JP2003068066A - Housing device for storage medium case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing device for a recording medium case wherein the storage medium case is housed in the lower side of a part for setting the storage medium in the device body of a recording/reproducing device, this case is not an obstacle, and a title at the backside of the storage medium case is clearly seen to enable easy understanding of the tile. SOLUTION: A housing space 1c for housing a storage medium case 2 is provided in the lower side of a part 1b for setting a storage medium in the device body 1a of a recording/reproducing device 1, and a transparent lid 3 is provided so as to be opened/closed in the opening 1d of the housing space 1c.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium case accommodating device capable of accommodating a storage medium case in a device body of a recording / reproducing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when recording / reproducing a storage medium with a recording / reproducing device such as a televideo, the case of the storage medium had to be recorded / reproduced at another place of the device body. There is a problem that the recording / reproducing case is an obstacle and it is difficult to understand the title of the storage medium during recording / reproducing.

Further, Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-164907 discloses that
A jacket storage device is described. This is shown in Figure 3.
(A) and (b), as shown in FIG. 4, a recording disk reproducing apparatus 101 in which a jacket 102 containing a recording disk is inserted from a jacket insertion port 104 of the reproducing apparatus 101 so that only an empty jacket 102 can be taken out. The jacket 10 formed integrally with the housing of the recording disk reproducing device 101.
It comprises storage sections 103 and 108 for storing the jacket 102 so that the title 2 can be seen. However,
In this case, there is a problem that the jacket 102 is exposed.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-31594 discloses an optical disk device. This is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, an optical disk cartridge in which an optical disk medium for writing and reading information is housed in a medium case 212 is inserted, the optical disk medium is mounted in the optical disk unit 210, and then the medium case 212 is taken out to perform a recording operation. The optical disk unit 210 for performing one
1 or a plurality of optical disk devices mounted on the decorative panel 2 arranged in front of the optical disk unit 210
11, an insertion port 214 for inserting a medium case, which is independently provided on the upper part or the lower part of 11, a medium case insertion guide rail 202 provided at a position corresponding to the insertion port, and the medium case 2 at the rear end.
And a shelf 204 for accommodating a medium case, which has a stopper mechanism 203 capable of positioning 12 at two positions. However, in this case, the optical disc medium and the medium case 212 cannot be separately housed in the optical disc device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and allows a storage medium case to be housed in the device body of a recording / reproducing device below the portion where the storage medium is set. For the purpose of providing a storage device for a case for a recording medium, which makes it possible to easily see the title of the back of the case for the storage medium and which makes it easy to understand the title. There is.

[0006]

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 sets a storage medium in a device body of a recording / reproducing device. A storage space for storing the storage medium case is provided below the storage portion, and a transparent lid is provided at the opening of the storage space so as to be openable and closable. According to a second aspect of the present invention, an elastic body for urging the storage medium case stored in the space so as to project and move outward is provided on the inner side of the storage space, and the storage space is provided in front of the storage space. Inside the wall, when the storage medium case is stored in the storage space, the storage medium case is locked to the front surface of the case to prevent it from projecting outward, and when the case is taken out, the locked state is released. The locking member that allows the case to project and move is provided so that it can be engaged and disengaged from the front side.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a storage medium case accommodating device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a recording / reproducing apparatus having a storage medium case storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a storage medium case storage portion in the storage case according to the embodiment. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the storage medium case accommodating device of the present embodiment has a storage medium case 2 below the portion 1b for setting the storage medium in the device body 1a of the recording / reproducing apparatus 1. An accommodating space 1c for accommodating the above is provided, and a transparent lid 3 is openably and closably provided in an opening portion 1d of the accommodating space 1c. The transparent lid 3 is rotatably pivotally mounted at a position near the left end of the opening 1d by a pin 4 in FIG. 1, and a stopper piece 1e projecting in an inverted L shape at a position near the right end of the opening 1d. It is designed to be held closed by.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage space 1
An elastic body 5 made of a spring for urging the storage medium case 2 housed in the space 1c so as to project outward is disposed on the back side of the storage space 1c. When the storage medium case 2 is stored inside the storage space 1c, the storage medium case 2 is locked to the front surface of the case 1c to prevent the storage medium case 2 from projecting outward, and the locked state is released when the case 2 is taken out. An L-shaped locking member 6 that allows the case 2 to project and move is provided so as to be engageable and disengageable from the front side, and the locking member 6 is urged upward on the lower side of the locking member 6. Spring 7 is case 2
It is arranged in a state of being attached to a support piece 1f which is provided so as to project inward on the inner surface of the. Further, the upper end of the locking member 6 is
The taper surface 6a is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the opening portion 1d. When the case 2 is inserted into the storage space 1c through the opening portion 1d, the taper surface 6a is pushed by the lower surface of the case 2 and the spring 7 is pressed. The locking member 6 moves downward against the urging force of.

According to the storage medium case accommodating device of this embodiment, the storage medium case 2 is stored in the device body 1a of the recording / reproducing apparatus 1 below the portion 1b for setting the storage medium. As a result, the case 2 does not get in the way, and the title on the back of the storage medium case 2 can be clearly seen at a glance through the transparent lid 3 that covers the opening 1d, and the title is easy to understand. There are advantages.

[0011]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage space for storing the storage medium case is provided below the portion for setting the storage medium in the device body of the recording / reproducing device. Since the transparent lid is provided so as to be openable and closable at the opening portion of the storage space, the following effects can be obtained. That is, the storage medium case can be stored in the device body of the recording / playback device below the portion where the storage medium is set, and the case does not get in the way.
The title on the back of this storage medium case can be seen at a glance through the transparent lid, making it easy to understand

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an elastic body for urging the storage medium case housed in the storage space so as to project and move outward is provided on the inner side of the storage space. Inside the front wall, when the storage medium case is stored in the storage space, it is locked to the front surface of this case to prevent it from projecting outward, and when the case is taken out, the locked state is released. Since the locking member that allows the case to project and move is provided so that it can be engaged and disengaged from the front side, when the storage medium case is taken out, the locking member is moved downward to release the locked state. Only by moving the storage medium case outward from the storage space by the elastic body, the storage medium case in the storage space can be easily taken out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a recording / playback device having a storage medium case storage device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a storage portion of a storage medium case in the storage case of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional jacket storage device, in which (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which a jacket storage part is provided on a rear side thereof;
(B) is a perspective view of a state in which a jacket storage portion is provided on the side portion.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which a transparent portion is provided on the upper surface of the storage device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an optical disc unit in a conventional optical disc device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 6 when the medium case of the apparatus is in the stored state of state 1.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 6 when the medium case of the apparatus is in the stored state of state 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Recording / playback equipment 1a Device body 1b Part for setting storage medium 1c storage space 1d opening 2 Storage media case 3 transparent lid 5 elastic body 6 locking member

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage space for storing a storage medium case is provided below a storage medium setting portion in a device body of a recording / playback device, and a transparent lid can be opened and closed at an opening portion of the storage space. A storage device for a storage medium case, characterized in that 2. An elastic body for urging a storage medium case stored in the storage space so as to project and move outward is provided on the inner side of the storage space, and the elastic body is provided inside the front wall of the storage space. When the storage medium case is stored in the storage space, the storage medium case is locked to the front surface of the case to prevent it from projecting outward, and when the storage case is taken out, the locked state is released to project the case. 2. The storage medium case storage device according to claim 1, wherein a movable locking member is provided so as to be engageable with and disengageable from the front side.