JP2501799Y2 - Cartridge case - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a cartridge case for accommodating a disk cartridge, a tape cartridge or the like.

[Summary of the Invention] According to the present invention, when the cartridge is housed in the case body and the lid is closed, the left and right side walls of the lid body enter the inside of the left and right side walls of the case body, and In a cartridge case in which the cartridge is housed inside the left and right side walls, when the cover is closed, the left and right side walls of the cover are the same as those of the cartridge housed in the case body. By providing a cartridge positioning part for positioning the cartridge in the case body so that it does not come into contact with the side parts, the side walls on the left and right of the lid do not contact the cartridge when the lid is opened and closed. Thus, the lid can be opened and closed smoothly.

[Prior Art] As a cartridge case, as shown in FIG.
A case body 101 and a lid body 102 are provided. When the cartridge 103 is housed in the case body 101 and the lid body 102 is closed, the lid body 102 is placed inside the left and right side walls 104 and 105 of the case body 101. It is known that the left and right side walls 106 and 107 are inserted and the cartridge 103 is accommodated between these side walls 106 and 107.

The left and right side walls 106 and 107 of the lid body 102 have a function of enhancing a sealing effect when the lid body is closed and a function of reinforcing ribs for giving mechanical strength to the lid body.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] By the way, the above-mentioned conventional cartridge case is the case body.
Due to the nature of inserting the left and right side walls 106 and 107 of the lid body 102 into the left and right side walls 104 and 105 of the lid body 102, when the cartridge 103 is inserted into the case body 101 to close the lid body 102, for example, As shown in the figure, when the left side portion of the cartridge 103 is in contact with the left and right side walls 104 of the case body 101 and the cartridge 103 is inserted into the case body 101, when the lid 102 is closed, There is a problem that the left side wall 106 of the lid 102 comes into contact with the left side of the cartridge 103, and the lid cannot be smoothly covered.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and prevents the side wall of the lid from coming into contact with the cartridge when opening and closing the lid, and a cartridge case capable of opening and closing the lid easily and reliably. It was made for the purpose of providing.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The case body is composed of a case body and a lid body.
A bottom plate, a side wall of the main body provided on both sides of the bottom plate, a cartridge positioning portion provided inside the side wall of the main body for positioning the stored cartridge, and a rear wall provided at a rear end of the bottom plate, The front end of the bottom plate has a front insertion hole continuously provided with the bottom plate, and the lid body is a lid plate rotatably supported by the upper end of the rear wall, and both sides of the lid plate. A pair of lid side walls provided at the front portion and a front wall provided at the front end of the lid plate, and when the lid body is closed with respect to the case body containing the cartridge, the lid side wall is In a cartridge case that is inserted between the side wall of the main body and the cartridge and the front wall engages with a bottom plate of the case main body to close the front insertion hole, the cartridge positioning portion includes a cartridge accommodated in the case main body. A predetermined gap is set between the outer surface of the side wall of the casing and the inner surface of the side wall of the lid body in the closed state, and the cartridge positioning portion is a cartridge inserted from the front insertion hole of the case body. And a second inclined surface for guiding the cartridge inserted from above the case body.

[Operation] When the cartridge is housed in the case body, the cartridge positioning portion provided in the case body places the cartridge in a position where the lid side wall does not contact when the lid is closed.

Therefore, even when the lid is opened and closed, the side wall of the lid does not come into contact with the cartridge and the smooth opening and closing of the lid is not hindered. The first and second inclined surfaces allow the cartridge to be smoothly inserted between the cartridge positioning portions from both the front and the upper directions.

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a cartridge of the present invention, which is composed of the cartridge case 1, a case body 2 and a lid 3.

The case main body 2 includes a bottom plate 2a, main body side walls 2b and 2C provided on opposite sides of the bottom plate 2a, and a cartridge positioning portion for positioning the cartridge 4 provided inside the main body side walls 2b and 2C. 11,12, a rear wall 2d provided at the rear end of the bottom plate 2a, and the bottom plate 2a at the front end of the bottom plate 2a.
And a front insertion hole 2e that is continuously provided.

The lid 3 includes a lid plate 3a rotatably supported on the upper end of the rear wall 2d, a pair of lid side walls 3b and 3c provided on both sides of the lid plate 3a, and the lid plate 3a. Front wall 3 at the front edge of
have d and.

When the lid 3 is closed by the case body 2 accommodating the cartridge 4, the lid side walls 3b and 3c are inserted between the body side walls 2b and 2c and the cartridge 4, and the front wall 3d is The bottom plate 2a of the case body 2 is engaged to close the front insertion hole 2e.

The cartridge positioning portions 11 and 12 have a first inclined surface 13 that guides the insertion of the cartridge 4 from the front of the case body 2 and a second inclined surface that guides the insertion of the cartridge 4 from above the case body 2. And a surface 14.

When the cartridge 4 is inserted from the front insertion hole 2e of the case body 2 along the bottom plate 2a of the case body 2, the first inclined surface 13 allows the cartridge 4 to smoothly move to the left and right. A pair of cartridge positioning parts
When the cartridge 4 is inserted between the left and right, and when the cartridge 4 is inserted from above the case body 2, the second inclined surface 14 allows the cartridge 4 to be smoothly inserted between the pair of left and right cartridge positioning portions 11, 12. It will be done. The cartridge 4 inserted between the pair of left and right cartridge positioning portions 11 and 12 provided in the case body 2 is provided between the left and right side surfaces of the cartridge 4 and the body side walls 2b and 2c of the case body 2. Then, a predetermined gap δ occurs,
Due to the gap δ, the lid side walls 3b and 3c smoothly enter between the left and right side surfaces of the cartridge 4 and the main body side walls 2b and 2c of the case main body 2 without contacting the cartridge 4.

The case body 2 and the lid body 3 are integrally formed of plastic, and the lid body 3 is attached to the rear wall 2d of the case body 2 so as to be rotatable (openable and closable) by a thin hinge portion 15. There is. When the lid 3 is closed, the opening 3a of the lid 3 closes the upper opening of the case body 2, and the front wall 3d of the lid 3 closes the front insertion hole 2e of the case body 2. And the hook piece 17 provided at the front end of the front wall 3d engages with the lower surface side of the bottom plate 2a of the case body 2 so that the lid body 3 is maintained in a closed state. There is.

[Advantages of the Invention] The cartridge case of the present invention has the structure described above, and can be inserted into the cartridge case body along the bottom plate of the case body through the front insertion hole of the case body. Further, since the case body is provided with a cartridge positioning portion for preventing the side wall of the lid body from coming into contact with the cartridge housed in the case body when the lid body is closed, the cartridge positioning portion allows the left and right sides of the cartridge to be removed. A predetermined gap is always created between the side portion and the side wall of the lid, and the gap allows the side wall of the lid to be smoothly guided between the side wall of the cartridge and the side wall of the main body to easily and reliably open and close the lid. It has the effect of enabling it. Further, the first and second inclined surfaces allow the cartridge to be easily inserted into the case body from either the front side or the upper side of the case body. Further, when the lid body is closed, the front insertion hole of the case body is completely closed by the front wall of the lid body, so that it is possible to prevent dust from entering through the front insertion hole. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cartridge case of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional cartridge case, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view. 1 …… Cartridge case, 2 …… Case body, 2a ……
Bottom plate, 2b, 2c ...... Main body side wall, 2d ...... Rear wall, 2e ...... Front insertion hole, 3 ...... Lid, 3a ...... Lid plate, 3b, 3c ...... Lid side wall, 3
d …… front wall, 4 …… cartridge, 5,6 …… side wall of lid, 7,
8 ... Side wall of case body, 9,10 ... Side of cartridge, 11, 12 ... Cartridge positioning part, 13, 14 ... First and second inclined surfaces.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A case main body and a lid body, wherein the case main body is provided with a bottom plate, main body side walls provided on opposite sides of the bottom plate, and a cartridge provided inside the main body side wall for positioning. A cartridge positioning portion for carrying out the above, a rear wall provided at a rear end of the bottom plate, and a front insertion hole provided continuously to the bottom plate at a front end of the bottom plate, wherein the lid body has the rear wall. A lid plate rotatably supported on an upper end portion, a pair of lid side walls provided on both sides of the lid plate, and a front wall provided at a front end of the lid plate, Is closed with respect to the case main body containing the cartridge, the lid side wall is inserted between the main body side wall and the cartridge, and the front wall engages with the bottom plate of the case main body to open the front insertion hole. In the cartridge to close, the car The cartridge positioning portion sets a predetermined gap between the outer surface of the side wall of the cartridge housed in the case body and the inner surface of the side wall of the lid body in the closed state. It has a first inclined surface for guiding the cartridge inserted from the front insertion hole of the case body, and a second inclined surface for guiding the cartridge inserted from above the case body. Cartridge case to do.