JP2010018295A - Medium storing case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium storing case capable of simply storing such a medium as an optical disc purchased and its accessaries and effectively avoiding deterioration such as breaking and rubbing thereof. <P>SOLUTION: The medium storing case C is equipped with not only a base 1 and a pocket forming member 2 but also insertion auxiliary parts 411a, 412a and 421a which can freely bring the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 into contact with each other or separate them from each other at the opening end of the pocket 4 under a developed state (Q). By such a constitution as this, such faults as breaking and bending of a jacket being the accessary J caused by unnecessary frictions with the base 1 being a flexible sheet and the pocket forming member 2, and such faults that transferring of the optical disc D and the accessary J under a purchased condition, complicated operation of taking in and out from the medium storing case C, and generating a deterioration such as breaking and rubbing of the accessary J, can be avoided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a media storage case for storing media such as a compact disc (CD) and a digital versatile disc (DVD).

  Conventionally, for example, music CDs or DVDs recorded with images, such as jackets attached to them, and accessories such as jackets attached thereto by appropriately attaching protective sheets such as flexible resin sheets and nonwoven fabrics, etc. Various media storage cases have been proposed that can be taken out of a hard case that is packed at the time of sale and stored again (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Since these cases can be made thinner in many cases than the hard cases used at the time of sale, they can be accommodated compactly and possess many CDs and DVDs. -It is widely used because it is possible to save a large amount of storage space for the user who is storing it.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-66981

  However, the media storage case as described above must be put in the gap of the flexible sheet as the open end of the pocket having a size corresponding to the size of the paper accessory. In some cases, the jacket may be bent or bent due to unnecessary friction between the flexible sheet and the paper. In other words, in such cases, the transfer of discs and accessories in the state of purchase and the operation of taking in and out of the media storage case become complicated, or the accessories are deteriorated and broken. It has something to do with.

  The present invention focuses on such problems, can easily store media such as purchased optical discs and their accessories, and can effectively avoid deterioration such as bending and rubbing thereof. Provide media storage case.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the media storage case according to the present invention includes a base that can take a foldable folded state and a deployed state that is unfolded from the folded state and is attached to the inside of the base. A pocket forming member capable of forming a plurality of pockets, and an insertion assisting portion capable of freely contacting and separating the base and the pocket forming member at the open end of the pocket in the expanded state. And

  If this is the case, the jacket may bend or bend in some cases due to unnecessary friction between the flexible sheet and the paper, or the disc or accessory in the state of purchase It is possible to effectively avoid problems such as complicated operations such as transfer and taking in and out of the media storage case, and deterioration of accessories such as breakage and rubbing. That is, according to the present invention, media such as an optical disk and accessories can be stored and taken out accurately and quickly.

  In order to more effectively open the base and the protective sheet, it is further provided with a protective sheet that partitions the space between the base and the pocket forming member into a plurality of pockets, and the pocket is formed at the opening end of the pocket facing the base. It is desirable that the member and the protective sheet are laminated.

  In order to prevent unnecessary friction when the disc is inserted into the protective sheet, it is preferable to provide an insertion assisting portion between the protective sheet and the base or pocket forming member.

  The media storage case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pocket forming member is laminated at the opening end of the pocket facing the base in order to make the opening end between the base and the pocket forming member easier to open.

  In order to more suitably store various accessories attached to a medium such as an optical disk at the time of purchase, it is preferable that a pocket forming member formed by layering further forms another pocket. And as a configuration for making the insertion assisting part easier to open using other pockets, the pocket forming member forming the other pockets is fixed to the base to further form the pockets. A triple fastening part that fastens the pocket and the other pocket, and a double fastening part that overlaps the pocket insertion assisting part and the other pocket may be further provided.

  Further, as a configuration for facilitating opening of the opening end of the pocket, the pocket forming member may further include a slit provided at the center of the opening end of the pocket.

  In order for the base to be able to stably maintain the folded state even when accommodating objects having various thicknesses, the base has a folding line that can make the base into a folded state, What is necessary is just to make the base thickness change part which can bend a base in the vicinity of a fold line.

  Furthermore, in order to have a configuration in which other accessories are sandwiched and bound, only the both ends extending in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction are fixed to the base in the vicinity of the insertion assisting portion in the base and extending along the opening edge of the pocket. A worn erection belt may be further provided.

In order to make it easy to quickly recognize the contents of the stored item, it is desirable that the base be transparent or have a daylighting property.
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  According to the present invention, when transferring discs and accessories that are in the state of purchase or when moving them in and out of the media storage case, accessories such as a front jacket attached to media such as an optical disc may be folded. It is possible to effectively avoid problems such as being bent or bent.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The media storage case C according to the present embodiment is replaced by taking out all of the optical disc D as a medium such as a commercially available music CD and the accessory J such as a jacket attached thereto from the hard case packed at the time of purchase. It is for keeping it compact.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, the media storage case C is unfolded from the folded state (P) and the folded state (P) and opened inside. A base 1 capable of taking a state (Q), a pocket forming member 2 capable of forming a plurality of pockets 4 by being fastened inside the base 1, and a space between the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 By appropriately cutting and fastening the protective sheet 3 partitioned into a plurality of pockets 4, an optical disk D and an accessory J such as a jacket can be stored. A disk storage unit 412 and jacket storage units 411 and 421 described later can be stored. In addition, a plurality of pockets 4 such as a band storage portion 423 are formed.

  Here, in the media storage case C according to the present embodiment, in addition to the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 described above, the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 can be freely placed at the open end of the pocket 4 in the expanded state (Q). It is characterized by comprising insertion auxiliary portions 411a, 412a and 421a, which will be described later.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the media storage case C will be specifically described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the base 1 is made of, for example, a transparent or daylighting flexible sheet, and the base body 1 a is folded in two with a fold line 1 d at one end 1 b. The folded state (P) and the unfolded state (Q) in which the other end 1c is unfolded from the folded state (P) and the inner side is opened can be taken.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the pocket forming member 2 is formed with a plurality of pockets 4 by being attached to the inside of the base 1 directly or via a protective sheet 3 by, for example, welding. It is. In the present embodiment, the pocket forming member 2 is made of the same material as the base 1. The protective sheet 3 is made of a material that is extremely unlikely to be damaged by friction or the like, for example, non-woven fabric. The protective sheet 3 is provided so as to partition between the pocket forming member 2 and the base 1 by welding or the like at a predetermined position. Then, by forming a plurality of pockets 4 in the space between the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2, one of the pockets 4 is used as a disk storage portion 412 that can suitably store the optical disk D. It can protect suitably from the impact with respect to this, and the friction with the said protection sheet 3. FIG. In this embodiment, the protective sheet 3 is provided so as to overlap the pocket forming member 2 at the opening end of the pocket 4 facing the base 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the pocket 4 stores the optical disk D and the accessory J incidental to the optical disk D by exposing the open end in the expanded state (Q). It can be taken out. In addition to the disc storage portion 412 for storing the optical disc D, the pocket 4 has jacket storage portions 411 and 421 provided in contact with the base 1 and the open ends facing each other, and the pocket forming member 2 is layered. Thus, it has a band storage portion 423 which is another pocket provided so as to face the opening surface of the disk storage portion 412 described above. Since the base 1 has daylighting properties as described above, the jacket storage portions 411 and 421 have the accessory J visible through the base 1 and form the pocket 4 up to the other end 1c of the base 1. ing. And these jacket storage parts 411 and 421 are free to contact and separate the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 by providing rounds at the upper and lower ends of the opening end and separating the end of the fastening portion from the base 1. An insertion assisting portion 421a to be obtained and an insertion assisting portion 411a capable of freely contacting and separating the base 1 and the protective sheet 3 are provided.

  On the other hand, the disk storage portion 412 is formed with a rounded shape so that the ends are aligned with the jacket storage portions 411 and 421 at both the upper and lower ends of the opening end, and the insertion support that allows the protective sheet 3 and the pocket forming member 2 to freely contact and separate It has a portion 412a and further includes a slit 412c positioned at the center of the opening end of the pocket 4. In this embodiment, the slit 412c extends from the center of the opening end of the disk storage portion 412 beyond the position corresponding to the center of the optical disk D to the position before the fastening portion between the protective sheet 3 and the pocket forming member 2. Formed.

  The band storage portion 423 is formed by further layering the pocket forming member 2 on the jacket storage portion 421, and corresponds to the size of the band-shaped accessory T attached to the back of the case attached at the time of purchase. I am letting.

  By adopting the above-described configuration, there is a problem that the jacket as the accessory J is bent or bent due to unnecessary friction with the base 1 or the pocket forming member 2 which is a flexible sheet, or purchase. Problems such as the transfer of the optical disc D and the accessory J in the current state, the operation of taking in and out of the media storage case C become complicated, and the deterioration of the appendage J such as bending and rubbing is caused. It can be effectively avoided.

  In the present embodiment, the pocket forming member 2 and the protective sheet 3 are stacked at the opening end of the pocket 4 facing the base 1 so that the space between the base 1 and the protective sheet 3 can be opened more effectively. Yes.

  In the present embodiment, in order to prevent unnecessary friction from occurring when the optical disk D is inserted into the protective sheet 3, the insertion auxiliary portion 412 a is provided between the protective sheet 3 and the pocket forming member 2. It is assumed that it was provided.

  And in order to make it easier to open the opening end between the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2, the media storage case C has the pocket forming member 2 layered at the opening end of the pocket 4 facing the base 1. It is assumed that

  In particular, in this embodiment, since the band storage portion 423 is provided with the triple fastening portion 4a and the double fastening portion 4b as described above, the strength at the open end of the jacket storage portion 421 is increased. By effectively providing reinforcement by the triple fastening portion 4a, by providing the double fastening portion 4b, the insertion assisting portion 421 rises straight from the curved base 1, and the jacket storage portion opens widely, so that it can be suitably attached. Can be stored.

  In order to be able to store various accessories J attached at the time of purchase more suitably, the pocket forming member 2 formed by layering forms a band storage portion 423 as another pocket 4 and forms a band-shaped accessory. It is assumed that the object T can be stored.

  Further, as a configuration for making the opening end of the pocket 4 easy to open, in this embodiment, the disk storage portion 421 that is the pocket 4 further includes a slit 421c positioned at the center of the opening end of the pocket.

  In the media storage case C according to the present embodiment, a binding unit 5 for filing a plurality of cases may be provided. The binding portion 5 includes a binding margin 5a, which is an area for binding, formed by folding back a member constituting the base 1 and fastening a predetermined portion, and a commercially available two-hole type binding tool for the binding margin 5a. And a binding hole 5b provided so that it can be bound. In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the configuration of the binding hole 5b is made to correspond to the 2-hole type binding tool is illustrated, but the configuration of the binding portion 5 is not limited to such a configuration, and various existing binding tools It is possible to constitute so that it can respond to.

  The media storage case C according to the present embodiment may include a holding piece 6 for holding the folded state (P).

  In the present embodiment, the holding piece 6 has a folded portion 6a formed by folding a member forming the base 1 from the other end portion 1c which is a free end in the folded state (P), and a fixed dimension from the vicinity of the folded portion 6a. The upper and lower ends are fixed toward the side, and a fixing portion 6b for suppressing the opening operation of the holding piece 6 with respect to the base 1 is provided. And since this holding piece 6 has the light-collecting property, that is, the tip through the holding piece 6 can be seen through, the other end portion 1c has, for example, a part of the accessory J as a heading portion 411d. And the holding piece 6 are visible.

<Modification 1>
Below, the modification of this embodiment is explained in full detail. In such modified examples and the following modified examples, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the above embodiment, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the media storage case C <b> 1 according to the present modification is for dealing with a commercially available so-called two-disc set CD. Specifically, in addition to the binding portion 5, the holding piece 6, and the heading portion 411 d that are substantially the same as those in the above embodiment, the base 1, the pocket forming member 2, and the protective sheet 3 are appropriately configured, so The jacket storage portion 421 and the disk storage portion 422 are formed substantially symmetrically with respect to the portion 412 via the folding line 1d.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the media storage case C <b> 1 according to the present modified example has a jacket storage portion 411 as a pocket 4 in the vicinity of the insertion assisting portion 411 a in the base 1, instead of the band storage portion 423 of the above embodiment. By further providing an erection band 7 that extends along the opening edge and is fixed to the base 1 only at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction, the band-like appendage T is sandwiched in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Thus, it can be suitably held in the media storage case C1.

<Modification 2>
Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the media storage case C2 according to the present invention has a base size that is compatible with a commercially available DVD jacket. The media storage case C2 has a storage auxiliary portion 413a that is adjacent to the disk storage portion 412 that is the same as the above embodiment, and that allows the pocket forming member 2 and the protective sheet 3 to be brought into contact with and separated from each other at the open end. In addition to providing the band storage portion 413, the jacket storage portion 421 on the side facing the band storage portion 413 is provided with a slit 421c extending from the center of the opening end, so that an accessory J such as a jacket can be attached together with the insertion assisting portion 421a. It is configured to be easier to insert.

  As described above, according to the present modification, it can be suitably adapted to a product in a mode that is commercially available as a DVD.

Second Embodiment
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, also about this embodiment, while attaching the same code | symbol to the component similar to the said embodiment and modification, the detailed description shall be abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the media storage case C3 according to the present embodiment includes two optical discs D such as a commercially available two-disc DVD having a base 1 that can be folded in three, and a jacket attached thereto. It has a pocket 4 that can store an accessory J or the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the configuration of the right side and the central part in the figure is provided with jacket storage parts 411 and 421, a disk storage part 412 and a band storage part 413 similar to those of the second modification, and on the left side in the figure. Is formed with a jacket storage part 431, a disk storage part 432 and a band storage part 433 which are formed symmetrically with the jacket storage part 411, the disk storage part 412 and the band storage part 413 on the right side of the figure.

  Thus, the media storage case C3 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that a base thickness changing portion 1e capable of bending the base 1 is provided in the vicinity of the fold line 1d for folding the base 1. Specifically, the base thickness changing portion 1e is formed so as to extend in parallel with a predetermined dimension with respect to the fold line 1d. The predetermined dimension is generally a commercially available DVD jacket. It corresponds to the width dimension of the back cover.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the base 1 is appropriately bent at the position of the fold line 1d and the base thickness changing portion 1e in the folded state (P), so that the thickness of the media storage case C3 in the folded state (P). As shown in the figure, it is possible to change the thickness of the base 1 while keeping the outer sides of the base 1 parallel to each other. By doing so, as a DVD accessory, for example, not only a front jacket but also an accessory such as a booklet having a thickness is accommodated, the base 1 is angled at the position of the fold line 1d and is roughly triangular in plan view. Can be effectively avoided.

<Modification>
In the said embodiment, although the structure which can change the thickness dimension of the base 1 in a folding state (P) by the structure which the base 1 has was disclosed, in this modification, in addition to the said structure, the thickness dimension of the pocket 4 is changed. A description will be given of an aspect in which the pocket 4 itself can accommodate the appendage J having a large thickness more effectively by being able to change.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 15, the media storage case C4 according to the present modification has a pocket thickness change that allows the pocket 4 to extend along the portion fixed to the base 1 and bend the pocket forming member 2. A portion 421e is provided. Specifically, as shown in the figure, a pocket thickness changing portion 421e capable of bending the pocket forming member 2 along the inner side of the three-side fastening portion fastened to the base 1 in the jacket storage portion 421 is provided. Provided, and the pocket thickness changing portion 421e is bent preferentially over the periphery, so that the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 in the region surrounded by the pocket thickness changing portion 421e are separated from each other while maintaining a parallel state. Become. By doing so, as above-mentioned, it can be set as the structure which can accommodate suitably accessories J, such as a booklet with a large thickness dimension. Even if the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 are separated from each other and the thickness of the jacket storage portion 421 is increased, the base thickness changing portion 1e is deformed as shown in FIG. The problem that the base 1 in the folded state (P) is out of shape is effectively avoided, and can be suitably stored in, for example, a bookshelf or a storage box.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, the above-described media storage case has been disclosed only in a two-fold manner, but of course, a three-fold manner or a manner in which four or more folds are folded may be applied. Of course, the number of thickness changing portions and the location where the pocket thickness changing portions are formed are not limited at all.

  In particular, the configuration according to the above-described embodiment and the configuration according to the above-described modification are not separately adopted, and the present invention can be implemented in various ways other than the above-described configuration by appropriately combining all the above-described configurations. The media storage case having the configuration can be configured. For example, it is of course possible to apply the construction of the erection belt to a media storage case for storing DVDs.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is an external view showing a media storage case according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the expansion | deployment state of the media storage case. The front view which shows the folded state of the media storage case. The principal part enlarged view of the media storage case. The operation explanatory view of the media storage case. The figure which shows the expansion | deployment state of the media storage case which concerns on the modification 1 of the embodiment. The operation explanatory view of the media storage case. The external view which shows the media storage case which concerns on the modification 2 of the embodiment. The figure which shows the expansion | deployment state of the media storage case. The figure which shows the folded state of the media storage case. The external view which shows the media storage case which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the expansion | deployment state of the media storage case. The front view which shows the folded state of the media storage case. The operation explanatory view of the media storage case. The figure which shows the expansion | deployment state of the media storage case which concerns on the modification of the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base 1d ... Folding line 1e ... Base thickness change part 2 ... Pocket formation member 3 ... Protection sheet 4 ... Pocket 4a ... Triple fastening part 4b ... Double fastening part 411a, 412a, 413a ... Insertion auxiliary part 421a, 422a, 423a ... insertion assisting portion 431a, 432a, 433a ... insertion assisting portion 423 ... other pocket (band storage portion)
412c, 422c, 432c ... slit 411d ... heading portion 421e ... pocket thickness changing portion 5 ... binding portion 6 ... holding piece 7 ... installation band C, C1, C2, C3 ... media storage case D ... media (optical disc)
P ... folded state Q ... unfolded state

Claims (10)

A base that can take a foldable folded state and a unfolded state unfolded from the folded state;
A pocket forming member capable of forming a plurality of pockets by fastening to the inside of the base;
A media storage case, comprising: an insertion assisting portion capable of freely contacting and separating the base and the pocket forming member at an open end of the pocket in the expanded state. It further has a protective sheet that partitions the space between the base and the pocket forming member into a plurality of pockets,
The media storage case according to claim 1, wherein the pocket forming member and the protective sheet are stacked at an opening end of the pocket facing the base. The media storage case according to claim 2, wherein the insertion assisting portion is provided between the protective sheet and the base or the pocket forming member. The media storage case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pocket forming member is layered at an opening end of the pocket facing the base. The media storage case according to claim 4, wherein the pocket forming member formed by overlapping the layers further forms another pocket. The pocket forming member forming the other pocket is further fixed to the base to further form the pocket,
6. A triple fastening part that fastens the pocket and the other pocket, and a double fastening part where the insertion assisting part of the pocket and the other pocket overlap each other. Media storage case. The media storage case according to claim 1, wherein the pocket further includes a slit positioned at the center of the opening end of the pocket. The base is a fold line that can fold the base;
The media storage case according to claim 1, further comprising a base thickness changing portion capable of bending the base in the vicinity of the fold line. The construction band which extended along the opening edge of the said pocket in the base at the said insertion auxiliary | assistant part, and fastened only the both ends of the direction orthogonal to the extending direction to the base is further provided. The media storage case according to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. The media storage case according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, wherein the base is transparent or has a daylighting property.

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