JP2001344924A - Sleeve type cartridge housing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To house a required number of recording medium cartridges. SOLUTION: This cartridge housing case is formed to a box shape by coupling upper halves 2, connecting plates 4 and lower halves 3. Each connecting plate has a surface plate 4 of a square shape, right and left flank plates 43 and 44 which are disposed on both sides of one surface of the surface plate and have the same shape as the shape of the flank plates of the upper half and right and left outer side plates 45 and 46 which are disposed on both sides on the other surface of the surface plate, have the same shape as the shape of the outer side plates of the lower half and overlap together on the outer side plates or inner flanks of the upper half. Recessed parts 53 and projecting parts 51 for coupling are formed between the flank plates of the upper halves and the outer side plates of the connecting plates and between the outer side plates of the lower halves and the flank plates of the connecting plates. The upper halves and the lower halves as well as an arbitrary number of the connecting plates are coupled by coupling the recessed parts for coupling and the projecting parts for coupling to each other, by which the required number of the cartridge housing sections are formed according to the number of the recording medium cartridges to be housed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a novel sleeve type cartridge storage case. Specifically, a sleeve-type cartridge case for storing a recording medium cartridge such as a disk cartridge or a tape cartridge in which a disk-shaped or tape-shaped recording medium is stored,
The present invention relates to a technology for storing a desired number of recording medium cartridges.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a sleeve type cartridge storage case, there is known a case 101 shown in FIG.

The cartridge case 101 is formed in a flat box shape by connecting upper and lower halves 102 and 103, and has an opening 104 provided on one end surface side.
Then, the disc cartridge 201 can be inserted into the cartridge storage portion 105.

[0004] The cartridge storage case 101 is provided with a pair of elastic cartridge lock portions 10 at opposing locations on the left and right inner surfaces of the cartridge storage portion 105.
6 and 106.

When the disk cartridge 201 is inserted into the cartridge accommodating section 105 through the opening 104, the pair of cartridge lock sections 106, 10
6 fits into clamping concave portions 202 formed on the left and right side portions of the disk cartridge 201 to lock the disk cartridge 201 in a housed state.

[0006] The lower half 103 has a concave portion 107 for attaching an index card on the lower surface thereof, and the index card 301 is adhered in the concave portion 107.

A cartridge storage case for storing a plurality of cartridges is shown in FIGS.
01 is known.

The cartridge storage case 401 has a box-shaped main body 402 and a lid 4 which is rotatably coupled to the main body 402 and opens and closes an opening 403 of the main body 402.
04. And the main body 402
From the opening 403 to the plurality of disc cartridges 20
., Can be inserted into the cartridge storage portion 405. Also, the main body 4
The cartridges 201, 201,... Are separated one by one in the cartridge storage section 405 of the cartridge 02 to prevent rubbing of the cartridges 201, 201,. 406, 40
.. Are formed.

[0009]

When the above-described disk cartridge 201 is taken out of the door, the conventional sleeve-type cartridge storage case 101 is individually packaged, so that it is difficult to carry the disk cartridge 201 one by one. There is.

Further, if the cartridge storage case 401 is used, the unnecessary disk cartridge 20 can be used.
If there is one, even if it is removed, the volume of the cartridge storage case 401 does not change, and the user carries an extra volume, which is extremely inefficient.

The index card 301 is not attached to the cartridge storage case 401, and the contents recorded in the stored disk cartridge 201 can be checked from the outside of the cartridge storage case 401. There was a problem that it was not possible.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to store a required number of recording medium cartridges.

[0013]

According to the present invention, there is provided a sleeve type cartridge storage case for solving the above-mentioned problems.
It is formed in a box shape by joining the upper half, the connecting plate, and the lower half, and the upper half has a rectangular upper surface plate, and left and right side plates provided on both sides of the upper surface plate, The lower half includes a square lower surface plate, and left and right outer plates provided on both sides of the lower surface plate and overlapping the outer surface or the inner surface of the left and right side plates of the upper half. A rectangular face plate, left and right side plates provided on both sides of one surface of the face plate and having the same shape as the side plate of the upper half, and the lower surface provided on both sides of the other surface of the face plate. The left and right outer plates having the same shape as the outer plate of the half and overlapping the outer surface or the inner surface of the side plate of the upper half, and between the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate. A concave portion and a convex portion for connection are formed between the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate. By connecting the concave portion and the convex portion, the upper half and the lower half and an arbitrary number of connecting plates are connected and stored in a required number of cartridges according to the number of recording medium cartridges to be stored. A part is formed.

Therefore, in the sleeve type cartridge storage case of the present invention, the upper and lower halves and an arbitrary number of connecting plates are connected to form a cartridge storage case having a desired number of cartridge storage portions. Therefore, a cartridge storage case having a number of cartridge storage units corresponding to the number of recording medium cartridges to be carried can be formed, and the user does not need to carry around a useless space.

Further, another sleeve type cartridge storage case of the present invention is formed in a box shape by connecting an upper half, a connecting plate, and a lower half, and the upper half has a rectangular upper surface plate, Left and right side plates provided on both sides of the face plate, the lower half is a rectangular lower plate, and outer surfaces of the left and right side plates of the upper half provided on both sides of the lower plate Or, having left and right outer plates overlapping the inner surface, the connecting plate is a square face plate, and left and right side plates having the same shape as the upper half side plate provided on both sides of one surface of the face plate And having left and right outer plates provided on both sides of the other surface of the face plate and having the same shape as the outer plate of the lower half and overlapping the outer surface or the inner surface of the side plate of the upper half. The side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate overlap each other. A rail-shaped recess extending from one end on the opening side to the other end is provided on one of the mating surfaces, and a rail-shaped recess extending from the end on the opening side to the other end on the other surface. Protrusion is provided, and the end of the rail-shaped protrusion is inserted from the end of the rail-shaped recess,
By sliding the rail-shaped convex portion along the rail-shaped concave portion, the upper half and the connecting plate are vertically overlapped, and the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate are When the upper half and the connecting plate are vertically overlapped with each other by the rail-shaped concave portion and the rail-shaped convex portion, they are fitted to each other and the upper half and the connecting plate are re-separably connected to each other. A convex portion is provided, and a rail-shaped concave portion extending from the end on the opening side to the other end is provided on one of the overlapping surfaces of the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate. At the same time, a rail-shaped protrusion extending from the end on the opening side to the other end is provided on the other surface, and the end of the rail-shaped protrusion is inserted from the end of the rail-shaped recess to the rail. Rail shape along the groove By sliding the part, the lower half and the connecting plate are vertically overlapped, and the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate are formed by the rail-shaped concave portion and the rail-shaped convex portion. When the lower half and the connecting plate are overlapped in the vertical direction, a coupling concave portion and a coupling convex portion are provided, which are fitted to each other and removably couple the lower half and the coupling plate. .

Therefore, in another sleeve type cartridge storage case of the present invention, a cartridge storage case having a desired number of cartridge storage portions is formed by connecting upper and lower halves and an arbitrary number of connection plates. Therefore, it is possible to form a cartridge storage case having a number of cartridge storage units corresponding to the number of recording medium cartridges to be carried, so that the user does not need to carry around in a useless space. Needless to say, the upper and lower halves and the connecting plate are removably connected, so that the connecting plate once connected can be separated,
The number of cartridge storage units can be arbitrarily increased or decreased. Therefore, for example, when the number of cartridges to be carried is reduced, the connecting plate corresponding to the number of cartridges to be carried out can be removed to provide a cartridge storage case having a number of cartridge storage sections corresponding to the number of cartridges to be carried. Is significantly improved.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a sleeve type cartridge storage case according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 11 show the present invention applied to a sleeve type cartridge storage case for storing a disk cartridge.

The sleeve type cartridge storage case 1 includes:
By combining the upper half 2, the lower half 3, and the desired number of connecting plates 4 made of synthetic resin, the openings 5, 5,... Formed in a box shape and formed on one side surface are formed. From the cartridge storage section 6, 6,...
., And the disk cartridges 201, 201,... Accommodated in the cartridge accommodating sections 6, 6,. Ping recesses 202, 202, ...
The cartridge lock portions 7, 7,... Provided at opposing positions on the left and right inner surfaces of the cartridge storage portions 6, 6,. .. Are held inside.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 4 to 7, the upper half 2 has a rectangular shape and an upper plate having a substantially trapezoidal notch 21 for taking out a cartridge formed at the front end. 22, side plates 23 and 24 suspended from both left and right side edges of the upper surface plate 21, and a rear surface plate 25 suspended from the rear edge of the upper surface plate 22 are integrally formed. A notch 26 is formed at the center of the rear plate 25 in the left-right direction.

The cartridge locks 7, 7 are formed integrally with the left and right side plates 23, 24. That is,
A substantially L-shaped notch is formed at the rear end of the side plates 23, 24 to extend in the front-rear direction, and the front plates 23, 24 extend at the front end.
And elastic pieces 7a, 7a whose free ends are connected to the elastic pieces 7a, 7a, and engagement projections 7b, 7b projecting inwardly in a semicircular shape at the rear ends of the elastic pieces 7a, 7a. Is formed by

The means for making the cartridge lock portions 7, 7 elastic is not limited to the above. in short,
It is sufficient that elasticity is imparted to the portions of the side plates 23 and 24 where the engaging protrusions 7b and 7b are formed. It may be formed in the shape of a hole along the portion formed, or may be formed in a U-shape surrounding three sides of the portion where the engagement projections 7b, 7b are formed. The elasticity may be imparted to the portion where the engagement protrusions 7b, 7b are formed. In short, the engagement protrusions 7b, 7
By forming a fragile portion such as a notch or a thin portion adjacent to the portion where b is formed, elasticity may be imparted to the portion where the engagement protrusions 7b and 7b are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 7,
The lower half 3 is similar to the upper plate 22 of the upper half 2,
A lower plate 32 having a rectangular shape and a substantially trapezoidal notch 31 for taking out a cartridge at the front end, and left and right outer plates 33 erected from left and right side edges of the lower plate 32;
34 and a rear plate 35 erected on the rear edge of the lower plate 32 are integrally formed. A notch 36 is formed at the center of the rear plate 35 in the left-right direction. The lower half 3 is transparently formed of a styrene resin or a polycarbonate resin.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 7,
The connection plate 4 is, like the upper surface plate 22 and the lower surface plate 32,
A face plate 42 having a rectangular shape and a substantially trapezoidal notch 41 for taking out a cartridge at a front end portion, and left and right side plates 43 and 44 vertically provided on both side edges of the lower surface of the face plate 42.
Left and right outer plates 45, 46 erected on both side edges of the upper surface of the face plate 42, a lower rear plate 47 suspended from a rear edge of the lower surface of the face plate 42, and a rear edge of the upper surface of the face plate 42 The upper rear face plate 48 erected at the portion is integrally formed. Notches 49, 49 are formed, which are continuous from substantially the center in the left-right direction of the lower rear plate 47 and the upper rear plate 48 to the rear end of the face plate 42. The cartridge locks 7, 7 are integrally provided on the inner surfaces of the rear ends of the left and right side plates 43, 44, as in the case of the upper half 2. The connecting plate 4 is made of a styrene resin or a polycarbonate resin so as to be transparent.

The left and right side plates 23, 24 and the rear plate 25 of the upper half 2 overlap the inner surfaces of the left and right outer plates 45, 46 and the upper rear plate 48 of the connecting plate 4.

The left and right side plates 43 and 44 and the lower rear plate 47 of the connecting plate overlap the inner surfaces of the left and right outer plates 33 and 34 and the rear plate 35 of the lower half 3.

The upper half 2 and the side plates 23, 2 of the connecting plate
On the outer surface of the front end of each of 4, 43 and 44, the connecting convex portions 51 and 5 are provided.
1, ... are protrudingly provided. Then, the side plate 2
The slits 52, 52,... Reaching the front end are formed at the front ends of 3, 24, 43, and 44, whereby the connecting projections 51, 5 of these side plates 23, 24, 43, and 44 are formed.
Are formed to give elasticity to the portions.

The lower half 3 and the outer plate 3 of the connecting plate 4
3, 34, 45, and 46, the connecting protrusions 5 on the inner surfaces of the front ends.
1, 51,..., A coupling recess 53,
53 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the lower half 3
The index cards 301 and 301 are placed on the upper surface of the lower plate 32 and the upper surface of the face plate 42 of the connecting plate 4. The index card 301 has a main part on which both sides are placed on steps 37, 37,... Provided on the right and left sides of the upper surface of the lower plate 32 of the lower half 3 and the upper surface of the face plate 42 of the connecting plate 4. It comprises a surface portion 302 and a back surface portion 303 which is continuous so as to rise at a right angle from the rear end edge of the main surface portion 302 and overlaps the inner surfaces of the lower half 3 and the rear plates 35 and 48 of the connecting plate 4. Further, a notch 304 is formed continuously from the center in the left-right direction of the back surface 303 to the rear end of the main surface 302. The cutouts 304 correspond to the cutouts 36 and 49 formed in the lower half 3 and the connecting plate 4.

Notch portions 31 for taking out cartridges on the upper surface of lower plate 32 of lower half 3 and the upper surface of face plate 42 of connecting plate 4,
The portion surrounding the cartridge removal notches 31, 41 on the front side from the slightly rear portion of 41 is a trapezoidal portion 61 slightly higher than the other portions.
A card engaging projection 62 projecting rearward is formed at a central portion of the rear edge in the left-right direction. The upper surface of the card engaging projection 62 and the upper surface of the trapezoidal portion 61 are located at the same height. In addition, the front end portion of the trapezoidal portion 61, that is, the portion adjacent to both sides of the notch portions 31 and 41 for taking out the cartridge, is formed with inclined surface portions 63, 63 inclined forward and downward. By forming the inclined surfaces 63, 63, the disk cartridge 201 can be smoothly inserted into the cartridge housing 6 from the opening 5. That is, unless the inclined surfaces 63, 63 are formed, an end face on the opening 5 side is formed on the card engaging projection 62, and the disc cartridge 201 is formed on the end face on the opening side.
May interfere with each other, making it impossible to insert the disk cartridge 201 into the cartridge housing 6 smoothly.

On the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 23, 24 of the upper half 2, there are formed rail-shaped (track-shaped) projections 71, 71 extending from the end on the opening 5 side to just before the rear end. On the inner surfaces of the left and right outer plates 45 and 46 of the connecting plate 4,
Rail-shaped recesses 72, 72 extending from the end on the opening 5 side to a portion near the rear end are formed. And upper half 2
The rear ends of the rail-shaped convex portions 71, 71 are inserted into the rail-shaped concave portions 72, 72 of the connecting plate 4 from the opening-side ends, and the rail-shaped convex portions 71, 71 are inserted along the rail-shaped concave portions 72, 72. By sliding to the end, the upper half 2 and the connecting plate 4 can be vertically overlapped.

The left and right side plates 43, 44 of the connecting plate 4
Similarly to the upper half 2, rail-shaped protrusions 71, 71 extending from the end on the opening 5 side to a position just before the rear end are formed on the outer surface of the lower half 3, and the left and right outer plates 33, 3
Rail-shaped recesses 72, 72 extending from the end on the opening 5 side to a portion near the rear end are formed on the inner side surface of 4. Then, the rear ends of the rail-shaped projections 71, 71 of the connecting plate 4 are inserted into the rail-shaped recesses 72, 72 of the lower half 3 from the opening side ends, and the rail-shaped projections 71, 71 are inserted into the rail-shaped recess 72, 7
The connecting plate 4 and the lower half 3 can be vertically overlapped by sliding along the rear end 2.

Then, the rail-shaped convex portions 71, 71,.
When the rail-shaped recesses 72, 72,... Are completely engaged, the side plates 23, 24,
Converging projections 5 formed on outer surfaces of front ends of 43 and 44
.., The connecting plate 4 and the outer plate 4 of the lower half 3
The fitting recesses 53, 53,... Formed on the inner surfaces of the front ends of the 5, 46, 33, 34 are fitted to form the upper half 2,
The state in which the connecting plate 4 and the lower half 3 are vertically overlapped is fixed. As described above, slits 52, 52,... Are formed at the front ends of the side plates 23, 24, 43, 44 of the upper half 2 and the connecting plate 4, and the coupling convex portions 51, 51 are formed. ,... Are provided with elasticity, so that these coupling convex portions 51, 51,.
, And the coupling recesses 53, 53,... That is, the upper half 2, the connecting plate 4, and the lower half 3 are connected so as to be most separable.

The means for making the coupling projections 51, 51,... Elastic are not limited to those described above. In short, the connecting protrusions 51 of the side plates 23, 24, 43, 44,
It is sufficient that elasticity is imparted to the portion where 51,... Are formed, and the slit may have any shape such as the above-described linear shape, L-shape, or a thin portion instead of a slit. Forming the coupling convex portions 51, 5
Elasticity may be given to the portion where 1,... Are formed.
In short, a portion where the coupling convex portions 51, 51,... Are formed by forming a weak portion such as a slit or a thin portion adjacent to the portion where the coupling convex portions 51, 51,. It is only necessary that elasticity be imparted to the surface. The elasticity is imparted not to the portion where the coupling protrusions 51, 51,... Are formed, but to the portion where the coupling recesses 53, 53,. Parts 51, 51, ...
May be both formed by the portions formed with the concave portions 53, 53,....

As described above, the upper half 2 and the connecting plate 4
The lower half 3 is joined in this order in a state of being overlapped in the vertical direction to form the sleeve type cartridge storage case 1 in which the two cartridge storage portions 6, 6 are vertically overlapped.

Rear plate 25 of upper half 2 and lower half 3
Since notches 26 and 36 are formed at the center of 35 and a notch 49 is also formed at the rear end of the face plate 42 of the connecting plate 4 and the center of the rear plates 47 and 48, , 6 at the center of the rear end are these notches 26, 36,
Thus, when the disk cartridge 201 stored in the cartridge storage unit 6 is taken out of the cartridge storage unit 6, the disk cartridge 201 is removed from the cutouts 26 or 36 and 4.
9, the disc cartridge 201 can be pushed from the rear side to protrude from the opening 5 so that the disc cartridge 201 can be easily taken out of the cartridge storage section 6.

Since the above-mentioned sleeve type cartridge storage case 1 has the above-described configuration, a desired number of cartridge storage portions 6, 6, and 5 are combined by combining upper and lower halves 2, 3 and a desired number of connecting plates 4. Can be formed.

Therefore, referring to FIGS. 5 to 7, the sleeve type cartridge storage case 1 having three cartridge storage portions 6, 6, 6 by combining the upper and lower halves 2, 3 and the two connecting plates 4, 4 is shown. The forming procedure will be described.

The back part 303 of the index card 301
Is pressed against the inside of the rear plate 35 of the lower half 3 to place the main surface portion 302 on the lower surface plate 32 of the lower half 3. The edge 302a is engaged with the card engaging projection 62 (see FIG. 5).

Next, the left and right side plates 43, 4 of the connecting plate 4
4, the rail-shaped convex portions 71, 71 formed on the outer surface of the lower half 3 are fitted into the rail-shaped concave portions 72, 72 formed on the inner surface of the left and right outer plates 33, 34, respectively.
By sliding the rail-shaped convex portions 71, 71 rearward along 72, the side plates 43, 4
4 and the coupling concave portions 53 formed on the inner surfaces of the outer plates 33 and 34.
53 are fitted, and the connecting plate 4 and the lower half 3 are joined in a state of being vertically overlapped.

Then, the index card 301 is placed on the face plate 42 of the connecting plate 4 in the same manner as described above,
The front edge 302a of the main surface portion 302
2 (see FIG. 5).

Next, the left and right side plates of another connecting plate 4 (hereinafter referred to as a "second connecting plate") having the same shape as the connecting plate 4 (this is referred to as a "first connecting plate"). The rail-shaped convex portions 71, 71 formed on the outer surfaces of the first and second connecting plates 4 are fitted into the rail-shaped concave portions 72, 72 formed on the inner surfaces of the left and right outer plates 45, 46 of the first connecting plate 4. Concave portions 72, 7
If the rail-shaped protrusions 71, 71 are slid rearward along the line 2, as described above, the side plates 43, 44
And the coupling concave portions 53, 5 formed on the inner side surfaces of the outer plates 33, 34, respectively.
3 are fitted to each other, and the second connecting plate 4 and the first connecting plate 4 are connected in a state of being vertically overlapped.

Then, the index card 301 is placed on the face plate 42 of the second connecting plate 4 in the same manner as described above, and the front edge 302a of the main surface 302 is engaged with the card engaging projection 62. (See FIG. 5).

Finally, the left and right side plates 23 of the upper half 2
The rail-shaped projections 71 formed on the outer surface of the second connecting plate 4 are fitted into the rail-shaped recesses 72 formed on the inner surfaces of the left and right outer plates 45 and 46 of the second connecting plate 4. By sliding the rail-shaped convex portions 71, 71 backward along the concave portions 72, 72, as described above, the coupling convex portions 51, 51 formed on the outer surfaces of the side plates 23, 24.
The coupling halves 53, 53 formed on the inner side surfaces of the outer plates 45, 46 fit with each other, and the upper half 2 and the second connecting plate 4 are coupled in a state of being vertically overlapped.

In this way, the upper and lower halves 2, 3 and 2
The sleeve type cartridge storage case 1 having the three cartridge storage portions 6, 6, 6 is formed by combining the connection plates 4, 4. Then, the disc cartridge 201 can be inserted into the cartridge storage portion 6 from any one of the openings 5, 5, and 5 located at one end surface of the cartridge storage case 1, and is inserted into the cartridge storage portion 6. The disc cartridge 201 is retained in the cartridge storage section 6 by engaging the engaging projections 7b, 7b of the cartridge lock sections 7, 7 with the clamping recesses 202, 202.

When the contents of the index card 301 are changed or new matters are described, or when the index card 301 itself is replaced with a new one, the cartridge storage in which the index card 301 is held is carried out. After taking out the disk cartridge 201 housed in the section 6, a portion holding the index card 301, that is,
A portion immediately above the lower half 3, the first connecting plate 4, or the second connecting plate 4, that is, the first connecting plate 4, the second connecting plate 4,
Alternatively, if the upper half 2 is slid in the direction opposite to the direction at the time of assembling, the upper half from the part holding the index card 301, that is, from the first connecting plate 4 to the upper half 2, The second connection plate 4 and the upper half 2 or the upper half 2 are separated, and the index card 301 can be removed.

FIG. 12 shows a tape cartridge 5 according to the present invention.
01 is applied to a sleeve-type cartridge storage case 1A which stores therein the cartridge 01.

When the tape cartridge 501 is inserted into the cartridge storage case 1A, the cartridge lock portions 7, 7 are fitted into the tape end detecting holes 503, 503 provided on both sides of the lid 502 of the tape cartridge 501. Then, the tape cartridge 501 is held in the cartridge storage section 6.

The cartridge storage case 1A for the tape cartridge 501 is basically the same as the cartridge storage case 1 for the disk cartridge 201 except that the cartridge storage case 1A is formed in accordance with the size of the tape cartridge 501. , And a duplicate description will be omitted.

In the above embodiment, the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 23 and 24 of the upper half 2 are connected to the connecting plate 4.
On the inner surfaces of the left and right outer plates 45 and 46, and the connecting plate 4
The left and right side plates 43 and 44 of the upper half 2 are configured to be superimposed on the inner surfaces of the left and right outer plates 33 and 34 of the lower half 3, respectively.
3 and 24 on the outer surfaces of the left and right outer plates 45 and 46 of the connecting plate 4, and the left and right side plates 43 and 44 of the connecting plate 4 on the left and right outer surfaces of the outer plates 33 and 34 of the lower half 3. It is good also as composition which overlaps each.

In the above-described embodiment, the connecting projections 51, 51,... Are provided on the left and right side plates 23, 24 of the upper half 2 and the left and right side plates 43, 44 of the connecting plate 4. The coupling recesses 53, 53,
Are provided, but on the contrary, on the contrary, the left and right side plates 23, 24, 43, 4 of the upper half 2 and the connecting plate 4 are provided.
4 are provided with connecting concave portions 53, 53,..., And connecting convex portions 51, 51,... Are provided on the connecting plate 4 and the outer plates 45, 46, 33, 34 of the lower half 3. good.

In addition, the shapes and structures of the respective parts shown in each of the above-described embodiments are merely examples of specific examples performed when the present invention is carried out.
These should not be interpreted as limiting the technical scope of the present invention.

[0053]

As is apparent from the above description, the sleeve type cartridge holder of the present invention is formed in a box shape by connecting the upper half, the connecting plate, and the lower half, and is formed from the opening at the front end. A sleeve type cartridge storage case adapted to insert a plurality of recording medium cartridges into a cartridge storage portion, wherein the upper half has a rectangular upper surface plate and left and right left and right sides provided on both sides of the upper surface plate. Having a side plate, the lower half is a square lower surface plate, and left and right outer plates provided on both sides of the lower plate and overlapping the outer surface or the inner surface of the left and right side plates of the upper half. The connection plate has a square face plate, left and right side plates provided on both sides of one surface of the face plate and having the same shape as the side plate of the upper half, and both sides of the other surface of the face plate Provided on the part The left and right outer plates have the same shape as the outer plate of the lower half and overlap the outer surface or the inner surface of the side plate of the upper half, and the outer plate of the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate Between the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate, a concave portion and a convex portion for coupling are formed, and by coupling the concave portion for coupling and the convex portion for coupling, A required number of cartridge storage portions is formed in accordance with the number of recording medium cartridges that store the half and lower halves and any number of connection plates in combination.

Therefore, in the sleeve type cartridge storage case of the present invention, the upper and lower halves and an arbitrary number of connection plates are connected to form a cartridge storage case having a desired number of cartridge storage portions. Therefore, a cartridge storage case having a number of cartridge storage units corresponding to the number of recording medium cartridges to be carried can be formed, and the user does not need to carry around a useless space.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the lower surface plate of the lower half and the other surface of the connecting plate are engaged with the ends of the index card placed on these surfaces, and Since it has a card engaging projection for preventing the index card from rising from the lower surface plate and the connecting plate and falling out of the opening, it is possible to prevent the index card from dropping out of the cartridge storage portion.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lower surface of the lower half and the other surface of the connecting plate are provided with an inclined surface continuous with the upper surface of the card engaging projection on the opening end. When the recording medium cartridge is inserted into the cartridge accommodating portion, the inclined surface portion prevents the recording medium cartridge from abutting against the card engaging projection, and the recording medium cartridge is smoothly inserted into the cartridge accommodating portion. Can be inserted into

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a rear plate is formed at the rear end of the face plate of the connecting plate, and a part of the rear plate and one of the face plates connected to a part of the rear plate are formed. The recording medium cartridge accommodated in the cartridge accommodating portion can be pushed out toward the opening portion by forming a notch in the cartridge accommodating portion so that the recording medium cartridge accommodated in the cartridge accommodating portion can be pushed out through the notch. Becomes easier.

Further, another sleeve type cartridge storage case of the present invention is formed in a box shape by connecting the upper half, the connecting plate and the lower half, and a plurality of recording media are inserted into the cartridge storage through the opening at the front end. A sleeve-type cartridge storage case into which a cartridge is inserted, wherein the upper half has a rectangular upper surface plate,
Left and right side plates provided on both sides of the upper plate, the lower half is a rectangular lower plate, and left and right side plates of the upper half provided on both sides of the lower plate. It has a left and right outer plate overlapping the outer surface or the inner surface, the connecting plate is a square face plate, and left and right sides of the same shape as the side plate of the upper half provided on both sides of one surface of the face plate. A side plate,
The left and right outer plates provided on both sides of the other surface of the face plate and having the same shape as the outer plate of the lower half and overlapping the outer surface or the inner surface of the side plate of the upper half, A rail-shaped recess extending from the end on the opening side to the other end is provided on one of the overlapping surfaces of the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate, and the opening is provided on the other surface. A rail-shaped protrusion extending from the side end to the other end, inserting the end of the rail-shaped protrusion from the end of the rail-shaped recess, and extending along the rail-shaped recess. By sliding the upper half and the connecting plate in the vertical direction, the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate are formed on the upper plate by the rail-shaped concave portion and the rail-shaped convex portion. Half and connecting plate up and down A coupling concave portion and a coupling convex portion that are fitted to each other to re-separably couple the upper half and the connecting plate when being overlapped with each other are provided, and the outer plate of the lower half and the side of the connecting plate are provided. A rail-shaped recess extending from the end on the opening side to the other end is provided on one of the overlapping surfaces of the face plate, and from the end on the opening side to the other end on the other surface. An extended rail-shaped projection is provided, and the end of the rail-shaped projection is inserted from the end of the rail-shaped recess, and the rail-shaped projection is slid along the rail-shaped recess to be connected to the lower half. The lower half and the connecting plate are vertically overlapped with the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate by the rail-shaped concave portion and the rail-shaped convex portion. When each other Combined wherein the coupling protrusion and the coupling recess to re-separably coupling the lower half and the connecting plate are provided.

Therefore, in another sleeve type cartridge storage case of the present invention, a cartridge storage case having a desired number of cartridge storage portions is formed by connecting upper and lower halves and an arbitrary number of connection plates. Therefore, it is possible to form a cartridge storage case having a number of cartridge storage units corresponding to the number of recording medium cartridges to be carried, so that the user does not need to carry around in a useless space. Needless to say, the upper and lower halves and the connecting plate are removably connected, so that the connecting plate once connected can be separated,
The number of cartridge storage units can be arbitrarily increased or decreased. Therefore, for example, when the number of cartridges to be carried is reduced, the connecting plate corresponding to the number of cartridges to be carried out can be removed to provide a cartridge storage case having a number of cartridge storage sections corresponding to the number of cartridges to be carried. Is significantly improved.

According to the invention described in claim 6, the coupling concave portions and / or the convex portions provided on the upper half, the lower half, and the connecting plate are part of the side plate and / or the outer plate. By providing the fragile portion in the connecting portion, the connecting portion has elasticity in the coupling direction, so that the coupling convex portion and the coupling concave portion can be easily and reliably engaged and disengaged from the engagement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a sleeve type cartridge storage case for a disk cartridge together with FIGS. 2 to 11, and is a perspective view shown together with the disk cartridge.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing each part.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the upper half upside down.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the connecting plate upside down.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an assembling method for forming a sleeve type cartridge storage case by incorporating two connecting plates.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a state in which a disk cartridge is stored, as viewed from an opening side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which a disk cartridge is stored, as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view showing a cartridge storage section in which a disk cartridge is stored.

FIG. 9 shows a case where only one connecting plate is incorporated.
It is an expanded sectional view which follows the AA line.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 6 when one connecting plate is incorporated.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 6 when a single connecting plate is incorporated.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a sleeve type cartridge storage case for a tape cartridge, together with the tape cartridge.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional sleeve-type cartridge storage case together with a disk cartridge.

14 shows another example of a conventional sleeve-type cartridge storage case together with FIGS. 15 to 17, and is a side view in a state where a lid portion is opened. FIG.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing a state where a lid is closed.

FIG. 16 is a front view.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Sleeve type cartridge case, 2 ... Upper half, 3
... Lower half, 4 ... Connecting plate, 5 ... Opening, 6 ... Cartridge storage part, 22 ... Top plate, 23 ... Left side plate, 24 ... Right side plate, 32 ... Bottom plate, 33 ... Left outside plate, 34 ... Right outside Plate, 42: face plate, 43: left side plate, 44: right side plate, 4
5 left outer panel, 46 right outer panel, 47 lower rear panel, 48
... upper rear plate, 49 ... notch, 51 ... coupling convex part, 52 ... slit (fragile part), 53 ... coupling concave part, 62 ... card engaging concave part, 63 ... inclined surface part, 71 ... rail-shaped convex part, 72 …
Rail-shaped recess, 1A ... sleeve type cartridge case,
201: disk cartridge (recording medium cartridge), 301: index card, 501: tape cartridge (recording medium cartridge)

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A sleeve type formed by connecting an upper half, a connecting plate, and a lower half into a box shape, wherein a plurality of recording medium cartridges are inserted into a cartridge storage portion from an opening at a front end. A cartridge storage case, wherein the upper half has a rectangular upper surface plate and left and right side plates provided on both sides of the upper surface plate, and the lower half has a rectangular lower surface plate; Left and right outer plates are provided on both sides of the lower plate and overlap the outer surface or the inner surface of the left and right side plates of the upper half.The connecting plate has a square face plate and one of the face plates. Left and right side plates provided on both sides of the surface and having the same shape as the side plate of the upper half, and the upper half formed on both sides of the other surface of the face plate and having the same shape as the outer plate of the lower half Overlaps the outside or inside surface of the side plate In addition to having left and right outer plates that fit together, a concave portion and a convex portion for coupling are provided between the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate and between the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate. Part is formed, by connecting the coupling concave portion and the coupling convex portion,
A sleeve-type cartridge storage case, wherein a required number of cartridge storage portions are formed in accordance with the number of recording medium cartridges that store the upper half and the lower half and any number of connection plates in combination. 2. The lower half plate of the lower half and the other surface of the connecting plate are engaged with the ends of the index card placed on these surfaces to lift the index card from the lower plate and the connecting plate. 2. The sleeve-type cartridge storage case according to claim 1, further comprising a card engaging projection for preventing the cartridge from dropping out of the opening. 3. The lower half plate of the lower half and the other surface of the connecting plate have an inclined surface portion at the opening side, which is continuous with the upper surface of the card engaging projection. Claim 2
The sleeve type cartridge storage case according to 1. 4. A rear plate is formed at a rear end of the face plate of the connecting plate, and a notch is formed in a part of the rear plate and a part of a face plate that is continuous with a part of the rear plate. 2. The sleeve-type cartridge storage case according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium cartridge stored in the cartridge storage section can be pushed out toward the opening through the opening. 5. A sleeve type formed by combining an upper half, a connecting plate, and a lower half into a box shape, wherein a plurality of recording medium cartridges are inserted into a cartridge accommodating portion from an opening at a front end portion. A cartridge storage case, wherein the upper half has a rectangular upper surface plate and left and right side plates provided on both sides of the upper surface plate, and the lower half has a rectangular lower surface plate; Left and right outer plates are provided on both sides of the lower plate and overlap the outer surface or the inner surface of the left and right side plates of the upper half.The connecting plate has a square face plate and one of the face plates. Left and right side plates provided on both sides of the surface and having the same shape as the side plate of the upper half, and the upper half formed on both sides of the other surface of the face plate and having the same shape as the outer plate of the lower half Overlaps the outside or inside surface of the side plate A rail having left and right outer plates that match each other, and extending from one end of the opening to the other end on one of the mutually overlapping surfaces of the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connecting plate. In addition to providing a groove-shaped recess, a rail-shaped protrusion extending from the end on the opening side to the other end is provided on the other surface, and the end of the rail-shaped protrusion is inserted from the end of the rail-shaped recess. By sliding the rail-shaped protrusion along the rail-shaped recess, the upper half and the connection plate are vertically overlapped, and the side plate of the upper half and the outer plate of the connection plate are When the upper half and the connecting plate are vertically overlapped with each other by the rail-shaped concave portion and the rail-shaped convex portion, a coupling concave portion that is fitted to each other and recoupleably couples the upper half and the connecting plate. There is a connecting projection A rail-shaped recess extending from the end on the opening side to the other end is provided on one of the overlapping surfaces of the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate, and the other surface is provided on the other surface. Providing a rail-shaped projection extending from the end on the opening side to the other end, inserting the end of the rail-shaped projection from the end of the rail-shaped recess, and railing along the rail-shaped recess. By sliding the convex part, the lower half and the connecting plate are vertically overlapped with each other, and the outer plate of the lower half and the side plate of the connecting plate are provided with the rail-shaped concave part and the rail-shaped convex part. When the lower half and the connecting plate are vertically overlapped with each other, a coupling concave portion and a coupling convex portion that are fitted to each other and re-separably couple the lower half and the coupling plate are provided. Sleeve type car characterized by Tridge storage case. 6. The coupling concave portion and / or the convex portion provided on the upper half, the lower half and the connecting plate are provided with a fragile portion on a part of the side plate and / or the outer plate, so that they can be moved in the coupling direction. 6. An elastic material having the following elasticity.
The sleeve type cartridge storage case according to 1.