JP2001315879A - Disk case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer type disk case wherein a disk can be easily housed, the housed disk can be easily and surely taken out, and there is no fear that the disk is bent or damaged when the disk is taken out. SOLUTION: This disk case comprises a tray 2 and a box body 3. In this case, the tray 2 holds the outer peripheral section of a disk 4, and houses the disk 4. The box body 3 houses the tray 2 in such a manner that the tray 2 can be pulled out. Then, a bending section 6 is provided at the approximately central location of the tray 2 so that the tray 2 may be doubly folded when the tray 2 is pulled out from the box body 3. At the same time, a bottom surface 5a on the deeper half of the tray 2 is formed into an amphitheater shape so that the center of the tray 2 may become lower. In addition, a bottom surface 5b on the forward half of the tray 2 is formed in such a manner that the forward half may not become higher than the deeper half.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a digital video disk (DVD), a compact disk (CD), and a CD.
-It concerns a case for storing a disk such as a ROM.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An optical disk is widely used as a record carrier for various kinds of information because of its small outer shape in addition to its large storage capacity. Conventionally, as a container for accommodating the optical disk, a box-shaped openable / closable case made of hard plastic, called a jewel box, has been widely used.

[0003] Such a case has a button-shaped member that engages with the center hole of the disk, and stores the disk by fitting the center hole of the disk into the button-shaped member. When removing the disc stored in the case, usually, the button-shaped member is pressed downward to disengage the center hole of the disc and lift the disc upward.

[0004]

However, in the conventional storage case, since the center hole of the disk is fitted into the button-like member and it is difficult to disengage the button, the outer periphery of the disk is grasped by hand and lifted by force. I often removed them. If you remove it in this way, the disk will bend in an unreasonable direction, damaging the recording surface,
In some cases, the recorded contents may be destroyed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to easily store a disk, to take out the stored disk easily and reliably, and to remove the disk. An object of the present invention is to provide a drawer-type disk storage case that does not bend or be damaged when being taken out.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a disk storage case according to the present invention is configured as follows. That is, the present invention is a case for accommodating a disk, and includes a tray for holding and storing the outer peripheral portion of the disk, and a housing for accommodating the tray so as to be able to be pulled out. A bent portion is provided at a position substantially at the center of the tray so that the tray can be folded in half when pulled out of the housing, and the bottom surface of the inner half of the tray is shaped like a mortar so that the center of the tray is lowered. And the bottom surface of the front half of the tray is formed not to be higher than the back half. Further, there is provided means for preventing the tray from being pulled out when the tray is pulled out to a position where the bent portion of the tray faces the outside of the housing. Also,
A booklet storage section is provided in the tray. With such a configuration, storage and removal of the disk are easy, the disk can be removed without curving, and the recording surface is not damaged. Further, the tray does not need to be completely pulled out of the housing when storing and removing the disk. Further, similarly to a conventional openable / closable tray, a booklet can be placed in the tray.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a tray according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view of the tray, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a disk storage case. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the tray is stored. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a housing, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a disk storage case, showing a state where a tray is pulled out from the housing, folded in half, and a disk is stored or taken out. FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG.
FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a disk is stored in a tray.

[0008] The disk storage case 1 of the present invention comprises a DV
A case for storing a disk such as D, CD, CD-ROM, etc., comprising a tray 2 for holding and storing the outer peripheral portion of the disk, and a housing 3 for accommodating the tray 2 so that it can be pulled out.

The tray 2 is formed in a square shape as a whole, and is provided with a disk storage portion 5 which is slightly larger than the disk 4 at substantially the center. A bent portion 6 is provided at a substantially central position of the disk storage portion 5 so that the tray 2 can be folded in two when the tray 2 is pulled out from the housing 3.
The bottom surface 5 of the disk storage portion 5 in the back half of the bent portion 6
a is formed in a mortar shape so that the center of the tray 2 is lowered, and the bottom surface 5b of the disk storage portion 5 in the front half of the bent portion 6 is formed so as not to be higher than the back half.

A disk holding projection 7 is provided at one location and a disk holding claw 8 is provided at two locations on the outer half of the disk housing 5 at the back half side. The entire disc 4 is cantilevered on the rear half side by being sandwiched between the disc 7 and the bottom face 5a and between the disc holding claw 8 and the base 8a. At this time, as described above, the bottom surface 5a of the back half of the disk storage unit 5 is formed in a mortar shape so that the center of the tray 2 is lowered, and the bottom surface 5a of the front half is formed.
b is formed not to be higher than the back half,
The recording surface of the disk 4 is held so as not to contact the bottom surface of the tray 2 (see FIG. 8).

[0011] Further, on the tray 2,
The booklet accommodating steps 10, 11 are provided on the outer side and above the disk accommodating section, and accommodate the disk 4,
Further, a booklet describing the contents of the disc and the like can be accommodated by using the steps 10 and 11 thereon. Further, a long hole 9 is formed in the center bottom surface of the tray 2,
The front end face of the tray 2 has an inclined surface 1 to enhance the design.
Reference numeral 3 has a pressing portion 12 on which a fingertip is hooked when the tray 2 is pulled out from the housing 3.

On the other hand, the housing 3 is formed in a thin box shape, one end of which is open.
Is housed so that it can be pulled out. Then, two stoppers 15, 15 on the left and right sides are located at positions near the open sides (front side in the direction in which the tray 2 is pulled out) of the inner slide surfaces 3 a, 3 a of the housing 3.
(See FIG. 6). When the tray 2 is pulled out to a position where the bent portion 6 of the tray 2 faces the outside of the housing 3 in a state where the tray 2 is stored in the housing 3, the side wall slightly deeper than the bent portion 6 of the tray 2 The locking portions 14, 14 on the end surfaces 2 a, 2 a abut against the stoppers 15, 15 of the housing 3 to prevent further pulling out of the tray 2. It is preferable that the housing 3 be formed of a transparent material because the booklet inside can be seen from the outside.

As described above, the disk storage case 1 of the present invention can be folded in two when the tray 2 is pulled out from the housing 3, and as shown in FIG. The disk 4 can be stored by being inserted and held by the disk holding projection 7 and the disk holding claws 8, 8. To take out the stored disk 4,
Again, the tray 2 may be pulled out to the front and folded in two, and a finger may be hung on the outer periphery and the center hole of the disk 4 and pulled out (see FIGS. 4 and 7). In this way, the disk 4 can be easily and reliably stored and taken out. As is apparent from the above description, the disk 4 does not bend when the disk 4 is taken out, and there is no possibility of destroying the recorded contents. Moreover, since the recording surface of the disk 4 does not contact the bottom surface of the tray 2 in the housed state, there is no possibility that the recording surface is damaged.

When the tray 2 is pulled out to the position where the bent portion 6 of the tray 2 faces the outside of the housing 3, the tray 2 is locked on the tray 2 side so as to prevent the tray 2 from being pulled out further. Since the stoppers 15 are provided on the housing 3 side, the tray 2 does not have to be completely pulled out of the housing 3 when the disk 4 is stored and removed, and the tray 2 is erroneously mounted on the housing 3. There is no need to take care of completely removing the tray 2 from the body 3 and inserting the tray 2 into the housing 3 again. Further, the booklet storage steps 10, 11 are placed in the tray 2.
When a booklet is placed on the tray, a drawer-type case can be used by storing the booklet in the tray 2 similarly to the conventional openable case.

[0015]

As described above in detail, the disk storage case of the present invention can be folded in half when the tray is pulled out from the housing, and can easily store the disk, and the stored disk can be easily and securely stored. Can be taken out. When the disk is taken out, the disk does not bend, and the recording surface of the disk does not contact the bottom surface of the tray, so there is no risk of damaging the recording surface.

Further, by providing means for preventing the tray from being pulled out when the tray is pulled out to a position where the bent portion of the tray faces the outside of the housing, the tray can be removed from the housing when storing and removing the disk. Since the tray does not have to be completely pulled out, there is no need to insert the tray into the housing again. In addition, by providing the booklet storage section in the tray, the booklet can be stored in the tray and used even in the case of the drawer-type case, similarly to the conventional openable case.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tray according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the tray.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a disk storage case, showing a state where a tray is pulled out of a housing.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the tray is stored, as in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a housing.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a disk storage case, showing a state in which a tray is pulled out of a housing, folded in half, and a disk is stored or taken out.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, similar to FIG. 2, showing a state in which a disc is stored in a tray.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disk storage case 2 Tray 3 Case 4 Disk 5 Disk storage part 6 Bending part 7 Disk holding protruding piece 8 Disk holding claw 10, 11 Booklet storage step part 12 Tray draw-out holding part 14 Locking part 15 Stopper

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A case for accommodating a disk, comprising: a tray for holding and accommodating an outer peripheral portion of the disk; and a housing for accommodating the tray so that the tray can be pulled out. A bent portion is provided at a position substantially at the center of the tray so that the tray can be folded in half when it is folded, and the bottom surface of the inner half of the tray is formed in a mortar shape so that the center of the tray is lowered. A disk storage case characterized in that a half bottom surface is formed not to be higher than a rear half. 2. The disk according to claim 1, further comprising means for preventing the tray from being pulled out when the tray is pulled out to a position where the bent portion of the tray faces the outside of the housing. Storage case. 3. The disk storage case according to claim 1, wherein a booklet storage portion is provided in the tray.