JP3084912U - Disc storage holder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (with correction) [Problem] While a disc can be firmly fixed inside a storage holder by preventing inadvertent rotation of the disc, the disc can be easily damaged from the disc storage holder without being damaged. A removable disc storage holder is provided. SOLUTION: The base member 12 is provided with a push button assembly 18 formed by at least one first elastic portion 14 extending toward the center. First
The elastic part has a push button and a first protrusion 15A, which is arranged near the center and radially outward of the push button, by means of which the disc is placed in the storage holder. Support and fix firmly. Further, the push button assembly is provided on the base member so as to extend toward the center, and the at least one second elastic portion 12 is provided.
And the disk can be stably held without being rotated by the second elastic portion.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a disk storage holder, and more particularly, to a disk storage holder with an improved push button assembly.

[0002]

[Technical background]

 As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional digital laser disk storage holder or case generally includes a cover portion 11 ', a base portion 12', and a portion 13 'connecting the cover portion to the base portion. Two molded elastic clamps 11A 'for holding printed matter housed in the case are provided inside the cover portion. A molding ring portion 12 'for protecting the digital laser disk is provided on the base portion, and the digital laser disk housed inside another ring portion 12C' provided inside the molding ring 12 'is provided with the cover portion. It is protected from being held down by the printed material held in the printer. When the case is closed, the two small projections 11B 'provided on the edge of the cover portion are fitted into the two concave portions 12B' provided on the edge of the base portion.

A push button portion 15 ′ for fixing a digital laser disk to be stored in the case is provided at the center of the base portion. This push button portion 15 'is formed by two elastic portions 14' which extend inward and secure the digital laser disk. However, the conventional digital laser disk storage case could not hold the disk firmly. Even if the crescent-shaped plastic portion 17 'is added to the ring portion 12C' to assist in fixing the laser disk, a gap still exists and the laser disk can be freely rotated. The disk will be easily damaged.

Further, when removing the laser disk from the storage case, the user must first press the push button 15 ′ to loosen the disk slightly. However, if the disc is loosened slightly, the disc cannot be automatically ejected even if the push button is pressed more strongly. Moreover, the crescent-shaped plastic part makes the removal of the disk from the case more troublesome. Therefore, the user had to press the push button and simultaneously lift the edge of the disc by hand to remove the disc successfully. If this operation was poor, the edge of the disc would be easily damaged.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Therefore, it is desired to provide an improved disk, such as a digital laser disk storage holder, which has solved the above various problems. It is also desired to provide a disk storage holder which can prevent the stored disk from rotating, store the disk with high reliability, and can easily and safely take out the stored disk. The present invention seeks to provide such an improved disk storage holder.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention generally relates to a disk storage holder. The disk storage holder of the present invention is formed by a cover member, a base member, and a portion connecting the cover member to the base member. Further, a fixing member is added to keep the cover member and the base member closed. Various support members are attached to the base member to support the disk on the storage holder.

According to the invention, a push button assembly is provided on the base member. The push button assembly is formed by at least one first elastic portion extending from the base member toward the center. The first elastic portion is formed by a push button located near the center. The push button has a projection disposed radially outward, which grips and fixes the disk in the storage holder. Optionally, the first elastic portion is further provided with a protrusion for supporting the disk, spaced apart from a center portion thereof.

[0008] Additionally or alternatively, the push button assembly can include at least one second resilient portion disposed on the base member. The second elastic portion stably holds the disc in the storage holder and / or supports the disc while preventing the disc from rotating.

The disk storage holder formed according to the present invention can be securely fixed inside the storage holder by preventing the disk from being accidentally rotated. In addition, the disk storage holder can remove the disk from the disk storage holder without damaging the disk.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Several disk storage holder embodiments embodying the principles of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of various embodiments of the disk storage holder, the same or equivalent components are denoted by the same reference numerals as the two-digit numbers, so that the description is avoided from being redundant.

FIGS. 2, 3, 4A and 4B show an embodiment formed in accordance with the principles of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage holder 10 is formed by a cover member 11, a base member 12, and a connecting portion 13 connecting the cover member 11 and the base member 12. By attaching various closing members to the cover member 11 and the base member 12, the storage holder 10 can be securely closed. In an embodiment, the cover member 11 and the base member 12 are each provided with complementary fasteners, for example, snap elements 11A and 12A. Therefore, when the storage holder 10 is closed, the fixtures 11A and 12A are fitted together, and the storage holder 10 is held in the closed position. As an option, a clamp element 11 </ b> B may be attached to the cover member 11 so as to hold printed matter stored in the storage holder 10. In the embodiment, the clamp element 11B can use a pair of elastic clamps formed of a plastic material.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first support member 12 B can be formed on the base member 12 by various methods such as molding. The first support member 12B can be formed so as to rise from the base member 12 to support the disk 20 in various modes. For example, when the disk 20 is stored in the storage holder 10, the disk 20 is placed on the first support member 12B. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 2, the first support member 12B is formed as an at least partially raised ring projection, for example, to hold the edge of the disk 20. The first support member 12B may be of another embodiment, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, the base member 12 may be formed with a second support member 12C projecting higher than the first support member 12B therefrom. When the disc 20 is placed on the first support member 12B, the second support member 12C can protect the disc 20 from being crushed by the printed matter stored in the storage holder 10. Additionally or alternatively, at least one recess 17 may be provided in the support member 12C to facilitate access to the edge of the disc 20. In an embodiment, the recess 17 may have a contour that fits the user's fingertip. On the other hand, for the purpose of the present invention, the first support member 12B is optional and not necessarily essential.

According to the present invention, the storage holder 10 can be formed on the base member 12 by, for example, a push button assembly 18 provided at the center thereof. The push button assembly 18 of the present invention can be provided in various ways, for example, by adding a support to the disk 20 to hold the disk 20 stationary and prevent unwanted rotation, as described in detail below. Thus, the disk 20 can be easily removed from the storage holder 10.

The push button assembly 18 can be formed by at least one first elastic portion 14 supported on the base member 12. The first elastic portion 14 has a free end extending away from the base member 12. The free end of the first elastic portion 14 is movable substantially vertically relative to the base member 12 when its deforming force is applied and / or removed. In another embodiment, the first resilient portion 14 can be formed by a strip-like element having a free end movable toward or away from the central member of the pushbutton assembly 18. .

In another embodiment, a plurality of first elastic portions 14 are formed on the base member 12. The free ends of each first elastic portion 14 are preferably spaced apart from each other such that these free ends are free to move downwardly toward one another. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of first elastic portions 14 can be provided on the base member 12 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Within the scope of the present invention, other embodiments can be formed by a plurality of first elastic portions 14 having other forms.

A push button 15 is formed near the free end of the first elastic portion 14, and the push button 15 can assist in holding the disc 20 at a predetermined position inside the storage holder 10. In the embodiment, the push button 15 is lifted from the free end of the first elastic portion 14 so that when the disc 20 is held inside the storage holder 10 as shown in FIG. Is made to pass through the center hole 20A of the disk 20.

The push button 15 includes a protrusion 15A extending outward in the radial direction, and holds the disk 20 inside the storage holder 10. As shown in FIG. 4A, the protrusion 15A is formed so as to cover a part of the disk 20, and thus prevents the disk 20 from accidentally deviating from the storage holder 10. In the embodiment, the protrusion 15A is formed so as to directly contact the upper surface portion of the disk 20 when the disk 20 is placed on the first support member 12B, so that the disk 20 is in contact with the protrusion 15A. It is held between the support members 12B. In another embodiment, the protrusion 15 </ b> A may further apply a holding force to the disk 20 by the elasticity of the first elastic portion 14. In this way, the protrusions 15A can secure the disc 20 and / or prevent the disc 20 from moving in the vertical direction. It is understood that other forms of push button 15 and / or protrusion 15A are within the scope of the invention.

As yet another modification or alternative, a second projection 14A is provided on the first elastic portion 14 so that the disk 20 is supported by the second projection 14A in addition to the first support member 12B. You may. In the embodiment, the second protrusion 14A is disposed at a position further away from the center. The second projection 14A is lifted and arranged, and can be placed on the projection 14A when the disk 20 is stored in the storage holder 10. In FIG. 3 showing such an embodiment, the protrusion 14A may be a curved bar member provided on the first elastic portion 14. Other modifications of the second protrusion 14A are also within the scope of the present invention.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the push button assembly 18 can be formed by at least one second elastic portion 16. As in the first elastic portion 14, the second elastic portion 16 has a free end extending from the base member 12 and extending away from the base member 12. When a deforming pressure is applied to the push button assembly 18 and / or is removed, the free end of the resilient portion 16 is allowed to move substantially vertically. In the embodiment, the free end of the second elastic portion 16 is formed so as to press the disk 20 toward the base member 12 when fixed to the storage holder 10 via the protrusion 15A. In this way, the second elastic portion 16 assists in supporting the disk 20 via its free end and / or prevents unnecessary rotation after the disk 20 is held in the storage holder 10. The disk 20 can be stably held. Optionally, a third protrusion 16A can be formed at the free end of the elastic portion 16 to support and hold the disk 20 by the third protrusion 16A.

Additionally or alternatively, the second elastic portion 16 facilitates removal of the disc 20 from the storage holder 10. In an embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the free end of the second elastic portion 16A may apply a force for urging the disk 20 upward. Therefore, as described later in detail, once the clamping action is released from the first protrusion 15A, the elastic portion 16 can release or remove the disk 20 from the storage holder 10.

The second elastic portion 16 can be formed to provide the above-described functions in various ways. In an embodiment, the free end of the resilient portion 16 can extend toward the center of the pushbutton assembly 18. Optionally, the resilient portion 16 can be strip shaped, as shown in FIGS. In another embodiment, a plurality of elastic portions 16 may be formed on the base member 12. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the base member can be arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. In another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first and second elastic portions 14 and 16 can be provided so as to alternately intersect in the circumferential direction. Also, in other embodiments, each second elastic portion 16 can be modified to be within the scope of the present invention.

Now, a method of storing the data using the storage holder 10 of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 4A, it is assumed that the disk 20 is firmly fixed to the storage holder 10 of the present invention. The disc 20 has a central hole 20A adapted to be fitted into the push button assembly 18. In this embodiment, the push button assembly 18 is substantially circular, and its central hole 20A has a diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the push button assembly 18.

In firmly fixing the case 20 to the storage holder 10, the center hole 20 A of the disk 20 is mounted on the projection 15 A of the push button 15. For example, the central hole 20A is lowered and slid so as to penetrate the protrusion 15A of the push button 15. In the embodiment, the projection 15A has a slope portion, and the center hole 20A can be easily received and the center hole 20A can be aligned with the push button 15 in a straight line. When the push button 15 is pressed, the push button 15 moves downward toward the center of the push button assembly 18. Therefore, the center hole 20A of the disk 20 slides the protrusion 15A and reaches the push button 15.

When the projection 15A is passed through the center hole 20A of the disk 20, the push button 15 is returned to the original position by the repulsion based on the elasticity of the elastic portion 14. As a result, the protrusion 15A of the push button 15 slides through the center hole 20A of the disk 20 and extends upward. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the disk 20 is firmly fixed at a predetermined position between the first projection 15A and the second projection 14A.

When the disk 20 is removed from the storage holder 10, the clamping action on the disk 20 is quickly released. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, the push button 15 is pressed. When the push button 15 moves downward, the push button 15 and the protrusion 15A move toward the inside of the center hole 20A of the disk 20 and / or the center of the push button assembly 18. Therefore, the clamping action caused on the disc 20 by the projection 15A is released. Next, the disc 20 can be easily removed from the storage holder 140 by, for example, pressing the edge of the disc 20. In the embodiment, when removing the disc 20, the user can easily access the edge of the disc 20 from any of the recesses 17 in the first support member 12B. In another embodiment, the disc 20 is automatically lifted by its second resilient portion 16 through its free end or third protrusion 16A, thus providing a central button 20A in the disc 20 with a push button 15 and a first button. The projection 15A can be penetrated.

[0027]

[Effect of the invention]

 From the above, the disk storage holder of the present invention has various problems that exist in the conventional disk storage holder, for example, that the disk in the storage case is not properly fixed or that the removal of the disk from the disk storage case is troublesome. Or the risk of damaging the disk is high.

It should be understood that the features described in this specification can be used alone or in any combination. Therefore, the present invention is not particularly limited to only the embodiments described in this specification. On the other hand, the above description and drawings show preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, as specified in the scope of utility model registration, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It must be understood that it can be transformed into In particular, for experts in the technical field of the present invention, other forms, structures, arrangements, and other elements, materials, and components may be used without departing from the spirit and essential technical features of the present invention. Obviously, it can be deformed with dimensions. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the particular forms, structures, arrangements, dimensions, materials and configurations used in the practice of the present invention may be adapted to the particular environment and operating requirements without departing from the principles of the present invention. Obviously, various embodiments, consisting of parts, can be used. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are for explanation of the present invention, not for limitation, and the scope of the present invention is shown in the scope of utility model registration. Therefore, it should be considered that the present invention is not limited to the above description in the present specification.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disk storage case having a conventional push button.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a disc storage holder formed according to the principles of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a ring protrusion and a push button assembly in the disk storage holder of FIG. 2;

4A and 4B are side sectional views of the push button assembly of FIG. 3 when the disk is fixed to the disk storage holder of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4A shows a state in which the disk is firmly gripped by the push button assembly, and FIG. 4B shows a state in which the disk is removed from the push button assembly when the push button assembly is pressed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Disc storage holder of this invention 11 Cover member 11A Fixture 11B Clamp element 12 Base member 12A Fixture (snap fastening element) 12B 1st support member (ring projection) 12C 2nd support member 13 Coupling part 14 1st elastic part 14A Second protrusion 15 Push button 15A First protrusion 16 Second elastic portion 16A Third protrusion 17 Recess 18 Push button assembly 20 Disk 20A Central hole

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Ho Heyin Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Chai Wang, No. 7 Cheung Lee Street, Man Phone Industrial Building, 19 / floor, Win Shin Optica Inside Le Disk Company Limited

Claims (20)

[Utility model registration claims] A first and a second housing member coupled to each other and movable between an open position and a closed position; and a pusher provided on the first housing member for fixing a disk inside the disk storage holder. A button assembly, the push button assembly comprising: a first end extending from the first housing member and arranged at equal circumferential intervals; and a free end extending toward a center of the push button assembly. A plurality of first elastic portions having a push button and a first protrusion extending radially outward from the push button at the free end, the first elastic portion having: And a second free end extending away from the first housing member and extending from the first housing member at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. When a disc is mounted on the push button assembly, the free end of the second elastic portion presses the disc toward the first projection while the disc is mounted on the push button assembly. A first protrusion in an elastic portion extending so as to cover a part of the disk and gripping the disk, thereby holding the disk stably and without rotating inside the storage holder; holder. 2. The disk storage holder according to claim 1, wherein a second projection is provided on each of the first elastic portions, and the disk is supported from below by the second projections. A first support member protruding from the first housing member, supporting the disk by the first support member, and pressing the disk toward the first support member by a first protrusion. The disk storage holder according to claim 1, wherein 4. A second support member rising from the first housing member above the first support member.
4. The disk storage holder according to claim 3, wherein the disk is protected by a support member. 5. The disk drive according to claim 4, wherein the first and second support members are provided with at least one concave portion, and when the disk is removed through the concave portion, access to the disk is facilitated.
Disc storage holder according to 1. 6. A housing member for accommodating a disk;
A support member provided on the housing member for supporting the disk; and a push button assembly provided on the housing member and movably securing the disk inside the housing member, the push button assembly extending from the housing member. At least one first elastic portion having one end and a free end extending away from the first housing member; a push button provided at a free end of the first elastic portion; A push button assembly formed by a first protrusion extending radially away from the button, wherein the first protrusion covers a portion of the disk when a disk is mounted on the push button assembly. And the disk is pressed against the support member, thereby stabilizing the disk inside the storage holder. A disk storage holder designed to be held in place and without rotation. And a second resilient portion having a first end extending from the housing member and a free end extending away from the housing member, wherein the second elastic portion is provided when the disc is mounted on the push button assembly. 7. The disc storage holder according to claim 6, wherein the two elastic portions press the disc against the first projection. 8. Further, a second projection is provided on the first elastic portion,
7. The disk storage holder according to claim 6, wherein the lower surface of the disk is supported by the second projection. 9. The disk storage holder according to claim 8, wherein the second projection is an annular bar member. 10. A support member, comprising: a first member on which a disk is placed;
7. The disc storage holder according to claim 6, formed by a support element and a second support element projecting above the first support element to protect the disc. 11. A housing member for accommodating a disk; and a push button assembly provided on the housing member for securing the disk inside the housing member, the push button assembly extending from the housing member. A first elastic portion having a free end extending toward a center of the push button assembly, wherein the first elastic portion is provided at the free end, and is spaced apart from the center in a radial direction from the push button. At least one first resilient portion having a first protrusion extending therethrough for gripping the disk after mounting the disk on the push button assembly;
And one end is attached to the housing member,
A second elastic portion having the other end extending toward the center of the push button assembly, wherein the free end of the second elastic portion presses the disk toward the first protrusion to thereby form the disk; A disk storage holder, formed by at least one second elastic portion, adapted to hold the disk stably and without rotation. 12. The first elastic portion is a sheet member.
The disk storage holder according to claim 11. 13. The disk storage holder according to claim 12, further comprising a second projection provided on the first elastic portion, wherein the second projection supports the disk from below. 14. The disk storage holder according to claim 13, wherein the second projection is an annular bar member. 15. The disk storage holder according to claim 11, wherein a third protrusion extending upward is formed at a free end of the first elastic portion. 16. The disc storage holder according to claim 11, wherein the second elastic portion is formed by a strip-shaped element. 17. A supporting member provided on a housing member, the disk supporting the disk from below, and pressing the disk against the supporting member by a first projection on a first elastic portion. I did it,
The disk storage holder according to claim 11. 18. A cover member; a base member coupled to the cover member; a support member provided on the base member for holding a disk; and a push button assembly provided on the base member, A push button that is provided so as to extend toward the center of the push button assembly at equal intervals in the direction and is disposed in the vicinity of the center, and is spaced apart from the center in the radial direction from the push button. Three first elastic portions having a first protrusion extending therefrom and gripping the disk after the disk is mounted on the push button assembly; and a center portion at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the base member. A second elastic portion disposed to extend toward the second elastic portion,
Each has a free end extending toward the center,
The free end supports the disk from behind and holds the disk stably and without rotation;
A disc storage holder formed using a push button assembly formed by three second elastic portions. 19. The disk storage holder according to claim 18, further comprising a second projection provided on each of the first elastic portions, wherein the second projection supports the disk from below. 20. The apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising at least one concave portion provided in the support member, wherein access to the disk is facilitated when the disk held in the storage holder is removed through the concave portion. Disk storage holder.