JP3143701B2 - Optical disk storage - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a housing for an optical disk such as a compact disk for music or a compact disk for a computer, and more particularly to a housing for storing and removing an optical disk quickly and smoothly. The device has been devised so that it can be securely stored without being soiled or damaged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a storage body for storing an optical disk, there is a storage body having a holding plate for holding an optical disk in a center hole, and a lid that can be opened and closed to engage with one side of the holding plate. This optical disk housing is used for most music compact disks for sale and has an extremely simple structure. Its functions are protection and packaging of the optical disk.

[0003]

However, in the conventional optical disk housing for the purpose of protecting and packaging the optical disk, the convenience in use in taking out and storing the optical disk has not been considered at all. That is, in order to use the conventional optical disk storage body, a three-stage operation of holding the holding plate with one hand, opening and closing the lid with the other hand, and taking out and storing the optical disk with the other hand is required. It required a lot of trouble. Further, since the lid has a direction in which the lid can be opened and closed only in one direction with respect to the holding plate, there is a problem that the lid cannot be easily opened if the optical disk housing is turned upside down. .

[0004] The difficulty in taking out and storing such an optical disk is an important problem not only in homes and offices but also in handling the optical disk in a car. That is, it is difficult for the driver to load the optical disc into the compact disc player without releasing the hand from the steering wheel while the automobile is running, and it is extremely dangerous to load the optical disc forcibly. Also, even in a home or office, a rack or the like is needed again in order to movably store a plurality of optical disk storage units, and the number of storages is limited even in such a rack, resulting in reduced convenience. Due to the lack, it was inconvenient to use.

Therefore, according to the present invention, not only can the optical disk be taken out and stored very quickly and easily in a home or office, but also in a car or the like, very quickly and easily even with one hand. It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical disk storage that can also take out and store an optical disk.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an optical disk storage according to the present invention comprises: a storage for movably storing an optical disk holder for holding an optical disk; An opening for inserting an optical disc is formed in the other side of the box-shaped optical disc housing comprising a lid rotatably coupled to the housing and capable of being opened and closed with respect to the housing. A biasing means comprising a spring member interposed between the optical disk holder and the housing so as to bias the optical disk holder in a direction to protrude from the opening, and the optical disk holder in a direction opposite to the opening. When the pushing piece is biased, the hook piece provided on the optical disc holder climbs over the hook step provided around the inside of the box-shaped optical disc housing, and the optical disc holder is hooked, and the optical disc holder is put in the housing. Latching means for latching, and the latching piece is released by releasing the latching state of the optical disc holder by the latching means and pushing the latching piece so as to project the optical disc holder from the opening. An unlocking means consisting of a pusher provided on the outer peripheral surface of the box-shaped optical disk storage member to be detached from the locking step portion is provided, and the optical disk holder is applied only to the outer peripheral edge which is a non-recording portion of the optical disk to be stored. Forming a concave portion for storing an optical disk having a step portion in contact therewith,
In addition, stoppers are provided on both sides of the opening side of the inner peripheral wall of the optical disc housing recess to prevent the optical disc from coming off in the opening direction by contacting the outer periphery of the optical disc. On both sides of the region on the side opposite to the opening, there are provided tongues for preventing the optical disk from coming off in the direction of the upper surface of the concave portion for storing the optical disk and in the direction of the opposite opening.

[0007] Further, a storage portion for storing a jacket, a liner notebook, a manual and the like corresponding to the optical disk to be stored may be provided on the inner surface of the lid.

Further, an openable and closable lid member is provided at the opening of the box-shaped optical disk storage member, the lid member being opened when the optical disk holder projects, and closed when the optical disk holder is stored in the storage member. Good.

[0009] Further, an engaging portion may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the box-shaped optical disk housing so that adjacent box-shaped optical disk housings overlap each other when stacked.

[0010]

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of an optical disk storage device according to the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes an optical disk storage device made of synthetic resin. The optical disc housing 1 has an opening 3 for inserting the optical disc 2 on one side.
a optical disk holder 3 provided with an optical disk 2 that holds the optical disk 2 and is stored in the optical disk holder 3 and moves in the optical disk holder 3 so as to protrude from the opening 3a. It is composed of body 4. The box-shaped optical disk housing 3 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, so that the optical disk 2 housed inside can be seen through.

On one surface, which is the surface of the optical disk holder 4, an optical disk storage recess 5 having a width and depth sufficient to hold the optical disk 2 is formed. In order to prevent the recording portion of the optical disk 2 from being damaged by contacting the bottom surface of the optical disk storage concave portion 5, the optical disk storage portion 5 is brought into contact with only the outer peripheral edge which is a non-recording portion of the optical disk 2. A step portion 6 for lifting the lift 2 is provided around the periphery. The central portion of the concave portion 5 for storing the optical disk does not touch the optical disk 2 and has no relation to the storage / removal, so that the central portion is largely cut off from the front end portion.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the inner peripheral wall 5a of the optical disk holding recess 5 formed by recessing the optical disk holder 4 abuts and holds about three quarters of the entire circumference of the optical disk 2. ing. A tongue piece 7 for sandwiching the outer peripheral edge of the optical disk 2 between the stepped portion 6 and the back side of the box-shaped optical disk storage body 3 in a portion surrounding the optical disk storage concave portion 5, that is, the side opposite to the opening 3 a. , Optical disk storage recess 5
It is provided in three places protruding inside. Stoppers for preventing the optical disk 2 from slipping out of the inner peripheral wall 5a in the direction of the opening 3a are provided on both sides of the portion surrounding the concave portion 5 for storing the optical disk on the opening 3a side of the box-shaped optical disk housing 3. 8, 8 are protruding.

The rear side of the optical disk holder 4 is engaged with concave grooves 9 formed on opposing inner surfaces of the box-shaped optical disk holder 3 so that the optical disk holder 4 can move inside the box-shaped optical disk holder 3. And The optical disk holder 4 is provided with a spring member 1 disposed at the back of the box-shaped optical disk storage 3.
0, the optical disk holder 4 is urged in a direction protruding from the opening 3a, and the optical disk holder 4 is
At least one of the concave grooves 9 is made to function as a stopper by filling the end on the opening side so as not to fall from the opening.
Then, a step formed on the side surface of the optical disk holder 4 is brought into contact with the stopper.

The latching means 11 for latching the optical disk holder 4 in the box-shaped optical disk storage 3 includes a locking step 12 projecting from one inner surface of the box-shaped optical disk storage 3 and an optical disk holder. And a hook 13 disposed on one side of the back of the body 4. The latching piece 13 has a substantially rectangular base end 13a fixed to the back surface of the optical disk holder 4 by adhesion or the like, and the elongated bending portion 13b excluding the base end 13a is urged without being fixed. As a result, the optical disk holder 4 bends on the plane and moves slightly. In addition, the tip of the bending portion 13b is positioned to be hooked on the hooking step portion 12 when not biased.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a bent portion 13b of the hook piece 13.
Is a latch release member for urging the tip of the box inward. The base end of the box is connected to the side surface of the box-shaped optical disc housing 3, and the box is formed by pushing a finger hook 14a formed at the tip. It comprises a flexible operating rod projecting into the optical disk housing 3. In a state where the optical disk holding member 4 is locked in the box-shaped optical disk storage member 3, when the tip of the locking release member 14 is pressed and urged in a direction of pushing the distal end of the locking release member 14 into the box-shaped optical disk storage member 3, the locking step portion 12 is formed. The distal end of the bent portion 13b that has been hooked over the hook stepped portion 12 passes over the hooked step portion 12. Then, since the optical disk holder 4 is constantly urged by the spring member 10, the optical disk holder 4 projects in the direction protruding from the opening 3a. Conversely, in order to lock the optical disk holder 4 in the box-shaped optical disk housing 3, the optical disk holder 4
Opening 3 in the direction in which
When the tip of the optical disk 2 protruding from a is pushed,
The tip of the bending portion 13b of the hooking piece 13 is
And bends along the slope while moving. Then, the tip of the bending portion 13b goes back over the hooking step 12 so that the bias of the slope of the hooking step 12 disappears and returns to the initial position, and the optical disk holder 4 is moved into the box-shaped optical disk housing 3. Even when the urging force is stopped, the distal end of the bending portion 13b is hooked on the hooking step 12, and the optical disc holder 4 is stored in the box-shaped optical disc housing 3 in a hooked state.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a lid member which is openably and closably engaged with the opening 3a of the box-shaped optical disk housing 3. This lid member 1
5 is an opening 3a of one side of the box-shaped optical disc housing 3
Is provided via a hinge portion 15a, and is provided with an appropriate engaging member (not shown) so as to removably engage with the opening 3a. Then, when the optical disk holder 4 is urged by the spring member and jumps out of the box-shaped optical disk container 3, the optical disk 2 is closed by the lid member 15 for closing the opening 3a.
Can be easily opened.

The method of taking out the optical disk 2 stored in the optical disk storage concave portion 5 of the optical disk holder 4 will be described. First, the latch release member 14 is pushed to take out the optical disk holder 4 from the box-shaped optical disk storage 3.
The tip of the optical disc 2 is made to protrude. If the tip of the protruding optical disc 2 is inserted into the insertion opening of the compact disc player for vehicle, and the tip of the optical disc housing 1 is tilted slightly downward, the optical disc 2 is moved to the stopper portion 8.
And is naturally drawn into the player. Also,
When the optical disk 2 is to be taken out by hand, the outer peripheral edge of the optical disk 2 is gripped on the outer peripheral edge of the optical disk 2 or the outer peripheral edge of the optical disk 2 while holding the outer peripheral edge of the optical disk 2 and the center hole 2a. Put on. As a result, the optical disk 2 is detached from the stopper portion 8, so that the optical disk 2 can be easily taken out from the optical disk storage recess 5 by pulling out the optical disk 2 in the horizontal direction.

The optical disk 2 is inserted into the optical disk storage 1
In order to store the optical disk 2, the center hole 2a of the optical disk 2 and the outer peripheral edge of the distal end are grasped with fingers, and one end of the optical disk 2 is slid over the optical disk storing concave portion 5 exposed in the opening 3a. From the optical disk holder 4 in a slightly inclined state. When the optical disc 2 is inserted halfway in this way, both side edges in the insertion direction of the optical disc 2 come into contact with the upper surface of the stopper portion 8. Then, the optical disk 2 is inserted into the box-shaped optical disk storage body 3 with the stopper portion 8 as a guide, and the optical disk 2 is stored and held in the optical disk storage concave portion 5 with the tip engaged with the tongue piece 7. . The optical disk 2 is pushed into the box-shaped optical disk housing 3, and the hook 13 is hooked on the hook step 12, so that the optical disk holder 4
Is stored in the box-shaped optical disk storage 3. Then, the opening 3a is closed by operating the lid member 15 by hand.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show an optical disk storage unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this optical disk storage unit 1, a box-shaped optical disk storage unit 3 is movably stored. And a lid 17 which is rotatably connected to the storage body 16 on one side and can be opened and closed with respect to the storage body 16.

In the lid 17, a lid member 15 for covering the opening 3a of the box-shaped optical disk housing 3 so as to be openable and closable is provided on the other side, and opposing the inner surface of the optical disk housing. Four hook pieces 18 are protruded on both sides,
A storage section for storing a jacket, liner notebook, manual, etc. corresponding to the optical disk to be stored is provided.

Although not particularly shown in the above-described embodiment, an appropriate engaging portion such as irregularities is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the box-shaped optical disk storage 3 of the optical disk storage 1 so that a plurality of optical disk storages 1 can be mounted. By adopting a structure in which the optical disc housing 1 is superimposed, the superposed optical disc housing 1 itself can be used as a rack without storing the optical disc housing 1 in a rack or the like. The convenience of the rack-shaped superimposed optical disk storage unit is such that the number of storage units is not limited as in the case of storage in a rack, and any number of storage units can be stacked. By operating the member 14, the optical disk can be taken out with one touch.

The optical disk housing of the present invention having the above-described structure is used not only as a package for a compact disk for sale, but also for distributing the optical disk independently from the conventional optical disk housing and displacing the optical disk. It can be a multifunctional case with sexual characteristics.

[0023]

According to the optical disk holder of the present invention, the urging means for urging the optical disk holder into the box-shaped optical disk holder in a direction to protrude from the opening of the box-shaped optical disk holder, By providing a hooking means for hooking the optical disc holder inserted into the optical disc housing and a hook releasing means for releasing the hooking state of the optical disc holder by the hooking means on the outer periphery of the box-shaped optical disc housing. By grasping the optical disk storage body with one hand and operating the latch release means with his / her finger, the optical disk stored in the optical disk storage body can be taken out very quickly and easily, not to mention at home or office. It is difficult for a driver to load an optical disc into a compact disc player while the car is running. Treatment but also becomes possible. Therefore, the optical disk housing of the present invention can provide not only the conventional functions of protecting and packaging the optical disk but also a great convenience in taking out and storing the optical disk. In addition, a step is provided around the outer peripheral edge, which is a non-recording portion of the optical disk to be stored in the optical disk storing step , and the inner peripheral wall of the optical disk storing recess is provided.
Light on both sides of the opening side
Stopper to prevent the disc from coming out in the opening direction
With the provision of the optical disc portion , the optical disc in the retracted state abuts the outer peripheral edge, which is a non-recording portion, with the step portion, and lifts and holds the recording portion of the optical disc without contacting the optical disc storage step portion, thereby holding the optical disc. the recording portion is a possibility that rather name damage, further optical disc the optical disc housed within the body
Is stored in a state where it is securely held without moving
You.

Further, a tongue is provided on both sides of the region on the inner peripheral wall of the concave portion for storing the optical disk on the side opposite to the opening to prevent the optical disk from coming off in the direction of the upper surface and the direction opposite to the opening of the concave portion for storing the optical disk. The optical disk is stored in a state where it is securely held without moving in the optical disk storage body.

When a cover is provided on the inner surface of the lid for storing a jacket, a liner notebook, a manual, and the like corresponding to the optical disk to be stored, a manual and the like corresponding to the optical disk are also stored. It is possible to save time and effort in searching for manuals, etc.
An optical disk and a manual can be stored in this optical disk storage body and used for sale.

In the case where a cover member that can be opened and closed is provided at the opening of the box-shaped optical disk storage body, it is possible to prevent dust from entering the optical disk storage body without obstructing removal and storage of the optical disk. it can.

In the case where an engaging portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the box-shaped optical disk housing so as to overlap the adjacent box-shaped optical disk housings when they are stacked, the number of optical disks to be housed like a rack is limited. Instead, any number of sheets can be stacked, and the optical disk can be taken out with a single touch by operating the latch release member of the optical disk storage body that stores the desired optical disk.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which an optical disk is housed in an optical disk housing of a first embodiment related to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an optical disk storage body according to a first embodiment related to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing a hooking means in the optical disk storage body of the first embodiment related to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an opening in the optical disc housing of the first embodiment related to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an optical disk storage according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an optical disk storage according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical disk storage 2 Optical disk 2a Center hole 3 Box-shaped optical disk storage 3a Opening 4 Optical disk holder 5 Optical disk storage recess 5a Inner peripheral wall 6 Step 7 Tongue 8 Stopper 9 Depression groove 10 Spring member DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Latch means 12 Latch step 13 Latch piece 14 Latch release member 15 Lid member

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 85/57

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box comprising: a housing for movably storing an optical disk holder for holding an optical disk; and a lid which is rotatably coupled to the storage on one side and which can be opened and closed with respect to the storage. An opening for inserting an optical disk is formed in the other side of the disk-shaped optical disk holder, and the optical disk holder is urged in the box-shaped optical disk holder in a direction to protrude from the opening. Biasing means consisting of a spring member interposed between the body and the housing,
When the optical disk holder is pressed and urged in the direction opposite to the opening, the locking piece provided on the optical disk holder rides over the locking step provided on the inner periphery of the box-shaped optical disk housing, so that the optical disk holder is locked. Locking means for locking the optical disk holder in the housing, and pressing the locking piece to release the locking state of the optical disk holder by the locking means and project the optical disk holder from the opening. A latch release means comprising a pushing member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the box-shaped optical disk storage member for releasing the locking piece from the locking step portion by urging is provided, and the non-recording of the optical disk to be stored is performed on the optical disk holding member. An optical disc storage recess is formed with a stepped portion that abuts only on the outer peripheral edge of the optical disc. A stopper portion is provided to prevent the optical disk from coming out in the opening direction. Further, on both sides of the region on the inner peripheral wall of the optical disk storage concave portion on the side opposite to the opening portion, the optical disk is positioned on the upper surface of the optical disk storage concave portion and opposite the opening. An optical disk storage body provided with a tongue piece for preventing the escape in the direction of the section. 2. The optical disk storage device according to claim 1, wherein a storage portion for storing a jacket, a liner notebook, a manual, and the like corresponding to the optical disk to be stored is provided on an inner surface of the lid. 3. An openable and closable lid member is provided at an opening of the box-shaped optical disk storage member, the lid member being opened when the optical disk holder is projected, and closed when the optical disk holder is stored in the storage member. The optical disk storage body according to claim 1, wherein: 4. An outer peripheral surface of the box-shaped optical disk storage body is formed with an engaging portion for overlapping adjacent box-shaped optical disk storage bodies in stacking.
An optical disk container as described in the above.