JP2502029Y2 - Recording case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stand for supporting and accommodating a case of a recording medium in an upright state, and more particularly to a CD case stand for a plurality of compact disc (hereinafter abbreviated as CD) cases.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A recording medium such as a CD or a cassette tape is generally housed and stored in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case in order to prevent damage and contamination. Various types of boxes or stands have been proposed for storing a large number of such recording medium cases so that they can be pulled out.

As a conventional example of a stand for accommodating a plurality of recording medium cases in an upright state, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-12897.
There is one described in Japanese Patent No. This involves mounting a plurality of supports 1 on a substrate 2, placing the case on a horizontal surface 3 of the support, and supporting the rear surface and one side surface of the case with a rear plate 4 and side plates 5 of the support, respectively. It is configured as follows.

In this recording medium case stand, the support 1 is movable in the lateral direction with respect to the substrate 2.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Recording body case, especially C
As the D case, there are currently provided a single size case capable of accommodating one CD and a double size case capable of accommodating two, three or four CDs. The single-size CD case can store one CD in its main body. The double-sized CD case has almost twice the thickness of the single-sized CD case, can store up to two CDs on both sides of the main body, and has lids on both sides of the main body. Each can store one CD.

Therefore, particularly when a CD case is targeted, it is desirable to use a case stand that can be commonly used for single size and double size CD cases having different thicknesses as described above.

According to the above-mentioned conventional technique, a double-sized CD case can be accommodated by moving the support in the lateral direction of the substrate so as to make a large space between the support and the adjacent support. it can.

However, it is necessary to provide means for allowing the support to move laterally of the substrate. In providing this means, it is difficult to move the support device if the support device is attached with sufficient strength. Conversely, if the support device is moved smoothly with a slight force, the support device is not attached. Since the strength is impaired, it becomes difficult to support a tall CD case.

[0009]

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and can be commonly used for recording medium cases having different thicknesses, particularly single-size and double-size CD cases. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium case stand that is simple and has sufficient strength.

In order to achieve this object, a recording medium case stand according to the present invention has a base surface which is a mounting surface of the recording body case, and stands on the base surface to record at substantially equal intervals. A plurality of support walls that partition and form a body case storage space, and an elevating / lowering movement that moves up and down between a rising position in which at least one of the plurality of support walls projects above the base surface and a descending position in which it is buried below the base surface. And a recording medium case storage space on both sides of the supporting wall sandwiching the supporting wall when the supporting wall is moved to the lowered position to form a wide recording medium case storage space. And

The elevating means may be a spring that abuts the lower surface of the support wall and urges the support wall upward. In this case, the urging force of the spring is sufficient to support the weight of the support wall and keeps the support wall in the raised position at all times, but the spring deforms when the weight of the recording body case is applied to the support wall. The support wall to the lowered position.

When the support wall is in the lowered position, the upper end surface of the support wall is preferably flush with the base surface.

[0013]

In the normal state, the upper end surface of the support wall is in a raised position such that it projects above the base surface, and the first recording body case accommodation space is formed between the adjacent supporting walls. It can accommodate a single size CD case.

When the recording medium case is placed on the upper end surface of the support wall, the upper and lower means moves the upper end surface to a descending position where the upper end surface is buried under the base surface, and the space between the support walls protruding above the base surface. Becomes larger, a second recording body case accommodation space is formed, and a wide recording body case, for example, a double size CD case can be accommodated. At this time, the upper end surface of the support wall in the buried state is flush with the base surface, and together with the base surface constitutes a mounting surface for a wide recording body case.

[0015]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a recording medium case storage stand according to the present invention. This embodiment is configured as a CD case storage stand. Especially 8 CDs
Can be stored in the stocker and one of them is C
D is used together with a CD changer type player configured so that it can be freely attached / detached similarly to a single mode CD player, and is suitable for storing an empty CD case that accommodates these eight CDs. is there.

The base body 1 made of synthetic resin has a pair of side wall 2 and rear wall 3, and the inner space surrounded by these is divided into four storage chambers 5a-5d by a partition wall 4. The upper surface of the side wall 2 is horizontal in the rear part at the same level as the rear wall 3, but the front part is a downward inclined surface 2a. The partition wall 4 is formed at the same level as the side wall 2, and the front portion thereof is a downwardly inclined surface 4a flush with the inclined surface 2a of the side wall 2.

Each of the storage chambers 5a to 5d is further divided into two by a support wall 6 provided in the middle, and a total of eight storage chambers 7a to 7h are provided. These accommodating chambers are spaces for storing a single-size CD case in an upright state with its title display surface facing the front. Therefore, the width dimension thereof is set to be slightly larger than the width of the CD case. The depth dimension is set to substantially correspond to the length of the side surface of the CD case on which the title is not displayed. When the single size CD case is stored in these storage chambers, the horizontal surface 1a (FIG. 2) of the base body 1 serves as the mounting surface. The front end portion 1b of the horizontal surface 1a is inclined downward so that C
This makes it easy to attach and remove the D case.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface of each support wall 6 is supported by a leaf spring 8 provided on the bottom surface 1d of the base 1. Due to the urging force of the leaf springs 8, each support wall 6 is normally positioned in a state of floating above the horizontal plane 1a for a predetermined distance, and in this state, it has the same height as the partition wall 4 and further divides the storage chambers 5a to 5d. It functions as an intermediate partition wall.

The front surface 1c of the base body 1 has an inclined surface 2 of the side wall 2.
It is a downwardly inclined surface integrated with the front end portion of a, and the accommodation chamber numbers (1 to 7 and E) are displayed for the accommodation chambers 7a to 7h, respectively. These accommodation room numbers are the above-mentioned C
It corresponds to the number of each CD storage tray or tray in the stocker of the D changer type player.

In the CD case storage stand configured as described above, the storage chamber 7a having the storage chamber number 1 is empty in which the CD stored in the first stage of the stocker of the CD changer type player is stored. CD case 9a is stored, and the storage chambers 7b to 7g of the storage chamber numbers 2 to 7 are similarly stored.
CDs stored in the second to seventh stages of the stocker
FIG. 3 shows a state in which the empty CD cases 9b to 9g that had been stored therein are stored, and the empty CD case 9h that contains the CD to be operated in the single mode is stored in the storage chamber 7h having the storage chamber number E. It is shown.

The user can easily confirm the CD currently stored in the player's stocker by referring to the titles and the like displayed on the front surfaces of the CD cases 9a to 9h. For example, when the CD desired to be reproduced is the CD case 9a, the accommodation room number may be designated by the player. If there is no desired CD in these CD cases 9a to 9h,
Pull out the tray in the single-mode operation stage, replace the CD on it with a new CD, store the old CD in the CD case 9h in the storage chamber 7h with the storage chamber number E, and store it in place. A CD case of a different CD in the accommodating chamber 9
Store in h.

In order to confirm the contents of the CD currently being reproduced, it is sufficient to refer to the display on the player side and take out the CD case in the accommodating chamber having the same number as the accommodating stage in the stocker of the CD.

The case of storing a single size CD case has been described above, but it is also possible to store a double size CD case in the storage stand of this example. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 4, the support wall 6 is normally located in a floating state by the urging force of the leaf spring 8. However, the urging force of the leaf spring 8 is due to the gravity of the support wall 6. It is enough to support the double size CD case, but when the double size CD case is placed on top of it, it is set so that it can deform without supporting the load of the double size CD case.
When the D case 10 is placed, the support wall sinks as shown in FIG. At this time, the upper end surface of the support wall 6 is flush with the horizontal surface 1a (FIG. 2) of the base 1. In this way, the storage chambers 5a to 5d having a width dimension about twice as large as the storage chambers 7a to 7h for the single size CD case are replaced by the double size CD
It serves as a storage chamber for the case, and in FIG.
The state in which the double-size CD case 10 is housed in the housing chamber 5a is shown by a dashed line.

In FIG. 3, the double size CD case 10 and the side wall 2 and the partition wall 4 are shown to be relatively spaced apart from each other, but the thickness of the support wall 6 is reduced. This space is narrowed and the case can be supported without rattling.

The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, but can be modified in a wide range. For example, the partition wall 4
In the embodiment, the partition wall is fixed, but this partition wall portion may be a partition wall having the same structure as the support wall 6 and capable of moving up and down. This makes it possible to provide storage space even when a CD case with a size larger than the double size appears.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the leaf spring 8 is used as the elevating means for enabling the elevating and lowering of the support wall 6, but any other structure can be adopted. Optional locking means for locking the support wall 6 in either or both of the raised and lowered positions may be provided.

[0027]

According to the present invention, not only a single-size recording body case but also a double-size recording body case having a wide width can be stored, and the structure is simple, so that the cost can be reduced. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a stand for a CD case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the CD case stand.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which a single-size CD case is stored in this CD case stand by a solid line and a state in which a double-size CD case is stored by a chain line.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a support wall is in a raised position.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a support wall is in a lowered position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base | substrate 1a Horizontal surface (base surface) 2 Side wall 3 Rear surface wall 4 Partition wall 5a-5d Storage room for double size CD case 6 Support wall 7a-7h Storage room for single size CD case 8 Spring 9a-9h Single size CD case 10 Double Size cd case

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A base surface which is a mounting surface of a recording body case, and a plurality of support walls which are erected on the base surface and divide and form a recording body case accommodating space at substantially equal intervals between them. And an elevating means for elevating and lowering between at least one of the plurality of support walls projecting above the base surface and a descending position where the support wall is buried below the base surface. A recording medium case stand, characterized in that, when the recording medium casing storage space is moved to, the recording medium case storage spaces on both sides of the support wall are integrated to form a wide recording medium case storage space. 2. The recording medium case stand according to claim 1, wherein the elevating means comprises a spring for urging the support wall upward. 3. The spring holds the supporting wall in the raised position at all times by having a sufficient biasing force to support the weight of the supporting wall, but the weight of the recording body case is added to the supporting wall. The recording medium case stand according to claim 2, wherein the spring deforms to move the support wall to the lowered position when the recording medium case is pressed. 4. The recording medium case stand according to claim 1, wherein the upper end surface of the support wall is flush with the base surface when the support wall is in the lowered position.