JP2545280Y2 - Cassette storage case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cassette storage case for storing a cassette tape for recording audio.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a cassette tape storage case for recording a voice is made of a resin material, and a main body 1 and a lid 2 are integrally formed by molding. . This conventional cassette storage case includes a main body 1
Into a rectangular bottom plate 3 and a front plate 14 surrounding it from three sides.
And a pair of side plates 7, 7 are provided, and the upper part is an opening for inserting and removing a cassette tape. In addition, lid 2
Are a top plate 5 for opening and closing the opening, a back plate 6 and a top plate 5
A pair of side plates 8 and 8 are provided near the back surface of both side edges 5a and 5a, and a flat plate constituting a part of the bottom surface is provided across the side plates 8 and 8 so that when a cassette tape is taken in and out, A pocket for holding a cassette tape is formed. At the open ends of the side plates 7, 7 extending longer than the depth of the bottom plate 3 of the main body 1, the lid 2 is attached to the shafts 10, 10 projecting from the inner surface thereof, and the side plates 8, 8 are attached to the respective side plates 8, 8. The holes 9 and 9 are provided so as to be rotatably pivoted across the pair of side plates 7 and 7.

The bottom plate 3 of the main body 1 is provided with shafts 4 and 4 for locking a reel of a cassette tape, and the closed lid 2 is attached to the upper edge 14a of the front plate 14 of the main body 1. The front plate 14 is lifted so that the upper plate 5 is lifted and opened.
On the outer surface of the front plate 14, there is formed an inclined surface 14e whose thickness is reduced toward the upper edge 14a of the front plate 14.

[0004]

By the way, in such a conventional cassette storage case, when the lid 2 is opened, the front plate 14 of the main body 1 is supported by the fingers of one hand.
The front edge of the upper plate 5 of the lid 2 must be pushed up with the finger of the other hand. That is, when the cover 2 closes the opening of the main body 1, the upper plate 5 of the cover 2
Since the upper plate 5 is supported by the upper edge 14a of the front plate 14 of the main body 1 by dropping into the inner surfaces of the pair of side plates 7 and 7 of the main body 1, a portion that can be supported by a finger when opening is provided. , Only the front edge of the upper plate 5.

On the other hand, in such a cassette storage case, it is necessary that the volume of the cassette storage case be as small as possible and there are no protrusions on the outer surface of the case due to the storage performance of the case itself.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a cassette storage case with more excellent openability.

[0007]

In the cassette storage case of the present invention, a rectangular bottom plate is surrounded by a front plate and a pair of side plates from three sides, and an upper portion is formed with an opening for inserting and removing a cassette tape. A cassette storage case having an upper plate for opening and closing the opening, and a lid rotatably pivoted across the inner surface of the both side plates, wherein the side plates of the main body include By providing a pair of cuts in each direction from the upper edge toward the bottom surface, an elastic portion that can be elastically deformed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the side plate is erected is formed, and on the inner surface of the upper plate of the lid body A pair of protrusions are formed which protrude near both side edges of the upper plate and abut on the inner surface of the elastic portion in the vicinity of the upper edge thereof. When the portion is pushed toward the inner surface side, the protrusion A chamfered portion is provided for pressing the upper portion to press the upper portion.

[0008]

The closed lid is in a state in which both side edges of the upper plate fall into the inner surfaces of the pair of side plates of the main body, and the front edge of the upper plate covers the upper edge of the front plate of the main body. An elastic portion is formed on both side plates of the main body by providing a pair of cuts in each of the side plates from the upper edge toward the bottom surface.

In order to rotate the closed lid to open the main body, the elastic portions provided on the respective side plates are pressed inward with fingertips supporting the side plates of the main body. Then
On the inner surface of the upper plate, it protrudes close to both side edges of this upper plate,
Since a pair of projections abutting on the open ends of the respective elastic portions are provided, the projections are pressed by the inwardly bending elastic portions, and the upper plate is lifted upward to open the lid.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an assembly view of a cassette storage case. As in the conventional case, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body, reference numeral 3 denotes a bottom plate, and a front plate 14 and a pair of side plates 7 are surrounded from three sides. The upper part of the main body 1 is an opening. Reference numeral 2 denotes a lid, which includes an upper plate 5, a rear plate 6, side plates 8, 8 provided near the rear surface, and a plate member provided over the side plates 8, 8 and forming a part of a bottom surface. (Not shown)). The shaft 1 provided on both side plates 7 of the main body 1
Holes 9, 9 provided in the side plates 8, 8 of the lid 2 are pivotally attached to 0, 10.

In the cassette storage case according to the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as the present case), both side plates 7, 7 of the main body 1 are provided.
A pair of cuts 7c, 7c are provided in each of the upper edges 7a toward the bottom surface, and the pair of cuts 7c, 7c form elastic portions 7A, 7A. The pair of elastic portions 7A, 7A formed on the both side plates 7, 7 are designed to have appropriate flexibility in this embodiment as shown in FIG.
The cuts 7c, 7c provided in the side plate 7 are bent in a direction approaching each other near the bottom surface, and the formed elastic portion A7 is in a tight state near the bottom surface. Such a structure
, The elastic portion A7 has the side plate 7
Elastically deformable in the direction perpendicular to the direction
You.

On the other hand, on the inner surface of the upper plate 5 of the lid 1, a pair of protrusions A5, A5 bulging inward of the present case are provided. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 which is a plan view, the protrusion A5 is provided on both side edges 5 of the upper plate 5.
a, 5a, and is provided near IV-IV in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, which is a cutaway view, when the lid 2 is closed, the elastic portions A formed on the side plates 7, 7 of the main body 1 are formed.
7 and 7 are in contact with the open ends, that is, near the upper edge of the inner surface of the side plate 7. Further, in the present embodiment, the upper edge 7a of the side plate 7 in the elastic portion A7 is attached to the elastic portion A7.
The inner side is chamfered 7f so that the inside of the case can be easily bent. Such chamfering may be performed on the protruding portion A7 including the side edge 5a of the upper plate 5, and is preferably performed on at least one of the elastic portion A7 and the protruding portion A5.

In the case constructed as described above, similarly to the conventional storage case, when the lid 2 is closed, both side edges 5a of the upper plate 5 are connected to the pair of side plates of the main body 1. 7, 7 fall into the inner surface side, and the front edge of the upper plate 5 covers the upper edge 14a of the front plate 14 of the main body 1.

In order to open the main body 1 by rotating the closed lid 2, both side plates 7, 7 of the main body 1 are supported by a fingertip, and elastic portions provided on the respective side plates 7, 7 are provided. A7, A7
Is pressed inward. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the projections A5, A5 bulging on the inner surface of the upper plate 5 in the vicinity of both side edges 5a, 5a of the upper plate 5 and abutting on the open end of the elastic portion A7. Is provided, the protrusion A5 is pressed by the vicinity of the upper edge of the inner surface of the elastic portion A7, and the upper plate 5 is lifted upward. At this time, since the upper edge of the side plate 7 in the elastic portion A7 is chamfered to the inner surface side, the protrusion A5 can be pushed up without difficulty.

As described above, when the elastic portions 7A, 7A are formed on both side plates 7, 7 of the main body 1 and the lid 2 is lifted, the lid 2 can be opened with only one hand supporting the case. It is possible.

Further, in this case, as in the conventional case, a finger is placed on the front edge of the upper plate 5 of the cover 2 covering the front edge 14 of the main body 2 to rotate the cover 2, An inclined surface 14e is formed on the outer surface of the plate 14, and can be opened from both the front and side surfaces of the case.

[0018]

As described above, when the lid is opened, the present invention is provided on the inner surface of the upper plate of the lid by the elastic portions formed on the pair of side plates of the main body. The lid is configured to be lifted up by pressing inwardly the protrusion protruding near the edge and abutting on the elastic portion, so that the lid can be lifted with only one hand supporting the cassette storage case. A cassette storage case that can be opened, is extremely simple, and can be opened from both the front and side surfaces of the case when this structure is added to the conventional storage case. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an assembly view of a cassette storage case according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the cassette storage case with a cover opened.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the cassette storage case.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway view showing an elastic portion and a protrusion.

FIG. 5 is an assembly view showing a conventional cassette storage case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Lid 3 Bottom plate 5 Top plate 5a Side edge 7 Side plate 7a Top edge 7c Cut 14 Front plate A5 Projection part A7 Elastic part

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A rectangular bottom plate is surrounded by a front plate and a pair of side plates from three directions, and has a main body formed at an upper portion with an opening for inserting and removing a cassette tape, and an upper plate for opening and closing the opening portion. In a cassette storage case comprising a lid rotatably pivoted over the inner surface of the both side plates, the both side plates of the main body are provided in a pair from the upper edge of these side plates toward the bottom surface. By providing a notch, an elastic portion capable of being elastically deformed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the side plate is erected is formed, and on the inner surface of the upper plate of the lid, close to both side edges of the upper plate. A pair of protrusions are formed, which bulge out and abut near the upper edge of the inner surface of the elastic portion. Near the upper edge of the inner surface of each elastic portion, when the elastic portion is pushed toward the inner surface, A chamfered portion is provided to press the protrusion and push up the upper plate Cassette accommodation case, characterized by being.