JP2010018296A - Medium storing case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium storing case which can be suitably stored under a condition that it is filed in a file or the like, and in which a required article is easily discovered. <P>SOLUTION: The medium storing case C is characterized by being equipped with a base 1 which can take a folded condition (P) and a developed condition (Q) being developed from the folded condition (P) and opening the inside, a pocket forming member 2 capable of forming a plurality of pockets 4 by attaching the inside of the base 1, a filing part 5 which is formed on one end edge of the base 1 under the folded condition (P) and can file by a filing tool or the like, and a holding piece 6 which is formed on the base 1 and can hold the folded condition (P) by engaging the free end of the base 1 under the folded condition (P). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

  Conventionally, for example, music CDs and DVDs on which images are generally recorded and jackets attached to the same, such as a flexible resin sheet or a protective sheet such as a non-woven fabric, are appropriately attached. Various media storage cases have been proposed in which an accessory can be taken out from a hard case packed at the time of purchase, and can be replaced and stored (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  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.

Among these, the ones described in the above-mentioned patent documents are obtained by binding a media storage case storing media such as an optical disk into a file having a binding tool through a binding portion provided on one end side. Since it can be stored in a state, it is more suitable for organizing and transporting.
JP 2002-284277 A Japanese Patent No. 4070694

  However, when such a media storage case is folded and stored at one end side, the base opens from the free end. Therefore, when a plurality of media storage cases are bound into a file, the required optical disk When searching for media such as media, the media storage case is unnecessarily unfolded, which may be time-consuming to search, and the folded base is opened to open other files. It would be even more so that it would stick out of the edge and have to be returned to the folded state after the search is complete.

  The present invention pays attention to such inconveniences, and provides a media storage case that is suitably stored in a state of being bound in a file or the like and that can easily find a required one.

  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 be in a folded state and a developed state in which the inner side is opened by opening the folded state, and a plurality of pockets by being fixed to the inner side of the base. A pocket forming member capable of forming a base, a binding portion formed at one end edge of the base in a folded state and capable of being bound by a binding tool, and a free end of the base formed in the base in a folded state And a holding piece capable of holding the folded state by fitting.

  In such a case, when the media storage case is bound and stored, the base does not open from the free end, and the media storage case can be used even when a plurality of media storage cases are bound to a file. Effectively troubles that it becomes unnecessarily unfolded and it takes time to search for the media such as the required optical disk, and the folded base opens and protrudes further from the other end of the file Can be avoided. By doing so, it is possible to provide a media storage case that is easier to store and easier to organize.

  In order to clearly see what is stored in the pocket even in the folded state, the pocket is formed up to the other end of the base and the inside of the other end of the base is exposed in the folded state, and the inside of the pocket is It is desirable to provide a heading portion by making the inside of the edge of the screen visible.

  And in order to be able to quickly search for the required media, it is desirable to set a free end at the other end edge of the base in the folded state and provide a holding piece at the free end, In order to effectively avoid the problem that the folded base opens and further protrudes from the other end edge of the file, a free end is set at one end edge of the base in the folded state, and a holding piece is attached to the free end. It is also desirable to provide it.

  In order to be able to quickly store and take out media and accessories, it is desirable to provide an insertion assisting portion that can freely contact and separate the base and the pocket forming member at the open end of the pocket in the expanded state. .

  And in order to make it easier to open the pocket facing the base while suitably storing the media, it further has a protective sheet that partitions the space between the base and the pocket forming member into a plurality of pockets. It is desirable to overlap the pocket forming member and the protective sheet at the opening end of the pocket facing the surface.

  In order to make it easy to organize not only the media but also the various accessories attached at the time of purchasing the media, the pocket forming members are layered at the opening end of the pocket facing the base, and are formed by layering. It is preferable that the formed pocket forming member further forms another pocket.

  In order to make it easier to store and take out the media and accessories, it is preferable to further provide a slit positioned at the center of the open end of the pocket.

  And in order to improve the visibility of media such as optical disks to be stored and to make it easier to search for the required ones, the base is placed in a pocket through the base even in the folded state as having a daylighting property. It is preferable to be able to visually recognize what is stored.

  According to the present invention, when a media storage case is bound and stored in a file or the like, the base is opened from the free end, and when a plurality of media storage cases are bound in a file, the media storage case is It can be effectively avoided that the search is unnecessarily unfolded and time-consuming for searching, and that the folded base is opened and further protrudes from the other end edge of the file. By doing so, it is possible to provide a media storage case that is easier to store and easier to organize.

Hereinafter, an 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 everything including 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. To keep 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, the media storage case C according to the present embodiment is formed at one end edge of the base 1 in the folded state (P) in addition to the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 described above, and may be bound by a binding tool or the like. And a holding piece 6 formed on the base 1 and capable of holding the folded state (P) by engaging with the free end of the base 1 in the folded state (P). Is.

  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. The base 1 is folded in two (P) and the folded state (P). It is assumed that it can take a developed state (Q) in which the inner side is opened and the inside is opened. Specifically, the base 1 includes a base body 1a that is the main body of the base 1, one end 1b that is one end edge where the binding portion 5 is positioned in the present embodiment, and the other end that is the other end edge that is the free end of the base. It has the part 1c and the hinge-like folding line 1d which can be folded in the position of the binding part 5. FIG. In the expanded state (Q) shown in FIG. 2, the media storage case C according to the present embodiment has one end 1b positioned at the center and the other end 1c positioned at both ends.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the pocket forming member 2 is folded by folding the flexible sheet constituting the base 1 as it is, or by being welded directly to the inside of the base 1 or via the protective sheet 3, for example. A plurality of pockets 4 are formed by wearing them. In the present embodiment, the pocket forming member 2 is formed of a flexible sheet made of the same material as that of the base 1 even when the pocket forming member 2 is separate from 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.

  And the area | region most spaced apart from the opening end in one jacket storage part 411 shall be able to insert the appendage J beyond the edge of the protection sheet 3, and is the predetermined | prescribed exceeding the edge of the said protection sheet 3. For example, the area is formed so as to substantially correspond to the area of the spine title attached to the commercially available CD, and the holding piece 6 is configured to have daylighting as described later so that it can be visually recognized from the outside. The heading portion 411d according to the invention is configured.

  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.

  The binding portion 5 is formed by folding back a member constituting the base 1 and fastening a predetermined portion. The binding portion 5a is an area for binding, and a binding hole 5a is a commercially available two-hole type binding tool. It has 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.

  Therefore, the media storage case C according to this embodiment includes 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 above-mentioned heading portion 411d is visually recognized through the holding piece 6 at the other end 1c. It is possible.

  With the configuration as described above, the media storage case C according to the present embodiment can store a plurality of media in a file without opening the base 1 from the free end when the media storage case C is bound and stored. Even when the storage case C is bound, the media storage case C is unnecessarily unfolded (Q), and it may be time-consuming to search for the required optical disc D, etc. However, it is possible to effectively avoid the problem that the base 1 is opened and further protrudes from the other end 1c of the file. By doing so, the media storage case C is easier to store and easier to organize.

  In the present embodiment, the pocket 4 is formed up to the other end portion 1c of the base 1 and the base 1 is folded in the folded state (P) in order to clearly see what is stored in the pocket 4 even in the folded state (P). The head portion 411d is provided by exposing the inside of the other end portion 1c and configuring the inside of the pocket 4 so that the inside of the end edge of the base 1 is visible.

  In particular, in order to be able to quickly search the required optical disc D, a free end is set at the other end 1c of the base 1 in the folded state (P), and the holding piece 6 is placed at the free end. Provided.

  In the present embodiment, the base 1 and the pocket forming member 2 can be freely placed at the open end of the pocket 4 in the unfolded state (Q) so that the optical disk D and the accessory J can be quickly stored and taken out. It is assumed that an insertion assisting portion that can be moved toward and away from is provided.

  And in order to make it easier to open the pocket 4 facing the base 1 while suitably storing the optical disc D, in this embodiment, as shown particularly in FIG. The protective sheet 3 is further provided to partition the space into a plurality of pockets 4, and the pocket forming member 2 and the protective sheet 3 are stacked at the opening end of the pocket 4 facing the base 1.

  Further, in this embodiment, the pocket forming member 2 is overlapped at the opening end of the pocket 4 facing the base 1, and the pocket forming member 2 formed by overlapping forms a band storing portion 423 as another pocket 4. By doing so, not only the optical disc D as a medium but also various accessories J attached at the time of purchasing the optical disc D can be easily arranged.

  In this embodiment, a slit 412c is further provided in the center of the open end of the disk storage portion 412 that is the pocket 4 in order to make the optical disk D easier to store and take out.

<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.

<Modification 3>
In the above modification, the mode for storing one DVD is disclosed. However, as shown in FIG. 11, the media storage case C3 according to this modification is a mode for storing two DVDs, that is, optical disks. Show.

  Specifically, this media storage case similarly forms the jacket storage portion 411, the disk storage portion 412 and the band storage portion 413 shown in the second modification, and the jacket storage portion 411, the disk storage portion 412 and It has a jacket storage part 421, a disk storage part 422, and a band storage part 423 having the same configuration formed substantially symmetrically with respect to the band storage part 413 via the folding line 1d. That is, the insertion assisting portions 421a, 422a, 423a and the slit 423c shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the media storage case according to the present modification, it can be suitably applied to products in a mode that is commercially available as a two-disc set DVD.

<Modification 4>
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although only the aspect which formed the binding piece 5 in the one end part 1b of the base 1 and provided the holding piece 6 in the other end part 1c was disclosed, media storage case C4 which concerns on this modification is a figure. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the binding portion 5 and the holding piece 6 may be provided at one end portion 1 b and the folding line 1 d of the base 1 may be positioned at the other end portion 1 c. If it is such, it will be able to be browsed by extending the base 1 linearly in the unfolded state (Q). The holding piece 6 can effectively avoid the problem that the folded base 1 is opened and further protrudes from the other end of the file.

  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.

  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 an 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 figure which shows the expansion | deployment state of the media storage case which concerns on the modification 3 of the embodiment. The front view which shows the folding state of the media storage case which concerns on the modification 4 of the embodiment. The figure which shows the expansion | deployment state of the media storage case.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base 2 ... Pocket formation member 3 ... Protective sheet 4 ... Pocket 411a, 412a, 413a ... Insertion auxiliary part 421a, 422a, 423a ... Insertion auxiliary part 423 ... Other pocket (band storage part)
412c, 421c, 422c ... slit 411d ... heading portion 5 ... binding portion 6 ... holding pieces C, C1, C2, C3, C4 ... media storage case D ... media (optical disc)
P ... folded state Q ... unfolded state

Claims (9)

A base that can take a 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 binding portion that is formed at one end edge of the base in the folded state and can be bound by a binding tool or the like;
A media storage case, comprising: a holding piece formed on the base and capable of holding the folded state by engaging with a free end of the base in the folded state. By forming the pocket to the other end edge of the base and exposing the inside of the other end edge of the base in the folded state so that the inside of the pocket is visible inside the end edge of the base. The media storage case according to claim 1, wherein a heading portion is provided. The media storage case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the free end is set at the other end edge of the base in the folded state, and a holding piece is provided at the free end. The media storage case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the free end is set at one end edge of the base in the folded state, and a holding piece is provided at the free end. 5. The media storage case according to claim 1, further 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 5, wherein the pocket forming member and the protective sheet are stacked at an opening end of the pocket facing the base. Layering the pocket forming member at the open end of the pocket facing the base;
The media storage case according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the pocket forming member formed by overlapping the layers further forms another pocket. The media storage case according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the pocket further includes a slit positioned at the center of the opening end of the pocket. The media storage case according to claim 1, wherein the base has a daylighting property.

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