JP2001348085A - Cartridge storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly reliable cartridge storage case which prevents damage without large load on cartridge retaining portions even in the event that the case storing a cartridge falls and impact is applied thereto. SOLUTION: The storage case includes a main body 30, a cover member 20 freely turnably attached to the main body, and an opening defined when the main body and the cover member are closed to allow insertion/removal of the cartridge 50. The cover member has retaining portions on its left and right side walls. The retaining portions retain the inserted cartridge when the cover member is opened. Projecting portions 37 are formed on bottom wall inner face of the main body in correspondence with the peripheries of the retaining portions. When the main body and the cover member are closed, the inserted cartridge is retained by the projecting portions or by the projecting portions and the upper faces 26b of the retaining portions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage case for storing a cartridge containing a recording medium such as an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A storage case for storing a cartridge that stores a recording medium such as an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk is known. For example, the storage case disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-278578 includes a main body, a cover member, and the like. The cover member has a cartridge holding portion, and stores a mini disk (MD) as a cartridge.

As shown in a top view (a) and a bottom view (b) of FIG. 8, a mini disc (MD) stores a disc-shaped recording medium D in a thin box-shaped cartridge 50 made of resin. Are inserted into the recording / reproducing apparatus in the direction of the arrow to be used for reproduction or recording. Concave portions 51, 51 used at the time of insertion into the device are formed at both ends on the insertion direction side of the lower surface.

In the storage case disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, the cartridge is supported by the inner surface of the upper wall of the cover member and the inner surface of the holding portion. This is because the resistance may increase and the loading and unloading may not be smooth or the surface of the cartridge may be damaged. However, in this embodiment, since the cartridge is supported by the holding portion, the holding portion of the cartridge may be damaged by an impact when the storage case is dropped while the cartridge is stored.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention applies a large load to the holding portion of the cartridge even when an impact is applied due to a fall or the like in a state where the cartridge is stored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable cartridge storage case that can prevent damage without causing damage.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a storage case for a cartridge according to the present invention comprises a main body, a cover member rotatably attached to the main body, and a main body and the cover member. An opening formed when the cartridge is closed and through which a cartridge can be inserted and removed, wherein the cover member has, on the left and right side walls thereof, a holding portion for holding the cartridge with the cover member opened. Storage case, wherein a projection is provided on the inner surface of the bottom wall of the main body corresponding to the periphery of the holding portion, and the projection can support the cartridge when the main body and the cover member are closed. It is characterized by having been constituted as follows.

According to the cartridge storage case,
The protruding part provided corresponding to the periphery of the holding part can support the stored cartridge with the main body and the cover member closed, so even if the storage case is accidentally dropped and shock is applied In addition, no excessive load is applied to the holding portion, and damage to the holding portion can be prevented. This allows
A more reliable cartridge storage case can be realized. The left and right side walls of the cover member are preferably provided with raised portions that engage with the concave portions of the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted.

In this case, the cartridge may be supported by the outer surface of the projecting portion and the holding portion when the main body and the cover member are closed, and the cartridge may be held even when an impact is applied to the storage case. No excessive load is applied to the part.

[0009] Further, the projection and the outer surface of the holding portion may be configured to be substantially on the same surface when the main body and the cover member are closed. In this case, the projecting portion and the outer surface of the holding portion can support the cartridge.

A recess may be provided in the vicinity of the protruding portion corresponding to the holding portion so that the holding portion fits in the recess when the main body and the cover member are closed. In this case, when the main body and the cover member are closed, the cartridge may not contact the upper surface of the holding portion in the concave portion but may contact the protruding portion. When the main body and the cover member are closed, the projecting portion of the main body supports the cartridge, and when the main body and the cover member are opened, the upper surface of the holding portion supports the cartridge.

[0011] Further, the cartridge may be configured so that when the main body and the cover member are closed, the cartridge does not contact the protruding portion but contacts the upper surface of the holding portion. Even when the main body and the cover member are closed, the upper surface of the holding part supports the cartridge. When it is applied, the protrusion immediately contacts and supports the cartridge, so that no excessive load is applied to the holding portion.

Preferably, the projecting portion is connected to the inner surface of the bottom wall by a gentle slope, and when the cartridge is taken in and out of the opening in a closed state, the cartridge does not get caught on the projecting portion and does not interfere with the projecting portion. The cartridge can be smoothly inserted and removed.

It is preferable that the projecting portion is formed near the side wall of the main body and along the side wall. According to this, when the index sheet is housed inside the main body, the protrusion is located at the end of the index sheet, so that it does not interfere.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 are views showing a storage case for a cartridge according to the present embodiment. The cartridge storage case 10 shown in the perspective view of FIG. 1 is configured by combining a main body 30 and a cover member 20, and has a rectangular flat box shape when the cover member 20 is closed with respect to the main body 30, An opening 11 for inserting and removing the cartridge 50 shown by a two-dot chain line in the insertion and removal direction S is formed on the front side. At a substantially center of the opening 11, a notch 31a is formed on the body 30 side, and a notch 21a is formed on the cover member 20 side, respectively.
These cutouts 31a and 21a make it easy to pull out the stored cartridge 50.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inner side of the main body 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 30 has a rectangular bottom wall 31, left and right side walls 32, 32, and a rear wall 33. As shown in FIG. 1, no wall is provided on one side facing the rear wall 33 of the bottom wall 31 to form the opening 11 when combined with the cover member 20. The above-mentioned notch 31a is formed in this one side. When combined with the cover member 20, the side walls 32, 32 and the rear wall 33 of the main body 30 serve as peripheral walls of the storage case 10. Further, at both ends of the rear wall 33, a pivot hole 34 for pivotally supporting the pivot shaft 24 (FIG. 3) of the cover member 20 is provided, and a slope 34a is provided above the pivot hole 34. The pivot shaft 24 (FIG. 3) is easily incorporated into the pivot hole 34.

Engagement projections 35 are formed on the inner surface of the main body 30, which is separated from the left and right side walls 32, 32 and the rear wall 33. An engagement recess 25 (FIG. 3) is formed in the cover member 30 at a position corresponding to the engagement projection 35. When the cover member 20 is closed, the engagement protrusion 35 and the engagement recess 25 are engaged, and the main body 30 and the cover member 20 are locked.

A concave portion 36 is formed on the inner surface 31b of the bottom wall 31 of the main body 30 near the root portions of the left and right side walls 32,32. The side wall 3 is located before and after the recess 36.
A projecting portion 37 is formed so as to protrude from the inner surface 31 b of the bottom wall 31 along 2. The protruding portion 37 is provided so as to correspond to the periphery of the holding portion 26 (FIG. 3) of the cover member 20. A gentle slope 37a is formed at a boundary portion along the side wall 32 between the protrusion 37 and the inner surface 31b of the bottom wall 31. The holding portion 2 of the cover member 20 is
6 (FIG. 3) enters.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inner side of the cover member 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the cover member 20 is
Square bottom wall 21 and left and right side walls 2 like bottom wall 31
2 and 22 and a rear wall 23. As shown in FIG.
No wall is provided on one side of the upper wall 21 to form the opening 11 when combined with 0. The above-mentioned notch 21a is formed in this one side.

The rear wall 23 of the cover member 20 is slightly higher than the thickness of the cartridge 50 (FIG. 1) to be stored, and when a force is applied to the storage case 10 from the outer surface side of the upper wall 21, the front end of the rear wall 23 is closed. The contact with the bottom wall 31 of the main body 30 prevents the cover member 20 from being deformed.

The left and right side walls 22,
Numeral 22 is formed so as to be displaced inward from the upper wall 21, flat portions 21 b are formed at both ends along the side wall 22, and the flat portions 21 b form side walls 32 forming the peripheral wall of the main body 30.
Abuts on the tip. Rotation shafts 24 are formed at the left and right ends on the rear wall 23 side of the upper wall 21, and the shafts 24 are fitted into pivot holes 34 (FIG. 2) of the main body 30 so that the cover member 20 can rotate. Become. Also, the arm portions 22a, 22 are provided on the side walls 22, 22, respectively.
a is formed integrally so as to extend to the rear wall 23 side.
A raised portion 22b is provided at the tip of the arm portion 22a in the storage case 1.
0 and the protrusion 22c is integrally formed so as to protrude outside the storage case. The arm portion 22a is elastically deformed in the direction of the arrow e in FIG.
The raised portion 22b is engaged with the concave portion 51 of the cartridge 50 shown in FIG. 8B, and prevents the cartridge 50 stored in the storage case 10 of FIG.

The holding portion 26 is formed so as to protrude from the lower end of the side wall 22 of the cover member 20 toward the inside of the storage case 10. The holding portion 26 is a cover member 2
1 has an upper surface 26b on the side facing the inner surface 21a of the upper wall 21. Even when the cover member 20 is opened with the cartridge 50 stored in the storage case 10 of FIG. And the inner surface 21a of the upper wall 21
Can be reliably held in between. In this case, since the convex portion 27 is formed near the side wall 22 of the upper wall 21 along the side wall 22, the cartridge 50 is attached to the upper surface 26 b of the holding portion 26.
And the inner surface 21a of the upper wall 21 does not directly contact the surface of the cartridge 50, so that the cartridge 50 and the cover member 20 can be prevented from being damaged.

A through hole 26a is formed in the side wall 22 where the holding portion 26 is formed.
Is formed by the slide core of the mold during the molding of the mold. When the main body 30 and the cover member 20 are closed, the positioning notches 38 formed at the corresponding positions of the main body 30 are formed by the positioning projections 28 formed on both ends on the front side of the cover member 20. , 38 and the body 30
And the cover member 20 are positioned.

Next, a case where the main body 30 and the cover member 20 described in FIGS. 2 and 3 are combined to form the storage case 10 of FIG. 1 and the cartridge of FIG. 8 is stored in this storage case will be described.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the storage case with the main body 30 and the cover member 20 closed as in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV (side walls 22, 32) of FIG. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the bottom wall 31 of the main body 30 extends along the side wall 32 before and after the recess 36 (FIG. 2).
(With respect to the cartridge insertion / removal direction S).
7 is formed, but the cover member 20 is
Is closed, the holding portion 26 of the cover member 20 enters the concave portion 36 of the main body 30.

As shown in FIG. 5, the dimensions are set so that the upper surface 37b of the projecting portion 37 of the main body 30 and the upper surface 26b of the holding portion 26 of the cover member 20 are substantially on the same plane. I have. Therefore, when the cartridge 50 indicated by the two-dot line is inserted from the opening 11 (FIG. 1), the upper surface 26b of the holding portion 26, the upper surface 37b of the projecting portion 37, and the convex portion 27 (of the upper wall 21 of the cover member 20). 3). Therefore, when the storage case 10 is in a closed state, one surface of the cartridge 50 is supported not only by the upper surface 26 b of the holding portion 26 but also by the protrusion 37 on the main body 30 side, and the other surface is formed by the upper wall 21 of the cover member 20. Convex part 2
7, the entire surface is supported by the inner surface of the storage case 10, so that an unreasonable load is not applied to the holding portion 26, and the strength of the holding portion 26 against impact can be increased.

The protruding portion 37 has a gentle slope 37a with respect to the cartridge insertion / removal direction S.
, The cartridge 50 does not get caught when the cartridge 50 is taken in and out, so that the cartridge 50 can be smoothly taken in and out.

In the normal state, one surface of the cartridge 50 is supported only by the upper surface 26b of the holding portion 26 and does not contact the protrusion 37. However, when an impact is applied, the protrusion 3
The dimensions may be set so that the upper surface 37b of the 7 can be immediately contacted.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. It can be seen from FIG. 6 that the cartridge 50 is supported only at the left and right ends in the insertion direction. For this reason, the central portion of the cartridge 50 does not come into contact with the inner surface of the storage case 10 when the storage case 10 is inserted into or removed from the storage case 10.
Can be prevented from being damaged.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. It can be seen that the upper surface 26b of the holding part 26 supports the cartridge 50.

FIG. 9 shows a modification of the holding section. As shown in FIG. 9, when the main body 30 and the cover member 20 are closed, the holding portion 26 enters the concave portion 36 of the projecting portion 37, and in this state, the upper surface 26 b of the holding portion 26 does not contact the cartridge 50. May be. For this purpose, for example, the holding unit 2
6 can be made higher and the recess 36 can be made deeper. When the cover member 20 is opened with respect to the main body 30, the cover member 20 comes into contact with the upper surface 26 b of the holding portion 26 and holds the cartridge.

Next, the index card stored in the storage case will be described with reference to FIG. The index card 12 shown in FIG. 10 is formed by bending a sheet-like member such as one sheet of paper, and has an elongated spine 12a and a wide information display section 1.
2b and a recess 36 along the side wall 32 of the main body 30
Notched portions 12c, 12c are provided in which the left and right ends are elongated and notched corresponding to the protruding portion 37 including. When the spine 12a is stored inside the main body 30 of FIG. 2 with the storage case open in a state where the spine 12a faces the rear wall 33, and the cover member 20 is closed, the spine 12a of the index card 12 is closed. Is sandwiched between the rear walls 23 and 33, and the information display portion 12b is located on the inner surface 31b of the bottom wall 31. At this time, the index card 12 does not hinder the holder 26 from entering the recess 36 because of the cutouts 12 c at both ends of the index card 12. The protruding portion 37 extends along the side wall 32 at the root of the side wall 32, but the notch 12 is formed along the protruding portion 37 of the side wall 32.
c and 12c, there is no particular problem in storing the index card 12. Therefore, the notches 12c, 12c
Since c may be narrow, the area of the information display section 12b can be kept large.

As described above, according to the cartridge housing case of the present embodiment, the cartridge 50 housed in the closed housing case 10 is supported by the cover member 20 and the inner surface of the main body 30. Even if an impact is applied, a large load is not applied to the holding portion 26, damage can be prevented beforehand, and a highly reliable storage case can be realized. When the cover member 20 is opened, the stored cartridge 50 is supported by the holding unit 26.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
Various modifications are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the cartridge is not limited to a mini-disc (MD), but may of course store another recording medium.

[0034]

According to the present invention, even when an impact is applied due to a fall or the like in a state where the cartridge is housed, a large load is not applied to the holding portion of the cartridge, and damage can be prevented beforehand. A storage case for a cartridge can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cartridge storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention with a main body and a cover member closed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main body of the storage case shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cover member of the storage case shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the storage case shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the storage case taken along line VV in FIG. 4;

6 is a cross-sectional view of the storage case taken along line VI-VI in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the storage case taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

8A and 8B are a top view and a bottom view showing an example of a conventional cartridge that can be stored in the storage case of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 5, showing a modification of the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an index card that can be stored in the main body of the storage case of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Storage case 20 Cover member 21 Upper wall 21a Inner surface of upper wall 22 Side wall 22a Arm part 22b Raised part 22c Projection 23 Rear wall 26 Holding part 26b Upper surface of holding part 27 Convex part 30 Main body 31 Bottom wall 31b Inner surface of bottom wall 32 Side wall 33 Rear wall 36 Depression 37 Projection 37a Slope 37b Upper surface of projection 50 Cartridge 51 Depression

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A main body, a cover member rotatably attached to the main body, and an opening formed when the main body and the cover member are closed so that a cartridge can be inserted and removed. A storage case for a cartridge, wherein the cover member has a holding portion on left and right side walls thereof for holding the cartridge with the cover member opened, and a bottom of the main body corresponding to a periphery of the holding portion. A storage case for a cartridge, wherein a projection is provided on an inner surface of a wall, and the projection can support the cartridge when the main body and the cover member are closed. 2. The storage case for a cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge is supported by outer surfaces of the projecting portion and the holding portion when the main body and the cover member are closed. 3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein when the main body and the cover member are closed, the protruding portion and the outer surface of the holding portion are substantially on the same surface. A storage case for a cartridge according to the item. 4. A recess is provided in the vicinity of the protruding portion corresponding to the holding portion, and the holding portion is accommodated in the recess when the main body and the cover member are closed. The cartridge storage case according to claim 1, 2, or 3. 5. The cartridge according to claim 4, wherein when the main body and the cover member are closed, the cartridge does not contact the upper surface of the holding portion in the concave portion but contacts the projecting portion. Storage case. 6. The cartridge storage case according to claim 4, wherein when the main body and the cover member are closed, the cartridge does not contact the projecting portion but contacts the upper surface of the holding portion. 7. The storage case for a cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion is connected to the inner surface of the bottom wall by a gentle slope. 8. The cartridge storage case according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is formed near the side wall of the main body and along the side wall.