in this booklet storage section.
This case can be appropriately used for one or two cases without making any change to the structure of a general compact disk storage case.

Further, in the present invention, in the above configuration, the first disk holding portion has a plurality of elastic standing pieces having an outer diameter profile engaging with a central hole of the compact disk and having a central fitting hole. The second disk holding portion is fitted in the center fitting hole of the first disk holding portion in a state where the case main body and the upper lid are closed, and the elastic standing piece is moved outward in the radial direction. An object of the present invention is to provide a compact disk storage case having a fitting projection that elastically deforms.

In the compact disk storage case having the above structure, when the upper lid is closed, the fitting projection provided on the second disk holding portion fits into the center fitting hole of the first holding portion. In order to elastically deform the elastic projection piece outward in the radial direction, the elastic standing piece is pressed more strongly against the periphery of the center hole of the compact disc. Therefore, the configuration is such that the disk holding force in the first disk holding unit is increased.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a disk storage portion for removably storing a compact disk, and a first disk holding portion for engaging the center hole of the stored compact disk to hold the disk at the storage position. And a top cover that is connected to the case body so as to be openable and closable and has a booklet storage section that can store lyrics cards and booklets, etc., and is stored in the booklet storage section. A compact disc storage case having a plurality of locking projections for holding a booklet or the like protruding from a side edge of the upper cover, and a disk storage auxiliary tray to be mounted in a booklet storage portion of the upper cover of the storage case. A plate-shaped tray main body that can be arranged in the booklet storage section of the upper cover of the compact disk storage case, and a compact disk formed integrally with the center of the tray main body. A second disc holding portion that engages with the center hole of the disc and holds the disc on the tray main body; and a second disc holding portion integrally formed on a side edge of the tray main body and removably engages with the locking projection of the upper lid. A disk storage, comprising a locking part that fits in, and a detachable replacement for a booklet or the like in the booklet storage part of the upper cover of the compact disk storage case, which can store a second compact disk. It proposes an auxiliary tray.

In the disk storage auxiliary tray having the above configuration, the tray main body is plate-shaped, so that the tray main body can be arranged in a booklet storage section that forms a narrow space provided in the upper lid of the compact disk storage case. Since the locking portion provided on the tray main body is configured to engage with the locking protrusion of the booklet storing portion when the tray is mounted, a separate corresponding locking portion is not required on the upper lid side, and the tray is stored. The auxiliary tray can be used as a case for accommodating a second compact disk without any change in the structure of the case.

Still further, in the disk storage auxiliary tray of the present invention, in the above configuration, the tray main body has a rectangular shape and the locking portions are formed on both side edges of the tray main body.
A notch is formed at one side edge of the tray main body at a right angle to these both side edges, so that the compact disk held on the tray main body can be easily removed through the notch. Things are suggested.

In the disk storage auxiliary tray having the above-described structure, the disk storage auxiliary tray held on the auxiliary tray
When removing the second compact disc, the user can easily remove the disc by putting his / her finger on the outer peripheral portion of the compact disc through the cutout.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a compact disk storage case and a disk storage auxiliary tray according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a compact disk storage case, 2 is a rectangular disk storage auxiliary tray detachably mounted in the storage case 1, and 3 is a central hole 4.
12 cm diameter standard compact disc with In the compact disk storage case 1, the component part of FIG. 1 in which the disk storage auxiliary tray 2 is not mounted is a general storage case. The storage case 1 includes a rectangular case main body 6 having a disk storage portion 5 and a rectangular upper lid 8 which is connected to the case body 6 via a hinge 7 so as to be openable and closable. On the inside, a booklet storage unit 11 for storing a booklet or the like 10 for explaining the contents of a lyrics card or a disk to be stored is provided as shown by a chain line in the figure. A pair of right and left locking projections 12 are formed integrally with the upper cover 8 in a manner protruding inward from the side edges 8a of the upper cover 8 in the booklet storage portion 11, thereby,
The stored booklet 10 is held in the booklet storage unit 11. Each of the locking projections 12 protrudes from the inner surface of the upper lid 8 at an interval at which the booklet 10 or the like can be inserted. or,
On the inner surface of the upper lid 8, stoppers 13, 14 are integrated with the upper lid 8 in a mode in which the stoppers 13 and 14 are respectively partially protruded from the upper surface on the depth side and the outlet side of the upper lid 8 so that the stored booklets 10 do not shift from the storage position. Is formed.

The disk storage portion 5 of the case body 6 has a first disk holding portion 15 at the center thereof which engages with the central hole 4 of the compact disk 3 to hold the disk 3 at the storage position.
Having. The case body 6 is constructed by assembling an inner frame member 6a in which the disk storage portion 5 and the first disk holding portion 15 are integrally molded of plastic into an outer frame 6b made of plastic which forms an outer frame of the case body when assembling the case. I have. When the upper lid 8 is closed, the inner frame member 6a is integrally formed with the recesses 16 at portions corresponding to the locking projections 12, so that closing of the upper lid 8 is not hindered.

The components of the storage case described above are of a general configuration, and the whole may be molded from plastic. The case body 6 is the first disk holder 1.
5 are formed integrally with the outer frame 6b, and the inner frame member 6a
May not be provided. The locking projections 12 of the upper lid 8 may have a configuration in which the same thing is provided on the side edge 8b on the depth side of the upper lid 8 in addition to the configuration provided on the left and right side edges 8a of the upper lid 8.

The disk storage auxiliary tray 2 shown in FIG.
A rectangular plate-shaped tray main body 20, a second disk holding portion 21 formed integrally with the tray main body 20 on the upper surface of the central portion thereof, and a pair of left and right side edges of the tray main body 20 are integrally formed. It has a formed locking portion 22 and a cutout 23 integrally formed on one side edge of the side perpendicular to the side edge thereof. On the upper surface of the tray body 20, a circular rib 24 whose diameter is slightly smaller than the outer diameter (12 cm) of the compact disc 3 is integrally formed.
The disk storage section 25 is partitioned on the upper side. When the compact disk 3 is placed on the tray main body 20 and the center hole 4 of the disk engages with the second disk holding portion 21, the disk 3 is held on the tray main body 20. In this state, the outer peripheral portion of the disk 3 is positioned slightly outside the circular rib 24, the outer peripheral portion of the disk 3 is supported by the rib 24, and the recording surface of the disk 3 is in contact with the mounting surface. Prevents scratches due to contact.

The above-mentioned disk storage auxiliary tray is integrally formed of plastic. The locking part 22 is shown in FIG.
2, a semicircular concave shape corresponding to the shape of the locking projection 12 of the upper lid 8 is formed, and as shown in FIG.

When a booklet or the like 10 is stored in the booklet storage section 11 of the upper cover 8 of the storage case 1, only one compact disc can be stored in the case body 6 in the storage case 1. When storing the second compact disk 3, the disk storage auxiliary tray 2 is mounted instead of storing the booklet storage unit in the booklet storage unit 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary tray 2 is mounted so that the auxiliary tray 2 is overlapped on the inner surface of the upper lid 8 from above the opened upper lid 8 and the locking portions 22 corresponding to the respective locking projections 12 are attached. This is performed by elastically engaging. As a result, the auxiliary tray 2 is mounted on the booklet storage section 11 of the upper lid 8 with a so-called one-touch operation. The size of the tray main body of the auxiliary tray 2 is set such that the depth and front side are inside the stoppers 13 and 14 in front and behind the upper lid 8, so that in the mounted state, the auxiliary tray 2 moves further in the front-rear direction. The misalignment is prevented. However, top lid 8
The auxiliary tray 2 is sufficiently held in the front-rear, left-right and up-down directions by mutual engagement between the locking projections 12 and the locking portions 22.

As described above, when the second compact disc 3 is placed on the auxiliary tray 2 with the auxiliary tray 2 mounted on the upper lid 8, the disc 3 is held by the second disc holding unit 21. Thus, two disks can be stored in the storage case 1 for storing one disk. When the user wants to store the booklet 10 or the like, the auxiliary tray 2 may be removed from the upper lid 8. Removal is top cover 88
By lifting the tray body 20 so as to separate the locking portion 22 of the tray body from the locking protrusion 12 of the tray, the tray body 20 can be easily formed by a slight elastic deformation.
The removal operation can be carried out by the user himself. When the auxiliary tray 2 is mounted, an extremely thin lyric card or sheet can be inserted between the tray main body and the inner surface of the upper cover 8.

When removing the disk 3 from the auxiliary tray 2, inserting a finger into the notch 23 allows the finger to be easily put on the periphery of the disk 3, so that the disk can be easily removed. .

FIG. 2 shows a state in which a locking portion 22 formed integrally with the tray main body 20 of the auxiliary tray 2 is engaged with the locking projection 12 of the upper lid 8. The locking portions 22 are slightly inclined outward and upward, so that when the auxiliary tray 2 is mounted, each of the locking portions 22 smoothly engages with the corresponding locking protruding piece 12 and follows the slope. 2 and the upper end thereof is locked as shown in FIG.
2 has a positional relationship in contact with the lower surface. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), since the protrusion 22a which is partially protruded by the undercut at the time of molding is provided at the concave upper end of the locking portion, Then, at the final position of the engagement, snap engagement occurs with mutual elastic deformation, and as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the state is lowered to the lower side. However, there is no fear that the auxiliary tray 2 comes off. However, when the auxiliary tray 2 is detached from the upper lid 8, if a certain upward pulling force is applied to the tray 2, these interengaging portions are elastically deformed and the engagement is released.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the disk holding unit. FIG. 3A shows the first disk holding unit 15 in FIG.
(B) shows the second disk holding unit 21. In FIG.
The two disk holders 15 and 21 are shown in a cross-sectional form in a state immediately before the case body 6 and the upper lid 8 are closed, in a state of mutual correspondence. As can be seen from these drawings, as shown in FIG. 3A, the first disk holding portion 15 has the elastic standing pieces 30 arranged in a comb-like shape in the radial direction. A central fitting hole 31 is defined at a center position by an upper horizontal portion 30a bent radially inward from an upper end of the compact disk 3, and each of the upstanding pieces 30 fits into the central hole 3 indicated by a chain line of the compact disc 3. A radial profile is formed.

On the other hand, similarly to the first disk holding portion 15, the second disk holding portion 21 shown in FIG. A plurality of standing pieces 32 are provided, and a fitting projection 33 is integrally formed at a center position. The fitting protrusion 33 has a truncated cone shape as shown in FIG. 4, and has a shape in which the peripheral edge is inclined.

The first compact disc 3 is held in the first holding portion 15 of the storage case, and the second compact disc 3 is
The second compact disc 3 in the disc holding portion 21
When the case main body 6 and the upper lid 8 are closed in a state in which the first disk is held, the fitting protrusion 33 provided on the second disk holding portion 21 moves in the direction of arrow P as shown in FIG. It enters the central fitting hole 31 of the holding portion 15 and engages with the upper end horizontal portion 30 a of the elastic standing piece 30. Then, as the fitting projection 33 enters, the elastic standing piece 30 is elastically deformed outward in the direction of the arrow Q, that is, in the radial direction by the cam action of the inclination of the peripheral edge thereof. As a result, the elastic standing piece 30 is strongly pressed against the peripheral edge of the central hole 4 of the compact disc 3, so that the effect of increasing the disc holding force of the first disc holding section 15 is obtained.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of this embodiment, but may correspond to various modified configurations. The shape of the locking portion 22 of the disk storage auxiliary tray 2 can be variously configured according to the position of the locking protrusion 12 provided on the upper lid, and the position also depends on the position of the locking protrusion 12. Can change. Further, the configuration of the first and second disk holding units 15 and 21 is not limited to that of the embodiment.

[0029]

As described above, the present invention focuses on the booklet storage section provided on the upper lid of a storage case having a general configuration for storing one compact disc, and makes any changes to the configuration of the booklet storage section. Without having to add a second compact disc here.
For this purpose, a second disk holding portion is provided on a plate-like tray body, and a locking portion engageable with a locking protrusion provided on a booklet storage portion is provided. The storage case for one piece can be used as a storage tray for two pieces or two pieces as required, and the tray body is integrally formed with the second disk holding part and the locking part by molding of plastic. It is possible to provide a compact disk storage case which can be formed, is easy to manufacture, is inexpensive and has high versatility, and a disk storage auxiliary tray therefor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a compact disk storage case provided with a disk storage auxiliary tray according to the present invention in an opened state.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show an engagement configuration of a locking portion of a disk storage auxiliary tray shown in FIG. 1 and a locking projection of a storage case upper cover, wherein FIG. A of 2 (a)
It is sectional drawing which follows the -A line.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show disk holders provided in the compact disk storage case and the disk storage auxiliary tray shown in FIG. 1, respectively. FIG.
(B) is a partial enlarged plan view of the second disk holding unit.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the first and second disk holding portions shown in FIG. 3 in a state immediately before closing the storage case to explain a mutual engagement relationship in a state where the storage case is closed. .

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Compact disk storage case 2 Disk storage auxiliary tray 6 Case main body 8 Top cover 11 Booklet storage part 12 Locking protrusion 15 First disk holding part 20 Tray main body 21 Second disk holding part 22 Locking part 23 Notch part 30 Elasticity Standing piece 33 Mating protrusion

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[Submission date] June 5, 2000 (2006.5.5)

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That is, the present invention provides a first disk holding portion having a disk storage portion for removably storing a compact disk and engaging the central hole of the stored compact disk to hold the disk at the storage position. , A top cover provided with a booklet storage portion which is connected to the case body so as to be openable and closable and which can store a lyrics card, a booklet, etc., and a booklet stored in the booklet storage portion Inward from the side edge of the top lid to hold
And insert a booklet or the like between the upper lid and the inner surface of the upper lid.
A plurality of locking projections spaced apart from each other, a plate-shaped tray main body which can be arranged in the booklet storage section of the upper cover, and a central hole of the compact disc formed integrally with the center of the tray main body. A second disk holding portion for holding the disk on the tray main body, and a concave shape integrally formed on a side edge of the tray main body and removably engaging with the locking projection of the upper lid.
And a disk storage auxiliary tray detachably mounted in place of a booklet or the like in the booklet storage part of the upper lid, and stores the first compact disk in the disk storage part. The present invention proposes a compact disc storage case, wherein a second compact disc can be stored on the disc storage auxiliary tray.

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Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a disk storage portion for removably storing a compact disk, and a first disk holding portion for engaging the center hole of the stored compact disk to hold the disk at the storage position. And a top cover that is connected to the case body so as to be openable and closable and has a booklet storage section that can store lyrics cards and booklets, etc., and is stored in the booklet storage section. Locking projections that hold the
A compact disc storage case projecting inward from a side edge of the upper cover with an interval capable of inserting a booklet or the like between the upper cover and the inner surface of the upper cover. A disk storage auxiliary tray mounted on a booklet storage unit, comprising: a plate-shaped tray main body that can be arranged in a booklet storage unit of an upper cover of the compact disk storage case; and a compact disk integrally formed at a central portion of the tray main body. A second disc holding portion that engages with the central hole to hold the disc on the tray main body, and is integrally formed on a side edge of the tray main body and is removably engaged with the locking projection of the upper lid. A recessed locking portion, which is detachably attached to the booklet storage portion of the upper cover of the compact disc storage case instead of a booklet, etc.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a disk storage auxiliary tray characterized in that a second compact disk can be stored.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A case comprising a disk storage portion for removably storing a compact disk and a first disk holding portion for engaging a central hole of the stored compact disk and holding the disk at a storage position. A main body, an upper cover provided with a booklet storage portion which is connected to the case main body so as to be openable and closable and capable of storing lyrics cards, booklets, and the like, and holds a booklet and the like stored in the booklet storage portion. A plurality of locking projections projecting from the side edge of the upper lid, and a plate-shaped tray body that can be arranged in the booklet storage portion of the upper lid;
A second disc holding portion formed integrally with the center portion of the tray body and engaging the center hole of the compact disc to hold the disc on the tray body; and a second disc holding portion formed integrally with a side edge of the tray body. A disk storage auxiliary tray, comprising: a locking portion detachably engaged with a locking protrusion of the upper lid; and a disk storage auxiliary tray detachably mounted in place of a booklet or the like in the booklet storage portion of the upper lid. A compact disc storage case, wherein a first compact disc is stored in a storage portion and a second compact disc can be stored on the disc storage auxiliary tray. 2. The first disk holding portion includes a plurality of elastic standing pieces each having an outer diameter contour engaging with a central hole of a compact disk and having a central fitting hole formed therein. The holding portion includes a fitting projection that fits into the center fitting hole of the first disc holding portion and elastically deforms the elastic standing piece radially outward when the case body and the upper lid are closed. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
Compact disk storage case described in. 3. A case comprising a disk storage portion for removably storing a compact disk and a first disk holding portion for engaging a central hole of the stored compact disk and holding the disk at a storage position. A main body, and an upper lid provided with a booklet storage portion which is connected to the case body so as to be freely opened and closed and which can store a lyrics card, a booklet, and the like inside, and the booklet and the like stored in the booklet storage portion. A compact disc storage case having a plurality of retaining projections protruding from a side edge of the upper lid, wherein the compact disc storage tray is mounted on an upper lid booklet storage section of the storage case. A plate-shaped tray body that can be arranged in the booklet storage portion of the upper lid of the case, and a plate-shaped tray body that is integrally formed at the center of the tray body and engages with a center hole of a compact disc; A second disk holding portion for holding the disk on the tray main body, and a locking portion integrally formed on a side edge of the tray main body and removably engaging with the locking projection of the upper lid. A disc storage auxiliary tray, which is detachably mounted in place of a booklet or the like in a booklet storage portion of a top cover of a compact disk storage case and is capable of storing a second compact disk. 4. The tray body has a rectangular shape, and the locking portions are formed on both side edges of the tray body, and cutouts are formed on one side edge of the tray body at right angles to the both side edges. 4. The disk storage auxiliary tray according to claim 3, wherein the compact disk held on the tray body can be easily removed through the cutout portion.